Superstar From Age 0

Seo-jun, who was wearing a hat, lifted his head and looked at the sky outside the window.

He saw a blue sky with sparse white clouds floating by.

The weather was good.

The people around him also sighed in relief at the nice weather.

“They said it would rain, but the weather is only good.”

“Right. I was worried about what to do if it rained.”

It was nerve-wracking and trembling even with good weather, but it would have been chaotic if it rained as well.

The relieved people looked at the map in their hands.

They also watched YouTube videos on their phones.

Seo-jun, who had taken a seat on one side, also traced the map divided into A, b, c, and D with his finger and recalled yesterday's memory.

The instructor who was looking around at those people opened his mouth after looking at the clock.

“Then we will start the road test now!”

***

As soon as his birthday passed, seo-jun decided to get a driver's license.

“It's better to get it sooner.”

Mom and dad, and Da Ho also nodded their heads.

Driving was something that improved with practice, so it was better to get a license early and slowly get used to it.

Seo-jun immediately looked up a driving school near his home and registered.

He had to pass the written test on cars, signals, road systems, etc., the practical test on basic car operation skills, and the road test where he actually drove on the road to get a driver's license.

“The written test is easy.”

“There are apps too. You just have to find the answer that puts people at the center.”

That's what Jeon Seong-min and Park Si-young, who got their licenses as soon as winter vacation started, said.

With the help of apps, workbooks, and the academy, he passed the written test with a perfect score and also passed the practical test without any deductions. He received a temporary license a few days ago.

After taking six hours of road driving lessons with a temporary license, today.

Today was Seo-jun's road test day.

“We’ll start with number one. Number two, please sit in the back seat.”

At the instructor's words, a boy who seemed to be number one and Seo-jun who was number two got up from their seats and headed for the yellow road test car.

Number one, who seemed nervous, sat in the driver's seat, the instructor sat in the passenger seat, and Seo-jun sat in the back seat.

“Your name is Kim Tae-yoon? Is that right?”

“Yes, yes. That's right.”

The instructor confirmed Kim Tae-yoon's name and face and prepared for the test by touching this and that on the tablet.

“Then we will start the road test now. Let's see. It's course C. Are you ready to go?”

“Uh, can I just look at the course for a moment?”

“Yes. Start whenever you’re comfortable.”

Where was course C?

Kim Tae-yoon's mind turned blank and he took out a map to look at course C.

The easiest course was course A, but course C was also fairly easy.

Kim Tae-yoon sighed in relief and adjusted the driver's seat chair to himself and checked the rearview mirror and fastened his seat belt.

Seo-jun smiled softly in the back seat. He was doing well for being nervous.

‘…But you have to fasten your seat belt.’

Seo-jun also fastened his seat belt.

The instructor would step on the brake right next to him if there was a dangerous situation, but still, riding in a car driven by a novice who didn't even have a license was a bit nerve-wracking.

The yellow car that started up rattled and slowly started.

He left the driving school and drove on the road properly.

The car that went straight out onto the main road stopped for a moment at a signal.

Kim Tae-yoon seemed nervous as he took a deep breath.

The instructor smiled and said.

“You're doing well so far. Just relax.”

“Yes, yes!”

“And number two is watching well too.”

“Yes. I understand.”

The weather was good and so was the road situation.

There were no cars cutting in or stopping abruptly, but Kim Tae-yoon barely passed the test with a close score because he got lost a little in between.

“Please check the passenger side mirror often. You didn't see it well earlier.”

The instructor told him where he had lost points and congratulated him when he said he had passed.

Kim Tae-yoon, who had been gloomy thinking he had failed, smiled brightly and nodded his head repeatedly.

“Now number two, please sit in the driver's seat.”

“Yes.”

Seo-jun sat in the driver's seat and Kim Tae-yoon sat in the back seat. His mind felt lighter as he relaxed.

Most people passed on the first try, but he didn't expect to take the test twice.

‘But that course was hard.’

Who would have known that he would get the D course, which was called hellish even in the academy.

Kim Tae-yoon, who was relieved, looked at the front seat with a surprised face at the instructor's voice.

