Holy Idol [EN]: Chapter 106

< 106. It's Nice to Have Subordinates >

August 3rd

11:00 AM

I went to the house where Jang Tae-ri, Shin Jo-woon, and I would be living together.

Shin Jo-woon, upon seeing me, acted as if he hadn’t expected me, feigning ignorance.

“What about your dorm? Why are you here?”

It wasn’t something someone who had been texting me about my arrival time until ten minutes ago should say, but since there was a setup, I answered obediently.

I said that I came because I couldn’t leave the two of them alone.

Then, Shin Jo-woon, with a dumbfounded expression, asked whose permission I had gotten to do this.

“I got permission from Tae-ri’s father.”

When I answered confidently, he grumbled this time.

“Don’t you need to get permission from my father?”

“Asking to live together because you love your son’s wife is a bit strange, isn’t it?”

“Isn’t it also strange to say you’ll be a freeloader in their honeymoon home because you love their daughter?”

Since he kept arguing, I asked if he didn’t like me coming in, but he said that wasn’t the case.

2:00 PM

I was hungry, so we decided to eat, and Shin Jo-woon, putting on an apron over his suit, said.

“I’m hungry, should we eat something?”

Putting on an apron was a signal that ‘I’m going to cook from now on.’

So, I asked for pizza.

A few days ago, Shin Jo-woon had said that if I came into his house’s empty room, he would give me pizza with different toppings every day.

But after saying that.

When I came in and asked for pizza, Shin Jo-woon scoffed and said this.

“Freeloaders don’t have a say, do they?”

When I asked what happened to the pizza from before, he said the situation was different now.

When I asked what was different, he said pizza was only possible when I came in as a pet pig, but now that I came in as a rival, it wasn’t allowed.

When I asked if I could be a pet pig only when eating, he scolded me for being shameless.

“Stop teasing me with the pig thing.”

Jang Tae-ri, unable to watch any longer, stepped in and ordered pizza herself…

I’m worried. Seeing how it is already, living together doesn’t seem enjoyable at all.

5:00 PM

I don’t want to live with Shin Jo-woon.

It was time for dinner, and he was putting on his apron again.

Then he asked me what I wanted to eat.

Jang Tae-ri had gone to work for an urgent matter, so it was just the two of us.

Because of what happened during the day, I kept my mouth shut, but he told me to say anything I wanted.

So, I asked him to make steak, but he scolded me again for being shameless and took off his apron, putting it on me before leaving.

“You do it. I’ll be back in 40 minutes.”

Leaving only those words,

But I’ve never cooked before.

I only eat packaged salads at the dorm, and I’ve never cooked even before entering the dorm.

Besides, the cooking tools here are too complicated and difficult.

In the end, I just stood there blankly, letting time pass.

Shin Jo-woon, who said he would be back in 40 minutes, returned in 5 minutes, clicked his tongue, and scolded me.

“What are you doing with the knife?”

“I’ve never cooked before.”

When I answered honestly, he scolded me for not having cooked even at this age.

Since he was making me too embarrassed, I said that cooking skills had nothing to do with getting older or eating, but this time he mocked me like this.

“Well, pigs often come to the kitchen, but they don’t cook themselves.”

He’s really bad.

August 4th

The shock from yesterday hasn’t worn off.

From now on, I’ve stopped calling Shin Jo-woon a whale.

Calling him a whale is disrespectful to whales, isn’t it?

When I told Jang Tae-ri about this, she agreed and said that Shin Jo-woon originally had a very chatty tongue.

“Can’t we just live together, the two of us?”

After hesitating, I asked this, and she said she would inquire with the production team.

“But your agency probably won’t allow it, right?”

3:00 PM

While moving in the car for a photoshoot, I received a text from Shin Jo-woon.

Since Shin Jo-woon had ignored my texts before, I checked it but didn’t reply.

5:00 PM

After ignoring his texts repeatedly, Shin Jo-woon called.

Of course, I didn’t answer.

10:00 PM

I finished the photoshoot and came out, and Shin Jo-woon was waiting in front of the studio.

