The Haunted Monster Actor - Chapter 16



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Episode 16

The content covered in this work is a work of fiction based on real events.

* * *

Huh!

The bed covers and pillows are damp.

Hyun-soo, who had raised his body with a sigh, was drenched in sweat all over his body.

It feels like I’ve been underwater and just emerged.

No, this is not just a feeling.

This is… … .

It’s ‘experience’.

“Are you alive?”

Even though it was just a dream, I was truly grateful that I was alive at this moment.

The scenes he had just encountered were so vivid.

It was also terrible.

A single human being faced with a huge disaster that cannot be overcome by individual power.

A glimmer of despair lingers in my mind even after I wake up from the dream, lingering in my mind.

Over and over again. I went in and out of the dark evening sea countless times.

Each time, he carried the living and the dead.

One thing is certain.

The man in the dream was dead and Hyunsu was still alive.

Only then did Hyunsoo realize that the nightmare he had just experienced had been a literal dream.

Hyunsoo, who had calmed down his rough breathing, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and closed his eyes again.

I suffered from aftereffects that were even stronger than when I experienced Jang Gi-chun’s emotions for a whole day.

I took a break to collect my mind, which had been in disarray all day.

“The content of the dream… … has changed.”

After a full day of rest, Hyunsoo thought about why the content of his dream had suddenly changed.

Hyunsoo’s conclusion was this.

“Does that mean that if the work changes, the dream also changes?”

Come to think of it, I haven’t had any dreams about Jang Gi-chun lately.

Coincidentally, that period coincides with the end of filming for ‘Near Darkness’.

‘As soon as I heard the offer for a new work from Woo Ji-yoon, I had a new dream.’

This makes one thing clear.

The trigger for the dream is the work, and as long as there is this correlation… … .

‘That dreams may have a specific purpose.’

Of course, the specific mechanism for this is unknown at this time.

But one thing is certain.

“A romantic comedy with this kind of emotional line would be impossible.”

Hyunsoo, who had been reading the script for a while, covered it with a complicated expression.

None of the scripts that Woo Ji-yoon gave me to review had any connection to the content of the dream.

‘This is a big deal.’

The emotions I experienced in my dream this time were incomparably more intense than those of Jang Gi-chun.

The nobility of humanity willingly throwing itself into the deep, black darkness to save the life that is being lost before its eyes.

It was something so vivid that it could not even be compared to the darkness of Jang Gi-chun, who was close to emotionless.

Hyunsoo had no choice but to admit the crisis he was in.

‘In the current state, normal acting is absolutely impossible.’

I feel sorry for Woo Ji-yoon, but the scripts I recommended can’t save her from this crisis.

There must be a work somewhere that can resolve these emotions and experiences.

Maybe it was as close as it was in ‘The Darkness’.

‘What should I do to reach the work connected to my dream?’

It’s simple.

First of all, you need to know about dreams.

* * *

Hyunsoo recalled the scene from his dream once again.

A huge figure rises from the horizon, which is reddened by the sunset.

It’s a red ship.

Although most of the fuselage was sunken, with only a small part of the stern sticking out, its size dwarfed that of the nearby fishing boats.

Even though it was a major disaster where a large ship sank, it does not remain in Hyun-soo’s memory.

That meant that, like Jang Gi-chun, it was an incident that had happened quite a long time ago.

‘A disaster of this scale is not common. There must be data left behind.’

I powered on my desktop, combined the clues I had learned in my dream, and entered words into the search bar.

‘Off the West Sea. Dock. Large ship accident. Sinking.’

It didn’t take long to find the information I wanted.

‘there is.’

※This document contains details and explanations of an actual incident.

[1993 Danbiho sinking accident on the west coast of Incheon]

Document Category: Major disasters in South Korea

Location of occurrence: Sea near coastal dock, Jung-gu, Incheon Metropolitan City, South Korea

The scale of the accident was much larger than expected.

“372 passengers… … Out of those, 71 were rescued?”

Structure 71 people.

In other words, the total number of deaths is 301.

An accident close to a natural disaster in which most of the passengers did not return.

The document continued to cover the outline and circumstances of the incident and related materials, and Hyun-soo’s fingertips began to tremble as he scrolled down the mouse.

If it were normal, I would have been shocked and thought, “Wow, such a terrible incident could happen.” But…

That’s not possible now.

It was because of a being that had been emitting intense emotions from Hyun-soo’s subconscious since a while ago.

“I… I should have saved at least one more person.”

Hyunsoo, who had been muttering blankly, suddenly made a startled expression.

Without realizing it, I confused myself with the person in my dream.

‘This might be a more dangerous situation than I thought.’

The unidentified emotions that began to surge from the dream were so great that they covered Jang Gi-chun’s senseless murderous intent.

Hyunsoo closed his eyes and began to take deep breaths in order to calm and control Lee Junhyeok’s emotions.

Meditation was also a method that proved quite effective in Jang Gi-chun’s training to control his emotions.

How much time has passed like that?

Just as I was barely able to control my emotions and open my eyes, my smartphone on the desk vibrated.

It was a call from Woo Ji-yoon.

* * *

“You want me to find the script? What do you mean by that all of a sudden?”

Woo Ji-yoon couldn’t erase the absurdity that appeared on her face.

