Lord Of Dying Smoke - Chapter 136



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The King of Dying Smoke Episode 136

Kimchi Ending (12)

Penelope arrived at the meeting place, the gallery restaurant in a hotel, 30 minutes early.

Although he covered his face heavily with sunglasses and a mask, it had no particular meaning. Because no one was really interested.

It wasn’t that Penelope wasn’t well known.

It’s just that everyone in the lobby was staring blankly at the TV hanging there, so there was no time to pay attention to their surroundings.

Penelope quickly realized the drama playing out on the screen and sighed.

‘ Episode 16 rebroadcast.’

Something that aired just the day before yesterday.

In nature, it is a kind of special or compilation item.

‘There were a lot of problems for it to be a simple compilation… .’

There must be time left, Penelope sighed again and focused her eyes on the screen for a moment.

The camera shows the stories that have passed one by one.

[This doesn’t mean you’re going to jump again, does it?]

[That is unlikely. There is no way.]

[I don’t like it, I don’t like it anymore!!]

Hyeyeon and Ghost’s first meeting.

At first glance, the commotion seemed outrageous.

At first, “You Must Die to Live” pretends to be a simple comic drama.

However, people now know that unrest was slowly seeping inside.

[■■■■, ■■■?]

[■■ ■■. ■■■.]

[What, what language are you guys using?!]

The bloodshed between the scenes was deliberately omitted.

[What on earth are you guys! Are you a person?!]

[How, how could I have come here… !]

[What, what on earth… !]

A thriller close to cosmic horror from the victims’ perspective.

[This is amazing. You have found the decisive clue in just 33 attempts.]

[What are you doing, Heungsinso! He’s a suspicious guy! Attack!]

The despair of the detectives who were considered mere extras.

[Detective, have you never felt like this on holiday? It’s that feeling where you want to do something, but it doesn’t seem to have any meaning no matter what you do, and you can’t help but close your eyes because you’re tired of even doing something meaningless.]

And, the ghost’s true colors─

The episode that aired without them being covered was rated 19 years old even though there were no direct bloody scenes.

However, despite this, the development is not intimidating.

No, on the contrary, the story begins to roll along excitedly, as if it had been waiting.

[That’s very sad, detective. It would be even sadder if it continued forever. Isn’t it called homo ludens? How can a person who does not know play be considered human?]

[So, I’m interested. That’s all my motivation.]

[How do you think a person will meet his end when his revenge is not achieved? What do you think they will say, what emotions they will wallow in, and what resentments they will express?]

[Isn’t it really, really a great tragedy… !]

and,

The story that went crazy soon enters a situation where there is no turning back.

[You must be angry.]

[yes.]

[You must have been resentful of yourself.]

[…] yes.]

[At the same time, you must have felt different emotions.]

[yes.]

[What would you like to do if you go back to that time?]

.

.

.

[I will kill you.]

A line that made the actor considered to be at his peak.

At the same time, the screen shows Hyeyeon looking impassively at the knife with blood dripping from it.

As you prick each other, the amount of blood increases.

Even if it’s a half-sister, it doesn’t change.

fall.

Fall.

Or corruption─

And all of that is completed in the ending with a ghost grinning while holding someone’s chin.

[Hey, execution.]

[…] … .]

[Try to do better. Will you be able to save your brother with that?]

“Crazy, what kind of smoke is that?”

A woman in the lobby mutters while wiping away cold sweat.

About half of the audience exhaled and shook their heads. Taken together, “You Must Die to Live” is like a single organically connected short story centered on Kang Min’s true character.

A sense of urgency that is unbelievable for a special, a compilation.

The audience relaxes, muttering that it was great.

“… … .”

“… … ?”

However, the other half does not take their eyes off yet.

Penelope read two facts there.

One is that they saw the main episode.

And both of them still want to see it one more time.

-Tick.

The clock turns on the screen.

uh? While an audience member looks away, all screens that have passed are moved backwards, and the first scene appears.

Dying Hye-yeon, and her first encounter with a ghost.

