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The place where Jo Sung-hyeon and Chae-yoon went to eat was a pork cutlet restaurant.
It is said to be famous nearby, but it was the first time I had heard of it as Jo Seong-hyeon.
I rarely come here, so it’s only natural.
It was not crowded, so we were able to eat right away without waiting.
“How do you eat it?”
“With pork cutlet… Buckwheat soba.”
Chae-yoon looked at the menu with serious eyes and gave an answer.
Cho Seong-hyeon ordered the cheese cutlet and buckwheat soba set, and Chae-yoon ordered the pork cutlet and buckwheat soba set.
So waiting for the food to come out.
Jo Sung-hyun looked at Chae-yoon quietly.
The child had a complicated face.
He seems to be still thinking about the Paganini Caprice No. 24, Variations on Piano, which he heard earlier.
Jo Sung-hyun opened his mouth with a light smile.
“Chae Yoon-ah.”
“Yes?”
“Professor Shin Kyung-hwa, do you play the piano well?”
“yes. Jeong Se-yeon played well too.”
Chaeyoon nodded and answered without hesitation.
Ai said that not only Professor Shin Kyung-hwa, but also pianist Jeong Se-yeon played well.
Cho Sung-hyun agreed with such a child’s opinion 100%.
There was no disagreement, it was just a good performance.
After talking a few words with the child, food came out.
Jo Seong-hyeon naturally cut the child’s pork cutlet and continued the conversation.
“Afterwards, Chae-yoon will be able to play like that.”
“… I am not confident.”
Chae-yoon rarely shows a lack of self-confidence.
Jo Sung-hyun blinked his eyes and looked at the child.
He didn’t look gloomy or worried.
A different reaction from the last time I went to see ‘Kingdom of the Wind’.
But it was similar to saying that I didn’t have confidence.
It was a little surprising, so Jo Seong-hyeon cut the pork cutlet and gave the child a fork and opened his mouth.
“Why are you not confident?”
In response, Chae-yoon frowned as if she was worried.
“I can eat and talk. Shall we eat first?”
Jo Sung-hyung smiled and continued talking.
“yes.”
The child gently picked up the fork and put the pork cutlet in her mouth.
After chewing and chewing, he picked up the buckwheat soba next to him and ate it.
“I’m not Shin Kyung-hwa, I’m not Se-yeon unnie.”
“… Chae-yoon is Chae-yoon.”
Jo Sung-hyun couldn’t understand the child’s words accurately.
It goes without saying that Professor Shin Hwa is Professor Shin Hwa.
It goes without saying that Jeong Se-yeon is a pianist.
Does it mean that Chaeyoon can’t follow it, or does it mean something else?
Chae-yoon seemed to think quietly to explain in more detail.
The child made a serious face as if it was not an easy problem.
He has a cute face and a serious expression, which suits him very well.
Jo Sung-hyun felt the corners of his lips rising by itself.
In the meantime, Chae-yoon’s face brightened up and she said, “Ah.”
“Shin Kyung-hwa and Se-yeon unnie are like tonkatsu.”
“yes?”
Jo Sung-hyun looked at the child with a puzzled face.
What else does this mean?
“Are you as good as pork cutlet?”
As much as I like pork cutlet, I asked Professor Shin Hwa and pianist Se Yeon Jeong, so I wondered if he was saying that because he liked them.
Chae-yoon shook her head in denial.
“no. not that Well… Tonkatsu is pork cutlet. Just like the Little Mermaid is the Little Mermaid, and the Wind Princess is the Wind Princess.”
The child explained to Jo Sung-hyun with a slightly frustrated face.
Only then did Jo Seong-hyeon realize what Chae-yoon was trying to say.
“Oh, you’re the main character?”
“yes. Hero.”
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Maybe that word didn’t come to mind?
As soon as the child heard that Jo Sung-hyun was the main character, his face brightened and he shook his head.
Jo Seong-hyeon chewed the food and looked at the child.
Professor Shin Kyung-hwa and pianist Jeong Se-yeon are the main characters, but are you saying that you are not the main characters?
‘Something, it seems to have a deeper meaning than that.’
Simply superficially, I am not the main character! It didn’t seem like he was saying that.
For some reason, there is a slightly different reason.
Jo Sung-hyun waited for Chae-yoon’s explanation.
Chae-yoon poked the pork cutlet in front of her with a fork.
“Sensei Shin Hwa is pork cutlet. Seyeon unnie is a cheese cutlet.”
“yes.”
“Originally, eating together doesn’t taste good, so we eat together with buckwheat soba… Shin Kyung-hwa and Se-yeon unnie are very delicious to eat together.”
“ah.”
Seonghyun made a small sound.
I understood exactly what the child meant.
Two main characters come up on stage and perform music.
According to Chaeyun’s common sense, there is only one main character, and the others would be supporting actors who assist the main character.
Today’s stage broke Chae-yoon’s common sense.
Even if two main characters play at the same time, the performance is perfectly balanced.
Jo Seong-hyeon knew at that moment what shocked Chae-yoon.
‘It was a little different from me.’
Hearing the performances of Professor Shin-hwa Shin and pianist Se-yeon Jeong, he realized his own shortcomings.
