Chapter 48 : What you need right now is not vocal practice, but treatment

What you need right now is not vocal practice, but treatment.

34 years old this year, Park Seung-A, a famous vocal trainer who has been active for 8 years.

Park Seung-A was originally an expensive instructor, with hundreds of trainees hoping to take lessons from her.

Because of that, there are almost no cases where she raises her voice due to a student.

Most of her students listen to her very, very well.

“Stop it.”

Park Seung-A finally snapped her fingers and let out a deep sigh.

“Hehe…”

Her bright blue eyes and beautiful silver hair shine unchanged. Her unnecessarily perfect appearance and body line.

Suhyun came again.

Every time she came like this, she looked more and more worn out.

Dark shadows under her fair skin. More than anything, her voice.

Park Seung-A couldn’t bear to listen to that voice for long.

She shot her a cold glare.

“Why are you here again?!”

But Suhyun, as if it were a joke, scratched the back of her head with a calm smile.

“Haha. Well, I promised to come every Sunday. I worked hard yesterday too…”

“Go to the hospital first! Suhyun, go to the hospital first! I told you at the hospital!”

This time, she grabbed her hand firmly. She was truly an unstoppable student.

“What’s going on with your voice? You sound like someone who smokes all day.”

“Ugh…”

At those words, Suhyun flinched for a moment.

She had barely smoked in her past life, and never in a woman’s body.

Could it be that her soul was damaged?!

No. That couldn’t be it.

Suhyun quickly forced a calm expression and changed the subject.

“Oh, maybe it’s because it’s dry these days.”

“Ha. Dry, huh?”

Park Seung-A’s eyes gleamed sharply.

She was definitely no fool. Suhyun’s voice was not simply damaged by “dryness.”

She had taught more students than anyone. Hundreds of trainees, idols, actors, singers.

She had seen countless voices fall apart.

However, Suhyun’s voice was not damaged by the environment.

She had wanted to ask the reason many times. But Suhyun had never spoken in detail about her vocal condition.

She just said, “It’s okay.”

She just said, “I’ll get better if I rest a little.”

Park Seung-A knew all too well that those words were lies.

“Can you sing?”

She asked carefully.

Can she? She had strained her voice yesterday while trying to mimic John Wick’s voice.

Suhyun thought back to the harshly used voice she had forced out yesterday.

It’ll be fine. Probably.

Suhyun hesitated for a moment, then slowly nodded.

“Yes.”

Then, she took a small breath and opened her mouth.

Seung-A prepared to play the piano as she followed Suhyun’s song.

But…

“Ugh… Cough. Ugh…”

Before her voice could continue smoothly, it cracked harshly.

And Suhyun quickly covered her mouth.

Park Seung-A said nothing.

She just quietly watched the scene.

Suhyun tried to clear her throat, but no matter how hard she tried, the sound wouldn’t clear up.

The first few words were okay, but if she tried to sing for even a little longer, her voice would tighten.

And once her voice cracked, it took a long time to return to its original state.

As expected.

Park Seung-A quietly muttered.

“This is why you’re taking lessons.”

Suhyun calmly replied.

However, Park Seung-A found that calmness even more unsettling.

How does she expect to sing with this voice, in this condition?

“Suhyun.”

“…Yes.”

“How much longer are you going to strain this voice?”

Park Seung-A’s voice wavered.

She still didn’t know.

She didn’t know the reason why Suhyun’s voice was in this state.

She didn’t know what kind of life Suhyun had lived in the past.

She didn’t know how or how harshly Suhyun had overused her voice.

Park Seung-A could only watch as the girl in front of her slowly fell apart.

But still, Suhyun was smiling.

“Can I just do one song?”

At that, Park Seung-A tightly shut her mouth.

But her eyes were cold and desperate as she said,

“No.”

“Hiiing…”

And so, the practice room was filled with silence for a long time.

Only Suhyun, who was pouting her lips, remained.

“Ah. Did you watch the Busker teaser?”

“…Yes. I did. It’s trending these days. Because it’s director Lee Myung-Ho’s new work.”

Suhyun suddenly changed the subject with a light tone.

Her voice, which had sounded like it was about to break, changed to a calm, unaffected tone.

Park Seung-A looked at Suhyun in disbelief.

At a time like this, she suddenly brings up a drama?

“I debuted in the entertainment industry as the first love of the male lead.”

Suhyun was still smiling.

As if it were nothing, as if her current vocal state was no problem at all.

“Silent music-loving girl.”

Park Seung-A, upon hearing that, thought of Suhyun’s voice again.

A girl who couldn’t speak.

A girl who loved music but had lost her voice.

Was this just a coincidence?

Or did she choose this role on purpose?

Park Seung-A quietly stared at Suhyun.

There were strange emotions tangled in her eyes.

“…I guess you won’t be singing.”

She slowly opened her mouth.

Then Suhyun smiled as if she had been waiting for this moment and nodded.

“Yes. I just need to act with my eyes.”

Looking at Suhyun’s beaming smile, Park Seung-A remained silent for a while.

Was this really a good thing?

For a long time, Park Seung-A couldn’t say a word.

“…Next time you come, we’ll be doing rehabilitation, not vocal training.”

“Ugh…”

“It’s not ‘ugh,’ it’s essential!”

