âWhat are you doing here.â
The 30âs version of Golden Tiger noticed I recognized him and smiled with twinkling eyes.
âHeâs not even trying to hide his identity.â
His facial expressions could clearly be seen as all his hair was combed neatly back.
Perhaps because he had many avatars of different ages, this version had a natural expression that an adult in his 30s would make.
The usual mischievous face Jiho Hwang had wasnât there.
His impression was so different that people who didnât know the truth would think they were merely relatives that looked similar.
âThe twinkle in his eye is the same, though.â
The group surrounding Golden Tiger, who had been talking, became quiet as I got closer.
They mustâve been talking about something that shouldnât be heard.
âHe knows. Itâs okay.â
I do know, but Iâm not sure if itâs okay to hear a private conversation.
I saw the group wearing suits give me a sideways glance at my necklace-type staff name tag.
âDaily staff, Eui-shin Cho.â
âEui-shin Choâ¦â¦â
Reading my name tag aloud, four men and women in suits looked surprised.
âOh, this student isâ¦â¦â
âSo he is human.â
âHeâs the one who saved the Descendants of Silver Tiger.â
According to their conversation, those four seemed to be members of the Tiger clan.
âSomehow my name spread among the Tiger clan.â
Jiho Hwang has to be behind all this.
There is no way White Tiger, Red Tiger, or Shin-lok Kim talked about me.
âI thought he was an Original Clan member or a Descendant.â
âWell, he looks completely human.â
âMiraculous······!â
The four left Golden Tiger alone and started talking to me.
After exchanging device codes, they gave me their business cards. All four of them were Hwangmyong corporation employees.
âI need to talk to this guy. Excuse us.â
The 30âs version Golden Tiger said, Pointing with his chin.
âWhat?â
âCan we really go, Golden Tiger sir?â
âReally?â
âAre you serious?â
The four Tiger clan members did not let down their guard.
âTheyâre concerned about leaving me and Golden Tiger alone?â
Until a while ago, they said I was the Silver Tigerâs Descendantâs savior or something. What was happening?
âGolden Tiger, sir, if we enter now, weâll use all our tickets and get our seats immediately.ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âGolden Tiger, sir, youâre not going to take away one of our tickets, right? I was really looking forward to Jae-in Kwonâs concert in Korea. You came here for no reason, right? Right? We can all really go in?â
âGolden Tiger, sirâ¦â¦! Please donât change your mind.â
âWe worked hard to take a break today.â
âEven if we are all Tiger clan, fighting with Taeho-kwon martial arts hurts really bad! I earned my ticket by fighting despite all the pain!â
They were worried because the head of the Tiger clan was fickle.
Golden Tiger once said if he confiscated their tickets, they would cry, and looking at their desperate expressions now, it was true. I wouldnât be surprised if they fell to the ground crying when he takes away their tickets.
âI really wanted to go to the Manchester Arena solo concertâ¦â¦ but my passport came out late!â
âYeah, at that time the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of the Other-world were fighting over the safety problems of the Original clans if they were to travel to other countriesâ¦â¦â
âThen both ministers were fired at the same time due to their childrenâs illegal school admissions.â
âYeah, I was told that the Dragon clan got really angry and did a secret investigation after their Descendantsâ field trip to a foreign country was canceled.â
âOh, our secretary team helped with that. Although we couldnât go to the concert anyway even if the two bastards were fired.â
It seems that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Other-world got owned. All the efforts of making connections to the Original clan by fighting over traveling divisions gone down the drain.
It wasnât covered in the game, but the Dragon and Tiger clan seemed to get along in some areas.
âAnyway, if youâre going to take the ticket, win it over with Taeho-kwonâ¦â¦ Heâll beat us right away, though.â
âWe follow the Blue Tigerâs will. Donât back down before a fight! â¦â¦Although, yeah, itâs obvious that weâll lose.â
âWeâll do our best in the name of Blue Tiger, the maker of Taeho-kwon and our master!â
âBlue Tiger, sir, please watch over us!â
So it was the Blue Tiger that created Taeho-kwon.
And these four are Blue Tigerâs disciples.
Golden Tiger watched their overreactions apathetically, then eventually opened his mouth.
