Superstar From Age 0 - Chapter 1174



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0 years old to superstar episode 1174

Jaeha Lee, who was gripped by a panic, listened to Donghyun Choi’s story while frozen in place. No, he was half-listening. Going back? Going back? That was the only thought that filled Jaeha Lee’s head.

Lee Jae-ha came to his senses when Choi Dong-hyun, who thought that Lee Jae-ha’s frozen appearance was due to surprise, said the word ‘piano’.

“I can live again. I can even play the piano properly.”

If it was Lee Jae-ha-like, it was Lee Jae-ha-like.

“… … Properly… … .”

Seriously, you can play the piano?

What does ‘properly’ mean?

Lee Jae-ha thought back to his performances when he was alive. He also thought back to his performances now.

Now that I’m quite used to the state of my soul, I can’t focus on playing without making any sounds, but when I was alive, I had a ‘body’ so pressing a single key wasn’t difficult. I was even able to play long pieces to the end.

But is that really a proper performance?

When he didn’t know anything, he was fine just staying home and listening to his father and playing. Many negative emotions filled Lee Jae-ha’s heart, but he didn’t realize it and didn’t know how to resolve them, so he lived thinking that it was okay and normal.

But now, Lee Jae-ha has learned how to play freely.

I also learned that even an old piano can be enjoyed and that families can enjoy piano performances together.

“I…….”

I think I finally understand how free and breathable it is to be without a father.

“… … No, I don’t want to go back.”

Do I have to go back there again?

“… … I don’t want to go back, hyung.”

Lee Jae-ha absolutely did not want to do that.

***

A large camera lens captured the actors’ faces.

Seojun and Han Junseo exchanged lines, conscious of the camera right in front of them, yet oblivious to it. Of course, Han Junseo was the only one who spoke, but Seojun acted as if he was talking about the emotions that ‘Lee Jaeha’ was feeling, just with his trembling eyes and facial expressions.

‘It’s really good… … .’

Kim Soo-han enjoyed the acting of Seo-jun and Han Jun-seo, not knowing whether he was a fan or a director. The acting on the set was good because it felt like a play, and the acting on the monitor was good because it felt like watching a movie. Of course, this vividness could not be compared to anything else.

“I think I did a good job directing.”

The assistant director looked at director Kim Soo-han, who was filling his selfish desires with filming, with cold eyes.

It certainly wasn’t like this when I was filming other works. It seems like the title of Na Jin’s first fan isn’t something that just anyone can have.

Just looking at this makes me wonder if I can do my job properly,

“Cut! Wait a minute! Let me change the lighting position!”

Director Kim Soo-han was able to appreciate the excellent performances of the two actors while not missing the perfection of the images captured on camera.

“Wow… … This is really so good… … .”

Well, it’s mostly like this because not only Seo Jun and Han Jun-seo show great acting, but also the directors and staff are all so competent that there’s nothing more to say.

‘I understand.’

The assistant director turned his head and looked at the set.

The two actors, who had instantly become absorbed in the filming that had resumed, were giving passionate performances. Even the assistant director could not help but exclaim in admiration.

***

“… …You don’t want to go back?”

Choi Dong-hyun reacted a beat late to the completely unexpected words.

And only then was I able to check Jaeha Lee’s condition.

I thought he was just frozen in shock, like he was really surprised, but no. It was more like he was panicking.

“I don’t want to go back, bro. I don’t want to go back. I don’t want to go.”

As Lee Jae-ha said that, his body immediately collapsed.

Lee Jae-ha, who was sitting on the sofa, buried his face in his knees and shivered with only his back exposed. All sorts of negative emotions were flowing out of him.

Even Choi Dong-hyun, who knew that Lee Jae-ha and his father were not on good terms, was taken aback.

“you…….”

But this is too much.

I don’t know exactly what kind of emotions Lee Jae-ha felt and how much he felt while he was alive, but if you think about Lee Jae-ha in his daily life, this was excessive.

This must be because I have become a soul.

Even if it is a living soul, a soul is a soul.

The soul, an alien being that should not remain in this world, was prone to attracting all sorts of negative energy. It was clear that these were making the fear, burden, and depression that Jaeha Lee was feeling now even more extreme.

“Lee Jae-ha!”

Choi Dong-hyun got up from the sofa and headed towards Lee Jae-ha, who was crouching down. Lee Jae-ha repeated only the words, “I don’t want to go back,” in a very small voice. It almost sounded like sobbing.

“Lee Jae-ha, calm down.”

Lee Jae-ha, who sometimes gave off a gloomy aura that was almost creepy, but mostly gave off a cheerful vibe. It was disconcerting that he had never given off such a dark and confusing vibe before, but Choi Dong-hyun tried his best to speak in a calm voice.

“Listen carefully, Jaeha. Of course I know you are afraid of your father. However, some of the emotions you are feeling right now are not yours. They are like pouring oil on a fire, and the negative energy is affecting you as a soul.”

I couldn’t leave Jaeha Lee in this condition.

The teacher said that, just like other souls, when a living being absorbs negative energy, it becomes an evil spirit.

“Calm down and think carefully. Which of the emotions you’re feeling right now is truly yours? Are you really that scared of your father that you’re shaking like this?”

Choi Dong-hyun recalled the first time he saw Lee Jae-ha.

I ran away from home without telling my father.

Even though he was left with only his soul intact due to the accident, Lee Jae-ha had that kind of courage.

Lee Jae-ha, Lee Jae-ha’s soul was clear and bright.

That’s why he may have been afraid of his father but also liked him.

My father must have stuck with the client’s family because he valued family. I hope my father will show the same attitude.

however.

