Chapter 64
Chapter 64
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 64
Chapter Title: The Last Straw
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"......"
"......"
"...You don't like it?"
"No! It's not that I dislike it—I'm just purely curious. Why make such a sudden request to me? And what do I get out of teaching you, Jinwook?"
Yeonwoo gazed at Jinwook with eyes brimming with curiosity.
Jinwook averted his gaze slightly and spoke in a low voice.
"...You taught Kim Seonwoo last time."
"Yeah. I did."
"I saw it. While you were teaching him, that guy Kim Seonwoo... he grew."
That was why Jinwook was here now.
Yeonwoo was undoubtedly an excellent teacher.
When it came to teaching ability, she might be better than anyone Jinwook had ever seen.
Of course, even knowing that, Jinwook had never asked her for guidance before.
The reason was simple.
It was embarrassing.
She was three or four years younger than him.
Asking someone like her to teach him acting felt humiliating.
And beyond the embarrassment... he felt uncomfortable around Yeonwoo.
He couldn't pinpoint why.
But every time he saw her face or their eyes met... Jinwook would get chills for no reason.
What was it?
Instinctively, something felt... off, awkward maybe.
But he no longer had the luxury to worry about that.
'No face left to save anyway.'
Jinwook gritted his teeth.
One comment was still vividly etched in his memory.
— Anon5 Seo Jinwook was pretty good at acting lol but he came in dead last in the votes — Kingsman ↳ Reply Who's Seo Jinwook again? — Anon5 You know, the redhead — Kingsman ↳ Reply Oh lmao he's not bad but he doesn't stand out at all, right? Aside from the hair color, honestly nothing to look at lol — Anon5 True that... A guy with nothing going for him except his hair color.
That was Jinwook's current standing. The problem was, he had no real comeback to that.
He knew he hadn't shown anything worthwhile so far.
This couldn't go on.
He needed to change.
And Yeonwoo... was the only lifeline he could grasp right now.
Yeonwoo could roughly gauge Jinwook's mindset.
The issue was,
"Okay, I get why you're asking for help. But what's my reason to invest time in you, Jinwook?"
She had no particular reason to help him.
To her question, Jinwook...
"None."
Answered boldly, as if to say there was no reason there should be one.
Yeonwoo's eyes narrowed.
"Shouldn't there be some reason?"
"There isn't."
"...And yet you're asking me to teach you?"
"Yes."
'This guy's nuts too?'
Yeonwoo looked at Jinwook anew, as if seeing him for the first time. She knew he was a bit dim, but this level of cluelessness was unexpected.
The problem was,
"Fine. I'll teach you."
She wasn't exactly normal either.
Jinwook stared at her with a bewildered expression, clearly not expecting her to agree.
"Why?"
"You had no reason, so why ask me for one?"
"...I at least had a reason to ask, but you have none at all?"
"Huh, fair point. Then here's your reason."
Yeonwoo shrugged.
"I want to experiment on you a bit."
"What do you mean?"
"Nothing major. Just trying out stuff I'm not sure works on you."
"...Why?"
"You ask 'why' a lot. Simple for me."
Yeonwoo shrugged again.
"I'm not thrilled with my voting results either."
"Wasn't it like 4th place?"
"Do they give prize money for 4th?"
"No."
"Exactly. What's the point? Not first means you're out anyway."
"Ha..."
Jinwook let out a hollow laugh.
Now he realized Yeonwoo operated on a completely different scale.
'First place...?'
At some point, Jinwook had accepted that first wasn't for him.
It stung, but reality was reality.
Even asking Yeonwoo now wasn't because he thought it'd get him first.
He just didn't want to go into the competition as 'the guy who deserves to drop out.'
'But does she have what it takes?'
Jinwook eyed Yeonwoo suspiciously.
Honestly, he didn't see a huge gap between them.
He acknowledged her acting had unique details.
But it lacked vitality.
Against people like Hyeseong or Seonwoo, it fell short somehow.
'Though that psychopath role was flawless.'
That was the liveliness he'd never seen in her before.
Whether her acting had evolved or she'd found a perfect character fit.
It being a serial killer was a bit creepy, but Jinwook didn't dwell.
Not the time.
She agreed to help anyway.
"Thank you. Looking forward to working with—"
"Oh, but there are conditions."
"...? What conditions?"
"Well..."
Yeonwoo's lips curved mischievously.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ Ahead of the final One Room shoot, episode 5 of [I Am an Actor] aired.
It covered their most recent 'death' mission.
The last episode before One Room premiered.
And one main highlight of episode 5 was Kwon Sori.
With all the backlash from episode 4, everyone watched eagerly to see her fate.
The reactions were:
💬 Comments — Anon Finally, Kwon Sori's out ffs lmao — Anonymous Thought Kwon Sori might make top 10 but glad she dropped... Now Sion can rest in peace.. — Anon ↳ Reply Rest in peace my ass lmao who thinks she's dead — JUN ↳ Reply Damn Seonwoo is a saint how does he put up with that lmao — Dasulgi Even toward the end she started getting some care from him. — my_home ↳ Reply Didn't Seonwoo take great care of Sion? Must hate Kwon Sori's guts but still lol real adult Overall, refreshing reactions to Kwon Sori's exit.
