Episode 40. Con Sentimento (5)
“You have to stand. I’m Chaehwa.”
No answer is heard
Today was the same as usual.
After hesitating for a moment, Seol Chae-hwa turned the doorknob. The moment she entered, what caught her attention was a girl lying on a bed.
Seol Chae-hwa cautiously moved toward Na Seol-ah, who was lying curled up.
“Are you okay today?”
“… … .”
Snowflakes are reflected in her wide eyes.
“Did you eat well?”
“… … huh.”
Na Seol-ah does not even speak a word to the servants in the house, and tries not to even look at them. Seol Chae-hwa was the only person she could talk to face-to-face.
“You don’t have the heart to talk about it today, do you?”
“no… .”
Na Seol-ah clearly expresses her intention by pulling the blanket over her head. Seol Chae-hwa looked at her and sighed quietly.
―――――――――.
It was then.
Through a crack in the window that was slightly open to ventilate the room, a song could be heard softly.
‘sing?’
familiar voice.
Seol Chae-hwa lifted her head and looked toward the window. I almost ran to the window for a moment, but I managed to hold it in.
sudden!
It was because Na Seol-ah lifted the blanket in an instant and half-raised her body.
If an adult has a seizure, it can quickly escalate into halo symptoms. Seol Chae-hwa squeezed the remote control in her hand. In case of emergency, the plan was to pilot a drone to calm her down.
“this… . Dad’s song… … .”
“what? Is it your father’s song? what is that, ah?”
The moment when the Nebula melody was connected to the tune of the unaccompanied song that was being heard. Horrifyingly perfect harmonies echoed in my head.
‘I haven’t heard that you’re going to sing? Besides, the lyrics of this song… … .’
A story about a great man who made the world shine. Even though he left everyone, the achievements he left behind remain in the world and make everyone’s heart beat, a content reminiscent of Na Seol-ah’s father.
The song lasted about 1 minute. Na Seol-ah breathlessly listened to the unaccompanied song without any melody, as if possessed by something.
and.
―――――――――.
Now, as if the intro has ended, the violin tone begins to resonate.
Seol Chae-hwa raised the tension even more and watched Na Seol-ah.
A song is like that, but the sound of a violin is a different story. When Na Seol-ah heard the sound of a violin in her house, she always cried or showed symptoms of extreme depression. Memories of my departed father will come to mind.
Even more so, if it was her father’s song, or if it was an imperfect performance, she would get extremely angry beyond sobbing.
“… … .”
It was different this time.
Na Seol-ah was still concentrating on the tone she heard with her eyes wide open. He seemed to be holding his breath as much as possible, fearing that the sound of the performance would be buried in the sound of his breathing.
You don’t know when, what or how it will happen. Seol Chae-hwa held her breath at the same time and looked at Na Seol-ah with a tense face.
―――――――――!
Did the flowing time stop for a moment to listen to the performance? The moment the performance that seemed to flow like eternity ended, Seol Chae-hwa felt her sense of time return to normal.
and.
“ah… !”
Na Seol-ah sighed and got down from the bed. Seol Chae-hwa, surprised, also got up from the chair she was sitting on, while Na Seol-ah ran toward the window as if being led by something.
‘Oh, no!’
Seol Chae-hwa mistakenly thought that she was about to jump. Because I heard that it was like that once before.
“ah… . Ahh… … .”
it was raining Na Seol-ah was just standing in front of the window and looking down blankly.
Seol Chae-hwa, who followed belatedly, stood next to Na Seol-ah and looked down. There, Kim Do-yoon, who had finished playing, could be seen staring at the front.
There were even a lot of birds perched on his shoulders and around him, from whom he didn’t know where they came from.
‘Is that a performance you secretly planned?’
From a surprise song to a friendly look with a bird. In particular, that mysterious atmosphere was one of the elements that cheered artists so much that they could not use their feet.
“It’s Chaehwa.”
“huh?”
“I have changed my mind. I want to talk to that teacher.”
“… uh?”
Na Seol-ah’s face is stained with blush. Seol Chae-hwa, who noticed that fact, suddenly drew a landscape in her head.
It was the image of Kim Do-yoon, the thief who opened the door to Na Seol-ah’s heart and carried Na Seol-ah inside into the arms of the princess.
‘I said I would open the door of my heart, but I wouldn’t have said that I would come out with the heart that was inside… ?’
Still, his precious friend seems to have regained his energy, so should he be positive? Seol Chae-hwa had to feel disturbed for a long time, not knowing how to accept this situation.
***
‘what is this? Is this a pet bird in the house?’
By the time the performance was safely over. I was at a loss for what to do with the birds flocking to my side.
