The Healing Life of a Music Genius - Chapter 29



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29 summer vacation

* * *

The meal was almost over.

“So how much is the profit from today’s performance?”

Ilsung, who was the main target of attack today, grumbled and asked Daesung a question.

Of course, Daesung did not bat an eye when he saw that.

“Are you upset because you became a man?”

“What am I?”

“It just comes out in the way you talk. uh? Then, is it possible for you to pay for the blind date that this brother was planning to arrange for you?”

“······ Blind date? really?”

A man in his 20s who becomes calm in an instant.

But the man in his 30s was completely absorbed.

“oh. sorry. “It was a lie, but you took it too seriously.”

“······.”

“haha. Ilsung also has a cute side? “Are you excited for a moment?”

“······.”

Immediately followed by an angry scream from my older brother.

Daeseong continued talking without paying any attention to him.

“I was already planning to pay for the performance now. Today was a bit unusual because we even talked about refunds to the audience. “I even had the staff double check just in case, and I just received a text message.”

right. There was something like that.

This was something I hadn’t even thought about because I was eating steak.

– If you don’t like the performance, go to the ticket booth and tell them. Even if you watch the entire performance, I will give you a 100% refund.

What Daesung himself said on stage.

I remembered the situation at that time and became a little nervous.

“So how many people got a refund?”

When Deuksu asked calmly, Daeseong grinned for no reason.

“Deuksuya. How many do you think there will be?”

“hey. Don’t drag it on. I think Seojin is nervous too. “It’s a good thing to do in front of a child.”

The arrow of conversation flew towards me. Then Lee Yeon, who was sitting next to me, tapped my side.

“Why are you so nervous when you’ve done so well? And there was only a keyboard on stage? There was bass, guitar, and drums. “Even if there were a lot of refund tickets, my brothers couldn’t do it.”

“······ I wasn’t nervous?”

“Hehe. okay. I get it. So what’s the conclusion?”

In response to Lee Yeon’s question, Daesung put his smartphone down in the middle of the table. The gaze is focused for a moment.

And there was a text floating on the screen.

– yes. president. Even though it was a long time after the performance, there was no request for a refund. Rather, a foreign audience member gave a tip saying that the keyboardist did a good job.

Actually, this is what everyone expected.

I burst into cheers.

“and! “There was no request for a refund?”

“There really is no refund? okay! “We did well today, didn’t we?”

“I’m performing for this taste? It’s always exciting! “It’s always new!”

“Honestly, the quality of today’s performance was pretty good. We were all very focused because Seojin was suddenly brought in. “I heard it was better than during regular practice?”

“But what about tips? Tips for foreigners?”

In response to Ilseong’s question, Daesung showed the following text message.

“I heard that two foreign audiences gave 20,000 won and 30,000 won respectively. It was my first time seeing a child play. It was cool. For your information, he wasn’t on stage for even 20 minutes today, and he only earned 50,000 won in tips.”

“and. “Then how much is Seojin’s hourly wage?”

“First of all, there are more than you and me, right?”

My brothers gave me a high five, telling me I did a good job.

I reacted instantly and felt a little dazed.

‘······ 50,000 won? tip?’

But the content did not end here.

“The ticket price this time was 15,000 won, and a total of 274 tickets were sold? Then it is 4.11 million won. Here, after subtracting the rental fee, subtracting the staff labor cost, subtracting the credit card fee, and giving some pochi to the festival organizer…”

Daeseong finished calculating on the calculator app, looked at me and said.

“400,000 won per person. That’s pretty good money for Seojin, right? “It’s just a part-time job for a day.”

My part-time job?

Before the performance started, I said I would just help Daesung.

So I pointed that out again.

“I just want to treat this performance as repaying Daesung’s debt. So my part-time job is okay.”

however.

My words seemed to have caused some misunderstanding.

“what? debt···? Pay off your debt? hey! Hong Dae-seong! “Are you even lending money to elementary school students now?”

“and···. It turned out that he was a total scammer… “For some reason, the tattoo was unusual…”

“Brothers, I’ll just go. I’ve never been in a good situation in my life because I was involved with a loan shark. Daeseong hyung… No matter how difficult it is to make a living, at least let’s not mess with elementary school students. What on earth is that? Tsk.”

