Holy Idol [EN]: Chapter 73

< 73. It's a Monk!>

The MC [Master of Ceremonies, host] who asked the question was momentarily startled and muttered, “Hollywood.”

The staff was also very impressed. As soon as the manager was gone, the answer changed.

Rembrary, who didn’t understand why others were surprised, looked at them with a puzzled expression.

The MC hurriedly composed himself and asked in a trembling voice.

“Ah, um, how is it with Lim Yu-han? She’s really innocent, right? An icon of first love! Does she treat you well?”

“She treats me the best. She even gets me drinks.”

“What about Maeng Woo-shin? I secretly heard from someone involved that the chemistry between Yeon-woo and Maeng Woo-shin is the most important thing in this drama.”

“He’s a good senior.”

Rembrary recalled Jongwoo’s advice from the past and praised him with empty words.

Then the MCs suddenly giggled among themselves. They were reminded of the rumors circulating between Rembrary and Maeng Woo-shin.

Although the police investigation revealed that the sponsorship rumors were false, there were still persistent malicious commenters who claimed that the rumors with Maeng Woo-shin were true.

Due to the nature of the program, the MCs were eager to gather all sorts of information, so they were naturally well aware of the lingering rumors between Maeng Woo-shin and Woo Yeon-woo. The MCs exchanged glances and chuckled, ‘You bring it up.’

Rembrary tilted his head, wondering what those people were doing.

After about a minute of this, one of the MCs, who finally lost the staring contest, grinned and asked a high-intensity question.

“Yeon-woo, there were strange rumors about you and Maeng Woo-shin. Has Maeng Woo-shin said anything about it since then?”

He told me to get out of his life.

However, Rembrary had a sense that he shouldn’t say that, so after recalling recent events, he replied.

“I got hit on the forehead.”

However, the production team was thrilled with that statement.

Violence! Maeng Woo-shin! Popular actor! Assaulting a junior! Ratings! Buzz! The best!!

The MC couldn’t help but do a shoulder dance at the words that came out of Rembrary’s mouth, but he deliberately put on a very surprised expression and asked again.

“On the forehead? Maeng Woo-shin hit you on the forehead? Hard?”

“Not hard.”

“He just came up and hit you? Because of the rumors? Wow, Maeng Woo-shin. He’s surprisingly quick-tempered? Right?”

“Ah, it’s not like I was just standing there and got hit.”

“You were fighting? And got hit?”

“I crawled between my senior’s legs, and that’s when I got hit.”

The MCs, who had been excitedly acting up, suddenly froze.

‘Why between the legs?’

Rembrary tilted his head, wondering why the MCs had suddenly stiffened, then smiled slightly and tapped their desks with his fingers.

“Why are you freezing like that?”

Jungseo, who had also frozen, checked that Jongwoo hadn’t come in yet and hurriedly stepped in to fix the situation.

“It’s because of the filming. There was such a scene.”

“No, what kind of scene did you film that made you crawl between his legs?”

That wasn’t very helpful.

***

– That kind of scene comes out in Korean dramas? In Korean dramas? Is it for export?

– This is a country! This is K-drama [Korean drama]! I’m going to watch the live broadcast! When is the live broadcast!

ㄴ ㅅㅂ Are you a pervert?

ㄴ Please hide your ulterior motives

– I would have hit Woo Yeon-woo on the head instead of the forehead if he came between my legs. Is the writer crazy? Why did they put in such a scene?

ㄴ 100% personal interest ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ [laughing sounds]

– It seems like they’re targeting the tastes of some viewers too much. It’s too obvious ;;

– Damn, do I have to pay the license fee and watch Woo Yeon-woo go between Maeng Woo-shin’s legs?

To do the temple stay entertainment show that had been scheduled in advance, Rembrary left the accommodation at four in the morning.

The makeup artist, who also came to work early in the morning, yawned and touched up Rembrary’s face and hair.

Unlike yesterday’s sharp suit, the outfit was comfortable and casual.

“It’ll take about two hours, so sleep.”

Jongwoo was very mentally and physically exhausted because Rembrary’s mouth had gone wild again while he was away from the Bee be talk show yesterday, but he tried to make his voice as friendly as possible while grabbing the steering wheel. In fact, he had half given up.

But still, today’s entertainment show is a temple experience, so it’ll be better. He wants to be a monk, so he should adapt better than others, right?

Jongwoo had a thin belief that Rembrary would work hard if he was told to do something.

It’s not a diss entertainment show, so there won’t be anyone to pick a fight with, and the monks won’t provoke Rembrary, so that’s it.

However, Jongwoo’s expectations were shattered the moment he parked the car at the meeting place.

Because of the familiar face getting out of the black van.

It was Oh Jungshin.

“Is that guy coming out too?”

Rembrary, who recognized Oh Jungshin through the darkly tinted window, asked.

Jongwoo distorted his expression.

“I guess so. Is he coming out too?”

Sagamjae, who was checking the schedule he had received in advance, muttered.

“It says there’s one more guest.”

Jongwoo slammed his head against the steering wheel, gnashing his teeth.

Beep – A short and unpleasant horn sounded resolutely, reflecting Jongwoo’s feelings.

***

It wasn’t just Jongwoo who was displeased to see the other person.

If the level of annoyance could be drawn as an objective figure, Oh Jungshin was actually more upset.

Oh Jungshin really, sincerely, very, very much did not want to be involved with Woo Yeon-woo.

“Hyung [older brother/male friend], didn’t I commit a great sin against that bastard in my past life?”

The moment Rembrary got out of the van and took off his hat, Oh Jungshin was stunned and sincerely asked his manager.

“It’s a temple stay.”

The manager said in a small voice, pointing to the staff holding cameras here and there.

“They have to save face today, so he won’t do anything crazy either. Behave politely.”

