Superstar From Age 0

Chapter 69

The sound rang out and the auditorium went dark.

Clap clap- 

The curtain rose with applause.

Everyone looked at the stage and marveled. 

They had expected a simple and round background like a fairy tale, since it was a childrens play, but it was a background that depicted houses and trees that swayed as if they were in a fantasy movie.

The protagonist, Dream, lived in a village of spring that had been suffering from drought for years. Finally, when his younger sibling collapsed, he decided to make a wish to the Blue Dragon, the guardian of the world, who was passed down in legend, and set off on a journey to find him.

Dream traveled around and helped people, and in return, he received glass pieces that he could not identify. They were useless, but he thought he would give them to his sibling as a gift, and he kept them well in his bundle.

The audience rubbed their eyes without realizing it. No, were they children? The stage equipment and props were neither flashy nor out of place, and they looked real.

Especially, the natural acting, or rather, the appearance of the children, looked like they were watching the daily lives of people living in a foreign country on television.

Some of them were children who were on stage for the first time. For that, they looked like real farmers and woodcutters, and for a month of practice, the parents of the children wondered if their child had such talent. Should they go into acting? They thought.

But when they tried other acting as a test, it was still at a beginner level, so they realized that this play was a special case.

Finally, Dream arrived at the cave of the Blue Dragon.

Blue Dragon, Blue Dragon! Please listen to my wish.

Dream clasped his hands and prayed earnestly.

Please save my sibling, please save our village.

At his desperate appearance, the children who were attending the same acting academy as Minsoyoung were surprised. He was good, but not that good.

Dream remembered the people he had met during his journey who were suffering from the drought. The urgent problem that had to be solved was that Dream helped them, but the fundamental solution was only one.

The Blue Dragon sending rain!

Blue Dragon, Blue Dragon! Everyone is suffering.

Then, rumble boom! A loud noise shook the theater. The stage director shivered at the firepower of the newly installed speakers. It was worth the money!

The clear sky on the screen was covered with clouds and the sun disappeared. The stage darkened and flash! Lightning struck.

And behind the prop in the center of the stage, Seo-juns eyes sparkled with the color of the sea.

No one saw Seo-jun now, so he could use it as much as he wanted.

[(Line) The weak peer of the Blue Dragon Hatchling is activated.]

Along with Seo-juns pupils, the color of his hair changed. A small horn grew and dragon scales sprouted on his cheeks and backs of his hands.

This time, it seemed like his vision was enhanced, and he saw the appearance of his sister Soyoung, who was acting passionately while looking at him with her back to the audience.

The lighting was strong, but the dragonized Seo-jun could see the expressions and faces of every person sitting in the audience.

Some were crossing their arms as if they were watching a play that could be seen anywhere, and some were talking to the person next to them. There were children who were watching with interest, but there were also children who were not interested.

Thats why the play was good. He could see the reactions of the people directly.

He looked forward to the expressions of the people who would be surprised soon. Seo-jun smirked.

Here, there was a Blue Dragon that no one could ignore.

Seo-jun opened his mouth.

Through the voice-changing machine prepared by the stage director, it was filtered once, but the ability was great.

[Youre noisy.]

That one word.

That voice that was like a child or an adult, that was unknown.

It pierced through the screen of the television, and connected the world on the stage and the world under the stage.

The audience opened their mouths without realizing it at the overwhelming something. Dream, who was praying to the unknown being, felt like he was right in front of him, far away. He felt like he was standing in front of a tremendous being.

Now, the play was not a play.

The cave on the screen grew bigger. And a huge blue dragon appeared in the cave.

The blue dragon that came out of the cave flew in the wide sky.

Dream and the audience looked up at the blue dragon that reached the ceiling.

And the blue dragon came to Dream. The blue dragon that was flying from the end came flying.

Close.

So close that he could meet his big eyes.

Uh? Uh!

The adults, seeing the blue dragon getting closer and closer, backed away without realizing it. But they were blocked by the back of the chair and could not move any more. They all huddled up and buried themselves in the backrest.

It was too close even though it was close.

The head of the blue dragon pierced through the screen and appeared on the stage.

Gasp!

The audience gasped and buried themselves in the chair.

Unlike the adults who were overwhelmed, the children opened their mouths wide and looked at the blue dragon that appeared for real.

The long beard of the blue dragon waved like a wave and reached both ends of the stage, and the sharp eyes looked down at Dream and the audience.

As if he had really become a blue dragon, everyone in front of him felt small. His enhanced vision showed him the appearance of the audience.

The adults who backed away with a strange awe, the children who sparkled their eyes with a warm holiness.

Seo-jun remembered his grandfather, who had protected the human kingdom, and opened his mouth.

[Youre noisy, kid.]

At that voice, the audience clasped their hands without realizing it. They had goosebumps even though it was not cold.

They had never seen anything outside of humans here.

It was not scary. It was just huge and spiritual, something they had never imagined.

Kim Heesang suddenly realized that he had felt this similar feeling before.

Evil spirit.

Of course, it was a bit different. The acting as a demon was full of mischief, but it felt more human. This one, however, sounded like a real non-human being.

Blue Dragon! Please help me.

While the entire audience was speechless, Bom, who was used to it from practice, opened her mouth well.

She told the blue dragon, who had big eyes, about the things she had experienced while traveling, with earnest gestures.

The blue dragons momentum, which had been blinking his eyes, subsided a little.

