Chapter 107
Chapter 107
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 107
Chapter Title: Theater Fan Service Chaos
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“Everyone, the movie’s starting soon! I hope you all enjoy it!”
Tae-hoon shouted.
The rowdy crowd glanced at the time, then trudged into the theater with reluctant steps.
Of course, they probably didn’t care about the movie at all right now.
With me and Tae-hoon doing fan service like this, they’d probably want to delay the screening just to keep watching us.
Think about it—celebrities personally running around promoting at theaters.
Anyone would want to see that, even if it meant pushing back the movie start.
No matter how much I grumbled that this Han Tae-hoon guy was profiting off my autograph, once he became an actor, he was a celebrity through and through.
And, not to toot my own horn or anything... but I was here too.
A few looked like they wanted to cancel their tickets right then, but unfortunately, cancellations weren’t allowed right before showtime.
Still, some didn’t care about the ticket price and just bought new ones to get our autographs.
...Wait, do you know how much movie tickets cost these days? And you’re just throwing it away?
“You guys must all be loaded?”
“Nah.”
“Then why...”
“Come on, you don’t get it. Experiences like this are priceless—you can’t buy them with money.”
They explained that plenty of people burn through cash just to meet their favorite idol or actor, so skipping out on a movie ticket for that was a no-brainer.
Oh, right. That world existed.
By the way, “favorite”?
“Is he your favorite?”
“Yeah!”
So, Han Tae-hoon was her favorite? Why?
Why?
I stared at him with wide eyes, utterly baffled.
“...For real?”
“What’s with that reaction?”
“No, it’s just surprising.”
“Ahaha! I went to the premiere screening. I’d already seen it, but your acting was so cool—I became a fan on the spot.”
Ah, so she’d already seen it.
Well, even if this guy acted like an idiot normally, his acting was seriously top-notch.
“Yeah. His acting is pretty killer.”
“Right?”
“Wait, ‘acting is... pretty’?”
“You know your usual behavior has issues, right?”
“What did I even do!?”
“Ahahahaha!”
The fan who’d declared Tae-hoon her favorite laughed until she could barely breathe.
She found our bickering hilarious.
Anyway, after about 30 minutes of twists and turns with fan service, we finally escaped that theater.
Of course, I cast Perception Inhibition Magic.
Something from that community post earlier felt off.
If I didn’t, we’d get swarmed before we even reached the next theater.
And sure enough...
The moment we arrived at the next one...
“Whoa, what’s all that?”
“I snuck a peek at the community during fan service earlier. The news was already out—we’re doing a theater tour.”
“Oh.”
It was a tidal wave of people.
Whoa, someone could get hurt in that crush.
“How many people even are there?”
“When Joo Soo-hyun shows up later, it’s gonna be chaos.”
“Seems like a huge success for drawing buzz, at least?”
“...Should we bail?”
“Are you nuts? The word’s already spread. We gotta do it.”
A wave of pointless fatigue washed over me.
I knew it would turn out like this.
It was my idea to tour theaters with this guy, so no helping it... but crowds like this just drain my energy.
“Soo-hyun said she’d come around lunchtime, right?”
“Around noon? Not sure if we can hit two or three more before then.”
“Impossible, in my opinion. Look at the crowd. Fan service could eat up hours easy.”
“...What should we talk about to keep it going?”
I was dumbfounded watching Tae-hoon ask me that.
“Hey, you’d know better than me. Think I’m some expert?”
“...Oh, right. Shouldn’t have asked the king of random topics.”
“What’d you say, punk?”
“It’s true. You always bring up the weirdest stuff.”
Couldn’t argue—he was right.
He was way better at steering conversations than me.
“Fine, you handle it.”
“Argh! Nooo!”
* * *
After getting swept up in the crowd again, we were on our last legs when we finally met up with Joo Soo-hyun.
Being an actor isn’t easy.
I realized that anew.
The pressure from all those fans rushing at you—it was fiercer than I’d imagined.
I’d felt it a lot lately, but it never got any easier.
Wait, why am I even putting up with this?
A touch of regret hit me.
As punishment, I’d make this punk bunk with Unnie Yeon-hwa on the bureau channel for three days straight.
“Oh my, why do you two look so wiped out?”
“A lot... happened.”
When I summarized the chaos, Joo Soo-hyun burst out laughing.
