Become A Music Monster Overnight! [EN]: Chapter 179

52. The Music Monster

This is because a person’s voice has considerably more limitations compared to musical instruments.

Clearly, when treating the human voice as an instrument, there are distinct advantages.

It can convey lyrics and handle various unique timbres [tone qualities]. For example, different timbres are possible depending on various vocal techniques such as classical singing, Korean traditional songs, and popular music.

In addition to this, its expressiveness is outstanding, so a significant number of popular music genres are mostly vocal-centered.

Despite these many advantages, the reason why the human voice is sometimes considered less significant is that there are corresponding disadvantages.

First of all, the vocal range is not wide.

Of course, there are very rare individuals who possess a range that transcends the ordinary, but even so, its limitations are clear compared to other instruments.

Secondly, complex instrumental pieces like sonata form [a musical structure commonly used in classical music] are impossible to attempt. Due to the impossibility of instrumental passages, there are many limitations in musical expression.

Of course, it might be possible if several vocalists gather, but in other words, it also highlights the clear limitations of the voice.

Thirdly, as humans need to breathe, long passages are impossible.

Of course, fast passages are possible, but still relatively slow.

Lastly, rapid large leaps [sudden changes in pitch] were structurally impossible.

Youngchan had not only played many instruments but had also reached the edge of mastery in most of those instruments, so he understood the limitations of the human voice even better.

Because of this, another version of him in his memories was once deeply immersed in vocal music, and he was also interested in Pansori [Korean narrative song], which handles the human voice to its extreme.

And the more he did, the more Youngchan couldn’t help but feel disappointed.

“Yeah… it wouldn’t be natural unless you’re a superhero.”

Perhaps because he was a musician?

Silence, who used sound waves beyond imagination as a weapon, was one of the unpopular superheroes, but Silence was one of Youngchan’s favorite heroes.

“Even if he could use his abilities properly, he could have controlled the world.”

From Youngchan’s point of view, Silence’s power was not something to be handled so simply like a crude sonic wave attack.

With his limitless voice, he would surely be able to control people’s minds.

“If so, even the ‘Jin’ of the King of Arrogance would have knelt before him.”

However, whether it was because the writer’s imagination was lacking, or because using it that way would break the balance itself like the curse of Superman and prevent the story from progressing, Silence became a hero who only knew crude sonic wave attacks.

Of course, Youngchan couldn’t possibly fail to distinguish between comics with superheroes and reality, so he only showed his disappointment in his imagination.

That’s why Youngchan was so surprised when he first met Leon, doubting his ears.

Although not as omnipotent as Silence, Leon had a voice that surpassed the limits of humanity that he had drawn.

That also meant that he could show something truly amazing in popular music, which focuses on vocals.

“I’m already looking forward to it.”

Youngchan couldn’t even predict how crazy things would get when Leon was able to fully use the skills of his voice.

“What’s certain is that everyone who hears his song will adore Leon.”

While Youngchan muttered that, he also thought that popular music was about to face chaos ahead of a vast new frontier.

-Thump, thump-

Therefore, Youngchan couldn’t hide his excited feelings.

He was curious about how much he could keep up with such a great upheaval.

Of course, it would still take a considerable amount of time to get there, and at least until he could get on that path, Youngchan had to teach him directly like this.

This is because, in order to teach someone with a talent that did not exist before, he had to teach in a way that did not fit the existing common sense.

“I’ll have to teach him as if he’s my top disciple.”

Youngchan had taught many singers and regarded them as his disciples, so the word disciple was not unfamiliar to him.

However, the meaning of top disciple, that is, the most outstanding disciple among the disciples, was slightly different.

That’s because it had a meaning closer to that of a successor.

The word Youngchan’s successor, who is even called the reincarnation of Mozart by some, is also a very glorious modifier.

That’s because it meant that Leon would be responsible for the popular music of the next generation.

However, there were still no people who knew that fact, and there were almost no people who could recognize Leon’s talent, so it was clear that it would take a considerable amount of time for the modifier YC’s successor to come out into the world.

* * *

“Why? Why……”

The Dark Knight, having thrown away his shattered mask, questioned as if wailing.

In front of his question, which showed a collapsing passion, the King of Arrogance, ‘Jin,’ looked at him, not losing his dignity even in the midst of dying, and said.

“…Why, you’re asking such a foolish question. A king is such a being from the beginning.”

What the King of Arrogance, ‘Jin,’ wanted was ‘purification,’ not destruction.

The difference between the two was clearly different, but those who were not kings could not know the difference between the two.

That’s because there was no way that an ordinary human could bear the burden.

‘Jin’ predicted his death in his gradually blurring vision and chuckled.

“In the end, the era… the world cannot accept me.”

He muttered that and eventually gave a generous smile to the Dark Knight, who had succeeded in getting closest to him, and took his last breath.

“Aaaaaaagh!”

The Dark Knight collapsed the moment he saw his death.

The sight looked as if he was facing the death of his parents, the trauma that had made him the Dark Knight, again.

