Holy Idol [EN]: Chapter 136

< 136. Did They Fight? Did He Get Dumped? >

I didn’t know what it meant, but it popped up as a recommended account and had my name in it, so Rembrary clicked on the account.

Surprisingly, the account was full of pictures of him at events and screenshots from variety shows.

Most of them just had photos without any captions, but there were numbers like ‘8?’ or ‘1?’ underneath.

‘What is this?’

As he was looking at it, puzzled, a new photo popped up in real-time.

Rembrary’s eyes widened. The newly uploaded photo was of him fiddling with a collar on the rooftop.

Across from him, the tiger-headed monster was standing blankly, staring at him.

Rembrary wondered when this was taken and pictured the scenery of his agency’s rooftop in his mind.

‘Is there a building nearby where you can take pictures from this angle?’

In any case, Rembrary’s followers seemed to really like this photo.

[Is Yeonwoo going to do that?]

[Why is he playing with a collar alone lol]

[Is that the agency rooftop?]

[Does Yeonwoo have a dog?]

[Why is Yeonwoo playing alone ㅜㅜ Play with the members ㅜㅜ]

Comments like these were pouring in shortly after the photo was uploaded.

Rembrary pondered for a moment and then left a comment below himself.

[When did you take this?]

It was a comment he left because he was genuinely curious, but people went even wilder, saying that the real Woo Yeonwoo had appeared.

Rembrary waited for the ‘Hometlman’ [a dedicated fan who follows their idol closely and takes photos] to reply. He had just uploaded the photo a few seconds ago, so he should answer.

As expected, a comment appeared among the comments, indicating that it was the account owner.

[Not long ago.]

‘I didn’t ask for the date.’

This person doesn’t understand what I’m saying. Rembrary clicked his tongue, then briefly closed the SNS app and took out a dictionary on his phone to search for the meaning of ‘homma’ [a Korean term for a dedicated fan, often used in the context of K-pop].

“Ah.”

I wondered why there were so many photos, but that’s how it is.

Rembrary searched for the meaning and understood. It was one of my followers.

Satisfied, Rembrary turned off the dictionary app again and turned on the SNS app.

In the meantime, Hometlman had left another comment under Rembrary’s comment.

[I enjoyed the flower photos.]

As expected of a homma, there wasn’t a single word about being stupid.

