＜Episode 30＞ Date 3
After leaving the cinema, we walked out of the department store.
Our next stop is outside history. Had to walk for a few minutes.
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Move slowly to the next place.The density of people decreased as the distance from movie theaters, department stores, and stations decreased. At this point, even if we walked a little further away, there seemed to be no one passing through.
However, it is difficult to spread the distance now, so we were stuck together as before.
We soon reached our destination and stopped.
Then Si-eun tilted her head.
“Are you here?”
“yes.”
After a short answer, I went inside.
We entered the arcade in front of the station.
Various machines spit out loud noises. He looked around, squinting his eyes instead of his ears. Some people are absorbed in the game, and on the other side, couples can be seen trying to draw dolls.
Si-eun, who followed, turned her head and scanned the inside, and immediately opened her mouth.
“Are you going to invest in the arcade as well?”
“Well, well… … .”
There was no excuse, so I blurted out the end of my speech.
Anyway, was it too much to bring to the arcade? Si-eun’s eyes seemed to go wild at the stupid answer, but there was no way. Let’s ignore it.
He laid an iron plate on his face and spoke.
“If there is something that looks interesting, why not try it?”
“… … okay.”
He doesn’t seem to have a heart for chasing. It was fortunate.
Take a step and look around.
Near the entrance, there was a line of porridge machines. In addition to rhythm game machines, there were unique game machines such as VR experiences for darts, baseball, and bowling.
“Can I get you a doll?”
“If you don’t have the skills, it will be cheaper to buy than to hire.”
That’s right. And I have no skills. I don’t want to show you failing by a few thousand won.
After looking at various game machines, we almost turned around. While looking around, Si-eun had an uninterested face. Perhaps bringing him to the arcade was a failure.
I thought so, but Si-eun’s feet suddenly stopped.
Si-eun stopped at the coin karaoke booth inside the arcade. It was a structure with a karaoke machine installed in a space that could fit two or three people.
Do you want to go to a coin karaoke room?
“Do you like to sing?”
When asked quietly, Si-eun shook her head.
“I was just taking a look.”
“We’ve come all the way here, let’s go in.”
“What?”
I went into the booth as if pushing Si-eun asking questions.
Si-eun had a slightly dissatisfied face, but she followed me in.
So I picked up the remote and thought about it.
There was no song I knew how to sing.
I think about going to karaoke almost once a year, and I don’t even like songs that are popular these days. All I had in my head were songs from years ago.
uhm.
Shall we hand over the baton to Si-eun?
“Can you sing?”
Si-eun tilted her head at my words.
“Isn’t that what you meant to call?”
“After thinking about it, I didn’t know any songs.”
“What?”
It’s an odd response. no, what Could it be?
When I handed over the remote control, Si-eun sighed and accepted it. He then presses the button with a familiar hand gesture.
“Have you been here a lot?”
“Coin karaoke is the best way to spend less money and relieve stress. I’ve been here several times a week.”
“Ugh.”
When I heard it, I thought so.
Si-eun seemed to be working part-time before living in our house. According to Si-eun, he seemed to be under a lot of stress at the part-time job. He may have sang a few songs after finishing and went home.
Soon after, Si-eun pressed the button and started the song.
I don’t know what song it is… … It was a title I remember seeing somewhere.
As the song started, Si-eun grabbed the microphone with both hands and started singing while looking at the monitor.
The voice is higher and less powerful than the usual voice. I didn’t know it when I listened to it all the time, but when I hear it like this, the tone is good. I feel like I’m tickling my ears.
He was also good at singing. Although there is a little tension in it, it feels like a little trembling. Well, considering it was a kind of vibration, even that wasn’t bad.
After the song was over, I quietly applauded.
“Don’t clap… … .”
“You call me well, why?”
When he said that while raising one corner of his mouth, Si-eun frowned and handed the remote control to me.
“Why are you giving it to me?”
“Call me too.”
“You said you didn’t know how to sing?”
“Call me.”
“Yep.”
There is no way to disobey Si-eun’s orders.
The only songs I know of are fairly old ones. It’s all about four or four songs. It was a popular song among kids when they were in middle and high school.
Among them, there was one song that had no high-pitched tone. It is considered one of the favorite songs of men who can’t sing.
I have memories of the kids singing in the classroom when I was in middle school. Of course, I, who was an asshole at the time, only sang along to my heart.
Shall I show off my skills that I used to hum on the computer alone in my bedroom?
With that in mind, I said, “Hey,” cleared my throat, and started singing.
Where should I put my eyes while singing?
So far, you don’t have to worry about your eyes. I don’t even enjoy karaoke, but I was the only one who happened to come.
But now, she is with Si-eun. I don’t know how to handle the gaze. Naturally, I tried to alternate between the screen and Si-eun, but isn’t that rather unnatural?
In the end, I ended up staring at the screen just like Si-eun.
After the song ended, he turned his head to Si-eun.
Si-eun was looking at me with a blank face. After waiting quietly, Si-eun shrugged her shoulders as if she had regained consciousness, and then clapped her hands slightly.
I feel a bit embarrassed to hear the applause. I think I know why Si-eun is pouting.
“I was trying to make fun of you. Surprisingly, it sounds fine. voice… … Well, not bad.”
“Because it’s such an easy song.”
After snoring, I’m trying to put the mic back in place.
“There is still one song left.”
Si-eun pointed to the screen and said.
“It’s three songs for a thousand dollars.”
“okay? Then you sing one more song.”
“How embarrassing to sing in front of others.”
In fact, when I called, it was.
Si-eun crossed her arms.
“I can’t sing two songs alone. It’s unfair.”
“still… … Even if I sing two songs, it is equally unfair.”
“So.”
Si-eun picked up the remote control and played a song on the screen.
“You know this song?”
The song on the screen was none other than a male and female duet. It was a song about two lovers who were fighting each other.
Surprisingly, it was one of the few songs I knew.
Great coincidence… … There is no work. Because Si-eun and I are the same age. Based on the song you just sang, you must have thought that this song would be enough.
“I know.”
As soon as he answered that, Si-eun pressed the button.
“Then call me.”
What is your attitude so oppressive?
“I think it’s already late, but I’ve never sang this song.”
“done. Just call me.”
Yes, I understand. I thought it would be better to follow Si-eun’s words, who still seem sullen. Most of all, if I don’t sing, half of the song is empty.
Soon the song starts.
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My voice was behind Si-eun’s voice, and Si-eun’s voice was superimposed on my voice.Just that fact alone brought a feeling of softness in my chest.
However, even when singing this song, I couldn’t see Si-eun’s face. No, because it was a song like this, it was even more difficult to meet face to face.
So in the end, we ended up singing with both of us staring at the screen.
It’s such a tense place, but I don’t know how to relieve stress… … .