Chapter 491 – Graduation Ceremony (3)
When Seo Joo-hwan took off his recognition-disrupting sunglasses and said hello, surprised voices came out from everywhere.
“Why is Seo Joo-hwan here?”
“What? An Italian Vlog was uploaded on WeTube?”
“It must be a recorded copy, fool.”
“Anyway, I don’t know how our school called Seo Joo-hwan. Not a festival, but a graduation performance.”
“I know. Where did you get the money from?”
Questions from students and attendees were natural.
Seo Joo-hwan is a celebrity who is treated as the top in various fields such as an actor, singer, and dancer as well as a writer. However, he was also an oddball who did not appear on TV shows, including variety shows, and went abroad to travel. And Seo Joo-hwan was a famous celebrity who had a very wide range of activities and was difficult to recruit because he was new and out of the ordinary.
How did you invite Seo Joo-hwan to a graduation ceremony, not a festival, at an alternative university?
Amidst all the joy mixed with doubts.
There were people who quickly calmed their hearts and burst into laughter.
“Wow, as expected, Joo-hwan hyung. Because you are loyal.”
“You’re here to congratulate us that we are graduating, right?”
“Well, the main ones are Hayeon, Jikyung, and Deokhun.”
“Ahaha. If I hadn’t dropped out, Joo-hwan oppa would have graduated today too.”
The people who were talking like this were the students of the Department of Publication and Contents who had lived together with Seo Joo-hwan for a while. Although Seo Joo-hwan became such a celebrity that it was hard to see his face, he was still in contact with people he had been with during his college days, at least occasionally.
On the other hand, there were people who looked at Seo Joo-hwan and Eun-yul on stage with absurd eyes. Of course, they were best friends with Jung Ha-yeon and Seo Joo-hwan’s women.
Yu Ji-kyung snorted at her as if it was absurd.
“Brother, really. If you come to Korea, you don’t have to say that you came.”
“Uh ha ha. My brother must have been trying to surprise me.”
“Hmm. Seeing that he was with Yul, Yul knew about it, but he seems to have hidden it.”
At those words, Yoo Ji-kyung’s eyes widened even more.
“I see, is that so? I heard that Yul-ee is practicing acting these days, so she has become good at lying. Just try to get her off the stage. Hayeon unnie, don’t stop me this time.”
“Well, I don’t think I’ll stop it…….”
Jung Ha-yeon was also pretty horny, so I didn’t think to stop her. Rather, she even thought of joining in and revealing her personality after a long time.
It was when the two of them were staring at Seo Joo-hwan and Eun-yul.
– Haha. I’ll talk about my recent situation, and now I’ll start singing. You’ll know what song it is when you hear it.
Right after that, Eunyul’s guitar performance started.
Tiri-ring, an arpeggio where you pluck a guitar string one note at a time with your fingers. In the meantime, the performance of Seo Ju-hwan, who was sitting in front of the piano, was added.
The melody with the guitar and piano was rather heavy. A slightly dark tone. Why did they choose this song for the shining graduation ceremony?
It was such a thought, but the people in the hall recognized the identity of the song and immediately smiled.
Eventually, after the short prelude, Eunyul raised his voice.
– Oh~!
Clear humming as if dark clouds were raining. The pitch itself is not high, but the clear voice caught people’s attention in an instant.
– Oh~!
After a while, Seo Joo-hwan’s humming mixed with Eun-yul’s voice her. Their voices matched exquisitely, as if they were made for a duet of this moment.
[The special ability ‘Thing Feeling’ has been activated.]
[Talent, ‘Song (S/S)’ resonates with Eunyul’s ‘Song (A+/S)’.]
[The special ability ‘Thing Feeling’ and Eunyul’s ‘Immersion (A+/A+)’ resonate.]
Seo Joo-hwan felt Eun-yul’s skills her that had grown to another level and smiled. The song that was A grade when he met him before had reached A+ before he knew it.
– I took a step yesterday too. While sweating profusely.
Low but clear tone.
Eunyul’s clear voice moved over the heavy melody.
– I took a step today. While breathing out.
Seo Joo-hwan also raised his voice as if giving and receiving. In the low-pitched part, his timbre had more captivating power than Eun-yul.
– I will take a few steps tomorrow too. Waving his arms to her.
The lyrics follow.
When we finally entered the chorus, many people started singing along.
Building on the heights of yesterday
Past today’s peak
Climbing the hill of tomorrow—!
Re-released in this lifetime, ‘One Step’ topped the music charts thanks to the support of React Entertainment and Seo Joo-hwan. And even three years later, it was a song that was loved by so many people that it consistently climbed to the top of the annual rankings. Thanks to this, most people in the auditorium were able to sing together.
Seo Joo-hwan stood up from his seat and raised his arms toward the people with a bright smile. And he moved his hand as if holding a baton.
[Activate the special ability ‘Maestro.]
Surprisingly, people’s voices became more and more natural.
The lyrics of ‘One Step’ matched the mood of the graduation ceremony quite well. When you think of college, you probably think of a pleasant campus life.
But how can there be only pleasure in a place for study? If you look closely, there are many students whose faces are dying due to the mountain of assignments and studies.
However, students pour their passion to move forward yesterday, today and tomorrow. People in society might say what is so difficult about studying, but isn’t it different for everyone at that age?
The hardship of college students is probably the fear of graduation. It’s because even though I ran to graduate, I’m worried about whether I’ll be able to live in society outside the fence of college.
Towards the dimly visible light
I reach the light that shines dimly
Face me with a proud smile
Even so, people take one step toward the light that looks whitish and dim. To smile proudly when you look back on your life one day.