‘He’s a discerning person.’ Rembrary, who had heard too many stupid things after posting the flower photos earlier, was pleased with Hometlman’s compliment and left a comment saying, [Thank you >ㅅ<]. After checking the time, he saw that almost 30 minutes had passed, so he turned off SNS and called Hwan-shin again. Fortunately, Hwan-shin answered the phone this time. [Hello? Who is this?] "It's Woo Yeonwoo." Was he not expecting Rembrary to call? There was a moment of silence on the other end. 'Why isn't he answering?' He wondered if the call had been disconnected, but the call time was ticking away. About 10 seconds later, Hwan-shin muttered, "Ah, Woo Yeonwoo." "I have something to ask." But Hwan-shin's slow words didn't stop there. Rembrary spoke seriously, but instead of answering, he burst out laughing. It was as if he had heard a funny story, so Rembrary frowned and asked. "Why are you laughing?" Hwan-shin trailed off, "Ah……" and then answered slowly again. [No, I was just looking at something.] "Is the thing you were looking at a demon?" Keshia passed by with konjac jelly in his mouth and exclaimed, "헐 [Heol - a Korean expression of disbelief or shock]." Judging by the way he was looking at him like a madman, talking about demons seemed really crazy. The dorm is too small for this. Rembrary gestured for Keshia to go away and brought the phone closer to his ear. 'But why is this guy doing this again?' Hwan-shin was laughing even louder. Rembrary tapped the phone with his finger, and he apologized in a tone that wasn't apologetic at all, saying, "Ah, I'm sorry," and made excuses. [I was doing something similar. So, what did you want to ask? If Woo Yeonwoo, who rejected my offer, is calling me directly, it must be something important.] "About the collar before……" [It's a place I'm going to because I was introduced, so it's hard to buy it if I don't go with you. Shall we go together?] "What are you talking about?" [Woo Sungwoo said that Woo Yeonwoo wanted to buy the collar that I carry around?] "!" [He told me not to scam you and to tell you where to sell it well?] 'Unnecessary consideration.' Rembrary frowned and blamed Woo Sungwoo's meddling. No, more than that, why did Hwan-shin pretend not to know and call him after hearing that from Woo Sungwoo? Anyway, it seems that Hwan-shin was on the phone with Woo Sungwoo at first. While Rembrary was clicking his tongue, Hwan-shin continued his unnecessary consideration. [I wish you had put it around your neck when I told you to try it on before. But you don't necessarily have to buy it. I can give it to you as a gift if you want.] "I don't need it. I was going to ask you about the demon with the collar you had." [Hmm?] The playful voice instantly turned into an interested voice. Rembrary paused here for a moment and thought about what to ask. Should I ask what kind of contract he made? Should I ask if he knows it's dangerous to make a contract with a demon? No, should I ask if he really made a contract with a demon in the first place? However, when he actually tried to ask Hwan-shin himself, he was at a loss. It was because he found out that Woo Sungwoo had called him right away and talked about the collar. What if I grill Hwan-shin about the contract with the demon, and Hwan-shin calls Woo Sungwoo right away and tells him everything? Woo Sungwoo is Woo Yeonwoo's older brother, he's suspicious of Rembrary, and most importantly, he's Nakru. He had already been caught by Nakru that there was an 'eye', but he didn't want to reveal that he was a great and amazing being beyond that. In the end, as he hesitated without making a decision, Hwan-shin asked first in a curious voice. [What do you want to ask?] His voice was like a bad person trying to lure a dog with gum. Rembrary hesitated and lied to Hwan-shin, just like he lied to Woo Sungwoo. "I want to draw that demon……" Hwan-shin took the phone away from his ear and looked at it, wondering what he had heard. A drawing? He looked at the demon sitting on the nearby sofa. The demon was still reading the newspaper upside down. According to the demon's explanation, if you read human newspapers upside down, you can see news from the demon world. I don't know if it's true or not. As if sensing his gaze, the demon lowered the newspaper and tilted his head. As if asking, why are you looking at me? 'You want to draw that?' In the meantime, Rembrary continued confidently. "I'm good at drawing. That guy's face is grotesque, so I think it would make a very good painting when I draw it." [His face is…… unique. But what is 'grotesque'?] "You're stupid. Look it up in the dictionary." Hwan-shin didn't understand what Woo Yeonwoo meant by saying that, whether he really liked drawing, or what 'grotesque' was, but he knew one thing for sure. There was no reason to refuse Woo Yeonwoo's words. He wanted to observe Woo Yeonwoo in detail anyway. It would be even better if he could observe him up close. Hwan-shin readily agreed. [Okay. Then let's set a date to meet. I'll take Labrum with me.] Rembrary hung up the phone and felt relieved that he had resolved the situation well. This way, Woo Sungwoo wouldn't know that he was a great person, Hwan-shin wouldn't be able to tell Woo Sungwoo, and he would be able to face the demon directly. In the meantime, Jongwoo, who had come early to take the members out in the early morning, heard part of the conversation and asked Rembrary. "Are you good at drawing?" "Of course! I'm good at drawing." Rembrary answered casually. The demon drawing story was just an excuse, but in reality, Rembrary was good at drawing. He was so good at it that he even painted murals in the temple. The followers and priests always admired the paintings Rembrary drew, calling them metaphysical and fantastic. Thinking about it, Rembrary became confident and muttered contentedly. "Come to think of it, I'd be great on a drawing program. Is there no such variety show?" But as soon as Jongwoo heard that, he exclaimed, "Oh, what a coincidence?" 