NIS Agent Reincarnated as a Genius Actor - Chapter 298

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Episode 298. Duck Coop, No, Chicken Coop

Not long after making their plan, a chicken appeared near the house.

 

“There’s a chicken here!”

 

Hearing a staff member’s shout, the men who had been sitting on the wooden platform planning their strategy immediately stood up.

 

“I’ll circle around and herd it down from above!”

 

As An Jun-ho shouted and ran off, Jin Yu-han nodded with an expressionless face and positioned himself in the alley.

 

“Then I’ll block from this wall to that wall over there.”

 

The staff who had agreed to help catch the chicken also coordinated and scattered in all directions.

 

“PD! It’s going that way! The net! The net!”

“Yes, yes! Huh?”

 

Seeing the humans surrounding it, the chicken began to panic and run around frantically.

 

Four grown men were causing a commotion over a single bird, moving this way and that.

 

The panicked chicken kept changing directions between the men who were closing in with the encirclement, even carrying a net borrowed from the village chief’s house.

 

But the chicken wasn’t the only one panicking.

 

They thought they had cornered the chicken, but the scene that followed made those doing the herding blink in surprise.

 

Flap─!

 

To escape the closing encirclement, the chicken spread its surprisingly large wings and flew over the staff member’s head.

 

“The chicken…”

“…is flying?”

 

The chicken that had taken flight with its wing beats stepped on the roof and ran with quick steps, then glanced once at the foolish humans before flapping its wings even harder and flying over the tree behind the house.

 

The men who had been herding, including An Jun-ho, stared blankly at the flying chicken in a dazed state.

 

Of course, chickens are birds too, so they should be able to fly to some extent…

But they hadn’t expected it to fly away so easily like that.

 

“Crazy…”

“What do we do now? Do chickens normally fly that well?”

“Wait, didn’t you catch one last night? How did you catch it?”

“How else? Actor Ryu Yeon-woo caught it.”

 

They asked about the method, but the answer that came back was just a name.

 

However, the staff member who had asked the question quietly nodded at that answer.

 

“Fair enough.”

 

***

 

Meanwhile, at that moment, a boat arrived at the island’s simple dock.

 

A woman who hopped off with light steps and set foot on the island looked at the cozy scenery of the island.

 

“Wow, amazing! I’ve never been to an island before in my life!”

 

The person excitedly talking to the camera director beside her was Han Byeol.

 

“Everyone, I finished my closing ceremony yesterday and came straight to the island. I got motion sickness on the way here and the sky was spinning around!”

 

Even though no one was answering, she spoke to the camera as if filming a vlog by herself and slowly climbed the hill toward the house where the members were.

 

Just then, something making wing-flapping sounds flew toward Han Byeol from the sky.

 

Flap─.

 

“Huh?”

 

Cluck?

 

A chicken tilting its head while looking at Han Byeol, and Han Byeol looking back at it with equally curious eyes.

 

A brief silence flowed as the standoff continued.

 

“Why is there suddenly a chicken? Is the countryside normally like this? A chicken fell from the sky. Did someone lose it?”

 

Han Byeol, seemingly fearless, slowly approached and gently picked up the chicken.

 

Surprisingly, the chicken didn’t resist and quietly nestled in Han Byeol’s arms with its wings folded, like a puppy being held by its owner.

 

“It does smell a bit funky though… You haven’t been washed, have you?”

 

Han Byeol spoke to the chicken she was holding in her arms.

 

“I should take you with me and ask the older sisters and brothers to help find your owner!”

 

Han Byeol, carrying the chicken, headed toward the house where the production crew and actors were, following the staff’s guidance.

 

After climbing for a while, a house appeared that was covered in rust, reminiscent of the abandoned house experiences that show up on YouTube.

 

“This is our accommodation?”

“That’s right.”

 

Even without the staff’s answer, the sounds of filming from inside could be heard over the wall.

 

“It’s like some kind of theme park. Totally exciting.”

 

Han Byeol slipped through the half-open rusty main gate.

 

“I’m here!”

 

The actors all turned their heads in unison upon hearing Han Byeol’s voice.

 

The first to react was Son Jin-wook, who was closest to the main gate.

 

“Oh! I was wondering who was coming as a guest, but it was our Han Byeol coming… Aaah!”

 

While going to greet her warmly, Son Jin-wook made direct eye contact with the chicken in Han Byeol’s arms and was startled, running to Han So-hyeon nearby and hiding behind her.

 

His large 183-centimeter frame crouched and hiding behind Han So-hyeon was comedy in itself.

 

“What, what is it? Han Byeol. What’s with that chicken?”

“Huh? This little guy fell from the sky on my way here, so I picked him up.”

 

Then the staff who had done the herding earlier and An Jun-ho muttered.

 

“That’s the one we were trying to catch earlier, right?”

“…It seems to be.”

 

Unaware of their dejection, Han Byeol smiled brightly.

 

“Anyway, someone must have lost this guy. Please help find its owner!”

“Ugh… That’s not it…”

 

***

 

Meanwhile, at that moment, Yeon-woo was climbing the mountain with rope to capture the other chickens alive.

 

The camera director had no confidence in keeping up with Yeon-woo’s pace, so he attached an action cam to Yeon-woo’s chest using a chest mount that had been prepared for filming water sports just in case.

 

Climbing the mountain with the action cam attached to his chest like this reminded him of when he filmed “Survival Island.”

 

Before hunting those creatures, Yeon-woo first soaked the end of the rope in water, then dried it thoroughly over the fire in the brazier in the yard, going through a heat forming process to make the rope maintain a firm circular shape.

