I’m an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me - Chapter 156
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Episode 156
At Seoryeong’s words, the County Magistrate stopped bleeding and widened his eyes. The County Magistrate finally realized who held the upper hand.
He clasped his hands together and begged the cold-faced boy.
“Th-those girls had a natural disposition to seduce men from the beginning… They would give flirtatious smiles first and all. And, and anyway, rather than living with their stepmother, making the village beautifully prosperous would be… good for those girls too…”
“Hmm…”
Seoryeong lowered his eyes as if bored. The County Magistrate, whose pain subsided after telling the truth, gasped and pressed against the ground.
“Is that so?”
Seoryeong spoke to someone. Water dripped onto the County Magistrate’s hand. The very cold temperature of the water gave him chills.
An eerie flute sound was heard.
The speed of water droplets falling on his hand quickened. Drip drip drip drip drip. Drip drip drip drip drip… The County Magistrate instinctively knew. He must not raise his head now. ‘Something’ had arrived before him.
Creak, creak, creak… Along with sounds like playing a gayageum with broken strings, something dark entered the County Magistrate’s vision.
“Hiik…!”
Blood pooled at the tips of delicate, pale fingers. When he saw the wounded hands, his collar was suddenly grabbed. The County Magistrate, who had tried to flee, rolled and fell from the pavilion. His clothes caught again, and the County Magistrate’s head was plunged into the lake below the pavilion.
“Puhup…! Kkeok, eoeok…!”
His face was roughly plunged in and then pulled out. As soon as he desperately drew breath, his face was plunged in again. Four hands were holding the County Magistrate.
“St-stop! Stop…! Kkeok, uk…! I was, I was wrong! Janghwa, Hongryeon…ah! Kkeok…”
The County Magistrate begged Janghwa and Hongryeon. But this was false. He wasn’t sorry.
“If you’re dead, go to the afterlife, kkeok…! No, no… I misspoke…! I’m sorry, stop your resentment…! Kkeohuk, kkulleok…!”
The County Magistrate’s face continued to be plunged into the water. Even while gasping for breath, his pain increased because he spoke falsely. Water and blood flowed messily from his mouth.
“There’s no County Magistrate in Cheonmaekji now. The County Magistrate has lost his mind and is plunging his head into the water by himself.”
Seoryeong and Myeongdo spoke calmly to the girls Hwayeong, So Yeong, and Hae Eo Hwa below the pavilion. The County Magistrate visible in the distance was repeatedly plunging and pulling out his head alone.
“…Will he die like that?”
A young girl asked Seoryeong. Seoryeong coolly shook his head.
“No. He’ll live like that for life, you know?”
“What?”
“What the County Magistrate drank wasn’t just a simple needle. It’s a kind of acupuncture needle… He can’t die easily. I made sure he’d live his original lifespan even if I had to pierce all his blood points.”
The County Magistrate would live a miserable life in that insane state, unable to breathe properly for his entire life. That was the punishment Seoryeong had imposed.
“Feed the liquor I gave you to the next County Magistrate too. He won’t be able to commit corruption.”
Looking at the women holding each other’s hands tightly, Seoryeong shrugged his shoulders.
“By the way, if you reveal the secret, needles will sharply pierce your throats too. Don’t think about making some foolish confession of conscience.”
“…There is no foolish person among us who would have such thoughts.”
Hwayeong stepped forward and spoke. The emotions she had felt all this time were revealed on the cold beauty’s face. It was an expression only someone who had been sorrowful and resentful but still had to live could make.
“Thank you. I will surely repay this kindness someday.”
When Hwayeong bowed her head in greeting, all the other girls bowed their heads too. Seoryeong scratched the back of his neck and answered as if it was nothing.
“Forget it. It’s nothing special. I’m leaving.”
Seoryeong turned his back without lingering and walked away. Myeongdo also followed behind him.
“At least tell us your name…!”
At Hwayeong’s desperate voice, Seoryeong waved his hand without looking back. And he left with one parting word.
“Live long and well-.”
It was the best blessing someone who carried death for life could give.
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“Ah, damn, this is crazy.”
IP 85.152 abandoned the refinement he usually maintained to the end. He was too pleased with the ending.
“It’s even better because it’s not a half-hearted ending…”
If it had been an ending where he was simply killed with one blow or imprisoned, he wouldn’t have liked it. But the County Magistrate would suffer for his entire life. Gasping for breath while his heart was pierced by hundreds of millions of needles.
Time passed strangely quickly.
