NIS Agent Reincarnated as a Genius Actor - Chapter 297

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Episode 297. Chicken

The Spanish mackerel that Han So-hyeon caught and Yeon-woo pulled up was processed by Jin Yu-han’s hands and transformed into a Spanish mackerel steak that retained all the juices of its thick flesh.

 

“Somehow I feel like I’m eating better than when I was in Seoul?”

“Right. I really feel like I’m eating better. I wonder if I’m going to gain weight at this rate.”

 

Jin Yu-han’s cooking was excellent.

 

The Spanish mackerel steak was also grilled to just the right doneness, seeming to melt gently in their mouths.

 

After finishing their satisfying dinner, there wasn’t much else to do on the quiet island.

 

If this filming had been for “Saebyeol Family,” they would have done quizzes with late-night snacks at stake or given individual missions and made them surveil each other until the next morning, but this program was “Yeo-reum’s Dining Table,” which promoted itself as a healing variety show.

 

‘Of course, JNBC would have to accept it, but if they refuse, we could just change the title and go to another broadcasting station or upload it to our YouTube channel.’

 

Of course, PD Joo Hyeon-seok had said the same thing, but Yeon-woo also thought there was no way JNBC would reject the proposal.

 

Objectively speaking, Saebyeol was the goose that laid golden eggs in the current domestic entertainment industry market.

 

‘Hmm, anyway, what’s important right now isn’t the goose but the chicken.’

 

Yeon-woo thought about the Quest he had received from Grandmother.

 

‘I wonder how many chickens there are. Since there are only two days left of island life, it would be good if I could catch them all within that time.’

 

***

 

At that moment, Han So-hyeon had left her room to go to the restroom when she suddenly felt chills and stopped dead in her tracks.

 

She felt as if someone was glaring at her, and her body instinctively shrank back.

 

‘The, the staff all just installed the fixed cameras and returned to their accommodation…’

 

Han So-hyeon carefully turned her head.

 

Then she saw something pitch black in the corner of the yard, its eyes glinting as it stared at her.

 

“Kyaaah!”

 

Startled, she involuntarily let out a scream.

 

Then the men’s room immediately opened and Yeon-woo burst out.

 

As soon as Yeon-woo left the room, he spotted Han So-hyeon who had screamed and immediately rushed toward where her gaze was fixed.

 

There was no need to check or anything.

 

If Han So-hyeon had screamed at this hour, wouldn’t it be because of that chicken?

 

Without even having time to put on shoes, Yeon-woo immediately kicked off from the wooden floor and quickly approached the wild chicken covered in pitch-black feathers.

 

Then, startled, it flapped its wings, puffing up its body and moving its two feet rapidly.

 

Yeon-woo also immediately occupied the space where the creature could move, closing the distance at high speed.

 

The creature scratched the dirt floor of the yard hard with its chicken feet and made a motion to escape to the left.

 

Then Yeon-woo blocked the direction the creature was trying to escape and quickly reached out his hand.

 

Grab—.

Flap—!

 

When he firmly grasped the back part of its body located between its wing joints and lifted it up, the creature shook its head and made sounds as if frustrated at being caught.

 

Cluck cluck—.

 

“Got you. You little thing.”

 

Looking at the creature he had lifted up, it was an entirely black-tinged silkie chicken.

 

It was a breed that used the character for crow and the character for chicken , so it was understandable that the youngest PD had been terrified and said he saw an eagle.

 

Only then did the other men who had been in the room get up awkwardly and come out.

 

“What? So-hyeon, what happened?

“Did you just scream?”

 

Then Han So-hyeon pointed to one side of the yard while covering her mouth that had opened in surprise with her other hand.

 

“A, amazing. Something was staring at me so I screamed in surprise, but Yeon-woo flew over like lightning and caught it.”

“Caught? What?”

 

Then Yeon-woo walked over holding a pitch-black chicken in one hand.

 

“This little guy. I caught a chicken.”

 

Then Son Jin-wook was startled and hid behind Jin Yu-han.

 

“Ugh. I have a phobia of birds! I’m even scared of sparrows!”

“Pfft!”

