I’m an Unknown Actress, But Everyone Knows Me - Chapter 171

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Episode 171

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Seoryeong came down the Mountain Path as the sun was setting. And once again, out of habit, she thought of him. How deeply etched in her eyes was Myeongdo’s face when she first saw him looking down from the tree. Unlike Seoryeong, that face had shone brightly as it met the sunset with his whole being. The person who had embraced Seoryeong with honest and upright eyes.

 

He had ridden his Horse and charged forward like mad.

 

Seoryeong looked up at Heaven. Where should she go now? Since she had met Jeongan, there really was nowhere that came to mind.

 

Seoryeong headed down toward the opposite side. Different from the path she had climbed up. She could just go to the Riverside, take a Ferry Boat, and wander aimlessly anywhere. That’s what she thought.

 

Veins bulged prominently on the back of the hand gripping the Horse’s Reins.

 

Seoryeong held her Bundle in her hand and went down the Mountain Path. Unlike before, the simple Bundle was nothing but light. Remembering the time when she had been alone, collapsed on the ground and struggling, laughter escaped her.

 

Myeongdo had been there then too. The man who had said it was natural to help the weak while carrying a large load on his back.

 

Finally, the River appeared before her eyes, rippling enchantingly. The heartbreakingly sparkling river water would have flowed well even while Myeongdo wasn’t opening his eyes.

 

Just as the sun had, just as the moon had, just as the heartless leaves had, they would rise and set, bloom and fall.

 

Even without Myeongdo.

 

Even without Seoryeong by Myeongdo’s side.

 

“So I’ll live well…”

 

Seoryeong took another step forward like that.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

“Seoryeong!”

 

Seoryeong turned around. The man with the blazing sun on his back looked incomparably bright.

 

Myeongdo was coming from far away.

 

In an instant, all the noise in the world subsided. Only the sound of her heartbeat could be heard.

 

Myeongdo, who had quickly jumped down from his Horse, came running with wide strides. Seoryeong, who had been staring at him blankly, also took one step, then another, before running frantically toward him.

 

The white cloth strap tied to her wrist came loose in the wind and fluttered away.

 

The two people who had been standing at opposite ends gradually drew closer. Three steps, two steps, finally one step.

 

The Riverside where their waiting had melted away was shining with beautiful golden light. Every time the wind blew, small waves rippled and broke. The sound of gently flowing water broke the silence.

 

Under the tilting sun, the two people finally met again.

 

“…How did you come here…”

 

“Where are you going?”

 

Myeongdo bent his knees and panted for breath. Seoryeong stared at him blankly. Tears streamed down her face.

 

“Did you come to see me off?”

 

At Seoryeong’s question, Myeongdo gave a hollow laugh. Then he shook his head.

 

“How could that be?”

 

“…”

 

Seoryeong tried to check with her eyes whether Myeongdo was safe, but it was futile. Tears kept welling up, making it hard to look at him properly. Her vision of Myeongdo became blurry as her focus scattered.

 

“What man would just watch the woman he loves leave?”

 

She should stop, she should stop crying.

 

“His Majesty commanded me to be an inspector who travels the world. I am no longer an attendant official.”

 

Myeongdo slowly reached out his hand toward the weeping Seoryeong.

 

Finally, he embraced his love in his broad arms.

 

Seoryeong hugged Myeongdo back with trembling hands. Her white hands gripped his blue Jangpo tightly as if she would never let go.

 

As if there were only the two of them in this vast world.

 

The two people who met again at the sparkling Riverside shared the stories they hadn’t finished.

 

Their shadows overlapped harmoniously over the calm water. Without any gaps.

 

“So I intend to go with you.”

 

“…Do you even know where I’m going?”

 

“Anywhere.”

 

Myeongdo held Seoryeong’s cheek with one hand. He wiped away the tears flowing over her soft, tender skin with his thumb.

 

Then slowly, very gently, he lowered his lips. The destination was Seoryeong’s forehead. It was a kiss as if treating something precious.

 

Holding both her cheeks, Myeongdo pressed his lips down as if making a vow.

 

“…What’s that?”

 

At that innocent and plain contact, Seoryeong complained. Myeongdo, his face reddened, tried to explain.

 

“We’re not married yet, so I can’t help it. We must follow proper procedures…”

 

He was unnecessarily honest even about just one kiss. But that made him even more like Myeongdo.

 

Always an upright man. The man who had held onto Seoryeong at the cliff of death.

 

“Really! Who said they’d marry you?”

 

Seoryeong kicked Myeongdo’s shin. When Myeongdo staggered for a moment, Seoryeong turned and walked away. Myeongdo immediately followed after Seoryeong.

 

“Then will you marry another man instead of me?”

 

“Ah, I don’t know.”

 

“That cannot be. Don’t tell me you thought of taking in another man while I was sleeping…”

 

Seoryeong burst into laughter without realizing it. Myeongdo, who had been looking at Seoryeong with anxious eyes, also smiled back when he realized it was a joke. Seoryeong took Myeongdo’s hand. She interlaced their fingers tightly through the gaps between their clasped hands.

 

With her other hand, she wiped away the tears that had been flowing just moments before. Very bravely.

