The Healing Life of a Music Genius - Chapter 18



Only Krnovel

18 Coincidence and Inevitability

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It was a little after 10 o’clock in the morning.

‘The image is very different from what I thought.’

The area near Hongik University Station was very quiet.

What Hongdae looks like on the news or NewTube

Street of young people!

A place that burns away youth!

I will kill everything that exists besides me!

Come on, you fucking world!!!

It was something like this, but it seemed quieter than I expected, so I looked around without realizing it.

A group of people gathering in groups of twos and threes and moving somewhere.

They are believed to be a couple who appear to be college students.

A motorcycle passes by.

It was a very ordinary view of Seoul.

I passed the KFC in front of the subway station and walked along the inner street for a while.

From time to time, I opened the map, checked the direction, and walked to a more remote place.

After walking for a while, we arrived at a place with an impressive, somewhat shabby building.

‘Are we here?’

It was accurate on the map.

I found the signboard for the company I was looking for, so this is the right place.

But something felt odd.

Last night on the news, I saw a sad story about two masked people beating up a man on the street and stealing 300,000 won worth of valuables.

The man dropped his cell phone while chasing the thieves, and the scene of him crying while holding the broken screen was shown on the news.

‘I was told that the screen repair cost would be more than 300,000 won…’

Although the thief was caught, the 300,000 won had already been spent, and it seemed unlikely that the broken screen would ever come back intact.

It’s a sad story that I can’t open my eyes to see.

What I’m worried about now is similar.

I have a whopping 190,000 won in cash right now.

The reason I lost 10,000 won is because I used the money to recharge my transportation card and because I was hungry on the way back, I bought a pizza bread.

Actually, I was just trying to pass by. However, the problem was that I happened to pass by that place during bread baking time. It smelled so good. Who can tolerate that?

Huh.

anyway!

There is no way I can avoid being robbed in this remote place.

With this bulky body, you can’t defeat a strong adult thief.

I put my wallet deep inside my bag, just in case. The bag strap was also tightened to fit the body perfectly. If an emergency arises, we are prepared to run immediately.

And I entered the dungeon entrance.

Deep in the basement of a building.

In that place where you could feel the dark atmosphere, there was a store called ⌜Star Musical Instrument Store⌟.

There was also a sign in front of the store, and luckily it had the same message as the one on the internet.

– Awesome going out of business sale! Up to 90% discount! –

The reason I came here.

I had to come to my senses and farm.

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“Uhm…”

Hong Dae-seong, a man who had been sleeping in a store after drinking heavily the previous day, checked his watch as soon as he woke up.

10:07.

Even though I woke up right at 10 o’clock, when the store opened, no customers or even stray cats came into the store.

In the past, even though it opened at 9 o’clock, it was always crowded with people.

However, in recent years, the number of customers has decreased as time passes.

Several reasons could be inferred.

First of all, there were so many things to do in the world, such as games, comics, movies, etc.

But is there any reason to learn an instrument?

Even if you learn an instrument the hard way, it takes too long to become proficient.

Even if you are skilled, there is not much use for it.

It’s no longer a world where you could appeal to your lover by playing an acoustic guitar like in the past.

Romance and love have long since become like ancient relics, and as a result, people who enjoy music as a hobby have gradually disappeared.

These days, there are even more cases of purchasing musical instruments online.

Once purchased, an instrument that is meant to be used for a long time together is bought online without even a single meeting.

Because it’s economical.

Because that’s reasonable.

Of course, they didn’t mean to blame.

It was just a complaint that occurred unconsciously after working at an offline musical instrument store for a long time.

Hong Dae-seong pushed back the counter chair and lay down again.

Living in Hongdae for a long time, living in an indie band, performing, and running a musical instrument store made me feel a little bitter.

‘what···. ‘I’m not saying it was a waste of time.’

While I was lounging around like that, I was looking at the geometric patterns on the ceiling and thinking about what kind of animal they looked like.

Jing! –

Someone came into the store with a cheerful bell ringing.

“uh···. hello?”

“uh?”

“Is no one there?”

“I’m here…”

Hong Dae-seong was startled by his slightly young voice and pulled the chair lever in the opposite direction, causing him to fall backwards.

There is a crackling sound coming from my back.

Judging from the sound, it is clearly a 2-week prenatal period.

In Hong Dae-seong’s ears, the Oriental medicine doctor’s ‘Tsk.’ Tsk. Be careful. A complaint like ‘Why did you come again?’ passed by.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of hurried footsteps was heard.

A child leaning on the counter and staring at himself.

He looked at Hong Dae-seong’s colorful tattoos and wondered if he would be startled, so he asked carefully.

“uh···. that···. president? “Employee?”

You look smart.

But the little girl started by saying something strange.

“if···. Were you robbed?”

I was so taken aback by the child’s sudden words that I burst out laughing.

“I’m really sorry, but… “If not…”

I don’t know how long it’s been since I last smiled.

