My House Has Become a Filming Set!

༺ My House Has Become a Filming Set! – 24 ༻

 

  “Just a moment.”

 

  As he bid farewell to departing Cheolsoo and was about to leave, Lee Yeonwoo suddenly seemed to remember something and went back into the house. He wondered if he had forgotten something, but nothing seemed to have changed so he dismissed that thought.

 

  Afterward, everyone moved by a car prepared by the production team.

 

  “Ugh… something feels eerie.”

 

  “Ah, is this perhaps! Courage…”

 

  “Correct! We will proceed with a courage test from now on.”

 

  “Ah, I really hate scary things!”

 

  Han Taegu had already informed them to pretend as if they were hearing about the courage test for the first time. Being an idol, his reactions were outstanding.

 

  Han Taegu held out a piece of paper for drawing lots.

 

  “There are two A’s, two B’s, and three C’s! Go into your respective teams and we’ll measure the time based on who comes out first.”

 

  Everyone drew a lot. Kang Do-jun glanced at Lee Yeonwoo’s paper. It was marked ‘B’. When he unfolded his own paper, a large ‘C’ was written.

 

  ‘…Different team.’

 

  “Ah, Mr. Yeonwoo, you got B?”

 

  “Yes.”

 

  “We’re on the same team then!”

 

  Jin Hyung made an effort to lighten the mood somehow.

 

  It was a low thought, but if he became a team with the members, he would appear on the broadcast by sticking with them, and if he became a team with Kang Do-jun, securing screen time was a given.

 

  However, because Lee Yeonwoo was an ordinary person… he had no choice but to somehow lead the atmosphere and make an appearance on the broadcast as much as possible.

 

  “Now, now. Being the first one out doesn’t necessarily mean it’s good, right? There are classrooms with missions inside the school! There are a total of three missions and if you fail to complete them, as a penalty, 7 minutes will be added per mission to your time score.”

 

  “What-? We have to do missions inside there too?”

 

  “Ah, my heart is shaking.”

 

  At Han Taegu’s explanation, Grace actively reacted. He, feeling uplifted by people listening to him after a long time, excitedly continued explaining.

 

  “The order has been randomly determined by our production team! It’s C-A-B.”

 

  Biyu raised his hand, saying he was C. Grace’s youngest member Han Jin also showed his paper marked with ‘C’, and Kang Do-jun quietly raised his hand.

 

  “Then, those who are ‘C’ please enter. I will start the timer!”

 

  “Hyung.”

 

  Lee Yeonwoo grabbed the collar of Kang Do-jun who was about to enter.

 

  “Are you okay?”

 

  Kang Do-jun, who felt no thrill watching horror movies and wasn’t particularly afraid of ghosts, was not worried about the courage test. But instead, he was more worried about Lee Yeonwoo.

 

  “Are you okay?”

 

  “Of course, go ahead.”

 

  After casually speaking, he felt a tinge of jealousy watching him head towards Jin Hyung, his team member.

 

  ‘I should have drawn ‘B’.’

 

  He couldn’t help but regret in a lottery that was completely determined by luck, wondering how he could have drawn ‘B’.

 

  * * *

 

  “Wow, so scary!”

 

  Compared to Biyu, who pretended to be surprised a step late after collecting himself from something suddenly popping out, the youngest member Han Jin looked like his soul had left his body.

 

  It was said that if a person is too scared, they can’t even scream. That was exactly the case.

 

  Biyu, pretending to be scared, surreptitiously supported Han Jin whose soul seemed to have fled.

 

  “Senior, are you okay? Even the PD…! It’s designed too scary!”

 

  He subtly complimented the PD and led the conversation with Kang Do-jun. Han Taegu, who was weak to compliments, would probably include this scene. Kang Do-jun was new to entertainment shows, but watching Biyu made him think he was good at broadcasting.

 

  The next mission was to bow three times and find candy in a basket full of walnuts.

 

  “Ah, I’m scared. Han Jin, you do it instead.”

 

  he even took care of Han Jin’s screen time, who couldn’t do anything.

 

  “Ye… yes!”

 

  Bowing and finding candy was no big deal. The two were watching, and Han Jin smoothly bowed and put his hand into the walnut basket.

 

  “Ahhaaahaaak! Someone…, someone grabbed my hand, ahhhaak!”

 

  “The scream is quite loud.”

 

  At Han Jin’s scream echoing to the school’s athletic field, the waiting Grace members had a slightly surprised expression.

 

  “He seems really scared.”

 

  “I’m getting nervous already. Right?”

 

  “Indeed. Aren’t you scared, Mr. Yeonwoo?”

 

  “It’s a bit chilly because it’s night.”

 

  Lee Yeonwoo responded irrelevantly to their questions.

 

  “I brought an outerwear, should I give it to you?”

