NIS Agent Reincarnated as a Genius Actor - Chapter 23

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Episode 23. Reward Vacation

– Ryu Yeon-woo: Thanks for always supporting my activities, guys. I’ll be attending school from the 3rd, so see you at school!

– Woo Seong-sik: Oh, is Yeon-woo finally coming?

– Hwang Jin-hyeon: Yeon-woo, how many days are you attending school this time? We keep losing at soccer to the Class 4 kids. Come and score some goals!

 

When Yeon-woo posted a message in the group chat, his friends’ messages and smile emoticons appeared one after another.

 

The wrap-up party that continued until late at night was divided between those going to the second round and those going home, and Yeon-woo left early since he was a minor.

 

“Min-su hyung, you waited a long time, didn’t you?”

“Not at all. I just got back after dropping off stylist Ye-eun near her house.”

 

Min-su drove straight to the officetel owned by the entertainment company, dropped off Yeon-woo, and went home from work.

 

“Phew, so my first drama ends like this.”

 

He finished his first work with mixed feelings of refreshment and regret.

 

He still couldn’t believe that he had appeared in a drama. In his past life, Yeon-woo had only played extra roles as passing pedestrians.

 

“Will I gradually get used to this feeling after doing two or three works?”

 

Though it was late, feeling some inexplicable emptiness, he lay in bed and searched for Summer’s Closet on his smartphone before falling asleep.

 

And the next day around lunchtime, manager Kim Min-su came to pick up Yeon-woo again.

 

“Have you eaten, actor-nim?”

“No, how about you, Min-su hyung?”

“I haven’t either. Then shall we have some hangover soup and head down?”

“Hey, I’m still a student. I didn’t even drink a single glass of alcohol. But I do like hangover soup.”

 

Kim Min-su often forgot that the actor he was in charge of was a minor because he was so mature.

Nodding at Yeon-woo’s words, he guided him to the restaurant he usually frequented.

 

After having breakfast and lunch at a nearby restaurant, they headed to Daejeon.

Before long, Min-su’s car arrived at his parents’ apartment.

 

“Um, Min-su hyung, would you like to come in? I’ll serve you a drink.”

“No, thank you. I’ll wait in front of the elevator. Take your time.”

 

Yeon-woo opened the door lock and entered the house to find his passport to submit to the company for the reward vacation trip.

 

Fortunately, he had a passport that was made together when he received his resident registration card last year when he turned 17.

 

Yeon-woo had contacted his parents the day before, and his mother had prepared it on the dining table in advance, so he took the passport that was newly made last year and came out.

 

“Here’s my passport. Thank you for your hard work coming all the way down to Daejeon today.”

“I’m always traveling back and forth between Seoul and Busan for work. Daejeon is relatively close.”

 

Yeon-woo approached Min-su, handed over his passport, and greeted him with a bright smile.

 

“The company will probably apply for the travel visa online, so there shouldn’t be anything you need to do separately. Well then, I’ll see you on the 7th.”

“Yes. Drive safely back up.”

 

Min-su left saying he would come on the departure day, and Yeon-woo spent the day preparing for school classes and exercising as usual.

 

 

The next morning, Yeon-woo arrived at school in his father Cheol-woong’s car.

 

As he got out of the car and passed through the school gate, screams from female students could be heard from here and there as they rushed over.

 

“Whoa. It’s Ryu Yeon-woo.”

“Kyaah! What do I do!”

 

Seeing that more than half of the faces of the students rushing over were unfamiliar, they seemed to be new students.

 

“Hello. Yes. Hello.”

 

Yeon-woo shook hands and made eye contact while greeting them.

Due to the rushing underclassmen, the area in front of the school gate suddenly turned into chaos.

 

“Crazy. I just made eye contact with him.”

“No way? He was looking at me.”

 

Between the two bickering, another friend pushed through with a triumphant expression.

 

“Oppa even held my hand.”

“Awesome.”

 

Everyone was busy taking out their smartphones, turning on their cameras, and taking pictures of Yeon-woo.

For new students at a high school located in the provincial areas, a celebrity senior was an irresistible object of interest.

 

Peep―!

 

“What’s all this commotion?!”

 

When the kids crowded at the entrance, thinking there might be a fight, the student affairs teacher who came running while blowing a whistle discovered the students surrounding Yeon-woo and approached while parting the children.

 

“Um, hello, teacher.”

 

The teacher who discovered Yeon-woo smiling awkwardly immediately grasped the situation, wrapped his arm around Yeon-woo’s shoulder like a manager, and guided him through the crowd to the main building.

 

“These kids, won’t you move aside? How can you prevent your senior from even entering the school?”

 

Yeon-woo, who safely arrived at the main building with the teacher, headed to the newly assigned 3rd grade classroom and reunited with familiar friends in his class.

 

“Yeon-woo, why does it feel like we’re meeting after such a long time?”

“Oh, same class as Yeon-woo. Yes!”

 

Unlike friends who consistently came to school for self-study during vacation, these were friends he was meeting for the first time in nearly three months.

 

“Right. It’s already been three months.”

 

Then Jun-su approached and put his arm around his shoulder.

 

“Yeon-woo, only Seong-sik is in the next class.”

“Ah, it must be disappointing to be separated alone.”

 

Jun-su shook his head at Yeon-woo’s words.

 

“Come on, you know he’s not that type of guy.”

 

That’s right, Seong-sik is a social butterfly who’s friends with everyone in school.

 

“Yeon-woo, is Han So-hyeon really pretty?”

