Holy Idol [EN]: Chapter 123

Coming out into the hallway, the Sangseon staff member stood in front of the closed door, just like real eunuchs would.

The court ladies and eunuchs who were suddenly standing together exchanged glances and chuckled.

During the preliminary meeting, the general participants were asked to live like real court ladies and eunuchs for the week they were staying here.

Among the instructions was that they would take turns following the king or standing in front of his room.

They had come prepared to some extent, but there were still awkward moments, and they couldn’t help but laugh whenever their eyes met.

The Sangseon staff member, standing alone and upright, calculated the time for when he absolutely had to take Woo Yeon-woo somewhere.

* * *

Meanwhile, Shin Jo-woon, who had arrived a little later than Rembrary, immediately sought out a picturesque pavilion upon his arrival.

The Sangseon staff member in charge of Shin Jo-woon thought, ‘As expected, the president is different,’ and led him to a tastefully decorated pavilion.

The pavilion wasn’t far away, and although it looked newly built, it was decorated quite tastefully.

“The breeze is nice,” Shin Jo-woon muttered in a low voice, putting his hands behind his back, and ascended to the pavilion.

His appearance was like a young and handsome king from a comic book, and the general participants admired him inwardly.

‘He’s more like a celebrity than celebrities.’ They understood why people in the entertainment industry, full of handsome men and beautiful women, were surprised by Shin Jo-woon.

On the other hand, Shin Jo-woon had received such admiring glances countless times, so he didn’t pay any attention to them, unlike Rembrary, but for a different reason.

He was busy calculating where Jang Tae-ri and Woo Yeon-woo might be. He wanted to secure a position first and play pranks on them.

But could he play pranks when he didn’t even know where they were?

Shin Jo-woon thought for a moment and asked a eunuch to bring him a persimmon.

“A persimmon?”

“Yes. I’ll be waiting here, so please bring it to me.”

Shin Jo-woon’s kingly tone was mixed with his usual casual speech, which was strange, but the eunuch quickly replied that he understood and came down from the pavilion.

However, that person was also a general participant and had never been here before. He had come down from the pavilion immediately to play the role of a eunuch, but he was at a loss as to where to go to find a persimmon.

In the end, he was awkwardly wandering around, trying to figure it out.

He saw another king in a red dragon robe in the distance. He couldn’t see the person’s face clearly, but he heard another Sangseon next to him calling him.

“His Highness orders you to come here!”

‘Should I go?’ The eunuch hesitated and approached, only to find that this king was Jang Tae-ri.

The general participant who had become a eunuch felt embarrassed for no reason when he saw Jang Tae-ri and lowered his gaze. He had seen on TV and heard Woo Yeon-woo constantly talking about ‘Saal,’ but… Jang Tae-ri, whom he saw up close, really had the image of a ‘Saal,’ with a firm yet cute vibe. And his eyes were so bright and clear.

However, if the eunuch had looked into Jang Tae-ri’s mind, he wouldn’t have been able to simply admire him.

Jang Tae-ri was planning to show Shin Jo-woon, who dared to become a king along with him, who was boss.

He was thinking of being a little more lenient with Woo Yeon-woo, with some personal feelings involved, but he wasn’t going to let him off completely.

He felt sorry for having to attack his beloved Yeon-woo together, but power was originally ruthless, and only one king should exist, shouldn’t it?

Therefore, Jang Tae-ri, calculating that the eunuch was either Shin Jo-woon’s or Woo Yeon-woo’s eunuch, asked.

“Where are you going now?”

The eunuch replied as pre-set, as if Jang Tae-ri and Shin Jo-woon were indistinguishable.

“Yes? Of course, I’m going to get the persimmon that His Highness just ordered me to bring.”

‘He’s bringing food, so he must be Yeon-woo’s eunuch.’ Jang Tae-ri pinpointed the wrong answer.

Of course, he considered the possibility that he might not be Yeon-woo’s eunuch, but it didn’t matter much for what he was about to do.

Jang Tae-ri smiled brightly and ordered.

“When you come, bring an apple with you and come this way.”

“An apple?”

“Yes. So we can eat both persimmon and apple. And you must come this way.”

‘Is that okay…’ The eunuch was a little worried inside, but he replied that he understood and stepped back.

And then, after a long time, he finally found the place where the food was and grabbed a persimmon and an apple.

“Hey, you.”

As he was walking, someone called him again.

‘Who is it this time?’ The eunuch, exhausted from wandering around so much, looked up, and it was Rembrary, the last king he hadn’t met.

The eunuch sighed again and approached Rembrary, who asked.

“What is that?”

“It’s the persimmon and apple that His Highness ordered me to bring, Your Highness.”

The eunuch, keeping in mind the setting that Jang Tae-ri, Woo Yeon-woo, and Shin Jo-woon were indistinguishable, replied, and Rembrary signaled that he should come closer.

Then, as the eunuch wondered what was going on and approached, Rembrary smiled gently and instructed the Sangseon standing next to him to receive the persimmon and apple.

