Holy Idol [EN]: Chapter 76

< 76. Something's Attached >

“Sunbae, were you dozing off?”

At Rembrary’s indifferent question, Oh Jungshin made a dazed sound, “Huh?”

“How could I possibly appear out of thin air? There’s no magic here.”

“Ah, no, but, clearly?”

Oh Jungshin’s lips moved, but rationally, Rembrary was right.

He had clearly popped out of nowhere, with no trees or bushes in front, suddenly appearing.

But he was taken aback when Rembrary brazenly said, ‘You must have seen it wrong.’

Oh Jungshin hurriedly turned around to look at the cameraman.

“You saw it too, right?”

“Pardon? Saw what?”

“Him!”

“Yes?”

The cameraman, who had been busy brushing off the bugs on the lens, blinked at Oh Jungshin with a bewildered expression.

Oh Jungshin felt frustrated and stifled, stammering, “No, clearly…”

But now, the atmosphere was such that anyone saying, ‘He came out of thin air!’ would be seen as strange.

He felt wronged, but he was the only one who had seen that bizarre scene.

Watching Oh Jungshin, Rembrary smiled calmly.

***

Rembrary was called in by the PD [Production Director] and scolded for suddenly disappearing, while Oh Jungshin was praised for looking for the vanished Rembrary.

But Oh Jungshin wasn’t happy at all.

It bothered him. The image of Rembrary appearing out of thin air bothered him to death. He was still convinced that he hadn’t seen it wrong.

Naturally, Oh Jungshin’s gaze kept following Rembrary.

He politely observed Rembrary, trying to find anything different from ordinary people.

Alien, psychic, Lee tribe… all sorts of imaginations were mobilized.

However, from the outside, Rembrary just seemed like a plain, bad-tempered weirdo.

His personality was unique, but he didn’t seem to have any special qualities that set him apart. Nothing like a psychic or an alien.

Thanks to observing Rembrary, Oh Jungshin didn’t achieve much.

Rather, it was the filming crew that made progress.

“Doesn’t Jungshin seem to be watching Yeonwoo carefully?”

“It’s not just watching carefully, it’s like he’s spying?”

“What’s so sneaky about that? He’s staring right at him.”

“Could they have fought?”

“Their expressions are too peaceful for them to have fought, aren’t they?”

“If they fought, they’d be glaring at each other. It seems like Jungshin is unilaterally staring.”

“Whatever it is, let’s think about what subtitles to use. A daddy bird taking care of a baby bird? Should we go with something like that?”

“Can’t we just say ‘Unnecessarily Worried’? Like, turns out he’s a pushover, so he’s worried. Something like that?”

The filming crew made all sorts of guesses about Oh Jungshin and Rembrary, whose tension had suddenly disappeared in a day.

The most popular theory was ‘Oh Jungshin seems worried because Rembrary disappeared and reappeared,’ but the opinion that ‘they fought it out one-on-one’ was also significant.

Whatever the reason, the director was pleased, saying that connecting the change in the relationship between Oh Jungshin and Woo Yeonwoo with the temple stay would create a healing element. And it was actually broadcast that way.

However, what became a hot topic among viewers was not the rapidly improved relationship between the two idols in just one day.

What actually captured people’s attention was the ‘creepy story’ about Woo Yeonwoo that the cameraman posted on an anonymous online community.

***

Title: I’m an Imp Staff Member [referring to a staff member on set].

There are a lot of strange stories about Woo Yeonwoo these days, and I experienced one too. Seriously…

Woo Yeonwoo’s fans are digging around, saying he’s mysterious, but mystery my ass, it was just damn scary.

– ??? End?

– Hello?

– Where did the person who was talking go?

– Seriously, why did you start and then stop?

– LOL, tell us what happened.

Title: I’m an Imp Staff Member 2

I’m trying to tell the story, but it feels like it’ll be too obvious that it’s my story;;;

It’s not a grand story,

I was just walking with Woo Yeonwoo, and the kid suddenly said he heard some sound.

But I couldn’t hear anything?

I was already scared from that point, but the kid suddenly runs off in some direction.

Seriously, it was a really dark forest. Seriously, I had no choice. I had to run after him.

