Chapter 56
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 56
Chapter Title: Gwigok Lodge Special Reactions (3)
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Baek Si-woo pressed the remote button, and it switched to the next episode.
Soon, subtitles appeared on the screen.
[Jeong Dae-sam chased by a ghost!]
[Will Manwol Boys get to eat lunch?]
Boom—
With a tension-building sound effect, Episode 3 began.
From the very start of the broadcast, there I was, fleeing from the ghost.
[Kee-hee-hee-hee!]
As the chilling ghost's voice echoed out, Cha Jae-hyun, watching the TV, freaked out and clamped his hands over his ears.
“Ugh….”
The broadcast kept showing me running from the ghost.
In a scene where I barely escaped at a hair's breadth, urgent BGM kicked in.
- Run, kidsㅠㅠ
- What happens if they get caught?
- Whoa, but he's crazy fast lololol
- Running Dae-sam pork belly lololol
- Dae-sam fighting!!
That was when it happened.
Rustle—
“What’s that?”
In the middle of watching TV, I turned my head at the mysterious noise from the bedroom.
“Didn’t you hear something?”
“Nope. Didn’t hear a thing.”
Weird. I swear it came from the bedroom….
Did I imagine it?
I tilted my head and refocused on the screen.
The broadcast showed me hiding behind a curtain to evade the ghost.
Then, footage captured someone approaching.
Step, step—
The eerie atmosphere had the chat flooding in fast.
- Whoa
- What’s Dae-sam gonna do
- Omg is he caught?
- Run, Eun-hoㅠㅠ
- Hiding behind the curtain in movies always gets you killed, bad choice
Soon after, the curtain was pulled back on screen.
[!!!]
And what emerged was….
[What’re you doing?]
Cha Jae-hyun, holding the edge of the curtain in one hand, looking down at me.
Along with my relieved sigh clutching my heart, there was CG of my soul flying out.
[Jeong Eun-ho’s soul has departed]
- Lolololololol
- Phew lolol
- Soul-saving mode
- Almost ascended then turned ghost lolol
- So cuteㅠㅠㅜ
Seeing the chat explode with ‘lolololol,’ I felt relieved.
‘I was worried it’d be boring on broadcast, but good thing it’s fine.’
[Shall we go find the rest of the talismans?]
[Yeah. Let’s move together.]
[We’ve checked the first floor, let’s go to the second.]
It showed me and Cha Jae-hyun walking side by side up the stairs.
‘Now this next part….’
The room packed with creepy dolls. There we stood in the middle, me and Cha Jae-hyun.
The moment we saw inside, Cha Jae-hyun froze solid without moving, and I was shown talking to him.
[You okay? Hyung.]
[I-I’m fine.]
Cha Jae-hyun’s hollow face got a close-up.
[A face that’s anything but fine]
- Lolololololol
- Hang in there, boys lolol
- This set could be a real horror movie...
- Jae-hyun’s surprisingly scaredy-cat
- But isn’t that blowfish level?
“Who’s calling hyung a blowfish?”
At that, Cha Jae-hyun bristled.
“Guys. I was overacting for the show. In reality….”
Before he could finish, the screen showed his hand trembling wildly.
[Essential tremor?]
The members burst into laughter.
The chat was the same.
- Lololololololol
- Essential tremor lololololol
- Jae-hyun you good?
- Don’t cry, Jae-hyun
“Fans are roasting hyung hard.”
Cha Jae-hyun just averted his gaze without a word.
Next came the quick sequence of finding the doll and getting the key.
[Four talismans collected so far]
[Where could the rest be…?]
That was when it happened.
Rustle—
Another mysterious noise from the bedroom.
‘Not from the TV… where’s it coming from?’
I set down my drink and stood up. Baek Si-woo, watching TV, turned to me.
“Where you going?”
“Oh, just to the bedroom quick.”
“Not watching more?”
“Nah, I’ll be right back.”
I headed toward the bedroom. The closer I got, the more an eerie chill crept over me.
I opened the door and went in.
No one was there.
‘What the heck. Seriously.’
I definitely heard something from in here….
Maybe the system admin pranking again.
“Admin?”
In the silence, I sighed and spoke.
“…Don’t pull weird pranks for real. You did this last time, what now?”
But nothing appeared. I shut the door and went back out.
Back in the living room, Baek Si-woo was sprawled on the couch like he’d fused with it, glued to the TV.
“Eun-ho. What’d you do?”
“Nothing, just. Where you at?”
I sat among the members and fixed my eyes on the TV again.
The screen showed subtitles: [Cha Jae-hyun OUT]
“Hyung’s finally out.”
“Finally? You say it like you wanted me out.”
I smiled listening to the chattering members.
Then it cut to me and Eun Hae-sol sitting at the bottom of the stairs.
[Hyung Jae-hyun’s dead. So just us left?]
[Yeah.]
Talk about awkward back then.
But somehow the edit made us look totally natural on broadcast.
‘Editing team’s pros.’
While drinking, that moment hit.
[We’re the dream team, right? Jeong Dae-sam and Eun Sang-chu.]
“Pfft.”
My voice from the TV nearly made me spit out my drink.
‘What was I thinking saying that line back then.’
Before I could explain, the members were gaping at me and Eun Hae-sol alternately.
“What?”
“Dream team?”