The dragon and the tiger were furious.

“Hey you puppies! What did I usually do to you guys, but are you looking at me like a knife? Seojin! My brother feels unfair. “It’s unfair!”

“······.”

Of course, I quickly explained Daesung, and the misunderstanding was quickly resolved.

“Honestly, Daesung is a loan shark.”

“Oh, me again.”

“But there’s a rumor that you used to live there, isn’t that true?”

“No! I am a person who cries while watching romantic comedy movies! And when I lived, I did it in Hongdae. Where do you do it?”

“hmm. Triad?”

“hey!”

The band members, including myself, couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

Daeseong ended up giving me 450,000 won.

400,000 won is today’s performance fee.

50,000 won is a tip received from an audience member.

I refused several times, but there was only one answer.

“If rumors start to spread that you’ve been taking away performance fees, the live house will immediately go out of business. Just accept it calmly. And the other thing is that you have to buy food for your juniors.”

Daeseong said that he also paid performance fees to his brother, who was the original keyboardist for ⌜Let’s Daeseong⌟.

I haven’t seen that guy for a long time, but I thought maybe the Star musical instrument store went on sale because he was operating ‘that way’.

‘Suddenly I have 450,000 won…’

Last time I bought the RL-173 guitar, my balance was actually almost 0.

But 45 per performance?

+45???

It was the day when the biggest profit of my 12 years of life was once again renewed.

“But isn’t 450,000 won too much money for an elementary school student? Management will also be difficult. Would you like your brother to take charge and invest for you? I’ll roll it well and double it. how is it.”

Ilsung’s question.

Of course, I flatly refused.

“I have something else to use anyway. “Now I just need to save up a little more.”

“What are you going to use it for?”

This time Lee Yeon asked me.

“I’m thinking of buying a used laptop. I’ve been trying to compose MIDI on my phone these days, but the screen is so small that I feel like my eyes are going to fall out. “Even if there were more than three or four instruments, it was hectic.”

“······ Do you also do midi?”

“I’m learning little by little by watching NewTube when I have time. “It was pretty fun, wasn’t it?”

“······.”

Lee Yeon suddenly washed his face dry.

“maybe···. That would be a true genius, right? I heard that he is preparing for the entrance exam to the Royal High School by playing the piano. But I also play the guitar and keyboard to some extent. Now you want to compose music too? “Are there even scammers like that?”

“Hey. It’s really no joke. Seojin, what on earth are you trying to do? Do you want to try all the music in the world? “Aren’t you being too greedy?”

Deuksu’s question.

I answered honestly.

“Still, I’ll try to do as much as I can. There was actually someone who did that. Classical and popular music. He was someone who had some recognition in both places.”

“Was there such a person? Is he famous?”

I smiled slightly.

“Because I am someone I met ‘by chance’. “It’s difficult to explain exactly who it is.”

* * *

Evening in Hongdae.

It was getting slightly dark here, and there were more people than during the day.

⌜Midsummer’s end, Rock Hongdae!⌟ The festival is getting more and more ripe.

There were many buskers on the street, and the floor was filled with people sitting and cheering.

The number of people coming and going to each live house or club was also considerable.

“Today is amazing.”

“It’s no joke. “It’s a bit difficult to get through there.”

“Let’s turn around a bit. If you turn this alley, you will come to a residential street.”

“okay. “That would be better.”

As expected, the brothers can almost be said to be Hongdae natives.

I trudged along the road with my guitar bag on my back.

There were street lights here and there barely lighting up the dark road.

Insects are jumping into the orange street lights.

In front of me, my brothers were walking first.

Ilseong and Leeyeon are carrying guitar bags similar to mine.

Deuksu hyung was swinging his drumsticks, and Daesung hyung was walking down the street lightly with empty hands.

How did things end up like this?

It was a little surprising.

I felt like I could barely make others understand if I had to borrow the song ⌜Coincidence⌟ to explain it.

what···.

Having spent time with Mr. Miller, I didn’t necessarily need to understand ‘coincidence’.

I got in between my brothers and talked about what happened at today’s performance.

I couldn’t make a loud noise because it was a residential area, but it was fun just talking.