 

  “It’s okay. Oh, they’re out. Hyung!”

 

  Biyu, who was supporting a soulless Han Jin, and Kang Do-jun with a relatively normal expression, came out.

 

  “Next, Team A, please enter-!”

 

  Lee Yeonwoo glanced at Han Jin, who was staggering like a newborn giraffe, then clung to Kang Do-jun’s side, asking this and that.

 

  “Is it very scary?”

 

  “I was okay, but….”

 

  Looking at that guy, it didn’t seem so.

 

  “What’s the mission?”

 

  “Bow three times….”

 

  “Senior! You’re not supposed to tell~.”

 

  Biyu interrupted him in a friendly manner. Kang Do-jun showed a bit of displeasure. When Lee Yeonwoo looked up at him with round and innocent eyes, he felt like telling him everything.

 

  While Team A went in, Biyu and Jin Hyung must have gone to take care of the still disoriented Han Jin. To secretly explain the inside of the school, Kang Do-jun called Lee Yeonwoo.

 

  “Lend me your ear.”

 

  Lee Yeonwoo lifted his heel to increase his height and leaned his ear towards him. After Kang Do-jun slightly lowered his waist, he whispered.

 

  “When you enter, go straight up the stairs and start from the 2nd floor. The hallway is blocked with black cloth, so you have to visit the classroom first.”

 

  “The classroom?”

 

  “Yes, when I counted, there were up to class 7.”

 

  Even though he had told everything except the mission, Lee Yeonwoo was still standing on his tiptoes, leaning his ear towards him.

 

  “Do you have any more questions?”

 

  “No. that’s it.”

 

  Kang Do-jun tilted his head.

 

  “Are you scared?”

 

  “No. I’m trying to win, no matter what.”

 

  “Ah.”

 

  The first prize was a department store gift voucher worth one million won. What did he plan to do with the voucher when there wasn’t even a department store nearby?

 

  Lee Yeonwoo walked assertively towards Jin Hyung, his teammate.

 

  “Jin Hyung, do you run?”

 

  “…Pardon?”

 

  “How many seconds for 100m?”

 

  “Uh…, what?”

 

  Confusion spread across Jin Hyung’s face at Lee Yeonwoo’s abrupt question. Lee Yeonwoo was unfazed and explained the strategy he had devised.

 

  “We have to visit 7 classrooms. If we assume the length of one classroom to be around 10m, that’s 70m for seven classrooms. I ran 100m in 13 seconds. How about you, Jin Hyung?”

 

  “I… I think I remember it being around 14 seconds.”

 

  Jin Hyung, a nineteen-year-old high school student, vaguely recalled the record he had run during gym class.

 

  “That’s good. So, even if we take it easy, it shouldn’t exceed 5 minutes.”

 

  In other words, what Lee Yeonwoo was suggesting was to completely ignore the mission and just sprint as soon as they entered.

 

  “I heard there are three missions. If we assume we didn’t complete any, that’s an additional 21 minutes, plus 5, making 26 minutes. I secretly timed it, and Team C took 28 minutes, and Team A has already exceeded 30 minutes and they’re still not out.”

 

  Kang Do-jun, who had unknowingly been listening to Lee Yeonwoo’s words from the side, couldn’t hide his pride. He was good at calculating and was able to express his opinions convincingly. He wouldn’t starve anywhere.

 

  ‘Impressive.’

  

  “Do you think it’s possible?”

 

  Jin Hyung cautiously asked.

 

  “What could go wrong?”

 

  Soon the sound of Team A emerging was heard, and Han Taegu loudly shouted, “Last team, Team B, please enter!”

 

  Lee Yeonwoo glanced at Team A, checking the time in secret.

 

  “Over 30 minutes. See? We can afford to take our time, right?”

 

  “…We’ll try.”

 

  It was indeed a convincing argument. Eventually, Jin Hyung nodded, albeit nervously.

 

  “The goal is to win.”

 

  Upon closer look, he didn’t seem to be scared of ghosts and seemed filled with determination to win.

 

  Kang Do-jun bent down to retie Lee Yeonwoo’s sneaker laces.

 

  “Don’t trip.”

 

  He looked worriedly at the band-aid still stuck to his fair face.

 

  ‘Well, what would scare a kid who’s been on a deep-sea fishing boat.’

 

  “Are you ready? As soon as you climb the stairs, start running at full speed from the second floor.”

 

  “Yes!”

 

  Perhaps he had become mesmerized by Lee Yeonwoo’s words, because Jin Hyung also responded firmly with a resolute expression.

 

  “Start!”

 

  With the start signal from Han Taegu, the sound of rushing footsteps echoed, and the two disappeared into the darkness.

 

  A staff member who had been applying ghost makeup hid his body, about to emerge at the sound of approaching footsteps. However, the sound of the footsteps receded once more.