One wondered how she felt seeing this. A bit concerning, sure.
But it was her burden to bear.
She didn't get hate for nothing. Maybe a good time for reflection.
Meanwhile, comments quietly praising Seonwoo caught the eye.
But Seonwoo wasn't particularly pleased.
Partly due to method acting dulling his emotions, but...
'Everyone loves it now... but it could flip in an instant.'
He'd seen celebs plummet from grace overnight.
And he only had mild favor so far.
No room for complacency.
Seonwoo kept scrolling.
— KimQuokka Was shocked this ep... Jeong Hyeseong and Song Jaewon their chemistry and skills were insane — Anon3 ↳ Reply Song Jaewon never got good roles before. With Jeong Hyeseong it exploded — HandsomeActor Jeong Hyeseong seems like a great acting partner — YooJoA ↳ Reply Both killed it. Especially Song Jaewon his looks are unreal... like northern duke vibes — YeonSuMin Agreed something fit perfectly and northern duke nails it — WriterFan ↳ Reply For male visuals this time Seonwoo and Jaewon top two imo — Anon7 Seonwoo doesn't quite match Jaewon for looks? — WriterFan ↳ Reply You don't get it, that style being handsome is the rarest — Meteor Hyeseong's handsome too — Anon7 ↳ Reply Lol taste ⭐ Top Comment — Beach Lee Yeonwoo's killer acting was insane? Am I alone? — GoguStar Yeah her old acting was bland but this was perfect — Beach ↳ Reply Fits a slightly unhinged character lol — Anon6 Surprising, she's so urban pretty thought she wouldn't fit — Gahyun Minhee pretty as always... romcom lead confirmed — Anon2 ↳ Reply More like prosecutor in crime drama? — Gahyun Saying crime drama with those melty eyes -.- With the remaining contestants all strong, bad comments were scarce.
But that wasn't the main point now.
— KimQuokka Wait, top 10 filming a drama...? With PD Park Myungjin...? Right there.
The episode end revealed the top 10 mission: drama filming.
Directed by PD Park Myungjin no less.
Reactions split.
— Cali Insane. Gonna be so fun? — AnxiousPing Doomed. Total flop? Fair enough.
A drama inside a variety show?
Expectations and worries inevitable.
— GoodVibesFairy Lmao even pros struggle, with these guys? — Anon11 Lmao no hype already what to do — Dasulgi ?? Why the negativity? We've seen they can act lol give em a chance — GoodVibesFairy ↳ Reply Audition level vs drama level different story — Dasulgi Even accounting for that they're good? Hyeseong better than most pros tbh — GoodVibesFairy ↳ Reply Lmao Hyeseong shield again. Like he's the only one? Others can't do drama? — Dasulgi Kim Seonwoo, Song Jaewon, Na Minhee all solid? Why the hate? — SongSiyeol Last time commented on drama in NAB and got ignored... it was real — Anon15 Quality unknown but should be fun — Anon17 ↳ Reply Lmao yeah watching how they pull it off will be fun — Cali ↳ Reply Park Myungjin directing so baseline quality? Never flopped — AnxiousPing ↳ Reply First time for everything... — GoodVibesFairy ↳ Reply Lmao even Park Myungjin can't cook dog food into a meal '...It's blowing up.'
Overall sentiment hard to call positive.
More worry and doubt stood out.
Natural, really.
Making a drama isn't easy.
Even they reacted with 'Us?' at first.
'Whatever, we'll do our best.'
Seonwoo planned to give his all from his position.
He checked the votes too.
Post-episode winner prediction poll:
📊 WINNER POLL 1. Kim Seonwoo 20% 2. Jeong Hyeseong 18.9% 3. Song Jaewon 16.8% 4. Lee Yeonwoo 14.7% 5. Na Minhee 12.6% Bang Hyungbin 6.3% Park Moonhyun 5.3% Seo Jinwook 3.2% Yoo Jieun 1.2% Justin Oh 1% 6,315 votes
'...Big shift from last time.'
Seonwoo's eyes darkened.
Changes everywhere.
Jaewon up to top 3, Yeonwoo overtook Minhee for 4th.
But what hit hardest... him and Hyeseong.
Last poll: Seonwoo 21.5%, Hyeseong 14.3%. Now 20% vs 18.9%—gap shrinking.
Why?
'Topic dying down?'
Made sense.
His buzz started with career controversy.
Even after, mute acting got him genius hype—but he saw it as bubble.
'Still miles behind Senior Hyeseong.'
Public seeing it too.
Shrinking gap proved it.
Time to grow.
But how?
'Is this my best acting now?'
No answer yet.
Seonwoo decided to sleep.
Tired. No point pondering foggy-headed.
Rest, think tomorrow.
He stood.
Then.
"Heading to bed?"
"? Yeah."
Jinwook.
Watching with odd expression.
Another jab? Seonwoo's face soured—
"...Sleep well."
"...!"
Seonwoo's face paled at the greeting.
No joke—goosebumps everywhere.
What? Why this suddenly.
Not an order... sounded genuine.
But this guy doesn't greet people.
'...Has he lost it?'
Gone mad on purpose?!