Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter - Chapter 122



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Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter Episode 122

122. Record # O

As I listened to the fallopian tube, someone’s voice flowed out.

–

What should I say? It was a mysterious and sweet voice.

Sometimes I think it’s a man’s voice, but sometimes it’s a woman’s voice.

Also, it is a mysterious voice that is clearly low and mid-range, but also has some high tones mixed in.

It is not logically possible for such opposing qualities to coexist in one voice,

That was the unknown voice that Sungjun’s ears and brain recognized.

furthermore-

‘It’s not Korean.’

It wasn’t English or Japanese either.

If that were the case, I would have been able to understand it with the [foreign language] stat.

Judging from the feel, it’s not an Asian language either.

‘Maybe Europe…?’

Anyway, it was an unfamiliar language.

Therefore, ‘if things were as they were’, it would have been normal for Sungjun not to be able to hear the voice the music box was emitting.

But···!

‘I know. I know what you mean.’

Although he couldn’t explain why, Sungjun was able to understand what the unknown language was saying.

The mysterious voice was saying:

– Hi, I am the developer of this game.

Seongjun’s eyes widen when he hears the first words.

‘If you are a game developer!’

This is Orpheus Group.

No matter how much I searched Google and the green screen, I couldn’t find any information.

However, it is a mysterious developer whose name can only be seen when making a purchase at a store.

I had always thought that I would find out about its true identity someday, but I put it off to the later stage.

As I became successful as a singer-songwriter, I completely forgot about it.

But who would have thought it would reappear like this?

I focused on the music box’s voice with a strange excitement.

– Congratulations to the musician of the lower world who completed [The Bard’s Music Box]. You have earned the right to access the truth of the game.

The voice that followed made Sungjun’s eyes widen even further.

“···The truth about ‘Bangsingki’?”

Seongjun blurted out those words as if he was possessed.

From the day I first installed the app until now.

It was a question that always lingered in a corner of my heart.

Who on earth would make a game like this and for what purpose?

If you level up your in-game avatar, your real-life abilities will increase.

Because if you hadn’t actually experienced it, it was something so unrealistic that you could never have even imagined it.

‘So now can we hear the answer to that question?’

My heart is beating fast.

There is excitement and fear of the unknown at the same time.

I listened to the voice that followed with such ambivalent expectations.

however.

-······.

The voice suddenly cut off.

“What? Is it laggy or something?”

I waited for a while, but the music box still remained silent.

When I looked again, the LP record that had been slowly spinning had stopped.

The mainspring at the back is also stopped.

“Ah, the mainspring is finished.”

This happens frequently when I listen to music box melodies.

It is inconvenient because it is manual and has a short maintenance time, but that is also the charm that only music boxes have.

Anyway, I was so curious about the next message that I was about to wind the clock again to check it.

Falling-

“uh?”

Even though I didn’t apply any force, the spring in my hand began to crack.

The crack spread quickly, and soon the mainspring crumbled into powder like a cookie.

“What the heck is this···.”

Seongjun was so flustered that his hands froze.

At that moment, I was overcome with anxiety, wondering if perhaps the music box had been damaged due to my own mistake in handling it, and I would never be able to know the truth about ‘Bangshinki’ again.

[Some of the music box parts were destroyed.]

[Please replace it with a new part.]

[Current progress of music box restoration: 90%]

System messages popped up one after another.

At the same time, an LP record was plucked out of the phonograph section of the music box.

Seongjun saw the LP record suddenly floating in the air and carefully clicked on it.

[Record # O]

An LP with someone’s voice on it

Record number alphabet O.

That was the item name.

At the bottom of the item description box there was a play button ().

When I pressed the button, the male voice I had heard earlier began to play in my ears.

– Hi, I am the developer of this game······

“no way.”

I got the feeling right away.

I guess if you wind up the music box, you can hear someone’s voice.

It is clear that this is a mechanism for saving the sound as an LP after the sound is finished.

In other words, the music box is not broken.

It just uses a consumable item called a mainspring.

So, perhaps to hear the next voice, you’ll need to acquire another wind-up.

[You can obtain the ‘Broken Music Box Spring’ through a special mission.]

“also.”

Seongjun’s kingly godliness was immediately verified through a system message.

Seongjun, who was looking at the music box and the LP record alternately, quietly nodded.