 

“Look at you.”

 

“How could there be any question? I always give my sincere devotion.”

 

“Where should we go first?”

 

“Go wherever your heart leads. I will follow.”

 

The two people walked side by side along the golden-lit Riverside. Seoryeong’s yellow Skirt fluttered in the wind, and Myeongdo’s blue Jangpo rippled together with it. The sound of stepping on pebbles could be heard gently and affectionately.

 

“Let’s go to the Obok Festival in spring, and buy me a very expensive Norigae! You remember breaking my Obok string, right? If you ruined a treasured item I’d cherished for over 10 years like that, you must pay a fair price.”

 

“Yes. I will do so.”

 

“Let’s ride the Ferry Boat again this summer. And in autumn, there’s a big Market that opens on the Western Side, you know? Buy me amber rice cakes.”

 

“Yes. What else would you like to do?”

 

“And in winter—”

 

Seoryeong made endless promises. As if this was what she had wanted to do from the beginning.

 

The two people slowly moved away. Even as they walked forward, they kept looking at each other as if something was wonderful.

 

What awaits us beyond the horizon? Good things and bad things will come, but if we’re together, we can handle anything. What kind of stories will the many days we’ll live together and write be? In this moment when I’m looking forward to it. Perhaps it’s because we think it would be okay to wander around without a destination for our whole lives,

 

We are probably each other’s,

 

 

 

Chapter 16

 

Destination

 

 

 

That’s why.

 

The screen slowly darkened and the plain sound of temple bells was heard. Letters announcing farewell slowly appeared.

 

 

 

We thank the viewers who have lovingly watched until now.

 

 

 

And so ended.

 

Somewhere, a sound resembling a heartbeat arose. Someone stood up and was clapping. Like that, one by one… the sound of applause grew. It echoed as if it would fill the entire screening room.

 

There were audience members crying and audience members laughing. Their reactions were honest. The unique lingering feeling when encountering a good work was evident.

 

Yeoreum, no, Seoryeong walked toward the front of the Stage as if drawn. She looked at the audience with a bewildered face. Jjang Director and Myeongdo held her hands on both sides.

 

The clasped hands stretched upward. And then gracefully descended again. Once more, applause mixed with cheers poured down on the actors who bowed their heads before the audience.

 

When Seoryeong, who had been bowing her head for a long time, straightened her back again, what appeared before her eyes was.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Status Window like proof.

 

Beyond the sparkling Status Window, Flash continued to burst toward Seoryeong. The clicking sound, which resembled the sound of a pounding heart, lingered in her ears for a long, long time.

 

Even though the screen had turned black, not a single audience member was leaving the screening room.

 

As if they couldn’t accept parting with .

 

“Han Yeoreum! Just a moment!”

 

“Your Shamanistic Ritual Acting was impressive, could you give us a comment…!”

 

The reporters who had been sitting in the screening room turned on their cameras and approached Yeoreum as if entranced. The guards who had been waiting nearby stepped forward to block Yeoreum.

 

“Sorry. We have another schedule. We’ll do interviews next time! Thank you!”

 

Even as the cast was being guided out of the screening room, the reporters kept following them. If anything, it was noisier outside the screening room.

 

Click-! Click-!

 

“Please look this way just once!”

 

“Han Yeoreum! Han Yeoreum!”

 

The reporters who had attended the Photo Wall hadn’t gone home yet. Passionate shutter sounds burst out, trying to capture even the back view of Yeoreum moving with a dazed expression.

 

The shutter sounds didn’t stop until the elevator carrying Yeoreum closed its doors.

 

“…Did I really do well?”

 

Inside the elevator, Yeoreum tightly gripped the hem of Geum Bitkang’s outfit beside her. Her fingertips were trembling.

 

“Don’t be silly.”

 

Geum Bitkang answered as if scolding her. She looked at Yeoreum with an expression that said she was asking something obvious.

 

“Open your eyes tomorrow. The world surrounding you, little chick, will have changed.”

 

Noh Jeongyeon said with a smile. It was a short and clear answer.

 

Inside the descending elevator, Yeoreum felt the illusion of rising endlessly.

 

The applause she had heard earlier, the countless gazes directed at her, the flash that had shone blindingly bright.

 

All of this came to her with overwhelming reality. Articles were being posted in real-time, competing with each other. The speed was insane.

 

 

 

[A rookie actor’s powerful blow, Han Yeoreum’s divine Acting Ability unleashed in ]

 

[Perfect until the end, ‘Now we trust and watch cable TV dramas’]

 

[Happy ending after all… MyeongRyeong couple’s lovely famous scene]

 

 

 

The click count rose rapidly. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that the entertainment pages of portal sites were completely filled with .

 

The audience members still remaining in the screening room were immersed in the afterglow.

 

“…That was no joke…”

 

“Give me some tissues. Ah, my tears won’t stop.”

 

“Hey, look, concept posts are already going up. This is crazy for real.”

 

They held their cell phones looking at photos of Yeoreum saved in galleries, telling friends their impressions, or checking internet reactions.

 

Jegal Rok, who had been watching all of this, clenched his fists with strength. The real beginning was starting now.

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