Superstar From Age 0

Chapter 307

Outside the center, the warm sunlight poured down. 

The sun did not feel as pleasant as usual, perhaps because of Kates explanation a while ago.

Seo-jun shielded his eyes from the dazzling sunlight with his palm and admired the blue sea in front of him. 

Kate spoke proudly.

This is the pride of Sea Save, the Sea Pavilion. The Sea Pavilion is a place where marine animals that are used to small tanks can get used to a larger space and colder water before they are released into the sea. They train here to adapt to the sea and then we send them off. Some of the bigger ones also stay here.

Seo-jun looked at the Sea Pavilion as he listened to Kates explanation.

The Sea Pavilion, connected to the sea, was divided by a white path fixed in the middle of the wide sea and many movable paths. 

And on those paths, a few Sea Save team members were standing sparsely.

It looks like branches.

The white path looked like a straight tree trunk and the brown paths connected to the white path looked like branches that sprouted from the trunk. 

And the branches met to create several spaces.

In each of those enclosed spaces, there are marine animals that will soon go out to sea.

Just then, a dolphin jumped up from one of the sea tanks that had been created that way. 

The water droplets that rose into the air sparkled as they met the light. Seo-jun, as well as the production crew, exclaimed in admiration.

It was an impressive sight that showed how healthy the dolphin was, enough to make anyone marvel.

Those brown paths can move. We make spaces of appropriate sizes for each child. But sometimes we cant keep up when there are too many animals to protect. Shall we go closer?

Kate handed Seo-jun a life jacket. The production crew also put on life jackets one by one. Seo-jun tightened the belt of his life jacket and asked.

Why do we wear life jackets?

Because there is a risk of falling into the water by mistake since its next to the sea, and sometimes playful children bite and pull on our clothes.

Ah.

Seo-jun nodded at Kates words and tightened his life jacket belt firmly and adjusted his clothes so that they wouldnt stick out.

Kate smiled slightly at his appearance and led him to the closest place to the entrance of the Sea Pavilion.

There, a Sea Save team member was throwing lively fish into the air. 

A sleek dolphin made a beep sound and jumped out of the water to catch its prey.

The team member who greeted Seo-jun introduced the dolphin with a smile.

His name is Loki. He was washed up on the shore with a big wound on his fin. Hes all healed up now and strong.

Loki, the dolphin, seemed curious about the new people and approached Seo-jun and the production crew.

After going back and forth in front of them for a while, Loki slapped the water with his tail and made a beep sound. 

The spray that resulted from it splashed onto Seo-jun and the production crew. 

Loki opened his mouth wide and looked like he was laughing with his belly at Seo-jun and the people who got wet lightly.

The person in charge who was closest to Loki and got wet by seawater shrugged as if he was used to it and threw a fish over there to divert Lokis attention.

Hes the biggest prankster in our center.

The person in charge seemed resigned.

He looked like a prankster indeed, and Seo-jun laughed and asked.

When will Loki go back to sea?

Probably around the same time as the baby humpback whale you saved.

Loki, who was about to return to sea soon, jumped into the air with a beep sound. 

Everyone smiled at his lively appearance.

The baby humpback whale is staying right next to Loki.

Kate pointed to right next to where Loki was.

The area surrounded by brown paths was bigger than Lokis area.

As you said, Jun, he has a wound on his belly, so we treated him. Well send him back to sea when he heals enough and regains his strength. Were expecting it to take about four days.

Seo-jun scratched his cheek at Kates words. 

He didnt think he would see him again when he told him about the whales wound because he thought he wouldnt see him again.

The PDs eyes sparkled.

He had been filming Kate and the Sea Save team members since they got off the boat, so there were no scenes where Seo-jun was properly filmed. 

So he needed some special information that wasnt uploaded on YouTube about Seo-jun at that time, and something very suitable appeared.

The PD who had been quietly filming opened his mouth.

Did you say he had a wound on his belly?

Just

Seo-jun smiled awkwardly.

When I first found him and sprayed water on him, I saw some awkward movements.

It must have been hard for an ordinary person to notice. Jun. Were you interested in whales before?

Seo-jun nodded at Kates question.

I had a dream where I saw a giant whale a while ago.

It wasnt a dream, but a life from a previous life.

It was a book from the advanced library that contained the life of a whale.

He lived a long, long life, so the book was thick. As he continued to read the life of the whale, he became curious about the real whales.

I wonder what kind of whale it was, so I looked it up in books or on YouTube. Thats how I learned a bit about whales. But I couldnt tell them apart when I saw them in real life.

What kind of whale did you see in your dream?

It looked similar to a white beluga whale.

They briefly talked about the whale he saw in his dream, and then Seo-jun and Kates conversation stopped.

The back of the baby humpback whale that Seo-jun had saved appeared on the water surface. 

Soon, a V-shaped jet of water spouted from his blowhole on his back.

He came up to breathe. Humpback whales have two blowholes, so the water spouts out like this.

The baby humpback whale, who had spouted water coolly, stuck his head out of the water slightly.

Seo-jun smiled contentedly at the vivid sight of the whale. 

He looked much more lively than when he was lying limp on the sandy beach.

The baby humpback whale seemed to look around for a moment and then noticed the people. 

For some reason, everyone there thought that the baby humpback whale looked surprised with his eyes wide open.

The surprised-looking baby humpback whale came right in front of where the people were standing. Seo-jun was among the people. The whales left eye stared at Seo-jun.

Its amazing. He seems to know that Jun saved him.

Yeah.

