There Are Four Top Idol Uncles - Chapter 201

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Part 2, Episode 27
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Time passed, and the first club meeting had finally arrived.
‘Wow, time really does fly.’
The moment Yewon rose to head to the Practice Room, where the Film Production Club gathered.
“Let’s go together.”
Hyun Siu appeared suddenly before her.
“Huh?”
Yewon looked at him with evident surprise.
“You got in?”
“…Does it seem that unlikely that I got in?”
“Yeah.”
Yewon answered without a moment’s hesitation.
He’d shown no interest in film whatsoever—she’d naturally assumed he wouldn’t make it.
“What did you say your favorite film was in the interview?”
Yewon asked, her tone light and curious.
She genuinely wanted to know what answer could have gotten him accepted.
“Palace of Water.”
!
At his immediate reply, Yewon’s composure cracked.
“You don’t mean…”
“Yeah. The film you starred in three years ago.”
…
Yewon stared up at him, bewilderment written across her face.
Unexpected things keep happening lately. I never imagined he’d actually watched a film I was in.
If he’d mentioned Very Another Day instead, she wouldn’t have been nearly as shocked. That film had been quite the sensation.
But Palace of Water was an independent art film—only people who genuinely loved cinema, or Yewon’s fans, would have known about it.
It was personally one of her favorite works, but the fact that he knew about it at all felt remarkable.
“Thanks for… seeing it in a good light.”
“It’s a good film, so I said I like it. You don’t mind if I come along, right?”
Hyun Siu answered as though it were nothing, then took his place beside her.
“Oh, yeah.”
Yewon smiled a little awkwardly at his nonchalant attitude as they headed toward the Practice Room again.
He doesn’t seem like a bad person. Just a little… odd.
As they stepped out of the classroom, someone abruptly appeared in front of Yewon.
“Yewon!”
“Why are you so late?”
“We’ve been waiting.”
Jeongyun, Baegyun, and Harin.
Fortunately, all three had been accepted to the Film Production Club and had been waiting to go with Yewon.
The three of them spotted Hyun Siu standing beside Yewon and looked him over with unfamiliar eyes.
Then Jeongyun let out a small exclamation.
“Oh, he’s the one who helped us back then. The guy who filmed the video. Hyun Siu, wasn’t it?”
“Right.”
At Jeongyun’s words, Harin nodded as if remembering.
“Kimchi broth guy.”
“Hey, hey.”
Jeongyun hastily covered Harin’s mouth.
“…Kimchi broth?”
Hyun Siu asked with a blank expression, and Harin pulled Jeongyun’s hand away, looking directly at him.
“Our Yewon here wasn’t interested in Haion at all, yet you were going on about how we should compete while you drank your kimchi broth. So, your nickname—Kimchi Broth.”
…!!!!
At Harin’s sharp tone, color rose slightly to Hyun Siu’s face.
“Siu’s not really a weird person like that. It’s easy to misunderstand, but… it seems like Siu has his reasons. Let’s all just forget about that, okay?”
At Yewon’s words, the other three looked Hyun Siu up and down as though assessing him, then nodded.
“Well, sure. For now, we’ll reserve judgment. Besides, he helped us out last time.”
Hmm.
“Are you good at soccer?”
It was Jeongyun, then Harin, then Baegyun in turn.
At Baegyun’s absurd question, the girls’ eyes all shifted toward him.
“What are you talking about? Guys bond over stuff like this.”
Baek Yun looked embarrassed as he replied, his eyes on Hyun Siu.
“…A little, maybe.”
“Yeah? Did you catch that game yesterday? You know—”
While Hyun Siu had Baek Yun cornered like that, chattering away,
Jeongyun and Harin naturally gravitated to Yewon’s side.
“Yoo Baek Yun is seriously funny. Look at him—soon as he realizes Hyun Siu’s no threat, he’s all in.”
“No threat?”
Yewon asked, puzzled by Jeongyun’s remark.
“Yeah. When you think about it, Hyun Siu is basically your relative, right? So he’s off the competition list. Besides, we’re all girls, so having a guy friend is nice anyway.”
“…Competition list…what?”
Yewon asked again. What on earth were they talking about?
“There are complicated grown-up circumstances that kids don’t understand.”
“?!”
What was that supposed to mean?
Yewon looked at Jeongyun with an aggrieved expression, but Jeongyun just shrugged her shoulders.
You don’t even know the first letter of romance—what can I do?
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Outside the Practice Room.
The five friends entered carefully, gauging the atmosphere.
Fortunately, they weren’t late; the mood was still a bit unsettled.
The moment the five of them were about to sit down,
Cursed by odd numbers, they all froze. No matter how they arranged themselves, one person would have to sit alone.
“I’ll just sit by myself—”
Just as Hyun Siu was about to volunteer, a low voice cut through their group.