 

Then, while climbing the mountain, he grabbed the end of the rope and spun it around for the first time in a while.

 

‘It’s been more than ten years since I learned this.’

 

Whoosh─.

 

The end of the rope, maintained in a circular shape, flew lightly and caught on the tree branch Yeon-woo had targeted.

 

“Hmm, this should be sufficient.”

 

If someone saw this scene, they might question whether it wasn’t something that only appears in cartoons, not even cowboys, but it’s not something created in old western movies or cartoons – movies and cartoons borrowed methods that are actually used in reality.

 

‘The nomadic tribes of Outer Mongolia still capture livestock this way just fine.’

 

If you know the knack of spinning and throwing, it’s a more powerful method than you’d think.

 

It was also frequently used to attack mounted opponents during the American frontier era, and even in records of Korea’s painful history, the Jeongyu War, there are accounts of Qing Dynasty cavalry using rope throwing to capture and drag away civilians as prisoners.

 

Even in modern warfare, it could sufficiently strangle an enemy’s neck and bring them down.

 

‘But since you could just shoot a gun instead, there’s no need to use it in actual combat anymore…’

 

Yeon-woo entered survival mode, thinking of the chickens that must be somewhere.

 

***

 

Whoosh─.

Swish─.

 

Yeon-woo cut through the wind as he swept through the trees of the low mountain on Gaeyado Island without hesitation.

 

He encountered a squirrel gathering acorns for winter and met a wild cat, but hadn’t seen any chickens yet.

 

After running for quite a while, when he reached a place quite far from the filming house, he caught the sound of something moving.

 

Flutter─.

 

It definitely wasn’t the sound of seagulls or pigeons.

 

Judging by the sluggish wing-flapping sound, it was definitely a chicken.

 

Yeon-woo immediately turned and rushed toward where the wing-flapping sound came from.

 

Passing between trees and leaving the shaded area, he emerged onto grassland located near the seashore.

 

Cluck─?

 

A chicken that had reigned as king on the island without meeting any predators tilted its head and looked at Yeon-woo.

 

To the chickens of Gaeyado Island, humans were just slow, powerless animals that could become bothersome if caught, so they should be avoided appropriately.

 

They were never predators that ruled over them.

 

But the black-clad human visible to the chicken’s eyes was somehow different.

 

First of all, the speed was different.

 

Swoosh─.

 

Seeing the human rushing toward it at high speed, the chicken felt wary and spread its wings to puff up its body.

 

Then it started turning its beak around repeatedly, pondering which direction to flee.

 

The distance from its opponent was still sufficient.

 

This was an open space, so it thought if it moved its chicken feet quickly, it could easily escape in either direction.

 

Whoosh─.

 

Then it heard the sound of something cutting through the air, and something wrapped around its body.

 

Cluck cluck─!

 

Calming its startled chicken breast from the sudden attack, it quickly turned right and ran.

 

But the more it did so, the more it felt whatever was wrapped around its body tightening even more.

 

And Yeon-woo pulled the rope while approaching the chicken and grabbed it firmly.

 

“Got you, you little thing.”

 

Cluck─!

 

It let out a long cry as if frustrated, but now that it was caught, all it could do was pitifully flail its chicken feet in the air.

 

“······.”

 

The dark human looked down at it without saying a word.

 

Somehow, an animal instinct flashed through its mind that resisting would be the end of its life.

 

***

 

On the way back, Yeon-woo held the chicken caught in the lasso in his left hand and threw the rope with just one hand to capture another one.

 

Eventually, holding one chicken in each hand, Yeon-woo came down the mountain and headed home, feeling that the yard was bustling.

 

“Hmm? Everyone said they were doing herding, but are they already done? Or are they resting because they’re tired.”

 

Yeon-woo entered the yard holding chickens in both hands.

 

“I’m back.”

“Oh, Yeon-woo’s here?”

“Wow. Is it real that you caught one in each hand?”

 

Seeing Yeon-woo holding chickens, Han So-hyeon pointed to the Lower House.

 

“Han Byeol caught one while coming up the hill and put it in the Lower House chicken coop and is feeding it.”

“Ah, Han Byeol came as a guest? Then something delicious should be caught in the fish trap today. She’s growing, so we need to feed her well.”

 

Then Son Jin-wook, who had been hiding behind An Jun-ho, pointed at Yeon-woo’s hands and said.

 

“F-first, couldn’t you put those guys in the chicken coop?”

 

Yeon-woo nodded at that sight and turned around.

 

“Yes. Then I’ll put these guys in and bring Han Byeol up.”

 

Yeon-woo went down the hill and arrived at the Lower House, heading to the chicken coop.

 

Then he saw Han Byeol feeding the chickens in front.

 

“Han Byeol.”

“Huh? Yeon-woo oppa.”

“Wasn’t it hard getting here?”

“I got a little carsick, but it’s so fun now!”

 

Yeon-woo smiled at Han Byeol’s bright answer and put the chickens he caught into the chicken coop.

 

But the number of chickens was strange.

 

One caught last night.

And one that Han Byeol supposedly caught earlier.

 

Plus the two he caught on the mountain with rope, so it should be four total.

 

“One, two, three···. Why are there six chickens?”

 

Then Han Byeol answered with a bright smile.

 

“I was here feeding the chickens! Suddenly two came fluttering down from the sky and went right into the chicken coop to eat the feed!”

“······.”

 

Yeon-woo put in the two chickens he caught, took off his work gloves, and scratched his cheek.

 

“So the chickens came on their own?”

“Yes!”

“Hmm···.”

 

Indeed, the greatest general who wins in battle is the virtuous leader who wins without fighting.

 

“···These guys were easier than I thought.”

 

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