Will tell you
You worked really hard
I worked really hard
The voices of the graduates and attendees in the auditorium came together to form harmony. And definitely at the center of that harmony were Seo Joo-hwan and Eun-yul.
The two cheered the graduates by borrowing the words of the song. There is still a long way to go, but I have been through a lot. I believe that since I worked hard, I will be able to move forward vigorously even when I go out into society.
– Really, good job—!
After singing like that.
“Dear University students, congratulations on graduating!”
“Graduation, congratulations from the bottom of my heart!”
The two of them smiled brightly and shook hands.
*
The graduation ceremony is over.
“I’m sorry everyone. The party will wait, so let’s go!”
“Joe, congratulations on your graduation!”
Seo Joo-hwan and Eun-yul managed to escape while taking pictures with the graduates and other fans.
“It’s been a while, everyone!”
When Seo Joo-hwan approached and said hello, bruises poured out here and there. Baek Kang-ho ran first and put a headlock on his neck.
“Honey, if you come to Korea, you should tell your brother!”
“100 million. Brother, I’m out of breath! If my older brother jokes around, it’s an attempted murder?!”
“Jjasik, umsal-eun.”
“It’s not tough! Sister-in-law, please save me!”
Lee Hye-ri approached him and pinched Baek Kang-ho’s side. Baek Kang-ho did not feel any pain and withdrew.
The party, including Seo Ju-hwan, first moved by car. People kept pouring in, making it impossible to talk comfortably.
So, the party arrived at the restaurant Seo Ju-hwan had reserved in advance and chatted. Of course, he had been hit hard once again because he had not been able to contact him recently.
Seo Joo-hwan had his own sins, so he couldn’t help but laugh awkwardly.
Acquaintances each shed a smile when they saw Seo Ju-hwan. He expressed regret over losing contact for a while, but in fact, few people cared for the people around him as much as Seo Joo-hwan.
“Anyway, it’s been a while since I’ve seen your face. He also ate expensive rice, so this should be enough.”
“Ho Ho. Joo-hwan is so busy. What can I do?”
“Juhwan-ah, come work out soon. Let’s see if your skills aren’t rusted.”
“Brother, I’m not even a martial artist…….”
“Ugh. If you’re like that, don’t think about seeing Soo-hwan in the future.”
“Ugh. I see. I’ll stop by sometime soon.”
At Baek Kang-ho’s threat, Seo Ju-hwan raised his hands as if he couldn’t help it. Although not his nephew by blood, Baek Soo-hwan was a child who was very emotional to him. He was none other than a child who saw the light with his help.
When it was time to go, Baek Soo-hwan put his hands on his belly and said hello.
“Hello Uncle Zhu Huani.”
“Son, it’s not good-bye, but good-bye.”
“Good bye?”
Baek Soo-hwan tilts his head and repeats the same words.
He’s still clumsy, but considering he’s only 4 years old, that wasn’t unusual either. Rather, I’d say it’s on the fast side.
Seo Joo-hwan smiled and stroked Baek Soo-hwan’s head.
“Haha. Yes, Suhwan. Sooner or later, my uncle will come with a present.”
“Wow! Uncle Chego!”
So Baek Kang-ho’s family left first, and Jang Deok-hun and Yoo Ji-gyeong’s family greeted each other in turn and returned home.
After finally only the couple remained.
The women who were waiting began to punch Seo Joo-hwan.
Puck, puck!
“Oops! Why are you hitting me all of a sudden?!”
When Seo Joo-hwan screamed in surprise, the bruises of the five women poured out.
“Is it because you don’t know?”
“Do you want to take it after a long time?”
“Hwan-i oppa, you idiot!”
“Surprises are bullshit.”
“Isn’t this mean that Yul only informed her unnie?”
“Yu, Yul, save me!”
Seo Joo-hwan screamed and hid behind Eun-yul. Eunyul, naturally facing the eyes of the five women, lowered her head with a hick sound.
“I’m sorry! I tried to contact you, but my brother said never to tell me!”
“Yu, you Yul?!”
Eun-yul brushed off Seo Ju-hwan who was clinging to his back and left her. His one eye his winked and his tongue his stuck out, which was quite different from three years ago.
At that, Seo Ju-hwan smiled with satisfaction even though he was bewildered.
‘Now it seems that the dependency has completely disappeared.’
It is Eun-yul who suffered from various mental illnesses such as panic disorder and mutism due to trauma. Afterwards, he met Seo Joo-hwan and all his symptoms of her were alleviated, but he developed dependence instead.
However, now Eun-yul has achieved a stand alone with the help of Seo Joo-hwan, continuous treatment and counseling. However, the favorability was still going back and forth between A and S.
But that smile seemed disapproving to other women.
“Oh, look at him? Are you laughing at what you did well?”
“I was about to get over this because I heard the song well, but suddenly I got angry.”
Women who insult you with barbed words.
Seo Joo-hwan laughed and said shamelessly.
“Isn’t everyone reacting too strongly? Did you miss me that much?”
“That…….”
The women were furious, but their words were muffled. Because that’s actually true. However, to say it as it is, there were still people who could not tell about the situation, such as Jang Deok-hun and Seo Ju-hee.
Seo Joo-hwan approached Jang Deok-hoon with a nasty smile and put his arm around his shoulder. And he said to the women.
“Let’s curse later, later. You know that every minute and every second is precious to Deokhoon.”
“Brother, are you selling me…….”
“Are you selling it? Do you say that My brother is here to give you a tip, man. Military life tips.Haha!”
“…….”
Jang Deok-hun, who couldn’t bear to confront Master, only frowned. Jang Deok-hoon, who became a mess, was scheduled to enlist two days later.