'Is there really one?' When Rembrary opened his eyes wide, Jongwoo said. "Actually, you've been offered a role in a painter drama." "Am I the lead?" "……You're secretly greedy for the lead role." "Hyung [older brother or male friend], he's openly greedy. Why are you sugarcoating it?" Ignoring Keshia's grumbling, Rembrary asked again. "So, am I the lead?" "No. Not the lead. It's a supporting role, but the role is good. It's even better for you to do it." "What is it like?" "He's a painter with few words and a mysterious side." "……Why are all the roles that come to me taciturn?" Keshia passed by and sneered again. "I know, right? A dumbass role would be perfect." When Jongwoo smacked him on the back, Keshia finally cried out and ran away. Jongwoo glared at Keshia and said to Rembrary, "I'll give you the synopsis later." "Am I already decided?" Rembrary recalled meeting writer Shim Kyung, following CEO Lim. Seeing that he had been offered a role right away, he wondered if he was just going in again this time. At first, everyone thought they were going in like this, but after seeing Jungseo preparing for the audition, he realized that there were cases where it wasn't, so he was checking. Jongwoo shook his head. "I sent the synopsis specifically to you, but I sent the synopsis to a total of three people. It may not be you. We also need to check the script and schedule." After finishing speaking, Jongwoo said to Jungseo, who was glancing at him in front of the refrigerator, in a sorry tone. "Ah, and Jungseo. Your results haven't been decided yet. But don't be too disappointed. The fact that the decision is being delayed means that they are still considering it." * * * The next day, the group left the house early in the morning to record a Chuseok [Korean Thanksgiving] special program. Rembrary kept muttering the rap part to himself to completely memorize the lyrics and thought it was very strange. It felt like he was often playing the role of a demon since he came here. 'The first button is important……' It seems that the problem was taking that corrupted priest or vampire pictorial at the beginning. Even after arriving at the shop, Rembrary repeatedly memorized the lyrics given to him. After doing that, the Long Distance members appeared about 30 minutes later. They usually use different shops, but for some reason, they met at the same shop today. It was the first time the Wild Animal members had met the Long Distance members at the shop, so the Wild Animal members and the Long Distance members greeted each other awkwardly. But surprisingly, Yuri, who was expected to greet Keshia first, ignored Keshia and greeted Rembrary right away. "Yeonwoo-ssi [a polite title], hello." If Rembrary had been in front of Keshia, this order would have been correct, but Keshia was closest to the entrance. But she deliberately ignored Keshia and greeted Rembrary first. Of course, Yuri and Rembrary had been to the haunted house together, so they had some friendship, but that was it. They didn't exchange contact information or interact privately. It was very strange that Yuri, who was dating Keshia, ignored Keshia and greeted Rembrary first. 'Did they fight?' "Yes, hello." As he greeted her, he glanced over and saw Keshia looking at his phone as if nothing had happened. He was pretending to be calm, but his cheeks were sulky. 'They fought.' Yuri then greeted the other members and Jongwoo, but ignored Keshia and went inside. As he was thinking about what was going on, another member of Long Distance asked Rembrary. "Did they fight?" "I'm wondering that too." When Rembrary answered, the Long Distance member stared intently at the back of Yuri's head with curious eyes, then quickly approached Yuri like a hawk snatching its prey and took her somewhere. It seemed like she was trying to find out what was going on. 'That group seems to be close to each other.' Rembrary glanced at Hyegyeol. Anyway, since this is also a group, should I ask Hyegyeol about the situation and comfort him? After thinking about it, Rembrary asked cautiously. "Did he get dumped?" Keshia, who had come to the chair next to Rembrary, stared at Rembrary with terrifying eyes. Rembrary sighed. "He got dumped." "No, I didn't!" "Having a companion to walk with is a great blessing in life, but it seems that it is not your blessing." "Damn it!" "You can be happy if you love God even without a companion. Shall I introduce you to a good God? He will lead you." "Stop teasing me! I didn't get dumped!" < 136. Did They Fight? Did He Get Dumped? > End