Lord Of Dying Smoke - Chapter 186



Only Noblemtl

The King of Death Smoke Episode 186

Blood Audition (12)

Seobom’s partner Judith Leroy had two things in mind.

One was a sense of relief.

‘I never thought she was a literal crazy bitch.’

That means those sparkling eyes weren’t acting at all. It was really a stroke of luck that my nose didn’t break on stage last time.

And what, the other one was giving up.

‘Oh, my. How did you get in between?’

I’ve done some sneaky searching at home.

Seo Bom said that she was not evaluated well at all as an actress in her early days. She said that she felt like she did not understand the code of acting or the continuity itself.

There were a lot of anti-fans, and it seems that it was common to hear abusive language from the director and writer.

Normally, this would have been a situation where she would have cried and thrown up, but Seobom just nodded.

[Why on earth are you acting, Seo Actor!]

[I’m sorry, but the stars were pretty last night too.]

[what?]

[So, I think I could become an actor too.]

[???]

[What the hell are you talking about─]

This was later packaged as a story showing Seobom’s gentle nature and slightly four-dimensionality, but Judith couldn’t help but know that that wasn’t what it meant.

Aspired to be an actor.

Not giving up.

The ability to remain calm in the face of any verbal abuse.

All of them were just trivial and insignificant occasions that didn’t even make me laugh.

‘It really is hot… .’

Judith sighed again.

‘You shouldn’t have let this kid out in the first place. What are you doing, Mr. Richard the Great?’

But, well, everything would return to normal soon.

Judith Leroy shook her head and turned away.

One of the judges, who had come to his senses from afar, was holding a microphone.

* * *

It was the fifth time that Peter Jaylen, head of the mega-agency CAE and a former renowned actor, had spoken out.

It was a tone that barely contained emotion.

“Very impressive, actor.”

“thank you.”

“I know many judges have already said good things about me before, so I won’t be particularly impressed, but I’ll say it again. It was really impressive.”

He paused for a moment, choosing his words and looking around the audience.

In normal times, those audiences should be quite hostile to the judges’ “packaging.” Even if it’s just a little bit “is that right?”, the American audition show audiences express their discontent with their blatant expressions and gestures.

But everyone was waiting for the next words with expectant expressions.

Representative Jaylen continued speaking.

“Actually, the anti-tank rocket man next door who created this project said that Seo Bom is a better actor than he is.”

“Everyone was suspicious. Of course, I was too.”

“But, just like with Richard I in New York, I have to admit that I was wrong again. Mr. Kang stole my secret wine!”

Laughter and cheers erupted.

Whether they are singers, dancers, or actors – a common symptom of those who delve deeply into the world of culture and the arts is the tendency to belittle the public.

The public has no idea. In order to get their applause, you have to do something that looks great. What kind of stupid thing is it for a dancer to show something close to a circus instead of the beauty of the human body? Something like that.

But the public doesn’t really want anything special.

I just want something that I can be moved by.

CEO Jaylen couldn’t help but give his heartfelt applause to the actor who pulled it off with acting that was more difficult to empathize with than anything else.

He considered himself lucky to be in this position.

“I think there are some people who feel uncomfortable with the performance just now because of their deep faith. However, I cannot deny that the emotion just now was heavier than anything else. I think the actor on stage perfectly conveyed emotions that transcended gender or any preconceived notions to you, and the more I think about it, the greater it is… .”

And the nephew thought of his uncle as a hypocrite.

‘What the hell are you talking about…?’

Penelope covered her eyes.

‘Of course my emotions would be racing! I made a public confession on stage! Seriously, no one knows about that?!’

sincerely?

Even so, what about people who have been rolling around in this world for decades?

Even though actress Judith LeRoy next to me has started to believe in Buddhism and has an expression on her face that makes her look like she’s become a Buddha statue?

‘Phew… .’

A headache was brewing.

Penelope suppressed the slight irritation that was rising in her confusion and absurdity.

… Well, the result itself was perfect. The situation itself was definitely turned around.

Kang Min was right. Seo Bom matched the Choco Pie toss he gave her with incredible results.

