A Musical Genius Who Plays Memories - Chapter 101

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Chapter 101. Moonlight (1)

There’s a word called coincidence.

As human affairs always go, amazing things are bound to happen once in a while.

And such a thing happened before me.

“You, why are you here…?”

The bewilderment on Aunt Sujin’s face was completely unconcealed.

The same was true for the man standing in front, Kim Eonseung.

The strange atmosphere between the two people left us all wrapped in silence.

‘Why is that guy here?’

I started thinking quickly.

It was obvious what was happening in the adults’ minds.

I didn’t know much about their relationship, but there was definitely something.

‘Wait, didn’t he say a friend recommended it earlier…?’

Jeong Yeong-ho said the reason he sent his story was because of a friend’s recommendation.

Looking now, Jeong Yeong-ho and Kim Eonseung seemed to be around the same age.

It was even more so when seen together with Aunt Sujin.

So in short, Kim Eonseung was Jeong Yeong-ho’s friend.

“Are you friends?”

“Huh? What did Heeseong say?”

“You two seem like friends!”

“Ah! Y-yes, that’s right! This is my friend, Kim Eonseung… Were you acquainted with Eonseung?”

“Ah… yes. He’s a former workplace colleague.”

“I see.”

Uncle Sooyeol and Jeong Yeong-ho nodded with understanding expressions at Aunt Sujin’s words.

But I saw clearly.

Her expression as she desperately tried to manage her facial expression.

‘Hmm… Let’s just let it pass for now. The two of them will handle their own affairs.’

I just needed to stay quiet.

Of course, I had no intention of making a big deal out of it.

I had even less intention of getting involved in their relationship.

If I just stayed still, things would flow very naturally.

Yes, that’s right.

“Let’s sit down for now.”

Indeed, at times like this, it was good to have a reliable person around.

Just as a healthy mind comes from a healthy body, the situation was instantly organized by Uncle Sooyeol’s words.

“I heard the reason why Mr. Jeong Yeong-ho sent us his story. Thank you for being such a great help to us.”

“Oh, not at all. I was just thinking of my friend…”

“You worked at the same company as my sister?”

“…I work at Lumos. Here’s my business card.”

“…!”

Uncle Sooyeol’s eyes widened greatly.

It seemed he didn’t know that Kim Eonseung worked at Lumos.

‘Didn’t Aunt tell him?’

Well, she probably wouldn’t tell her family about her workplace.

Uncle Sooyeol received the business card with trembling hands.

“I work as a team leader in the planning department.”

“Ah, yes… I see.”

Uncle Sooyeol’s voice began to tremble.

Certainly, if he didn’t know Kim Eonseung, such a reaction would be natural.

‘He doesn’t seem like such a bad person.’

I thought about my first meeting with him.

He had told Aunt various things, but there was reluctance in his voice.

Originally, Aunt had terribly despised Lumos.

And since Kim Eonseung was someone affiliated with Lumos, it would be right to despise him equally.

But Aunt didn’t do that.

There was a strange atmosphere between the two.

“Yes… Well. Let me finish the conversation we were having earlier.”

The conversation we were having?

I started thinking about Uncle Sooyeol’s words.

I remembered something about the company.

I became a little curious about what he would say.

“How about joining our company?”

At the unexpected proposal, Jeong Yeong-ho couldn’t hide his bewilderment in a different sense.

I felt the same way.

What was this about.

***

“I was actually thinking about it.”

Outside the cafe.

Kim Eonseung and Hwang Su-jin were having a conversation alone together after a long time.

Despite the cold weather, they wanted to have this conversation.

“My brother proposed it. I was against it, but I persuaded him to just check the portfolio.”

“He’s a friend you can trust. His abilities are outstanding.”

“I think so too. My brother must have felt that. After talking today, I feel even more so.”

Both their postures and expressions were awkward in various ways.

It was because of the sudden encounter with a connection from the past.

