Godsent Top Star [EN]: Chapter 200

200. Character Study (2)

2022.05.19.

[That’s strange. I think I misheard.]

“No, you heard correctly.”

[No. How could suddenly saying you’re going to prison be hearing correctly?]

“You didn’t hear correctly. I’m not going to prison; I’m going to visit someone in prison.”

[Isn’t that the same thing?!]

“No, it’s not.”

Whether Yeonwoo answered or not.

The sparrow puffed up anxiously and chirped.

Now is the time to shed the false accusation and fly away, so why go to prison?

What crime did you commit?

Can’t you just disappear for a while and then reappear?

Is it an undeniable crime?

Yeonwoo was dumbfounded listening to it.

‘What does he think of me?’

He was getting serious, changing his mind, and making a tearful face. It was like a one-man show.

“Do you think I’m stupid enough to commit a crime that I’d get caught for?”

[Uh… no, you wouldn’t.]

“Right. If I were to commit a crime, I wouldn’t be stupid enough to leave evidence and get caught. I could just summon a familiar spirit, and current science wouldn’t be able to find any evidence. There’s also the method of using curses, right?”

[That’s… true.]

Hearing that, the sparrow’s small head nodded as if it made sense.

“So, I’m not going there as a criminal. I’m going to interview a criminal there. Do you understand now?”

Prison.

The only reason Yeonwoo was going to such a harsh place was this.

‘It’s better to do it perfectly if I’m going to do it at all.’

He builds the framework of the character one by one and adds flesh to it.

Each and every process was so careful.

Before breathing the final breath into it.

Yeonwoo thought.

‘I want to create a more vivid and realistic character.’

Since he had thrown down the gauntlet himself.

Yeonwoo was planning to do it perfectly.

One thought came to Yeonwoo’s mind.

That was to meet a psychopath in person.

‘I heard there are people who actually experience the job on purpose, right?’

The interview of another actor he happened to see flashed through his mind.

In the interview, the actor said.

To bring the reality to life, he actually learned the role’s job for several months.

It’s not uncommon to visit the job directly and interview them.

‘It’s a bit unusual, but… it doesn’t matter.’

Moreover, there was another reason why Yeonwoo decided to visit the prison himself.

Psychopath.

In other words, a being suffering from antisocial personality disorder.

Those who cannot blend into society.

It was inevitable for Yeonwoo to be drawn to them.

Because he, too, was similar in the past, unable to blend into society.

Therefore.

‘I want to see it with my own eyes.’

Yeonwoo decided to take action himself.

It was inevitable that some personal feelings were mixed in.

From the beginning, he was drawn to this role.

He had a strong feeling that he had to take on this role.

‘Maybe… there’s still an unhealed part.’

He thought he had forgotten everything.

But it seemed that was not the case.

Then there’s no choice.

He had to solve the part that kept bothering him.

And if he could further develop the character he was delicately shaping in the process, that would be even better.

[Oh, my. You scared me! I thought I was going to have to take care of Yeonhwa!] (Here, Yeonhwa is likely referring to Lady Kang, using a more familiar or endearing term.)

“Do you think Lady Kang would do something like taking care of someone in prison?”

The child spirit, who had been startled, seemed to have finally understood completely.

But soon,

[Hey, why not? What’s wrong with our Yeonhwa!]

He flared up as if he didn’t like the mention of Lady Kang.

Of course, Yeonwoo also had something to say.

“She’s deliberately blocking me from going, what? Taking care of someone in prison? Say something that makes sense.”

[Ugh…….]

Just as he expected.

Seeing the child spirit’s reaction, he seemed to already know.

“Why is Lady Kang doing that? If she was angry that I ran away from home, she would have come to catch me already… Ask her when I can approach her.”

[What? Wh, why would I?]

“Why? You’re Lady Kang’s minion.”

Yeonwoo said casually.

The sparrow opened its small beak as if asking how he knew.

[H, h, how did you know?]

“How would I know? You’re so obvious; only an idiot wouldn’t know. Lady Kang, who knows everything in the country, hasn’t contacted me once, and she’s blocking my approach. And you’re always sticking by my side. Isn’t it obvious?”

[Dongja doesn’t know anything…….] (Dongja refers to the child spirit.)

The sparrow tried to turn its head away and avoid Yeonwoo’s gaze.

Yeonwoo sighed.

“When will she let me approach her? It doesn’t seem like she’s angry, so why is she blocking me?”

[Well… I don’t know. It’s Yeonhwa’s heart.]

“Nothing’s wrong, is there?”

[W, well……?]

“Well. Nothing could be wrong with Lady Kang…….”

If something had happened, Lady Kang Yeonhwa would have called Yeonwoo right away.

After running away from home.

Yeonwoo thought that Lady Kang would call him right away.

But.

‘Rather, she issued an order to block access.’

The reason is unknown.

However, one thing is certain: Lady Kang has done this more than once or twice.

For example, when she performs a very important ritual.

Or when she needs to purify her mind and body.

Or when she needs to crack down on the gods who keep coveting Yeonwoo’s spiritual power.

For various reasons, Yeonwoo had been banned from entering Lady Kang’s shrine.

‘I still feel a sense of rejection when I think about going to Lady Kang’s shrine… I don’t know when she’ll let me go.’

Rejection.

Why is there such a thing?

“I feel uneasy today; I don’t think I should go out?”

