episode_0018

After the academy ended.

With this now familiar combination, we headed to a karaoke bar.

This is a story that came up by chance while chatting about the club.

Although it was a welcome companion for me, it must have been extremely unpleasant for Moon Jeong-woo.

A coin karaoke room where you can sing a certain number of songs by inserting bills or coins.

I headed to an empty room of a decent size.

Seats for two or three people were attached to the wall on either side, and the machine’s screen, remote control, and microphone were visible between them.

There were a total of two microphones, and the air conditioner managed the temperature in the room appropriately.

Jeong Ye-eun went in first, sat down, and covered herself with a blanket placed on her lap.

Because her skirt was shorter than her older sister’s, it was burdensome to sit in a seat without a desk.

And, Moon Jeong-woo sat down next to her.

It was a quick movement that I had never seen before.

He looked up at me, like a Chihuahua trying to protect its owner.

I chuckled and headed to the other side of her.

He may have been worried that I would have direct contact with Jeong Ye-eun, so he took the seat next to her, but it was a very wrong choice.

Sitting across from her meant increasing the physical distance, but it didn’t mean much because the space wasn’t that big to begin with.

Also, from this position, you can look straight into her face.

In the end, the direction she was looking at was in front, and that’s where I ended up sitting.

As for Moon Jeong-woo… you will get to see him from the side, from the side.

“I’ll call you first?”

“Here, remote control.”

The starting point was Jeong Ye-eun.

After inserting the money, her white fingers began to dance across the remote control’s keyboard.

“Oh… you want to sing that?”

“I’m good at singing? Khum, ah.”

After she tested the microphone a few times, music started playing.

A song that a singer sang a few months ago, turned around at the end of the year and heated up Korea.

You may have heard this several times at a mobile phone store on the street or at a cafe.

“Over there, the spot of the disappeared star~”

It was a song with the same title as a term appearing in physics and astronomy and the name of the e-skill of a wizard champion in a certain game.

Not only does the vocal range have to be wide, but the sound changes frequently and the use of one’s true voice is important, so a lot of stamina is also required.

It’s not an easy song for even women who can sing well to sing completely…

Her singing was stable and beautiful.

‘and…’

I think I understand why people fall for women who can sing well.

She smiles brightly while looking at the machines on the karaoke machine screen…

It was so, so beautiful and lovely.

I stood up and called out and moved the blanket on my knees so that I could see my white legs, but at this moment I didn’t feel obscene.

It feels like I am falling in love with the person named Jeong Ye-eun, not the woman named Jeong Ye-eun.

And, as anyone who has ever felt this knows, these feelings are much more powerful than heterosexuality.

I feel like I want to sleep with someone I like as a woman, but… I feel admiration and attraction for the person himself, who seems to shine and has the power to charm me.

This is something we often see on idols and celebrities, but now she is like my idol.

A gesture that has the power to grab attention while giving off an aura that seems untouchable.

A lyrical yet powerful voice.

If a shooting star falling from the sky or a brightly shining sun became a person, would it look like this?

“….”

“How was it?”

Even after her song ended, I couldn’t keep my mouth shut for a while.

“Dohyun?”

Then, she asked my thoughts. Not Moon Jeong-woo’s, but my impressions.

“Really.. he sings well.”

There was no intention to excite, and it was not a compliment planned by NTL as much as it is now.

Pure admiration and complete approval.

“Hee hee, right? You say I sing well?”

“..Can you call me one more?”

“Yes! Is there a song you want to hear?”

She smiled brightly, as if my compliment made her feel better, and she held the microphone tightly and did not put it down.

Instead of answering what she said, I took the remote control and searched for the song title.

It was a song characterized by refreshing high notes and an exciting melody.

“Is this okay?”

“Of course!”

Just before the next song plays.

“Hey, Ye-eun…”

“Uh, huh? Why?”

“No, I heard it well too…”

Moon Jeong-woo, who was waiting but seemed sullen because he was not asked what he thought, said.

Well, he must have been thinking about what he would say if Jeong Ye-eun asked.

“Yes, thank you! Dohyun, play a song!”

She didn’t react much and urged me to play the next song.

