Godsent Top Star [EN]: Chapter 215

215. Has Something Gotten Into Me? (3)

2022.06.03.

‘Has something gotten into me?’

That thought crossed my mind for a moment.

But Yeonwoo quickly shook his head.

‘No way. I definitely had a feeling about this project.’

A thrilling feeling that it would be a huge success.

In all his life, Yeonwoo had rarely been wrong about this kind of gut feeling.

Well… maybe there were one or two exceptions if he really looked for them.

But in his memory, he boasted a nearly 99 percent accuracy rate.

‘Like with the serial killer role.’

Everyone was in shock, saying the same thing.

Why turn down Hollywood?

Why turn down a lead role?

No one could understand.

But look at the results.

‘My gut feeling is never wrong, after all.’

However.

He definitely had a feeling it would be a success.

But something felt off about how things were going.

‘Why the hell is an Asura attached to him?!’

What is an Asura?

An Asura is what a greedy person becomes after death.

If they can’t overcome their greed and commit sins until their dying breath, the chances of becoming one increase even more.

Because they are inherently greedy, Asuras feel hunger even after death.

The scope of an Asura’s greed varies.

Some are obsessed with wealth even after death.

Others are driven mad by lust.

There are those with a strong desire for power, and then there are the hybrids who just crave anything and everything.

Well.

So far, so good.

Even if it’s not an Asura, there are plenty of humans with minor spirits attached to them.

But the problem with Asuras is this.

‘How greedy must a person be for an Asura to attach itself?’

The Asura itself is whatever.

But what if the protagonist who has an Asura attached to him is the type of person who is very greedy like the Asura, ravenously focused only on desire?

Tsk.

He definitely had a good feeling.

He swallowed a sigh and retraced his memories of feeling that jackpot sensation.

‘But wait a second.’

Come to think of it, something is a bit strange.

‘Why is there only one Asura attached?’

Yeonwoo scanned Kim Si-hyuk’s surroundings.

Just in case there were more hiding.

But strangely, Kim Si-hyuk was very clean.

If you exclude the Asura, he had a very clean and pure body with not even a minor spirit attached.

‘Usually, a person who is bad enough to have an Asura attached to them should have other things dangling all over them.’

That’s strange.

Usually, people who are depraved enough to attract an Asura don’t just have one.

It’s a one-plus-one deal.

For example, a vengeful spirit or a curse.

Something like that tends to follow them around…….

‘Something’s a bit off, isn’t it?’

Why is there only one attached?

Yeonwoo’s question was resolved very simply before long.

“Huh? Oh, how did it get so late? Time flew by faster than I thought. Let’s take a short break and then continue.”

Looking at his watch, Gil Sang-joon was startled and declared a break.

Perhaps because it was the first time he was briefing the project.

The desire to make it a success made him forget his thirst and hunger.

Before he knew it, more than two hours had passed.

“It looks like the PD [Production Director] is sharpening his knives.”

“That guy was originally famous for being easygoing. He usually just let things slide. Did he get a wake-up call after starting his own production company?”

“Gil Sang-joon didn’t start it, though. It’s his younger brother.”

“Well, if his younger brother started it and invested, it’s basically the same as him starting it himself.”

Actors who had a prior connection with Gil Sang-joon through various routes whispered among themselves.

“He really seemed to be sharpening his knives. I was surprised when I saw the veins popping out on his neck.”

Gil Sang-joon had been in the entertainment industry longer, though he had done dramas as well.

The main purpose of entertainment was to create a fun and enjoyable atmosphere.

Therefore, Gil Sang-joon also conducted filming autonomously in a mostly relaxed atmosphere on set.

Gil Sang-joon himself even slyly appeared on screen, establishing himself as a character who teased the cast members.

But Gil Sang-joon, in the position of a production company, was different.

Gil Sang-joon, who was explaining the theme of the drama with his eyes shining brightly right in front of them.

Not only the theme of the drama.

But also how the directing style connected to that theme would proceed, and so on.

No actors could comfortably eat the snacks prepared for them in front of Gil Sang-joon, who was speaking with such passion.

“Still, it’s good that he’s passionate. It’s better than doing it half-heartedly and sloppily.”

“That’s true.”