Because of that, countless words were passing through Kim Eonseung’s mind.

“Lumos is…”

Hwang Su-jin brought up the topic.

At the sudden word, Kim Eonseung hurriedly turned his head to look.

“How does Lumos seem these days?”

“…Quiet. Just doing what we’ve been doing, how should I put it… Nothing special.”

“Really…?”

“But the atmosphere is a bit strange.”

“Atmosphere? What kind of atmosphere?”

Kim Eonseung slowly retraced his memories.

At some point, the company’s atmosphere had become strange.

It was like the atmosphere of a locker room right after losing a game.

An atmosphere where everyone seemed to lack energy.

Even he, who just did what he was supposed to do, could tell.

“…This is something I happened to hear…”

Among all this, there was one rumor he had heard.

A rumor that someone from the upper levels was privately investigating people.

And strangely, a rumor that they frequently sponsored orphanages.

Kim Eonseung slowly told her about it.

“Investigation… That’s true.”

“Huh…? What?! That’s real?”

“Shh. Lower your voice.”

At the sudden words, Kim Eonseung unconsciously raised his voice.

He thought he had been flustered in many ways today.

Since he had an encounter he never expected.

‘I had a feeling, but…’

He was the one who had originally recommended his friend Jeong Yeong-ho to send his story to Argo.

So he had thought he might meet Hwang Su-jin today.

“But I didn’t expect this…”

“Looking at what Lumos did, wouldn’t that be enough?”

“True…”

The two suddenly fell silent.

And they probably had the same thought at the same time.

‘If only that incident hadn’t happened…’

Someone wouldn’t have known the disgusting side of the company.

Someone wouldn’t have had to let go of a precious connection.

But there was nothing they could do about the past that had already gone by.

“I only found out about it a few months ago too.”

“A few months ago?”

“Yeah. The Baek Music Competition. To be precise, my colleague found out.”

“How did that person… No, never mind. If it’s Lumos, they’d be connected everywhere.”

“Right.”

When it came to anything music-related, Lumos was never absent.

Everywhere, knowingly or unknowingly, there were traces of Lumos.

Lumos had already deeply permeated people’s lives, so if it disappeared in an instant, they would experience inconvenience.

And both of them knew this all too well.

Even if they didn’t want to use Lumos, it was an environment where they had no choice but to use it.

“Were they investigating you? Who? Someone from where you used to work who would investigate you…”

“There wouldn’t be anyone. They would have cleaned everything up as soon as I left.”

“…”

“Right? I took a huge dump and left, so it makes sense.”

Kim Eonseung maintained his silence without affirming or denying.

But that silence was no different from agreement.

Seeing this, Hwang Su-jin chuckled and said.

“I keep telling you…”

“I know. That I did nothing wrong.”

“Right, good that you know. But I do have regrets.”

“About what? Destroying all the data?”

“No. About not making it public.”

Kim Eonseung shook his head.

He realized that the person in front of him was crazier than he thought.

But the same was true for Kim Eonseung.

He was having the same thoughts as Hwang Su-jin.

“Then, who…”

The question still remained unsolved.

Hwang Su-jin had certainly acted in a way that would earn resentment and deserved to be investigated.

This was an unchanging fact.

But there was no one left at Lumos who would personally investigate her.

Because there had been a complete overhaul.

Except for one person.

“…The CEO?”

“…”

This time Hwang Su-jin fell silent.

Like Kim Eonseung, her silence meant tacit agreement.

Realizing that the matter was bigger than he thought, Kim Eonseung felt a headache coming on.

“…Why?”

“From what I hear, he’s checking on everyone who makes music for a living. He even immediately recognizes songs submitted to competitions.”

“Crazy… No, how?”

“That person has the capability to do such things.”

Hearing the story, Kim Eonseung’s headache got worse.

The CEO as a person became more frightening than the company Lumos itself.

He began to think that perhaps the entire company was moving according to that person’s will.

