Episode 36. Concentration (1)
Signal has a special system.
A system that allows outside activities while being recognized for attendance at Signal if the prerequisites of non-profit and social contribution work are met. There was a so-called ‘event horizon’.
Even Pyoyurim alone is out of signal through the Event Horizon system. The request for this Seolchaehwa was also carried out through this system.
“sorry. Due to the nature of the system, even if you complete the request, we cannot provide material compensation. Instead, I’m sure this time I’ll be living with my heart’s debt.”
no running car.
A structure designed so that the chairs face each other. I gave a false smile to Seol Chae-hwa, who sat on the other side of the chair and explained the situation.
“are you okay. I believe that you will definitely repay me in a better form. Rather, let’s talk about requests sooner or later. Was it your friend’s problem?”
“yes. He is my best friend whom I have known since childhood.”
Who is Seol Chae-hwa’s best friend?
‘A relationship to the point of being referred to as a friend rather than a personal connection. We’re close enough to be referred to as close friends rather than just friends. And if it’s a friend you’ve known since childhood… … .’
The moment I was narrowing down the candidates that came to mind. I was able to hear the answer directly from Seolchaehwa.
“I don’t know if you’ve ever heard of it. He is a very famous violinist friend. It must have been mentioned often in the media.”
“I’ve heard of it.”
“Then have you heard about the accident about your friend’s father?”
“know. There was a lot of fuss about that in the past.”
step out
Her father was one of the world’s most respected violinists.
Even Na Seol-ah was influenced by her father and showed great prominence from an early age. For her, father is not just a parental relationship, but a great teacher, a mentor in life, and also her idol.
“Galaxy City Terror Incident. Even thinking about it now makes me dizzy.”
Na Seol-ah’s father died in a terrorist attack by Septagrams while attending the opening ceremony of a building called Galaxy City.
Coincidentally, it was the stray forest that prevented the building’s terrorism before it led to a catastrophe. Thanks to that, even though Na Seol-ah was an extra, she knew the setting to some extent.
The story of Seolchaehwa continued.
“Na Seol-ah couldn’t easily come out of the sadness of losing her father. For a while, I was so engrossed in playing the violin that I even tried to forget it… … . On the contrary, during the performance, my emotions ran high and I fell in love with Halo.”
These symptoms got worse as the days went by, and on some days, the situation became so serious that it entered the middle stage of Halo and was barely subdued.
“In the aftermath of that time, Seol-ah suffered from severe depression, social phobia, panic disorder, and mutism.”
“If it had just ended there, you wouldn’t have rushed to call me.”
“that’s right. actually… . Since then, Seol-ah has had several extreme choices. He said he didn’t want to live while harming others like this.”
Seol Chae-hwa said that Na Seol-ah recently made an extreme choice and almost died.
“Fortunately, I survived the golden hour, but… . I still don’t have the will to live. If we keep going like this, it’s definitely just a matter of time… … . Ha ha, that was all I could think of.”
“Since the safety of our precious friend is at stake, you are accompanying us now.”
Seol Chae-hwa shook her head.
“no. That’s not the only reason I’m following. Now, Na Seol-ah doesn’t try to meet anyone other than me, nor does she try to talk to me.”
“I see.”
Is it not easy to just talk about it?
“Kyaaa I hate it!”
It wasn’t long before I could feel the difficulty of this job firsthand.
Na Seol-ah’s house arrived before I knew it. Even though Seol Chae-hwa first met me and comforted me, Na Seol-ah had a seizure as soon as she saw me and showed rejection.
“I guess I can’t. I was in too much of a hurry. I’ll take some more time and talk to Seol-ah. Could you please wait until then?”
While Seol Chae-hwa hugged Na Seol-ah and patted her back, I left the room cautiously stepping back while observing Na Seol-ah’s reaction.
The power of my nature, it calms down by infusing comfortable feelings through Emotion Implant… It wasn’t that I hadn’t thought of that. In fact, this was the first plan I thought of on my way here.