“Can I sit next to Yewon?”
“!”
All of them turned at once to see who’d spoken.
“Hyuk!”
“Hyuk!”
“Wow, Mun Hyeok, Mun Hyeok, Mun Hyeok~~~~”
“It’s been a while, everyone.”
Mun Hyeok grinned and plunked himself down in the back row, looking up at Yewon.
Then he tapped the seat beside him, as if to say sit here.
“I came all this way because you told me to, Yewon. You’re not going to abandon me, are you?”
“Didn’t you say it’d look weird if a third-year hung around with a first-year? And told me not to come?”
“What? When did I ever say something like that—”
As Hyuk tried to protest his innocence, Yewon laughed and settled Hyun Siu in the seat next to him.
Then she sat down next to Harin.
“Jeongyun and Baek Yun can just sit together. They’re siblings anyway.”
“Seriously, I came out of the same womb as this guy, and that’s saying something, but the fact that he exists at all means I can’t sit next to you? Just disappear from this world, would you, Yoo Baek Yun.”
“If anyone should say that, it’s me, Yoo Jeongyun?!?!?!”
The Yoo siblings grabbed each other’s hair and started quarreling again, Harin sat there beaming with victory, and both Hyun Siu and Hyuk wore deeply disgruntled expressions.
And Yewon,
“Everyone, I’d appreciate it if you’d quiet down.”
locked eyes with a boy who had just entered the Practice Room.
Yoo Eun-o.
Yewon rolled the name around in her mouth for a moment, then spotted something familiar about him—something like Director Yu.
When Director Yu was displeased about something, he’d tap the paper like that with his index finger too.
The senior did the same.
Yewon studied him quietly.
If something was troubling Director Yu, it would certainly be affecting Eun-o deeply as well.
Was he all right?
As she watched with concern in her eyes, Eun-o seemed to understand, and after glancing at Yewon and Hyuk, he picked up what looked like a roster and began calling out names one by one.
“Mun Hyeok.”
“Here.”
When Mun Hyeok’s name was called, it seemed like he’d sighed a little—but that was probably just her imagination.
Either way, they’d managed to pull it off. Getting Mun Hyeok into the Film Production Club.
Yewon carefully observed the expressions of the third-years standing behind Eun-o.
Judging by the subtle tension that rippled through them when Mun Hyeok’s name was called, even Yoo Eun-o must have found it difficult.
Even though it’s technically a trade-off… I was genuinely grateful for it.
‘Of course, I have no idea what they’ll ask for in return.’
[▶Sub-quest Complete! – <Mun Hyeok Opens the Door>
Quest Success Condition: Getting Yoo Eun-o, Mun Hyeok’s estranged childhood friend, to join the same club as Mun Hyeok
Quest Reward: Casting offer for <???>, the directorial debut of a genius newcomer director who shook the film festival
-‘Hidden Truth’ revealed]
[Quest rewards will be provided sequentially, so please wait a moment!]
Thanks to that, I even managed to complete a quest.
Yewon quietly drew a breath of relief inside. Thank goodness.
“…Yewon?”
Just as she was settling into that relief, Yoo Eun-o called her name.
“Oh, yes!”
Yewon answered quickly, caught off guard.
“I’d appreciate it if you could focus.”
“Yes. I’m sorry…!”
Looking around, it seemed like he’d probably called her name more than once already—everyone was staring at her.
Get it together, Yewon.
“Our Film Production Club creates four films per year. Sophomores make one short film of five minutes or less in the first semester, and one short film under forty minutes in the second semester. Juniors make one short film under forty minutes in the first semester, and one feature film of sixty minutes or longer in the second semester.”
Wow.
That’s insanely demanding.
The faces of Yewon and her friends who heard Eun-o’s explanation turned pale.
The first-year freshmen without actual field experience had blank expressions, unable to grasp the weight of such a schedule, but Yewon and her friends—who had real production experience—knew exactly how brutal it was.
Beside her, Harin was even muttering, “Do these people not attend school?”
Even without aiming for high-quality work… it was an insane schedule.
The slightest push for quality would destroy everyone’s daily lives.
“First-year students won’t make films on your own—instead, you’ll join your seniors’ projects and learn from the experience. We’ll guide you on which project to join after a meeting among the seniors, so please wait a bit.”
In other words: first-years, you have no say whatsoever; just watch and learn.
“Actually, the sophomores and juniors have been making films continuously since the start of break. So the project you’re joining now is one where only the crank in remains—the foundation is already largely laid. Pre-production and planning are finished. So even if it feels difficult at first, I’d appreciate it if you’d trust your seniors and follow along well.”
The more Eun-o explained, the darker the first-years’ expressions became. They all seemed to sense what lay ahead.
‘I got in because of the quest, but…’
Will I be okay…?

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