The small production crew nodded at their conversation.

It must be because of Seon Gi.

Seo-jun bent his knees and looked into the baby humpback whales eyes. 

After a while, he raised his head and looked at Kate.

Can I touch him?

Of course.

Seo-juns hand touched the baby humpback whale.

The PD waved his hand and the staff stepped back. 

Kate also moved out of the camera angle.

The baby humpback whale and the superstar who met again.

A dazzling aura seemed to flow from both the baby humpback whale and the superstar.

[(Pre)The village councilor activates the eyes of a hundred snakes.]

Seo-jun checked the condition of the baby humpback whale and smiled.

Im glad. You look healthy.

As if he understood his words, as if he sensed the Seon Gi that Seo-jun had sent, the baby humpback whale started to sing.

Woo woo woong!

It was the only warmth that had helped him endure the hard time, that had kept his collapsed lungs and almost stopped heart moving, when he was stranded on the shore.

Jun must be his favorite. Humpback whales like to sing, so they make sounds like this when they are happy.

The scene of the superstar who seemed to communicate with the baby humpback whale was captured on camera.

Woo woo woong! Woong!

The baby humpback whales song continued for a long time. 

Seo-jun and the others listened carefully, as they had never heard a whales cry so close before.

Seo-jun got up from his seat and said with a smile.

He must have recovered a lot, since he can sing like this.

He is special. He recovered faster than the other animals we rescued from the shore.

It must have been thanks to the Seon Gi that Seo-jun had given him.

Woo woo woong!

The baby humpback whale cried. 

The staff tilted their heads at the different feeling. 

It sounded like he was whining to Seo-jun who had gotten up.

Kate and Seo-jun also noticed that and laughed. 

The dolphin Loki, who was in the next area, peeked his head out.

Jun. Why dont you name him?

Name him?

You saved him, after all.

Seo-jun thought for a moment.

He looked at the baby humpback whale who was still singing with a disappointed tone. 

Woo woo woong! Woong!

Seo-jun opened his mouth.

/We/

We? Is that Korean?

Yes. It means we in English.

We

URI.

Kate repeated it several times and asked.

Is there a reason why you named him that?

Seo-jun smiled and said.

I didnt save him by myself. I was able to rescue him because there were people there at that time. Not just me, but everyone, that is, we.

Thats nice. We. URI.

Kate felt affection for the baby humpback whale from the meaningful name and the PD found another highlight and smiled broadly.

***

Leaving behind the baby humpback whale URI, Kate and Seo-jun headed to the basement floor.

I heard you open the basement floor to the public. Whats there?

Just wait. Youll see for yourself.

Kate smiled mysteriously. 

Seo-jun tilted his head.

He followed Kate down to the basement floor and opened his eyes wide.

Loki, the dolphin he had seen in the Sea Pavilion, was behind the glass wall.

Loki opened his mouth at Seo-juns surprised expression. 

He looked like he was laughing out loud. 

The dolphins high-pitched cry seemed to be heard.

Here

This place is connected to the Sea Pavilion. The ones in the Sea Pavilion closest to the center, that is, the ones who are just adapting to the sea environment like Loki and URI, need a lot of care. We cant always wear equipment and go into the sea, and we need to take care of them in the evening or at night too. You can see URI here too.

As Kate said, right next to where Loki was, there was URI, the baby humpback whale, who turned his back with a sullen look. 

Everyone burst into laughter at his sight.

I never thought I could feel a whales emotions

Me neither. I can feel them all like this.

Seo-jun shrugged his shoulders and laughed as he sent out Seon Gi. 

URI felt a bright and warm aura and turned around. 

He looked surprised as if he had just noticed Seo-jun behind the glass wall.

URI quickly swam to the glass wall and turned sideways. 

URIs left eye looked at Seo-jun.

Woo woo woong!

He looked happy and everyone laughed again.

***

Woo woo woong!

The baby humpback whales cry was heard.

Beep beep beep!

The dolphins cry was heard.

After looking around other areas on the basement floor and returning to where URI was, Seo-jun and Kate blinked their eyes and opened their mouths.

Kate. Doesnt Loki seem to be teasing URI?

Yeah.

While Seo-jun and Kate were elsewhere, something happened between URI, the baby humpback whale, and Loki, the dolphin, who were separated by a thin net in their areas. 

They were going back and forth as if they were having a standoff.

Loki looked relaxed while URI looked annoyed, so the production crew had to rub their eyes.

A passing Sea Save team member explained with a smile.

Loki crossed the path and went into URIs area. He swam around in front of URI, who was looking for Jun, and bothered him, then went back to his own area. How could he not get angry?

Really?

Seo-jun and the production crew opened their eyes wide.

They had heard that he was a prankster, but they didnt think he would cross into someone elses area. 

Everyone was surprised, while the PD prayed that the scene was captured by the camera installed in the Sea Pavilion.

Well, the area is a boundary made by humans, so Loki might not know.

He must have thought it was just a nuisance that got in his way, since he had lived in the wide sea.

Huh. Hes not even half the size of URI, but he has such guts

Everyone nodded at one staffs remark.

Kate smiled at their expressions and said.

Its rare, but it happens. Thats why we have to arrange the areas well so they dont clash. I think Loki just wanted to play with him. Thats why URI doesnt seem too angry.

They looked at URI and Loki who were crying woo woo woong! beep- across the thin net. Seo-jun looked worried.

I understand that he wants to play with URI, but Loki. Youre done if URI hits you with his tail.

Everyone laughed at Seo-juns sincere concern.