Reset Life with Infinite Talents - Chapter 71

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Infinite Talent Reset Life Episode 71

 

 

-Maria–!

A refreshing high note that resonated through her entire body before flowing out.

“…Wooooooh!”

“She killed it-!”

“What? Who is that singer?!”

As the excited people’s admiration reached his ears, Johann’s frozen time began to flow again. He looked at her eyes that had briefly floated up and then widened, eyes falling into ecstasy, thrill, and emotion.

“Insane.”

Martha Argerich and the violinist’s Nocturne No. 20 ensemble performance was insane, but Robin, who not only broke through the orchestra’s ensemble but charged straight ahead, was even more insane.

Even though 10 seconds had passed since the song ended, the lingering resonance still tingled in his ears.

“Amazing! Robin-! Kyaaaah!”

As Robin shyly waved her hand, Emily’s screams grew even louder, and Larry stuck out his tongue.

“Whew. What the hell was that.”

Sometimes they exist.

Beings born solely to become stars.

Robin was definitely such a being.

‘This…’

It seemed like the guest vocalist that Joe Walsh & Jimmy Page desperately wanted would soon find them.

That face getting addicted to the drug called audience was proof of it.

-Hello everyone! It’s been a while! I’m Rafe Joel, the country singer who just sings any song!

-My, my daughter Robin Joel!

“Wooooooh!”

-Then let’s go to the next song. It’s a masterpiece that made it into Rolling Stone’s top 500 songs, right?

Da-da-da-da-da!

Boom-boom-boom-boom-boom!

“Wooooh!”

Country music that was once the soul of Americans.

Upbeat songs that made people of all ages hold hands and sway their bodies in front of radios.

Johnny Cash’s I Walk the Line.

People whose excitement had exploded from Blondie’s ‘Maria’ began pulling each other up and swaying their bodies.

 

Thud!

Johann, who had looked to the side, turned his gaze back to the stage.

“How is it?”

Martha Argerich asked, poking his side.

“…I acknowledge it.”

Johann looked at the orchestra harmonizing with the singers.

Musicians who had melted classical technique into popular music.

While the singers shone in front, the musicians were shining from behind.

Neither side could be said to shine more than the other; they were shining equally.

‘Emil Gilels and Josef II don’t know this side of things.’

That’s why the shock was so great.

The prejudice that classical music was stuffy had been shattered.

“I guess I’ll enjoy classical music too.”

Classical music that he had started to investigate the limits of Josef II’s talent, to create an alibi for revealing to the world the Strauss scores that Eduard Strauss was known to have burned.

But now it seemed like he could enjoy it like popular music.

“Seriously.”

“…Hmph. If you’re late on Sunday, know that your butt will be on fire.”

“You’re going?”

“I’m not a kid like you.”

Martha Argerich, who was busy with many people seeking her out, began walking toward the darkness behind the lights set up everywhere, and Johann, who turned his gaze back to the stage, put the completely cold hot dog in his mouth.

“Jo, Johann!”

Robin approached with her face flushed red.

Her eyes were red as if she might burst into tears at any moment.

“Ho, how was it?”

“It was a song that made me realize your old friends are the stupidest idiots in the world.”

‘How could they bully you after hearing that song?’

It didn’t make sense by Johann’s common sense.

“Re, really? Do you really think so?”

“I think the audience thought so too?”

The audience members who had screamed loud enough to shake the park.

“I, I don’t know. I was only looking at you…”

She couldn’t remember what kind of reaction the audience had.

It was the first stage she had ever stood on in her life.

Honestly, if Johann and Father Rafe hadn’t been there, she wouldn’t have even been able to open her mouth.

“Wow.”

‘Is this person hitting on me right now?’

Looking at her eyes, it didn’t seem like that was the case.

That was fortunate.

Johann, who had calmed his heart that had almost started racing, opened his mouth.

“What are you thinking of doing from now on?”

He glanced at Larry, who was moving his lips beside them.

“…I don’t know.”

It was complicated.

She was bewildered about whether she had really sung in front of all these people, while also worrying about whether she had sung well.

Her heart felt like it would burst from being so overwhelmed, yet she was afraid it might be a dream.

But there was one thing she could say for certain.

“I… will keep singing from now on.”

More songs than now.

In front of more people than now.

“And someday I want to sing my own songs.”

“On bigger stages?”

“Yes!”

“Oh! Then how about Joe Walsh and Jimmy Page as session musicians?”

“…Who?”

Johann held out his phone turned to speaker mode toward her.

“Say hello. It’s Joe Walsh from Eagles and Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin.”

-Hello there, Miss Joel.

“…?!”