-Tick.

“huh?”

However, the clock does not stop there.

Even that is being pushed back.

What the audience sees when the tide goes back to a level they have never seen before is a ghost.

Surprisingly, the lines are no different from what the audience remembers.

[What can you do for revenge?]

[anything.]

[Anything─]

[I can do anything. If only I could take revenge on those people.]

[Hmm.]

The ghost is expressionless.

At the same time, they are raising their eyebrows as if they are happy, and at the same time, they are lowering the corners of their mouths as if they are unpleasant.

Sfumato.

The painting technique that gave rise to hundreds of interpretations of the Mona Lisa’s face is reproduced as a ghost’s face.

Just as moisture and dust in the atmosphere reflect light diffusely, the outline of the ghost’s face is infinitely blurred without boundaries.

That is his essence.

It creates a visceral feeling of discomfort.

While half the lobby was swallowing their saliva and half were embarrassed, the ghost opened his mouth angrily.

[It doesn’t seem like much fun.]

[…] … .]

[I think you want something different. Revenge is just a means chosen because it cannot be achieved.]

[…] what?]

[I will give you a better offer.]

The ghost brings its face forward.

At the same time, the shadows become more blurred.

[No matter how twisted it is, no matter how different it is from what you remember.]

No matter how messed up it is, no matter how twisted it is, no matter how different it becomes.

Even after risking everything,

[Do you want your sister back?]

[…] … .]

Only then does the camera move to show the face of the person who spoke.

Trembling blue eyes.

Faded blonde hair.

They look nothing like their sisters.

She is Hyeyeon’s half-sister.

“what… ?”

The female audience member who had sighed earlier becomes embarrassed.

At the same time, Aislin, who had been hesitating on screen, carefully nods her head.

[─Is that so?]

At the same time, the ghost’s mouth is torn apart.

Beyond the sfumato, beyond the color, beyond the outline, the entire face is crushed.

I didn’t mean any graphics.

That was just that kind of expression.

[great. If so, let’s try an experiment. It will be a rare experiment since a noble writer who calls himself a peasant.]

The ghost laughs.

[Can a person still be that person no matter how distorted they are?]

The screen went black with a thud sound.

There was a long silence in the lobby.

Penelope, who had been standing there for a while as if nailed to her feet, belatedly sighed and walked away.

‘Is it because I’m crazy that I can act like that, or is it the other way around? .’

and,

Only after looking at the clock later did he realize that he had been standing for over 40 minutes.

‘ah.’

* * *

“… “It’s late, Penny.”

“Sorry! I arrived early, but I just watched a TV show in the lobby for a while… .”

“Just say you’re late.”

“Well, it’s true… .”

“Did you see that it was me? “I have to lie.”

Inside the restaurant room, Acelyn Lewis twisted her blonde hair and frowned.

Contrary to personal acquaintance, Penelope was a senior actress and was famous for being strict in her evaluations. She had a personal crush on Aislin, but as an actress, that was a different matter.

This was why Penelope avoided mentioning movies or shows in which Aislin appeared. Because he had to say something bad or be silent.

Of course, there was no way he wouldn’t have known it was Aislin.

“Well, I guess you didn’t notice it again.”

“No, that’s not it—”

“It’s okay to lie. “Would you like to add more?”

“Uh, um… .”

The brown eyes that were trying to make an excuse quietly avoided the blue eyes.

Looking back, it was he who told me to join him on Broadway or whatever since he didn’t have an agency, and he was the one who gave me all kinds of advice to support him.

However, he came to visit me without even contacting me and openly interfered with my friend’s life’s work(?), so it was understandable that he would be displeased.

‘For that matter, it seemed like we were close friends, but when I thought about it, the reaction wasn’t very positive… .’

“What did you say?”

“No, nothing…” !”

Penelope quickly shook her head at the sharp gaze. If we put down an iron plate here and say, ‘This is a public affair,’ we might end up declaring a break in diplomatic relations.

Penelope first raised both hands as if in surrender and apologized.

