Holy Idol [EN]: Chapter 95

< 95. That Person >

“Have you been here with anyone else besides me?”

(After receiving a phone call) “What should I do? I think I need to leave early today. My father isn’t feeling well.” (Troubled + a slightly secretive expression)

“Yeonwoo, I like the light and fun vibe you give off. Do you know what I mean? I hope you don’t feel pressured.”

(Action) A light hug on their first meeting.

“We agreed not to talk about that person.”

Rembrary’s guess was correct. Jang Taeri also had essential lines.

And unbeknownst to Rembrary and Jang Taeri, the essential lines they received were cleverly connected as a question and answer, creating a structure where one person’s question naturally led to the other’s response.

The reason the production team didn’t include the other person’s lines was to potentially elicit fresh responses.

However, this was merely the production team’s intention.

Jang Taeri was just as confused as Rembrary.

She had some experience in broadcasting, but it was limited to a few interviews as a person of interest.

At that time, Jang Taeri wrote her own lines, but they were reviewed and revised several times by the PD [Production Director] and writer.

After that, she just had to memorize and say them.

But suddenly, the level of freedom increased dramatically, which made her feel at a loss.

Moreover, the other person wasn’t saying anything and seemed just as perplexed. It seemed like he was just as confused.

Normally, the celebrity would take the lead, but Jang Taeri ultimately decided to speak first.

As a fan of Woo Yeonwoo, she knew that he was so innocent that he didn’t even know about Guan Yu from the Three Kingdoms [a famous historical figure known for his loyalty and righteousness].

Seeing Woo Yeonwoo looking perplexed, she felt a desire to help him.

It was almost simultaneous with Rembrary’s decision to start with the most challenging line, but Jang Taeri was a step ahead.

“Have you been here with anyone else besides me?”

Rembrary hesitated and closed his mouth, about to say a different line.

Then, he glanced down at the script next to him to check the lines.

After checking the lines, Rembrary realized that the question was connected to line 1 and answered smartly.

“Yes. I like coming here with you.”

Jang Taeri blinked and muttered, “Ah, I see. It’s a nice place.”

Since the other person checked the script and said the line, she immediately realized that was the given line. But it didn’t seem like a line that would come out between lovers.

She was right. The lines were a pair, but the order was wrong.

The VJ [Video Journalist], who knew the truth, bit his lip and held back a laugh.

Meanwhile, Jang Taeri tried to make the awkward lines sound natural in any way she could.

“Yeonwoo brought me here because it’s a nice place… What, um, what did you eat when you came before?”

“Shrimp pizza.”

“Shrimp pizza is delicious, right?”

“Yes. But it’s not good to eat the same pizza all the time. This time, I’m going to eat shrimp pizza.”

However, Jang Taeri’s efforts were ineffective.

“Ah. No…”

“Is it not good?”

“It’s not that, ah, what should I do? I’ve created a black history for Yeonwoo [an embarrassing or shameful moment].”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Just cover your mouth for a second…”

“?”

As a fan of Woo Yeonwoo, Jang Taeri felt obligated to cut off this topic in any way possible.

So, instead of waiting for her phone to ring, she grabbed her perfectly fine phone and quickly moved on to line 2.

“Just a moment. I have a call. The reason there’s no sound is because it’s on silent.”

“?”

Jang Taeri, who even explained more information than necessary, nodded with a troubled expression as written in the script.

“Ah. Uh… Oh my gosh. Really? Okay, I understand.”

Jang Taeri, who even pretended to hang up at the right timing, then said to Rembrary with an apologetic expression.

“What should I do? I have to leave early today. My father isn’t feeling well.”

The scene the production team planned was for Woo Yeonwoo, who noticed Jang Taeri’s lie, to ask, ‘Are you going to meet that person after meeting me?’ with the wounded look of a second lead [the character who loves the protagonist but is not loved in return].

Or to give a completely different answer.

But this time again, the production team’s intention was missed.

Rembrary couldn’t realize that his character was supposed to notice Jang Taeri’s lie and say line 2, so he chose another line that seemed the most natural.

“Is it me or that person?”

Is that line from the script? Or is he just saying it? Flustered, Jang Taeri dragged out her words, saying “Uh…” repeatedly.

“I’m going to see my father?”

Another problem arose here.

Because Jang Taeri looked genuinely flustered, she didn’t look like someone who was lying to her current boyfriend about meeting another lover.

“That person can’t make Taeri happy.”

“Um. No, he made me happy enough…”

“If you think about it, it might not be.”

“Um…”

Jang Taeri looked at the VJ with a troubled face.

Are we having a proper conversation? She asked with her eyes.

The VJ hesitated and decided to give a slight hint.

He held out one finger towards Woo Yeonwoo and two fingers towards Jang Taeri.

Woo Yeonwoo has only one line left, and Jang Taeri has two lines left. It meant that the two were speaking at different speeds.

Neither of them understood the signal.

Jang Taeri understood that she had to say line 2, and Rembrary understood that he had to say line 1, and they continued the conversation.

“I’m not kidding. I really have to leave early today. My father isn’t feeling well. Really.”

“Then should we call him here? It would be nice if he came here with us.”

“Yeonwoo, my father is sick right now, and you’re asking to eat pizza together?”

“Shouldn’t patients eat pizza?”

“I like the light vibe you give off, Yeonwoo. Do you understand? I hope you don’t pressure me.”

“Does your father dislike pizza?”

“We agreed not to talk about that person.”

The people watching the filming whispered, ‘It’s a diss to the father’ ‘Is this a filial piety show?’ ‘It looks like a concept of a fight between the son-in-law and the father-in-law.’

Jang Taeri thought to herself, ‘This isn’t it,’ but she had already delivered all her lines.