Even if I don’t know anything else, Woo Yeonwoo’s liver must be strong [meaning he’s brave]. His night vision is also really good. Anyway, I was following right behind him, and I tripped on something.

I stumbled for 1 second, no, about 0.5 seconds, and the kid disappeared in that time.

I was worried that if he went missing here, it would be my responsibility ㅠㅠ

I was so surprised that I searched everywhere and found him. The end!

– Are you kidding?

– You idiot, you just weren’t paying attention.

– You should have ended it at the first verse….

– The trailer was the most interesting!

Title: I’m an Imp Staff Member 3

I’m writing this because I got cursed at.

It’s not the end if it ends here.

When I said I found Woo Yeonwoo right away, that was me summarizing it,

In the meantime, Oh Jungshin came after hearing me shout Woo Yeonwoo’s name.

People who watched the broadcast will know, but I passed the baton to Oh Jungshin there.

So, I ran back to the dorm with my tail between my legs, telling people that Woo Yeonwoo had disappeared, and then I ran back to find Oh Jungshin with my tail between my legs again.

The reason I ran with my tail between my legs was to show that it wasn’t my responsibility.

Anyway, when I got there, Woo Yeonwoo and Oh Jungshin were together,

Oh Jungshin was yelling at Woo Yeonwoo, saying, ‘You came out of thin air.’

This scene wasn’t broadcast, but he was definitely saying that.

Woo Yeonwoo was like, ‘Sunbae, are you crazy? Haha,’

And for reference, it was a completely empty space.

***

It was the day of the God-is-Love filming.

While reading the anecdotes about Woo Yeonwoo posted on the community, Maeng Wooshin kept an eye on Woo Yeonwoo, who was waiting nearby.

Like this staff member or Woo Yeonwoo’s fans, he didn’t reveal it publicly, but he had also experienced a chilling incident related to Woo Yeonwoo.

The scene where Woo Yeonwoo was holding an umbrella over him.

Woo Yeonwoo was clearly looking at him, but the camera director said that Woo Yeonwoo was looking at the camera.

When he saw the recording, his heart dropped, and he couldn’t sleep properly that night.

Still, the kid seemed crazy to begin with. As he watched, the scary feeling faded, and anger gradually filled him….

Seeing the post by the staff member and the Woo Yeonwoo anecdotes being brought up again made him feel uneasy.

‘Is he not just a regular crazy guy?’

He recalled Rembrary, who had come to him wanting to join the cult he belonged to, and nervously gripped the hand strengthener. He repeatedly squeezed and released it.

He had only thought of him as a strange guy, but he thought he should tell the Archpriest about this.

If Rembrary really had strange powers…

‘Is he perhaps in the same category as the Archpriest?’

“Maeng Wooshin-ssi! Woo Yeonwoo-ssi! Please stand by!”

At the FD’s [Floor Director] shout, Maeng Wooshin’s thoughts were broken.

Maeng Wooshin left the hand strengthener with his manager and entered the set, which was under the intense spotlight of the cameras.

Until the last episode, Deungbaek, who had been constantly struggling between resentment and his current life, finally makes a decision in episode 5.

He decides to bury all the memories of his past life, thinking that the memories of his past life are a test from God, and that God will eventually judge the grudges of his past life, that it is not his place, and that he is a subordinate priest, so if he just endures a little longer, he will soon be transferred to another place. He just has to endure until then.

However, Deungbaek, who goes back to the dentist for the remaining dental treatment, is shocked to see Yang being congratulated by the dental hygienists on her birthday.

Deungbaek’s birthday is tomorrow, and the two’s birthdays were one day apart.

And in his past life, Deungbaek committed suicide the day after Yang Heung died.

Yang Heung, who died one day earlier, was born one day earlier… Should this be seen as a coincidence? With such similar faces?

Deungbaek is convinced that Yang is his past life lover.

Moreover, even though she knows that he is a priest, Yang Heung is strangely concerned about Deungbaek.

The two were drawn to each other in this life, skipping over their past lives.

Deungbaek, whose emotions from his past life had barely subsided, is once again tormented and 고민 [agonizing] in episode 5.