Seoryeong had somehow lost control to Myeongdo. Since the last incident with the bundle, Myeongdo hadn’t returned the bundle. Everything Seoryeong wanted to buy was rejected with a shake of the head.
“Hey! It’s my money!”
“If you spend it so recklessly, nothing will remain. And as long as I’m watching, you shouldn’t think about making money through fraud. I’m on official duty, you see.”
“I’m going to spend it all and die anyway, so what does it matter?”
When Seoryeong hopped around trying to somehow snatch the bundle, Myeongdo answered with a deliberately stern face.
“Because you might want to live.”
“….”
“Who knows. You might want to live a new life in the country you’ve firmly established with your own power.”
Warm sunlight touched Seoryeong’s face. Seoryeong blinked for a moment.
“Ugh…”
And without hesitation, he kicked Myeongdo’s shin. Seoryeong grumbled and walked forward.
“That won’t happen. Don’t talk nonsense.”
After that, Seoryeong failed when he tried to order all the food at the tavern.
It wasn’t until just before meeting Jo Gwi that Seoryeong was finally able to cross-dress under the pretext of the great cause.
“Hey! How is it!”
Unlike until now when he had been in male disguise, Seoryeong, dressed up prettily, boldly showed his face to Myeongdo, who mistook him for a man.
The nuance reflected on his face was clear. The face that said ‘I’m pretty enough to die for, right?’ was adorable.
“Indeed…”
Myeongdo nodded briefly.
“Perhaps because of your small build, cross-dressing suits you better than expected.”
At Myeongdo’s words, Seoryeong kicked his shin again this time too.
ㅇㅇ(211.234) Ah seriously, what a punching bag lmao is this what marriage looks like, guys
ㅇㅇ(121.160) The crazy thing is how she just obediently takes it despite her size and height – she’s already accepted it, like “I’m his woman”
ㅇㅇ(182.222) Should’ve dressed like this from the start, feels so relieving ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
“Wait, this…”
IP 85.152 momentarily recalled something. Seoryeong’s cross-dressing, which was getting good reactions, had that feeling IP 85.152 had seen once before. The one that made him cry from exhaustion wanting to see it just once more and even peek at dramas…
“Let’s go.”
IP 85.152 changed his IP and wrote a new post.
Input: People who saw the real Seoryeong video lol It’s old content but the quality is decent
KNUA’s final theater performance video started its reverse run right after the drama ended.
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Intube
[1221 KNUA Final Theater Performance 〈Romeo and Juliet〉 Team B Myeong Jeha, Han Yeoreum] 15:44
-So there was a time when you were Miss Seoryeong…
-Only the two leads are wearing different microphones? The discrimination is too severe
No, they’re both just projecting their voices properly, what discrimination lmao that’s such bullshit
-Please, just let Han Yeoreum and Myeong Jeha film something together. For the sake of the domestic drama industry, they have to do it once. I’m not just saying this, it’s a duty, guys… The country should encourage it
〈Strange Tales〉 was on people’s lips every day. The viewership rating for episode 4 had already exceeded 13%. It was catching up to 〈Top Class〉.
“What’s the Intube view count now?”
“It’s increased by about 50,000 compared to yesterday.”
“If this goes well, it might hit the trending page…”
This was JC ENM’s Cheongdam New Building. The PR team was working today as well. They had to tackle their work every day as if their feet were on fire.
And for good reason—it was no exaggeration to say that had completely devoured all the buzz in the domestic drama scene.
“Anyway, get the article circulating now and watch the reactions. If it hits trending, change the title to ‘Video Currently Going Viral on Trending Page’ and go with that angle.”
Even during ‘s off-air periods, drama fans and the general public hunted for content like hyenas.
They peeked at the novel to read the original work, predicted how the future story would unfold based on the source material. And most importantly, they stalked the cast’s social media.
“How are Han Yeoreum’s follower trends?”
“She’s currently passed 500,000!”
A well-curated feed was like a work of art for celebrities. Coincidentally, Yeoreum was hosting Music N as an MC, filming and uploading different coordinated outfits every week.
A rising actor with lots of content was perfect for making drama fans’ hearts flutter.
Pongdang @pppongdang___e
There’s a dutiful daughter who has no hiatus period as soon as you become a fan? Yes, this is a true story
Wait, so we really don’t have to obsessively milk every single clip anymore? We don’t have to occasionally catch press screenings, scan and reread magazine interviews over and over and over again, and check notifications daily to see if they posted a story or not?
