There Are Four Top Idol Uncles - Chapter 186

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Part 2, Episode 12
The truth was, Yewon hadn’t been able to work halfheartedly relying solely on her past life for exactly this reason.
This life and her previous one had already diverged too far.
But could Yewon’s filmography truly continue to unfold in a similar pattern to her past life?
Yewon believed that someday there would come an inflection point where her career would diverge completely from what it had been.
She only hoped—desperately hoped—that such a moment would come after she saved her uncle.
If only she could win the Best Actress Award once… if only she could save her uncle that way.
After that, she was prepared to accept whatever came of her career with grace.
In this life, she had already received so much. More love than she deserved, a perfect family, and friends to walk beside her forever.
So she was ready to abandon her dreams if necessary.
But.
“….”
No. Not now.
Yewon looked up at Cotton Ball with eyes burning with resolve.
I won’t let it happen that way.
-You don’t have certainty either, so that’s why you’ve pushed through every difficult project that’s come your way. Right?
Yewon didn’t answer immediately.
This Cotton Ball wants me to succeed at the Quest and receive a project as the reward, no matter what.
I don’t know why.
“…Fine. I’ll make the Quest succeed, just like you want. But in return.”
Yewon clenched her fists and met Cotton Ball’s gaze directly.
“I still don’t understand why my uncle is in danger. In my past life, the reason Lee Doha died was already something I resolved. Wasn’t it?”
In her past life, Lee Doha had been killed in an attack by Future Entertainment and Daihyo.
But everyone from Future Entertainment was now in prison, and it would be quite some time before any of them got out.
And Daihyo had never shown any interest in this place to begin with.
So why was Lee Doha’s life still in danger?
Over seven years, Yewon had continuously tried to uncover the reason, but she couldn’t.
And the conclusion she’d finally reached was….
‘Maybe there’s no such danger at all?’
-….
This time, Cotton Ball’s response was slow in coming.
Cotton Ball closed its mouth, which had been split wide open in laughter, and simply looked down at Yewon in silence.
Like someone who’d been caught in an unwelcome truth.
“So if I succeed at the Quest, you’ll also tell me what’s threatening my uncle’s life right now.”
At Yewon’s words, Cotton Ball’s eyes grew even colder as it regarded her, and then—whoosh—it flew right up to her face.
-Fine, Yewon.
“!”
Yewon startled at the distance between herself and Cotton Ball, now close enough to brush her nose.
-I’ll show you the ‘truth’ just as you want.
Cotton Ball preempted Yewon’s protest.
-But that truth will never be something you’re pleased to learn.
“…!”
-Not even realizing it was me showing you mercy…. Humans really don’t know gratitude.
Cotton Ball’s eyes rolled dismissively as it slowly drifted away from Yewon.
Yewon opened her mouth to ask what that meant, but—
[▶Sub-Quest Modified! – <Mun Hyeok, Opening the Door>
…
Upon Quest Success:
-Casting proposal for <???>, the debut film of the genius young director who shook the film festival
-‘Hidden truth’ revealed
]
A massive Quest window filled Yewon’s vision—
-Now go do your job, little one!
And then, as if a screen were shutting off, Yewon’s consciousness went dark.
* * *
The first day of middle school, on the walk home.
Yewon trudged forward with a noticeably heavier backpack, letting out a long sigh.
So much to do from the very first day of school.
“Why the sigh, Yewon? What’s wrong?! Or is there someone at school bothering you?!”
“What? Really?”
“Just tell me who it is.”
At her sigh, her friends on either side reacted instantly.
At their affectionate response, Yewon let out a soft laugh.
“It’s nothing. Just that now that I’m in middle school, it feels like there’s suddenly so much to do.”
“Ah~”
All three friends murmured in agreement at her words.
“That’s true. They offer clubs here, and we have to choose our special after-school classes separately. Well, we’ll obviously be taking acting classes, but.”
“Right.”
At Baek Yun’s words, Jeongyun and Harin nodded.
All four of them here dreamed of becoming actors and were majoring in acting, so they naturally had to take acting classes.
“Well, I’m not.”
Only Yewon cheerfully disagreed.