He formed Genius to fight ‘Jin,’ and despite the many difficulties, he barely achieved his goal, but for some reason, the Dark Knight could not be happy.

“What… what have I done?”

That’s because he realized that he had done something terrible.

The moment the fragments of prejudice that had obscured his vision shattered, the Dark Knight realized what true darkness was.

The hope to end the chaotic world has now disappeared.

“…OK!”

Director Bell barely shouted OK, and at the same time, the final filming of the movie ended.

“Hoo…”

“……Phew.”

The long and difficult movie shoot was over, so the staff should have been cheering or rejoicing, but they were just busy catching their breath.

It wasn’t just because they had continued the scene for a full 5 minutes without cutting it once in a long take.

No, that reason was not without its place, but the King of Arrogance ‘Jin’ was the bigger reason.

The aura that ‘Jin’ emitted before his death, having exhausted his last wick, was something so huge and brilliant that had never been seen in any previous scene.

That’s why they could understand the feelings of the Dark Knight, who was wailing at ‘Jin’s death.

It was just hidden behind the name of king.

In fact, ‘Jin’ was the pioneer that humans had so desired throughout history, and the staff reacted so violently because they realized that his ‘purification’ was not a simple crime but a literal ‘purification.’

That was true for Director Bell, as well as Chris, who acted with him.

No, rather, they had to feel the exhaustion of all their energy being drained because they saw ‘Jin’ who exceeded their expectations, so Chris and Director Bell, who worked with him, had to feel exhausted.

“…It’s finally over.”

However, Youngchan, who had made everyone on this huge set lose their minds, was just happy that the longer-than-expected filming was finally over.

Above all, he was even happier that he had finished this long take in just one take, which could have been filmed several more times.

“Ugh… Ugh.”

As the year changed, he was now 40 years old.

Of course, he could argue that he was still 38 years old if he counted by full years, but Youngchan didn’t want to struggle that much.

‘I don’t want to complain about my age in front of my uncles who are over sixty…….’

Well, weren’t his uncles showing that age is just a number as time went by?

No matter how much Youngchan suggested the way and pulled them along, it was actually impossible for them to grow at a greater rate than teenage musicians, who were bound to grow significantly.

‘Thanks to you, I don’t have to worry about TOP anymore.’

Since even the skills of a master could only lick the surface of TOP’s song, he had to check his uncles’ skills whenever he had time in between filming.

And thanks to his sincerity, his uncles finally crossed the wall completely, and now they were able to perfectly complete TOP.

“The only regret is that Leon’s growth is slower than I thought…….”

This was not so much a problem with his education as it was that Leon himself did not rate himself very highly.

His lack of self-esteem was holding him back.

In response, Youngchan rather reduced Leon’s practice and made him spend time with a counselor.

He thought that there would be several problems if he, who might pioneer a new field of music like a pioneer, had low self-esteem.

Anyway, Youngchan was very disappointed that Leon had not grown as much as he had expected.

That’s because if Leon had grown to the level he had expected, he would have included him in this album.

“Would it be fortunate if I think about my uncles?”

Even the already difficult TOP would have become even more difficult with Leon’s intervention, and that would have brought great despair to his uncles.

“Are you going to continue acting?”

“Hahaha. Yes. It’s more fun than I thought… but I don’t think I’ll be able to expand my acting spectrum that much.”

“I see what you mean. But I think that’s enough for you.”

Director Bell was happy and sad about finishing the King of Arrogance series, which he had been working on for over 5 years.

That’s because he can no longer capture Youngchan in his angle.

That’s why he asked the question, wanting to film Youngchan again as many directors did, and fortunately, Youngchan gave him an answer that satisfied him.

No, he gave an answer that was more than that.

Some may find an actor with a narrow acting spectrum boring or lacking in ability, but at least Director Bell didn’t think so.

Rather, he liked actors with a narrow spectrum.

To be exact, he likes actors who can create a special color alone in that spectrum.

The obvious but not obvious master of that field will be able to draw out something beyond the picture he drew in his head.

‘In that respect, YC’s aura-filled acting is unique.’

Will an actor who can do this kind of acting ever come out into the world again? When Director Bell asked himself, he could always be sure that it would be impossible.

From the perspective of a director, or rather, from the perspective of a film worker, YC is simply a miracle.

Well, it wasn’t something he couldn’t understand, since he was an existence that even Chris, who was said to be like an acting machine, couldn’t stand without method acting.

“…If his music was even a little disappointing, I might have tried to persuade him to only act.”

Director Bell was just disappointed that YC, who was busy preparing for his next album in earnest from next week, was just disappointing from Director Bell’s point of view.

* * *

“N-Nice to meet you. My name is Leon.”

“Oh? You speak Korean well?”

“T-Thank you.”

Leon usually said that he liked Black Tiger the most, and it seemed that it wasn’t just an empty word.

Seeing him so nervous and trembling in front of his uncles, whom he finally met.