Out of the Blue (4)

“I’m the one who adjusts to them?”

At that, Suyeon nodded. Seoha genuinely wanted to know. She was already adjusting enough. Yujin, the bassist, and the keyboardist—people whose skills were truly incomparable to Suyeon’s and Seoha’s own… Even so, Seoha had been playing well enough for them to follow.

But what more did she mean by adjusting?

“I’m already adjusting to them.”

“No, you haven’t really adjusted your playing to them. If anything, they’re adjusting to you.”

“What are you talking about?”

The word that had rubbed Seoha the wrong way was “if anything.” If anything. Who exactly was adjusting to whom? What could those people, who were struggling just to keep up with Seoha’s playing, possibly be adjusting to? Seoha genuinely wanted to know.

“The core of a band’s sound is harmony and unity. Moving together. Whether you’re lacking or sufficient, you go together as you are. Vocals, guitar and bass, drums and keyboard. The essence of a band is having those five instruments blend into one.”

Suyeon lightly rubbed her chin at Seoha’s question, then looked straight at her and began to speak. Seoha listened, wanting to see what she was getting at.

“But right now, you’re leading the other band members. No, rather than leading them, it feels like you’re dragging them along by force.”...