I swallowed my drink and replied.
“Cut me some slack. It’s for the show…. Tried to look buddy-buddy with him.”
Baek Si-woo, watching, curled his fingers inward and said.
“Eyeroll…. Gave me secondhand embarrassment.”
“I thought it was anime dialogue.”
I glanced aside and locked eyes with Song Yu-bin, who looked utterly betrayed.
I averted my gaze and stared at the TV.
- Aww cute lolol
- Jeong Dae-sam and Eun Sang-chu lolol
- Dream team lolololol
- Yeah, no Sang-chu, no meat
‘At least it doesn’t show how awkward Eun Hae-sol and I are. Good.’
[Creak]
[Jeong Dae-sam and Eun Sang-chu discover the hidden attic! Dream detective duo]
Then it showed us entering the attic.
Followed by me giving Eun Hae-sol a piggyback.
- Dae-sam Sang-chu fighting
- Exorcise the ghost and eat already
- Finally our boys eating?
- Careful with your back, kids
- Eun Hae-sol 100m in 26 sec and survives to end ㄷㄷ
Eun Hae-sol peeled off the talisman from the ceiling, and subtitles popped up below.
[The dream team did it!]
Baek Si-woo clicked his tongue muttering.
“That damn dream team…. More like nightmare duo.”
“Don’t be too harsh. They’re at least closer than before.”
That’s when my eyes met Eun Hae-sol’s.
I quietly looked away.
We’d talked it out, but things were still awkward.
[Manwol Boys collect all 5 talismans!]
[Just exorcise now!]
After subtitles, it showed me and Eun Hae-sol exorcising the ghost.
[Exorcised!]
[Uwaaaah….]
On screen, with shimmering blue CG, the ghost faded away.
Then the PD’s voice.
[Good work!]
[It’s exorcised?]
[Yes. You succeeded the game!]
[Wooooh!]
The members appeared on screen.
They jumped around joyfully hearing the success.
[Game success?]
[Time to eat!]
[Meat party!]
- Lololol
- Kids time to eat
- Only Dae-sam and Sang-chu survived
- Show them eating!!
Baek Si-woo wiped fake tears seeing the chat.
“Was starving then. You don’t know how happy I was hearing we’d eat.”
[I’ll dig in!]
[Our game’s still left?]
[…Yeah. No idea what.]
[Eat up everyone. Who knows what’s next.]
It ended Episode 2 of the Gwigok Lodge special with us eating.
[Continued next episode]
“Watching the next one too?”
“Obviously. Hate stopping midway, feels like leaving food unfinished.”
Before I could press, it auto-played to the next.
Episode 3 started.
[Manwol Boys exorcise ghost and have lunch]
[What mission awaits Manwol Boys next?]
As opening subtitles ended, it showed us gathered in the living room.
Definitely post-meal, everyone’s faces had better color.
Then the PD’s voice.
[Okay. Rested well? Now head to the mission spot. Just go to the cabin nearby.]
Over my shocked face, more soul-departing CG overlaid.
The chat laughed at our reactions.
- Lolololololol
- Bravery test?
- Soul fleeing again lol
- Kids’ faces paling...
- Fighting kids!
[Huh?]
[Where to?]
Under the wide-eyed members, subtitles: [Scaredy-cat Manwol Boys crew]
Then close-up on Cha Jae-hyun’s hand.
[Hand trembling again from shock]
[He’s the leader, mind you]
- Hand shaking again lolol
- Trembling lolololol
- Looks toughest there tho
- Seriously essential tremor?
Seeing the chat, Cha Jae-hyun coughed awkwardly.
Scared faces flashed one by one.
[How in the dark?]
[Just rely on this one flashlight to reach the cabin.]
[Success if we get there?]
[No. One more game at the cabin. You’ll see what when you arrive.]
Cut to us heading out to the cabin.
“This part coming up? That one?”
The members watching TV all grimaced.
“The national anthem bit?”
“Maybe edited out?”
“Nah. Production wouldn’t cut that. Funniest part.”
“Who sang it’ll be revealed now?”
I turned to the screen.
There was the infamous scene.
[H-Hey, wanna chat fun stuff on the way?]
[How ‘bout singing a verse each? Three full songs and we’re there.]
[Bright songs then.]
[What bright songs?]
The members’ chatter died down noticeably.
Then our voices singing the national anthem played.
Everyone stared intently at the screen.
That’s when.
[Uh?]
[What?]
[Who just sang?]
[Wasn’t it Jae-hyun hyung’s turn?]
[I didn’t.]
[Then who?]
The members’ faces hardened watching. Back then we all heard the singing, but it wasn’t on broadcast.
Playful effects and subtitles made the chat light, but in the living room, everyone looked deadly serious.
“What.”
“So we really hallucinated?”
Song Yu-bin, who’d been quiet, muttered.
“Could’ve been real. Maybe a ghost.”
The dorm atmosphere turned spooky.
I alone knew it was the system admin—not a ghost—but spilling that would get me labeled crazy, so I zipped it.
In the silence, staring at each other.
Crack—!
Another unidentified noise from the bedroom.
The others heard too, all heads snapped around.
“What?”
“What’s that?”
We cautiously moved toward the sound. Uneasy feeling clung the whole way. Opened the door and first thing we saw was….
Kim Bit-na, grinning ear to ear.