That would be the case, as he had heard several requests from his actors to act in a specific genre, but not like now.

—The script about the sinking of the Seohae Danbiho. Can you find it?

This is because there were no actors who talked about specific events or materials.

That was the reason why Woo Ji-yoon came straight to his house as soon as she finished talking to Hyun-soo.

If an actor had circumstances or stories that he didn’t know about, he had a duty as the representative to know about them.

“I know this is a sudden and absurd request, but it’s important to me.”

“If you don’t mind, may I know the specific reason?”

A look of difficulty appeared on Hyunsoo’s face as he listened to Woo Jiyoon’s question.

Well, what should I say?

‘To control the emotions in a dream that are difficult to handle alone?’

I will continue to work with Woo Ji-yoon in the future.

The situation you are in now cannot be explained by common sense.

But there was a need to speak in a way that was as convincing as possible.

“I happened to hear from a college friend that there was a script that dealt with that incident. I was tempted because I heard that the content and completion of the script were top-notch, so I wondered if I could at least take a look at it… … .”

Woo Ji-yoon’s face brightened only after hearing Hyun-soo’s words.

“Aha, so in the end it’s just a desire for a script? Then why didn’t you just tell it simply from the beginning? Why did you make it so difficult?”

“I, that’s… … .”

“no way.”

“… … ?”

“You don’t believe in my abilities yet, do you? Well, I haven’t shown you anything yet, so there’s nothing I can do… … .”

Woo Ji-yoon, who had been thinking deeply about something for a moment, continued speaking.

“In short, do you want to test my abilities as a representative?”

“Yes, ah, no, that’s not it… … .”

“Okay. I’ll take responsibility for finding that script and then… … .”

“… … ?”

“Let me try contacting you.”

Woo Ji-yoon took out a tablet PC from his bag with a look of burning determination on his face.

“What did you say earlier? The West Sea sinking incident?”

“I said it was the sinking of the Seohae Danbiho, but it could also be a script related to it or based on it.”

It doesn’t matter if there is no script covering that incident.

That just proves that there is no correlation between dreams and scripts.

“As expected, an actor is an actor.”

“yes?”

“Seeing you already showing interest in the script makes me think that I should also work harder.”

Woo Ji-yoon liked Kim Hyun-soo’s passion for clearly asking for what he wanted.

‘I can’t lose either.’

Woo Ji-yoon, who had stepped down from the front line, was burning with the kind of passion that could only be seen during his active days.

“Oh, but before that.”

“… … ?”

“Before we begin full-scale contact for the project, there is something that actor Kim Hyun-soo must do first.”

“What is it?”

“What is your schedule for tomorrow?”

* * *

The next day.

Hyunsoo welcomed guests in front of his house from early in the morning.

“I am Manager Ko Geon, who will be working with actor Kim Hyun-soo from now on! Please take good care of me!”

A silver spherical carnival standing in front of Hyunsoo’s house.

“This is… … ?”

In response to Hyunsoo’s question, Gogun answered by banging on the rear bumper of the Carnival.

“This is the guy who will be accompanying actor Kim Hyun-soo. He is a very old guy who has been with us since the early days of Pioreum!”

After Jang Gi-chun’s feelings settled in a corner of his heart, Hyun-soo didn’t show any particular emotional agitation in anything.

But… … in this case, the story is different.

Hyun-soo’s eyes shine as he looks at the sturdy body of the Carnival, shining silver.

“It’s been a while, but it’s still a great car that hasn’t had an accident so far.”

Manager Goh Geon’s face was filled with pride as he spoke like that.

However, Hyun-soo, who was listening to Go-geon, had an expression on his face that was hard to read and was speechless.

Looking at the sight, Gogun glanced around and continued speaking.

“Huh, huh-hum. You might be disappointed that he’s not a band member, but he’s a meaningful guy in his own way. Cha Eun-sik, Ji Young-kwang… … Oh, you know the actors, right? All the actors who are doing quite well at our Pioreum are all thanks to him… … .”

“I will work hard.”

“……yep?”

“I will also work really hard in the future, thank you.”

Go Geon, who was taken aback by Hyun Soo’s sudden action of bowing from the waist, bowed awkwardly in response.

“Oh, no, I was just sent by the representative… … .”

As he was saying that, Gogun soon saw Hyunsoo absentmindedly watching the carnival and burst into laughter.

‘I thought he was a rising star who became famous through one drama, but he was just a naive older brother who hadn’t really gotten to know the industry yet.’

Goh Gun, who has been working in the entertainment industry for five years since he was discharged from the military and entered the industry in his early 20s, said it had been a long time since he had seen an actor he liked so much while watching the old Carnival.

‘I can tell right away what kind of brother he is.’

An attitude of being fully grateful for what is given to you.

In Goh Kun’s experience, all actors with that kind of attitude are… … .

‘It went well so I went out.’

Of course, that doesn’t mean I’ve left Pieroreum, but rather that I’ve left this old Carnival.

“Don’t just look around, get on! You’ll be busy today!”

Gogun got into the driver’s seat with a good feeling.

“I am actor Kim Hyun-soo.”

“Yes, go ahead.”

“Shouldn’t you sit in the back seat instead of the front?”

“Oh, I understand.”

… … Are you not naive, but just blind?

Continued in the next episode