Lord Of Dying Smoke - Chapter 227



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The King of Death Smoke Episode 227

The Hope (15)

Huh.

‘This document may be a small step now, but it will be recorded in the future as the beginning of a legendary program.’

Even after Penelope left, clutching her head, Kangmin still couldn’t hide his delight.

The way he stroked the papers felt like he was handling a small animal.

In fact, Kangmin found this document as adorable as a well-behaved Pomeranian.

‘Our director seems to think this Rhino Planet is just some weird weirdness, but no! There’s a much grander purpose to it!’

Season 1 of Special was an audition.

Viewers were generous and understanding as contestants showcased completely different genres each week.

However, season 2, where the real story progresses, will not be like that.

Even if we still maintain the omnibus format, we will eventually need a clear genre and theme. Everyone will be curious about that.

‘At that time, the me inside the screen dies in an instant!’

impact.

shock.

Within, I understand─

Viewers will immediately understand what genre this series is.

Movies, Comic-Con, everything that has made Kang-min so terrible will support it.

The plan that had been running wild until now is finally getting back on track!

“It’s perfect….”

Kangmin, who had stayed up all night with his eyes wide open, opened the window as dawn came.

The sun of today was rising beyond the thick fog.

The past four years have passed by slowly under the trajectory drawn by the silver ball.

Even .

It’s hard to even count the things that have happened in the meantime.

The sun, which had been propelled by all of this, eventually rose so high that it had to bend its head downwards.

As if even Penelope Olsen knew that in the end, she would raise her hand for Kang Min.

The king of death acting.

THE HOPE for that path was already right in front of us!

“ha ha ha!”

Kang Min was very surprised.

“Hahahahahahaha!”

Dopamine!

Beta endorphins!

Oxytocin!

Dolphin!

All the hormones in my brain rushed out excitedly at this moment.

In the final moments that were approaching, Kangmin’s future was shining brightly like the sun in the sky!

And, in the meantime, a certain ghost who had been thinking that it would be nice to attain Buddhahood recently thought this.

‘Isn’t it foggy?’

* * *

“The fog is so thick you can’t see ahead.”

At the same time, Penelope was driving to Aislinn’s house.

Somehow, I didn’t like the sound of my friend’s voice over the phone, so I baked a cheesecake.

So-called celebrities often become skilled at home baking and cooking because they feel awkward going out to buy a cake or calling people over one by one. However, this cake was perfect, even in my opinion.

In middle school, Penelope and Aislinn watched Friends and tried to make a cheesecake, but failed miserably.

Penelope smiled happily, thinking that even Aislin had improved a lot compared to then.

Penelope was surprised as soon as she entered her friend’s house.

The sight of my friend, dressed in pajamas and looking at me with blank eyes, looked like a ghost.

“Hey! Why aren’t you even turning on the heater? I’m freezing to death!”

“Oh, is it cold?”

“It’s cold! Even though it’s February, it’s foggy today!”

“It was really cold today….”

“What the hell are you talking about, you?”

Looks like he’s really in pain somewhere.

Penelope sighed and turned on the lights in the living room and kitchen and turned up the furnace temperature.

As I started to shiver with excitement wherever I went, the gloomy atmosphere improved a lot.

Only then did Penelope feel satisfied and take out the items in her bag.

“What is that?”

“Cheesecake! Oh, do you remember? We had a ‘Cheesecake Pajama Party’ in middle school. Half of it was burnt and half was undercooked! I cried while eating it all night!”

“… That’s what happened, I remember.”

“That’s right! But the Penelope now is on a different level than she was back then! You haven’t eaten breakfast yet, have you?”

Penelope confidently cut a slice of cake and held it out.

Aislin took a bite and muttered.

“It’s delicious, really delicious.”

“right?”

“It’s different than before.”

“They’re all like that!”

“It’s all like that.”

Her tone was weak, but judging from the expressionless way she munched on the cake, it seemed like she had no problem with her appetite.

Penelope felt relieved only after seeing him pretend to be intimate with her.

I just look a little tired.

Well then, wouldn’t the method to get your old friend’s motivation back be infinitely simple?

Penelope, who had been casually talking about personal matters, changed the subject with a smile of satisfaction on her face.

“So, what’s it been like with that guy Min lately?”

Aislin was silent for a moment for some reason, then said.

“Well, I haven’t even seen your face lately.”

“What are you talking about? That period of not even seeing each other’s faces is important! If you just see each other as a matter of course, you won’t have any feelings! You’ll feel distant for a moment, and, huh? It’s a little empty? That kind of feeling must occur for you to develop longing! You have to use that!”

“… … .”

“Whew, that won’t do. After you finish your work, leave it all to me! I’ll help you out really well!”

To be honest, Penelope thought that if Kang Min had just had normal emotions, he would have had three children already.

Even if I just gather together my acquaintances from my orphanage days and my acquaintances from my days at Jiho Acting Academy, there are more than a few people who seem to have feelings for me, and above all, there is Seo Bom.

But Kangmin was very generous towards that end, and thanks to him, he was able to meet his old friend.

It was frustrating at times, but it helped… .

‘anyway.’

Kang Min was one of the few people who could be considered a match for Aislinn Lewis, except that he was a little crazy.

And Kangmin also needed an external common sense circuit that would stick by his side.