“I have a new goal.”

The mission is to collect springs and reach the truth of ‘Bangshinki’.

Somehow, it felt like that was what ‘Bangsingki’ wanted from him, and his duty as the game’s only user.

Well, it looks like it’ll take quite some time.

dripping-

“Brother, Director Choi called us for a pre-meeting before filming begins.”

While I was organizing the items, Oh Hae-soo happened to come to pick up Seong-jun.

Yes, the truth will come out little by little.

Right now, the music video is more urgent.

Seongjun got out of the van and headed to the set.

From afar, the voices of Yuna and Yeseonha bickering can be heard.

“Oh my, is the heroine ‘B’ here?”

“I was already like that with Seongjun in the last album. But I like it because it’s a new role?”

“Sister, that’s self-gaslighting. Well, it doesn’t matter. Anyway, I’m the one who’s making Sungjun oppa’s heart flutter this time.”

“Ah, that’s right. Our Yuna is still young, so she doesn’t know. It’s nice to be loved by someone, but it’s also so happy to love someone.”

“Who, who doesn’t know? More importantly, what you just said, did you mean you like Sungjun oppa?”

“Oh, no, what I mean is-!”

···Some kind of chaos is unfolding.

“Come on, both of you have important roles-”

“Director, can you wait a moment?!”

Choi Seok-yong’s mediation, wearing an Aloha shirt, is cut off with a single stroke.

Somehow, Choi Seok-yong’s sad eyes reminded me of myself during the last roulette game.

We should go and comfort him.

Seongjun, who put aside his thoughts about the music box for a moment, ran to Director Wolkul, who was in the same situation as him.

*

It’s already mid-May.

Even though half the season had already passed, it was still spring.

The cherry blossoms fell quickly, but the bright and lively energy of spring remained.

The world enjoyed the remaining seasons as if it didn’t want to miss the spring that was running towards summer.

See, hear, drink, feel.

Among the many ways to enjoy spring, the easiest way to enjoy the remaining spring is by far ‘listening’.

Because, regardless of spatial, temporal, and financial constraints, you can instantly become absorbed in that music with just one pair of earphones.

The place where people who wanted to get a quick and easy spring transfusion through their ear holes flocked was naturally the ‘Kiwi Chart’.

And there they discover an intuitive spring song whose name alone evokes the scent of spring.

‘Cherry Blossom Road’.

As moths are drawn to the flame.

Spring lovers were also naturally drawn to the cherry blossom road.

What greeted them was a clear voice singing about the tickle of spring, lyrics that brought excitement, and a melody that harmoniously wove them together.

“It’s spring···.”

People defined the song in one word.

That was the beginning of a pandemic that came to be known as the ‘Cherry Blossom Road Syndrome’.

Characteristics of spring children.

That’s how you show that you’re serious about spring.

– A song that makes you feel like spring these days

– A spring hymn that only I want to know

– The cherry blossoms have fallen, but when I listen to this song, the fantasy of cherry blossoms unfolds again.

‘Cherry Blossom Roads’ are starting to appear one by one on SNS.

Meanwhile, the viral trend spread uncontrollably as the best singer in South Korea, Yuna, joined in.

And the place that reacts most sensitively to these trends is the broadcasting industry.

These days, how quickly you can catch the public’s needs and trends is the key to gaining even a slight edge in the competitive broadcasting ecosystem.

“I heard that the song ‘Cherry Blossom Road’ is popular these days? Sungjun composed it and Yuna said she likes to listen to it? What are you doing! Why don’t you hurry up and use it!”

Thus, each broadcasting station was instructed to take over the ‘Cherry Blossom Road’.

In every TV program, in scenes that require a spring feel, the rising spring song ‘Cherry Blossom Road’ was inserted as background music.

in result,

[Kiwi TOP 100]

3. (2↑) Cherry Blossom Road – SHYine

The first single released by a faceless YouTuber without any prior notice has risen to number 3 on the Kiwi charts!

It was not at all surprising that the number of subscribers to the ‘SHYine’ channel exceeded 2 million.

one side,

The singer of ‘Cherry Blossom Road’, who is at the peak of her popularity, was enjoying a post-meal coffee break with her newly formed walking mate.

“Sir, you seem to be in a good mood these days.”

New walking mate.

