In This Life, I Will Die As An Actress, Not As A Villainess [EN]: Chapter 98

-I guess I’m secretly good at games.

A few days later, Aiden sent a message to the group chat with a photo taken in front of the dining table.

I chuckled at the photo.

Then I sent a reply.

-You’re not thinking of giving it to your daughter, and you’re just diving into the game like that.

-Were you that greedy for the table, Aiden?

The director, who read the message quickly, didn’t miss the chance to tease Aiden.

Chloe, who read the message last, also sent a reply.

-Enjoy the table, Dad ^^.

Huh.

The profile picture next to Chloe’s message caught my eye.

When I clicked on the profile, a photo popped up of me, Aiden, and Chloe going to the palace the day before yesterday.

In the photo, Chloe, wearing a light pink jeogori [traditional Korean jacket], was smiling brightly.

I smiled contentedly at the photo.

Just in time, there were small sightings of us online.

-Saw Hansena in Insadong [a neighborhood in Seoul]!! She was with the actors who filmed together. They were like a real family.

-But why is Aiden so handsome? The kid is so cute too. She called Sena ‘Mom’.

-The three of them must be really close. It’s nice to see.

I uploaded an authentication shot to the fan cafe separately.

A photo of the three of us, now like a real family, standing in front of the palace under the moonlight, wearing hanboks [traditional Korean dress].

It was a meeting that took place to keep my promise to show Chloe Korea.

But this meeting of the three of us was also very meaningful to me.

Until now, after finishing other projects, I had never gone out with actors like this.

But this time, I even took the initiative.

I was so excited to hold Chloe’s hand and show her around Korea.

I looked at the photo contentedly once more and got out of the van.

The place I arrived at was Min-young unnie’s [older sister or female friend] office.

I had been summoned by my sister in the morning.

When I opened the door and went inside, my sister was buried in a pile of documents again.

My sister looked up at me with tired eyes.

“You’re here. Let’s get to work, Han Sena.”

As I got closer, my sister slid a few piles of documents over to me.

There were requests for guest appearances on radio shows, quiz shows, variety shows, and all sorts of programs.

She’s not asking me to do all of this, is she?

“Unnie [older sister or female friend]…?”

As I took the documents with an uneasy look, my sister chuckled.

“Just do what you want to do. It might not be bad to do a fixed entertainment show this time. The timing is good.”

“A fixed entertainment show?”

That was unexpected.

I’ve never done it before.

“Yeah, it’s not the time to have your image fixed just because you go on entertainment shows now.”

I listened seriously and sat on the sofa, flipping through the documents in earnest.

“Did you see anything good, Unnie [older sister or female friend]?”

I had never done anything in the entertainment field, and I was terrible at it, so I was going to rely on Min-young unnie’s [older sister or female friend] insight.

“The deserted island one was good.”

“Deserted island…?”

What is she talking about?

Is the name of the entertainment show Deserted Island?

“The subtitle is ‘Came to Live’.”

Min-young unnie [older sister or female friend] explained the program.

“It’s being done by NBS, and it’s a new program being planned by the PD [Production Director] who made ‘From the Island, From the Fields’.”

‘From the Island, From the Fields’ is the most famous real variety program in Korea.

The person who made that program was PD [Production Director] Ha Won-woo, and at this point in time, he only had this one program, but in the future, he would be the one to dominate Korean entertainment.

“It’s a program that was created to openly gather the family. Think about it.”

I pondered at my sister’s words.

Not bad?

They’re going to call the Deserted Island cast to a real deserted island and make them do a real variety show.

Strictly speaking, it’s half real variety and half observation entertainment.

It’s still in a transitional form, but if it goes well, the advantages of both could be maximized and it could be a huge hit.

If not, the disadvantages will create synergy and it will fail.

Most importantly, it’s the characters of the performers.

“Hmm.”

If I’m going to take the time to film an entertainment show, I’d be more comfortable doing it with people I know.

The image of the characters clashing with each other seemed fun to me.

Besides, the PD [Production Director] is Ha Won-woo.

It’ll be at least a mid-level hit.

I finished thinking briefly and smiled.

“Then I’ll try this!”

Then Min-young unnie’s [older sister or female friend] eyes widened slightly as if she was surprised.

“You don’t need to think about it anymore?”

I smiled brightly and nodded.

Without seeing an inch ahead…

* * *

“Wow! The sea!”

“It’s so pretty, oh my gosh. Look at the blue sky.”

One month later, the place we all recklessly flew to was an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

It was an exotic place that seemed like it would only appear in a unique movie.

The sound of seagulls crying could be heard overhead.

I enjoyed the beautiful natural scenery with the Deserted Island team members I hadn’t seen in a while, but only for a moment.

“A house? We have to? Build it ourselves?”

The full-fledged variety show began.

PD [Production Director] Ha Won-joon nodded and smiled ominously.

“That cabin is…”

As I reached out and pointed to the cabin, the PD [Production Director] answered mercilessly.

“It’s the staff’s accommodation.”

The faces of all the members turned pale.

To build a house in this remote area.

The cabin that was built separately during location hunting was only for the staff.

Kkot-byeol opened her mouth wide and touched her forehead.