‘Is this even possible…’

The more he thought about it, the more his thoughts led to other thoughts, and nothing made sense.

With his thoughts only getting more tangled, he had to say something.

“Is that also why they found the children?”

“That wouldn’t be it. Probably to find talent.”

“Right?”

“They actually seem to have found some. A child sponsored by Sasinhyeok participated in the competition.”

“The victory must have been obvious.”

“Our nephew won.”

“…Huh?”

Kim Eonseung briefly leaned over to look inside the store.

He saw the child with Hwang Su-yeol and Jeong Yeong-ho.

It was an innocent-looking child who seemed to have grown a little taller since he last saw him.

‘Well, our first meeting was quite shocking.’

The scene of him playing together with Hwang Su-jin was still unforgettable.

He wanted to cherish that image of them playing happily together.

“Good thing I didn’t say anything.”

“…Thank you.”

“No problem. But there’s something I’m curious about…”

He had something he wanted to ask if he ever met Hwang Su-jin or Hwang Su-yeol.

He had a personal curiosity.

“…Why did you do that project?”

“Receiving stories? Well… To grow the company.”

“Hmm…”

“I know too. That this is hard on you.”

“Then, why…?”

“Why, you ask.”

This time Hwang Su-jin turned around.

Heeseong was still with Hwang Su-yeol and Jeong Yeong-ho.

Seeing the three of them laughing happily about something made her a little jealous.

“Heeseong suggested it.”

“That little child…? I didn’t expect this. But…”

“Whether it’s okay to tell you? I’m telling you because I trust you, hehe.”

“…”

Seeing Hwang Su-jin covering her mouth with her fist, Kim Eonseung was momentarily speechless.

He couldn’t hide his joy at seeing the smile of the only person who made him keep looking.

So he very carefully spoke the feelings in his heart.

“Well… I also have something to say…”

“Hm?”

Hwang Su-jin was flustered by Kim Eonseung’s attempt to set the mood.

Could it be…

Such thoughts filled Hwang Su-jin’s mind.

She wanted to scream for him not to do it, but Kim Eonseung was already opening his mouth.

“Could I also join your company?”

“Don’t do it!”

“…Huh?”

“…What?”

The two of them had exactly the same expression.

***

“Phew…”

I had another tough day today.

I was on my way home in Uncle Suyeol’s car.

‘Jeong Yeong-ho…’

I looked out the window and thought about Jeong Yeong-ho.

He was a very strong and kind person.

I was incredibly happy that I could turn such a person’s story into music.

‘It should be uploaded soon, right?’

The video would be uploaded to NewTube soon.

Along with Jeong Yeong-ho’s story, anonymously.

Maybe not many people would watch it.

But we decided not to mind that.

This was just something I wanted to do.

‘Uncle Suyeol and Aunt Sujin are probably thinking of ways to help.’

If those two needed me, I would gladly become a tool to help them.

‘But what did they talk about that made their faces so red?’

I thought back to when we were at the cafe.

The two who said they would have a brief conversation returned after a long time.

Kim Eonseung and Aunt Sujin’s faces were bright red as if they were about to burst.

Well, it was incredibly cold outside, so that made sense.

“Hee-seong!”

Father, who had been waiting for me, was standing there.

“Thanks for today, hyung.”

“I should be thanking you more. I’ll go now. Hurry inside.”

“Take care!”

On the way up, holding Father’s cold hand.

His face was full of mischief.

He was trying to hide something, but his twitching lips were bothering me.

‘What kind of prank is he planning now.’

This happened quite often.

Sometimes he would hide something at home.

Usually it was delicious snacks or new instruments.

Today I had no idea what it could be, and I didn’t particularly want to ask what he was hiding.

And when I arrived home, I couldn’t help but be shocked.

“A red synthesizer!! Kyaaahoouu!!”

That’s right.

The red synthesizer that Lumos had offered as the first prize in their competition was in my room.

What is this about!

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