 

Han So-hyeon, whose heart had been pounding from surprise, also burst into laughter seeing the large-framed Son Jin-wook hiding behind Jin Yu-han and burying his head.

 

“What? Then does this mean Grandmother’s request is all solved?”

 

Then Yeon-woo looked at the chicken he was holding in one hand and shook his head.

 

“No. From what I heard earlier, there are about five or six on the island. I just caught one of them.”

“Still, the island is quite large, so will we be able to catch all five or six of those creatures?”

 

At An Jun-ho’s words, Jin Yu-han nodded and replied.

 

“That guy might be able to catch them. On other islands, thirty people were running around and he caught them all.”

 

At that, Yeon-woo smiled awkwardly.

 

“Well, it’s not like I caught all thirty of them myself…”

 

Yeon-woo, who had been looking at the chicken in his hand, continued speaking.

 

“First, since they said the chicken coop is still at the lower house, I’ll put this guy there, close the door, and come back.”

 

Yeon-woo walked down the hill with the chicken in one hand, trudging along.

 

Then PD Joo Hyeon-seok and other staff members could be seen climbing up the hill, having apparently rushed out after hearing Han So-hyeon’s scream.

 

“Ah, PD.”

“What was that sound? Did someone get hurt?”

“No. It was because of this guy.”

 

To the PD who was urgently asking in case there had been a safety accident, Yeon-woo showed him the chicken he was holding.

 

“Cluck.”

 

Producer Joo, who came face to face with the chicken tilting its head, took a slight step back.

 

Certainly, compared to chickens raised in general, this one was larger and completely black all over, giving it an intimidating presence.

 

“You already caught one? How on earth?”

“I just rushed out because Sister So-hyeon was screaming, and this guy was in the yard, so I picked him up.”

 

When he explained as if it was nothing special, Producer Joo’s eyes lit up.

 

“Well, it must have been captured on camera, right?”

 

After thinking for a moment, Yeon-woo nodded and replied.

 

“Mm, probably?”

 

Considering the angle of the fixed camera installed in the yard, it probably captured it well.

 

“Then that would be an opening kill.”

 

Seeing Producer Joo using terminology from “Survival Island,” Yeon-woo smiled slightly.

 

“Well, I don’t really plan to kill it, but if you put it that way, I guess so. I’ll go put this guy in the chicken coop at the lower house.”

 

Cluck cluck—.

 

Watching Yeon-woo go down the hill path while gripping the clucking chicken in one hand, PD Joo Hyeon-seok decided on the editing direction.

 

‘I don’t know how many chickens Actor Ryu will catch, but it would be fun to edit this as a slight parody of “Survival Island”…?’

 

***

 

The next morning.

 

After everyone had a light breakfast with the fried rice Han So-hyeon made and were cleaning up the remaining vines in the corner of the house’s yard, PD Joo Hyeon-seok spoke up.

 

“Everyone, there’s an announcement.”

“An announcement?”

“Tomorrow will be the end of this filming’s island life, so wouldn’t it be perfect if a new guest arrived around today?”

 

Hearing PD Joo Hyeon-seok’s words, Yeon-woo looked at Jin Yu-han.

 

“Is there another guest besides Yu-han?”

“That’s right. You’re all so popular that there are many actors who want to come to the island.”

 

At Producer Joo’s playful remark, Yeon-woo scratched his head while thinking of various actors.

 

‘Hmm, is it Teacher Jeong Cheol-min? No, there are too many men in the current composition, so they probably invited a female actor. Then it’s likely to be Seo Ji-eun.’

 

After all, Seo Ji-eun had appeared on variety shows the most among Saebyeol’s members and had openly declared herself a fan of Han So-hyeon, so he thought she was the most likely candidate.

 

“The boat is scheduled to arrive after lunch, so until then, shall we discuss how to solve the request we received yesterday?”

“You mean the wild chickens?”

 

At Yeon-woo’s question, Producer Joo nodded.

 

“First, as you all know, actor Ryu Yeon-woo succeeded in capturing one last night. Our staff gave it feed this morning too. If we capture the wild chickens roaming the island and put them in the chicken coop, the grandmother who made the request yesterday says she’ll raise them well.”

