NIS Agent Reincarnated as a Genius Actor - Chapter 26

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Episode 26. Yeo-reum’s Table (1)

The boat rocked much more than expected.

 

“Wow, So-hyeon Sister must have had a really hard time.”

“Right, she said she gets severe motion sickness. And she’s scared of a lot of things too.”

 

At that moment, Han So-hyeon was sprawled out at Gaeyado Island’s Health Clinic, just as the two had predicted.

 

“Ugh, everything’s spinning.”

 

Originally, An Jun-ho and Han So-hyeon were supposed to arrive first and film exploring the island’s interior, but the unexpected seasickness left her with no strength to move at all.

 

Meanwhile, An Jun-ho had left Han So-hyeon at the Health Clinic and was walking up to the Old House where the members would be staying on weekends for the next few weeks.

 

“Wow, it’s really quite far from the Village too. Aren’t you thirsty by any chance?”

 

An Jun-ho tried talking to the VJ filming him, but didn’t get much of a response.

 

“Really, variety shows are all about talking to yourself.”

 

Scratching his head, An Jun-ho walked for quite a while longer, and finally saw a Gray Wall in the distance.

 

The rusty Main Gate positioned in the center of the Gray Wall looked like ghosts could appear at any moment.

 

The Vines that had grown high up to the top of the Main Gate were eerie, and the metallic sounds carried intermittently by the wind sounded like someone’s screams.

 

“…H-here? Really?”

 

When An Jun-ho asked the Writer who had followed him, the Writer quietly nodded.

 

The aura he could feel from beyond the Main Gate made him completely lose the courage to go inside.

 

“Uh… wow. I can’t go in.”

 

An Jun-ho hesitated, not daring to go inside alone, then soon turned around and returned to the Health Clinic.

 

Just as An Jun-ho, who had come back down, was explaining the house he’d seen to Han So-hyeon with some exaggeration, the on-site PD received a phone call.

 

“Ah, yes. I understand.”

 

The PD who had been nodding ended the call and looked at Han So-hyeon and An Jun-ho.

 

“The boat with Son Jin-wook and Ryu Yeon-woo is about to arrive at the Dock.”

“Oh, really? Finally! Jun-ho, let’s hurry and go.”

 

At the on-site PD’s words, Han So-hyeon jumped up, forgetting all about her motion sickness, and hurried to the Dock with An Jun-ho.

 

As they waited endlessly for the boat to arrive, perhaps because of the sea breeze, her dizzy motion sickness actually seemed to get a bit better.

 

“Oh, there it comes!”

 

Finally, the boat arrived.

 

As Son Jin-wook, Yeon-woo, and the Staff got off the boat, Han So-hyeon ran over in one breath, delighted to see them.

 

“Ugh, why did you all come so late!”

 

Yeon-woo watched Han So-hyeon running toward him recklessly, then had no choice but to catch her appropriately and spin around once.

 

“Sister, what are you doing running like that? You could fall into the Sea.”

 

Despite Yeon-woo’s nagging, Han So-hyeon paid no attention and quickly started chatting with Son Jin-wook beside her.

Now that all the members were gathered, they seemed to come alive with energy.

 

“They’re really close like real siblings.”

“What? PD, real siblings would never act like that.”

 

As expected of actors, whatever they did looked picture-perfect.

 

Meanwhile, An Jun-ho was already chattering away, tattling to Son Jin-wook.

 

“Hyung, I went to see the house we’re staying in, and it’s completely abandoned.”

“Jun-ho, more importantly, I heard we have to catch fish ourselves if we want to eat.”

“Whaaaat?”

 

A haunted house and having to fish too – one mountain after another… no, a Sea beyond the mountain.

 

“Now, actors. Please come this way. We’ll move now.”

 

At the Production Team’s guidance, Son Jin-wook looked at An Jun-ho again.

 

“Whew, Jun-ho. A haunted house?”

“Yes. I absolutely can’t go in alone.”

“Hmm, we’ll have to see once we get there. If ghosts appear, Yeon-woo will take care of them.”

“Me?”

 

Yeon-woo and the group got into the Car prepared by the Production Team and went up the winding road that Jun-ho had walked earlier.

 

Soon the vehicle arrived at the haunted house that An Jun-ho had visited earlier, and the group got out of the Car.

 

“This is it.”

 

When they opened the rusty Main Gate, jungle-like Vines spread out before them.

The lushly grown grass seemed to prove that it had been a long time since human hands had touched this place.

 

Between them, there was a path just wide enough for a person to enter.

 

“Wow, this is practically a jungle.”

“Do we really have to sleep here?”

 

The other actors seemed shocked, but Yeon-woo glanced inside and quietly nodded his head.