“Ahaha! Yeah, that stuff is brutal, right? I mentally prepared myself coming here today... but with you two, the pressure’s lighter.”
“Uh, really...?”
“Yeah. It splits the attention. Makes today easier. Usually, all the focus is on me at these events, and it’s exhausting.”
“But you’re the lead...”
“Hehe... Can’t ignore your unique status. You two, especially Tae-hwa, are stealing the spotlight right now.”
...For real?
I gave her a baffled look, and Soo-hyun just smiled.
“You look skeptical, but it’s true. Tae-hwa’s popularity is insane. Honestly, if I weren’t the lead, I’d be a fan too. Your acting’s amazing. Felt like you were born for it. Even as her scene partner, I almost fell for Hyeon-hwa.”
“Y-You flatter me...”
Tae-hoon squirmed, not knowing where to put himself.
Watching him made my stomach turn.
“Alright, let’s get going. Better rip the Band-Aid off— if we’re doing fan service, let’s do it right.”
“Sure.”
And that day, we tasted hell.
* * *
[Blood and Blade Cast—Lead & Supporting Trio’s Theater Tour Was Epic]
Started with just Han Tae-hwa and the Director, then Joo Soo-hyun joined later lololol
Caught me off guard seeing it
Anyone who went to the movie today hit the jackpot
They probably ran into them all
-I missed it cuz wrong timing ㅠ
-Lmao that’s some next-level bad luck
-Fr, just camp at local theaters and they show up
[This is the Director’s autograph that Han Tae-hwa’s been eating rice off of, right?]
Got Tae-hwa and Soo-hyun’s too
Worth blowing the whole day for this
Damn, all three glow even from afar
-Will they do one more event when the screens drop?
-Usually they do if audience hits a threshold, right?
-Oh yeah lololol
[Live from Director An Jin-ho’s SNS]
Says if it hits 10 mil viewers, they’ll do another theater tour with the trio
Missed today? Catch it then lol
But probably way crazier than today?
-Looks like you’d get crushed if you’re not careful
-No crush worries lol Director’ll control any chaos
-True lol then I’m def going
[Live Director Magic in Action]
Director tossed paper into the air, wondered what’s up
Then it floated right to me lol
Had all three autographs on it
-That’s... magic?
-Saw it live, jaw on floor fr
-Wish she’d do a magic show sometime...
-Director’s sis streams on bureau channel—request there?
-Genius?
* * *
The tumultuous day finally ended.
“You know if we hit that audience milestone later, we’ll have to do this again, right?”
“Oh.”
Soo-hyun dropped that bombshell looking fresh as ever, then left. We collapsed on a nearby bench.
Needed a mental break.
“...Exhausting.”
“Tell me about it. At least my magic made it a bit easier.”
“If you knew tricks like that, use ’em sooner...”
“I went out of my way for you, punk. For all my suffering today, you’re paying it back on the bureau channel later.”
“Fine, fine. I owe you for today.”
“Bring a mouthguard when you come to the bureau later.”
“Sudden mouthguard?”
“...Unnie Yeon-hwa’s making you do her gaming tutorial.”
“Oh.”
Tae-hoon’s face crumpled instantly.
Not that he hated Unnie—it was like he could already picture himself screwing up.
“You sure I should even show up? I’ll trash the vibe for sure.”
“That’s why you gotta tone down the attitude?”
“...I’ll try.”
“Sure, you’ve got that drive to grow on stream... so it’ll probably be fun enough. Though your teeth might take a hit.”
“Hope it ends with WWE-level stuff.”
“UFC and you’re dead. Remember the brooch? She’s the bureau’s number two in combat.”
“Hey, I’m pretty strong myself.”
“You are, but... Unnie’s on another level. Before my mutation, society kept running smoothly mostly thanks to her and Ha-rin.”
“Mess with her and die, got it.”
“Yep.”
He sighed at my words.
“Good thing I mutated. Otherwise, the dentist would’ve cleaned me out.”
“Yeah. She’s bad at games, sure, but her reflexes are solid—so it depends on your explaining.”
“I’ve watched her streams. Someone that full of herself won’t change easy.”
“Just try your best.”
“Got it.”
He looked oddly detached as he said it.
Wonder how many seconds that face would last in front of Unnie Yeon-hwa.