Now, no one among the people will remember the wrench in the first competition, and the tricks that someone used will now be lost. The atmosphere in the noisy auditorium also changed in an instant.

Considering the circumstances, it was a truly neat and elegant method.

But it was a method─

‘Oh, really…!’

Penelope tossed her hair wildly. A startled camera crew member ran over to her, but she waved him off, saying it was nothing.

This annoyance is, yes, probably because I am in the position of cheering my friend on.

Penelope thought that Kang-min was a little crazy and a little bit self-centered, and that he had a lot of drive and was unmatched in turning people upside down, but she thought that there was something about him that was a little, just a little bit good.

I thought I could at least root for his relationship with Aislinn.

But what can you say after seeing that?

‘No, you should have a conscience before that! And after doing something like that, you treated Aishi like that? What the hell is this person?!’

The criticism, which even he considered unreasonable, did not last long.

Penelope soon relaxed.

Really, what more can I say to that?

That was just the beginning and the end of one person.

After the judges took turns giving compliments, it was Penelope’s turn. She simply said, “Great,” and put the microphone down. For some reason, she felt like she had lost.

Judith Leroy’s expression, which seemed to indicate understanding from a distance, was even more unpleasant.

The host’s voice, which was pretending to be excited – in fact, it sounded really excited – grew louder.

“10 points are declared!”

“10 points again!”

“Who else would ever get such a compliment from Peter Jaylen as an actor! 10 points!”

“Amazing, 10 points!”

“Penelope Olsen! I give her 10 points for leading the way as an actress!”

“Will we see the sight everyone is waiting for? 10 points!”

Despite the generous judging so far, double-digit figures that had never been declared continued to pour in.

The host’s voice and the audience’s cheers also grew louder.

So the fourteen judges finished judging.

A blue glowing 10 was coloring all the screens like binary numbers.

Now only one remains.

Everyone turned their heads at the same time.

And then the last judge picked up the microphone.

It was Kang Min.

“ah….”

Seobom on the stage flinched and trembled.

Judith Leroy took a deep breath, Aislinn Lewis offstage chugged a bottle of wine, and Penelope Olsen squeezed her eyes shut on the judges’ table.

And everyone except those who knew the truth gulped.

Kangmin opened his mouth.

“It was good acting.”

It was nothing special.

“I’m so proud of myself.”

But, that wasn’t the case for Seobom.

The problem child at the orphanage raised his head blankly.

Kang Min was smiling with the exact same face as back then.

“Honestly, it’s quite strange that I’m evaluating Seo Bom. We had quite a relationship, but I was always left behind.”

“no….”

“Honestly, there were many times when I felt embarrassed. I’m revealing this here, but I was the one who suggested that Seo Bom try acting. I brought her here, so I took responsibility and tried to help her, but unfortunately, I didn’t have the ability to do that. There were many times when I wondered if I had done something useless.”

“No, no─!”

“But I think that decision was the only right one in my life.”

“─Ah.”

“You did really well on your own.”

ah.

Seobom barely swallowed the tears that were about to flow out.

No it wasn’t.

I didn’t do it alone.

A kid who is lacking, a kid who is annoying, a kid who is mentally unstable, a violent kid, a kid who is like a loser, a kid who has no morals, a kid who might end up in jail, a kid who might become a serial killer.

The man everyone said that to,

The only one who didn’t give up was you.

“Really, it was a good performance.”

“…yes.”

“Thank you.”

“no….”

It was me who should be thanking you, not you.

That was the only truth in this world.

I was wrong when I was a child. The fairness of the world was not death. True fairness was the stars twinkling in the sky.

And you were the only one who had that kind of sparkle.

My throat is sore.

I couldn’t stand it any longer.

And then, suddenly, tears fell.

‘Well, it’s over.’

Judith LeRoy decided to be content, though, because she had contributed to a good story.

‘……huh.’

Penelope Olsen suppressed her inexplicable reluctance and looked at the scene before her.

‘joy….’

The number of bottles of liquor next to Aislinn Lewis, who was out for 30 minutes, had increased to five.

The atmosphere in the room instantly became warm.