 

‘Well, this isn’t too bad, is it?’

 

Looking inside briefly, it definitely seemed to be in better condition than it appeared from the outside.

 

At least the interior looked like it would be fine for sleeping in right away with just a little cleaning.

 

Then the PD and staff set down a yellow basket full of various tools and said,

 

“This house was lived in by an elderly couple until six months ago, and now the homeowner has moved to their children’s house in Seoul. It’s now owned by the broadcasting station, so feel free to tear it down and rebuild as you like.”

 

Clap clap!

 

After hearing the PD’s words, Yeon-woo was the first to clap his hands to get everyone’s attention, then immediately put on work gloves he found somewhere.

 

“I’ll start by cleaning up the yard. Please go inside and see if there are any useful household items.”

 

When Yeon-woo, the youngest, took the initiative and showed an active attitude, the other actors also began to move.

 

“Oh, then I’ll help Yeon-woo.”

 

An Jun-ho also quickly received work gloves and put them on.

 

“So-hyeon. Let’s go inside to work too. I’m pretty confident in house cleaning.”

 

Han So-hyeon and Son Jin-wook went inside the house and started by removing unnecessary household items and cleaning, while Yeon-woo began cutting vines with a sickle and gradually clearing the yard that looked like a jungle.

 

When Yeon-woo selected thick branches and cut them down in one stroke along the grain, An Jun-ho would carry them outside the house.

 

The writing team was amazed watching the small jungle being organized in an instant under Yeon-woo’s touch.

 

“Wow, Yeon-woo’s work is really fast. When did he ever do this kind of work?”

 

At that reaction, Yeon-woo scratched his cheek.

 

Compared to the hellish mangrove forests when carrying out operations in Laos, these vines were nothing more than child’s play.

 

After about an hour, the spacious yard finally began to reveal itself.

 

Son Jin-wook and Han So-hyeon worked hard sweeping and wiping inside the house and organizing the household items given by the production team, then came outside much later.

 

“Wooooow, what? This place was this spacious?”

“Yeon-woo and Jun-ho must have worked really hard, right? This is big enough to play foot volleyball.”

 

After clearing away the vines that had invaded the yard, it became a house that looked quite livable.

 

Meanwhile, Yeon-woo glanced inside the house and asked the two,

 

“Is there anything useful inside?”

“No, nothing much except what the production team gave us. But there’s a vegetable garden behind here.”

 

At those words, the PD nodded and explained.

 

“Ah, that’s a vegetable garden the production team prepared in advance. You can eat everything you harvest from that vegetable garden.”

 

At the PD’s words, Yeon-woo and An Jun-ho headed toward the vegetable garden.

 

Especially An Jun-ho strode into the vegetable garden as if familiar with it and examined the crops.

 

“There are cucumbers and peppers here?”

 

An Jun-ho found vegetables well in every corner.

 

“Really? They all look like the same grass to me, so I couldn’t find what was edible.”

“I lived in the countryside until I became an adult. Of course I tended a vegetable garden too.”

 

An Jun-ho thus became in charge of the vegetable garden.

 

“PD, where is the fishing equipment?”

 

At Yeon-woo’s question, the PD pointed to a shabby storage shed behind the house.

 

“If you go to the storage shed in the back, there are things the elderly couple used.”

 

When Yeon-woo entered the storage shed, there were quite a lot of tools, better organized than expected.

 

Soon, Yeon-woo discovered a fish trap that looked intact.

 

‘The sun will set soon, so it’s better to set up the fish trap first.’

 

Yeon-woo nodded and came out to the yard carrying the fish trap.

 

“Hyung, Sister. I’m going to set up the fish trap.”

“Huh? Fish trap?”

 

At Yeon-woo’s shout, the other members came out while organizing the house.

 

“Lunch aside, we need to eat dinner.”

“That sounds fun. I’ve never seen a fish trap before! Can I follow?”

 

Han So-hyeon, who asked while raising her hand high, was already putting on her shoes.

 

“Oh, yeah, you two go. Catch a lot!”

“We’re just setting it up for now. It won’t catch anything right away.”

 

Leaving behind Son Jin-wook and An Jun-ho waving their hands, Yeon-woo headed to the nearby seashore carrying the fish trap.

 

“Yeon-woo, where are you going to throw the fish trap?”

 

At Han So-hyeon’s question as she followed along, Yeon-woo looked around the area.

 

“Hmm, the depth is good near the dock, but it might reach the boat and the line could break, and it’s too far from the house. We need to throw it somewhere around here.”

 

After looking around for a while, Yeon-woo stood in front of a gap between rocks and called Han So-hyeon.

 

“Sister, here. I think this spot would be good.”