Not only Robin but even Rafe was flipped out.

 

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“Wow! That was fun-!”

“Mother, let’s come again tomorrow!”

Before they knew it, it was 9 PM in the evening.

As it was getting close to bedtime for the children, everyone was preparing to go home.

“Did everyone have fun?”

“Yes!”

“Yeah!”

From play booths to small rides, enjoyable performances blending pop and classical music, and even the roar of a young girl who overcame fate.

It was satisfaction and excitement itself.

Especially Larry, who had made a verbal contract with Robin, was feeling emotions beyond satisfaction.

Johann felt even more than that.

Today had been an incredibly special day.

‘Eagles, Joseph Fidler Walsh’ poured out musical inspiration.

‘Let’s give this to Robin.’

It was a song that came to mind because of her.

It was her story.

It was a song for her.

Plus, Robin had let him know that he had a fan club.

He wanted to hurry back and complete the song.

But Johann didn’t know that today was far from over.

“Emily, take care! Mrs. Sherman, take care too!”

“Johann, bye! See you tomorrow! Thanks for the doll!”

“Thank you too!”

After saying goodbye to his friends, Johann approached Mason’s mother.

“Goodbye.”

“Hoho. Yes, did you have fun?”

“Yes. But where is Mason?”

He wanted to say goodbye to Mason too, but hadn’t seen him for the past 30 minutes.

“Mason? He went to his father earlier… Oh, here he comes.”

Mason’s mother waved her hand toward her husband.

“Honey, where’s Mason?”

“Huh? Why are you asking me about Jaehyun? Wasn’t he with you?”

“…Stop joking around. He said he was going to you and followed you!”

Their time stopped for a moment.

“Damn! Jaehyun!”

“Ma, Mason!”

Johann gritted his teeth at the sight of them crying out while searching for Mason and pulled out his mobile phone.

“Is this 911?!”

 

* * *

 

Mason stared intently at his father who was watching the stage.

‘This isn’t a dream, right?’

It had been a whole six months.

Father was too busy with work to visit the family often.

That’s why he wanted to go to Korea.

But because of Mother who told him to stop talking nonsense and study, he could only meet Father occasionally like this.

“Why, son? Did you miss Father that much?”

“Yeah.”

He had missed him.

He had missed him even in his dreams.

“Can’t Father come to America too?”

“…Father wants to do that too, but the company won’t let me?”

“Why?”

“Because Father is too excellent? Every time I try to submit a resignation letter to live with our Jaehyun, the boss grabs Father’s knees and begs… Phew. Father is really too soft-hearted. Right?”

‘Does Father like the company more than Jaehyun?’

He wanted to say it.

But he couldn’t say it because he knew it would make him sad.

“Yeah. The company is bad. But since it’s the place that pays Father’s salary, I’ll understand!”

“Oh, our Jaehyun. You’ve grown up, haven’t you?”

He spoke proudly, but gritted his teeth at his son’s eyes filled with sadness.

His heart ached.

He wanted to tell him to quit everything and come back to Korea.

But thinking of his only son’s future, he couldn’t do that.

With fluctuating exchange rates and rising unemployment rates.

The term “In-Seoul” was becoming increasingly meaningless.

In 10 years, it might be difficult to even get hired by a large corporation without graduating from prestigious overseas schools and universities like this.

That’s why he couldn’t tell him to come back to Korea.

He was afraid of hearing resentment later.

Bzzzz! Bzzzz!

“…Honey, let me take this call for a moment.”

“You’re taking calls again even after coming all the way here? If you came all the way to America to see Mason, show some restraint.”

“Sorry, sorry. It must be an urgent call.”

“Really, that company… Fine! Do whatever you want!”

“Sorry. Yes, manager!”

As her husband left, Mason’s mother clicked her tongue.

“I really don’t understand why your father is always like that. Mason, you shouldn’t become someone like your father later. Got it?”

“…Yes.”

He wanted to become an adult like Father, but Mother’s face was too scary, so he had no choice but to answer that way.

“Hoho. This kind of performance is fun too. In Korea, there’s a big perception that classical music is only for the privileged, so even the performers are quite snobbish.”

“Oh, is that so?”

Mason turned his gaze away from Mother, who was talking with Emily’s mother again, and looked in the direction where Father had disappeared.

“Mother, I want to go to the restroom.”

“Okay. Ask Father to go with you.”

“Okay!”

He knew that in America, children could get into big trouble if they didn’t move with a guardian.

It was scary.

But more than that, he wanted to be with Father even a little longer.

Even if Father was on a call with company people, he wanted to be by his side.