The fact that the plan was not carried out in the end.
“Seo-Ah can put emotions into her performance and pass them on to others.”
The fact that she is also an adult who handles the same mental nature as me.
In other words, it was a situation of a mutually beneficial relationship like Pyoyurim.
‘Pyo Yu-rim was still open to me, so I could barely communicate.’
It wasn’t like that.
then.
what can i do here now
‘What are you doing? I have to open my heart first.’
The question is, how do you open your heart?
It seemed that this would require some deep thought.
***
“Whoa.”
The time I visited Na Seol-ah’s house was in the morning. While Seolchaehwa calmed the excited Na Seol-ah, the sun was already setting.
In the meantime, I couldn’t speak a single word with Naseool-ah. Even though Seol Chae-hwa kept relaxing and explaining about me, she insisted on not wanting to meet me.
‘If this happens, I’ll just sit back and think about it, and then I’ll go back.’
A guest reception room in Na Seol-ah’s house. In it, I was in a situation where I just waited all the time.
This is not it. I had to do something.
I couldn’t go back to the first day of counseling without any harvest like this. Seol Chae-hwa, who is acquainted with numerous talents, has asked for a favor, considering me as her only hope.
Now that I’ve accepted it, I wanted to live up to that expectation as much as possible.
“Sir, you have worked hard.”
At that time, the servant of Na Seol-ah’s house came up to me and handed me a car.
“Good job. I haven’t done anything I will have a good cup of tea.”
“If you need anything more, please let me know.”
“Wait.”
Before getting into the car, the attendant hurriedly stopped the person who was about to leave the room.
“yes? Anything you want to say?”
“Could you please step in and tell me the story of the sheep? Before consulting, I would like to know more about Seol-ah.”
“Even if we talk, we don’t know exactly what to say… … .”
“Even if it’s a random story, it’s fine. If it’s something Seol-ah would be sensitive to, you can omit that part and tell it.”
The servant seemed to be lost in thought for a moment, then looked at the decorative violin hanging on the wall to one side and said.
“I feel like I can tell you this story. Did you say that you are Teacher Kim Do-yoon? In fact, other expert teachers had visited before Mr. Kim Do-yoon.”
“Ohh. is that so? Have they made any progress?”
The servant shook his head with a bitter expression.
“How nice it would have been. With the consideration of Lady Seol Chae-hwa, we have brought countless world-renowned people… … . There was something that made Lady Seol-ah angry instead of making progress.”
Na Seol-ah says that she often sobs. Each time, she said that she wanted to hear her father’s own song, ‘Nebula Melody’, played on the violin.
The problem is that Melody Nebula is a notorious song even among violinists. It is said that no other violinist, except for Na Seol-ah’s father, has been able to complete the piece perfectly.
“The expert teachers thought that if they played the song for Lady Seol-ah, things would get better. So all kinds of talented violinists came here and played that song in front of the lady.”
“Looking at the fact that you only aroused your anger, it must have gone bad.”
“Because everyone was displeased with the Nebula melody. I concluded that it was impossible to play the original as it was, and made the lady angry by trying to play it with some arrangement.”
It’s a song that only one person can play. It was an unbelievable story, but there was a good reason for the explanation of the employee who heard it afterwards.
“Lady Seol-ah’s father suffered from Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Marfan Syndrome. Because of that, he had very deformed hands, and thanks to that, he was able to show off all kinds of superb techniques.”
Nebula Melody is music composed based on such conditions. It is said that it became a rare song that only Na Seol-ah’s father himself could show off his violin performance.
“When you see it, do you think she will be very happy if I complete the Nebula melody in front of Miss Seol-ah?”
“What do I, the humble me, know? However, the teachers who have visited said that the possibility is great.”
profit.
While talking for a while, the door opened and Seolchaehwa appeared. She looked at me and immediately shook her head.
“I can’t do it today. I’ve been going to Tyler all day and trying to convince him, but he’s in an atmosphere where he won’t let me meet him. Maybe we should come back and talk.”
