Chapter 50
Chapter 50
Translator: Penny
Chapter 50
The heroine of Moonlight Pierced by Clouds, ｢Yeongwol｣, is a Byeolgam in the Crown Prince's palace.
In other words, she is the bodyguard of the male lead, ｢Crown Prince Lee Hyun｣.
Originally, Yeongwol, being a woman, couldn't have become a military officer like a Byeolgam.
However, she disguised herself as a man so perfectly with her top-notch cross-dressing skills, and her swordsmanship was so outstanding that no one suspected Yeongwol was a woman.
Therefore, Ha-eun thought that she, too, should have excellent swordsmanship to be cast in the role of Yeongwol.
It's stage combat, not real swordsmanship, but both require skillful handling of a sword.
Imitating Kim Gyu-tae was an extension of that thought.
She believed that imitating Kim Gyu-tae, who was like a textbook example, would allow her to perform 'visually appealing' swordplay.
However, in Kim Gyu-tae's eyes.
'...Where have I seen that before?'
Ha-eun's swordsmanship seemed closer to a different kind of swordsmanship than his own.
Of course, considering this was her first time acting with a sword, she was quite talented.
Most of the other actors Kim Gyu-tae had taught so far had difficulty even with the basic stances.
Her facial expressions, as if she had truly become Yeongwol from the script, were also flawless.
Without any lines, she conveyed feelings of urgency, murderous intent, and hostility solely through her expressions.
However, the déjà vu he felt from Ha-eun's swordplay kept bothering him.
He spent a long time going through his memories, trying to recall where he had seen such swordsmanship before.
'Hey, Dad. Can you teach me something like that?'
'Sorry, son. Even your dad can't make waves come out of a sword.'
It was only when he recalled the swordsmanship from a Japanese anime that his young son had asked if he could learn a few days ago that he slapped his knee.
The trajectory of the sword forming an elliptical shape was exactly like the Water Breathing technique his son had shown him.
Thus, after Ha-eun's first swordplay performance ended without any significant mistakes.
Kim Gyu-tae, who had been glancing at Kim Gyu-tae, expecting his comments on her swordplay, said to Ha-eun.
"The swordsmanship in Demon Slayer is cool, but it's different from historical drama swordsmanship. Let's learn step by step from the beginning."
He stated firmly that swordsmanship in manga was different from real swordsmanship.
Almost simultaneously, Ha-eun's face turned bright red.
Her ears also started to burn, making it difficult for her to understand Kim Gyu-tae's historical drama swordsmanship lecture that followed.
She couldn't understand a single word properly.
After the first swordsmanship lesson, which started enjoyably but ended with her wanting to run away.
"So, are we going to the action school again today?"
"...Yes."
Ha-eun, having somehow erased the shameful memory of her first lesson, asked Ju Jeong-yun to take her to Kim Gyu-tae's action school almost every day.
After all, she couldn't quit exercising now, after doing it for 12 years.
Of course, it was difficult for Kim Gyu-tae.
Besides Ha-eun, he had other actors to teach, and coming to work every day of the week was like a nightmare for a working person.
He could understand Ha-eun's desire to be cast in the role of Yeongwol, even to the point of dedicating herself to sword practice every day.
Everyone burns brightly when they're young.
"Um, Ha-eun, I don't think I can do lessons every day."
"Um... Then, could you at least let me use the training grounds?"
"Huh? Are you really okay with just using the training grounds?"
"Yes."
The agreement they reached was beneficial to both Kim Gyu-tae and Ha-eun.
Ha-eun was happy to be able to exercise, and Kim Gyu-tae was happy to be able to tell the other stunt actors to learn from Ha-eun.
Thus, the exercise time that had briefly left Ha-eun's side returned to her routine.
However, the decisive event that made Ha-eun's schedule even tighter was something else.
"Let's do it just one more time, Ha-eun."
"...Are you going to take responsibility if I lose my voice?"
"Yeah. I'll take responsibility, so let's do it just one more time."
Thanks to the featuring offer she had eventually accepted, she had to stay in Deobeulli's studio for a much longer time than usual.
Strictly speaking, being in the studio for a long time wasn't that difficult in itself.
"Um, this time, can you sing it a little lower than the first verse chorus? In true voice."
"You told me to sing it high in falsetto earlier."
"Ah, well... After listening, I think the true voice is more emotional."
Changing Ha-eun's tone according to Deobeulli's requests, which changed every 5 minutes at most and 1 minute at least.
"This part needs to overlap with the voices of the older guys and Ha-eun's voice, so let's sing it a little louder."
"Can't you just turn up the volume of my voice?"
"Tsk, don't say things like that carelessly. If the harmony is even slightly off, it sounds really bad."
The energy consumption was high because she took the opinions of people who never compromised on anything related to music at face value.
The level of feedback was on a different level from singing lessons.
Of course, she could understand that they were putting in more effort since they were working on a song that would actually be on the album.
But, even so.
-Beep.