Suhyun lowered her head again and sighed.

But there was nothing she could do.

“Yes…”

She knew better than anyone that her voice was ruined.

“Sigh…”

I was trying to get some vocal training, but what is this?

They said there’s going to be a concert on the last day of Deokchun Island, so I was thinking of practicing just in case…

“Well, I guess I don’t need to do it.”

I wasted my time worrying. After all, I can’t do it anyway…

I adjusted my mask as I left the academy.

I took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.

I know I shouldn’t strain my voice, but strangely, every time I breathe, it feels like my throat is being scratched by a knife.

“There’s no difference from when I’m broadcasting.”

I suddenly thought that.

I mean, I yell a lot when I’m broadcasting, don’t I?

I’ve been holding back ever since I realized the condition of my voice…

But even if my voice is damaged, it shouldn’t be much different from how I usually broadcast.

After all, I’m not really a talkative person, and most of my streams are about games.

But why?

Why is it so hard to say just one line of lyrics?

When Seung-A said I needed rehabilitation instead of vocal training, I just brushed it off, but that word kept echoing in my ears.

I never expected the word ‘rehabilitation’ to sound so heavy.

It feels like I have to clean up the mess that Nanoka made.

“…Sigh.”

I took out my phone.

I was going to play the Busker trailer since it was newly released, but I ended up scrolling past it.

The YouTube algorithm was acting up anyway.

“Ugh… [Nanoka Ch. – Graduation Broadcast 8.12 million views]”

Why am I looking at this right now…

The thumbnail shows a smiling, black-haired, dark-eyed girl wearing an idol costume, holding a microphone.

I guess it’s like my old self. Choosing black hair and dark eyes was a good idea.

“She really looks pretty just by looking at it.”

Click.

Without thinking, I pressed on the video, and the songs I used to sing started flowing through my headphones.

Saying goodbye while reminiscing about the memories.

The bond with the fans.

The farewell with the colleagues.

A beautiful farewell.

A beautiful conclusion.

“Ugh… Well, should I just practice my aim at home?”

What am I going to do, getting emotional like this?

I should focus on my stream right now.

Tomorrow is Deokchun Island Day 2.

Should I start with the architecture work, or maybe drive a taxi like Yui…?

Huh. Yui?

“Ah.”

I didn’t pay for the taxi on Deokchun Island.

It must have been expensive to get from the center to the airport…

“Ugh… Hmm…”

I wonder if it’s okay…?

It should be fine… right…?

Feeling a slight sense of danger, I opened my phone and searched for Yui’s stream.

[Hanasaki Yui Ch. – Deokchun Island Taxi Business Day 2]

• 3 hours 21 minutes elapsed

Huh. Is it a live broadcast…?

I clicked without thinking, and as soon as I entered, Yui’s voice echoed.

[Ah! Aaaah!]

“…?”

Not long ago, Yui was beating up Mr. Inmin, who was in charge of security.

Her virtual face was smiling with an expression that almost seemed ecstatic.

[You idiot. Do you think your oil just comes from the ground? Oh, really?]

・ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ

• Does it fall from the sky?
• Changing RP is seriously scary;;

…Wait, did she change her RP to a Korean-Chinese uncle like Rie?

I felt an ominous vibe and held my breath.

I knew Yui wasn’t next to me, but should I say I was suddenly scared…

Yui continued with a serious voice.

[I’ll give you a dollar off for every butter.]

[How much do I have to get hit?]

[Yesterday, I took Yuki Mama and didn’t turn off the meter, so it’s 40,000 dollars.]

[You crazy…!]

Click.

I reflexively turned off the broadcast.

It wasn’t because Mr. Inmin’s scream sounded so desperate.

“…You remember I didn’t pay, right?”

Crap.

[Rumilive Gallery]

[General] [Fujimoto Rie, crazy woman] [45]

(Spreading Korean-Chinese RP image of Rie)

Our Yui, damn it, bring her back!!!

[Comments]

[That crazy woman]

[Our mom made her a Korean-Chinese tooᅲᅲᅲ]

[Rumilive’s ‘Koreanization’]

• Is she crazyᄏᄏᄏᄏ

[General] [1st and 2nd day Yui Taxi Unpaid List] [67]

1st day – Fujimoto Rie (corrupt cop), Biddulbittul, Gomtangtang (said she would pay double), Shirahama Yuki (said Yui didn’t need to pay)

2nd day

Aluminum bat starts ‘normalizing.’ None. (Except for Mr. Inmin, who owes 39,987 dollars)

[Comments]

[It’s so scary that no one is left after the normalization ᄃᄃ]

• Look at Mr. Inmin, he’s torn up after getting hit 13 times ᅲᅲ
• Seriously, isn’t she a Korean-Chinese by now?

[Why does Yuki Mama get a pass?]

• Well, she was cool…
• A crazy usurer trying to get money even from her mom’s debt note

Wait, seriously?

[General] [Mr. Inmin’s Suffering Story] [45]

(Clip of getting his neck chopped by Yuki)

Dead from mom

(Clip of getting hit with a bat by Yui)

Hit by his daughter ᅲᅲᅲ

[Comments]

[It was so sad watching Deokchun Island…]

[But still, Deokchun gave a lot of money]

Oh really? How much?

About 100,000 dollars, I think.

Thanks~

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