 

At PD Joo Hyeon-seok’s words, Yeon-woo fell into thought.

 

‘Hmm, capture is definitely twice as hard as hunting…’

 

When they first talked about catching chickens, his first thought was to select an appropriately sized knife from the tools(?) in Jin Yu-han’s sheath to use as a hunting knife and catch them with throwing technique.

 

After thinking briefly, he immediately changed his mind since he couldn’t do killing on a healing variety show.

 

‘Honestly, I think after catching sea bream, webfoot octopus, and Spanish mackerel, how would chickens be any different, but considering people’s sentiments, catching familiar livestock would be inappropriate for broadcast.’

 

When people think of ‘chickens’ rather than fried chicken, there are two images.

 

A living chicken shaking its head back and forth, clucking and walking on two feet.

 

And a pale pink raw chicken packaged at the mart.

 

‘The intermediate process is naturally omitted from people’s minds.’

 

 

After all, they couldn’t broadcast such a scene, so they had to capture it alive somehow.

 

‘The chicken is out of reach, but if we come to the island for the next filming, we should be able to get eggs.’

 

When Producer Joo told them to hold a strategy meeting, the first to raise his hand was Son Jin-wook.

 

“I’m really sorry, but as I said yesterday, I have a phobia of birds.”

 

They thought he might suggest some strategy, but what came out of Son Jin-wook’s mouth was a declaration of forfeit.

 

Seeing this, Han So-hyeon laughed playfully.

 

“From what I saw yesterday, it seemed like Jin-wook sunbae would hide behind me if a chicken appeared?”

“Hmm, I’m not joking, that might actually happen.”

“Okay. Then Jin-wook hyung can stay at the house.”

 

The next person to raise his hand was An Jun-ho.

 

“You see, I’ve even caught wild boars in the military. A chicken would be a piece of cake.”

 

At An Jun-ho’s story, Son Jin-wook and Yeon-woo both chuckled simultaneously.

 

Seeing him use the exaggerated military speech pattern that’s only used for comedy these days, it was obviously bragging meant to be funny.

 

But Han So-hyeon, who naively believed him, widened her eyes.

 

“Wow, really?! With what?! Don’t tell me with your bare hands?!”

“…Sister would probably easily buy a jade floor mat too.”

 

Realizing she’d been fooled by Yeon-woo’s words, Han So-hyeon glared lightly at An Jun-ho.

 

“Geez, I knew it. What wild boar would a coward catch.”

“Ahem, anyway, since I lived in the countryside, I’ve actually caught quite a few chickens since I was little, you know? Sometimes when holes appeared in the chicken coop, a few chickens would escape.”

“Really?”

“Ah, this is real.”

 

Han So-hyeon looked at An Jun-ho as if telling him to continue.

Then An Jun-ho continued speaking.

 

“First of all, the key with chickens is to surround them from all sides. They’re so fast at moving left and right that if you chase them alone, it’s incredibly hard to catch them. When chickens are surrounded, they have a habit of trying to pass between people’s legs, and if you grab them then, you can easily solve it.”

 

It sounded reasonable at first glance, so Jin Yu-han and Han So-hyeon nodded their heads too.

 

Yeon-woo, who had been listening quietly, raised his hand.

 

“Then everyone including the staff can follow Jun-ho hyung’s strategy, and since we should always have a Plan B ready, could I prepare something on my own?”

 

At Yeon-woo’s words, Jin Yu-han nodded.

 

“This guy catches as many as thirty people, you know.”

“Well, I didn’t catch all thirty people myself.”

 

If you go far northeast from Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia, there are still minority ethnic groups who maintain traditional ways and live nomadic lives.

 

When living with them for a short time, thinking it might be useful in operations someday, he had learned several methods for capturing wild animals.

 

However, with guns and swords available, there had never been a single occasion throughout his previous life where he needed to use those methods.

 

‘I never thought I’d use this while living as an actor, but indeed, if you learn something, you can use it anywhere.’

 

Yeon-woo smiled while thinking about the wild chickens that would be somewhere on this island.

 

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