NIS Agent Reincarnated as a Genius Actor - Chapter 279

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Episode 279. To Land

Kang Hak-jun shook his head as he heard the beep from his smartwatch announcing the end of the game.

 

‘This was beyond my level.’

 

Having faced him directly, he could clearly feel the gap between them.

 

He didn’t even feel particularly bitter about it.

 

“Well, I guess I was the amateur.”

 

Originally, the feeling of bitterness comes when you couldn’t fully display what you had, or when you feel like you lost due to bad luck despite not having much difference in skill with your opponent.

 

But it was neither of those cases.

 

Even if he did it several more times, he probably would have made the same judgment and opened the classroom door.

 

And he would have been just as flustered by the same booby trap, and since he never anticipated the shooting from the building’s exterior wall, he would have been out no matter how many times he tried.

 

‘Who on earth is it.’

 

Kang Hak-jun approached the window and looked down at his opponent who had descended.

 

Then he saw his opponent, who had come down to the ground using the rope, take off his protective helmet and bow his head slightly in greeting.

 

Kang Hak-jun also took off his helmet and bowed his head in return.

 

Then he went downstairs through the school’s central staircase.

 

When he went outside the building, he saw his opponent walking toward him.

 

‘Is it Min Jun-kyung after all? He feels a bit taller than what I saw on TV.’

 

Thinking that the approaching opponent was Min Jun-kyung, who had debuted as a singer after being discharged from the anti-terrorism unit, Kang Hak-jun took off his face shield and goggles that protected his face.

 

“Nice to meet you. This is the first time seeing you in person. That last trick was fantastic.”

 

Then his opponent answered.

What he heard was a younger male voice than he had expected.

 

“Indeed. You’re Kang Hak-jun senior, right? Nice to meet you. We briefly met last time after the premiere when filming for ‘Entertainment Report.'”

“Ah…?”

 

Min Jun-kyung should definitely have a rough and thick voice.

 

And what business would there be to meet a singer after a premiere for ‘Entertainment Report’ filming.

 

It seemed like it wasn’t the person he was thinking of.

 

“Who…?”

 

Then his opponent smiled as he took off his face protection.

 

“It was an honor to have such a thrilling match with you today, senior. I’m actor Ryu Yeon-woo.”

 

Seeing his opponent bow his head politely with a respectful expression, Kang Hak-jun’s eyes widened as much as they possibly could.

 

“Huh…?”

 

He had never once thought about it.

 

That Player 7, who had dominated the battlefield while showing the greatest presence on this island from the first day, would be Ryu Yeon-woo.

 

His mouth fell open so wide that he didn’t even notice the sandy wind blowing from the abandoned school’s playground entering his mouth as he stared with his mouth agape.

 

The winner of this survival among those who hadn’t completed military service.

The major star whom he had thought was just a pretty face for program promotion.

 

And in the distance, he could see the production crew’s vehicles heading toward the abandoned school.

 

***

 

The speedboat cut through the sea, creating white foam.

 

The remote island where the survival game had taken place could be seen shrinking to a dot-like size in the distance.

 

Yeon-woo smiled slightly as he watched Manager Kim Min-su, who kept sticking close to him and chattering away on the boat heading to land.

 

‘Min-su hyung isn’t usually the type to talk this much.’

 

It seemed like his victory had been quite a shock.

 

“No, really. When we suggested giving you more bullets back then, those guys all opposed it. Every single one of them without exception.”

“I see. Still, I was fortunate to be able to handle the other players with the remaining bullets.”

 

At Yeon-woo’s words, Kim Min-su shook his head as if it was absurd.

 

“Fortune? How could that be. If the plays you made were possible through luck, it would be more effective for the Ministry of Defense to be filled with lottery winners.”

“Lottery winners in the Ministry of Defense…?”

 

He chuckled, thinking it was a unique idea.

 

“By the way, you really used everything efficiently.”