 

  “Did something just pass by?”

 

  He once again concealed himself, waiting for the last Team B to arrive.

 

  “Hey! What are you doing? They’ve already passed! They didn’t even do the mission!”

 

  “…Huh? They’ve already passed? Already?”

 

  “Get up quickly, we have to chase them!”

 

  “Uh…, uh-uh-uh. Now? Okay!”

 

  The staff, surprised by the sudden and swift sprint, ran late to catch up but couldn’t catch the two.

 

  In the unexpected chase, their speed increased, and

 

  “…B Team wins!”

 

  Even with the addition of a 21-minute mission penalty to the short time of 4 minutes, it was 25 minutes. Team A took 32 minutes, and Kang Do-jun’s Team C took 28 minutes for a fast and clean victory.

 

  Jin-hyung looked at Lee Yeonwoo with an admiring gaze, panting for breath. Concerned a few minutes ago that his appearance would not be broadcast, he had long forgotten everything in the face of the prize money.

 

  “…Yeonwoo hyung!”

 

  “I was right, wasn’t I? Then I’ll take half.”

 

  Yeonwoo proudly took exactly half of the prize money from Jin-hyung’s hand, then approached Kang Do-jun and handed it over.

 

  “Hyung, take this. There’s no department store around here, and I don’t think I’ll need it. You can use it when you go back to Seoul.”

 

  Kang Do-jun stared intently at the prize money Yeonwoo had handed him.

 

  Was this why they won first place?

 

  “It’s for last time’s hairdressing.”

 

 ssing.

 

  “You can use it when you come to Seoul later. Or should I keep this and transfer it to your account?”

 

  “Ah! Why bother so much? Then consider it payment for housework.”

 

  After saying this, Lee Yeonwoo turned around swiftly to get in the car to go home. Now it seemed like he had intended to pay for the cleaning from the beginning.

 

    ‘He dodged it because he was embarrassed.’

 

    Following Yeonwoo, he got into the car and sat in the seat next to him.

 

  “Yeonwoo.”

 

  “What?”

 

  He was sitting by the window, just looking outside.

 

  It seemed like he was feeling embarrassed.

 

  Suppressing the emerging laughter, he patted Yeonwoo on the shoulder, who then finally turned his head to look at him.

 

  His plump cheek was deeply indented by Kang Do-jun’s pointing finger. Lee Yeonwoo held onto his finger resting on his shoulder, and said,

 

  “Don’t play such tricks.”

 

  “I’ll wire you the money once you give me your account number.”

 

  Faced with Kang Do-jun’s continued refusal, Yeonwoo eventually sighed and gave up.

 

  “Do as you wish.”

 

  Kang Do-jun stared blankly at his finger held by Yeonwoo.

 

  ‘Why isn’t he letting go?’

 

  Even after the car started moving, his finger was firmly held by Yeonwoo. He didn’t particularly ask to be let go.

 

  “Hyung, why are you sitting so far away?”

 

  “But didn’t I sit like this when we were coming?”

 

  “…….”

 

  A small grip strength was applied to the captured finger. Kang Do-jun stared intently at Yeonwoo, who kept his gaze strictly forward with a dumbfounded expression.

 

  ‘Ah, could this be….’

 

  * * *

 

  Grace went to the arranged accommodation, and Lee Yeonwoo and Kang Do-jun arrived home.

 

  In the car, he kept holding onto the finger, and once they got out, he stuck right beside Kang Do-jun and walked. Even after entering the house, he kept following him around.

 

  “It’s almost time to sleep. Aren’t you going to shower?”

 

  “…I should.”

 

  After playing foot volleyball and running with all his might during the courage test, it seemed like Yeonwoo wasn’t tired as he darted off to the bathroom in the house. Kang Do-jun decided to take a shower after Yeonwoo came out.

 

  Before putting the pants Yeonwoo had carelessly taken off into the washing machine, he casually checked the pockets.

 

  Something caught his hand. He pulled it out and examined the object.

 

  ‘…It’s garlic.’

 

  No matter how he looked at it, it was garlic. A single clove of garlic.

 

  The benefits of garlic… sterilization, anti-cancer effects, antibacterial action, anemia relief, hypotension improvement, and… exorcism.

 

  Soon the bathroom door burst open and a freshly showered Lee Yeonwoo stared at Kang Do-jun.

 

  ‘It hasn’t been long since he went in.’

 

  Today, he showered extraordinarily fast. Without realizing it, Kang Do-jun hid the piece of garlic behind him.

 

  Yeonwoo, without properly drying his hair and water still dripping from it, spoke to him.

 

  “Hyung, do you want to sleep together tonight? Um…, it’s boring to sleep alone, isn’t it?”

 

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