It was a lack of knowledge.
It is possible to perform like this, and as a musician, I have a desire to perform like this.
Unlike Cho Sung-hyun, who had this kind of heart.
Chae-yoon looks… approached theoretically.
Realize it sensibly, organize it theoretically, and play it sensibly.
that’s chaeyeon
The analogy between pork cutlet and cheese cutlet sounded like a very accurate analogy for Jo Seong-hyeon, who knows children well.
Chae-yoon, who recently learned about buckwheat soba, always enjoyed eating it with buckwheat soba when eating pork cutlet.
Because it catches the feeling and relieves the burden.
There are certain foods that go well with meat, naengmyeon, pork cutlet and buckwheat soba.
But they definitely have a fixed main.
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Meat and pork cutlet.
Chae-yoon was shocked to see the two mains meeting and creating a perfect harmony.
Jo Sung-hyun was a little surprised that he could think of it that way.
Because Jo Sung-hyun never thought of it that way.
They both gave me enough strength, so I could definitely control my breathing, and I thought it was a good fit.
“I should go home and play.”
“yes. Let’s eat quickly.”
Chae-yoon answers right away.
They continued eating.
The child seemed to be thinking of something while eating the pork cutlet and buckwheat soba.
As if looking down at the keyboard, he was thinking about the music.
There must be a lot of bad thoughts running through the child’s mind right now.
Jo Sung-hyun was also very much looking forward to it.
I have a strong desire to go home and play with my child.
If one of the two is not keeping pace with someone, but doing their own music.
‘How is breathing?’
I wondered.
* * *
After eating.
Jo Sung-hyun and Chae-yoon headed home together.
The child spoke less than half the usual.
Sometimes the words he said to Seong-hyeon were all words that were difficult for him to understand.
“Dad.”
“yes?”
“What does it taste like when you eat cacao chocolate and million chocolate together?”
“… Does it taste like chocolate?”
Jo Sung-hyun answered with a smile, and Chae-yoon returned to a serious face.
The pattern of the conversation was repetition of these questions and answers.
The child kept trying to mix things up.
Jo Seong-hyeon faithfully answered the child’s question.
So I’m going home
Drung.
Dreung.
An electric guitar sounds from somewhere.
Jo Sung-hyeon and Chae-yoon stopped walking at the same time and moved their gaze toward the sound.
Three men stood with their instruments in front of them.
“More than one busking.”
“Busking?”
“yes. Just like the last time Chaeyoon was with Yumi unnie.”
“concert?”
“yes. It’s a little different from a concert, but it’s similar. It’s called busking when you perform outside like that.”
“I want to take a look.”
“okay. let’s go.”
The child said with twinkling eyes, and Jo Seong-hyeon had already expected that Chae-yoon would like it, so he took the child’s hand and headed towards the artists.
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen Busking even as Jo Seong-hyeon.
So he also looked at the artists with interesting eyes.
A man with an electric guitar stands in the center, and next to him is a man holding a keyboard and a violin.
It was a fun sight.
What kind of music would you like to present with that combination?
“Chae Yoon-ah, will you give me a hug?”
As a child, it was difficult to secure a view because I was watching while surrounded by people.
Jo Sung-hyun asked the child.
Chae-yoon responded by spreading her arms.
Jo Sung-hyun, who lifted the child with a smile, held the child in his arms stably.
Chae-yoon looked at the artists with a curious face to see if they could see the artists properly.
“hello. We are ‘Dumb & Dum & Dum’!”
“Take good care of me.”
The one holding the guitar shouted.
The men on either side said at the same time.
Their performance soon started.
Dreung Dreung Dreung.
Jiing. jii ing.
Follow is follow.
The electric guitar sound was not sharp and felt quite heavy.
Rather, it gave the violin a sharp feel.
There is a keyboard playing and it is balanced.
It looks like they practiced quite a lot to get the breath right.
And Jo Sung-hyun realized one thing.
‘There is no protagonist.’
To compare it to the Chae-yoon transplant, buckwheat soba, naengmyeon, and jjolmyeon met.
That didn’t mean they weren’t asserting themselves.
Cho Seong-hyeon felt a strong interest in this structure.
In the case of Professor Shin Kyung-hwa and pianist Jeong Se-yeon, who got along perfectly because there were two main characters.
And, in the present case, where there are three supporting actors trying to do their best to work together.
Of course, the two had a lot in common, but there were clear differences.
Breathing that fits naturally, and breathing that fits well through hard practice.
Either the song is the problem, or the skill of the performer is the problem.
one of the two
‘Then, if the skill itself was excellent… .’
Perhaps, it is possible to show something similar to the performance that Professor Shin-hwa Shin and pianist Jeong Se-yeon showed.
Several main characters boasting perfect breathing.
And several supporting actors boasting perfect chemistry.
Both wanted to try.
Jo Sung-hyun turned his head and looked at Chae-yoon.
and realized
Jo Sung-hyun wasn’t the only one who thought that way.
Chaeyoung’s eyes were shining.
Shows a desire to play.
‘There must be a lot to study.’
Jo Sung-hyun thought to himself.
Studying music that I didn’t have to do.
I guess I have a reason to do it.