“Hmm.”
“sorry. I brought it here in a hurry… . It’s not easy to even meet face to face… … .”
“I have nothing to blame. I’ll try my best from here on out.”
At that, Seol Chae-hwa put on a worried expression.
“Are you going to show off your nature even by force?”
“It’s a mutual relationship. I don’t want to try to write it badly and cause a seizure.”
“Then, is there any other sharp number?”
I was staring at the servant for a moment earlier. He looked at the ornamental violin hanging on the wall.
“Could you provide a video of Seol-ah’s father playing? you know that It’s called the Nebula Melody.”
“yes? What are you trying to do? Wait. You aren’t planning on playing it in front of Seol-ah, are you?”
“If you don’t want to meet me, I have to make you want to meet me in some other way.”
“Do you even know how to play the violin?”
“no. I am a complete stranger.”
bang!
At that moment, Seol Chae-hwa hit the desk in front of me with her palm. It was a very angry atmosphere.
“You think this is a joke? I don’t know much about Miss Seol-ah, but I’ve seen it. He grew up with a father who was the best violinist in the business. The eye level is incredibly high!”
“When I heard the story, it seemed like that.”
“What if I play stupid and get another seizure? You said you wouldn’t forcefully use your nature?”
Instead of answering that question, I looked at the servant who told me the story of Na Seol-ah and said.
“The violin hanging on the wall over there. Is it just for decoration?”
“yes? no. It is a violin that can be played.”
“Then can I play for a while?”
“wait a minute. I will ask the madam and tell you.”
If you say madam, you’re talking about Na Seol-ah’s mother.
The servant wanted to leave the room with quick steps, but soon returned.
“yes. He said it would be nice to play.”
“Mr. Kim Do-yoon.”
While I picked up my smartphone and looked around the video platform, I heard Seol Chae-hwa’s low voice.
“why.”
“Even if I can’t play, I try to get a good impression through the way I try. You’re not thinking of such a shallow number, are you? Seol-ah is not such an easy kid.”
“I guess so.”
“The professional violinists known in the industry left after receiving only criticism in front of him.”
“hey. If you do a violin piece, what is famous?”
“hey. Are you listening to me?”
“I am listening.”
Seol Chae-hwa seemed to let out a light sigh, then looked at me with a snort.
“Paganini Caprice No. 24. Would you like to turn it on?”
“wait for a sec. Fargariri capres? Number 24?”
“What are you trying to do without even knowing your name?”
“wait.”
I looked around the performances of the song Seol Chae-hwa mentioned on my smartphone. It took a lot of time because I needed a video that zoomed in on the shape of the hand pressing the fingerboard and the scene where the bow brushes the strings.
“under. If you keep staring at me like that, what will change?”
Maybe it was because the safety of my friend was at stake. Unlike usual, Seol Chae-hwa showed a restless and sensitive reaction.
“hmm. I don’t think I can finish it yet due to lack of data. First of all, I’ll just play the first 30 seconds.”
Swoop.
I picked up the violin the servant had brought and took a posture.
Before lighting the bow, I only rolled my eyes to observe Seol Chae-hwa and the servant’s expression. It was, of course, full of suspicion.
and.
＜Delusion practice＞
:: The caster realizes the action he has in his head.
[‘Delusion Practice’ is activated.]
―――――――――――――.
The play has begun.
As each finger moved in perfect order, as if it had a will, the 30 seconds passed at lightning speed and reached the end of my performance.
“ah… .”
It was a sigh someone had uttered.
It didn’t matter much whether it was Seolchaehwa’s voice or Naseolah’s servant.
It was important that the way they looked at me changed from suspicion to amazement, from astonishment to admiration.
This, too, was a natural reaction.
[Remaining Spirit: 33%]
‘I burned two-thirds of my mental power in 30 seconds of playing, so of course I should be surprised. Otherwise, it doesn’t pay off.’
The challenge has just begun.