Godsent Top Star [EN]: Chapter 98

God-Given Top Star 098. Why Is This Popping Up Now? (1) (98/401)

098. Why Is This Popping Up Now? (1)

2022.02.06.

Perhaps sensing the change in Yeon-woo’s demeanor, the guide flinched. “Just so you know, that poisonous plant can cause skin swelling just by touching it, and in severe cases, it can lead to breathing difficulties… Go ahead, touch it and see. See if I’m right, or if you’re right.”

“Who are you to tell me what to do?”

“Just touch it.”

The guide had been momentarily intimidated, and thinking he was being ignored, he frowned and stepped forward. But Yeon-woo’s reaction remained unchanged.

“Hey!”

“Touch it, or don’t.”

As a guide, he was in a dilemma. If he touched it, it would be like being led around by the nose by this young kid. But if he didn’t touch it, it would seem like he was scared of him. However, the guide’s hesitation didn’t last long. He flared up at Yeon-woo’s next words.

“To babble on without confidence in your own words.”

The guide frowned as he heard the words being conveyed through the interpreter.

“Mierda!” [Spanish for “shit!”] The guide cursed and reached for the flower, grabbing the bottom of the blossom to pluck it.

“Huh?” A staff member who was filming the situation just in case zoomed in with the lens. The petals, which were layered to make the blossom look luscious, trembled all at once as soon as the guide’s hand touched it, releasing an enormous amount of pollen.

“What, what is this? Why is it doing this?”

Light green pollen piled up on the guide’s hand. And immediately.

“Ugh? What’s wrong with it?” The guide’s voice rose in panic. His hand, which was holding the flower, swelled up so quickly that it looked strange even to a casual observer.

The abnormal reaction didn’t end there.

“Cough… cough!” He gasped as if he couldn’t breathe properly, dropped the blossom, and clutched his neck.

[Tsk tsk. It’s going to be more painful if you do that. What an idiot,] Adrian clicked his tongue and shook his head as he watched.

“Cough…! Cough!” The guide’s neck swelled up, probably because the powder on his hand had transferred. The powder caused his neck to swell, tightening his already blocked airway. Now the guide’s face was turning blue.

[If you’re stupid, your body suffers. There’s a time and place to be stubborn.] Same here. ‘Well, I can’t kill him, though…’ Either way, if someone dies, the movie is likely to be scrapped.

“Do you have any water?”

“Uh… here…” One of the staff members, flustered by the sudden serious situation, hurriedly handed over a bottle of water. Yeon-woo took the bottle, opened the lid, and poured it all over the guide’s head without hesitation.

“If you have any more, could you give it to me?”

“Yes, here…”

Splash!

Again, he poured everything over his head without hesitation. The force of the water, which was poured as if he was slapping him in the face with water, was quite strong.

“Cough! Ugh… cough!”

“Bear with it. The pollen will wash away if you do this.”

The guide seemed to lose his mind and sputtered as the water hit his entire face. Ignoring it, he slammed the guide’s face with bottled water several more times.

“Hah… hah…!” How much water did he pour?

“T-That’s enough now…!” The guide, who had not only been hit with bottled water but had also been forced to drink water until his stomach was full, regained his normal breathing. Of course,

[Serves you right. How dare you dismiss this Adrian’s knowledge as nonsense.] It was a terrible sight to behold, but thankfully. Yeon-woo looked around at the staff, seeing the guide sputtering and looking like a drowned rat.

“Does anyone have a towel?”

***

The guide was eventually forcibly removed from the group.

“Absolutely not.”

The medical team confirmed that the local guide’s breathing and pulse had returned to normal, but Director Ji, unlike his gentle personality, issued a very firm expulsion order.

“Just in case, you should go to the hospital for a checkup.”

The guide, whose situation had become strange, made some excuses, but Director Ji was very firm. His eyes were so sharp and even his voice, which had been fading, was clear.

Director Ji sighed as he watched the guide’s back as he was sent back with a few medical team members and a few staff members.

“He just kept going around in circles and caused trouble until the very end. I can’t believe we got stuck with a guide like that.”

What if it wasn’t the guide who touched that dangerous flower, but a staff member? Brrr! Director Ji’s shoulders trembled at the creeping horror. He almost didn’t get to film a great video of the beautiful scenery, and a precious staff member almost got into big trouble.

Not only that. The movie would have been in jeopardy, and as a natural consequence, it would have caused a lot of trouble for the investors.

‘I knew it, his impression wasn’t good from the start.’ He had no skills at all, and the movie almost got scrapped because of his wrong information. It was not an exaggeration. Director Ji inwardly swept away his startled heart. Naturally, Director Ji’s eyes toward Yeon-woo could not help but be more appreciative.

“Yeon-woo, thank you… We almost had a big problem…”

“It’s nothing. Of course, I had to step in in a situation like this.”

Everything had been going smoothly since Yeon-woo joined the movie. Even just now, thanks to Yeon-woo, he had avoided a situation where the movie almost got scrapped!

The assistant director, who was watching from the side, slipped in.

“How did you know about that? Thanks to you, I feel like I’ve aged ten years.”

“Someone who is knowledgeable in this field once told me about it.”

It’s not a lie. A survival expert was right next to him, telling him everything in detail.

“Wow. You still remember that? You have a good memory.” The assistant director, who didn’t know that, was impressed. He knew that he memorized the ever-changing script on the spot without any problems, but at this point, he couldn’t help but be impressed.

Moreover, Yeon-woo had even solved it perfectly.

“By the way, I’m a little worried. It’s lucky that Yeon-woo knew about it this time, but I don’t know how many more of those there are… We have to find a new guide, too. Hooo…”

“Assistant Director. Do you have the drone footage now?”

