The Healing Life of a Music Genius - Chapter 14



Only Krnovel

14 Without even knowing it

* * *

A short performance of about 3 minutes.

The first thing I felt at the end was relief.

‘I didn’t lose my senses.’

‘The efforts made on the desert island were not in vain.’

and.

‘I can really play the piano.’

Only then did I have time to look around. People were looking at me with bated breath. Countless eyes are staring at me. They remained silent and silent.

Thanks to this, some sounds irritated my skin.

A rustling sound made by someone’s clothes rubbing against each other.

A secret coughing sound.

A subtle friction sound that occurs when you unconsciously adjust your chair.

People were acting like audience members, as if this was a stage.

It was a first experience for me.

Actually, I have never performed in front of an audience. Of course, I participated in many small competitions held in the region, but they were not what could be called performances.

A stage where only the contestants, their families, and a few judges participate.

The place, which was a stage for evaluation rather than appreciation, was always cold.

A place where there is only the sound of pens swiping down notes and whispers of comparing someone to someone else.

I only played in places where the sun was shining.

Maybe that was why.

My playing was always anxious, I was busy just following the score, and I was overwhelmed by the notes.

But not now.

Now I can make the music I want to express.

Even the fear of not being able to play the piano completely disappeared while playing.

Note to note flowed naturally and I expressed my emotions without worry.

And that’s it.

It felt really refreshing.

If I continue practicing in the future, I may be able to play better than this performance. But I will never again perform with the emotions I felt here and now.

I could clearly see it.

When I stood up, I got a better view of the people sitting around the fountain.

The people who had been maintaining silence began to applaud one by one, as if they knew that my performance was over. He expressed his appreciation for my performance.

I bowed my head slightly and went to see nurse Lynn. Lin was standing with Rong not too far away.

Rong tapped my shoulder without saying a word and then went off somewhere.

I followed Rin back to the hospital room.

Meanwhile, Lynn was chattering to me the whole time.

Most of them were compliments to me, but they were only quite embarrassing.

Still, among them, there was one particularly memorable line.

Lynn is clear to me.

‘They said he looked like a pianist…’

What she said in passing.

And my first audience reaction.

These were probably things I would never forget for the rest of my life.

* * *

Restaurant area on the second floor of Singapore National Hospital.

As it is a fairly large hospital, the entire second floor was a restaurant area.

Thanks to this, I was able to try a variety of cuisines, including Korean, Chinese, Japanese, and Singaporean, in a food court format.

After thinking for a while, I chose a Singaporean dish called Katong Laksa.

Rice noodles in a coconut curry soup base.

I thought I wouldn’t even look at coconuts from now on, but when I heard that I was leaving this place, I felt regretful and ordered it.

The taste was better than I expected.

The spicy soup is balanced with shrimp, eggs, and chicken. Fresh vegetables are also good. Big! The soup is amazing. The judgment I made a while ago that it was worth eating has been cancelled. This was heavenly food!

On a deserted island, I picked up dried fish every day and ate only the patient’s food when I got home from the hospital. Of course, the patient food itself was very delicious.

The greasy food from the outside world that I ate for the first time in 3 years was enough to roll my eyes…

Huh.

It didn’t make me roll my eyes, but it was great anyway. This food, which looked like it was made by kidnapping a chef from a 7-star hotel, disappeared from my plate in an instant.

“uh···. Seojin. “Would you like me to order more?”

I nodded earnestly at my quick-witted father’s recommendation.

After finishing up a hamburger and a pork cutlet, I was finally able to pat my stomach.

I can breathe easier.

My mother asked, looking a little surprised when she saw me.

“But Seojin, aren’t you the type to eat that much?”

I answered seriously.

“mother.”

“eww! Him again! “I told you to call me mom.”

I was really serious.

“mother. Eating is about survival. You can only prepare for an emergency by consuming enough nutrients when the opportunity arises. And look here. If you don’t eat food in a place full of delicious food and delicacies, it can be considered a big sin. “I simply could not commit the sin.”

My mother ended up laughing at my lengthy explanation.

“okay. It’s good to see you eating well. “If you just eat like that, you’ll grow up quickly.”

“I’m still keeping that in mind. For the past few days, I’ve been feeling uncomfortable because of my short stature. “When I return to Korea, I plan to do some exercise.”

“key? Seojin, you’re not short compared to your peers, right?”

“Still. “I think it should be at least this much.”

I put my hands above my head, remembering how tall I was when I spent three years on a deserted island. At least 30cm. It was 40cm taller than it is now.

