Godsent Top Star [EN]: Chapter 204

204. Was That You, Yeonwoo? (2)

May 23, 2022

A few days later.

A major case was being loudly announced on the news.

Against the backdrop of a news anchor’s booming voice from a wall-sized TV, a handsome man with a striking face smiled and asked,

“Is your finger okay?”

“This much is routine.”

“Still, Yeonwoo, you’re not in your best condition. You should take even better care of yourself.”

‘Not in my best condition, huh?’

Yeonwoo shuddered slightly at the ominous choice of words and held out his finger.

“Here. It’s already healed.”

“That’s a relief. I don’t know what I would have done if it hadn’t.”

Kwon Seong-hyun said it all with a smile.

But for some reason, Yeonwoo felt a chilling sensation.

“Still, you lost a lot of blood, so make sure you eat well. Why didn’t you finish the octopus and water parsley stew I made yesterday? You have to eat it all. Water parsley is supposed to purify the blood.”

“You told me to eat all the beef too.”

“That’s because it’s supposed to help generate blood, so of course you have to eat it.”

“……Honestly, how can I eat that much in one day?”

“Why can’t you? You hurt yourself and came here because you were confident you could, right? I’ll grill you a medium-rare steak today, so make sure you eat it.”

“……”

Anyone would think I lost liters of blood that day.

Even though I went to the hospital and got it all stitched up perfectly.

How did he know? Kwon Seong-hyun somehow noticed the tiny wound on the tip of my finger like a ghost.

“Physicality is an important part of the role. You have to commit serial murders. How can you hurt anyone if you’re weak?”

“Someone might misunderstand. It’s just a role, a role.”

“Anyway.”

“But…… the trainer said my muscle mass has increased lately. Doesn’t it look like it?”

Actually, the day after I got hurt.

I went to PT [Personal Training] and saw the trainer in shock.

-No…… if your hand is like this, you can’t do upper body strength training. It’ll be a big problem if the wound gets worse, so we should focus on lower body. Hmm…… the upper body is more important in the drama.

Then the trainer kept worrying.

-Muscles in the same area, you know. If you don’t keep moving them, you know. This, you know. It leads to muscle loss. How terrible is that? The muscles you worked so hard to build up through eating and exercise are lost…… oh my god. Isn’t that too terrible?

It sounded plausible when I heard it.

‘Right. I can’t lose the muscles I’ve built up.’

But the trainer, who already knew Kwon Seong-hyun’s influence well, couldn’t dare to think about making me do upper body exercises.

What if the finger wound burst if I accidentally put too much force on my hand!

What if it gets infected from sweat?

The equipment is thoroughly disinfected twice a day, but what if I get blood poisoning from the metal?!

‘No. But surely that can’t happen. Aren’t I worrying too much?’

That thought came to mind, but

-I still have a long way to go to pay off the loan I took out to open the center. Please save me.

Yeonwoo nodded silently at the trainer’s sincere words that it was too early to close the training center.

There’s no need to stir up trouble.

“Does it really show that much that I’ve lost muscle?”

I’m subtly worried.

The accurate and objective muscle mass measured by the InBody machine has increased.

I couldn’t help but worry because I was forced to rest my upper body for a few days.

I was even more concerned because I tend to look a little thinner than my build when I wear clothes.

-So it’s more impactful when you take it off a little. Don’t you think so?

Someone seemed to have said that, but who cares.

It’s not like I’m going to take off my clothes and audition.

“Well, there’s not a big difference, but…… if you don’t eat meat like you’re doing now, of course it’ll be visible, right?”

Why does it sound like the words of a father with a picky child?

“……I understand.”

“Good. Then I’ll grill you a steak now.”

“……”

Suddenly, I’m about to eat a chunk of meat.

‘I can’t help it.’

As Kwon Seong-hyun said, now was an important time to build up my strength and physique.

After that interview, Yeonwoo was able to clearly grasp the direction in which he would play the psychopath character.

‘I definitely need to be in good shape.’

The person I interviewed was very contemptible, but the interview itself was quite helpful.

Why couldn’t I take my eyes off this role?

Why didn’t I like the love calls and leading roles coming in from overseas?

‘He made me realize it very clearly.’

It would never have happened if his intuition hadn’t been triggered.

It’s a very natural thing to think about logically.

Who would give up going abroad and try to do a domestic drama?

And that’s not even a leading role, but a supporting role.

It would be different if it was a really cool role.

A serial killer psychopath.

If you have to say it…… it’s not a bad role to play a variety of roles with a strong image.

It’s not weak in impact because it deals with the stimulating subject of murder.

But.

“Wouldn’t it be better to go abroad instead?”

It was also a role that could raise such questions.

The situation was very clear as to which side the scale would tip when two things were placed on the scale.

Nevertheless, Yeonwoo turned down all the offers that would have made other people’s eyes pop out.

Even twice.

Of course, it wasn’t a waste for Yeonwoo at all.

‘It was the right choice to follow my gut.’

It was worth giving up going abroad and everything else as my gut led me.

Otherwise, Yeonwoo would never have met and interviewed the killer in person.

A man who started similarly but eventually walked a different path from himself.

