There Are Four Top Idol Uncles - Chapter 260

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Part 2, Episode 86
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At the same moment.
“Brother, what do you think you’re doing here—stargazing? Where did you even get that massive telescope? You can’t just carry that thing around pointing it at people or you’ll get reported on the spot. Hyun Iho.”
Leon watched with visible distaste as Iho brought in a telescope nearly the size of a human torso, all in the name of observing Yewon.
The kid seemed to have poured every ounce of his intelligence into science, leaving zero in every other department.
“…Then wouldn’t it suffice to grant me…the experimental subject—I mean, my niece—closer access for observation?”
“You think I don’t want to be near our niece?! Ask Hyeon Yuseong!”
At Leon’s words, Iho turned toward Yusong with a mechanical creak, like a robot pivoting its head.
“I said ask him.”
“I’m grateful enough that I can let you within 200 meters of my daughter.”
“But why? Where else will you find blood relations as decent as me? I’m prepared to offer her any of my organs if need be. In exchange, just let me negotiate her schedule….”
“Close your mouth before I make that distance a kilometer, Hyun Iho.”
And so the three brothers came to a small accord under Yusong’s authority.
They had no choice but to observe Yewon through the monitors in the Director’s Office.
“You two, I understand. But Hyeon Yuseong—you’re her biological father. Why won’t you go near her?”
“…Look around my daughter.”
Yewon was surrounded by friends—kind companions who cherished her, who wanted to build memories with her.
And….
‘Today is the festival for Yewon and her friends too.’
If he brought himself and these two social horrors along now, it was obvious he’d only ruin her memories.
Yusong wanted Yewon to grow up unlike him—not without a single school memory to her name.
He wanted her to know all the world’s joys, and to savor them freely.
It was a promise made with Seoha. To raise Yewon as the happiest child in the world.
So today, he wanted to step back and support his daughter from a distance.
And….
He had a gift prepared for her today.
He just hoped his daughter would enjoy it.
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Yewon kept stealing glances at Yoo Eun-o, who had been unusually quiet since earlier.
She hadn’t expected him to be waiting for her—did he have something to tell her?
‘Could he be asking me to be in the next project?’
…Did he already finish planning the next work right after this one ended? Was he really just a walking film factory thinking about movies all day long…?
Yewon looked at him with a slightly exasperated expression.
I love films too, but this is too much!
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“Well. I was wondering why you… waited for me.”
“We made a promise. At the festival… to show you around.”
“Oh!”
Only then did Yewon remember their promise and let out a small exclamation.
She looked at Yoo Eun-o with genuine surprise and smiled.
“I didn’t think you’d remember. And definitely didn’t expect you to keep it.”
“…You might not remember everything, but I do.”
Under normal circumstances, Yewon would have pushed back with “I remember everything too!”, but this time she couldn’t. She really had forgotten!
“So, what did you think?”
“Hmm?”
“Summer’s Proof. This is your first time seeing the final cut, right? What did you think?”
“Oh. It was really good. Especially the color grading—it was done so well. Which senior worked on that?”
“Me and Ju Chaejeong.”
“…You can do things like that too…?!”
“Didn’t know. Learned it this time around.”
In other words, there was no budget to outsource it, so he’d done it himself.
“For something you just learned, you did it incredibly well. The color palette was really something. It felt like a direct expression of Seojin’s heart.”
“That’s what I wanted. You acted so well—I couldn’t afford to ruin that.”
Yoo Eun-o answered coolly while looking at Yewon.
“There’s no way you could ruin anything.”
“…I’m relieved you liked it.”
“I loved it. So much that I’m excited to see what the feature film will be like. I really think that when Director Yu Jungseok’s experience combines with your sensibility, something incredible will be created.”
“You’ll be part of it, obviously?”
“Yes, of course. I’ve been waiting for this.”
The truth was, she couldn’t bring herself to say that all of this—every bit of it—had been a means to that end.
That the feature film was her only hope.
“I know you’re betting everything on that project.”
“!”
“So… I want to make the feature film flawless, without a single regret… which is why your father and I are struggling through it together. Just wait a little longer for me.”
“I will.”
It was the most reassuring thing she’d heard in the world. Yewon could imagine how hard he would work, so she simply smiled.
“If there’s anything I can do to help, please tell me.”
“Such as?”
