You Promised Me, Mr. Lee San-ha - Chapter 110



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Episode 110 Manners Maketh Man (2)

“Keuk-hook, ku-luck.”

Eponine, who had stopped vomiting, wiped her mouth and turned her head.

He must be about twenty years old now.

There was a youthful look engraved on her face that could not be hidden even with heavy stage makeup.

Finally, her eyes open wide as she spots Ahn Hee-yeon.

Eponine ran towards me with her arms outstretched like a whining child.

“Eww! Sister!”

She ran towards Ahn Hee-yeon and hugged her.

Po-ok!

It looks like he originally intended to hug me… … but it looks like the angle didn’t come out well because of the difference in body size.

Eponine was taller than the average woman.

An Hee-yeon was shorter than the average woman.

Eponine hugged An Hee-yeon tightly like a doll and shouted.

“Sister, I’m scared!”

It may sound like I’m being patronizing now, but I have to say it anyway.

“You seem pretty close to each other, even though you’re acquaintances.”

“She’s my second cousin. My maternal uncle’s daughter, Eunsol Lee.”

An Hee-yeon answered, struggling to escape from Eponine’s embrace.

But why did you keep saying we were acquaintances?

I don’t know, but it seems like she still has a hard time talking about her family.

I didn’t intend to ask questions in depth.

‘I guess he’ll talk about it when he feels like it.’

If you don’t talk about it, then there’s nothing you can do about it.

I nodded slightly and asked another question.

“I see. But may I ask why your cousin was doing something that would hurt his throat right before the performance?”

An Hee-yeon patted Lee Eun-sol and then got out of her arms.

It was a natural movement, like that of a beast trainer.

“It might be hard to understand, but it’s a bit… …like our family history.”

“Gastroesophageal reflux disease?”

“I know you’re joking, but I can’t deny it because it’s true. To be exact, when I’m nervous, my body gets seriously unwell. Headaches, dizziness, cold sweats, indigestion… … It’s basically a cardiovascular disease caused by the heartbeat. I’m the same way.”

The last statement is somewhat questionable.

The Ahn Hee-yeon we’ve seen so far doesn’t seem to be that kind of person.

Then, Ahn Hee-yeon added a brief explanation.

“Now you know why I always wore my hair down at school?”

“aha.”

I could understand only after hearing the explanation.

I thought he had intentionally sealed his appearance to avoid trouble, but I guess I was wrong.

So, here a question arises.

“What happened to the tattooed pig you spoke to at the supermarket? Weren’t you nervous then?”

“Um… … . That’s a bit different. Being scared and feeling nervous aren’t the same thing, right?”

I think I have a rough idea.

Being scared and being nervous are two completely different things.

I thought that maybe Ahn Hee-yeon’s maternal side of the family was a group of people who felt particularly pressured.

I looked down at her quietly and said.

“It must have been very difficult.”

An Hee-yeon blinks and looks up at me.

This time it seems like she needs further explanation.

“I don’t think it would have been easy to change your image by fixing your bangs.”

An Hee-yeon answered with a bright smile.

“… … It’s thanks to you. I feel more at ease now that I have someone I can feel comfortable with.”

I’m not sure, but I think it would be something like that.

It’s like the feeling a child might have when he finds his mother in the crowd at a sports day.

The reassurance of having someone on my side.

Eunsol Lee, who is here, probably feels the same way.

The reason he gave Ahn Hee-yeon the musical tickets was clearly an attempt to ‘make her feel a little more at ease.’

Eunsol Lee was ready to pounce at any moment like a subdued beast.

If it weren’t for Ahn Hee-yeon’s ‘wait’ gesture, I would have hugged her again a long time ago.

As I was looking at that sight, a question suddenly occurred to me.

“You must be so nervous. How was the musical audition?”

“I took about 5 Whanghwangcheongsimhwan pills before the audition.”

“It’s such an amount that I could die from the side effects… … ?”

“It was something I wanted to do even if I died. For me.”

At that moment, Eunsol Lee’s voice, which had previously sounded playful, pierced me deeply.

Because the attitude toward dreams is revealed in the joking remarks.

A voice full of desperation.

It was difficult to ignore that urgency.

I made a suggestion to Eunsol Lee.

“Then can I help you relax?”

“Is there any way? Aww, seriously, my heart feels like it’s going to burst right now, I’m going to die, ugh! Uwueak… … .”

It’s a simple task, just make a promise and keep it.

There is nothing difficult.

‘If a supporting actor with such a big role is this nervous, it will be difficult for me to enjoy the musical comfortably.’

I tried to persuade her in the most natural way possible.

“Make a promise with me. To act without being nervous.”

Eunsol Lee fell into a brief moment of deep thought.

Why are you even worrying about this?

“no, I do not want.”

I feel dazed as if I’ve been hit with a light jab.

Before I could ask why, Eunsol Lee continued speaking.

“That’s just lying in the end. Since Heeyeon doesn’t like people who lie, I promised her that I wouldn’t lie in front of her.”

“Okay, that’s a great attitude to have, but… … I’m just saying something empty. Why do we say that so much? Just saying positive things can change a person’s way of thinking… … .”

“Ugh… …. Sister, what should I do?”