“Huh? Why do you ask?”

“I think I can find the way if I see it once.”

“What? Really? Then of course I have to show it to you! Wait a minute!” The assistant director brought the device right away. The video taken from the air unfolded beautifully.

“Can you find the way with this?”

“Yes, well…” Of course, it’s impossible. But.

[Hmm. So we were going this way. That crazy quack. To waste so much time just to get here?] Adrian, who was more accurate than any navigation system, was here.

“I think I roughly know it.”

“Huh?! Really?”

“Yes, I’ve always had a good sense of direction.”

Since the guide went down first. In order to get to the spot that Director Ji wants, he has to hire another guide. The problem is that he doesn’t know how long it will take. Fortunately, there is plenty of time for filming, and there is no problem with the schedule because it is the investor’s private property, but…

[We’re not going back down, are we? Didn’t you say we had to go up here? Huh? You’re going down? Damn it! I’ll guide you. Please let me guide you,] The problem was Adrian. He had barely grabbed onto Yeon-woo, a lifeline, and was looking forward to the day he could escape, but. Looking at the situation, it seemed that the schedule was messed up because of that guide. Since he could only leave the island after Yeon-woo’s work was done, Adrian’s voice was very passionate.

“Um. But isn’t it dangerous? What if there are more poisonous plants like that…?” [If it’s not for that, there’s nothing else to be careful about.] Compared to places like the Amazon rainforest, this place is like a paradise.

[That poisonous plant is safe as long as you have water.] It’s water-soluble or something…

“It seems like there were no problems coming here, so I think it’ll be okay.”

“That’s true, but…”

“It seems like it’ll be hard to come again.”

“That’s true. We might have to find another place.”

“I’ll guide you, so let’s go.”

“Um… is it okay…?” Director Ji showed a tempting look. The hesitation was short and the decision was quick. Director Ji had succumbed to his desire to get a slightly more beautiful scene. And.

“Wow. We actually arrived?”

“Wow… How did you find the way by looking at that? I don’t know at all, no matter how many times I look at it?”

When they arrived at the place Director Ji wanted in no time at all. The staff’s surprise reached its peak. Following Yeon-woo’s guidance, they quickly arrived at their destination, unlike before when they had been going around in circles for hours. Director Ji’s and the staff’s admiring gazes turned to Yeon-woo as they saw the place in the video as it was.

However, Yeon-woo didn’t have the mind to listen to such admiration. As soon as he arrived at his destination, a strange thing happened.

-Tring!

[You have perfectly fulfilled the request of the deceased!]

[Congratulations! You will acquire additional acquirable stats as a reward.]

[Reward: Reading Mountain Paths][B+]

“…?” A translucent status window appeared in front of him. ‘Why is this popping up now?’ What is the request of the deceased and what is the reward?

Yeon-woo’s eyes turned to Adrian.

-Additional harvestable stats: ?

‘What is it? The additional harvestable stats are still question marks?’ I don’t know why a random stat called Reading Mountain Paths is coming out here. Moreover,

[Yes. We should have come this way sooner, but we ended up going around so much.] Adrian was not disappearing. He was standing right next to Yeon-woo, nodding proudly to himself.

Really. It’s such an unfriendly system. Would it hurt to just tell me?

‘I’m the one who’s disappointed.’ I can’t help it. Yeon-woo sighed.

“Okay, we’re late because we were wandering around, so let’s get started quickly! Start with the lighting, and we’ll use this angle as the background, so adjust accordingly!” Under Director Ji’s instructions, the assistant director’s cheerful voice rang out loudly against the beautiful backdrop of a small waterfall. It was finally the start of filming.

***

Splash! The sound of water cutting through the air is refreshing, and the droplets of seawater reflect the sunlight beautifully and sparkle. The figure of a young man holding a wriggling fish in his hand under the bright sunshine felt cool and full of vitality.

The woman standing in front of him widened her eyes in surprise as she looked at the young man holding the wriggling fish. But even that seemed to be enjoyable and exciting, and she soon folded her eyes and smiled happily. This scene, which was like a scene from a movie…

“Cut! Good… Very… good!” Director Ji, who was monitoring, rang out with satisfaction. And.

-Tring!

[You have perfectly fulfilled the request of the deceased!]

[Congratulations! You will acquire additional acquirable stats as a reward.]

[Reward: Catching Fish][A]

At the same time, a cheerful notification appeared in front of Yeon-woo along with a notification window.

The sudden notification of acquiring additional stats was quite familiar these days.

[Seeing you catch it so well at once, it seems that you have a good hand,] Adrian, who was smiling kindly, was watching Yeon-woo.

[If you are stranded near the sea or a river, it can be a very convenient way to get food if there are fish there.] At least now he had a proud smile on his face that he wouldn’t die if he was stranded near the water.

‘…What would I be stranded in this modern society for?’ I need to get some useful stats. But all I’m getting are ambiguous stats that I don’t know where to use. It’s been the same for the past few days. As befitting his title as a survival expert, the stats he gets from Adrian are all ambiguous. Well, it would have been very useful if he lived in a place like the Amazon rainforest…

Unfortunately, Yeon-woo lived in a society of tall buildings and mechanization. Considering that, his family was a bit far from modern science.

“Director Ji is completely immersed. Looking at him, there’s no need to film it again. Seeing him so engrossed in the monitor means he really likes it.” The assistant director, who saw Director Ji rewinding the video infinitely, told him slightly and asked.

“Yeon-woo, how did you think of catching fish there? I was worried about whether I should just cut this scene, but you’re bringing it back to life like this!”