Even though it’s been a while since I got off the stage, I can clearly remember what happened on stage.

“Ugh. It’s so hot. Would you like to have a drink? Seojin, how are you?”

“Good.”

“What would you like to drink?”

“Hmm.”

At the end of the alley, there was a brightly lit vending machine.

I thought for a moment and chose a drink.

“Coco Farm? “As expected, I have the taste of an elementary school student.”

I chose it because it contained coconut.

“I think about it sometimes.”

“Still, I like this kind of thing because it’s childish.”

⌜Let’s do it⌟ After pulling out the drink cans, the brothers skillfully placed their butts on the flower bed at the end of the alley. Crack. I also invite them to sit down.

I jumped slightly onto the flower bed. It was so high that I could only sit down. Sheesh. I’m the only one with my feet floating in the air.

A crackling sound was heard from the vending machine, as if something had broken somewhere. The sound of opening the can lid was quite pleasant. I took a sip of my drink.

Suddenly I looked up at the sky. Perhaps it was because of the streetlights or the dust, but there were no stars in the sky. ah. Only the faintly shining North Star is barely visible.

“Good. “It has its own romance.”

Daesung, who was next to me, followed me and looked at the sky. Then he spoke quietly to me.

“Did you enjoy today’s performance?”

“Very much. “It’s a shame that I lived my whole life without knowing this.”

Daeseong hyung laughs.

He took a swig of his drink.

“ha. It feels quite strange to hear something like that from a 12-year-old. But you are at an age where you can get to know me in the future. “What’s a waste of time?”

“Yes, but. “These days, I’ve been thinking a lot about time.”

“hour?”

“It may be virtually impossible, but sometimes I wish I could just briefly go back 10 years with my current body.”

“Wasn’t 10 years ago when you were barely crawling? “What are you going to do then?”

“So, with my current body. “There is someone I want to meet, even if just for a moment.”

“······.”

Daeseong poured the drink he was holding into his mouth. He roughly packed the aluminum can and threw it into the trash can next to the vending machine. It’s a narrow goal.

“He’s such an amazing guy. Just by looking at what he says, it looks like he’s been boiled and eaten by a philosopher somewhere. “The way he likes to eat makes him look like a child.”

“brother.”

“why.”

“If people don’t eat, they die.”

“······.”

“That’s why I like to eat. steak. It wasn’t a joke. “Is there anyone in the world who doesn’t like that?”

“Tsk tsk. okay. You ate well. “He’ll grow up quickly.”

“That’s right.”

Daeseong stared into space for a while, wondering what he was thinking. Then he continued speaking.

“You performed well today.”

“Thanks to my brothers.”

“I don’t say empty words often. So, you.”

He looked at the other members.

“Do you ever want to try making music with those guys? “Looking at it today, the synergy seemed good.”

“A band?”

“Whatever. But aren’t you going to start school soon? Then it must be difficult to become an official member of the band. He said he had to go to school and prepare for the entrance exam. In fact, you must be busier than us. therefore. “I asked him if he would be interested in making music with us, rather than being tied down like that.”

I thought about it for a moment.

“I have a lot of things I want to do. “It can’t be stuck in one place.”

“Then you can do it when you want and when you have time.”

“Like today?”

“uh.”

“Today I wanted to play, and I had time with my brothers. Then didn’t we already make music together?”

Daesung looked at me in silence for a moment.

Then he accidentally taps my arm.

“I see. “I played music with you today.”

“yes.”

“It was fun too.”

“It was amazing.”

We burst out laughing.

Some time had passed, and water droplets had formed on the can. I wiped it away and looked at the sky again.

Even in this place where the stars were hard to see, the moon was shining clearly.

So, I shouted a toast in my heart for someone.

The drink that went down my throat was very refreshing, but there were times when it got slightly stuck in my throat due to the coconut kernel.

Daesung told me to come to Star Live House whenever it was convenient.

However, it was a little different from what he meant the last time he told me to come and play.

They say they will make a small stage and you can perform on it.

I readily accepted the offer.

The summer in Hongdae was hot.

Still, the drinks were cool.

My summer vacation was a bit long,

It ended as if it were short.