Instead of cheering, the audience began to applaud with encouragement.

Clap clap clap.

Clap clap clap.

Clap clap clap clap clap─

like that,

It was when all the stories were about to end perfectly.

Kang Min said something a little strange.

“Mr. Seobom. There is one thing I am certain of right now.”

“Yes… uh, yes…”

“If there was someone who brought you down this path saying that you would not regret it, I think he would be happy and think that he doesn’t need me anymore.”

“yes….”

“Just keep walking. It seems like Seobom has already found her own path.”

Seobom cried.

“Yes,” she answered, crying.

And then, the next moment, I blinked.

“……yes?”

Seobom’s brain started working late.

Auditory information received through the auditory cortex was linked to meaning in Wernicke’s area.

This analysis information goes through the thought processing process of each part of the brain, and then the appropriate words are found in Broca’s area and spoken as language.

It was a truly elegant information processing ability that humans possess.

“……yes?”

But it didn’t matter now.

Every part of Seobom’s thinking was broken.

Uh… so… uh… that… .

uh?

Seobom blinked blankly.

Judith Leroy, with her mouth wide open, and Penelope Olsen, with her eyes wide open, turned their gazes toward Kang Min.

Even the ghost next to him had an expression reminiscent of Munch’s The Scream.

and,

Kangmin was pleased.

‘Oh my god, I never thought Bomi would remember that time… This is a little embarrassing.’

At that time, I was, um, a little crazy. I would go around talking to the kid like he was some kind of person, and preaching to him that he shouldn’t live his life like that.

It might have been a kind of second-year high school syndrome.

Still, it might have been a good thing since it seemed to have helped Bom at the time.

… No, no matter what, it was okay because the stars were pretty. What kind of sentiment is that?

‘You even wrapped up that kind of talk like that. As expected, there’s no one as kind as Bomi. I don’t know what the supervising teachers were complaining about that made them go around saying that she was weird.’

Anyway, to this extent, Seo Bom has also made a successful debut in the United States.

Right now, Kang Min is a little ahead thanks to various scams, but he will catch up soon. He will definitely be incredibly popular.

Considering the actors of similar age, I wonder if I’ll get a wedding invitation in a few years.

‘I am deeply moved.’

Kang Min continued speaking, slightly trying to control those emotions.

The response was good. The audience cheered.

When Kang Min finally pressed the 10-point button, the cheers reached their peak.

“I can’t believe it! Seobom from Korea did it!”

“Fifteen judges from all over the United States! They all gave it full marks!”

“A special audition ticket and a trophy will be awarded to the new star!”

Seobom accepted the trophy blankly.

It was a blank look on his face.

She was supported off the stage by her partner Judith Leroy amid cheers.

Well, it’s something to be moved about, Kangmin thought.

… But I don’t know why the manager next to me is looking at me like I’m looking at incombustible trash.

“Min, do you know that?”

“What now?”

“You are the most evil person I know.”

“…?”

Kang Min was shocked, but he didn’t bother to answer. It wasn’t the first time that Director Penelope had found fault with something.

So, everything ended happily.

Except for one place where you face a bad ending.

* * *

“… … .”

“… … .”

“… What do we do now?”

The WMA high-ups looked at each other blankly.

On the screen, cheers were ringing out towards Seo Bom, who was leaving with a blank expression.

And, the phone in the conference room was ringing urgently, just as big.

One of them was directed by Hopper Dusk.

-Wait! It may seem like there’s no answer right now, but no! I’ve figured out the secret to that monstrous smoke!

“… What now?”

-That’s not acting, Spanner Woman! It’s a real confession of love! It’s a scam!

“… … .”

-It’s not too late! Recent PCism is strict about transparency! If you dig it up and use it as a source of suspicion and hang on, there’s still a chance…!

“You’re completely crazy.”

“You little shit!”

“What are you doing if you don’t stop right now!”

The higher-ups covered their eyes after hanging up the phone.

There was no further recourse.

All plans fell apart, and the recoil from WMA’s guns began to pour down from all directions.

The director of Detective Dusk has lost his job again.