I Became A Renowned Genius At My Arts High School - Chapter 202



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Episode 202. The protagonist’s qualifications (2)

An hour ago.

A luxury sedan that slides into the Speakeasy R.

Inside were the actress Isabelle and her manager, who were waiting patiently for Jang.

“Wait a minute. What is that?”

Isabelle asked the manager, with curious eyes, as he tried to park his car closer to the entrance.

“What are you talking about?”

“Those cubes. Are they having an event or something?”

“Oh, I heard that Shasha’s new designers will be attending the show this time. Is that right? I heard that there are seven showrooms that are operated separately. One, two, three, four… … The numbers seem right.”

Isabelle’s face quickly turned pale at the manager’s words.

“It seems like Shasha is really risking her life. Judging from the fact that she’s even preparing a showroom for new artists at Speakeasy R.”

“Yes. I paid you a considerable amount of money, Isabelle.”

“Ha. But no matter how much I think about it, I don’t feel like it.”

Isabelle pouted.

“Why are you doing that?”

“Eddie said the same thing yesterday. He says that when you think it’s too late, it’s really too late, and that you have to have the courage to change your decision even then.”

“Eddie?”

“okay.”

“Instead, you want me to appear on your own show? Haha. That’s a really transparent offer.”

The manager laughed out loud.

“Isabelle, who suddenly canceled her Shasha stage, will appear on Eddie’s stage soon? Wow, that’ll be a huge issue. Anything Eddie makes this season, even a single handkerchief, will be a hot topic. After all, Eddie is going to carry you on his back and blow his nose without touching you.”

“Hmm. I know that too, but Sasha keeps making me hesitate.”

Isabelle sighs.

The manager glanced at Isabel’s face and glanced at his watch.

“It’s one o’clock now. It’s an hour late. And the phone keeps ringing.”

“ha.”

Isabelle closed her eyes, buried herself in the sheets, and muttered.

“No matter how much I think about it, I feel like I did that magazine interview for nothing. I wasn’t talking about the clothes I inherited from my grandmother and mother. I was trying to get the image of a cultured noble lady, but I ended up being caught by Sasha. Oh my god, who would have thought they’d hire me after seeing that?”

“I said I’ll think of it as a period drama. Just close your eyes and endure it for a moment. Or how about inviting your grandmother to the show? You can package it as a special event for her.”

“No. I can’t bother my sick grandmother just for my own convenience. Ha, but isn’t that chief designer a really bad person?”

Isabelle, unable to control her emotions, grumbled and found a new topic to talk about.

Although he knew in his head that he had to participate in the show, his heart was not in it, so he kept bringing up other topics and making things worse.

“Isabel.”

Finally, the manager picked up the phone in a low voice.

Jiiing-.

Sasha’s show manager kept calling me without stopping.

“Okay, I understand. I understand.”

Isabelle, who had just managed to get up, smiled mischievously and said.

“Instead, I just want to look at that showroom and then go in.”

“what?”

“It’s already late. What difference does it make if I’m an hour late or two hours late? They’re already cursing me inside, calling me an arrogant, cocky, clueless, empty-headed blonde actress.”

“under.”

The manager just shook his head and could no longer control Isabelle.

“But what if people notice? If you were to wander the streets, you’d be mobbed in droves.”

“don’t worry.”

Isabelle took out a wig, hat, and sunglasses from the prop box prepared in the car and finished her makeup in an instant.

“Huh. Okay. Then I’ll go in first. Don’t be too late. There’s a limit to excuses.”

“Okay. Just enough to calm my mind. I’ll just look around to that extent.”

Isabelle got out of the car and walked a few steps before sighing in disappointment. But soon she shook her head.

“What, is it my fault? It’s the designer’s fault, who promised that this Shasha would be different, and yet he keeps making the same thing.”

That was it. Isabel, who had learned through countless examples that if she considered each person’s circumstances, she would not be able to take care of herself or survive in this world, had no choice but to consider her own gains and losses rather than Sasha’s.

So, I was secretly thinking that if someone were to upset me during rehearsal today, I would use that as an excuse to quit the show.

“Phew.”

Isabelle shrugged her shoulders and headed toward the first showroom, her shoes clicking.

Until then, I had planned to calm my troubled mind for a moment and then go into Speakey R.

***

Same time, showroom number 3.

“It’s all done now.”

“Okay. That’s it.”

Su-hyeon and Humphrey, who had been carefully checking the interior finishes and lighting since last night, were completely exhausted after finishing the interior installation.

“Art is sometimes closer to hard work.”

Soo-hyun muttered.

“Oh, … … That’s right. Do you want to … … see my hand?”

Humphrey smiled and showed his hands, which were covered in calluses and cuts between dry bones.

“Well, fashion is like that too. I… I work my hands too hard, so… my joints hurt just like my grandmother.”

“oh my god.”

Soo-hyun shook his head in genuine surprise after seeing Humphrey’s hand.

“I have to work harder. Humphrey, I feel that way when I see you. You always inspire me, don’t you?”

“Haha. What, what are you talking about? Su, Suhyun. You… … You work harder than anyone else. The stimulation is rather… … I, I’m the one receiving it.”

Humphrey looked around the showroom with honey-dripping eyes.

The finished showroom was absolutely stunning.