“Well. If you get stuck while writing the screenplay… I’ll buy you something sweet. Get your blood sugar up and get those creative juices flowing.”
“Really now. Do I look like a child to you?”
“Adults eat plenty of sweets too!”
I mean, Uncle Weon practically has candy in his mouth all day long!
Yewon felt a sudden pang of indignation and shot him a sideways glance.
Eun-o laughed at her gaze with evident amusement, then spotted something and pointed.
“Dart balloon popping. You know how to do that?”
“I’ve tried it with my uncles before… but I just learned that I have no talent for that sort of thing. Do you do it well?”
“Only tried it once. Want to give it a shot together?”
That was unexpected.
Yewon studied Eun-o carefully. So he was the kind of person who’d suggest doing things like this together.
She’d thought he cared about nothing but film….
“Sure. Then… um… should we aim for that rabbit doll?”
“The rabbit?”
Eun-o looked at the rabbit doll, which was actually a second-prize item.
“That means hitting four out of five.”
“Whew.”
Yewon looked at him with nervous eyes.
“Can you do that?”
“…When did this become something I’m doing solo?”
“Oh, oh right! Then I’ll just throw the first one!”
Eun-o laughed in disbelief, then bought the darts and handed one to Yewon.
“Let’s hope you hit it.”
“…Please don’t count on it….”
Yewon spoke with genuine uncertainty, then stared intently at the yellowest balloon—the one that seemed most defeatable.
And then….
Whoosh—thunk.
Yewon’s dart touched the balloon feebly and bounced off without popping it.
“…….”
“…….”
At the dart’s pathetic trajectory, Eun-o looked down at her as if he couldn’t believe his eyes.
“I think you need to exercise a bit.”
“And do you exercise, Senior?”
You don’t look like you do any physical activity at all! We’re in the same boat!
Yewon opened her eyes as wide as she could and glared at him.
“Of course I do. You can’t last on set without stamina. If you want to keep acting, you need to work out consistently.”
“…….”
He was right, but it still felt unfair….
“You’re so perfect at everything, Senior… of course you are….”
“Me?”
Eun-o held the darts with an unbothered expression, then threw four in rapid succession without pause.
“!”
Pop, pop, pop, pop!
“…….”
How is this person even real?
Yewon stared at Eun-o in disbelief.
“Not at all.”
“Pardon?”
“None of them were perfect. The one who’s actually perfect is….”
Eun-o trailed off and accepted the rabbit doll from the booth owner, who handed it over as though enchanted.
“The fireworks should start soon. Let’s find a spot.”
“Yes….”
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The two of them bought snacks in abundance and claimed a spot with a clear view of the fireworks.
“We’ll have a good view from here.”
“I trust your eye. Your films always have such incredible mise-en-scène.”
“…It makes me a little sad that’s the reason you trust me.”
“Why sad?! As an actor, I think that’s one of the highest compliments I can give a director.”
“…I suppose so….”
Yoo Eun-o, having nothing more to say, handed the straw to Yewon’s lips.
Yewon sipped it without thinking, moving familiarly through the motion—then felt something strange.
…That really did feel like what my uncles would do…?!
What was that…?!
Yewon looked at Yoo Eun-o in confusion.
That just now was really… almost like….
“What?”
…something you’d only do for someone you care about…?
“Oh, no. Nothing.”
“Dull, aren’t you. Look—the fireworks are starting.”
As he said, fireworks began to burst above the school building.
Countless sparks in every color filled the summer night sky. Fireworks trailing long tails like shooting stars, blossoms of light blooming fully….
It was as if all the light in the world had been gathered and blown into the heavens.
Boom, boom-boom….
With each cheerful explosion, Yewon’s mouth fell open with joy.
She hadn’t expected much from a school festival, but this far exceeded her hopes.
“…It’s so beautiful….”
“Isn’t it.”
Yoo Eun-o said this and turned to face her.
“You are.”
“!”
Because brilliant light was blooming behind him as he spoke.
Because he was smiling so tenderly.
Because his voice carried so many kinds of affection in it.
And so….
Yewon found her face growing warm without her knowing it.
“Yewon.”
“Yes?”
Yoo Eun-o placed the Rabbit Doll in Yewon’s hands and whispered something softly into her ear.
A midsummer night.
Words that sparkle so brightly—boom, boom—setting a girl’s heart ablaze like fireworks.

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