Godsent Top Star [EN]: Chapter 252

252. The First Murder (1)

July 10, 2022

“No. Let’s be clear. *I’m* not committing murder, it’s Kim Sun-woo, okay?”

[Same difference.]

No.

There’s a huge difference.

“Who are you trying to pin the murder on?”

[Oh, what does it matter! Whether you do it or Kim Sun-woo does it, it’s all the same!]

The Child Spirit shrieked, twisting its body.

[When people find out who the first murder target is, they’re going to lose their minds! That’s the climax!]

“Right. We need to film that climax well, so can you please shut your mouth and focus?”

[Okay. If that’s the case, I will!]

The Child Spirit shut its mouth, pursing its lips like a bird’s beak.

That’s right.

The scene that followed was none other than Kim Sun-woo’s first murder scene.

Kim Sun-woo would commit countless murders in the future, but this one was significant.

It was meaningful because it was Kim Sun-woo’s first murder; until now, he had only been an instigator.

The first victim was also significant.

The target was none other than…….

“He hasn’t even died yet, but he already looks like he’s dead…….”

Tsk tsk.

The sound of someone clicking their tongue came from beside him.

It was Gil Sang-joon, who had subtly approached.

“How is it? Do you think the next scene will be okay?”

“I’ll do my best to make sure it’s okay.”

“Oh, I’m not worried about Yeon-woo, not worried at all. I’m a little worried about the father…….”

Gil Sang-joon scanned the pitiful sacrifice with his eyes.

The actor playing the father, already looking weak, was downing a heavily sugared hot chocolate.

He said his sugar levels were dropping…….

That was understandable, as the next scene was truly the highlight.

It was mainly about Yeon-woo and the supporting actor.

But it was also a highlight that drained the energy of everyone watching.

PD [Production Director] Gil deliberately gave them a break for this scene.

This was because not only the actors but also all the staff needed to maintain their focus.

“I bet he didn’t expect this. Hehehe…….”

The staff’s faces were filled with anticipation and tension because of the upcoming filming.

Song Jin-joo, the only one with a happy smile, grinned broadly.

It was definitely a smile, but.

[What is it? Why is she suddenly so scary? It’s the first time I’ve gotten goosebumps from someone I can’t feel anything from.]

Even Yeon-woo and the Child Spirit shuddered for a moment at how evil she looked, despite her bright smile.

The second writer, passing by, told them it was because it’s the norm to enjoy seeing viewers suffer.

“……?”

At first, he didn’t understand what she meant.

“It means that the suffering is heavily seasoned with MSG [Monosodium glutamate, a flavor enhancer, used here metaphorically to mean exaggerated or artificial]. Think about it. People criticize soap operas, but the ratings are huge. It’s a similar principle. If it’s really boring, they won’t even bother to criticize it; they’ll just drop it. But if they’re criticizing it? If the viewers’ bulletin board is exploding? That’s a kind of green light. It means that a lot of people are watching it and that the writer’s intention has been successfully conveyed.”

But as he listened, he thought he understood…….

No.

Actually, he didn’t understand, but anyway, it was a good thing for the drama, so he nodded vaguely.

“Past scene 2-2, standby~!”

The sweet break time was coming to an end.

It was time to start filming again.

“Sun-woo? Sun-woo……?”

The haggard middle-aged man asked in a trembling voice, as if he couldn’t understand what was happening.

“What, what’s going on……? Huh……?”

A smile that didn’t fit the situation was awkwardly plastered on his face.

His yellowed eyes darted around anxiously.

The man had just woken up from a good night’s sleep.

He didn’t know how many bottles of alcohol he had drunk the night before.

When his son, who had been oppressing him, said he was going on a trip, the man didn’t miss the opportunity.

It hadn’t been long since he had drunk so heartily and fallen asleep.

But then…….

“Sun-woo……?”

The man desperately suppressed his anxiety and looked around.

Vinyl sheets everywhere.

It was a familiar sight.

But if that familiar sight was unfolding at a time when it shouldn’t be….

Naturally, he would get goosebumps.

The man’s voice trembled as he spoke.

A cold answer returned to his pathetic voice.

“I told you not to drink.”

It was a voice that shouldn’t be heard.

It had to be.

But the cold, unwavering voice was not a figment of his imagination.

“Uh-uh. I didn’t drink. I didn’t drink, I swear. Huh.”

The man quickly replied.

“Do you really think I’m that stupid?”

Kim Sun-woo, who shouldn’t be here in the first place.

But for some reason, Kim Sun-woo was standing right there in the house.

The man, who had always been a terrible person but had become even more terrible lately, wrung his hands and spoke abjectly.

“No. Of course not. How could I think that about my son? The trip, how did the trip go……?”

“Why do you ask?”

“I was wondering why you came back…….”

“Don’t worry. I’ve created a sufficient alibi.”

“Ali, alibi? Why an alibi……?”

“I wonder why?”

Both the man and Kim Sun-woo knew that it wasn’t a question that needed an answer.

“But Sun-woo. What are all these vinyl sheets……?”

Instead of asking more questions, the man looked around the house anxiously.

The multiple locks on each door were particularly noticeable.

And the fact that they were all locked.

“I wonder.”

“……Dad has a headache. Did you happen to bring someone here?”

