Genius Composer Who’s a Dedicated Fan

I’ll quit being a composer.

“Whaaaat?!”

Baek Yerin was shocked to hear Ryu Won’s answer.

She couldn’t help but be shocked.

“A-Are you serious?”

“Yes. If I wasn’t serious, I wouldn’t have started in the first place.”

Ryu Won answered with a faint smile.

Baek Yerin could instinctively feel it.

That there was no lie in his answer just now…

From the start, he had avoided her questions before, but he had never lied.

That’s why it’s even more incomprehensible.

People think Baek Yerin is a genius. But the person Baek Yerin truly thinks is a genius and respects is none other than the boy standing in front of her.

Yes. Ryu Won is the real genius, and this is literally something everyone has to acknowledge.

And such a genius said this:

“If you don’t sing my songs, I as a composer have no reason to make songs anymore. To express it accurately, I’d have no choice but to quit.”

Baek Yerin clenched her fists.

If you think about it from a normal perspective, there would be plenty of ways.

As they say there’s no sin in a song, if one singer says they won’t sing that song, you can just give it to another singer.

But he hadn’t considered such thoughts at all.

That he couldn’t be satisfied with anyone else, that it had to be only you…

It was as if he was whispering like this:

‘Just why…’

What did he see in me that he’s willing to give up even his brilliant talent?

Sometimes I wonder if he’s mistaking me for someone else.

However.

“Back then, I avoided answering because I was embarrassed, right? About what part of my songs is so good that I’m going this far.”

Ryu Won had never been mistaken.

He remembers.

The brilliantly shining figure of Baek Yerin he first encountered at her concert.

And he came back to the past and encountered her again.

The figure of Baek Yerin at the festival stage in November last year, making everyone in the auditorium tremble.

It wasn’t different.

The Baek Yerin he couldn’t reach in his previous life, and the Baek Yerin right in front of him now.

To Ryu Won, she simply shines.

“Your singing is like a bright star. Before I knew it, I was completely immersed following that light.”

That’s why Ryu Won wanted to let her know that fact, and for that, he wanted to convey the sincerity he couldn’t express that day.

“Especially, I love how your clear and clean voice seems to comfort the heart. Even when you’re not singing sad lyrics, I can feel the emotions being conveyed strongly, so it leaves more of an aftereffect.”

“……”

“Also, because your tone is so good, bright songs suit you well too. Since any genre suits you, as a composer, I can’t help but be greedy…”

Ryu Won kept explaining why he liked Baek Yerin’s singing like a boy in love.

In a way, it was a confession.

A pure confession saying that he loves your singing so much, that your singing made him like this, that thanks to all those things he found his dream.

Of course, from Baek Yerin’s perspective listening to this, she couldn’t help but feel strange.

None other than the person she respects…

Even though she ran away because she was afraid to stand on stage, he still loved her singing.

And.

“You’re also good at bringing out the feeling of the song. To put it simply, you sing deliciously well.”

For some reason, his confession showed no signs of ending.

Suddenly, Baek Yerin recalled why he had avoided answering that day.

─ I thought you might treat me like a pervert if I said it.

…Baek Yerin was starting to understand what that meant.

As she kept listening to his storm of sincerity, her face gradually reddened, and her ears turned red.

“Y-You can stop telling me now!”

“But there’s still a lot left to say.”

When Baek Yerin finally intervened, he smacked his lips with a regretful expression.

As an awkward silence fell between them for a moment, and they naturally made eye contact…

For some reason, they both chuckled.

As if thinking, “Why are we having this conversation now?”

But thanks to that, Baek Yerin felt comforted.

Today had been truly special for her.

For the first time in her life, she had caused a big incident, and when she was sitting alone and lonely, he found her like magic.

And he suddenly grabbed my hand that was stopped by pressure and led me forward without hesitation.

We ate shaved ice together and sang at the karaoke…

I particularly remember how he tried his best to win a doll at the claw machine shop, even though he wasn’t used to it.

Yes. It could be seen as essentially a short date.

…So.

“Is it not too late yet?”

It was about time to go back.

Ryu Won understood the meaning of those words immediately.

It was most likely related to getting on stage for Music Save.

There were only 30 minutes left until Music Save’s last stage.

If they took a taxi right now, they might barely make it possible to stand on stage.

