There Are Four Top Idol Uncles - Chapter 118

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Episode 118

[Principal: I can clearly picture your bewildered expressions when I said you need to write your own scripts.]

[Principal: Don’t worry. I don’t mean you have to write something long. You don’t need to worry about spelling either. The mentor teachers will go around and help you.]

[Principal: An actor must have good imagination. The ability to vividly imagine the role given to you and draw it into reality exactly as imagined. That’s an essential condition for actors.]

‘That’s absolutely right.’

Yewon deeply agreed.

And this level of mission was actually within her expected range.

‘The kids seem like they never imagined this at all though…’

[Principal: So please freely create short fairy tales or situational plays and act them out together with your friends.]

[Principal: One to four people per group. You can freely form groups with friends and begin.]

[Principal: Please cooperate well with your friends. ‘Cooperation ability’ is also included in the evaluation criteria.]

“One to four people?!”

“O-one person isn’t a group, that’s doing it alone…?!”

“Right, there probably won’t be anyone doing it alone…”

“Y-you’re going to do it with me, right?!”

The confused children started murmuring.

Naturally, Jeongyun, Baegyun, and Harin were all looking at Yewon first.

Since four was the maximum number of people, everyone was thinking it would be perfect if the four of them grouped together.

Yewon desperately pretended not to notice the children’s gazes.

‘It’s fine to work with you guys, but if we show we’re too close, the viewers might not like it…!’

Yewon knew well that ‘friendship’ was a double-edged sword in survival programs.

Moderate friendship was liked by many viewers because of the relationship narrative.

But solid friendship that crossed a certain line was called ‘cliquishness’ and received criticism.

‘…Of course, since the kids are the main cast, they’d probably be relatively more lenient…’

Rather, because they were kids, sticking together too much might be seen as excluding other children…

Yewon was being even more careful since she was currently being cautious about even a single falling leaf.

‘We’re already getting more attention because of the Taeyoung incident… At times like this, I need to be even more careful.’

Thanks to her years in the entertainment industry, Yewon knew how coldly the public could turn away.

Right now they seemed to be taking Yewon’s side. But the moment Yewon made even a small mistake, that favorable gaze could change to ‘I knew you were like that.’

‘Be careful, and careful again…’

[Principal: Now, the mission begins!]

As soon as the broadcast ended, the children jumped up and started forming ‘groups.’

“Yewon. Y-you’re going to do it with me, right?! You can leave out Yoo Baekwoon! Just me is fine!”

“Hey, hey! Yujeongyun! Why are you leaving me out!!! Yewon. Take me too…!”

The first to speak to Yewon was Jeongyun.

“…Four people would be just right.”

Even Harin casually added a comment.

While trying hard to hold back the words ‘And you haven’t forgotten our lifetime contract, have you?’

However, Yewon avoided the children’s eyes.

“!!!!!”

At that reaction, everyone seemed extremely hurt, their eyes drooping downward.

Then Yewon hurriedly opened her mouth.

“Well… I… if there’s a friend who can’t find group members… I want to work with that friend…”

“!”

“But groups can only have up to four people… if the four of us do it together, that’s it. But since you three are close, you can work together, and I’ll just work with another friend.”

Yewon calmly explained so the children wouldn’t feel disappointed.

It wasn’t just because she was worried about the public’s reaction. Having painfully experienced what it felt like to be excluded throughout her previous life.

She absolutely wanted to make sure that the child actor friends doing the program with her never felt excluded.

“….”

The three children who heard Yewon’s explanation briefly made eye contact with each other.

And simultaneously shouted to Yewon.

“Yewon, you’re really cool! I want to do that too!!”

“Right. Our mom actually always told us that too. To take good care of other kids…!”

As expected of children with ‘hero’ parents, Jeongyun and Baegyun quickly responded.

“….”

However, Harin hesitated slightly.

“…What if I’m the one who can’t find group members…?”

“….”

At Harin’s words, the kids fell silent for a moment.

Indeed, introverted Harin only had these three as friends…

“T-then H-Harin can work with us!”