[Hmm. Im sorry.]

What?

[Someone stole my magic orb. I need it to make it rain]

Bom jumped up at the blue dragons words.

Ill find it for you! You just need the magic orb, right?

[Yes. But I dont know where it is. I think the magic orb might be broken.]

Its okay! Ill find it soon! Please tell me what it looks like!

The blue dragon slowly opened his mouth. The half-closed eyes of the blue dragon blinked as if recalling his memory.

[Its blue and pretty. It has this pattern on it.]

A waterdrop pattern appeared in front of Bom. The children exclaimed with admiration at the blue dragons ability and sparkled their eyes. Suddenly, Bom felt like she had seen it somewhere. That is, very close.

My bag!

My bag!

[Hmm?]

Bom quickly untied the bag she was carrying on her back. Three pieces of glass came out of it. Bom showed the glass pieces to the blue dragon so he could see them well.

Blue Dragon! Is this the magic orb!?

The blue dragons eyes, which were always half-closed, changed to round. And he smiled.

[Yes. Its my magic orb. Thank you very much. Ill grant you one wish in return.]

Thats great! Blue Dragon! I have a wish! Please make it rain soon.

[Dont you have any other wishes?]

No!

[Okay. Wait a moment!]

At the blue dragons wink, the glass pieces in Boms hand rose into the air, shone brightly, and turned into a round magic orb. And the magic orb fit perfectly into the blue dragons foot.

[Hmm!]

The blue dragon spat out a satisfied moan and his head slowly disappeared into the screen. And the screen was full of the blue dragons movements.

Seo-jun remembered the laughter of his family, the only one of the blue dragon hatchlings, the owner of the ability.

The cheerful and reliable laughter that made him forget all his worries and gave him strength.

Following the faint laughter of his grandfather that came to mind thanks to the book of life, he smiled.

[Hahahaha!]

Along with the blue dragons refreshing laughter, it started to rain. The audiences hearts were refreshed as if the heavy things were washed away by the rain with the clattering laughter.

Something like rain also started to fall on the stage. Of course, it was a stage effect that cost a lot of money.

After the sun set and the moon set and a few days passed, Bom arrived at her village.

The rain that the blue dragon brought seemed to have a mysterious power, and the fields and rice paddies were already grown enough to harvest. Everyone was harvesting with happy faces.

Sister!

And Boms younger sister, Autumn, who had recovered from her illness, ran over and welcomed Bom.

The play ended with the sisters hug. A heavy black curtain came down and covered the stage.

Soon the audience seats brightened.

Clap-!

Clap clap clap!!!

The applause sounded in the theater.

***

There was a small party after the first stage. There were still many performances left, but everyone laughed and ate the food prepared by their parents. Park, the director, who was sitting around with the children, said.

Lets change the order a bit?

Seo-jun, who was sitting next to Park Jisoo, the director, nodded. In Seo-juns hand was a pizza bread and a glass of milk.

Yes. The audience seemed a bit distant at first.

Thats true. Even if you do a daily drama, you feel that way, but this is a completely fairy-tale-like story.

Seo-jun followed Park Jisoos words.

But at the end, you can see that they were completely immersed.

Yes.

Park Jisoo, who had been looking back and forth between the stage and the audience, knew that very well. 

At first, they thought the children were doing well for a childrens play, and they just watched with their arms crossed, but from the moment the blue dragon appeared, they moved their bodies back and forth and were completely absorbed in the play.

The children in the audience, who were distracted, also opened their mouths and stared at the stage without blinking when the blue dragon appeared.

Another indicator of immersion was the magic orb. The president of the Milky Way Center prepared a blue magic orb as a souvenir, and it sold out. Both adults and children bought a sparkling blue magic orb on their way out.

They knew it was a made-up story, but they had a half-belief like a superstition.

Its all thanks to Seo-jun.

So, how about having the blue dragon appear a little more in the front?

How?

Um. Like a blue dragon crying and losing his magic orb?

At Seo-juns words, Choi So-young, who had come close, sat down and said.

Doesnt it look too empty?

But, sister. Hahaha laughing blue dragon is also

There was in the script, and Haechlings grandfather also laughed so hard that it was funny, but when he thought about it, his grandfather, who went to the human palace, never laughed like that.

The guardian dragon, who always pretended to be stern and had a serious face, only came back to Rare and smiled and looked for his grandson.

Well, he also says child.

Lee Da-jin and the children, who had come close, also joined in the conversation with Seo-jun and Park Jisoo. Everyone gave their opinions one by one.

The childrens opinions gathered and eventually decided to add and change the blue dragons lines. The next performance was three days later, so they decided to practice in the meantime.

Are you okay? Director Park? The kids are changing their lines.

At the assistant directors words, Park laughed.

We see it from the outside, but they feel it while acting directly. There must be a world inside the stage that we dont know. It would be different if we wanted to make money and planned this, but this plan was planned for the children, so this much modification is nothing.

Park Jisoo, who looked at Seo-jun and the children who were having a lively conversation with a look of seeing a well-grown disciple, opened his mouth.

But I have to say one thing.

As always, Park Jisoo caught the childrens attention with a clap.

Kids.

Yes!

You cant change it like this when you go to another play. Its possible because we are.

Yes!!

We.

That word stuck in Seo-jun and the childrens hearts.

The children here, and Seo-jun, knew. Its hard to meet such a free and fun play stage in the future.

So I wanted to work harder.