Overall, it wasn’t bad.

The time that was supposed to be a short break turned into a mealtime as lunch boxes were delivered.

Looking at the luxurious lunch boxes being delivered one after another, some muttered.

“……Is this a good thing?”

“It must be a good thing……? Still, it’s positive. At least they’re not making us starve while we work……?”

The reason for giving them an unexpected meal was obvious.

It meant that Gil Sang-joon was going to put his heart and soul into the meeting he had created to brief the project.

The lunch boxes were plentiful and of good quality.

Moreover, the opportunity was good.

‘The best time for people to get close is when they eat together.’

Isn’t sharing food said to be the most primal form of courtship since ancient times?

As much as that, eating together increases the chances of developing feelings of goodwill.

“If it’s as PD Gil says, it seems like it will be a well-made drama…….”

“The fact that they’re minimizing PPL [Product Placement] is very satisfying…….”

“I heard they received a lot of investment, so the production environment should be good too…….”

The actors began to chat among themselves.

With delicious food, the atmosphere softened, and one by one, they began to open up.

And.

‘Hmm?’

Yeonwoo saw it.

The Asura attached to the lead actor, Kim Si-hyuk, was shedding tears.

*

‘What is this……?’

An Asura is crying?

Not some vengeful spirit, but just that Asura who is only full of desire?

‘I’m seeing all sorts of things in my life.’

Think about it.

Why would an Asura, a complete embodiment of greed, have any reason to cry?

Shouldn’t they just greedily satisfy that greed before crying?

Because those guys are always busy filling their own interests, scrambling for whatever they lack.

But…….

[Yeonwoo, that thing is crying, right?]

“Looks like it?”

[I’m seeing all sorts of things in my life, even an Asura crying.]

The Child Spirit spat out the exact same thought that Yeonwoo had.

The funny thing is,

“Is it just me, or do that Asura and the host look similar?”

Kim Si-hyuk, who has the Asura attached to him, and the Asura attached to him both have the same expression.

One was crying, and the other was just close to tears, but that was the only difference.

[Huh…… really? Wait. Yeonwoo, you. What are you thinking that you have that expression?]

“I have a hypothesis.”

[Huh? Yeonwoo? What are you doing…]

Before the Child Spirit could stop him, Yeonwoo got up.

Holding the lunch box in front of him.

“Hello.”

“Oh? Hello. You’re Kang Yeonwoo, right? I didn’t even get to properly greet you earlier.”

When he spoke, Kim Si-hyuk greeted him with a friendly smile.

‘First of all, his personality doesn’t seem bad. Now. Shall I cast a fishing line?’

Yeonwoo smiled brightly and held out the lunch box he was holding.

“Would you like to have this if you don’t mind?”

“Oh, oh? Why? Aren’t you eating it?”

“I’ve had a bit of an upset stomach since yesterday.”

“Ah…… oh dear…… you must be very sad…….”

Kim Si-hyuk looked at Yeonwoo with an expression as if he were looking at the most pitiful thing in the world, at the roughly made-up answer.

Even without looking at the status window separately, he could be sure.

This is a perfect sincerity that exceeds 100 percent.

The funnier thing was separate.

‘……I’m even getting sympathy from a ghost…….’

The Asura, stuck tightly behind Kim Si-hyuk.

That guy was looking at Yeonwoo with a very pitiful expression.

If you were to interpret that gaze……

-To not be able to eat because of an upset stomach…… how pitiful…….

That’s about it.

“Um. It’s okay. Sometimes emptying my stomach helps.”

“……Is that so?”

Kim Si-hyuk had a face that he didn’t understand at all.

“Anyway, would you like to have this? You seem a bit short on food.”

“Huh. Really?”

“Yes.”

“Wow…… Kang Yeonwoo. You’re really a good person……!”

Feeling the sincerity in Yeonwoo’s answer without a moment’s hesitation, Kim Si-hyuk’s eyes sparkled.

And then, as if thankful, he grabbed Yeonwoo’s hand, no, the lunch box that Yeonwoo was holding.

At the same time,

-Ting!

Kim Si-hyuk’s status window popped up in front of him.

It was thanks to the first contact.

‘This is what you call killing two birds with one stone.’