Watching him, Yeonwoo could see.

The result of the path he didn’t take.

What the worst choice looks like.

What is the result of a human who eventually gives up being human?

And…….

‘I’ve also gained confidence.’

The confidence that the path he had taken was not wrong.

It became a very big opportunity to restore his self-esteem, which had unknowingly collapsed and been hurt.

The wounds that had been gradually healed as people who loved him unconditionally appeared as he became a celebrity.

But it was finally possible to look back on the deep wounds that were still not enough.

The feeling that strongly led Yeonwoo this time was a kind of signal.

Don’t leave it any longer.

It’s too dangerous to leave it any longer.

Such an instinctive signal.

The wounds of the past were so big that I was just busy covering them up.

If it hadn’t been for this interview, I wouldn’t have even thought about looking at it again.

If that had happened, I probably would have gone over it without knowing anything.

‘Well, going abroad or playing the lead role is always possible.’

If you ask me if I regret it, Yeonwoo could answer for sure.

Absolutely not.

Rather, I was glad that I was able to heal properly with this choice.

The scariest thing is a wound that festers without anyone knowing.

If you think about the situation of continuing to hold a time bomb that could explode at any time without knowing it, going abroad might have been a cheap price to pay.

Was it thanks to that?

[Yeonwoo, you. Did you have a change of heart or something?]

At that time, when I was coming back after finishing the interview.

Dongja-ryeong brought up something out of the blue.

“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

[It’s strange. Something seems to have changed. Your atmosphere or…… your eyes?]

As if something was wrong, Dongja-ryeong circled around Yeonwoo.

[Something has definitely changed. Hmm…….]

“…….”

I was a little surprised at that time.

‘I’ve always seen him as a funny guy, but is he really an old ghost?’

He’s attached to my mother, Kang Yeon-hwa, but if that guy went to another shaman, he’d be more than capable of playing the role of a spirit medium.

Dongja-ryeong is the one who has more than enough spiritual power to easily surpass any general spirit.

[Oh my god. No way. No way! You didn’t get possessed by that crazy killer, did you?!]

“What?”

[No, why. You said that, didn’t you? Let’s become the god of the new world! You thought you were omniscient! You’re just a loser!]

“I don’t think I said that much……?”

[Anyway, isn’t that it? You don’t agree with that strange ideology, do you?!]

“That’s definitely not the case, so stop talking nonsense.”

Of course, he ended up making a big mistake at the end.

Anyway, it seemed that something had definitely changed thanks to him.

It was inevitable.

It’s like a time bomb that could explode at any time has disappeared.

‘If it had exploded at any time…… it’s terrible to think about.’

I don’t know how deeply the wound would have festered while I was unaware.

It’s hard to even predict how violently it would explode and how to fix it.

Everything could have collapsed like a castle built on sand.

A huge dam also collapses because of a small hole.

‘Come to think of it, Kwon Seong-hyun said something too, didn’t he?’

“You’ve become more dazzling.”

Kwon Seong-hyun, who supported Yeonwoo’s choice but also left a warning that noise could occur if it wasn’t perfect.

He also conducted Spartan-style training.

But after going to the interview that day.

Kwon Seong-hyun, who said that one word, didn’t point out anything about the role afterwards.

As if all his worries had disappeared.

‘That’s right. That’s what happened.’

I forgot for a while because of the nagging that followed after seeing my finger.

Sizzle!

The delicious but frightening sound of steak being grilled was heard.

The sound flowing from the TV was superimposed on it.

[It’s already been two days since a clue was found in the X-gu children’s serial disappearance case, one of the long-term unsolved cases. It is said that on-site investigation is already in full swing after the reinvestigation began. Yesterday late in the afternoon, news came that the remains of a boy were found at the location reported 20 years after he disappeared. We will connect with reporter Kim Yong-do, who is at the scene. Reporter Kim Yong-do?]

[Ah. This is reporter Kim Yong-do at the scene. Yesterday at 7:45 p.m., the remains presumed to be those of a child who disappeared in X-gu were found at the reported location. The remains found at the scene have been moved to the National Forensic Service for DNA analysis, and it has been announced that additional excavation and investigation will resume as soon as the results of the investigation are released. Meanwhile, as the fact that the anonymous report received in this investigation is true has become known, public opinion is spreading criticizing the police for trying to conceal the fact that the first report was received. The police side is arguing that the response was slow because the anonymous report was not reliable…….]

At that moment, news that grabbed my attention came from the TV.

‘After arguing about whether it was real or not, they finally reinvestigated and found the remains. That’s a relief.’

Yeonwoo recalled the young children clinging to the man.

It seems that those poor children have now begun to find their place.

As a matter of fact, for the past few days.

All kinds of media have been focusing on a case that caused a stir in society 20 years ago.

People were also talking about this case, both online and offline.

There are many unsolved cases so far, but among them, cases in which only young children disappear in series are very rare.

Because of that, public sentiment was very bad for a while.

Unlike now, when neighbors are estranged, it was not uncommon to leave children with neighbors or relatives in the neighborhood back then.

What should I say.

Unlike now, it feels like raising children together in the same neighborhood.