“What do you mean?”

“Rifle bullets, pistol bullets, the rope and field shovel that I couldn’t even imagine where you’d use them, and even the additional items you received from missions.”

 

It was true.

 

In fact, if you really thought about it, besides what Kim Min-su mentioned, he had even reverse-utilized the ‘Player Location Check’ that Kang Hak-jun had obtained to use it for luring instead, so it could be said that he had utilized everything given to him.

 

Of course, it was also done deliberately for the entertainment value of the program.

 

‘When you don’t have teeth, you use your gums – it’s natural to cheer for someone who’s giving their all.’

 

Just then, a loud noise came from one corner of the ship cabin.

 

“What? Really?”

“Yes. He must be crazy.”

“Ha, what kind of crazy bastard… It’s only been two days since he signed the confidentiality agreement. Connect me right now.”

 

From what he heard, it seemed someone had leaked information about the filming.

 

Yeon-woo took out his smartphone and searched for “Survival Island.”

 

 

– “Survival Island” filming begins. First broadcast scheduled to air on the 18th. [3 days ago]

 

– Can “Survival Island,” a new attempt in variety shows with Ryu Yeon-woo’s participation, survive? [2 days ago]

 

– Is Ryu Yeon-woo’s participation in “Survival Island” beneficial or detrimental? Criticism continues that it’s casting that deviates from the program’s original purpose… [1 day ago]

 

– What does Han Jin-woo’s meaningful SNS feed from “Survival Island” really mean? [18 minutes ago]

 

Yeon-woo looked through the articles and clicked on one that had been posted recently.

 

‘A meaningful feed?’

 

– Han Jin-woo, who debuted as part of a five-member idol group and transitioned to acting after military service, showed good acting in the recently concluded MBS morning drama “Three Siblings of Revenge”… (omitted)

 

Han Jin-woo, who participated in “Survival Island,” recently posted on his SNS: “Something tremendous that no one could have predicted is happening on the island. I was also surprised when my manager told me that the identity of that amazing participant is that person haha,” using the hashtag for the program Survival Island he participated in.

 

Meanwhile, many netizens who saw this speculated that the “tremendous thing no one could have predicted” and “that person” might refer to fellow participant, famous actor Ryu Yeon-woo, unexpectedly performing well…

 

 

Yeon-woo tilted his head as he read the article.

 

‘Hmm, it’s ambiguous?’

 

He could understand wanting to attract attention.

After all, being a celebrity was fundamentally a job for those who craved others’ attention.

 

He couldn’t know exactly what clauses were in the confidentiality agreement that the eliminated contestants signed, but since no specific incidents or names were mentioned, it would be ambiguous to ask if it was a contract violation.

 

However, anyone reading that post would inevitably think of him.

 

‘He just didn’t mention the name. Honestly, it’s basically throwing it out there that it’s me. What are the comment reactions like? Hmm, it’s an entertainment article so the comment function is blocked…’

 

It seemed he’d have to check the reactions on various online communities.

 

Looking at the reactions on major online communities through his smartphone, they were surprisingly similar.

 

The basic reaction from the communities was mostly disbelief.

 

 

《- Did you see this article? [Link] Is this really about RYW?》

 

One of the participants apparently did amazingly well and it was an unimaginable identity

Who else could it be besides RYW?

 

Comments(14)

– Stop with the noise marketing lol Would that even work? Talking about tremendous things

└ Well, even if he’s a non-server, he could’ve been hiding somewhere and easily picked up a kill

– If he somehow got 1 kill? If I were the PD, I’d copy-paste that scene and play it like six times

└ Wouldn’t that be public execution for whoever got easily taken down by Ryu Yeon-woo? lol

 

 

《- Reasons why non-server Ryu Yeon-woo could do well in survival.webp》

 

This is Son Jin-wook’s interview from 3 years ago

Summary: Went to Hawaii on reward leave, went to a shooting range there, and Ryu Yeon-woo was really good with guns

 

Comments(5)

– This level of bullshit shows dedication, where do you even find stuff like this

– Just because you can hit stationary paper targets well means you’re good at combat? Then shooting national team members would go solo in wars lol

└ But he could unexpectedly be good, why are you all like this? Does Ryu Yeon-woo have bad public opinion?