"Um, Ha-eun. When you sing the last measure, try singing it with a slightly cut-off feeling."
-Beep.
"Um... This time, can you sing it with the feeling of making your voice disappear smoothly?"
-Beep.
"That was really good, Ha-eun. Let's just raise the pitch a little with the same intensity."
-Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep...
She couldn't understand re-recording the same part 20 times in a row.
To Ha-eun, all 20 recordings sounded the same, so what was so different?
"...This is child abuse."
"18 isn't a child. And, it's no use saying that now~."
"Yeah, you should have said that before signing the contract."
Ha-eun had to shut her mouth at the sight of Lee Gun-yeol and Lee Jun, who were always in sync only at times like this.
Either way, now that she had decided to do it, it was better not to leave any regrets.
Out of Deobeulli's new album, which consisted of a total of 13 songs, Ha-eun was featured on a total of 3 songs, including the title track ｢Tunnel｣.
In most cases, only a maximum of 2 songs would use the same featured artist, so Ha-eun's case could be seen as unusual.
"Ha-eun, your voice is unusual. So, Ha-eun, just one more song─"
"Someone said you should say that before signing the contract."
"Tch."
The good things that could be gained by creating a new case called Ha-eun were several times greater than the bad things.
From the beginning, her voice was a perfect fit for Deobeulli's songs.
The problem that Lee Gun-yeol and Lee Jun were quite seriously and deeply concerned about occurred outside of the featuring.
"Um, Ha-eun. Do you really have to participate under a pseudonym?"
"Yes."
"Instead of a pseudonym, how about initials, Ha-eun? It's better for you to be able to infer to some extent that you're the one who participated as a feature─"
-Glare.**
"...If you don't want to, there's nothing I can do. Yeah, there's nothing I can do..."
The discussion that followed was about Ha-eun's pseudonym.
Because it was the voice that best suited Deobeulli's unique sensibility and atmosphere, it was right that the name should also be special.
Ha-eun, the owner of the voice, didn't really care about any name.
"How important is an image to a singer."
"An image to a singer who only has a pseudonym?"
"There's an image in a name. If a singer's name is 'Tone-deaf,' would people want to listen to that singer's song?"
'...I think I'd listen to it at least once.'
The people who had Ha-eun participate as a feature eventually began to discuss Ha-eun's pseudonym with more serious expressions than ever before.
However, not long after that, the voices began to rise subtly for some reason.
"I'll decide on my pseudonym. So, both of you stop."
Ha-eun, who didn't think she would get upset over something like this, forcibly stopped the pseudonym discussion.
"Do you have a name you've thought of in advance?"
"...Pinokio. I'll go with Pinokio."
Pinokio, the representative character that comes to mind when you think of lying.
She thought it was a name that suited Ha-eun, who dreamed of becoming the world's greatest liar.
"English or Korean?"
"It's too long in English, so Korean."
"Okay."
Thus, the phrase 'feat. Pinokio' was inserted into all the songs that Ha-eun featured on.
As time passed, Ha-eun, on the day of the new album's release, which she had finally been waiting for.
[I'm sad, Ha-eun. You should be with us today, at least, if not on other days.]
"I have a really important appointment. But I'll definitely stop by the studio tomorrow."
She was standing in front of an MCN building, not Deobeulli's studio.
Because the meeting with the Fantasy Home members, which she had been so eagerly waiting for, was also scheduled for today.
After somehow appeasing the voices over the phone that were feeling disappointed.
"Hoo..."
She took a step forward for the most tense and anticipated meeting in Ha-eun's 18 years of life.
The first person Ha-eun encountered was Ji Hye-min, who was also the head of the Fantasy Home project.
"Ah, welcome, Ha-eun!"
A slightly excited face.
Neat suit, in contrast to that.
And, once again, the prominence of her chest, which still boasted its tremendous majesty, caught Ha-eun's attention.
It was after that that Ha-eun was informed that the other Fantasy Home members were already there.
"Everyone's waiting for Ha-eun, so let's go say hello first!"
It was then added that the other members already knew about Ha-eun's identity.
Ha-eun became even more nervous about this.
However, after walking and walking down the long hallway, she finally arrived in front of the room where the other members were.
-Creak.
Thus, the opaque glass door was opened by Ji Hye-min's unwavering hand.
As expected, Ha-eun, in front of the gazes pouring towards her.
-Bow.
She bowed politely without realizing it.
Because at this moment, the women beyond felt more like celebrities than any other celebrity.
Of course, the women who inadvertently received Ha-eun's greeting.
'...Shouldn't we be the ones greeting?'
Ha-eun's polite greeting was nothing but burdensome.
📝 Translator’s Note:
You may notice that certain lines or phrases in this novel appear both in their original Korean (or Hanja) form and in English translation.
This is intentional — these phrases are classical idioms, divine titles, or poetic expressions that carry layered meanings.
To preserve their original tone and authenticity, the raw text has been kept for reference, while the English interpretation is provided right before or after it. This helps convey both the literal and cultural nuance of the original work.
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