After a while. A song started playing from the machine.

-Sweet little kitty~

A chorus mixed with the prelude flows out.

The song started.

This time, it showed a completely different appearance.

“The little starlight that dances and illuminates the sad city~”

Previously, it gave a lyrical feeling, but now it gave a cool feeling with a powerful vocal tone.

She was an innocent ballad singer, but she became a charismatic rock singer.

Even after the song, which relieved my stress just by listening to it, ended, I was lost in the lingering mood for a while.

“Hey.. can you record it? Listen later.”

“Ahaha, was it that good?”

The sight of her smiling from ear to ear at my high praise was that of a girl who didn’t know where her charisma from just moments ago had gone.

“Okay, I’ll sing next time.”

I reached for the remaining, unused microphone –

“Now, here!”

She handed over the microphone she had been using until now.

“Huh?”

“Why, I brushed my teeth earlier? Don’t you want to write together?”

“No, are you okay?”

“Yes, of course! Originally, karaoke microphones were used in turns.”

“Okay, then.”

I picked up the remote control and pressed a number.

The song I chose was one that resonates throughout the country every spring.

Especially when cherry blossoms are in full bloom.

This group’s songs are not that difficult to sing, the melodies are not sagging, and in many ways, there are many songs that are good to sing at karaoke.

A song played, and I slowly began to sing.

“Oh…”

This was her reaction after hearing my first verse.

It was embarrassing to say that I was a good singer compared to her, but I definitely had better than average singing skills.

Combined with Choi Do-hyun’s easy-to-listen voice, a song that lacks technique but is easy to listen to was completed.

“Waving in the spring breeze~”

In the highlight section, she also joined in and sang.

I had almost memorized the lyrics anyway, and I looked at her.

She also looked at me.

we sang

There were happy smiles on our faces.

Watching her sing was something I could do all day.

She also looked at me and smiled.

Moon Jeong-woo was completely alienated.

Her smile and eyes turned to me.

and,

“Let’s walk together~”

In the lyrics. He looked at her and smiled that polite smile.

The smile you gave her when you saved her on a night walk.

Although I’ve been smiling a lot lately, that smile is a little different from my usual smile.

When she saw that smile, she quickly turned her gaze to the screen.

This is a good phenomenon.

Because it means she is conscious of me.

Now, if there’s just a little trigger, wouldn’t it be a relationship that anyone can call a romance?

Right now, it’s between friendship and intimacy, between intimacy and excitement.

Because we are drifting in that gray area.

After finishing the song, we shared a high five.

The score of 100 flashed on the screen.

“Jungwoo, call one too!”

She handed the microphone to Moon Jeong-woo.

After seeing that, I put down the microphone.

I had absolutely no desire to sing a duet with a man.

“Uh, yes…!”

He brightened his eyes.

He was looking at me with jealous eyes.

It seemed like he thought it was an opportunity.

And, the song he chose was –

{shrift}

‘Ah… that…’

That’s a really cool song, but…

Does this match the flow of the song, asshole?

Anyway, the biggest problem is those guys who are singing an exciting song but suddenly pour cold water into the atmosphere with a ballad –

I wanted to spill out the words, but I held back.

Still, as if he was a childhood friend, she did her best to look at him with a cool expression.

And, perhaps Moon Jeong-woo accepted it sincerely, but he was gradually becoming intoxicated with his appearance.

Aside from that, the song was sung quite well. If I hadn’t been able to sing here, it would have really ruined the atmosphere, so it was a shame.

It was nice to catch a glimpse of her every time love-related lyrics came out, but…

How can you turn your eyes away while singing such lyrics to someone else’s woman?

Of course, it’s not yet, but since it’s going to happen anyway… I guess we can call it that.

Now, when Moon Jeong-woo momentarily lowered his favorability rating.

This is an opportunity to raise my likeability rating.

After her song ended, I suggested a couple song to her.

It might seem like a timid move, but I was sure she would gladly accept it.

“Yes! Let’s sing that!”

And, my expectations were exactly correct.

Next to her, Moon Jeong-woo was looking at me with burning eyes, but it only heightened my excitement.

After a while, interludes began to flow.