Then Hee-chan, who had been bickering with Kkot-byeol even in front of the camera, smiled and crossed his arms.

“Don’t worry! I’ll take care of everything.”

With Hee-chan at the forefront, the so-called ‘outdoor faction’ members were formed.

Han Hyun-soo, Kwon Jae-hyung, Kim Eun-seo, and even Kkot-byeol.

Only a few minutes after they left to gather materials to build a house.

“Anyone know how to start a fire…?”

“Did it rain yesterday? It’s all wet?”

“Ah! Snake! Snake!!”

“Where!! Get out of the way!!”

Soon, groans erupted from everywhere.

Our team, including me, Seon Yu-seok, Jung Yu-ri, Jang Hee-young senior, and Won Hye-rim senior, who remained on the coast, was no different.

Our first mission was to get water by distilling seawater.

But the leaves we put on kept collapsing because they couldn’t bear the weight.

“Can we eat this…?”

Senior Jang Hee-young looked uneasy.

“Uh……”

No one could answer that question.

Besides, this was just a trivial matter.

“They’re all running away! You idiot!”

Seon Yu-seok and Jang Hee-young senior, who set out to catch fish, moved around with clumsy forms.

“How much did you catch?”

Senior Won Hye-rim, who was starting a fire in the distance, shouted.

Then Senior Jang Hee-young tried to hide her embarrassment and answered.

“Well, it’s not like we’re in a hurry.”

“Yeah, right.”

And then a few minutes later.

The senior had been holding the net all along, but there was no news.

To make matters worse, the warm island was a paradise for bugs.

I got up from my seat and looked around the island, which was a mess.

My head was throbbing.

Why did I say I would do this?

My blank face was being captured on camera.

Can we get through this with these members?

For 3 nights and 4 days…?

I quickly rolled up my sleeves.

We’re all going to starve to death if we stay like this.

I started by picking up stones and making a makeshift stove.

My assistant was Yu-seok.

I made Yu-seok gather tinder and firewood, and then I trimmed the branches to make skewers.

And whenever I had time, I picked up a few crabs from the mudflats on the opposite side of the fish-catching team.

As if worried that my audio would be empty because I was just working silently, Yu-seok kept causing accidents.

Have you ever seen such a grateful guy…?. [sarcastic]

I tried to suppress the urge to hit him on the back with a skewer.

“Hey, go over there.”

As I tried to raise the corners of my mouth and speak, Seon Yu-seok smiled brightly without understanding the situation.

“Noona [term of endearment for an older sister or female friend], honestly, it’s fun, right?”

“Fun, my foot!!”

In the end, the first loud voice came out of my mouth.

At that moment, the outdoor team returned to the base at just the right time.

Senior Kwon Jae-hyung was already bickering with Kim Eun-seo.

“Kim Eun-seo is out! Kim Eun-seo is out!”

“Please get out, senior! Please!”

Hyun-soo, who was next to them, chuckled and said casually.

“You two should just go home. Swim.”

Everyone who heard Hyun-soo’s words burst out laughing.

The food team, who had returned exhausted, seemed to have decided on a member to be released.

“Senior Jang Hee-young is a complete hole!”

In the end, she failed to catch a fish, but she blamed the tide until the end.

“Do you think catching fish is easy? These days, kids don’t have any patience.”

I quickly chose to cook rice and pushed Seon Yu-seok away.

Like that, Kim Eun-seo and I prepared dinner side by side.

Kim Eun-seo revealed her usual housework skills without filtering.

“Oh my, I told you to scale it, but you’re tearing off all the flesh. Is this a butcher shop?”

Kim Eun-seo put down the knife when she heard my words.

“Oh, then you do it!”

I sighed deeply and snatched the fish away.

And I quickly started scaling it.

Senior Won Hye-rim, who had come next to me, widened her eyes.

“Oh my, it’s disgusting! Where did you learn this?”

Senior Won Hye-rim was also a hidden card.

The effort and passion of the senior, who had lived a breathless life, was limited to acting.

“…”

Hold on, Han Sena.

At least Yu-ri calmly observed me and soon followed along, doing her part.

PD [Production Director] Ha Won-woo, who had come to the food team and was watching us, scratched the back of his head.

“This is an unexpected picture? The young friends are doing well.”

The PD [Production Director] looked at the seniors as if teasing them.

Perhaps the staff thought that Jang Hee-young or Won Hye-rim would nag and take care of the young friends who were a mess.

Hyun-soo, who was quietly peeling bark, looked at me and asked.

“I thought you only knew how to work. You’re good at living, Sena.”

I was lost in thought for a short time after hearing those words.

I got this life skills from losing my parents early and living alone.

I quickly erased the bitter expression that came to my mind for a moment.

And I called out to Yu-seok, who was innocent.

“Yu-seok, hurry up and get some leaves! We have to steam the fish!!”

Then Yu-seok headed into the forest in a hurry with a funny form.

Well, it’s good that he’s good at running errands.

In the meantime, Kim Eun-seo was picking up crabs to grill and was causing another accident.

“Hey, you have to put the carapace down! All the guts are going to spill out!”

“Are you my mother-in-law?!”

I’ll Die as an Actress Instead of a Villain in This Life