Well, you never know… just like it’s always been…
Damn anyway it’s good, so sweet…
Looking at the internet world filled with talk even on non-broadcast days, Manager Hong smiled. Beside him, Shin Rookie, who was downing coffee, hadn’t even mentioned the word “leaving on time” since episode 1 aired.
“Hey, drink coffee in moderation. You’ll get a hole in your stomach.”
“I think I already have one…”
“Next week you’ll have to drink even more. Save it up for then.”
“Why next week?”
Looking at the spaced-out Shin Rookie, Manager Hong smiled affectionately.
” stage greeting tour. Yeoreum’s.”
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At this very moment, Aetami was more desperate than anyone. She channeled the energy of the universe into her fingertips.
“Aren’t you going to eat?”
“My stomach’s a bit…”
Overwhelmed. My heart’s pounding like crazy. I feel like I’ll die if this doesn’t work. Aetami swallowed the rest of her words. She absolutely had to see the stage greeting. She wanted to see her face at this precious offline event.
‘Yeoreum… unnie’s coming…!’
I’ll definitely put a cute headband on you and take a thousand photos. Aetami made a firm resolution.
She wanted to see Yeoreum from the front row, beating out the countless fans who planned to go see Yoon Hyeonjo because of the trailer.
Tick, tick, tick…
The inaudible second hand from the clock she’d set up came to her like an auditory hallucination. Then, right on the hour. It was time to book movie tickets.
“Here I go…!”
Aetami focused on the screen.
The booking page opened. Aetami’s hands moved quickly. No fan service needed—she absolutely had to see Yeoreum up close.
‘Row A, seat 10…!’
Sweat seeped into her mouse-gripping hand. Thanks to logging in beforehand, the payment window popped up quickly. Aetami rapidly clicked the payment agreement button.
Click-!
[Successfully booked]
“I got it!!!”
Aetami screamed in the empty office. As she was holding onto the monitor screen, overwhelmed with emotion, her cell phone vibrated. It was a call from Reporter Wi, a fellow drama fan.
“Hey, I succeeded in getting tickets!”
As soon as Aetami answered the phone, she bragged about her successful ticketing. But the other end of the line was quiet.
“Hey. Are you listening?”
Aetami urged Reporter Wi on the other side. Reporter Wi opened her mouth with a trembling voice.
-Hey… did you turn off your InTube notifications?
“Huh? Why?”
-You need to check InTube right now… log in… look, look…
Reporter Wi’s voice trembled. What’s going on? Aetami briefly took the phone away from her ear with a puzzled feeling. Then she clicked on the app on her screen.
“Huh…?”
She saw a notification window showing +99. Could it be, could it be, could it be…? Half-believing, half-doubting, Aetami clicked and instantly lost her words.
-Yeoreum hit the trending page!
Recent comments were piling up on a video uploaded last winter.
-05:11 This part is seriously insane
-Wow but seriously what is this, someone should make a historical drama with this
-This Eastern-style homebody just wants to lie down here… can’t leave ㅜㅜㅜㅠㅜㅜㅜ
“Hey, this is obviously…”
-It’s circulating as clips right now!
It didn’t take long for screenshots and clips to spread. Aetami felt full that day even without eating.
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“Uh, that concludes our closing remarks…”
Bang!
As soon as the homeroom teacher finished speaking, a chair went rolling across the floor. Before anyone could grasp the situation, someone burst through the door and ran out.
“…Hey, who was that just now?”
“Han Taeyang.”
Taeyang ran while checking the watch on his wrist. He quickly crossed the wide playground. He ran carrying his bag in his hand, not even properly wearing it.
Taeyang’s cell phone home screen displayed a calendar.
[ Stage Greeting Schedule]
GCV Wangsimni
Theater 5 15:50 (Screening)
Theater M 16:20 (Screening)
GCV Cheongdam
Theater 7 17:10 (Screening)
“Ah, this is so hard…”
After running like crazy, Taeyang caught a bus that was about to leave the stop. Today was the day of ‘s stage greeting.
‘Can’t help it.’
Taeyang had succeeded in getting tickets. Three of them, no less. Because Han Yeoreum only appeared for a few seconds in the trailer. From here, Han Yeoreum must have been disappointed.
‘That attention seeker…’
Thinking of Han Yeoreum standing awkwardly next to Gwak Cheolsik and Yoon Hyeonjo, who had fans visiting them, made his chest feel somewhat heavy. To awkwardly greet people, then turn around dejectedly to face the reality of not having a single fan…
‘At least I should go, what else can I do.’
This was the burden of having a lacking older sister.
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