Even at the sound of Choi Dong-hyun’s voice, Lee Jae-ha still couldn’t come to his senses.

“… … I don’t want to go back, Dong-hyun. I… … don’t want to go back… … .”

Even so, it was sad to see that they were desperately calling out to Choi Dong-hyun as if he was their only lifeline.

Even when he was alive and everyone could hear Jaeha Lee’s voice, and even now that he has become a soul that no one can hear Jaeha Lee’s voice, the only person who truly listens to Jaeha Lee’s words is Donghyun Choi.

‘This won’t work.’

Now, Choi Dong-hyun could see the pitch-black aura covering Lee Jae-ha’s crouching body as if it was pressing down on him. It was also growing in size.

I had to calm Jaeha down before it grew bigger and swallowed him.

Choi Dong-hyun lowered his head for a moment and looked down at his hands.

… … Let’s use fists as a last resort.

Choi Dong-hyun, lost in thought again, quickly figured out a solution.

It was such a simple method that I wondered why I didn’t think of it right away.

Choi Dong-hyun quickly took out his phone and turned on YouTube. Then he played a performance video of a pianist that Lee Jae-ha said he liked.

Shudder.

As soon as the first notes of the lively piano began to play, Lee Jae-ha’s back, who had been ignoring Choi Dong-hyun’s words, trembled.

‘This kid… …!’

Choi Dong-hyun, who had tried unsuccessfully to appease the obvious reaction, gritted his teeth and played the next video after the pianist’s video ended. It was a little kid’s performance, and Lee Jae-ha said it was cute how he played it in a thudding manner.

Then, the dark things covering Jaeha Lee began to disappear little by little.

Lee Jae-ha, who was curled up with his face buried in his knees, also started to move as if he was about to get up.

Next, a video of a world-class pianist, then a video of a college student, and then… …

Eventually, all the negativity that had been surrounding me disappeared.

And Lee Jae-ha, who had been crouching, raised his upper body like a flower stem that had absorbed water and come back to life, showing his face soaked with tears.

“Are you really a kid… … .”

Like a child who stops crying after receiving candy, Choi Dong-hyun let out a sigh of relief and disappointment mixed in with Lee Jae-ha’s comeback to his senses after seeing the video of him playing the piano, but soon ended up laughing.

Lee Jae-ha, who was sniffling, also laughed awkwardly.

***

“So, you’re really not going back?”

Choi Dong-hyun, who had downed a cup of mixed coffee in one go, asked with a tired face. If something like that happened again, he was planning to put on a video of a piano performance and take physical action.

Lee Jae-ha, who had returned to his normal face as if his sincerity had been conveyed, glanced around and answered.

“Yes. I don’t want to go back.”

“Because of your father?”

“……yes.”

Lee Jae-ha nodded heavily.

I didn’t feel as heavy and huge an emotion as before. As Choi Dong-hyun said, some of the negative emotions I felt a little while ago were not Lee Jae-ha’s.

But the fact that I was afraid of my father, that he was a burden, and that the house was stuffy did not change.

I also don’t want to go back to a house like that.

“And I had prepared myself mentally as well.”

Lee Jae-ha said as if sighing.

“I was just waiting for the day to ascend, but now you’re telling me to live again… … .”

It just became so scary and burdensome.

My father, and my life to live again.

“I don’t even know how I should live from now on.”

A faint shadow appeared over Lee Jae-ha’s serious face. Choi Dong-hyun looked at Lee Jae-ha and said.

“How can you live? Just live doing what you like. As long as you have a piano, you’ll be fine no matter where you are.”

At that, Lee Jae-ha laughed bitterly.

“There was a piano in my father’s house too.”

Oh, that’s right.

The word ‘anywhere’ did not seem to suit Lee Jae-ha, who ran away from home.

“What do you live for, hyung? Do you live doing what you love?”

How do other people live?

Lee Jae-ha suddenly became curious about that. Not everyone lives like him.

“I am…….”

Choi Dong-hyun, who had been looking somewhere with tired and weary eyes for a moment, looked back at Lee Jae-ha and continued speaking.

“I live for the kids.”

Lee Jae-ha smiled faintly at the way he spoke as if he were a parent with a child.

I’m talking about the children in the orphanage.

“Don’t you like anything, hyung?”

“doesn’t exist.”

“? You told me to live my life doing what I like.”

Choi Dong-hyun shrugged.

“Everyone has a different reason for living. To you, the piano is the most important thing.”

I was lost and wandering as a soul, but I stayed until I heard the sound of the piano.

“So, what I’m saying is, as you continue living, you should continue playing the piano, which you love.”

At Choi Dong-hyun’s words, Lee Jae-ha slowly blinked his eyes and fell into thought for a moment.

And soon he opened his mouth.

“But, hyung.”

Choi Dong-hyun listened to Lee Jae-ha’s words.

Jaeha Lee smiled faintly at him. He was the only person who paid attention to Jaeha Lee’s words, whether alive or dead.

“I don’t think I’ll enjoy playing the piano at home in front of my father anymore.”

There was sincerity in his low voice.

“But is there any reason to go back?”

Choi Dong-hyun let out a sigh without realizing it.

It was unimaginable that Lee Jae-ha would not enjoy playing the piano.

“… … Let’s talk about the rest tomorrow. It’s too late.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Lee Jae-ha nodded and got up from his seat to go into his room.

Choi Dong-hyun, who had been watching the scene for a while, called out to Lee Jae-ha.

“Jaeha.”

“Yes, bro.”

“They say that if a body with a soul left it truly dies after a long time.”

Lee Jae-ha nodded heavily at Choi Dong-hyun’s words, which seemed to indicate that there wasn’t much time left to decide.