“The headache is probably from the hangover.”

“I only took a sip. Just a sip. I didn’t drink. The smell of alcohol is…… right! My friend next to me spilled it…….”

“I think I’ve heard that story several times already.”

“Su, Sun-woo. If you brought someone, te, tell me.”

“I didn’t bring anyone.”

“Th, then……? What is all this……?”

The eyes of the father asking that question were trembling.

He must have already sensed it vaguely.

That something was wrong.

However, he was clearly trying to deny the unbelievable reality.

“It’s to prevent blood from splattering.”

“Th, that’s right.”

“Wiping it up is only a one-time thing, and disposing of the trash is quite a hassle.”

“Th…… That’s right. Our Sun-woo always had a hard time…….”

“It’s thanks to my father, who can’t even clean up properly and leaves evidence everywhere. Ah. But thanks to that, I learned how to clean up neatly, so that’s a relief.”

Kim Sun-woo smiled brightly as he said that.

The father also tried to smile along, forcing the corners of his mouth up, but failed.

He looked around busily and trembled.

‘Escape, I have to escape.’

There must be somewhere to escape to.

That’s what he thought, but all the doors were firmly locked.

The front window, which was a large picture window, had blackout curtains tightly drawn.

With all sides locked from the inside now.

That was the only remaining escape route.

But the father knew very well that it couldn’t be an escape route.

Even if he jumped through it, the glass wouldn’t break.

Of course.

Because it wasn’t ordinary glass.

But one hundred out of one hundred victims.

When they came here, they always looked at that window and burned their last hope.

It was none other than his son, Kim Sun-woo, who had induced them to do so.

-It has to look like a normal house. That way, there won’t be any suspicion. If you cover it with something like a plank, it will look even more suspicious.

Saying that, Kim Sun-woo directly contacted a contractor.

And he spent a lot of money to install a thick picture window that was physically perfect and soundproof.

He set a trap so that they would have no choice but to rush towards it with hope, even when they were stabbed with a knife, hit with a blunt weapon, or strangled.

-Look at this idiot. Did you think you could live if you ran away there?

One of the man’s hobbies was chuckling as he watched the victims’ last struggles.

Seeing people who were far better than him panicking.

Seeing those who had already lost their youth despairing.

Seeing people he wouldn’t normally be able to talk to begging him as if he were a god, the man felt joy.

“I, I won’t do it again. You’ve gotten a lot better, haven’t you? Sun-woo. Right? Right?”

But at this moment.

The man couldn’t feel any of the joy he had felt before.

Rather, a chilling and uneasy feeling, as if he had been doused with cold water, was rising from his toes.

“Sun-woo? Did you hear what Dad said……?”

The man asked in a trembling voice.

But there was no answer.

The man’s son, who had grown so much, was silently and skillfully putting on black latex gloves.

“Sun-woo? Sun-woo……?”

Kim Sun-woo’s face was indifferent, as if he didn’t care how desperately the man called out.

“You must have put it somewhere, somewhere? This dad will bring it. Where is it? Huh? Just tell me……!”

He had already heard that he hadn’t brought anyone, but the man desperately ignored reality.

The man got up from the sofa he was sitting on.

“Stay still.”

Then Kim Sun-woo, who had been silently putting on his gloves, finally answered.

But it wasn’t the answer the man wanted.

The uneasy feeling was gradually taking shape and approaching.

It is said that a cornered rat will bite a cat.

As if to prove this saying, the trembling man stood up and shouted hysterically.

“Do you think you could have gotten this far if it weren’t for me?!”

Kim Sun-woo coldly added.

“Get your facts straight. You mean if it weren’t for *me*, right? Do you think you could have gotten this far if it weren’t for me?”

“And that was on the very day you committed your first murder.”

The man’s first murder, which he had committed impulsively.

The man, whose reason was paralyzed and emotionally drunk, had no time to distinguish between right and wrong.

The man, who was simply immersed in spontaneous stimulation, left too many clues to the victim.

He had gone as far as murder in a fit of anger.

He had not prepared any countermeasures for it.

-What if you get caught?

If it hadn’t been for the young Kim Sun-woo who said that.

If it hadn’t been for the words of a child who was just about to enter school, the man wouldn’t even be having this conversation now.

“Think simply.”

“About what?”

“If you think about it, I’ve been keeping you alive, Father.”

“Wh, what? You bastard……!”

“That bastard has been keeping you alive.”

“Y, you……! Do you think you’ll get away with this?!”

“Did you also have the habit of asking obvious questions? Ah, that’s right. Judging from the fact that you break your promise not to drink every time, maybe you’re just stupid…….”

The man’s mouth opened and closed.

He had to say something.

But he couldn’t think of anything to say.

It wasn’t just because the years he had been dominated and subjugated by his son for more than a decade were weighing him down.

“You…… think carefully. Think carefully. This is patricide……!”

The atmosphere surrounding Kim Sun-woo.

And this suffocating house, completely covered in vinyl, made the man speechless.

“It’s a good thing, really.”

It was an irrelevant remark.

The man tried to glare sternly, but it didn’t work.

His blurry eyes, suffering from a hangover, couldn’t find even a speck of dignity, no matter how hard he tried to look.

Kim Sun-woo, not caring about the man, continued to speak.