ââ¦â¦Get out of here before I change my mind.â
They were subtlety getting under Golden Tigerâs skin, so I thought one of them was actually going to lose their ticket today.
However, the head of the Tiger clan showed mercy.
âYes! Weâll go!â
âThank you, sir. Weâll get out of your sight immediately!â
âThen see you next time, Golden Tiger. Please donât look for us until the concert is over.â
âSee you too, savior of the Descendants!â
The four of them disappeared from mine and Golden Tigerâs sight.
They walked alarmingly above the speed of normal humansâ running and disappeared into Hoyeon Hall.
Watching the four of them scurry off, Golden Tiger rubbed his temple.
âIf they werenât the disciples that Blue Tiger left behind, I wouldâve taught them a lesson in Taeho-kwon.â
ââ¦â¦Well, the Blue Tigerâs disciples seem to be a hardcore fan of Jae-in Kwon.â
âYeah. Blue Tiger and the disciples are obsessed with âsoundâ. If Blue Tiger had been here, he wouldâve fallen in love with Jae-in Kwonâs music as well.â
Blue Tiger, another mythological Tiger clan that appears in the Founding Mythology.
The sacred Tiger that prayed to the god of the heavens to always assist godâs son had never appeared directly in the game.
Where did Blue Tiger go, leaving all his disciples to Golden Tiger?
âIs Blue Tiger still beside the son of god?â
âNo one knows where Blue Tiger is.â
âHuh?â
âYou seemed curious. Blue Tiger disappeared without any warnings or regrets, leaving just a word that said âI wish to grant the wishes of the son of god.ââ
He disappeared, just like that.
For the wish of son of god?
I canât guess what kind of wish the son of the god of heavens had.
âThe sacred area of the Tiger clan is in Eun-kwang high school, and this place is filled with wonderful sounds. Blue Tiger will come to this place.â
I detected a hint of longing in Golden Tigerâs voice.
âGolden Tiger was thinking about this all alongâ¦â¦â
Endless support for music clubs.
The class bell system of the high school.
Constant Invited performances at the Sang-in Hall.
âIt wasnât just for improving studentsâ well-being.â
He did it all while waiting for Blue Tiger, his long-lost old friend, to come back.
âAlthough itâd be faster to capture the godâs son first. He likes its voice more than anything.â
Like Blue Tiger, son of god is also missing as well.
So thereâs no clue whatsoever.
The atmosphere became much heavier than when Blue Tigerâs disciples fussed around.
In this case, it is best to change the subject of the conversation.
âYou wanted to tell me something.â
âOh, itâs the reason I came here. Jae-in Kwon contacted our clan. She wanted to talk to the clanâs official. Thatâs why Iâm here.â
The subject has changed so much.
âJae-in contacting the Tiger clan? Why?â
It wasnât like this in the game.
However, there was no description of Jae-in Kwon visiting Korea during this period or approaching the clan, either.
There is a possibility that it was simply not covered in the game, though.
âAmong the events that have happened so far, what made Kwonâs behavior change?â
Like the butterfly effect discussed in the chaos theory, the flapping of a butterflyâs wings can trigger a typhoon. The outcome of my actions is likely to have triggered this situation.
While I was looking back on the events that have occurred in this world because of me, Golden Tigerâs words continued.
âUsually, I send someone else, but there was something concerning me.â
âWhat?â
âThe reason Kwon suddenly visited Korea was due to the request of Jae-gun Yong.â
The cause of this was Jae-gun Young?
I never imagined heâd have something to do with this.
âNot only did the tickets come to Myung-ho Hwang, but I also received another one for the spokesman of the clan. Thanks to this, it is possible to enter the concert hall. I didnât tell Blue Tigerâs disciples.â
An invitation came out from the inner pocket of his suit jacket.
âActually, I was going to take a ticket from them if it was necessary, but there was no need.â
Golden Tiger in his 30s version had a playful face like his teen avatar, Jiho Hwang.
Fortunately for the Blue Tigerâs disciples, they no longer had a threat to cry about.
I put all the posters in the designated locations and returned to the concert hall.
I just left for a while and returned, but the air had changed.
I just left for a while and returned, but the air had changed.