I tried to greet him and pass by, pretending not to know him, but he insisted on following me, asking why I wasn’t answering the phone.

When I said I didn’t answer because I had nothing to say, he kept following me, asking why I was angry.

When I asked if he really didn’t know, he said he wouldn’t have come if he knew.

When I said I was upset because he kept calling me a pig, he said he didn’t know I would be this upset and that he wouldn’t tease me anymore.

When I asked if he was serious, he said it was a lie.

He’s really… really bad.

August 5th, 2:00 AM

Something amazing just happened!

Around midnight, Shin Jo-woon came again and apologized again, saying he was joking earlier.

When I said I didn’t believe him, he took out five pizzas from the back seat of the car, saying each member should eat one.

I said I would take the pizza but not accept the apology, and he called me petty.

Shin Jo-woon’s conscience has been revealed to be at rock bottom.

But this isn’t the amazing thing.

While we were arguing because his apology didn’t feel like an apology, there was a loud bang not far away.

This is where the amazing thing starts.

Shin Jo-woon told me to stay here and ran towards that direction alone.

At first, I stood there and waited for Shin Jo-woon.

But after thinking for about 30 seconds, I realized I didn’t need to listen to Shin Jo-woon.

If something happened, I would be more helpful than Shin Jo-woon, so I ran towards that direction… wait a moment. A phone call.

To be continued.

I just got a call.

The PD [Production Director] says not to talk about this incident in case it becomes a problem.

***

– ??? What happened?

– It just cuts off like that! PD-nim?

– Lololol, if you’re going to cut it off there, don’t even include that self-cam footage lololol

– What happened? Isn’t that from a few days ago? Is there anything on the news?

– Ah, could that be about that?

ㄴ What is it?

ㄴ ?

– Last night suddenly

ㄴ ?

ㄴ ?

– Hello?

ㄴ Seriously, are you kidding me?

– Why cut it off together? Lolololol

– I’m not the one who made the comment above, but I found a link. I think they’re talking about this.

ㄴ ?

ㄴ Hello?

ㄴ Seriously, these people

***

At the outdoor filming location of , Rembrary took extra care of Maeng Woo-shin and Im Yu-han, unlike before.

It was because of So-meori and Nakru for Im Yu-han, and Daeju for Maeng Woo-shin.

However, unlike Yu-han, who smiled and waved his hand when their eyes met, Maeng Woo-shin skillfully avoided eye contact as if he didn’t want to meet my gaze.

It was clear that he still didn’t like Daeju ordering him to take care of Rembrary.

“Yeon-woo. You went out with Maeng Woo-shin at night, just the two of you, right?”

“Yes, I did.”

“But why does Maeng Woo-shin seem to treat you even more coldly?”

Maeng Woo-shin’s cold attitude was enough for Jong-woo to find it suspicious and ask.

Jong-woo was very worried because Maeng Woo-shin avoided Rembrary especially.

No matter what, Maeng Woo-shin was a popular actor and a top star. Being disliked by him, who had both popularity and acting skills, was not good for an actor’s career.

“We didn’t fight.”

Rembrary answered nonchalantly and went into the van.

Jong-woo looked back and forth between Rembrary and Maeng Woo-shin, worriedly following Rembrary inside.

He was convinced that they had gone out together and had a fight.

However, after filming the scene where Rembrary fell into the water, Jong-woo’s conviction was half shattered.

As soon as Rembrary came out of the water, Maeng Woo-shin strode over and threw a large towel over Rembrary’s head.

It wasn’t a damp or dirty towel, but a fluffy, well-dried new towel.

‘Is Maeng Woo-shin taking care of Yeon-woo right now?’ Jong-woo was surprised and opened his mouth, but Rembrary rubbed his wet hair with the towel, grumbling nonchalantly.

“Sunbae [senior colleague], if you’re going to give me a towel, you should give it to me properly.”

“I covered your head properly, didn’t I?”

“Is that throwing or covering?”

“Damn, what do you want me to do?”

‘Wasn’t he taking care of him? Did they fight after all?’ Jong-woo became confused again.