To confirm the hypothesis that came to mind.

And to grasp Kim Si-hyuk’s exact tendencies with the system.

And Yeonwoo’s prediction was right on.

-Name: Kim Si-hyuk (23/Male)

-Occupation: Former Actor

-Tendency: Absolute Good

-Skills: Food Fighter [A+], Fish in Water [A+], Breath Holding [A+], Tireless Stamina [A], Memorization [B]

-Affection: High

-Current Physical Condition: Injury, Hunger

-Current Emotional State: Joy

*Current detailed information is hidden. (Currently unavailable)

*Additional obtainable stats: Food Fighter [A+]

‘As expected, his tendency is towards goodness.’

He didn’t look like a rotten human being enough to have a ghost attached to him.

Then why is an Asura attached?

The answer to that could be found in Kim Si-hyuk’s skills.

‘Food Fighter…….’

Food Fighter, a skill with a whopping A+ grade.

It was predictable without even looking at the explanation.

And also why the Asura is attached to Kim Si-hyuk.

‘It’s just attached because he eats so well.’

The reason why Yeonwoo thought so was simple.

Unlike others, faster than anyone!

Kim Si-hyuk devoured the lunch box with lightning speed.

And then, as if he was still lacking, he kept scraping the empty lunch box.

At the right time, the Asura started to cry from then on.

‘Could it be?’

He threw the lunch box bait with that thought in mind.

‘Just as I thought.’

Yeonwoo’s prediction came true.

[Wow…… was that thing attached to Kim Si-hyuk to get some of what he eats? To receive self-offerings?]

The Child Spirit muttered as if he was dumbfounded.

It seemed that Kim Si-hyuk ate so well that it was attached to him to somehow pick up scraps.

“Would you like some macarons too?”

When he held out the macarons he had brought with him just in case,

“……!”

Kim Si-hyuk’s affection, which was high, reached its peak.

He was a very easy person to understand.

“It’s okay…… you should eat them too, Yeonwoo.”

Still, perhaps because he was a good person, he didn’t show unsightly gluttony.

“It’s okay. I told you I have an upset stomach.”

“Th, is that so? Thank you.”

Only then, unable to hide his joy, did Kim Si-hyuk accept the macarons.

When Yeonwoo packed up the remaining lunch boxes and returned to his seat, Kim Si-hyuk looked at Yeonwoo with eyes as if he were seeing a god.

“Really…… Yeonwoo…… you’re such a good person…….”

“Yes. Eat everything and then talk.”

“Yes.”

Kim Si-hyuk was a person who ate very heartily.

Why. Aren’t there people who, even when eating the same thing, give off a feeling of being gluttonous?

Compared to that, Kim Si-hyuk’s eating appearance was very neat and hearty, even though his speed was incredibly fast.

Kim Si-hyuk devoured four lunch boxes on the spot as if they were disappearing in the blink of an eye.

If it weren’t for the neatly stacked empty boxes, it would have looked like he had just finished one.

“I haven’t been able to eat much lately because I’ve been restricting my diet…….”

Kim Si-hyuk scratched his head, smiling sheepishly.

In fact, his vision had been spinning since earlier, but he smiled, saying that he finally felt alive.

“It looks good to see you eating well.”

“Wow. Thank you. But Yeonwoo…… you can speak comfortably [use informal speech]. We’re the same age.”

Yeonwoo also knew that fact.

Because the status window told him.

At that time.

“Oh. Are you two already close? It’s so friendly?”

Goo Joon-wook, who played the role of the police chief in the police station that Kim Si-hyuk would be acting in, approached and spoke in a friendly manner.

“Haha, yes. We decided to be friends! We’ve also decided to speak comfortably to each other.”

“You look like you’re getting along well. It’s easier to film when the actors have good chemistry. We’re going to do well, aren’t we?”

“Right? Ahaha! Chief, you can speak comfortably too!”

“Really? If our Seok-i says so, should I?”

“Yes. Yeonwoo, it seems like we’re close.”

Kim Si-hyuk answered with a bright smile.

Yeonwoo, who was listening, was dumbfounded.

‘What is this guy? When did I say I would drop the honorifics [use informal speech]……?’

It seemed that the bait had worked too well.