Chapter 111
Volume 3 / Chapter 111
TL: LightNovelCafe
[TN: Friendship. Such a sweet thing.]
Everyone finished the 20 fierce days of Long Thibaud and returned. However, the results had not been good. According to Danny, it was a breakthrough for East Asia and annihilation for America.
Korean, Chinese, and Japanese participants’ names were on the list of runner-ups, but there was not a single American. This is not talking about American as a nationality, but as the place where the participants completed their studies.
It was to the point where students who had the competition as their priority were considering moving to a school in Europe.
"Jun, I’m going to go out for Long Thibaud no matter what the year after the next."
Danny was full of confidence after seeing the participants’ abilities with his own eyes.
"Let’s go out for it together. With your piano, you’re definitely a winner."
Danny had heard the pianists who had been labeled as being at a high overall level. However, he had not heard a piano that made his heart beat as much as Jun Hyuk’s did.
"No. It isn’t my dream to become a pianist."
"Of course I know that. But you should know that a lot of composers are famous pianists."
"Anyway, I don’t want to. If you want, I can do the accompaniment for you."
"I don’t want that. It’s obvious that the accompanist will overshadow the performer. Am I crazy?"
Danny was extremely jealous of Jun Hyuk’s talent but there were a lot of times when he thought that it was a relief that Jun Hyuk had not chosen to play the piano. He thought it a relief that this tremendous competitor, a competitor that he could never follow, had chosen composition.
On top of that, if he shows his music to this future maestro, Jun Hyuk might compose a song with his violin in mind.
"Jun, tell me honestly. What do you think of my violin?"
"You’re good. Have confidence."
"Then why is the song for the performance a piano concerto? Don’t you need to write a violin song for me, your best friend?"
He spoke as though joking, but his tone was full of regret.
"That? That’s nothing really. It’s just a practice song."
"Practice song?"
He was chosen for the performance with a practice song? Danny had already seen Jun Hyuk’s score on the internet. If that song is just a practice song, what is a real one like? Danny remembered the title of that song.
"Oh right, it said the title of that song is Piano Concerto No. 7… Then doesn’t that mean there are 6 other songs?"
"That’s right. I wrote them while I was in Korea."
"By chance, do you have the scores with you?"
Jun Hyuk tapped his head with his fingers.
"Ah….."
"So the songs are in your head and the scores are in Korea."
When Danny saw Jun Hyuk nod his head, he spoke in a quiet voice,
"Then do you have a song for the violin?"
"Of course I do. Why? Do you want to see it?"
"It’d be an honor, maestro."
Danny rotated his arms and bowed.
Jun Hyuk took out sheet music and started writing notes quickly. Danny’s eyes quickly followed the notes from beside Jun Hyuk. When Jun Hyuk completed the score within moments, Danny quickly took it.
"If I finish practicing this song, you’ll play the accompaniment?"
"Why?"
"Let’s show this at the concert."
"Ha ha."
As Jun Hyuk suddenly started laughing, Danny’s eyes widened.
"Why are you laughing?"
"I played around with that a little while I was arranging it. If you want to play that perfectly, you’ll have to practice that like crazy this winter break. And if you can play that song completely, you’ll be good enough to go out for the competition."
Danny’s widened eyes did not come back to their original state. Had he made it so that he could practice?
Though Jun Hyuk always seemed indifferent, he was very considerate of others at times like this. Danny was touched and hugged Jun Hyuk, kissing his cheek.