Chapter 10.5 - Act 10: D.C. 5 (2/2)
With her eyes on Lim Suhjoon crouching down in the corridor feeling down, Yun Soojin replied with a faint smile.
“It’s the name of our society. We shouldn’t change the name given by our sunbaes in my opinion.”
“…Huu… But even then, you could’ve worded our society’s goal a little better… Since we came to a class of Music Department juniors, we could’ve said things like how we did well in musicals and operas in the past. If you talk about the origin of our name instead of those things, would they ever come?”
Hearing that, Yun Soojin opened her lips after making a serious expression.
“Suhjoon, they are our precious juniors. If we deceive them into our society, would they like it?”
“…”
Lim Suhjoon opened and closed his mouth looking for words but decided to leave it closed.
Seriously, she was stubborn in strange places, thought Lim Suhjoon.
It was thanks to that that she was able to take the position of a leader of an old society with tons of history like theirs but… the more important issue was, where could they find new members from?
Most of the freshmen probably would have entered other societies and clubs that sounded interesting already and without freshmen juniors, it would be difficult to carry out proper activities…
Thinking that, Lim Suhjoon heaved out a sigh when a shadow was cast onto the ground before him.
“Nn?”
Raising his face back up, a rather familiar face appeared before him. Wearing a yellow name badge, the symbol of freshmen, a boy 170cm tall stood there with a stern look in his eyes.
‘If I remember correctly, he was in the Prac High-achievers Concert…’
Jo Yunjae?
Lim Suhjoon stared at him with puzzlement.
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Song Mirae.
The reason I could recognise Song Mirae the moment I saw her during the admission day was in fact simple. Since I didn’t have a good memory, I only remembered those that were famous according to my standard.
Lee Suh-ah was like that and so was Kim Wuju. I knew Chloe because of the special trait of her being a foreigner and Han Dasom had the uniqueness of appearing on TV.
Song Mirae was similar yet different from them. Although she definitely was famous, she was also infamous, as a musical actress with a bad personality.
Despite having top-notch singing skills, she had retired due to questions and doubts on her personality – that was the kind of girl she was. I wasn’t avoiding her for no reason.
“…”
In any case, I had no plans on talking about a future which hadn’t even occurred yet and there was another reason she popped up in my head.
When the internet was attacking her head-on, there was a story that she was like that ever since high school, supported by how she had been chased out from ‘Cantabile’, a musical club, into another society. And that the name of that society was a laughable one called ‘Religion and Culture Research Society’.
“…Is there anything wrong?”
When I came to, I found an amiable-looking male upperclassman staring at me. Glancing at the green name tag which read Lim Suhjoon on his clothes, I bowed before opening my mouth.
“I had a question about your society.”
“What…!”
Lim Suhjoon was turned stiff, startled but soon, the corners of his lips rose up and eventually, it appeared like they could even pierce through the skies.
“Why of course. What questions do you have, dear junior? I’ll tell you everything. Yunjae? You’re the one that performed in the concert yesterday right? Iya~ your song was amazing. I don’t even remember the others’ songs!”
I listened to the downfall of praises dumbfoundedly before immediately continuing.
“…I see. From what I heard just then, you’ve done acts and performances before. Then, are you perhaps planning on doing musicals in the future?”
Pounding his chest, Lim Suhjoon energetically replied.
“Of course! We are actually focused more towards musicals and operas. The name Religion and Culture Research Society was just given by the first sunbae who made it. He probably didn’t have a clear idea of what he wanted to do. After that, other seniors gathered and we did musicals, operas, theatrical acts and all sorts of stuff…”
After hearing the following words, I nodded my head.
So it seems that this was the place Song Mirae would enter in the future. Back then, she wouldn’t have even been involved with Kim Sukwon during the song presentation but it seems that their personalities were repulsive in the first place.
I was organising my thoughts regarding Song Mirae when Lim Suhjoon, seemingly feeling insecure after seeing my attitude, once again started boasting.
“…And although we’re like this now, our society has been here for 38 years, and it’s not an overstatement to say that we were together with the school for almost all its years. So the teachers like us a lot behind others’ backs and they inconspicuously support us a lot, you know…?”
Hearing that, I nodded in understanding.
I did hear how Song Mirae won a prize after entering here so… they were more capable than I thought, it seems.
In any case, I finished organising the situation somewhat. Right now, I can’t enter the original musical club but this medley society is capable enough to receive a prize in the future.
Then, there’s no reason not to enter… right?
Feeling my heart slowly leaning towards one side, I stood there when Yun Soojin-sunbae standing next to the male glanced at my face and smiled.
“Do you like musicals?”
“Sorry?”
While I tilted my head due to the sudden question, I found Yun Soojin-sunbae slowly walking towards me.
Pulling her hands together and interlocking them as if she was praying, she made a bright smile. Wearing a joyful, dreamy expression, she whispered.
“I like musicals as well. When I first entered the RC Society last last year, we also did a musical. We sang, talked and laughed… it was really fun.”
After reminiscing about the past with a warm smile, she met her eyes with mine.
“I’m sure it will be fun this year as well.”
“…”
Staring at Yun Soojin-sunbae who declared that as if it was the most natural thing in the world, I broke out into an uncontrollable grin.
‘This sunbae is…’
An interesting person as well.