“What?!!?”
“Why?”
“No, why!!”
Her friends jumped to their feet.
They were already heartbroken about being in different classes, and now they wouldn’t even be able to take acting classes together?
“I’m thinking of signing up for direction classes instead. I’ve always been curious about direction. I think if I want to be a good actor, I should understand how directors see things too.”
“Hmm….”
“Now that you mention it, that actually makes sense.”
Presented with a surprisingly sound argument, the three friends nodded before immediately changing their tune.
“Then I should take direction classes too.”
“Me too.”
“What. Then I’m in as well.”
“Huh?! You don’t have to follow me just because I’m taking it….”
Yewon tried to stop them, flustered.
“It’s not because you’re taking it, Yewon. We want to take direction classes too after hearing what you said. Just understand it that way.”
“Okay.”
“Right.”
When Jeongyun spoke with her usual firmness, Yewon laughed despite her bewilderment.
“Fine then. Looks like we’ll all be able to take direction classes together.”
“Yay!”
“Yar!”
“…I’ve been wondering since last time—what exactly is that ‘yar’ supposed to be?”
“There’s a world you don’t know about, Harin.”
“….”
Harin shot Jeongyun a look of clear disapproval, but Jeongyun just whistled happily to herself.
“Oh, and I heard they brought in a really famous instructor for the direction class. A very renowned director.”
At the mention of a “very renowned director,” everyone’s eyes naturally turned toward Yewon.
How many directors in the entire country were more famous than Director Yeon Taejung, Yewon’s grandfather?
“It’s not my grandfather! He’s incredibly busy preparing his new film right now.”
And I absolutely, definitely, firmly made him promise not to accept any proposals from the school.
Yewon swallowed the rest of her thought.
But if her grandfather—the most stubborn man in the world—showed up at this school, she really didn’t think she could handle it.
“Is that so? I wonder who this director is. I’m so curious.”
“Building connections with directors is really great. I mean, that’s one of the reasons we came to this school anyway.”
“That’s true.”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
“Oh, you know that student body president senior? Was it Yoo… Eunoh?”
Jeongyun spoke as if something had just come to mind.
At the mention of “Yoo Eunoh,” Yewon’s ears perked up.
‘A quest clue!’
With so little information available, she had to pick up on every rumor she could.
“That senior is actually a really famous person.”
Jeongyun clicked her tongue as she spoke.
“You know, his father is—Director Yoo Jeongseok.”
“Whoa. Director Yoo?!”
“!”
Everyone’s eyes widened at the familiar name.
Even Baek Yun, who had been lukewarm about the subject of Yoo Eunoh up until now, seemed genuinely taken aback this time.
It made sense—there wasn’t a soul in South Korea’s entertainment industry who didn’t know Director Yoo Jeongseok.
If Yeon Taejung stood at the pinnacle of commercial film direction,
then Yoo Jeongseok occupied the apex of art cinema.
He’d swept awards at every major international film festival imaginable—Cannes, Berlin, and countless others.
And….
‘…I see. So Director Yoo’s….’
Yewon’s expression grew heavier.
“Then your senior’s mother must be that person. Seo Eunhwa, the music director.”
“Yeah. She’s incredibly famous too, you know. A genius composer. Wow, I’m so jealous of that senior. Seriously, born with a silver spoon in both hands.”
“Both sides of the family have had tons of famous people for generations, right? Your senior’s grandfather must be a renowned director too.”
The children began listing off the filmographies of Yoo Eunoh’s family members.
“Yewon, didn’t you say you liked Director Yoo’s work?”
“Oh, yeah. I like his films too.”
Director Yoo Jeongseok was an enormously important figure to Yewon.
‘Something feels off about this.’
Why?
Because it was Director Yoo Jeongseok who’d given Yewon her first Best Actress Award in her past life.
‘Normally, I might’ve dismissed this as just an interesting coincidence. But after hearing what Cotton Ball said, I can’t shake this bad feeling.’
—You’ve changed so much in this life, Yewon. But can the future really unfold exactly as the past did?
Her heart suddenly grew uneasy.
What if something happens to Director Yoo in this life?

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