 

Han So-hyeon and the camera director ran over to Yeon-woo.

 

“Here? Here? Then do we just put it in?”

 

When Han So-hyeon asked while holding the fish trap, Yeon-woo put his hand in his coat pocket and started looking for something.

 

“Well, ideally we’d put fish heads or chicken innards as bait, but…”

 

Yeon-woo pulled out some leftover bread from his pocket.

 

“This is bread left over from what we ate at the rest stop on the way here. Let’s try using this.”

“Bread? Will fish come in to eat bread?”

“They eat it pretty well.”

 

Yeon-woo peeled the bread crust, put it in the fish trap, then spun it around and threw it into the sea.

 

“Sister, give me the rope.”

“Here!”

 

Yeon-woo took the fish trap rope that Han So-hyeon was holding and wound it tightly around a nearby rock, tying it securely.

 

His hand movements as he quickly tied knots and secured it looked quite professional.

 

“Wow, where did you learn all these things?”

“Just, well. Haha.”

 

It would be awkward to say it was Binding Technique used for restraining hostages.

 

“What do you think we’ll catch? I’m excited.”

“Who knows. I hope we catch something.”

 

 

Meanwhile, after Yeon-woo and Han So-hyeon left, the other members were busy stacking bricks to build a fire pit.

 

“Jin-wook, have you done this kind of thing before?”

 

At the PD’s question, Son Jin-wook looked at him as if bewildered.

 

“What? There’s no way I would have built a fire pit before. I was completely deceived. During the preliminary meeting, they definitely said it was a healing variety show.”

 

The staff laughed at Son Jin-wook’s muttering.

 

Though Son Jin-wook complained verbally, he diligently stacked bricks while creating air holes according to the accompanying expert’s advice.

 

“Sigh, why am I working so hard again? I have no choice if I want to feed our kids.”

 

As the eldest, Son Jin-wook was enthusiastic, thinking he couldn’t let his three younger siblings go hungry.

 

“Senior, we’ve set up the fish trap and returned.”

 

Just then, Yeon-woo and Han So-hyeon opened the main gate and entered the yard.

 

“Yeah, good. There’s rice and everything in the kitchen, so I put rice in the electric rice cooker.”

“There’s an electric rice cooker too? I thought we’d have to use the cauldron, but that makes things much easier.”

 

Yeon-woo surveyed the situation in the yard, set priorities, and then spoke.

 

“Alright, then Jun-ho hyung, who’s in charge of the vegetable garden, please go with So-hyeon sister and pick some vegetables we can eat right away.”

“Okay. Let’s go.”

 

An Jun-ho and Han So-hyeon took a bamboo basket and went to the vegetable garden, while Yeon-woo rolled up his sleeves.

 

“Since hyung made the fire pit for us, I’ll chop some firewood. Please rest for a while.”

“Oh, should I? My back feels like it’s breaking from bending over doing this continuously.”

 

Son Jin-wook went to the wooden platform, groaning as he stretched his back and lay down.

The PD spoke to Son Jin-wook.

 

“Is Yeon-woo originally the leader?”

 

The PD’s eyes lit up with surprise at the sight of the youngest skillfully giving out tasks.

 

“Of course. That kid is incredibly capable at whatever he does. Well, he’s the leader as you said, PD.”

 

Son Jin-wook answered the PD’s question without even looking, lying spread-eagle on the wooden platform.

 

Lying there feeling the leisurely breeze, he seemed to be getting drowsy.

 

Meanwhile, Yeon-woo brought firewood stacked beside the storage shed and started splitting it with an axe.

 

Swoosh—, thunk.

 

With skilled axe work striking down rhythmically, the firewood was split cleanly.

 

“Really, why is he good at all these things too…?”

“I know right. We should capture this in slow motion.”

 

Though he was simply splitting firewood, the visual captured on screen somehow felt cinematic.

 

At this sight, the PD and main writer were grinning from ear to ear, frantically planning the editing.

 

Meanwhile, exhausted from the forced march that started in the morning, Jin-wook had fallen asleep on the wooden platform, and in the meantime, Yeon-woo put firewood in the fire pit and lit it.

 

The well-dried firewood caught fire quickly, and Yeon-woo brought a pot lid from the kitchen and poured cooking oil on it.

 

Sizzle―.

 

Son Jin-wook opened his eyes that he had closed at the sound of the cooking oil heating up.

 

“What, Yeon-woo? You already got the fire going?”

“Just lie down. Since it’s our first meal, let’s just have some simple fried rice.”

“Wow, what’s that? It already smells delicious.”

 

Just then, Han So-hyeon and An Jun-ho approached, carrying an armful of vegetables they had picked from the vegetable garden.

 

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