So, when Jo Ah-young, who was sipping a Pistachio Avocado Chocolate Frappuccino with an extra shot of chocolate syrup, asked, her senior Seol Hye-yoon, who was sipping an iced Americano, asked back.

“Me?”

“Yes. You’ve definitely been smiling more than usual. I wonder if something good has happened to you lately.”

Well, ‘Cherry Blossom Road’ was a huge hit!

It can’t help but feel good.

However, Seol Hye-yoon was not aware that there was more laughter.

“Well, maybe it’s because it’s spring?”

Seol Hye-yoon smiled faintly.

Jo Ah-young, who was opening her eyes slightly at the sight, muttered, “Is it because it’s spring?”

Then, as if he had realized something, he blurted out-

“Oh, I see! Sir, you have a crush on someone!”

“Huh?!”

Seol Hye-yoon cried out in surprise at the absurd guess that suddenly popped up.

At that strong reaction, Jo Ah-young spoke even more excitedly as if she had guessed the correct answer.

“Hehe, don’t even think about dodge~ I have a really good sense of touch. Sir, that Lego keychain you recently got! Did your crush give that to you too?”

Seol Hye-yoon felt a pang inside.

No, when did you see that little accessory?

Besides, it’s a ridiculous idea to infer that someone has a crush on you just by looking at that.

It was surprising, but there was no denying that it had a good feel.

“I just received it as a gift.”

Seol Hye-yoon answered appropriately and took a sip of Americano.

Then Jo Ah-young started talking about her crush.

“By the way, have you listened to Cherry Blossom Road? It’s so my style, isn’t it? My crush and I were listening to it with one earphone each, and then all of a sudden, he turned his head and confessed to me-”

At work, there is Seol Hye-yoon, a cold beauty with a haughty image.

However, she was also a woman.

My ears perk up when I hear other people’s love stories.

Moreover, after she got a boyfriend, the romantic cells that had been dormant inside her for a long time began to slowly revive.

I pretended not to care and asked lightly.

“So, one day from that day?”

“No, I declined.”

“Uh, why?”

When I asked back in surprise at the unexpected answer, Jo Ah-young shrugged her shoulders and answered.

“It’s just~ I like that tingly feeling when you’re flirting. But when we actually started dating officially, it felt a little weird. What should I say, it’s like being tied down to one person? Losing my freedom? That kind of feeling?”

“ah······.”

Seol Hye-yoon, who failed to empathize, simply dragged out her words.

Jo Ah-young’s free-spirited view on love was a shock to Seol Hye-yoon, who was an old fart, no, a Confucian follower.

‘These days, MZ generation is definitely different.’

It was when Seol Hye-yoon was thinking to herself.

“Oh, by the way.”

Jo Ah-young said, as if remembering something.

“I’m talking about the Cherry Blossom Road singer. I think your voice is similar to mine!”

Hot-

Seol Hye-yoon’s cheeks start to tremble as she sips an iced Americano.

I almost spit coffee in my junior’s face.

“Uh, uh. Isn’t that right?”

He answered with composure.

Of course, I intentionally lowered my voice a bit.

Neither Seol Hye-yoon nor Sung Jun could have predicted that ‘Cherry Blossom Road’ would become this famous.

So I wasn’t worried that my voice would be doubted, but somehow things turned out this way.

‘I wonder if this is how Sungjun felt during his D.Voice days.’

It feels strangely good and at the same time strange that I am feeling the same thrill that he must have felt back then.

Something tells me that I’ve come to understand that person better.

“Shall we go in now?”

“yes.”

I checked the time and it was almost 1 o’clock.

It was when I turned around and headed back to work.

Kotok is here-♪

The phone notification rang.

Seol Hye-yoon turns off message notifications for everyone except her younger sister Yuna and a very small number of close family members.

So, if the message rang, it means the sender is one of the dogs.

Seol Hye-yoon’s expression suddenly brightens as she takes out her cell phone and checks it.

It was a message from Sungjun.

– Hey, Hye-yoon. Did you enjoy the food?

– Yes, Seongjun, you’re busy too, but are you eating well?

Seol Hye-yoon replied at the speed of light without even realizing it.

I was waiting, wondering why he was contacting me.

– It’s nothing else···

Seongjun’s message continued.

And, Seol Hye-yoon’s mouth opened in surprise when she saw that.

– I received a request from Hye-yoon to write lyrics.