Episode #108. To do some righteous evil.
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Life is always a gist.
In life, all sorts of things happen.
Limon, who had lived a long life, knew that fact better than anyone else, so even if something unexpected happened, he let it go.
But at this moment.
Limon couldnât contain his curiosity.
âWhy did things turn out this wayâ¦?â
[Why, why? It was thanks to the handsome team leader who came to say hello to his friend.]
âNo, so what did I do?â
[Are you asking because you donât know that?]
Yuna-kyung is dumbfounded and asks back.
âWill you ask if you know?â
Limon furrowed his brow.
All he did here was open the cafe door and come in.
One problem.
As soon as he entered, President Jung, Yujin, and a crowd of more than dozens of people forced him to the stage.
Kindly give me a guitar.
âApart from Eugeneâs musical brain, why is it so messed up that he canât even make me play other things?â
[The team leader came after a week, so thatâs
right.] âWhat did you say?â
[What the hell, all of these people went blind after not listening to the team leader for a week.]
âWhat kind of drug is my performance? Are you going to make a fuss just because you havenât been in for a week?â
[If itâs a drug, Iâd rather pay for it and buy it. Itâs a problem because I canât listen to the team leaderâs performance even if I pay for it.]
Yuna-gyeong grumbled.
In fact, it wasnât even like this in the beginning.
No matter how great Limonâs performance is, itâs a level inferior to that of top-notch musicians like Julia.
Not to mention, it wasnât enough to stand out in this era where the number of players using music skills increased and the number of top-notch musicians increased.
[Especially the team leaderâs friendâs song.]
âHmm, Iâll admit that.â
The problem was with Eugene.
Unlike Limon, who is already technically perfect, Eugene is still at an immature level as a singer.
Because of that, there was a side where the innate sense and sensibility could not be revived with technique.
However, President Jung gave Yujin basic singing training during her spare time or holidays after working at a live cafe.
Of course, the basics anyway.
It was nothing more than a simple training that even ordinary people could easily do.
but the result.
Eugene grew up explosively.
[Anyway, crows play with each other⦠Does it make sense that they change like that after only a few days of training?
]
[No matter how hard it is!]
In fact, Yuna-kyungâs point was correct.
Because Eugene was similar to Limon.
Just as Limon, who has the physical abilities of a sword master and the senses obtained from a deep-dark violin, absorbed Juliaâs assault in an instant.
Eugene, who was born with talent and has accumulated a lot of experience as a street musician, awakened his potential through simple training.
No matter how steep the growth was.
Comparing the song from a month ago and now, I couldnât believe it was the same person.
Thanks to that, there are now quite a few people who visit live cafes just to listen to Eugeneâs songs.
Of course, what the cafe customers were most looking forward to was a joint live performance with Limonâs performance added to Eugeneâs song.
[Besides, why is the team leader improving his playing skills there again?]
âI heard that my playing skills have never improved?â
[Then why did his playing change so much?!]
âIt wasnât that his skills improved, but that he stopped restraining himself as much as he sang well.â
[Thatâs it from a listenerâs point of view, right?]
Limon said sullenly.
When Eugeneâs singing was still poor.
His performance focused on filling in the gaps in the song.
However, as Eugene got the basics and the gaps were reduced, now he can only focus on reviving the song.
At least that much of a difference.
That alone made a huge difference to Limonâs performance.
Compared to a two-person triangle, it was like pushing a wheelchair and now riding a two-person bicycle together.
The technique had to change.
And this is the result of adding Limonâs performance, which has forgotten self-control, to Eugeneâs song, which has evolved so much.
It was a live cafe where people stood in line outside the door and even received waiting tickets.
[do you know? On the day the team leader comes as a customer, are the live cafe tickets sold as scalpers?]
ââ¦What kind of crazy thing is that?â
[Itâs not crazy, itâs true.]
Yuna-kyung pointed out with a sharp sigh.
In fact, even now, there were a lot of people busily coming and going outside the store, saying they were selling tickets.
Thatâs also because, unlike Eugene, who goes on stage every day, Limon visits only once in his free time, so there are few opportunities to listen to his performances.
Almost treated as a rare monster?
Limon, however, refused to admit his responsibility.
Instead, I just cursed at the culprit of this.
âDamn it, some guy uploaded a video of us on his ownâ¦â
[Well, he was a student. They didnât use it commercially, they just tried to share it with friends.]
âIsnât this a mess because it was leaked?â
[So you came to the cafe and apologized, right? I delete everything I shared.]
âWhat do you do if you delete only him? Itâs spread all over the place, so thereâs no one I havenât seen.â
It was a coincidence.
At the same time, it was also inevitable.
Since the live performances of the two became so famous, it was leaked that one of the cafe customers filmed and shared the live performance.
Of course, the video is a mess.
It was filmed with a smartphone, and it shook wildly, and the sound echoed, so the sound quality was terrible compared to live.
But that was enough.
It was not until the video titled âLive at a common cafe in the peninsula.aviâ spread randomly and eventually rose to the rankings of real-time search words.
âYou have nothing to do these days? Thereâs something to watch, so Iâm trying to make that video into the top 10 of the real test?â
[When are you talking? Someday when the real sword of that video took first place.]
ââ¦Did it hit first place before?â
[It was filmed a long time ago.]