At the end of everyoneâs gaze, there was Jae-in Kwon holding a violin.
âItâs cooler than I imagined in real life.â
The violinist in a turquoise off-shoulder dress stood gracefully on the stage.
Jane Kwon nodded her head once towards his acoustic staff, then took the chinrest of the violin under her neck.
She closed her eyes, which was as blue as a clear lake, and all the sound from the world seemed to disappear.
As her bow struck the strings, the concert hall overflowed with sound again.
âWow······!â
âShe can make sounds like this while TUNING?â
Kwon Jae-in was tuning the violin.
All she was doing was adjusting the notes one by one on her pegs, but exclamations burst out from here and there.
âThis is amazing. I almost thought it was a psychic wave. She sounds great even during tuning.â
Golden Tiger looked at Jae-in Kwon, his eyes shining.
âIn the game, the scene where Kwon Jae-in performs was played by inputting the music notes into a digital synthesizer and outputting it as a background sound, so I didnât know it was this amazing.â
I imagined what the actual performance will be like.
Meanwhile, Jae-in Kwon, who was finished with tuning, started giving instructions to the acoustic staff.
Yuri and Lenna, who were almost captivated by her and staring, finally realized I came back.
âOh, Eui-shin. You here?â
âAh, sorry for letting you do all the poster workâ¦â¦!â
âNo, itâs okay.â
I couldnât win the ticketing war, so this was the least I could do.
âThen see you later, Eui-shin Cho.â
As the two approached me, The 30âs version Golden Tiger turned his back and said goodbye.
If he gets seen by Yuri and Lenna, things might get complicated, so it was a good choice.
âHe kinda looks like Jiho.â
âHuh? Reallyâ¦â¦ He feels so different. I donât know.â
Lennaâs eyes seem sharp.
It was Lenna who could tell the difference between my version of Jun-yeoul Yeom and the real Jun-yeoul.
I thought for a moment how to change the subject, but there was no need.
âHi.â
A calm voice rang in my ears.
No way, as I turned my head, I saw blue eyes looking at the three of us.
It was Jae-in Kwon.
âHello.â
âAh, Hello!â
âWow, wowâ¦!â
Yuri and I said hello back almost like a reflex, but Lenna covered her mouth, all flustered.
Jae-in looked at us one after another with tranquil eyes.
The last thing that stopped her gaze was Lennaâs staff badge hanging around her neck.
â······Daily staff? Do you have a part-time job?â
Jae-inâs voice is a little cold.
Was it so surprising?
It would be strange that a Eun-kwang high school student who can attack the Other-world does not have money and works part-time.
Lenna, frozen by her gaze, stuttered her words.
âI, I, I wanted to see you up close, thatâs whyâ¦â¦!â
At Lennaâs words, Jae-in Kwon looked relieved.
She mustâve been concerned about her juniors.
âOh, right. Thatâs an honor.â
Jae-in was an artist with a unique sensibility, and a capricious person, but now she seemed like a caring school senior.
Yuri must have sensed the same because she gathered the courage to ask something.
âSenior Jae-in, I have a question⦠Can I ask you a question?â
âTell me.â
âI heard that the Sang-in Hall was open for use today. Is there a reason you chose Hoyeon Hall?â
I was curious about that too.
If it had been the Sang-in Hall, there would have been more room for ticketing.
âBecause Hoyeon Hall is pretty.â
Yuri looked slightly awestruck.
The sensibility of a global artist seems to be a bit peculiar.
âThen Iâll ask a question too.â
âHuh? Yeah, of course!â
As if not expecting a question back, Yuri responded in a surprised voice.
She was tensed up, but that did not stop the question.
Jae-in was looking at a beaded butterfly hairpin worn by Yuri.
âDo you like butterflies?â
Was it that hairpin she bought at a handmade accessory store in front of the school?
Yuri Kim relaxed and answered brightly.
âYes, I like it! Do you like butterflies too?â
âNo, I donât like it.â
In response to the answer, even Yuri Kim, who is at the highest level of social skills, became confused and tilted her head.
Why would she ask about butterflies when she doesnât like them herself.
I donât know what Jae-in Kwon is thinking.
She added one more word.
âBut I came to Korea to look for a butterfly.â
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