Lord Of Dying Smoke - Chapter 230



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The King of Death Smoke Episode 230

The Last Masterpiece and the Final Choice (3)

One, Aislinn Lewis was a pro.

Second, Penelope Olsen was the same.

Naturally, the two had no intention of ruining this important stage with personal feelings.

The two silently agreed to a truce, ignoring each other.

Naturally, the play began without any problems.

… … It definitely was like that.

* * *

[You, the one wearing yellow. Would you like to say something?]

“?”

“… … ?”

At first, when the play began, the audience was a little confused.

In fact, the stage that Kang Min and Penelope showed at Comic-Con was something closer to an improvised ‘play’. They just made up the script on the spot and didn’t really encourage the audience’s participation. They didn’t have the time to do that in the first place.

But the current stage, as advised by expert Aislinn, was closer to an ‘improvisational’ play.

One audience member who was suddenly singled out looked around in confusion. What would he do if he was suddenly asked to talk about his worries?

The pupils rolled anxiously.

“I… I don’t know what to say… I can’t say anything… … .”

[Heh, you can say whatever you want. The world is full of empty words, so what’s the problem?]

[Hoo, that would be you, First Officer… … .]

[At least tell me what you’re worried about.]

Well, what right could there be for a fan who came to a place like this?

She began to open her mouth hesitantly and stammeringly.

-Playback theater originally meant reproducing (playing back) the audience’s story on the spot. Originally, it was a method of receiving the audience’s life story separately and reinterpreting and acting it out.

As Aislin once explained:

– But as is the case with everything in the world, experiments to reduce it have begun. Instead of receiving a script in advance, the method of listening to explanations directly from the audience has become popular, and even the pretense of being prepared has been eliminated. Recently, there have been attempts at performance art that directly theatrically transform the two-way communication with the audience.

– As I’ve said many times, it’s not easy. Even the most skilled actors make mistakes. In general, it’s probably crazy.

-but-

“Well… … I’m planning on majoring in accounting, following my father’s wishes. He’s a renowned accountant. But I actually wanted to draw.”

[Hmm.]

“Well, of course I know that my father thought seriously about my life. That was definitely a better decision. But, that, a little bit… … .”

[In my opinion, it reminds me of the planet Tirado.]

[Huh, that’s something. You’re right, First Officer.]

“yes……?”

[It’s called the Planet of Artists. It’s a good opportunity to talk about that.]

-Once you can do it, you can grab the hearts of the entire audience and shake them.

is an omnibus by nature.

Season 1 itself is a story of world-renowned actors pouring out their own stories, and while it is somehow connected through the actor Kang Min, each episode is inherently an independent story.

And, of course, the captain and vice-captain, who have traveled across countless worlds, can bring up stories from any place.

There are a whopping forty stories, and if you expand the background settings, that number could be increased by dozens of times.

And, Kang Min experienced a ‘nightmare’ dozens of times more severe than that.

Kang Min was able to immediately pick out the appropriate story from among the numerous stories he had experienced.

[Artists on the planet Typhon inherit their parents’ style. I had a friend who was wondering if it was really right to inherit his father’s pointillism.]

[Yes, I remember. You also brought in depleted uranium bullets that weren’t even in stock.]

[Let’s just forget about all that useless stuff… … Anyway, that guy had a genius-level talent for video art.]

[I remember it, but I’m not sure if it’s helpful.]

Penelope quickly noticed and agreed.

The audience’s life story was instantly linked to episode 6, which featured Bangladeshi actor Apu Nahrin meme.

[A father always wants his children to do well.]

[Well, there was a guy who crossed the continent to Oklahoma to find his son after being kicked once.]

Again, episode 6 was connected to episode 1 with Vietnamese actor Le Huyen Linh.

[… … I don’t really get it.]

[Who wouldn’t it be?]

[But anyway, let me tell you an old story-]

The story then connected with the vice-captain, then with the captain, and then with the background story and plot of the movie .

4 years.

Countless experiences and encounters in between.

Everything that Kang Min had built up over the years began to shine.

The story that a single audience member carefully told was instantly absorbed into the story.

“ah…….”

Of course, the answer that came out like that wasn’t particularly special or surprising. The captain and first officer simply advised them to talk about it seriously.

But sometimes, it is the process itself that moves people’s emotions.

“Oh, thank you… … .”

“… … .”

“… … .”

Again, playback theater is an improvisational theater that takes the audience’s stories as its subject.

There is an implication that your story can be dramatic enough.

Even if it is a background of the universe, it is the same.

“thank you.”

The audience bowed their heads again, their voices becoming slightly clearer, and sat down. Her hands were shaking for reasons completely different from nervousness, no matter how you looked at them.

The atmosphere in the audience changed in an instant.

Those who had been muttering, “It must be burdensome… …,” “Isn’t it a bit strange to point out someone like that?”, “That… … .” were now looking at her with completely different eyes.

It was envy.

‘My story is instantly incorporated into the universe?! And the two main characters did it spontaneously?!’

‘Huh, why! Why didn’t I reserve that seat… …!’

‘Damn, this is an audience of this size! I can’t handle them all! Then the chances of me being chosen are…!’