“….”

Even at Jeongyun’s confident answer, Harin didn’t respond for a moment.

Harin was too kind to say ‘But I want to work with Yewon.’

“F-first, Yewon, you go find group members!!”

“Right!!”

Unable to watch anymore, Jeongyun and Baegyun pushed Yewon’s back.

It seemed like Yewon wouldn’t be able to get away at this rate!

Thanks to the twins’ consideration, Yewon was able to hurriedly come out and observe the class children.

Most of them were gathering in small groups with children they were originally close to, forming groups.

Except for one person.

“…!”

Except for one child who had been constantly on Yewon’s mind.

‘Mun Hyeok…’

A boy who always stayed alone.

Even when other children approached Yewon saying ‘I want to talk with the Glitt uncles too!’

Mun Hyeok was the only one who never joined in.

No, actually he didn’t talk to any of the children and always moved alone.

Yewon had tried various ways to look after Mun Hyeok.

But each time she was blocked by friends’ dissuasion saying ‘Yewon, that kid ignores everything we say!’, ‘Right, he seems to dislike us…’

Actually.

Yewon knew who Mun Hyeok was.

He was a child actor 2 years older than Yewon, who was famous for his good acting even in her previous life.

If Yewon was the nation’s little sister, there was even a saying that Mun Hyeok was the nation’s little brother.

But.

‘When I turned 14, he suddenly completely disappeared from the entertainment industry, right?’

Without any news.

All everyone did was gossip that Mun Hyeok ‘went abroad to study because the pouring attention was burdensome.’

Yewon had also been occasionally curious about his whereabouts, but since she had rarely actually met him except at places like award ceremonies, there was no way to satisfy that curiosity.

Anyway, because he was that Mun Hyeok, Yewon had immediately understood when she first saw him. A kid who acts that well should come here, otherwise who would come.

‘But…’

I didn’t know he was the type to push people away to that extent?

Yewon carefully approached Mun Hyeok.

“Um, if you haven’t found group members, let’s work together!”

The moment Yewon said those words.

Ding!

[▶Sub Quest Triggered! -【Another Victim】

The backing behind the ‘Fake Uncle’ who tormented our child in the previous life was actually Future Entertainment.

Another victim of that Future Entertainment, Mun Hyeok.

If things continue like this, he might forget the joy that acting brings and give up his dream of becoming an actor before he even becomes an adult, all because of Future Entertainment.

Try to save him from Future Entertainment!

Reward upon success:

-Evidence of the evil deeds committed by Future Entertainment

-Revival of Mun Hyeok’s dream, who has the qualities to become a 【Great Actor】

Penalty upon failure: Mun Hyeok’s premature retirement]

“!”

Mun Hyeok was… affiliated with Future Entertainment?

Yewon’s eyes widened.

In her previous life, Yewon belonged to ‘Future Young’ Entertainment, a subsidiary of Future Entertainment where Fake Uncle Yeongho served as the representative.

Only Jeyeon and Yewon were affiliated with that Future Young.

Back then, she just thought Yeongho had established a separate subsidiary to monopolize more money for himself.

But thinking about it now, that was probably…

‘He probably didn’t want me to have contact with other actors.’

Isolating victims individually so they couldn’t band together…

Thinking about it that way, Future Entertainment and Yeongho became even more horrifying.

‘Just how many victims did those people create?’

Yewon’s heart grew even heavier thinking there might be more victims.

‘…This won’t do. I need to make sure to bring down Future Entertainment this time.’

If evidence of Future Entertainment’s evil deeds was given as a reward, it would surely help in stopping Yeongho too.

Yewon took a deep breath and looked at Mun Hyeok.

First, she needed to become closer with this kid. She’d have to get closer and hear more of his story to be able to help him.

“…”

Mun Hyeok seemed surprised by Yewon’s appearance and stared at her blankly for a moment.

But soon he turned his head away sharply.

“…Forget it. I’ll do it alone.”

“!”

Yewon’s eyes widened at that cold reaction.

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