“Yes, you have done well in your errand. You are commendable.”

“Yes?”

The eunuch was momentarily flustered and looked at Rembrary, but Rembrary was already taking out a persimmon and eating it.

“Delicious.”

After saying that, Rembrary turned around and left. Of course, he took all the persimmons and apples with him.

The eunuch was flustered and reached out his hand, but in the blink of an eye, he was empty-handed.

Of course, the setting was that the other person was the king and he was the eunuch, so he would have been empty-handed even if he hadn’t been caught off guard.

In the end, the eunuch hesitated and returned to the pavilion.

He was wondering if he should go to Jang Tae-ri, but he was empty-handed anyway, and there was no apple to deliver. So he went to Shin Jo-woon, who was originally his master.

However, even as he went to Shin Jo-woon, he was confused as to whether he had completed his errand or not.

First of all, Shin Jo-woon judged that the eunuch had not done his job.

“The persimmon?”

“Didn’t Your Highness just eat it?”

“When did I do that?”

“Yes?”

“I’ve been here the whole time, and you haven’t brought me anything, so how could I have eaten anything?”

After saying that, Shin Jo-woon sighed briefly, as if he knew exactly how he had been tricked, and ordered again.

“Even so, you disobeyed the royal command. Go to jail.”

The eunuch’s eyes widened.

“Jail? So suddenly?”

Three hours later, the eunuch who was imprisoned was released by Rembrary.

Afterward, Jang Tae-ri found the eunuch wandering around looking for a place and demanded to know where his apple had gone and why he hadn’t brought it yet. When the eunuch said that he had already presented it and saw him eating it, he said he was lying and sent him back to jail.

Rembrary, who was passing by, released him again.

“Why are you always in here?”

Afterward, Shin Jo-woon saw the eunuch trying to return and imprisoned him again for wandering around without permission.

Woo Yeon-woo, who was passing by, saw this and asked, “Why are you here again?” and released him again.

Then Jang Tae-ri, who saw him passing by, said, “When did I release you?” and imprisoned him again.

Woo Yeon-woo, who was passing by, saw this again, clicked his tongue, and released the eunuch.

The set wasn’t as large as an actual palace, and the prison itself was just in the middle of the road, so that’s what happened.

Only after such things were repeated until evening did Shin Jo-woon take the eunuch to his residence and smile slightly.

Although it wasn’t specific, he could roughly guess how far apart Jang Tae-ri’s and Woo Yeon-woo’s residences were.

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―Anyone seen the Three Kings clip video? lololol

ㄴWhat’s Three Kings?

ㄴThe one with three kings.

―I saw it. Jang Tae-ri and Shin Jo-woon are always putting someone in jail, and Woo Yeon-woo is always releasing them lolololol

―Is it fun?

ㄴI only saw him releasing them lololol

ㄴWoo Yeon-woo is always releasing them lol

ㄴAnd stealing food lololololol

ㄴIsn’t the eunuch a general participant? So pitiful ㅠㅠ Always locked up ㅠㅠ

ㄴEvery time Shin Jo-woon puts that eunuch in jail, the guards behind him have such obvious expressions lololol They can’t act at all

– But what is Woo Yeon-woo muttering to himself? What’s ‘Mwohasha Mwohasha’ [gibberish/nonsense]

ㄴIdk lololololol

ㄴIf he were a real king, the officials would be so embarrassed following him around. ‘Our king is always muttering strange things’ lololol

ㄴDon’t make fun of him ㅠㅠ I saw on our Yeon-woo’s self-cam that he studied a lot ㅠ

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The next morning.

Rembrary, who woke up late, was thinking about what to do to spend his day leisurely when he suddenly remembered the script.

There was definitely something he had to do from today, but what was it…

* * *

“Visit the concubines?”

Jang Tae-ri, wearing the dragon robe and tidying his hair, frowned as if surprised at the Sangseon staff member’s words.

He had already seen the script, but his acting was quite plausible.

The Sangseon staff member smiled and said, “Yes,” and explained again for the viewers.

“If you tell us in advance which one you would like to meet, we will arrange a dinner together in the evening.”

As the Sangseon staff member gestured, another eunuch next to him brought Jang Tae-ri a tray with wooden plaques with names written on them.

“Which one would you like to visit?”

The wooden plaques only had ranks written on them, such as Suk-bin [Royal Noble Consort of the 2nd rank] and Hee-bin [Royal Noble Consort of the 1st rank]. There was no other information. Whether they were male or female, the same age or a little older, or even what their names were.

Jang Tae-ri recalled the second day’s event written in the script in more detail.

However, the script only said ‘Have a dinner date with one of the concubines,’ and there was no other information.

Jang Tae-ri pondered for a while and grabbed the plaque on the far left.

The Sangseon staff member smiled faintly as he looked at the plaque Jang Tae-ri had chosen.

‘What? Who did I pick that makes him smile like that?’

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