Oh Jungshin nodded obediently, gnashing his teeth.

A few days ago, he went on a calm-atmosphere entertainment show, managed his image in every way, and then revealed that the ‘slave and dog’ incident was all acting.

Since he didn’t want to be heard saying that he made the participants fight, he also did not release a statement denying it.

Thanks to that, the public still looked at him with suspicion, saying, ‘Still, a little…’ but his fans were relieved.

But a temple stay with Woo Yeon-woo… Moreover, if it’s a temple stay, that means they’ll be spending at least one night and two days together, one night and two days with Woo Yeon-woo.

Unable to properly get angry in front of the camera, Oh Jungshin quickly regained his breath.

On the other hand, Rembrary wasn’t very interested in Oh Jungshin.

He thought he was a bit childish, but right now, he was more happy and excited to come to the temple.

I thought I wouldn’t be able to come to the temple until the contract period was over and I became a monk! To come already!!

Rembrary kept rubbing his cheeks to avoid showing too much joy.

“Don’t do that, your makeup will come off.”

“Where is the monk, where is the monk? Jongwoo, bring the monk.”

“Don’t tell me what to do, go yourself. Are you thinking of reigniting the rumors that your personality is garbage, which are slowly dying down?”

Jongwoo kept nagging Rembrary without barely moving his lips.

After that, the two main MCs arrived a little late, and Rembrary and Oh Jungshin had a conversation with the MCs.

Rembrary was surprised to learn that the camera was already rolling.

In the past, variety shows and yesterday’s talk show announced the start of filming and even did a formal greeting and introduction, but today there was no procedure to formally exchange introductions with the MC. It seemed that the atmosphere was different even in the same entertainment genre.

The camera captured Rembrary looking bewildered and looking at the MCs, Oh Jungshin, and the manager.

As he was doing that, the MC said, “This way,” and walked ahead. Oh Jungshin followed, so Rembrary followed behind.

‘Are we going to meet the monk?’

But even after walking and walking and walking, the monk didn’t come out. There was nothing but a mountain path.

I was wondering if we were going to the top of the mountain, but the production team and the MCs stopped only after we actually went to the top of the mountain.

At the top of the mountain, there were many uniquely shaped single-story buildings, and there was a large open space inside. There were many sculptures here and there, but their appearance and atmosphere were very different from the temples in Rembrary’s original world. However, it wasn’t similar to the cathedral he had visited earlier in this world either.

‘This is the temple.’

Rembrary hurriedly rolled his eyes to find the monk.

“Wow, the air is good.”

“Strangely, when I come to a temple, my mind calms down.”

“Me too.”

He wasn’t interested in the conversations that the two MCs and Oh Jungshin were having in low voices.

Then finally, Rembrary’s eyes caught the monk.

Gray clothes, a shiny bald head, it was exactly the monk’s appearance that Rembrary had learned as prior information.

Whether he felt the gaze or simply turned his head because there were many people, the monk also looked this way.

Rembrary pointed at the monk with his finger, then rubbed his head with that hand and smiled friendly at the monk.

“Don’t do that. Don’t make fun of him. Don’t make fun of the monk.”

“Huh?”

“Put your hand down.”

Jongwoo misunderstood something, but Rembrary decided not to care.

The monk was walking this way. There was no time to play with Jongwoo.

Even while the monk was greeting the MC with his hands together, Rembrary looked at the monk with expectant eyes.

However, the monk, who had exchanged greetings with the MC, didn’t even glance at Rembrary. Rather, he glanced at Sagamjae and tilted his head.

Rembrary eventually stepped forward to try to attract the monk’s attention, but he missed the opportunity because he ended up going to the room where he would be staying with everyone during the temple stay.

After that, a woman wearing clothes with a similar design to the monk but with a slightly different shape, and decisively with her hair intact, came and told them the rules of the temple stay, so he couldn’t approach the monk.

“You can unpack your luggage here, and use that section and that section respectively. It’s supposed to be two people using the room together, is that okay?”

After that, he was surprised that he had to share a room with Oh Jungshin and forgot about finding the monk.

After that, he was completely abandoned.

I don’t know what kind of entertainment show this is, but the staff said they had to install cameras in the room and told Rembrary and Oh Jungshin to go out, but they didn’t tell them where to go.

The monk is also nowhere to be seen.

After awkwardly looking at each other, Oh Jungshin and Rembrary went to find the main MCs, but they couldn’t find them either.

“Is this how you usually do it?”

Oh Jungshin casually asked the cameraman who was following them to film them, to the extent that he was wondering.

“It’s different for each experience. There are some that follow the time completely tightly, and there are some that leave you alone like this.”

Fortunately, the cameraman explained a little about the program.

“I thought it would be strict because it’s a temple stay, but I was a little surprised too. But well, it’s not like this never happens. Haven’t you ever seen our program before?”

“I’ve seen it, but I thought there would be at least a little script. Don’t you really tell us what to do?”

“Try to find it and do it. Something fun might come out of it.”

Oh Jungshin frowned and glanced at Rembrary.

At that moment, Rembrary, who had been walking silently next to Oh Jungshin, started running somewhere.

Oh Jungshin followed Rembrary in a daze.

The place where Rembrary, who was running at a fairly fast speed, stopped was surprisingly next to that monk from before.

Oh Jungshin was slightly impressed inside. Ah, come to think of it, he said that if you come to the monk, he’ll tell you what to do, so he must have run over to ask what to do.

I hate to admit it, but Woo Yeon-woo seems to be good at entertainment shows, Oh Jungshin thought inside. Otherwise, the two of them would have just stood there blankly, repeating ‘What should we do? What should we do?’ There’s no more boring structure than that.

“Monk, the head.”

“!”

< 73. It's a Monk! > End