The shadows of ‘reversal’ created by Soo-hyun were much more dynamic and mysterious than the sketches. It was as if it was a scene from a fantasy world.

“Oh, and it’s really nicely done. … … I’ve seen all the other showrooms, right? But, there’s no, no comparison to those.”

Humphrey said, biting his lip.

Designers go through numerous hurdles before they enter Sasha, become interns, and get the chance to stand on the show.

The same goes for Jacqueline’s rookies.

The seven artists that the fastidious Jacqueline discovered after a long period of exploration were each gems with strong characteristics and individuality.

So, this collaboration that resulted from their meeting produced results that are so amazing that it’s hard to believe they’re from rookies.

But in Humphrey’s eyes, the third showroom he had completed with Soo-hyun was far superior. It was so excellent that there was no one who could compare it to it.

I felt like if only someone good would find out, my life could change.

And, as if waiting for its turn, that vague thought was quickly becoming reality.

Slurp-.

The door to the showroom opened and a red-haired woman wearing a beret came in.

“Who, who… … .”

Humphrey looked at her in confusion.

“… … ?”

Su-hyeon’s eyes also widened.

It was still in rehearsal period. The official opening was a week later.

It was a space that only the relevant staff could enter, and the red-haired woman was not among the staff introduced, but she came in so confidently.

Should I stop? After a moment of hesitation, Humphrey and Soohyun’s eyes widened once more.

“oh my god.”

A woman who was looking around the showroom as if shocked took off her sunglasses. At the same time, Soo-hyun and Humphrey lost their reason to stop her.

Eyes as blue as sapphire.

Distinctive double eyelids and a slender, elegant face shape. An attractive dimple on only one cheek.

Now that I think about it, the red hair seemed to be a wig. Her impression and aura were strong enough that they couldn’t be hidden by the wig and hat.

“W-Wouldn’t it be Isabel?”

“I think so?”

Humphrey and Soo-hyun whispered.

Knowing that she is a special guest on this show, I can’t help but skip checking out the showroom for now.

So Isabelle looked around the showroom for a while.

“Are you two in charge of this showroom?”

Isabelle, who had checked all the works from beginning to end along the route, finally opened her mouth.

“Really, is this Shasha too?”

Humphrey, who misunderstood what was said, looked slightly intimidated, but Soo-hyun smiled and answered.

“Yes. This is a project space decorated through collaboration between Shasha’s new designers and external new artists. We took charge of this third showroom.”

“That’s amazing.”

Isabelle’s reaction was definitive.

“I really wanted to see Shasha like this. This is so good.”

A face that is properly interested.

Isabelle burst out laughing at the shadows in the showroom, then looked closely at the clothes they were wearing.

“How can you come up with something like this?”

The time of that strange encounter was getting longer.

Are you really serious about fashion?

Are you really in love with Shasha?

Soo-hyun and Humphrey, who had been looking at Isabelle like that, made eye contact again at the same time.

“… … !”

“… … !!”

Come to think of it, it was currently the time when the final rehearsal was in full swing at Speakeasy R.

But why is our special guest, Isabel, standing here dressed like this?

When the anxious eyes begin to waver.

Knock knock.

The showroom doors are open again.

This time, Jang, another designer, and Isabelle’s manager were also there.

“You said you got the appointment time wrong?”

Jang walked briskly and stood in front of Isabelle.

“ah.”

Isabelle nodded, having roughly grasped the situation.

“Did I do that? What time is it now?”

Isabelle raises her wrist and looks at her manager.

The manager approached Isabelle hurriedly and said.

“I’m really sorry, Isabelle. I made a mistake and gave you the wrong rehearsal time. Phew. I apologized to Sasha’s side as well. Anyway, since everyone is waiting, we have to move now.”

A play that everyone knows.

If things were as they were, Isabelle would have had to agree appropriately.

Because that’s social human behavior and how not to screw things up.

However, Isabelle shook her head.

“Excuse me, Jang. It may be sudden, but I have something to suggest.”

“A suggestion?”

Jang answered, taking a deep breath.

Isabelle’s actions had already done much to damage his own prestige.

Although the manager blamed her for being late, the core staff members had some idea that she was not very active on the show.

So, Isabelle had to leave this place now, even if it was with an apologetic expression.

But Jang’s insides began to boil as he heard her suggest something with a crooked look in his eyes.

How much should I endure? How much can I endure?

“You’re supposed to wear two outfits for this show, right?”

Isabelle smiled as she read the expression on the man’s face.

“I want to wear one more set. Is that okay?”

“… … ?”

For a moment, a look of absurdity crossed Jang’s face.

What does it mean that Isabelle, who has been uncooperative and insincere the whole time, wants to wear one more of Sasha’s clothes?

“Well, we’re on a tight schedule, but it shouldn’t be hard to add one more outfit. By the way, which one did you like the most?”

Jang shook his head quickly.

Of the outfits you gave to the models, was there one that Isabelle liked?

If I give that to Isabelle and assign a new outfit to the model whose clothes were stolen, how much more will the fitting and additional preparations be? Will the time be okay?

If it’s not an important model, would it be better to just send it back?

However, there was no need to worry about that kind of thing.

“Those clothes.”

Isabelle raised her hand and pointed to a garment in the showroom.

“I really want to wear that dress on the runway.”

Isabelle smiled brightly.

But no one in the showroom could laugh along with Isabelle.