Only, Ryu Won was a bit worried.

Wondering if Baek Yerin was pushing herself too hard.

“Will you be okay?”

“Yes. You worked hard to tell me. How good my singing is. Since a genius composer said it so sincerely, I feel like I can have some confidence.”

No, to be honest, she couldn’t help but gain confidence.

Baek Yerin showed a faint smile towards Ryu Won.

It was a comfortable and warm smile, noticeably different from when they met at the park.

Seeing Baek Yerin’s change, Ryu Won scratched his cheek.

In fact, he thought he hadn’t done much.

He just went here and there to cheer her up a bit, and only honestly talked about her singing.

So.

“Don’t mind people’s expectations or attention, just sing as comfortably as possible. As if you’re singing only for me in the whole world. We’ve experienced it a lot when recording just the two of us, right?”

He wanted to give her words that could ease her burden one last time.

But.

“Okay! I’ll try that.”

The fact that this was the most difficult request for Baek Yerin…

Ryu Won didn’t know.

* * *

As Music Save’s broadcast was nearing its end.

“Is she really coming, CEO Kang?”

“Yes. The most reliable person I know went to get her, so she’ll definitely come.”

Kang Beom-joon was trying to calm down Music Save’s PD.

However, the PD’s face was still full of doubt.

“A reliable person? Who is that?”

“I’m sorry. I can’t tell you that.”

“Sigh… You didn’t tell us why Ms. Baek Yerin suddenly disappeared either. What exactly can you tell us?”

“……”

Kang Beom-joon had nothing to say.

Because every word the PD said was correct.

So he was starting to feel his limits, and could only earnestly pray to a certain boy.

‘I don’t think I can hold on any longer, Ryu Won.’

So please, won’t you show up?

It was when Kang Beom-joon was holding such hope.

Bzzt-

Suddenly, his phone vibrated.

A call was coming in from someone.

A call from the boy he had been desperately waiting for.

Kang Beom-joon hurriedly answered the call.

And he first heard these words from the boy:

– CEO, please let me in. The public hall is in a no-entry state.

Let him into the public hall where Music Save was in full swing.

The meaning of those words was that the boy wanted to watch Music Save.

As if nothing had happened until now.

“CEO!”

At that moment, he saw the figure of today’s protagonist girl and Lee Hari running urgently from afar.

Kang Beom-joon grinned and said to the boy:

“As expected, you’re not the kind of guy to give up your dream so easily.”

– Well… It just turned out that way. Anyway, I kept my promise. Please keep your promise too, CEO.

The boy hung up with those words.

At the same time, the girl who had suddenly disappeared from the broadcasting station for hours without a word, Baek Yerin, stopped in front of Kang Beom-joon and the PD.

And.

“I’m sorry!”

She said that while bowing almost 90 degrees to them.

The PD checked his watch once and opened his mouth.

“Given the time, you’ll have to just change your outfit and get on stage right away. Are you okay?”

“No problem.”

“Sigh… I’ll think of this as just a light happening and go inform the staff of the situation first.”

With those words, the PD hurriedly left.

Watching him leave, Kang Beom-joon looked at Baek Yerin again.

In fact, Kang Beom-joon had been prepared.

As per his promise with Ryu Won, if he heard regrettable intentions from Baek Yerin’s mouth, he would respect them as much as possible.

But the moment he faced Baek Yerin’s face, which looked somewhat relieved and also full of some kind of determination, he realized.

“Yerin, it seems you’ve found some kind of goal.”

“Pardon?”

“Just that your eyes now resemble a certain guy I know a lot.”

“Is it someone I know well too?”

“Yes. I’m talking about the composer who loves you as a singer more than anyone. So finish well and come back. That guy and I will be cheering hard for you together.”

“…Yes!”

Kang Beom-joon smiled bitterly as he watched Baek Yerin energetically go to change her outfit.

Perhaps…

That composer, beyond the singer, Baek Yerin as a person herself…

“It might be so.”

Kang Beom-joon smiled faintly.

And he recalled the clause he had (accidentally?) not included in Baek Yerin and Ryu Won’s contract.

Will that guy mention that part in the near future, or in the distant future?

With such curiosity, Kang Beom-joon hurriedly headed towards Ryu Won.