“Lee Seo-jun? …Lee…Seo-jun? Lee Seo-jun?”

“Haha. Yes. Lee Seo-jun. That's right.”

There was no way to hide it as the instructor confirmed his name and face as part of the test procedure.

When actor Lee Seo-jun smiled and said so, the instructor and Kim Tae-yoon opened their mouths wide.

“Wow! Nice to meet you. This is the first time I've seen a celebrity so close… You're really handsome. But why didn't I notice before?”

Seo-jun just smiled at the instructor's puzzled look.

Kim Tae-yoon was frozen with a surprised face.

Lee Seo-jun. Actor Lee Seo-jun was right in front of him.

‘Thank goodness…!’

‘I'm glad I found out now!’

If he had known before the road test, he would have been distracted and failed.

No, if he had known that Lee Seo-jun was riding behind him, he would have been so nervous that his arms and legs would have trembled and he wouldn't have been able to start.

‘What if I had an accident…?’

Would it have made headlines all over the world?

He almost had a terrible accident.

Unlike Kim Tae-yoon, who was hit by a storm of novice driving, the instructor and Seo-jun chatted amicably.

“The course is D course. Oh, this is the hardest course… Do you want to look at the map once before you go?”

“Yes. I’ll do that.”

At the instructor's words, seo-jun looked at the map one last time.

Kim Tae-yoon made a sorry face at his words.

D course was hard.

“Then let's go.”

The start was normal.

The instructor and Kim Tae-yoon blinked their eyes at that normalcy.

It was very different from Kim Tae-yoon's start, which had rattled a little earlier.

It felt like he had been driving for a few years with a sense of stability.

“You drive well!”

“Haha. Thank you.”

The instructor unconsciously spoke to that extent.

He regretted speaking, but Seo-jun calmly answered while not forgetting to look around.

The instructor nodded his head in satisfaction.

He wanted to give him extra points if he could.

D course had a lot of lane changes and wide roads with more cars moving faster than other courses.

There were both right and left turns evenly and the straight course was short.

“Wow…”

Kim Tae-yoon unconsciously exclaimed at the stable cornering. He had hesitated here and failed.

“Where did you take the test before?”

“No, this is my first time.”

Seo-jun answered the instructor's question.

At his words, another exclamation came out.

He seemed to have an amazing talent for driving.

Seo-jun smiled at their reactions.

It was his first time driving, but he had seen Da Ho hyung drive often.

“It's a bit congested. D course is hard because of this.”

The instructor looked at the tablet with no deductions and then looked out the window and said.

The cars were moving, but they were slow. But it seemed like they would get out of it at the next signal.

“Don't worry about time and drive comfortably.”

“Yes, I understand.”

His answer was laced with a hint of amusement and ease.

The instructor and Kim Tae-yoon gasped in admiration.

That was when it happened.

Woo-woo-woo!

A loud siren sounded from behind.

The three people in the car looked back with startled expressions.

Far away, they saw a white ambulance and two red fire trucks.

The other cars seemed to notice them too, and quickly moved aside without hesitation.

The fire trucks and the ambulance sped up, thanks to the cleared path.

As the fire trucks and the ambulance approached, Kim Tae-yoon opened his mouth with a shocked face.

“Uh, uh, don't we, don't we have to move out of the way?”

“…Yes. We do!”

Among the colorless cars, a yellow one stood out. It had unintentionally blocked the center of the road.

The instructor reached for the steering wheel and said.

“I’ll turn it, so just step on the accelerator a little…”

“It's okay.”

Seo-jun smiled and said.

Before the instructor's hand touched the steering wheel, the steering wheel spun around.

The yellow car that had blocked the center of the road moved smoothly, following the other cars in a diagonal line.

It made way for the emergency vehicles in the middle of the road.

The white ambulance passed through first, followed by the two red fire trucks.

They were moving so fast that they seemed to reach their destination in time.

He felt proud as he watched them disappear into the distance.

Listening to the fading siren sound, the colorless cars returned to their original lanes as if nothing had happened. Seo-jun, who was driving the yellow car, also naturally returned to his original road and continued on course D.

Wow…

Kim Tae-yoon opened his mouth wide.