Did he want to throw something but threw the towel because something else would cause a problem?

Then, when Maeng Woo-shin swore, Jong-woo decided that the two were fighting and stepped in to stop the fight.

“Um-”

However, the moment Jong-woo was about to speak.

Maeng Woo-shin roughly handed the thermos he was holding to Rembrary, swearing.

“Drink some warm water so you don’t catch a cold.”

Rembrary nonchalantly took the thermos and opened the lid.

The savory scent of barley tea wafted out.

“Thank you.”

“I’m not taking care of you because I want to.”

Jong-woo looked bewildered and looked back and forth between Maeng Woo-shin and Rembrary.

The staff, who were watching anxiously because Maeng Woo-shin was treating Rembrary more coldly and meanly than usual, also became confused.

They were just as bewildered as Jong-woo. Should they say they’ve gotten closer or worse?

Im Yu-han gave the answer to that, exclaiming “Ah!”

“Hey, Woo-jin! You’re tsundere [a person who is initially cold and hostile but gradually shows a warmer, friendlier side over time]!”

“Absolutely not.”

Maeng Woo-shin cut off Im Yu-han before he could finish, frowning.

“Don’t say anything unpleasant.”

“That’s how it looks.”

“It’s not.”

“But why are you only taking care of Yeon-woo while getting so annoyed?”

“I’m not taking care of him because I want to.”

“Then why are you taking care of him? It’s not like Yeon-woo is threatening you to take care of him.”

Because Daeju told me to…

Maeng Woo-shin couldn’t say it honestly and only hardened his face in frustration.

When Rembrary went into the van, Jong-woo couldn’t overcome his curiosity and quickly followed, asking.

“Yeon-woo. What happened that made Maeng Woo-shin like that? Huh?”

“Nothing happened.”

“Really, you two didn’t do drugs together, did you? Huh? No friendship between accomplices, right?”

“I told you, no.”

“Then why is he like that? It’s suspicious. Besides, the day you went out with Maeng Woo-shin at night, you suddenly started texting strangely.”

“Was it strange?”

“You seemed like you were on drugs.”

“Maeng sunbae [senior colleague] said that if he uses that emoticon, he looks friendly.”

“You only look friendly if you use it sparingly. Pouring out that many smiling faces, what friendliness? You look sinister.”

“Um…”

“Use the one you used at first. The animal emoticon with the ㅅ mouth. That’s better for your tone.”

Jong-woo made a ^^ sign in the air with his fingers, advising.

“If you put this on your tone, you look annoying.”

‘So Maeng Woo-shin was lying!’

***

While Jong-woo went to get new clothes from the stylist.

Rembrary took off his wet clothes and wrapped a large towel around his body, trying to snitch to Daeju via text.

[Scold Maeng Woo-shin a little. >ㅅ<] [What happened?] [He's trying to deceive me. >ㅅ<] [I understand. I will give him a stern warning.] [Thank you. >ㅅ<] [Is there anything else you need?] [Woo-shin called me a 'shibal' [a Korean curse word]. >ㅅ<] [...I will also tell him to watch his language.] [Thank you >ㅅ<] It worked. About 5 minutes later, a text came from Maeng Woo-shin. [You tattletale ^^ ㅗㅗㅗㅗㅗ] Rembrary knew what ㅗ meant. It was a curse meaning 'eat shit'. That curse was now being attempted via text by a subordinate who was far below him, neither a full-fledged nor a trainee god. Rembrary was so surprised that he forwarded the text to Daeju as it was. 3 minutes later, another text came from Maeng Woo-shin. [You tattletale ㅜㅜ] He seemed to have been properly scolded, as the 'eat shit' sign was gone. Plus, he was crying. 'It's nice to have subordinate gods.' Rembrary smiled contentedly and replied to Maeng Woo-shin. [Behave yourself, sunbae [senior colleague] >ㅅ<ㅗ] After that, as he was about to write a text praising Daeju, he suddenly felt a strange sensation and lifted his head with a flinch. < 106. It's Nice to Have Subordinates > End