The part where Imseo’s lines come out was Deungbaek’s birthday scene, which seemed to be slightly off the main story.

Imseo learns how to make a cake to celebrate Deungbaek’s birthday and gives him a cake as a gift, but Deungbaek, who doesn’t like sweets, gives the cake to Yanghong as a gift.

Imseo, who finds out about this, makes the same cake again and forces Deungbaek to eat it, which is the part they are filming right now.

As the camera started rolling, Maeng Wooshin grumbled as he looked at the whipped cream cake that Rembrary had supposedly made, but was actually sponsored by a bakery.

“You know I don’t like sweets.”

“Eat it.”

“Why are you making it again when I got it during the day? It’s a hassle.”

“I made it for Sunbae [senior] to eat.”

“It’s okay. Eat more.”

“I made it for Sunbae to eat. EAT IT.”

“Ah… really.”

Maeng Wooshin frowned as he took a bite of the cake and showed his displeasure.

“I really don’t like sweets. Are you happy now?”

“Is it not good?”

“I said I don’t like sweets.”

“I don’t care. Eat more.”

Maeng Wooshin got annoyed and ended up eating more cake.

And after eating it about fifteen more times, he was really annoyed and felt like throwing the cake.

While watching Rembrary force the cake on him, the screenwriter Shimkyung asked him to create an atmosphere where he seemed to be smiling but would force him to eat it if he didn’t, but Rembrary failed to follow that request.

Screenwriter Shimkyung wanted to reveal Imseo’s psychopathic side along with the sponsored cake through this scene, but Rembrary, who was offering the cake, just looked kind and innocent.

“No, Yeonwoo-ya. Imseo wants to feed Deungbaek the cake. He knows that Deungbaek doesn’t like cake, but he doesn’t care at all. He just wants to feed him. But he gets angry because he doesn’t eat it. Giving the cake is an act of caring for Deungbaek, but he doesn’t consider that Deungbaek doesn’t like cake at all. Why? Because he can’t empathize with emotions! You have to catch this subtle emotion! People should think ‘Imseo is a bit crazy!’ not ‘That cake is from Roberto Bakery!’ when they see this scene!”

After eating the cake two more times, Maeng Woojin, who had finally exploded, pretended to be joking and smeared the cream from the cake that Rembrary was holding on Rembrary’s face.

“…Sunbae. If you act like this, you can eat it a hundred times.”

“Yes, that’s the expression! Make that expression, Yeonwoo-ya! That’s the emotion!”

***

‘I should use kind and polite words.’

Rembrary, who had returned to the waiting room, blamed himself for getting upset and using harsh words.

Even if Maeng Wooshin was annoying, he should have responded calmly.

He was a magnanimous person, but he was sometimes swept away by petty people.

Still, it was fortunate that he managed to capture the emotion of the scene and finish filming…

As he was thinking, he heard a knock.

Was it Jongwoo, who had gone to buy sandwiches? Rembrary quickly opened the waiting room door.

The person who came in was Im Yoohan with coffee.

Im Yoohan smiled and handed him the coffee, asking.

“Do I smell like a dog to you today too?”

“No. It’s a scent I’m smelling for the first time today. But it smells nice.”

Worried that Jongwoo would get angry if he let Im Yoohan into the waiting room, Rembrary leaned against the wall in the hallway and drank coffee together.

“I saw on the broadcast that you’re going to leave the world later. Is that true?”

“Yes, actually, rather than leaving the world. It’s a journey to return to where I came from.”

“Wow… you already have a Buddhist vibe.”

“Even if I go back, I won’t forget the coffee Sunbae gave me.”

“Haha. But, people were surprised when they heard that Yeonwoo-ssi was leaving the world. I wasn’t surprised at all, to be honest.”

Im Yoohan chuckled, recalling the times he had tried to seduce Rembrary.

All those attempts scattered like water in plain water.

Rembrary was the most simple person she had ever seen.

She didn’t want to seduce him now.

Just being close colleagues was the best.

Im Yoohan, who had finished his coffee, waved his hand and said he would go first, returning to his waiting room.

Rembrary watched his back for a moment before frowning.