Some birds even fearlessly climbed onto my shoulders.
Is it possible to let them loose in the yard like grazing like this? As I was thinking such silly thoughts, all of a sudden, birds flew up into the sky.
“… … !”
It was not a pet bird, but a wild bird passing by.
‘no way… Was the demagog the ability to affect animals as well as humans?’
Around the time when I was seriously questioning it.
that buck
I felt someone approaching me, and I suddenly came to my senses. Now wasn’t the time to care about that.
I turned my head. There was Na Seol-ah, who was difficult to even face. Seolchaehwa was also next to it.
‘Seol Chae-hwa’s expression is not good. What happened in the house?’
Seeing Na Seol-ah looking at me with a straight face gave me a very bad feeling.
In an instant, a thousand thoughts came to my mind. Could it be that he didn’t like my playing? Or was the 1-minute unaccompanied song prepared as a number of conversions rather counterproductive?
“Did you say you were a counselor who came for me?”
“I am Kim Do-yoon, a current freshman in Signal, and a former counseling psychologist who came to this house after receiving a request.”
“You are the most unique teacher I have ever seen.”
“Excuse me, but how was my performance?”
“It felt like playing an expensive violin with a cheap bow.”
The answer that came back was a clumsy murder.
‘however… … .’
It was a slightly different reaction from what I had heard.
I’ve heard that other professional violinists have been swearing at her in their face. Na Seol-ah, who is now in front of me, is calm, but shows no sign of anger.
After looking for something to say for a while, Na Seol-ah opened her mouth again.
“But it was a performance where I could feel the smell of people after a long time. All the violinists who have come to visit me have tried to show off their pride like that.”
“Is that a compliment?”
“Actually, there are not just one or two points to point out. You play like that in the 7th variation?”
“yes?”
The 7th variation. Oh, are you talking about the song section? I memorized the whole thing and practiced it over and over again, so I couldn’t tell which part I was talking about.
“Even though my father didn’t specifically mark it to leave room for interpretation. They don’t play that much there, but you have to do it like a cantabile to liven up the atmosphere.”
“Oh, I see.”
I didn’t know what cantabile meant, so I decided to give it a rough match.
“And in this arpeggio section of the ninth variation, there are many people who are mistaken. There are people who try to liven up the atmosphere in a Peroche way, but that’s not the case. Here, you have to make it feel like a delicatessen… … .”
Even after that, technical terms such as tsunami continued to pour in. I responded to her words, barely holding back my dizziness.
[Remaining Spirit: 11%]
As you can see, the situation was like this.
The moment it drops even 1% from here. My body would have a hard time even standing up.
“… … still. I really liked the prelude song you sang before the song started playing.”
“I’m glad you liked it.”
“Did you write the lyrics for me?”
“yes. I heard that you rarely try to face other people. I heard that you do music, so I thought it would be good to approach it through music.”
Na Seol-ah said while twisting the side of her hair with her fingers.
“Even though I criticized it so harshly earlier. In fact, thanks to you playing with such a fresh feeling, it made me want to come out and meet you. All the people I’ve met in the past had a desolate feeling.”
“It looks like you’ve been having a hard time.”
“I’m still depressed, but even the songs I hear are hard… … . I kept getting angry and wanted to cry. However, the performance the teacher gave me was a sentimental piece overall, so I enjoyed listening to it the whole time.”
What does Con Sentimento mean? If you look at the context with the word “fun” behind it, it probably has a positive meaning.
“This is going to be a long story, so can I go inside and continue the rest?”
“Of course.”
Even though her face looked emaciated, the smile she gave me was overflowing with life.
‘Still, let’s not be vigilant. I’ve finally stepped up from the starting line.’
That moment.
“What!”
Na Seol-ah stumbled forward, so I hurriedly approached her and helped her.
“oh… . sorry. I felt dizzy because I woke up suddenly after lying down for a long time… … .”
“Can you walk?”
“Mr. Kim Do-yoon. I support… … .”
The moment Seolchaehwa approached and was about to say something.
“teacher. Excuse me, but may I ask you to help me to my room?”
Na Seol-ah asked, hugging my left arm.
“yes? Oh sure. You can rely on me comfortably… … all?”
While I was trying to position myself so that she could comfortably lean on me, I suddenly looked at Seol Chae-hwa, and she was looking at me with a very complex look.
Is there something I’m missing? I asked Seol Chae-hwa, ‘Why?’ She squeezed her temples and shook her head.
“no. Come on in. Although the weather is warmer than before, Seol-ah is still weak.”
what. I don’t know why he’s looking at me with such a troubled expression.
‘What did I do wrong? Isn’t it a good situation to see him step out?’
I couldn’t understand English at all.