He thought he would have panicked and sweated coldly if he were in that situation, but Seo-jun drove as naturally as if he had practiced it.

There was not a single flaw in his movements that deserved a deduction. The instructor was also amazed.

“Are you sure you didn't practice somewhere before? Or is this some kind of filming? A hidden camera or something? There's no way I wouldn't know if there was a camera installed in the car…”

“Hahaha. No.”

Seo-jun laughed at the instructor's look of searching around the car.

He completed course D with perfect driving until the end.

When they arrived at the driving school and got out of the car, Kim Tae-yoon and the instructor praised him endlessly.

Of course, they didn't make a loud noise since Seo-jun seemed to have come alone.

“You didn't get any deductions at all. I wish I could give you extra points if there were any. You get two hundred points out of a hundred.”

“Thank you.”

“You can get your license at the school or at the test site. You can do whatever you want.”

The instructor handed over the score sheet to Seo-jun and Kim Tae-yoon, then hesitated a bit before opening his mouth.

“…Uh, can I take a picture with you?”

“Yes. Sure.”

“I, I also…”

Kim Tae-yoon raised his hand timidly. Seo-jun nodded generously.

They took a picture together with the yellow car as the background.

The people who had finished their driving test and got out of other cars blinked their eyes and asked the instructor who got out of the passenger seat.

They hadn't seen it on blogs or reviews, but maybe there was a new procedure they didn't know about.

“Do we have to take pictures like that too?”

“No, you don't have to.”

The other instructors also looked at them with curious eyes, then shook their heads and answered.

***

[Title: I saw a pro driving learner car.]

You all know what I'm talking about when I say yellow driving learner car.

The road I often take overlaps with the driving test course (course D: very hard course. Really hellish. I prayed not to get that one.) of a nearby driving school (I went there too). So I see them often lol

Anyway, I spotted a yellow car today too.

I wonder how well they’ll do today, I thought as I kept my distance. Novice drivers are scary;;;

But then a fire truck came from behind. Blaring its sirens loudly.

Wow…

I reflexively stepped back. (They show that every year but I'm always mesmerized by it lol)

So I moved aside. I love seeing cars split like red sea lol I felt proud as I did that.

That's when I remembered about the driving learner car.

Oh shit. That car is in trouble, I thought. It was right in the middle of the road, blocking the fire truck. How well can a novice driver move aside? I was really anxious for them.

lol But lol That car suddenly moved along with the other cars lol

It moved aside really well lol It was pretty crowded then so the gap was really narrow lol But it avoided everything smoothly lol

And after the fire truck passed, everyone went back to their original lanes lol The driving learner car also went back to its original lane lol It looked like it was going back to course D lol

It was really cool lol The driver lol

-Novice drivers are scary lol

=The cars next to the driving learner car must have been scared too lol

-But the driver must have been really panicked too;; Driving for less than 10 hours and suddenly a fire truck appears! (Usually they practice for 6 hours.)

=22 I would have freaked out.

=33 I would have cried out of guilt. Really.

=44 ???: Me too?? I wanted to move aside quickly but?? It was my first time driving??

-Even the firefighters must have been startled by the driving learner car.

-Isn't that the driving instructor? They usually drive when they show examples.

=Oh, that makes sense.

=??)Does it?

-Nope. That's a novice for sure.

=? How do you know?

=I was in that driving learner car as a test taker.

=Wow! You?

=??? My test was over and someone else was driving. He's definitely a novice. He's getting his license for the first time. But he drives really well. We even took a picture.

=Wow! Tell us more. How well did he do?

=Are you sure it wasn't the instructor?

=??? I’ll tell you. It might take a while.

=But why did you take a picture lol

=Right lol Was it to commemorate moving aside for the fire truck? lol

=22 Getting a license is rare enough, let alone having something like that happen lol It must have been amazing lol

=33 If I had something like that happen to me, I would tell everyone in town lol

=I'm done!

=(Title: I took the driving test with actor Seo-jun. Link)

=…What?

=…Excuse me??

=…What did you say??

=…Why is Seo-jun suddenly here??

=(Knock knock) Is this where the pilgrimage is?

=??)…I think it will be from now on.