“Have you seen any girl groups? Who have you met?”

 

Gradually, friends gathered around Yeon-woo and poured out questions that energetic high school boys would ask.

 

Yeon-woo smiled brightly and answered each question carefully, while the class only intermittently echoed with sounds of “Ooh!”

 

“Quiet! Let’s start class. Class president.”

 

Soon the teacher came in and class began, and since Yeon-woo had to miss a few more days of school due to his reward vacation, he was diligent in his studies when he was at school.

 

“Yeon-woo, why are you studying so hard? You’re a celebrity now anyway.”

“Hm? There’s nothing else to do at school anyway. You should study too. A student’s duty is to study, you’ll regret it later.”

“Ugh, sometimes talking to this guy feels like talking to my dad.”

 

Jun-su shook his head while looking at Yeon-woo.

 

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“Son, did you pack the gochujang?”

“Haha, I’m fine with foreign food. It’s okay.”

 

A few days of school life passed and departure day arrived.

 

Yeon-woo left home at dawn, stopping his mother from packing various things like gochujang and cup noodles.

 

The van waiting in front of the house in the still dim morning.

 

“Min-su hyung, sorry for the trouble this early morning. Because of me.”

 

Min-su smiled brightly at Yeon-woo’s words.

 

“What trouble? Thanks to you, I’m going to Hawaii too, I’m grinning from ear to ear. Haha.”

 

Perhaps naturally suited to be a manager, Min-su found it boring and difficult to sit in the office doing various administrative work.

 

“Well then, let’s depart.”

 

Min-su departed with his characteristically smooth driving skills, quickly heading toward Seoul, and picked up stylist Ye-eun who was waiting in Gangnam with a bundle of clothes.

 

“Ye-eun noona, hello. It must have been heavy carrying all this while standing.”

 

Seeing Yeon-woo speak with an apologetic smile, Ye-eun’s fatigue from the early morning completely melted away.

 

“Oh, no! It wasn’t heavy at all!”

“Please speak comfortably. We’ll be seeing each other for a long time.”

 

At Yeon-woo’s words, a blush spread across Ye-eun’s cheeks as she nodded.

 

“Th-then Yeon-woo. Will you put this on first? It’s better to do your hair after getting dressed.”

 

Taking the clothes Ye-eun handed him, Yeon-woo casually took off his clothes right there.

 

She let out a soft scream and slightly covered her eyes, stealing glances at his lean upper body muscles through her fingers.

 

“Are you done changing?”

“Yes, I’m all changed. Noona, what should I do if my stylist is embarrassed about me changing clothes?”

 

At Yeon-woo’s words, Ye-eun fidgeted with her fingers.

 

“No, I’ve only worked with veteran actors and actresses before…”

 

Embarrassment aside, Ye-eun professionally began styling Yeon-woo’s hair.

 

“I’m not a hair specialist, so I’ll just make it neat. Yeon-woo looks good in anything anyway.”

“Yes, you don’t need to do makeup since it’s a long flight.”

 

Looking at Yeon-woo’s skin that was as soft as a baby’s anyway, Ye-eun nodded and only did basic skin moisturizing.

 

 

“Are those reporters over there? They seem to be gathered. Hmm, I’ll stop over there.”

 

The van that had arrived at Incheon Airport stopped in front of the reporters gathered near Gate 8.

 

 

And Min-su quickly got out and took out his and Yeon-woo’s suitcases.

 

“Ye-eun, wait a moment and someone from the company will come to retrieve the car.”

 

Yeon-woo, who got out after her, received his suitcase and said goodbye to Ye-eun, thanking her and saying he’d have a good trip.

 

As he stood at the small crosswalk in front of the gate, reporters’ flashes went off and passing travelers also spotted Yeon-woo and held up their mobile phones.

 

Soon the light turned green, and as he crossed the crosswalk, Yeon-woo greeted the reporters and fans.

 

“Hello. I’ll have a good trip.”

 

Along with Min-su, who was assisting Yeon-woo, they entered the airport.

 

“Watch out for the pillar behind you. The pillar.”

 

Min-su cautioned the fans who were running forward to film Yeon-woo with their phones while walking backwards, and headed straight to the boarding gate.

 

“Please give them to me. I’ll handle the check-in. Actor, there are fans over there.”

 

Min-su took Yeon-woo’s passport and suitcase and pointed to the fans waving from beyond the glass doors.

 

Thanks to this, Yeon-woo made finger hearts for the fans who waited until the end while going through the boarding procedures.

 

“Actor, the company told us to go to the B Lounge, but I don’t come to the airport often, so please wait a moment.”

“Min-su hyung. It’s this way.”

 

Yeon-woo, who had been in the overseas department during his National Intelligence Service days, used to go in and out of airports like his own home and was familiar with most airports around the world.

 

When Yeon-woo guided them and they arrived at the lounge, other people were already there.

 

“Hey, Yeon-woo, over here.”

 

An Jun-ho waved his hand.

 

Min-su also headed to the next table to greet the managers of the other actors who would be traveling together.

 

“Yeon-woo, you’re here?”

“Yes. Sister, are you feeling unwell somewhere?”

 

Han So-hyeon looked somewhat dejected, unlike her usual energetic appearance.

 

“Ugh… I’m scared of airplanes.”

 

Han So-hyeon had been afraid of flying ever since she encountered severe turbulence as a child, so she rarely traveled abroad.

 

Yeon-woo comforted her saying it would be fine, and soon it was time to leave the lounge and go through the boarding procedures.

 

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