Seeing his friends absorbed in the performance, Mason quickly began walking in the direction where Father had disappeared.

‘He definitely went this way…’

Thud!

His heart sank as a hand wrapped around his neck.

“Wow, friend. Long time no see!”

Three older boys blocking his front, back, and sides.

“Who, who are you?”

“Hey, hey. Are you really going to act like that?”

“Right. Do you have money? Hey, follow us if you don’t want to get beaten up. Smile. You have to smile, right? If you don’t smile, you’ll get hit?”

Mason desperately searched for Father, who was nowhere to be seen.

 

An alley near Whittier Narrows Park.

Thud!

Mason, pushed against the wall, fell down.

“Agh! Why, why are you doing this…”

“Phew. Damn. Why are there so many people? I don’t know why there are so many police either.”

“St-stop it. My heart is pounding.”

“Y-yeah. It’s just a festival, we can come again next time. Right?”

“Hey, do you think I’m doing this for fun? And we’ll be sixth graders soon. We should try stuff like this.”

I can’t breathe.

The back of my knees are tingling.

I want to cry.

I want to run away.

But my body won’t move.

“I-I’ll give you everything! H-here…”

“Oh!”

“Hey there, kids.”

Everyone’s bodies freeze instantly.

“R-run…”

Click!

“Stop. You’d better not move if you don’t want a hole in your head.”

‘A g-gun!’

The sound of a gun being loaded.

It’s a familiar sound from videos and TV.

Two Black Men in white clothes emerge from the dark alley.

Unfocused eyes and the sharp smell of sour sweat hitting my nose.

“Hey, kids. How much did you see?”

“W-we didn’t see anything!”

“That’s right! We just got here!”

“Hmm.”

Should he believe them or not.

The Black Man lazily looks Mason and the three children up and down.

“Hmm. You kids live well?”

“What? N-no! We don’t!”

“That’s right! Our allowance is less than 10 dollars a month! That’s why we came to take his money!”

“Shut up.”

“Gasp!”

“Huk! Huk!”

“Hey. What are you trying to do?”

“Look at these kids’ clothing brands.”

At least middle class.

And they’re Black, Hispanic, and Asian.

Even the White Player wearing the nicest clothes has red hair, appearing to be Irish. These were races that police wouldn’t respond well to even if reported.

“Think we can make some medicine money?”

“Jesus. Crazy drug addict bastard. I’m out, so do whatever you want!”

“Hehe. I’ll call you when I run out of drugs.”

The Black Man who raised his middle finger disappeared back into the alley, and the remaining Black Man pointed his gun barrel toward the inside of the alley.

“You’d better follow me if you don’t want to die, kids. This is a real gun.”

“Huuuk!”

‘F-Father-!’

Tears poured from Mason’s eyes.

 

* * *

 

“And you! What kind of mother lets a child go to the restroom alone! Even I, living in Korea, know you shouldn’t do that in America!”

“Then let us live in Gangnam where we don’t have to come to places like this!”

“What did you say?”

“Sending us peanuts for money! I’m sick of it! Really sick of it!”

“Do you think that’s really something to say! Hey-!”

The Police Officers who had been standing by in case this situation arose sigh at the sight of the Married Couple about to grab each other by the collar.

Being parents themselves, they couldn’t help but understand.

“Where could Mason have gone?”

“Maybe he left the park…”

“No way. Mason isn’t that stupid of a kid.”

The Children who were about to go home turned back at news of Mason’s disappearance.

‘That’s right.’

Mason is timid.

That type usually doesn’t go on adventures.

Moreover, he was happy today saying his Father had come.

The probability that he left the park voluntarily was close to zero.

The One Who Became a Star was saying so.

‘Then there’s only one answer.’

He left the park involuntarily.

“In-Inspector! They say a child matching the missing person’s description walked out of the park with three other children!”

“Where to!”

“Mason!”

‘Extortion?’

No.

If that were the case, he should have returned by now.

‘Something more than extortion.’

Instinct is telling him.

‘Assault!’

Johann’s eyes grow coldly serious.

Mason isn’t exactly part of the group, but he’s still a desk neighbor.

Where could he have gone.

Johann closes his eyes and enters the Library.

“Search. Fairmont School enrollment. Mason Moon. Mason Moon. 2009, 11 years old.”

Swoosh!

Johann reached his hand toward the Large Blue Glowing Orb.

‘His talent is big?’

He could find out what kind of talent it was later.

The current situation was more urgent.

“Reading.”

Mason’s life from birth to the present plays back like a panorama rapidly in Johann’s mind.

And after a moment…

“Kidnapping.”

Johann urgently opened his eyes and looked at Larry.

 

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