└ It’s not that, it’s just because he’s a non-server. Ryu Yeon-woo doesn’t really have a bad image as an actor

 

 

《- Ryu Yeon-woo will sweep everything and win the final victory》

 

And this post will soon become legendary.

 

Comments(3)

– Yeah, go serve in the military

– Is this intelligent anti-fan behavior?

– Ryu Yeon-woo already has a legendary career, why would he come out on something like that and get roasted by these human trash? Really don’t understand

 

 

Yeon-woo stroked his chin as he looked through the posts and comments.

 

‘Hmm, it doesn’t matter at all?’

 

Having low expectations was really a good thing.

Without laying any groundwork, they were automatically making him the underdog, so everything would be resolved once it aired.

 

Bzzzz─.

 

While searching for articles on his smartphone, CEO Jeong Hyeok called.

 

“Yes. CEO.”

– Oh, Yeon-woo. I received word that filming has ended.

“I’m currently on a boat heading into Wando Port.”

– Well, I figured you’d come back fine, but Director Yoon kept nagging me to contact you.

 

Hearing Representative Jung’s words, Yeon-woo let out a hollow laugh.

 

“Representative Jung and Director Yoon are just like a father and mother.”

 

It was like parents worrying themselves sick over whether their son might have gotten hurt somewhere on his first vacation.

 

– Hey now, people will misunderstand if you say things like that.

“Then I’ll stop by the company first when I get back to Seoul. I should tell you about what was filmed to some extent. If we’re going to use it for drama promotion.”

– Won’t you be tired? Well, that would be good for us though. By the way, I heard there was quite a bit of action – did you survive until the last day by any chance? Did you eliminate anyone? I’m genuinely curious.

 

Representative Jung had also received Kim Min-su’s report, but he had only taken it as meaning there was decent action and didn’t think much of it since he didn’t know what kind of action actually took place.

 

Since Yeon-woo was thinking just as lightly about it, he nodded casually upon hearing Representative Jung’s words.

 

Of course, the gap between their perceptions would be quite large.

 

Yeon-woo answered in a plain tone.

 

“Ah, yes. The game went on until the third day. Kills were, hmm, I think it was about 8 kills… Oh, I should include the player I eliminated in the final one-on-one match, so that would be 9 kills.”

 

Hearing Yeon-woo’s voice answering as if talking about someone else’s business, silence flowed from the other end of the phone receiver for a moment.

 

– ······?

 

And then Representative Jung’s voice continued again.

 

– ···9 kills? Su-surely you don’t mean you eliminated nine people? No no, more than that, you eliminated someone in the finals? Huh? Then doesn’t that mean you won?

“Mm, that’s right?”

 

Seeing Yeon-woo scratching his cheek as he answered, Manager Kim Min-su sitting beside him shook his head back and forth.

 

‘Honestly, winning isn’t the issue here – they need to see the video of how our actor performed. The CEO and Director will probably faint. Hehe…’

 

Since he thought he was the only one in the company who knew this fact so far, his mouth and hands were itching with anticipation.

 

He could understand why the other participants and managers who had been eliminated earlier couldn’t resist posting on SNS, making PD Yoon Chang-jun extremely furious.

 

Of course, even they had taken the boat out the day before, so they probably didn’t know that ‘that Player 7’ Ryu Yeon-woo was the one who achieved final victory.

 

However, Representative Jung on the other end of the phone receiver seemed sufficiently shocked by just the fact that he had won, only able to ask somewhat foolish questions from the other end.

 

– ···Pardon?

 

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