“Oh, Acey. I’m really sorry about this. “My uncle was so stubborn that I couldn’t help it.”

“You could have at least told me.”

“Can’t you tell just by looking at me that I’m here a day after I spoke to you on the phone? You know how crazy Uncle Peter is! “I really, really didn’t mean to, I did!”

“hmm… .”

It was a bit of a misrepresentation of the truth, but Aislin knew that her friend’s uncle sometimes showed crazy drive.

Taking advantage of the weakened momentum, Penelope quickly drove in the wedge.

“And I had no reason to stop it! Actually, Kang is a great actor! Acey, are your eyes normal?!”

“… Well, that’s right.”

“Especially, that last look you just saw was truly amazing! “How did you do this deal?”

Aislin’s face became even more relaxed.

“Hmm, I heard it symbolizes death.”

“what?”

“Usually, if we have a blank expression, we just widen our eyes and try to erase the expression. The director also gave that instruction. But Min said that the disintegration of expression was not like that. “It is said that the only time a person’s facial expressions lose their meaning is at the moment of death.”

“uh… … .”

“Everyone was skeptical, but they just showed it. “Everyone was surprised.”

“… … .”

and.

Apart from being crazy, I am a really greedy actor─

“penny?”

“no no! “I didn’t think anything of it!”

Penelope, who had the eyes of a businessman for a moment, shook her head in surprise.

She deliberately increased the tension to prove her sincerity(?).

“Okay, Acey! “I unintentionally harmed you, so I’ll pay you back!”

“Even if I were to pay it back… .”

“Me too, Acey! Don’t you know that when it comes to Penelope Olsen, Gossip Girl also has to take down its sign? “As long as I’m next to you, it’s easy to catch a guy!”

“Uh, um… .”

Aislin looked a little cold for a moment.

No, really? It was obvious that he was about to ask, but was barely holding himself back.

The urgency was gone for a moment, and Penelope felt like she was truly in tears.

‘What about Acey…? Why am I living like this with this face and this proportion? .’

Well, her brother Joseph was like that too. Even with those awesome muscles and face, he was a pure-hearted guy.

Maybe siblings resemble each other… .

Penelope gave a powerful rant.

“Don’t worry, Acey! “If you just listen to Penelope’s three-day lecture, you’ll be able to beat the guy who thinks it’s a river or a ball!”

At the same time, he blinked in surprise.

‘Oh, maybe this isn’t a bad idea?’

Kang Min is a great actor but also a crazy person. Truly, I have never seen or heard of such a lunatic.

An ordinary approach won’t work on a person like that.

However, even such a crazy person is bound to be weak in relationships between men and women!

‘If you think about it, there’s no need for me to try to please that crazy person, right? Don’t you just have to push Acey to loosen the latch and cook the mushy guy as is?’

The more I thought about it, the more genius the idea seemed.

If those crazy conditions could be revoked, no, if they could even be slightly relaxed, even Uncle Jaylen, the CEO, would have no choice but to look at her differently.

At the same time, in addition to reconciling with the angry Acey, you can also thank your friend for supporting his romantic relationship.

Isn’t it a perfect plan that has only positive points wherever you look?

‘This is it!’

Penelope, who was delighted, immediately hit her knee.

And then, as if he noticed something, he held his friend’s hand with sparkling eyes.

“Ace! “What’s left is the final filming, right?!”

“uh? Oh, by the way.”

“How many days are left?”

“Six days… .”

“Oh, that’s enough!”

Control Aislinn Lewis and cook a man in 6 days.

The bonus game won’t be any easier than this.

Penelope shook her friend’s hand repeatedly with a satisfied expression.

“Trust me, Acey! “I’ll catch that pighead in six days!”

“… really?”

“really! “Then we have no regrets?”

“Uh, um… .”

Although he hesitated due to his pride, his expression was completely relaxed. Looking at her friend’s face, Penelope smiled confidently.

It was the start of a very easy firefight.

‘It was simple if you just changed your mind, this!’

… Well, that was my thoughts.