Eunsol Lee looked at Heeyeon Ahn and asked.

It was like watching a large dog waiting for its owner’s orders.

Ahn Hee-yeon said while patting Lee Eun-sol’s back.

“Just do as I say. Sanha has some really amazing abilities. It feels like he’ll do whatever he says―”

“Huh? What’s that? Isn’t that what you feel because your sister’s boyfriend is like that?”

An Hee-yeon hit Lee Eun-sol’s back with the hand that had been stroking her back.

slap.

“What, what is she saying?! Who is her boyfriend? She says rude things so casually?!”

The denial was so strong that I blurted out something without realizing it.

“Isn’t that rude?”

An Hee-yeon answered with a bright red face.

“What are you talking about?! I’m telling you that I’m being rude to you!”

“Oh, is that so? I’m not being rude.”

“No, that… … really? If that’s true, then that’s good… … . Anyway, that’s rude, kid!”

“I don’t think it was that rude. It didn’t bother me.”

“It doesn’t hurt, but it’s rude!”

Eunsol Lee, who had been watching the conversation, suddenly burst out laughing.

“Hahaha, what are you two doing? I thought you were a couple, but you’re a comedy duo?”

She laughed for a long time, even clapping.

Finally, Eunsol Lee continued speaking, wiping away the tears from her eyes.

“Ah, ahh, I laughed so hard… … Thank you! I think I’ve relaxed a bit thanks to you two.”

Now his expression seems to have relaxed a bit.

I asked Eunsol Lee a quick question.

“So will you promise me now?”

“Yes! I will try to act well without being nervous!”

Eunsol Lee answered cheerfully, even striking a fighting pose.

Tiring!

A promise is added to the status window.

Eunsol Lee: I promise to act well without being nervous.

She hugged Ahn Hee-yeon tightly one last time and returned to the backstage.

“Sister, I’ll do well! Watch over me!”

I wonder if I gained a lot of courage.

The steps he takes as he turns around seem very light.

But Ahn Hee-yeon was still looking at her with worried eyes.

A gaze like that of a child left on the water’s edge.

“Eunsol… … You can do it, right?”

“I’ll do well.”

I turned around with confidence.

* * *

We quickly returned to the opera house and took our seats.

The seat is S seat, right behind R seat.

It was a place where you could see how much Lee Eun-sol cherished Ahn Hee-yeon.

Soon after, an announcement is made and the surroundings become dark.

Finally, the curtain opened with a loud trumpet sound.

The first number is a work song.

This scene stands out with its magnificent production of the battleship being hoisted from the dry dock.

I was so overwhelmed by the cinematic directing that I held my breath without realizing it.

At that moment, the person in front of me turned his head towards me.

“Use it!”

Did you hear a gasp?

It seems like he has very perceptive ears.

Soon, wonderful songs and acting follow.

As I was getting deeper and deeper into the story and empathizing with the emotions, Ahn Hee-yeon let out a sob in the scene where Fantine dies and sees a vision of her daughter Cosette.

Then the person in front turned around and made a threatening sound.

“Ouch! See!”

It seems like you’re a little unwell.

‘I know it must be hard for you. I need to understand.’

The musical continues.

This number is Master of the House.

I heard that this is one of the few gag scenes in Les Miserables.

People everywhere burst into laughter at the antics of the two innkeepers who empty the wallets of their guests.

But even in the midst of all this, the person in the front seat was still just making noises mixed with annoyance.

“Oh my! Oh my!”

After a few more numbers passed.

Now it’s time for the 20th number, Eponine’s Errand.

This is the first scene in which Eponine appears with great significance in the play.

That means, this is a really important moment for Lee Eun-sol’s acting.

She slowly moved to the center of the stage.

… …with my legs shaking.

‘You said you were all relaxed earlier!’

To some, it might have seemed like Éponine was surprised to see Cosette again after such a long time.

But all I see is Eunsol Lee, trembling.

‘You shouldn’t do that… … .’

That’s what acting is.

You shouldn’t see the ‘actor’ in the ‘character in the play’.

It was a truth that applied equally to movies, dramas, plays, and musicals.

The moment you stop being a character and become yourself, the audience will know right away.

The fact that at this moment someone is ‘acting out a virtual reality’.

Eunsol Lee’s unsteady gait was on the verge of breaking immersion.

‘I didn’t want to write it if possible, but… … I guess there’s nothing I can do.’

In fact, this promise was taken as a kind of insurance.

Fulfilling a promise is ultimately a one-time thing.

It is impossible for me to take responsibility for her continuing acting career in the future.

Let’s say I use my abilities to finish today’s stage well.

So what’s the next stage?

If she couldn’t get past this stage now, she might never be able to take the next step in her life.

‘It was something I wanted to do even if I died. For me.’

This is what Eunsol Lee said.

A person who was that sincere towards his dreams.

A person who didn’t want to rely on sedatives or anything like that on stage, so she held on and endured it by hugging her cousin.

I didn’t want to ruin that person’s dream with my own hands.

Amidst the deepening worries, a shallow violin prelude began to play.

This means that in a few seconds, Eponine’s part will begin.

Finally, her mouth opens.

Her mouth, which is hard to tell whether it’s Eponine or Eunsol.