âNo, why the hell?â
[Why, why? Itâs because the team leader is so addictive to live.]
Yuna-kyung pointed out bluntly.
In fact, in a sense, she was also the biggest victim of the two live performances.
It was the first time I was genuinely admiring it.
I always followed Limon and listened to his live performances, so now even when I close my eyes, the music of the two people comes to mind.
I didnât even use the skill.
Itâs basic that once you hear it, you wonât forget it.
This is because the music of the two has a strange magic that makes you want to hear it more the more you listen to it.
[Thatâs why people are so crazy that they are trying to meet the team leader and his friend, right?]
Yuna-kyung with one wing outstretched.
The end points to the outside of the window.
To be exact, all kinds of people gathered in front of the cafe right now.
âAh, give me money! how much do you want 500? 1000? Iâll pay whatever you ask, so come!â
âWhere is this man so vulgar! Does it make sense to hire an artist for money? Letâs have a dignified conversation!â
âChief Jeong! Letâs do a coupon discount event jointly with our store!â
âYou man, thatâs against the rules!â
âAh, you guys are recruited, and you are naked, and you are lined up! Weâve been standing in line for an hour, but where are we going to cut in line!â
âHmmmm Iâm not trying to cut in line, but the entertainment guildâ¦â
âItâs okay, line up!â
Neighborhood bosses in numerous industries.
Customers who came to see the live performance.
Even the officials from the entertainment guild.
The spectacle of countless people intertwined and making their own noises was to the point that there was no other market for dottegi.
However, there was someone else who shouted the loudest.
âTodayâs live is over, so please go home now! No encore requests! Stop Hwang and Kim there and go back! yes!?â
The owner of this live cafe.
Not too long ago, he was happy with the sky-high sales, but now he was president Jeong, whose face was half-faced from dealing with all sorts of human beings.
To put it bluntly, the problem was that Eugene and Limon became too famous.
It is good that the number of guests has increased.
A lot of entertainment people?
It was a decided result from the moment I saw the WIM Guildâs Chief Moon.
The problem was the local bosses who came after hearing rumors that the sales of live cafes had increased dozens of times.
It was because if I threw her out ruthlessly, I would be treated like an asshole in the neighborhood, and if I left her alone, she was ready to protest to share Limon and Eugene in the shopping district.
It seems like just yesterday that when live cafes were empty, they whispered that they would soon go bankrupt.
Itâs like theyâre talking about going to the same shopping mall now, asking if we should make a profit together.
For Chung, it was an upset situation.
âOh please go!!!â
Have you run out of patience?
President Jeong even yelled out loud.
Limon clicked his tongue as he saw the local bosses clinging to him and arguing about his age and morals, and the onlookers excitedly filming the scene.
âTodayâs performance is over.â
[Maybe itâs because of my mood that itâs not only today?
]
[The truth is always hard to hear.]
Limon clicked his tongue lightly as he watched Yuna-kyung show off her chubby stomach.
It was then that Eugene, who went to loot sandwiches saying he was hungry after a stage performance, returned.
âWhat are you doing, partner? Arenât you ready for the encore performance?â
âOkay. I thought it would be difficult to do that performance.â
âhuh? why?â
âCanât you see?â
Limon slightly averted his eyes.
Following that gaze, Yoo-jin looked around and tilted her head as she saw Jeong fighting almost to the neck outside the window.
âDoes that have anything to do with our performance?â
âWhatâs the use of performing in this chaos? The store is about to close at this rate.â
âThen why?â
âok?â
âIsnât a performance a performance whether the boss gets arrested for fighting or the shop closes? Why should we care about that?â
whether there is a listener or not.
Itâs the same if you can sing.
Limon looked at Eugene, who said, âWhat else do I need to worry about?â Eventually, Limon smiled and nodded.
âItâs a word that hits you right in the middle.â
âWhat kind of song?â
âNo, because I think you know why I canât enjoy music like you do.â
âhuh? Does your partner not enjoy music?â
âBecause I donât particularly like to play.â
ââ¦???â
I donât seem to understand at all.
Limon giggled at Eugene, who blinked blankly.
And one more word.
âAnd today, originally, I didnât come to play. Iâm here to inform you.â
âNotice?â
âok. I donât think Iâll be here at all for at least a month.â
âThen our live in the meantime?!â
âI canât.â
âOH MY GOD!â
Limon smiled as he saw Eugene with a disappointed expression on his face, like a child whose Christmas present was postponed until next year.
âDonât be so disappointed. You can do a live next time, right?â
âPartner, thatâs the next live. Todayâs live canât be done if itâs not today.â
âWhat kind of carpe diem is that?â
âMy experience. If you put off music, you will definitely not be able to do it.â
âWell, it must have been because if I didnât sing today, I would starve to death tomorrow.â
Watching Eugene speak seriously, Limon said spitefully.
âWhat are you going to promise me? Next time you come, will you hang out all night?â
âreally?â
âIâm not a two-talker.â
âOkay then Iâll see you today!â
Eugene smiled brightly and agreed.
And then, as if thinking about it, he asked.
âBy the way, why canât your partner come for a month?â
âHmm, itâs not a big deal. I think Iâll have to do bad things righteously for a while.â
ââ¦???â
If you do bad things, youâll get busy.
Watching Limon raise the corner of his mouth and make a mean expression, Eugene could only put a question mark above his head.