2022-05-30 06:30:55Soo-Ha walks quietly to where his mother was sitting besides her.
And for the first time, in a long time, both this life and the last, he held her hand.
"Everything will be alright, Mom." He says softly and sincerely.
Why had these simple and small gestures of comfort been so hard for him in the past?
Facing her deep eyes, she stares at him, "Thank you, Soo-Ha..... your mother will try and grow stronger now..."
"It's okay... Take all the time you need, you don't have to change, Mom."
"Mmm"
"I'll always be by your side."
Soo-ha says as he clasped his mother's hands tighter, as a glimmer of life and warmth seemed to return to her features.
He wanted his family to be happy in this life.
They deserved it.
****
At the age of 5, Soo-Ha had learned to play the piano.
At the age of 12, he listened to his first rap album.
At the age of 16, he become an idle trainee.
Although his family wasn't rich, while his father was alive, they had a satisfactory amount of money with some freedom to buy things at will.
Over time, his father had bought him a lot of equipment, all to further his dreams.
Seeing the 37-key master keyboard, worn out with use, the audio interface piled up with dust and the recording mic that stood by the computer near his desk.
He is once more reminded of his father.
When he had bought any of these things, no matter the cost and the protest of his mother , his father would always laugh it off, saying its an investment.
Become a successful singer, son.
Those words which were often as said as light as a feather, now felt like his father's will. They were embedded into his soul.
In the past Soo-ha had always wanted to prove his father proud by becoming a famous singer, a singer who earned a lot of money.
It was only later in his career, did he realize the true meaning of success – but it had been all too late.
"A successful singer..."
In Soo-ha's eyes, a successful singer was one that was happy to be on the stage; someone who was not forced against his will to co-operate with members he disliked, someone whose overflowing happiness made him want to make others happy.
Pressing the keys of dusty keyboard, he feels a shock which causes his entire body to jerk.
[System initializing...]
[1...3....5...7.....9]
After what seems like an eternity, of staring at the air and the translucent window which just appeared.
Soo-ha can't help but be mesmerised.
[Name: Park Soo-Ha
Level: 0
Title: None
Vocal: D
Dance D
Visual: A
Skills: -
Talent: Unlimited Level]
Looking at the situation that ignores all laws of psychics.
Soo-Ha can't help but accept it this as his new normal.
Looking at the grade's he can't help but wonder, is D really all he had amounted to after 7 years as a singer and 3 years as a trainee.
Even back in Soo-ha's previous time-line, the best compliment his singing would ever-get is that 'the basics were good'.
But that was it.
[Achievement Unlocked! <First Boot>
Levo 0 -> 1
You have obtained 1 skill point!]
"Achievements?"
Soo-ha was just speaking to himself, but with that statement another window popped up.
[Achievements in Progress]
[1st Live Performance [0/1]
10 Live Performances [0/10]
100 Live Performances [0/100]
1 FAN [0/1]
10 FANS [0/10]
100 FANS [0/100]
….
The scroll bar was so small it seemed endless, and more than half of them were blank at this point, so its impossible to check.
Instantly an idea seemed to form in his mind.
'Since I earned a point, how should I use it?"
Calling out the status window.
A new row is displayed at the bottom of the blue screen 'Remaining points: 1'
"Distribute 1 point to Vocal."
Immediately the contents of the window changed.
[Name: Park Soo-Ha
Level: 1
Title: None
Vocal: D+
Dance D
Visual: A
Skills: -
Talent: Unlimited Level]
Deciding to test it out Soo-Ha, sings a tune that he enjoys.
Almost immediately he can feel a difference. Not only was the song easier to sing, it was easier to hear, it was more refined. Not only had his voice become clearer, his overall knowledge and skill in using his tool had increased as well.
It seems, that the change was not as simple as he thought.
As he finishes the song, a notification sound echoes in his mind.
[Achievement Unlocked! <Born singer>
Level 1 -> 2
You have obtained 1 skill point!]
The previous achievement 1st Live Performance, is now completed and greyed out.
'This was ridiculously efficient!'
While there is a saying that it takes 10 thousand hours to master a skill, Soo-ha knows that not to be true. People can become proficient, but they can never become great without the thing called talent.
'Hard work only beats talent , when talent doesn't work hard'
Soo-ha had seen monsters before, those with monstrous talent who worked monstrously hard.
Even if he had been reborn, he wouldn't admit it but he still felt afraid of failing due to the wall called Talent.
Now however, with this cheat.
He would out grind everyone!!!
The maximum possible growth, the limit of potential.
That no longer applied to him.
He was! HE Is Unlimited...!
At that moment, a pop-up appeared causing Soo-ha to do a double take.
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