Besides, somehow the words all connected.

While she was feeling awkward, fortunately, the waiter brought the pizza that had been ordered in advance and placed it down.

In order to recover the mismatched two-timing concept, Jang Taeri quickly smiled kindly and said a free line.

“Eat a lot, Yeonwoo.”

“Thank you.”

As Rembrary, who finally got to eat pizza, smiled brightly and greeted her, the people around whispered again.

“Did they already make up?”

“Weren’t they fighting just now?”

“What happened to the father?”

Jang Taeri barely overcame her embarrassing feelings with her fan spirit, looking at Rembrary’s face.

I can’t hear anything. I only see Woo Yeonwoo’s face. Jang Taeri muttered to herself and placed a large piece of pizza on Rembrary’s plate.

She had heard from the production team that Rembrary had never eaten pizza before, so she was being considerate in her own way.

“Thank you.”

Rembrary mumbled blankly and picked up a fork and knife, diligently cutting the pizza.

The lines had already been pushed aside in his head.

Seeing the yellow and red pizza, saliva gathered in his mouth.

The moment he finally took a square piece of pizza with his fork and put it in his mouth.

Rembrary almost cried. It was much, much more delicious than he had imagined.

It felt like fireworks were exploding on his tongue.

The taste buds rejoiced at the new taste, hugging and dancing.

Seeing that, Jongwoo scratched the back of his neck, feeling sorry for him, thinking he had starved him too much.

Jang Taeri blankly admired Rembrary’s teary face.

The VJ thought he wanted to eat pizza too.

In fact, seeing Rembrary cutting and eating pizza in ecstasy, some people stopped watching and started eating their own pizza.

It was only after Rembrary had eaten almost all the pizza that he belatedly remembered that he still had lines left and completed his mission.

“Are you going to meet that person after meeting me?”

“Huh? Jo Un? Ah. Yes.”

“Where are you meeting?”

“Uh… a restaurant?”

Rembrary put down his fork after eating the last bite and asked.

“Can’t you take me with you?”

“Are you going to follow us?”

“You two will probably go to an expensive place. I’ll just eat quietly.”

“Huh?”

***

After the short filming with Jang Taeri ended,

Jongwoo thought he would move to the next location with Jang Taeri, but the VJ said that they would change the location and meet with Rembrary and CEO Shin Jo Un.

In the setting, the next scene is supposed to be Jang Taeri and Shin Jo Un meeting, but since Jang Taeri has an actual meeting and can’t take the time, they will film the Rembrary and Shin Jo Un scene first.

“No, even though it’s a two-timing concept, is our Yeonwoo already meeting with CEO Shin so early?”

To Jongwoo, who was flustered, the VJ informed him that the order could be changed during editing, but the filming itself was today.

“Of course, it will be difficult to capture the emotions if the order is mixed up, but we need to release the teaser video first. The PD said that he will release the teaser with multiple people intertwined.”

The VJ handed Rembrary another script, and the three of them got back in the van and moved again.

“The place we’re going to this time is a cafe.”

Rembrary quickly glanced at the script the VJ handed him and raised his eyebrows.

This time, Rembrary’s essential line was just one.

– I can’t give up anything.

Shortly after, the three got off at a large cafe not far away.

The VJ went inside the cafe and explained the situation.

“Shin Jo Un knows that Woo Yeonwoo and Jang Taeri are meeting, so he calls him and warns him not to meet.”

Rembrary said he understood and walked to the seat the VJ pointed to.

“The camera is rolling now.”

This time too, Shin Jo Un was already there. He was wearing a formal suit, so standard that it was burdensome.

Was it because of the concept? Unlike Jang Taeri, who waited for Rembrary and ate with him, Shin Jo Un, in the rival position, had ordered coffee and was drinking it alone.

Then, when Rembrary approached, he smiled coldly and put down the coffee cup he had brought close to his mouth.

Rembrary was about to greet him happily, but he realized that he and Shin Jo Un were fighting over a woman, so instead of greeting him, he plopped down across from him.

Shin Jo Un looked at Rembrary as if he was pathetic and smirked, then threw the menu down as if tossing it and asked.

“What are you going to drink? I’ll buy it for you. I heard you always get free meals from Taeri?”

Rembrary glared at Shin Jo Un coldly and took the menu.

Earlier, he was a bit distracted because he could smell pizza everywhere and had many essential lines.

But now he was full and only had one essential line.

The professional consciousness that had been lost for a while had returned.

Now, he was going to use his acting experience from filming to fully perform the act of confronting a rival.

As Rembrary opened the menu, a staff member who had been hired in advance approached hesitantly and asked.

“What would you like to order?”

“White shake latte, gold coconut sweet potato with lots of cream. Large.”

Rembrary finished ordering in an icy voice and handed the menu back to the staff.

Looking at Shin Jo Un, he was biting his lip and pressing his chin with his fingernails.

He was clearly impressed by the sight of him confidently ordering a large-sized sweet drink in front of his rival.

Rembrary widened his shoulders and looked straight at him.

Shin Jo Un wiggled his lips, then pressed his chin tightly again.

Then, he seemed to be about to say something, but closed his mouth again, thought for a moment, and then cautiously asked.

“Do you like sweet things?”

Rembrary raised his chin and smiled arrogantly.

“I’m so magnanimous that I don’t worry about calories.”

Shin Jo Un bit his lip tightly again and nodded with a serious expression.

“Um. That’s a great thing.”

Meanwhile, the staff member who had prepared the Americano in advance was hurriedly grinding sweet potatoes, putting ice in the blender, and stirring the coffee powder.

For some reason, Shin Jo Un looked out the window for a moment and twitched his lips.

‘Does he also only have one line and doesn’t know what to say?’

< 95. That Person > End