All two thousand audience members swallowed dry saliva.

Grown adults opened their eyes wide and shook their buttocks as if they were going to raise their hands.

As Aislin had promised, the playback theater that Kang Min had put together began to shake the entire audience in just five minutes.

The play began in earnest with the audience all wide-eyed and focused.

30 minutes later.

Everything was perfect.

* * *

‘What is this… … .’

‘oh my god……!’

Needless to say, the people in charge of the theater were most amazed by its smoothness.

The professors at the Actors Studio, who are especially well-versed in theater, were all speechless. What was happening before their eyes was far beyond their short thoughts.

Is it possible for a two-way play that seems possible only in theory to happen so naturally?

And that too, from an actor who doesn’t even have stage experience?

‘Oh my god… … .’

But even they couldn’t match the awe of Sir Patrick Bennett, the “gentleman of Broadway.”

‘Is this possible?’

He rubbed his eyes repeatedly.

Lord Bennet once saw Kang Min perform Don Quixote in his theatre and admired him for his promising talents.

He also expressed regret, saying that if he were brought in and raised well, he could have been made into a great talent.

It was an extremely complacent underestimation.

‘Who the hell is raising whom…?’

Patrick Bennett, Arthur Reid, whoever from the West End of England could do this?

The reason he called improvisation and playback theater pathetic was because he believed that no actor could come up with a complete story on the spot. He believed that such things were nothing more than performances.

But look at that stage.

Look at that sense and naturalness that allows any story to melt naturally without even a moment’s delay.

Can that stage really be called a mess?

“……under.”

“Ugh.”

“This is ridiculous… … .”

Those who wished for Kang Min’s failure were also people in the industry.

From the agency WMA to those who lost big at Comic-Con, they all had a grudge. But that made them even more dumb.

Look at that magician, he makes up stories on the spot without even a script.

Even that actor has no theater experience.

How on earth do you defeat a guy like that?

‘Huh, right, Kang. You’re finally showing your true colors.’

Zinc.

shake.

shock-

Only Hopper Dusk was spared from the horror.

He even felt a sense of liberation.

‘Do you understand now? Even that Penelope Olsen is so thoroughly controlled by this poison! Now the world will know what this Hopper Dusk has been wary of!’

‘And you’ll remember! There was a man who saw through the true nature of the bastard when everyone else was laughing at him! This Hopper Dusk!’

That’s enough.

That would be understandable.

Director Dusk leaned back with a sneer.

‘……under.’

But whatever.

No amount of surprise or amazement could compare to the irritation of Aislinn Lewis.

[I guess I should bring up an old story. It was when I was in Levioso… … .]

Backstage, Aislin watched Kang Min lead the play. It seemed like he could see everything, including what kind of story to tell and how to start.

He advanced without hesitation, with a flash of brilliance that had once struck Aislin.

[I think everyone is starting to get bored.]

And Penelope followed suit perfectly.

She seemed to know where Kangmin was headed just by exchanging simple glances and making the first move.

Sometimes rhyming, sometimes adding exclamations, she perfectly captured the flow and immersion of the story.

All of this was done without any consultation.

It was perfect breathing.

‘therefore,’

Aislin snorted again.

‘And you’re going to insist that you have no feelings?’

Human beings cannot understand one another.

Even actors and actresses can’t understand each other.

That’s why there’s a script, that’s why there’s a screenplay, that’s why there’s rehearsals, that’s why there’s retakes, that’s why there’s a director, that’s why there’s an editor, that’s why there’s a lot of staff.

All of this serves to correct the misalignment between humans and humans, making them seem more compatible.

And, the world defines a relationship in which we understand each other, or try to understand each other, without even needing all that, in one word.

‘You could have just told me.’

Aislin’s nails dug into her palms.

‘If you had told me, I would have been like this-‘

While the entire audience was focused on the stage, she gritted her teeth alone.

30 minutes after the play.

The part where Aislin was added started while everything was perfect.

* * *

‘Lewis will be the wedge.’

The curtain went down for a moment, and Director Dusk snorted as the excited audience raised their voices.

In his eyes, Penelope’s cover, which had been slightly pulled back, seemed to be perfectly grasped and swung by Kangmin.

Of course, it would be no different for Aislinn Lewis.

‘Playback theater with two actors. With this, the reputation of that guy Kang will be solidified.’

‘Anyone who knows theater will tell you how superhuman this is. The Emmys will be devastated if they refuse to give him an award. He’s been waiting for this twist from the beginning.’

‘Everything is going according to that bastard Kangmin’s plan.’

What kind of scheme is this?

What kind of scheme is this?

The famous detective felt like he was about to applaud his rival’s trick.

Yeah, isn’t this better? If you’re going to bring down the world’s greatest Hopper Dusk, you should at least show him something like this.

‘Okay, show me. What you’re capable of.’

Director Dusk revealed this as he watched the curtain rise.

A bad relationship that lasted two years.

Finally, the time has come for Kang Min to reveal his true colors.

‘The fruits of your schemes, I, Hopper Dusk, will be watching over you!’

“I really can’t eat this.”

Aislinn Lewis threw the prop.

Director Dusk blinked.

… … Oh, that… … .

‘?’