An Actor Who Has Lived For 10,000 Years [EN]: Chapter 348

The Actor Who Lived for 10,000 Years (3)

348. Episode 63 – The Actor Who Lived for 10,000 Years (3)

“Are you really okay with not going outside?”

I asked Song Yoona, who was sitting on the sofa. She looked up at me and nodded.

“Of course. I only need to be with you, *oppa* [a Korean term for ‘older brother’ used by females].”

“You’ve been calling me ‘*oppa*’ a lot lately, haven’t you?”

“Well… I’m calling my *oppa*, ‘*oppa*,’ so what’s wrong with that? If you don’t like it, I’ll just call you by your name.”

At her words, I smirked.

“No, I like it.”

Since leaving the hospital, I’d spent every moment outside of practice with her, without missing a single day or hour.

Because Song Yoona… she was the most important thing to me.

I jumped up, grabbed her hand, and pulled her to her feet.

“Instead of that, let’s go on a date outside for the first time in a while today.”

Song Yoona shook her head.

“No. I like being at home like this.”

“I want to go out today. Come on!”

“No, what if you get sick outside…”

She started to tear up.

I hugged her and patted her back without a word.

Since leaving the hospital, we’d been having home dates every day.

In fact, it was barely even a date; we just spent time looking at each other.

Song Yoona was worried about my health, so she didn’t want to leave the house.

I was aware of her feelings.

Just being with her was precious, but I didn’t want to spend every day like this.

I didn’t have much time left, and I didn’t want to leave her with only these memories, especially since she would be left alone.

“I’m really okay. Let’s go out and eat something delicious.”

“Still…”

Song Yoona repeatedly refused, but I was insistent and pulled her arm.

“Let’s go. Let’s go eat something delicious, see the night view for the first time in a while, watch a movie, and see a musical…”

When I told her with a bright smile, Song Yoona reluctantly got up.

Stepping outside, I felt a sense of relief.

We had always gone to places with few people for fear of my health deteriorating, repeating the same routine between the practice room and home.

Everything I had always taken for granted felt new.

“Wow… there are so many people.”

She chuckled.

“Aren’t there fewer people here than usual?”

“Oh, is that so?”

“Yeah, are you sure you’re okay being here, *oppa*?”

“Of course.”

I held her hand tightly and strolled through the streets like ordinary lovers.

Sparkling lights.

Numerous people.

And us among the crowd.

Everything, even the smallest things, felt new.

“Let’s watch a musical today.”

At my words, Song Yoona’s eyes sparkled.

“Okay!”

“If we book now, we’ll be getting the remaining seats, so they won’t be good seats, but…”

“Does that matter?”

“Yeah, then let’s go see it. It’s already 7 PM.”

Every day was so precious and passing quickly, at least for me.

The doctor told me I had six months left.

Of course, that six months was if I spent the time in the hospital receiving treatment.

So, if I spent time living outside like this… I might not even be able to live that long.

Like Song Yoona said, a miracle might happen, and I might live longer, but I had no intention of believing in miracles.

I thought I had only a few months left to spend with this precious person, and that’s why I didn’t want to waste any moment.

“*Oppa*, let’s go quickly. Is it that way?”

Song Yoona, who was holding my arm, pulled me.

Instantly, I frowned at the throbbing headache.

“*Oppa*… are you okay?”

As soon as she saw my expression, she widened her eyes with a serious face and asked.

I reached out and forced a smile.

“Yeah. I just frowned for a moment.”

“If you’re not feeling well, let’s go back.”

“No. I’m really okay.”

“Are you sure you’re okay?”

Holding Song Yoona’s hand tightly, I shook my head.

“Yeah, I’m really okay. Why would I lie?”

Several tens of minutes later, the musical performance began.

Throughout the performance, I couldn’t focus on the actors’ performances, nor could I hear the songs.

The throbbing headache continued.

The murmuring of people and the loud sounds from the speakers were painful.

Song Yoona checked on my condition from time to time, but I kept smiling so she wouldn’t notice.

Holding her hand tightly, feeling her warm warmth, I endured and endured for Song Yoona.

Because if I endured, I would find stability.

***

A month passed in the blink of an eye.

I wondered if time had always been this fast.

Thinking that I didn’t have much time left, time seemed to pass twice as fast.

The number of performances I was originally scheduled to do was reduced to 15, and I felt a little relieved by the reduction.

No matter how hard I tried and how passionate I was, I didn’t think my body would be able to keep up.

Nevertheless, I was going to pour everything into it.

Director Patrick approached us, who were preparing backstage, and shouted.

“Okay, the performance is finally starting. Let’s show everything we’ve practiced!”

At his words, we shouted as if in unison.

Director Patrick approached me, looked at me, and opened his mouth.

“Hee-sung, let’s have a great performance.”

I felt a lump in my throat at that short word, because this would be the last performance of my life.

“Yes, I will do my best.”

“Okay. Just don’t get hurt.”

“Yes, Director.”

The day I could show everything was approaching, and my heart was racing like crazy.

Callie and Robert walked towards me, and we braced ourselves before going on stage.

“Let’s show everything.”

“Yeah, we’ve worked hard.”

Then we put our hands together side by side.

“Fighting!”

The lights on the dark stage turned on.

As my figure standing tall on the stage began to be seen by the lights, the audience murmured.

“Kyaa!”

The musical performance began with cheers.

With my heart pounding, I immersed myself in the role.

‘Acting,’ which cannot be left out of Jin Hee-sung’s life, I wanted to let go of all the acting and singing I had done on this stage.

I slowly closed and opened my eyes, took a deep breath, and then looked at the audience instead of the camera and opened my mouth.

