That’s an amazing talent, Suhyun.
Swish… swoosh…
The only sound filling the room is the broom sweeping the dust. In the corner of the now tidy room, several large trash bags are placed.
…It really is clean now.
It seems more like a recreation than cleaning, though.
The pile of trash that had been stacked like a mountain is now gone, and the room is noticeably clean. This miraculous transformation happened in just about thirty minutes.
It was supposed to take an hour, but it ended much faster than expected. I’m even confused about whether the room from thirty minutes ago was really this room.
I could thank her for making it livable again or get angry about her intruding on someone else’s house. But…
I wasn’t brave enough to speak in this atmosphere.
Swish… swoosh.
The only sound still coming from the room is the broom. I want to blame it on the influence of Kang Suhyun… but maybe I couldn’t have done it even if I were a man.
Ugh, this is so uncomfortable.
Honestly, I swear that contrail person was…
“Actually, it was all an act… No, it was wrong for you to lock me up in the first place!”
“…Yeah. Let’s talk about it after the cleaning.”
I thought it would blow over easily, but inside, she must have been sulking. Ever since I admitted it was an act, she hasn’t said a word and seems to be deep in thought.
Good grief. This is ridiculous.
Wasn’t it a mistake for her to control me when Kang Suhyun’s influence was stronger?
What kind of insane behavior was it to treat the landlord like a psychopath and lock me in the bathroom?
Coming to my house without a word… Well, I did give her the address because I didn’t want to meet her outside.
I wasn’t thinking at all, but still! How could a person…
“Suhyun.”
“Ugh! Y-Yes?”
Why are you suddenly entering like this…! She didn’t… realize anything, did she? I looked up at the contrail subtly.
“Bag.”
She calmly pointed to the bags next to me without showing any expression. The empty trash bags arranged neatly.
…Why does she ask for the bags so scarily like that?
“Oh. Yes.”
I grabbed a bag and handed it to her.
“Thank you.”
She took the bag and started putting trash back into it.
Huh. It seems like she’s not really angry…
She calmly picked up a Monster can from under the bed. It had a black body with a green logo.
It was the last intact Monster can I would ever see.
Crrrunch.
“ot.”
She made a sound as if she was coming to her senses and carelessly tossed the can into the bag. The can was terribly crumpled, distorted vertically and horizontally.
“…Eek.”
Huh? Did I just hear that?
Even a strong person would need to step on it to crush it like that.
And she just did it nonchalantly while making that sound…?!
Yeah, she’s definitely mad.
She always has that poker face, so it’s hard to tell her emotions…!
She shoved the bag with the crushed cans into the corner of the room and looked at me. Her eyes seemed strangely delighted. The curves of her face looked like a crescent moon.
She finished tying the last bag and wrapped up the cleaning. The room was finally “livable,” and only then did she slowly approach me.
“Suhyun. Let’s talk properly now.”
The cleaning, which felt like it lasted forever, was finally over, and she kneeled and sat in front of me. It was definitely not true, but somehow she looked excited. Or not?
“So, was that just an act?”
She pointed to the bathroom with her finger.
Half of the broom that was split in two was still on the floor.
…This is so terrifying.
“Uh. Yes. It was an act…”
Tap tap.
She slowly tapped her finger on her cheek twice. It looked like she was still deep in thought.
“Suhyun, you’re a genius.”
She smiled brightly and said.
…What?
“A genius…?”
I was someone who had mediocre talent even if I focused on something for my whole life.
I never worked hard enough to fully abandon myself after failing, and that was me, Kang Suhyun, trying to laugh it off.
A genius? There’s no way I could be that.
I was never above the middle of the class.
The piano lessons I took had neither interest nor success…
I’ve never properly finished anything.
Could this time be different?
I stood there, unable to speak, staring blankly.
“Hehe. You must have been surprised.”
Bihangwoon smiled as if she had been waiting for my surprise.
She was now expressing far more emotions than before.
“Although I’m working as a virtual group manager now, I actually tried to enter the entertainment industry before.”
“Well, that’s not much of a twist…”
Although she’s incredibly slithery, sly, and impossible to understand, making me scared, part of me still feels like she’s toying with me, leaving some lingering resentment…
But Bihangwoon is one of the most beautiful people I’ve seen in my life. It’s hard to imagine that expressionless person acting, though.
Despite my stiff reaction, Bihangwoon approached me without any hesitation.
Clearly, she… is excited right now.
Eh. What could be making her so excited?
“I’ve seen many actors while acting. Yoo Minho, Lee Jinwoo, Jang Minju, Jo Yunsik…”
“All famous people…”
Even I, who don’t watch many movies or dramas, have heard of these names at least once. They are actors who have already gained recognition or are rising stars… real actors.