I’m currently in the body of a 6th grade elementary school student.

Does this make sense?

I grumbled a little because I felt like I had lost something by becoming shorter, and even my father laughed.

“But Seojin, it seems like your personality has definitely changed a lot.”

“Me?”

“huh. He was originally a blunt son who only played the piano, but now I can see that he is full of energy. He eats well, speaks well, and has a variety of facial expressions. “It’s really nice to see.”

“So~ Did anything good happen while you were at the hospital? Is it because the nurse sister was good to me? Are you worried? Is that something like that?”

A playful, subtle question from my mother.

Of course, I calmly shook my head.

“tooth. My son is not having fun. “It’s all because I resemble someone.”

My mother accidentally poked my father’s side. My father said that wasn’t the case. He said he was definitely a funny person and threw in a few jokes that didn’t even make sense, but then gave up right away. The sullen expression is impressive. Seeing that, my mother smiled again.

They are really friendly people. Their relationship was so good that they got married early, and both of them are under 40 this year. Was this year your 13th wedding anniversary? 13 years. But even so, it seemed like it was amazing that he was still doing that.

After we finished eating, we returned to room 907.

But then a guest arrived.

“Nothing else, I came to give you a plane ticket.”

“The consul himself?”

Consul Kim Young-hee smiled at my words.

“Actually, I came here on purpose. I thought this would be my last chance to see Seojin. “If you go back to Korea, you won’t be coming to Singapore anymore, right?”

“uh···. “If I get the chance, I will definitely come again.”

“Isn’t that the same as saying you’re not coming?”

“is that so?”

Consul Kim Young-hee smiled awkwardly and said hello to my parents first. Her parents also seemed to have received a lot of help from the consul in one way or another. I bowed my head in the middle of her and expressed my gratitude to her.

Consul Kim Young-hee took something out of her handbag. Then he held out his hand to me.

“It’s a visitation gift that I couldn’t give you last time. It’s not that great, though. “You can try it right away.”

“Oh, thank you.”

I’m a little dazed.

I unwrapped the package according to Consul Kim Young-hee’s instructions. Inside the packaging was a lion-shaped ornament, which can be said to be a symbol of Singapore.

“It’s called the Merlion. An animal with the head of a lion and the lower body of a fish. “It’s a virtual animal created by the Singapore Tourism Board, so it doesn’t have much meaning, but wouldn’t it still serve as proof that you’ve been to Singapore?”

“Proof…?”

“yes. “It’s a commemoration of coming here.”

“······.”

I never imagined that the word ‘evidence’ would come out of someone else’s mouth.

I took a closer look at the statue. It was made of porcelain and looked quite luxurious.

A lot happened here.

Something so amazing that it completely changed my life.

These were things I could never have imagined when I boarded the plane to Singapore.

How many people in the world have had this experience?

Although I wasn’t sure, I was confident that it would converge to 0.

But now it was time to go back.

Just as Uncle Miller and I built a boat on a deserted island and went out to the outside world,

Now I had to get back to where I was supposed to be.

I said goodbye to Consul Kim Young-hee for the last time, saying thank you for keeping me alive.

and.

On the afternoon of the next day, 25 days after the AC 2505 accident,

My parents and I boarded a plane to South Korea.

* * *

– hello. This is KBC 9 o’clock news anchor Park Young-ho. There is news that all survivors of the AC 2505 passenger plane carrying 258 passengers have completed all treatment and returned to Korea.

(syncopation)

– Han Seo-jin, who had the public anxious until the very end, is also known to have boarded the plane to Korea in good health. Seojin Han, who is 12 years old this year, took this flight to participate in a master class held at Yong Shuto College of Music, a famous music university in Singapore.

(syncopation)

– Han Seo-jin, who was known to have been rescued after 15 days, was also reported to have performed an impromptu performance in the hospital lobby at the time to comfort the minds and bodies of patients who had needed difficult treatment due to a plane accident. We at KBC also conducted interviews with several people.

(syncopation)

– Well that little boy! Don’t you think he played for us even though he was sick? At that time, I really cried!

(syncopation)

– It sounded like heaven. Troimerai’s melody, which seemed to contain sadness, seemed to tell us that it felt some kind of pity for us.

(syncopation)

– yes? Ah, you saw it correctly. I was the leader who led Seojin Han in the master class at Yongshuto Music College at the time. Han Seo-jin is a musician with tremendous potential, um… It can be seen as the future and rising star of our classical music world.