-The act of killing people, the act of taking lives♬

The audience, who had been murmuring at my voice, froze in an instant.

I completely immersed myself in the role and began to perform.

About an hour passed, and the performance was heading towards its climax.

Before the most important scene of this musical, I stood behind the stage and calmed my mind.

A scene where I had to pour out all my energy.

I closed my eyes tightly and imagined the past of 10,000 years and my current situation in my head.

Because it was a scene that suited my situation so well, immersion was doubled just by thinking of me.

A staff member tapped me on the shoulder and whispered softly.

“Hee-sung, it’s time.”

At his touch, I nodded vigorously and slowly moved my feet to the stage.

I carefully went on stage and hid myself, but Callie, who played the role of the police officer who found me, pointed a gun at me.

“Did you think you could outrun me to the end?”

“…Damn it.”

Sweat dripped from my forehead at the gun he was pointing, and I had no choice but to stop.

“Now is the moment to pay for your sins.”

“Pay for my sins? I didn’t do anything wrong. I just did what the humans told me to do.”

“You took the lives of so many people!”

“Ha… humans are such scary beings. Don’t you think?”

At my words, Callie frowned.

“Shut up with the nonsense.”

“Shaking people’s lives with money, asking them to kill their own people with that money. Isn’t it funny?”

I smirked as I looked at him.

Even at my words, Callie took a step closer to me and put his hand on the trigger.

“Shut your mouth. You’re the one who killed those people.”

“Me? No, the one who killed them… it wasn’t me, it was money.”

Callie kicked my knee with his foot at my evil smile, and I knelt down on the floor because of it.

Callie pointed a gun at my head and said.

“Your life ends today. The murder you committed… those terrible things cannot be forgiven even in death.”

“Is this how it ends so futilely…”

“Don’t think it’s futile. The innocent people you killed… the deaths of those innocent people would have been more futile! You don’t even deserve to die like this.”

Music flowed out at the same time as his words ended.

The countless people I had killed quickly passed before my eyes at Callie’s words, and I began to be filled with fear.

-The moment my life ends… my life, my past that I came to look back on only then-♬

I sat down on the stage and sang while looking at the high place.

Each and every lyric of that song pricked my heart.

-If I… die like this… if I’m going to die like this-♬

Tears flowed down my cheeks as I recited the lyrics.

-I will struggle to live. I will resist♬

I screamed and cried.

Callie was trembling his lips and holding back tears. He bit his lip while pointing a gun at my head.

I sat down on the floor and screamed.

From the audience, I could hear the sound of them sobbing at my performance.

***

-Musical ‘Karma’ 15th and final performance.

A large placard attached in front of the musical theater.

The audience murmured with expectant faces as they looked at it.

“Wow, I’m so excited for the final performance.”

“I know, right? The 14th performance was a sensation.”

“Yeah. How can you say that every performance was legendary without missing a single one?”

“Jin Hee-sung’s acting is crazy.”

“I just thought Jin Hee-sung was good at acting, but his singing is no joke.”

The audience was filled with anticipation for Jin Hee-sung’s performance.

“*Karma’s* famous scene, Jin Hee-sung’s acting is really crazy.”

“Yeah, that’s why I’m coming to see it for the third time today.”

“You’re seeing it three times?”

“Of course. If you’re a musical lover, you can’t miss the first and last performances.”

“I guess so. How amazing will it be since it’s the last performance? I want to see it quickly!”

Several hours later, Jin Hee-sung gave his all on stage.

The passion for his performance seemed to be conveyed to the audience as well.

-*Karma*… if this is my karma, I will gladly accept the pain of death♬

Jin Hee-sung stretched out his hand high into the sky and shouted as if screaming.

*팟-* [Sound effect]

The lights on the stage went out, and majestic music flowed out.

As soon as the last scene ended, the audience began to stand up at the same time.

*짝짝-* [Sound of clapping]

“Wow!”

“Jin Hee-sung, Jin Hee-sung!”

An enormous roar poured out that could not be compared to the 14th performance.

Numerous audience members stood up and gave a standing ovation.

“Jin Hee-sung!”

They shouted Jin Hee-sung’s name with all their might.

Jin Hee-sung, who was standing alone on the stage, shed a stream of hot tears as he listened to the voices of the audience calling his name.

*짝짝-* [Sound of clapping]

After the stage ended, the actors who finished their greetings came down below the stage one by one.

The actors, including the staff, clapped their hands towards the remaining actors.

“Thank you for your hard work!”

“Thank you all for your hard work!”

The figure of Jin Hee-sung coming down from the stage last.

As soon as they saw him, the actors and staff gave a huge cheer.

“Jin Hee-sung, Jin Hee-sung!”

They supported Jin Hee-sung because they knew that he was more sincere about this musical than anyone else.

Jin Hee-sung smiled at their voices and came down from the stage step by step.

At that moment.

*퍽-* [Sound of something collapsing]

“Hee-sung!”

Jin Hee-sung lost consciousness as soon as he came down the last step of the stage.

“No!”

An Actor Who Has Lived For 10,000 Years [EN]

An Actor Who Has Lived For 10,000 Years [EN]

1만 년 동안 살아온 배우님
Status: Completed Author: Native Language: Korean
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[English Translation] Imagine a world where the lines between reality and fiction blur, where the past isn't just history, but a living, breathing part of your present. That's the world our protagonist is thrust into when his script becomes a window into his past lives. But these aren't just any past lives; they span millennia! He is an actor who has lived for 10,000 years. Dive into a mesmerizing tale of reincarnation, drama, and self-discovery as he unravels the secrets of his immortal existence, one script at a time. Will he be able to handle the weight of his past, or will it consume him?

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