“But I’ve never been as overwhelmed as I was by you, Suhyun.”
To think that I could act in front of people. That’s impossible. With this body that gets nervous even when only a few people gather, or when I catch a few glances.
Can I really shine by imitating someone’s life…?
Bihangwoon said something so embarrassing, yet she stared at me silently.
With her saying it like that… I guess I can’t help but believe her.
But more than that, why is she staring at me like this…?
Whoosh.
“Ah!”
She startled me…!
Bihangwoon approached me, her eyes sparkling with excitement.
Her usually folded or partially hidden yellow eyes were now fully visible.
Huh?
“Eh. Was this your original look?!”
She looks like a lively, healthy sports girl now…!
After hearing my words, Bihangwoon smiled brightly and gently placed her hand on my shoulder.
“Hehe. That’s not the point, you know? We’re talking about your acting.”
“I’ve told my other friends, but I can’t act. I can’t stand in front of people.”
“Oh. Is that so? But Suhyun, do you know? You speak much better now than before, and you’re looking me in the eye?”
I nodded.
Thinking about it, I guess that’s true…?
Still in shock, Bihangwoon smiled sweetly and gently took my hand.
It wasn’t the unpleasant, fake smile she made when she controlled my mind or locked me in the bathroom.
It was a smile filled with pure joy and elation.
…Wow. Gross.
I scrunched up my face and looked at Bihangwoon.
What should I say? It felt like watching a Hatyuping doing drugs.
It’s the complete opposite of the image I had of Bihangwoon.
“…You can make that kind of face too?”
“Sometimes. Only when it’s necessary. Like now.”
I said that to make her feel hurt, but she’s smiling. Damn. No matter what I say, this woman isn’t affected at all.
A deep sense of defeat bubbled up inside me, but I forced it down because I felt like showing it would make me lose even more.
I was desperately trying to get one over on this arrogant woman.
“So what do you want to say?”
“You said your friend suggested you act. What role did they suggest?”
Bihangwoon answered a question with another question. In any other situation, I would have thought she was being rude, but the meaning of the question was clear.
It meant that not only could my friend suggest a role, but she could offer me an even better one.
Oh…! Maybe now is the chance to get back at Bihangwoon!
No matter how much Biheon worked in the entertainment industry, could she defeat a web drama channel with 2.3 million subscribers?
It might be similar, but I’m sure they can’t offer a better position than this…!
“I was offered a minor role in a new episode from DramaFix, a huge YouTuber with 2.3 million subscribers. I turned it down!”
I straightened my back and puffed my chest with pride. Bihangwoon was looking at me, smiling. The same expression as usual.
“That role… Why are you laughing like that?”
“Hmm, 2 million subscribers… Hehe.”
Huh.
She’s treating a YouTuber with 2 million subscribers like that?
…But, isn’t your boss a YouTuber too?
After staring at me for a while, Bihangwoon tapped her phone.
It seemed like she was looking up information about DramaFix.
She glanced at the screen and chuckled.
“Aha. It’s a good position. But does that satisfy you? Less than 10 minutes per episode, and you’re still just a minor role?”
“Eh… What should I say? I’m grateful just to be part of it, even without an audition…”
Swipe.
Bihangwoon took a business card from the chest pocket of her suit, which was firm but had no volume.
When I stared at her, Bihangwoon’s eyes became slightly cold. Hmm. Maybe it’s a complex…
“I’ll recommend a place. There’s a shoot about a month from now. You can accept or decline, it’s up to you.”
“Yeah. Well, I won’t do it unless there’s a good reason.”
I scoffed, grabbing the business card Bihangwoon handed me.
No matter how much Bihangwoon boasted, a YouTuber with 2 million subscribers is almost like a company.
Even a director or a filming team would struggle to beat a YouTuber with hundreds of thousands of viewers.
That’s what I thought, but…
“Yoon Byeolha, Director?”
The name on the card was that of a genius director, currently considered the most promising in the industry.
Yoon Byeolha. A name that even I, who don’t know much about the top filmmakers, remembered…
“You know him, right? Director Yoon Byeolha…”
“The crazy psychopath who writes romance dramas?!”
He was such a unique character that he became a meme in various communities.
He was known as the psycho who pretended to be normal!
“That’s the one? The person who always somehow succeeds even when putting scenes in his romance dramas that are, like, the capital letter T?!”
Yoon Byeolha added with a smile.
“Yeah. He’s my friend.”
“Oh. Hmm.”
As expected, I guess.
Friends seem to be alike…