“I dreamed that the plane I was on crashed… Should I cancel the trip?”

“That person’s vibe was a bit off…….”

It’s like when you try to do something but you get a strange feeling that makes you stop.

Of course, you can dismiss it as just a feeling.

But.

It may be a prediction of the results of something happening at the place you were about to go out to.

Or an epidemic breaking out in the country you were going to travel to.

Or the leader of the group running away with the money.

Yeonwoo’s case was exactly like this.

‘If I keep hesitating every time I think about going, how can I go?’

There is only one person who can stop Yeonwoo this much.

It’s impossible unless it’s Lady Kang Yeonhwa herself.

Even if they don’t say anything to each other, it’s a very clear way of communicating between mother and son.

It’s rare for them to be out of contact for this long, but it’s not like it’s never happened before.

When Yeonwoo was younger, it was even worse.

‘How old was I… I think it was before I started school.’

Lady Kang went deep into the mountains alone for training.

For a long time, over a year.

Of course, Yeonwoo had no regrets about it at all.

He had no right to have regrets.

Isn’t it right for him to live his own life?

‘I’m doing that now, too.’

Maybe that’s why.

Even if he’s worried, he shakes his head.

‘Who would threaten Lady Kang? That’s impossible.’

Lady Kang may threaten someone, but to Yeonwoo, his mother Kang Yeonhwa was stronger than anyone else.

That doesn’t mean he’s not worried.

“Anyway, back to the point, it’s not dangerous. Otherwise, your Yeonhwa would have stepped in already. Whether she orders you or something.”

[Ugh…… That’s true.]

Yeonwoo looked at his wrist.

It was almost time.

“Are you coming with me?”

[If I don’t go, who will go with you!]

In fact, there were a lot of people.

But he didn’t need to say that here.

Especially,

Swish-

The car that comes silently and stands in front of him like a ghost, even more ghostly than a ghost.

Why would he need to reveal who the owner is first?

*

“It’s been a while.”

Leaning back on the backrest, which seemed more comfortable than a bed, Yeonwoo replied.

“I think you said that last time, too.”

“Did you get the young master’s permission?”

“Well… he’ll understand.”

“Oh. I’m more trusted than the young master. I have to live up to that expectation.”

The owner of the car.

Woo Do-gyeom smiled contentedly and raised the corners of his mouth.

That’s right.

A means to carry out another method that Yeonwoo had prepared for a more thorough script analysis.

It was none other than Woo Do-gyeom.

-“Who is this? Isn’t it Yeonwoo? It’s been a while. What brings you to me, Mr. Yeonwoo?”

Last night.

Yeonwoo, who had finished analyzing the script as if he was wearing out the paper, did something simple.

Ring, ring, ring…….

He immediately called someone.

A familiar person answered the phone in a relaxed voice.

“I need a little help.”

The other person immediately agreed to Yeonwoo’s words.

The result was the current situation.

[Ugh! Kang Yeonwoo! You should have told me if this human was coming! How uncomfortable is it to be in the same place as a human who has the pulse of other ghosts!]

“Then leave.”

[Wow… you’re so cold. We’ve been through thick and thin for over twenty years……!]

“Is there a problem?”

Woo Do-gyeom looked at Yeonwoo and asked.

To Woo Do-gyeom, who doesn’t have spiritual sight, it must have looked like he was talking to himself.

“There’s a ghost following me.”

“Ah. That friend.”

Woo Do-gyeom nodded as if he immediately understood, remembering that Woo Sae-rim and Woo Sae-hyeon used to play with the child spirit.

“But why did you come, Mr. Woo Do-gyeom? I would have just asked you to make it possible for me to visit.”

A criminal.

It is almost impossible for an ordinary person to visit a criminal, especially one who has committed a serious crime.

Think about it.

If you suddenly go and ask to meet them, would they reveal criminals to just anyone?

Especially heinous criminals?

That’s why Yeonwoo used a little trick.

It’s a national institution, so they wouldn’t have done anything strange, but seeing that the permission was granted, Woo Do-gyeom must have done something well.

“How can I send Mr. Yeonwoo alone to such a place?”

Woo Do-gyeom said lazily and gave a meaningful smile.

“If the young master finds out, it’ll be a headache. And if I send Mr. Yeonwoo alone… he’ll be very annoying.”

The cigarette hanging between his long fingers burned with acrid smoke.

Woo Do-gyeom, who took a deep puff, said.

“It’s an honor that Mr. Yeonwoo trusts me more, but I don’t really like annoying things.”

Anyway, Woo Do-gyeom’s help was needed to enter the prison.

Yeonwoo silently looked out the car window as it sped along.

How long had it been?

“Chairman, we have arrived.”

The driver announced the arrival.

“Go and come back. I’ll be waiting here.”

Woo Do-gyeom flicked the wrist holding the cigarette.

“You’re not going to leave even if I tell you to go, are you?”

“That’s right. I don’t want to be scolded by the young master. He looks pretty, but he’s quite annoying, that young master.”

“Well… I understand.”

The person Yeonwoo wanted is right there somewhere.

“Don’t get too involved. Those guys use words to tempt people. Be careful because they are very eccentric and have a bizarre charm.”

“That won’t happen.”

Yeonwoo answered and got out of the car.

A fortress surrounded by several thick iron gates and high walls.

A place full of people wearing the same uniform and carrying a heavy atmosphere.

Right in front of the place written as XX Prison.