Chapter 127

I Will Live as an Actor Episode 127

The final episode of ‘King Yeonsan’s Secret’ is being aired on a small TV. It feels quite different from when monitoring at a filming location. The mother looks at her son’s passionate performance with red eyes.

-Now that a new king has ascended the throne, you too will have to walk a difficult path. As of today, if the point of the court’s sword does not reach you, I will be able to at least save my brother’s face. I can ask you one last favor.

Just as the shell breaks and the grains appear, the same goes for the cracks inside the picture tube. Didn’t he take off his dragon robe and return to his original form? The remorse and regret hidden in the monotonous voice make the listener feel heartbroken.

-After I die, cut a piece of my hair and bury it next to my brother.

The image of Lee Gyeol, coughing up blood and collapsing, is clearly visible, reflected in the brilliant sunlight. The priest, who has thrown off his hat, bursts into tears and embraces the king’s cold body with trembling fingertips. The screen goes black with a close-up of a fluttering lily flower as if nothing had happened.

-According to the Annals, it is said that Yeonsangun died suddenly two months after being exiled. No one knew anymore that his hair was buried with his brother in his grave.

After the drama ends, the four people are walking together. The scene of Namhang Market, where tourists and merchants have left, is extremely quiet. Instead of the murmur of tourists and the strong dialect of Busan ladies, all you can hear is the sound of waves crashing against the breakwater.

“Oppa, you’re really good at acting! When the lady cried, I cried too. The more I look at it, the more amazing it gets.”

“What’s surprising?”

“Our drama club teacher said that acting is not something you can learn overnight. Even if you have talent, you need to put in a lot of effort to blossom. So I asked if there was anyone who was born good at it. The teacher flatly said no. “But my brother seems to have been a good actor since he was born.”

So much so that the saying that being lazy is good comes to mind. Girl Jisoo quickly became friendly with England. Aren’t they so friendly that if someone who doesn’t know them sees them, they could be considered brother and sister?

“Is there anyone who is good at acting from birth? Everyone has to work hard.”

“Really? I heard that my brother was casted on the streets and appeared in dramas since he was young. Just look at him now. The Yeonsangun he showed in the drama looks like a completely different person when he talks to me like this. By any chance, he’s a robot! You can press a button and he transforms. Something like that.”

England smiled slightly. If I hadn’t had my past life experiences, I wouldn’t have been able to act as well as I do now. Didn’t you go to Seoul and move from station to station, crying out from hunger? Memories of the past that I wanted to shake off came together one by one to create the UK that it is today.

At that moment, Jisoo pokes England’s side and nods forward. They see two people walking ahead of them there.

“Oppa, don’t hate my dad too much.”

“uh?”

“I was originally shy and shy, but I got a lot better after coming to Namhang Market. I probably wouldn’t have had the courage to approach the lady like that if I hadn’t approached her first. My business skills are so good that if it weren’t for me, it would have closed down a long time ago. At first, my dad said he was going to quit his job and go down to Yeongdo to run a side dish shop, so at first I thought it would take a few months. But look, I guess I’m not working so stubbornly because I have something I want to protect.”

“.......”

“My dad is a man too.”

England felt a reminder of his past self in Jisoo’s appearance. In some ways, isn’t he a greater child than his past self? At that time, my mother, who was walking ahead of me, looks back and shouts.

“Why are you coming so late? Come quickly!”

“Let’s go, brother!”

At that time, Jisoo runs holding England’s hand. Although we accidentally held hands, when I saw Jisoo’s face smiling naturally, I couldn’t help but smile. The two adults smile as they look at their children running towards them. The cluster of stars in the night sky, combined with the lights of the street lamps, illuminate them brightly.

* * *

In the alley located past Yeongdodaegyo Bridge, where the drawbridge goes up and down, Jeombachi have gathered and lived since the past. Immediately after the Korean War, refugees who had been separated from each other often came to Jeombachi with a feeling of grasping at straws.

The most famous of them all was none other than Grandma Gom’s house in Yeongdo. The savory scent of soybean paste stew comes from a house with a small shrine.

“What are you doing? I made breakfast like this.”

“Mr. Park, why are you saying this? I was the one who took the lead first. Well, I was planning to focus on the quality, but it came out quickly!”

“It came out 5 minutes early, so it’s so popular. I won the bid at the same time! The auctioneer couldn’t even see my hand because he was pushing the car so big. Normally, all of this would have been mine! I just can’t leave today! ”

There is a war of nerves between wholesalers over the winning fish. Even if it was the same fish, it was common for the quality to vary from box to box, which is why the outcry was so loud.

If you are from the metropolitan area, you will probably close your eyes when you see this scene. Because it looked like a fight would break out at any moment. However, no one at the watchdog pays any attention to them. Isn’t it just like everyday life?

“You guys are still the same! Don’t you know that they are even avoiding auctions in other areas by raising their voices!”

At that time, a young man steps forward. Mr. Park narrows his eyes and recognizes the young man’s face hidden behind the hat.

“England!”

“Well, England is here!”

“Thank you for the greetings, but we have to move the items quickly anyway. If we stop fighting, let’s play rock, paper, scissors or draw lots to decide!”

“If England speaks, you must listen to it. I understand. Mr. Park, you are lucky.”

“My in-laws speak!”

Since I was a child, I had been going to the grocery store as if it were my home, so I was familiar with the wholesalers who had taken root in Yeongdo. After completing the complicated mediation between the two people, all eyes are drawn. Not only the middlemen and auctioneers whom I had known before, but also the tourists who visited the counter, are the main characters of the eyes. England sneaks away.

“Whoa! England is a child!”

As I entered the lounge, which is a resting place for auctioneers, an auctioneer drinking a bag of coffee greeted me warmly.

“When did you come down? Anyway, what happened to the chief judge this morning?”

“It’s been a while since I’ve been here. This place hasn’t changed since then.”

“It’s surprising that nothing has changed. Isn’t it quiet anymore without you?”

“Is it this loud that the auctioneers are making noise and the wholesalers are raising their voices?”

“Oh hey, that’s natural, just like the sound of waves at the beach. W, have a cup of coffee.”

“I can take the ride.”

“That’s it. I already bought it. I remember you from long ago. My fight was over fish. This is the first time in my life that I’ve seen someone try to impress the auctioneers.”

I accepted the paper cup handed to me by the shabby-looking auctioneer. Although it was a commonly found instant coffee, its scent was stronger than that of coffee in any other cafe in Seoul and tickled the tip of my nose. Just as I was drinking my coffee, the morning newspaper that the auctioneer was holding in his hand caught my eye.

“Hey, can I read the newspaper for a moment?”

“Hey, I can look at it later after the auction, so give it to me slowly.”

England puts down the paper cup and reads the morning newspaper. And I can’t keep my mouth shut when I see the article that took up the front page of the newspaper. The headline catches the eye.

[Actress Cha Hye-jin

exposes BS Entertainment CEO Yang Soo-gap’s sexual entertainment corruption!’]

‘Huh.’

Only then did he remember what he had said to actress Cha Hye-jin in the past. Did you say there were only two ways to get out of that situation? Or keep being dragged around like that. no.

“You hit it right.”