***
‘It ended safely somehow.’
It’s just that the first meeting was difficult.
The consultation went smoothly beyond my expectations. As my main job was a psychological counselor, I also performed, but for me, who had worked harder in preparing for counseling, it was a very lethargic ending.
‘When I heard the story, it seemed to be in a very serious condition.’
However, if the consultation went without any problems, that was not the case again. Some embarrassing situations did happen.
“Maybe we can meet again and talk? At that time, would you like to have a cup of tea and take care of the violin together?”
Wasn’t he the one who didn’t want to talk to anyone? It was not enough to regain energy in an instant, and it was very embarrassing to see people actively change.
‘I’m glad I finished safely this time.’
Even though it was time to go home as the sun had set, Na Seol-ah asked if it would be good to sleep overnight.
“no. Tomorrow I have to go back to Signal, so I guess I’ll have to go.”
While I was in trouble, Seol Chae-hwa came forward.
“I see. Too bad. I wanted to talk more with the teacher… … .”
“You have to stand. From now on, you must eat well and recover diligently. got it?”
“Am I a child? more than that Can you lend me your ears for a second?”
When Na Seol-ah whispered something, Seol Chae-hwa, who heard it, looked at me with an increasingly complex and subtle face.
‘So why are you staring at me like that from a while ago?’
I was worried and asked, but she just shook her head and replied, ‘It’s a secret’.
“It’s cold at night, so stop going in.”
“huh. Please be careful, too.”
I bowed my head to Na Seol-ah, who smiled and saw me off.
“Thank you for your concern.”
On the way back to Signal, leaving Na Seol-ah’s house behind. It was difficult in many ways, but I felt that I had accomplished something, so my steps were infinitely light.
“Anyway, Seol-ah seems to be more energetic than before, so you can relax for the time being.”
“I’m glad it worked out.”
“Through this, I can firmly hold on to the ties with Gwangmyeong, Hi-Lens, and Plotter, so I will further strengthen my position.”
“… … what?”
When I asked, Seol Chae-hwa smiled and said,
“Oops. It was just a self-talk, but it popped out like a habit.”
“Can you?”
“To be honest, I wasn’t the only one worried about Seol-ah this time. Because Seol-ah is a beautiful violinist and is loved by quite a few celebrities.”
It didn’t take long to figure out the situation.
“therefore. Are you trying to appeal to those children or those who are doing something by saying that you put some effort into Seol-ah’s recovery this time?”
“You are also quick-witted. ah! Still, my feelings for my friends were never lies. It is true that I was in a lot of trouble. What did you aim for in terms of personal connections… … Just a couple?”
“You’ll be fine.”
I shook my head. Still, I was able to know that my heart for my friend was sincere.
Then, when we arrived at the pick-up point, we looked around for a while.
“what. Didn’t your driver say he’d be waiting around here?”
At my question, Seol Chae-hwa immediately took out her smartphone and held it up.
“It is strange. I said I would come first and wait for you. Could you wait a moment?”
Before long, he continued to try to call somewhere for 3 minutes. Seol Chae-hwa’s expression, which was puzzled at first, began to harden.
“what’s the matter?”
“Weird. Same with the driver, so with the Ghost. I even called my company, the Polaris control room, but they didn’t answer.”
“Isn’t everyone busy?”
“At least in the situation room, you have to receive it unconditionally. I mean, it’s open 24 hours.”
An uneasy atmosphere pervades.
Seol Chae-hwa tried to do something by manipulating her smartphone for a long time after that.
Sending messengers to other people, calling other acquaintances who might be able to answer the phone and asking if there is something wrong with the company, etc.
Meanwhile, the sun passed over the mountain peaks and completely disappeared. The red sunset completely faded and a dark sky and brilliant stars began to take its place.
“Once it happened like this. Should I just catch the train and go back?”
“Even if we run from now on, the last train will be cut off in the middle.”
The place we went to is Na Seol-ah’s house. Strictly speaking, it was not a house, but a villa for the purpose of recreation.
Because of that, it was built in a mountain valley with good air, where cars were hard to get in and out, and it took a considerable amount of time to walk from this valley to the place where the buildings were concentrated.
“Then I’ll have to call a taxi and go to the station. It could be different.”
but.
Turururu. Turururu.
No matter what call taxi number I pressed, there was no answer. Something was strange, so I tried to call it through the app, but the waiting time just flowed endlessly.
Rather than not being dispatched because it was in a mountain valley, it felt like infinite loading continued when I hit it with a game.
“Looks like that isn’t going well either.”
Without saying a word, I raised my head and looked at her. Seol Chae-hwa also looked at me and didn’t speak to each other for a while.
Something was going strangely.