Why on earth wouldn’t Penelope Olsen step forward?

“So, I’m telling you, that’s not how you appeal?”

Penelope hit the table with a snort, concluding with an obvious conclusion.

“Let’s talk about something else,” Aislin tried hard to change the subject, but Penelope would always change the subject.

Isn’t now the time to be embarrassed?

“I’m talking about now. Even during Comic-Con, you shouldn’t have just finished your schedule and gone back in a flash!”

“… Let’s talk about something else.”

“I’m not asking you to express your favor openly! Just casually talk to me in a place where your eyes meet, and run your hand through my hair a few times! And make eye contact sometimes!”

“… … .”

“‘This person is interested in me!’ and ‘Is this person interested in me…?’ are different! The former is burdensome, but the latter can naturally arouse curiosity! Even if they come to the same conclusion, the impact itself is different! What kind of─!”

The one-sided conversation continued.

10 minutes,

20 minutes,

Another 30 minutes─

Aislinn nodded mechanically, and Penelope was annoyed by that.

As I did that, my voice naturally got louder.

“Listen seriously!”

“… … .”

That was the moment.

Aislin, who had been nodding, slowly raised her head.

An inexplicable emotion swelled in his eyes.

“…I see.”

Aislinn said.

“Appealing isn’t something you do like me.”

“okay!”

“Then are you going to do it like me?”

Less loud.

Outside the window, a car on the road stopped.

The driver got out, scratched his head, checked the rear tire, thought for a minute or so, licked his lips, and picked up the phone.

In the meantime, only a long silence remained in the room.

Penelope blinked.

It was probably the stupidest expression she had ever made in her life.

I barely managed to squeeze the words out of my throat.

“……what?”

“Penny, I asked if you were doing it like me.”

“… … .”

The words that came back to the words that were barely squeezed out were not corrections.

A few moments later, a vehicle assistance service arrived outside the window.

The tire changers wrote out a receipt and charged me the fee. It was so expensive that there was an argument with the car owner, but the sound did not penetrate the windows.

The interior was utterly silent.

After a while, Penelope could barely muster a smile.

It was something like an instinct as an actor.

“That, that was the case last time too, your jokes are a bit too much, Acey… .”

“Is that so?”

“Then. Do you remember? Last time, that guy Min complimented me in an interview, and you got really upset. You were really embarrassed when it turned out that you didn’t think anything of it. I understand that our nun is having her first love, but that kind of thing is a little—”

“Even if you haven’t had your first love, you’re not stupid.”

“… … .”

“You create a stage on your own, show me something like that, and then you ask me to do something? Even if it’s nonsense, it’s bad, but if it’s sincere, it’s even worse.”

“… … .”

Penelope was left speechless.

Well, I didn’t understand.

What on earth are you talking about?

What are you really talking about?

We’ve been friends for 12 years. We’ve known each other for half our lives.

Even when the same person died, we faced each other and overcame it.

Do you think I’m the kind of person who would tell my friend’s love story?

“Ace. Oh, Ace.”

I barely managed to suppress my boiling emotions.

Penelope smiled brightly as always.

“I apologize if I gave you any misunderstanding. But I swear, I didn’t mean anything like that. I’m here to help you.

“Uh, well… Min. Yeah, right. I think Min is a good friend. He’s a little crazy, but that makes me respect him more. But that’s all.”

“You know? While we were each wasting our time doing stupid things, he saved someone’s life. I know that you and Bom aren’t on good terms, but yeah. But you can still feel sorry for him back then, right? Even more so now that I know him better. Something like that.”

“What I came to talk about today is, uh, that Min also has some kind of trauma. Of course, that can’t be the case. But in my opinion, this is so rotten that it’s festering. We used to rely on each other, right? But that person didn’t have anyone like that. I tried my best, but it didn’t work out. It’s kind of a shame, isn’t it? That person, the one who should be happier than us, is doing that.”

“So, if you can give it to me, Ace─”

“Penelope Whittaker.”

The conversation was cut off.

Aislin looked at Penelope expressionlessly.

She asked.

“If that’s what you say, then why do you care?”

“… … .”

“Who are you?”

* * *

‘I expected defeat, but I never expected it to be a crushing defeat…’

At the same time, director Hopper Dusk was soothing his bitter taste with vodka.

He stared at the opening ceremony report, which was not even doubling but was almost tripling, and then closed his eyes tightly.

Director Dusk put everything on the line for this showdown. He even went as far as using the entire film as bait.

It all got turned upside down by one weird show at Comic-Con.

Production crew, investors, distributors─

Even in the conference room inside the building right now, screams and squeals were erupting in the present tense. The situation was so terrifying.

‘Ha, I have no choice but to admit it.’

Director Dusk chuckled as he heard the screams in the conference room.

There was only one conclusion that could be drawn after seeing that stage.

‘Kang Min, you’re way beyond Hopper Dusk when it comes to reading people’s minds. From that Comic-Con event to Penelope Olsen’s reaction, it was all in the palm of your hand.’

In his hand he held a ticket to an improv show, the hottest topic these days.

I downed the strong vodka in one gulp.

‘Let’s go see how great you are…!’

After that, I would be willing to admit that I lacked the strength and retire.

Director Dusk believed so.

─I ended up believing it.