“Are you a robber? In that case, I’m busy so I’ll stop…”

Hong Dae-seong could only lie down and giggle for a while.

He was a kid who looked somewhat unusual.

Even though he says things like that, he says everything he wants to say boldly without any sign of pecking at me.

This moment when something doesn’t seem to make sense.

That was the first meeting between Han Seo-jin and Hong Dae-seong.

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Did you say it was a dragon and a tiger?

I had no idea that I would actually see a dragon and a tiger fighting each other.

‘It’s enormous.’

The person who appeared to be the owner, employee, or robber of the ⌜Star musical instrument store⌟ had a tiger and a dragon engraved on his body.

In contrast to his shiny hair, the tattoos displayed on the outside of the narcissus certainly gave him an intimidating look. What about a muscular body?

If he hadn’t fallen and held my waist, I might have been nervous too.

I asked straight questions to find out his identity. The man, who was lying down and twitching for a while, showed me his thumb.

“This arrangement is nothing. And I’m the boss here.”

“uh···.”

“Look at the picture in front of the counter there. “It’s me.”

“Oh~”

The reason ‘uh’ became ‘ah’ is because what he said was right. There was a bulletin board on the counter wall with pictures of him holding an electric guitar in a pub or something.

I went inside the counter and held out my hand to him.

When things are hard, you have to help.

He looked at me quietly and held both my outstretched hands tightly with one heavy hand. Pull with all your might. His physique was so good that I thought my body was going to explode.

Big.

He was a man of the size of a butcher.

The man shook himself off and spoke to me.

“So you came to see the instrument?”

“Ah yes. “It’s a little different from an acoustic guitar.”

“Something else? “Something like sheet music?”

“yes.”

“Shall I explain first? Or do you want to look around first?”

After getting to know him, I found out that he was a business owner with a strong service spirit. This is why you shouldn’t judge people just by how they look.

It certainly looked quite similar to the robber that was on the news yesterday, so I flinched, but that was already a story in the past.

“Then let me look around first.”

“okay. “If you don’t know something, ask.”

I slowly started looking around the store.

The store was very spacious.

This musical instrument store, which seemed to occupy most of the basement, seemed to have everything from acoustic guitars to electric guitars, basses, drums, keyboards, and more.

There were small items gathered at the entrance of the store, and I couldn’t help but shake my hands while holding a notebook.

“500 won…?”

“uh. That’s on sale. “It’s cheap, right?”

At my local Omega Stationery, staff notebooks cost 3,000 won per book, but here they were a whopping 1/6 the price.

heaven.

okay. Heaven was not far away.

I barely managed to pull back from what had almost been a reason to let go, and started putting the necessary items into the basket.

You can spend about 10,000 won here and buy a guitar with the rest.

The beginner guitar I saw on the internet was 160,000 won, so I had some money to spare.

While I was selecting items, I heard the rattle of a bell and the owner’s voice. I could feel customers coming and going. However, I didn’t even pay attention to that place.

The acoustic guitars hanging from the floor and walls were enough to fascinate me.

I also saw many luxury guitars that Mr. Miller explained to me in his spare time.

From products from famous companies such as Martin, Taylor, and Gibson.

Even high-end handmade products from Collings, Goodear, and Malperson.

The faint scent of wood from the acoustic guitar was somehow making my heart flutter.

As I was looking around the store, I noticed an acoustic guitar standing in a corner of the store as if I was possessed by something.

A guitar that looks despondent because no one can find it.

Maybe not really, but at least that’s how I felt.

“Want to look at used guitars? “That’s okay if you’re a beginner.”

Before I knew it, the store manager was behind me.

I asked him back.

“Is this used?”

“uh. From here to the end of the corner, there are used items. The first place you looked was where new products were displayed. “The pillar over there is the turning point.”

Is this some kind of commercial tactic?

If you look at a new product first and then look at a used product, what you’re interested in is the new product.

The margin rate would probably be better too.

but···.

That didn’t apply to me.

“Can I try that?”

“However much. But do you know how to play the guitar?”

“A little bit.”

“I guess I learned it from a young age. “That’s cool.”

But for no reason, the man was looking at me with a happy expression on his face. When did you say you saw me like that?

I quietly watched the moment the acoustic guitar was lifted out of the store man’s hand and toward me.

The movement felt slow, as if it were in slow motion.

The man’s gait and hand movements.

The acoustic guitar I received after a lot of hard work felt nice and comfortable in my hands. Warmly held in my arms.

This guitar was one I knew very well.

“RL-173···.”

“uh? It’s a domestic brand guitar that was discontinued a few years ago. Do you know any guitars?”

“yes.”

“okay? It’s not a brand well known to the public. that’s interesting.”

While staying on a deserted island with Uncle Miller.

A guitar that has been with us for a long time.

As Mr. Miller said, this acoustic guitar was a local brand guitar produced in a specific country.

I took that guitar out of tune,

First, I flicked it lightly.