The Genius Actor Who Brings Misfortune

Chapter 206

[Title: Am I the Only One Surprised?]

When did Lee Yeon-jae and Sung Lee-jun get so close?

Watching the teaser, they seemed so close that I was taken aback.

Wasn’t Sung Lee-jun known to be shy? And Lee Yeon-jae is usually very quiet.

I expected it to be silent since it’s just the two of them, but the sound is filled like they’re playing house.

― It feels like watching a quiet, healing movie. This will be my comfort food for a while when it airs.

― Judging by the captions like “the duo who keep ignoring the production crew,” it seems the staff felt left out, lol.

― It feels more like a father-son relationship than a close hyung-dongsaeng pair, doesn’t it?

└ Looks like he learned it from Lee Jung-hyun, lol. Since Lee Jung-hyun carries him around so much, he’s doing the same with others.

└ But why does he do that to someone two years older than him, lol? Anyone can see he’s the younger one.

**[Title: Already Tired Thinking About Making GIFs After the First Episode….]**

We got 200 GIFs just from the 10-minute teaser. What will we do?

It’s all our Bambi’s fault.

(Orange Bambi1)

(Orange Bambi2)

(Orange Bambi3)

How can you not make GIFs after seeing this….?

The combination of Italian scenery and orange hair is a lethal weapon, isn’t it?

It kind of feels like being under an orange tree, sniff sniff.

Our Bambi is the best. Please be on TV more often, sniff sniff.

― Hah, I thought I was the only one who thought of an orange tree, lol. Especially when he’s smiling on the beach, doesn’t it really look similar?

└ The production crew probably planned it.

― I wish someone would compile just the parts where Bambi speaks Italian into a video.

└ Me too, lol. The teaser was powerful…. What can’t our Bambi do? He speaks French well, Italian well, and even takes good naps, sniff sniff.

└ Let’s create an award for best napping actor and give it to our Bambi!

└ Are you crazy? Why not say he breathes well too, then?

└ How did you know? Our Bambi breathes perfectly, too.

└ Fine, I give up.

**[Title: People Who Have Seen Bambi in Real Life Are So Lucky]**

If Bambi were an idol, at least I could attend music shows….

Why did my bias have to be an actor….

I can’t follow him to shoots for fear of disturbing him, sniff sniff.

― Yes, the baby gets scared. Just wait until a fan meeting. Don’t do anything stalkerish.

└ (Gnashing teeth) Of course not! That’s not what I meant!! I just want to see him, sniff sniff.

― I want to see Bambi in real life, too. I should have gone to the fan signing event. At that time, I had a different bias, sniff sniff. Now Bambi is too famous….

└ (Gnashing teeth) Right, sniff sniff. When will I see him in person, sigh.

—

“Hey, look at that person.”

“What? Who?”

A woman looked up at her friend’s words.

The first thing that came into the woman’s view was an extremely tall man.

“Wow, look at his size.”

He was so tall that he stood out alone in the crowded amusement park.

When the woman joked that he looked like a telephone pole, her friend sighed in exasperation.

“No, not that guy. The one next to him wearing a hat. Doesn’t he look like a celebrity?”

At her friend’s words, she turned her head to see a slim boy standing next to the tall man.

His face was hidden by a hat and mask, but….

“Yeah, he does look like a celebrity.”

His aura was different.

When the woman agreed, her friend’s eyes sparkled.

“Should we go talk to him?”

“No way. What if he’s not a celebrity?”

“If he’s not, then oh well~, but if he is, jackpot.”

The woman frowned at her friend’s casual tone.

“If he really is a celebrity, he’s probably just out to have fun. Leave him alone.”

“Sigh….”

“Sigh, what sigh. Speak like an adult.”

“How can you… be so heartless…! People like you are why the economy is failing. Don’t take it personally, I’m saying this for your own good―.”

“You’re being too much of an adult.”

“Pfft!”

The woman and her friend laughed together.

They spent some time riding the rides, and then they saw the people they had been talking about earlier again.

“Hey, that person earlier doesn’t seem like a celebrity.”

“Huh? Why?”

“Look over there. There’s a kid. It just looks like a family out having fun.”

“Oh, right. It does.”

Her friend clicked her tongue in disappointment.

While scolding her friend for having high expectations, the woman glanced over to the side.

The tall man was sitting on a bench looking exhausted, while the boy with the hat pulled down low looked somewhat troubled.

And right beside the boy, a young boy was sticking close and smiling brightly.

When the ice cream the young boy was holding started to melt, the older boy quickly took out a handkerchief and wiped it off in a panic.

Watching this, the woman couldn’t help but think how cute the family looked.

—

“Thanks for wiping it off, Yeon-jae―.”

“Ha-ram, I told you not to use names here.”

“Oh, right!”

Han Ha-ram laughed, having forgotten.

He was still holding an ice cream cone with more than half of it left.

‘See, I knew you wouldn’t be able to finish it.’

As soon as they arrived at the amusement park, they decided to buy food for Ha-ram.

When he saw someone holding an ice cream that looked to be about 20cm long, Ha-ram’s eyes lit up.

He begged cutely to have one, so they bought it for him, but now more than half was left.

‘What should I do with this? I hate wasting food.’

I couldn’t even lower my mask easily for fear of being recognized.

As I was in a dilemma, almost at my wits’ end, a weak voice called out.

“Actor, please… let me have it….”

It was Jin-bae hyung.

I looked at him reluctantly as he stretched out his hand with a pale face.

“Why did someone who can’t even ride a roller coaster suggest coming to an amusement park?”

“…Just give me 10 minutes and I’ll be fine.”

Yeah, right.

‘Actor, to help lift your spirits, let’s do something fun.’

‘Something fun?’

‘Let’s go to an amusement park together.’

After Eun-taek left, Jin-bae hyung suddenly suggested going to an amusement park, which was surprising, but there was no reason to refuse.

He must have put some thought into suggesting it.

We also brought along Han Ha-ram, who was visiting for the weekend, and arrived at the amusement park.

To my surprise, my bad mood disappeared.

‘I’m not a kid anymore….’

I felt so much better that it was almost bewildering.

I remember a time in elementary school when we went to an amusement park on a school trip.

But I thought an accident might happen, so I stayed at school and did self-study instead.

I didn’t feel particularly disappointed. I disliked crowded places anyway.

Thinking back on that now seemed funny, because this first visit to an amusement park was so much fun.

Being among people who were clearly having a good time lifted my spirits without me realizing it.

‘…I like it.’

What was funny was that Jin-bae hyung couldn’t ride any of the rides.

Even though he suggested coming, his face turned pale at even a little height.

Seeing him crawl off a ride, pale and breathless, made me laugh.

“Hyung, you don’t have to go on any more rides, so just catch your breath.”

“No, Actor, I’m fine.”

“Yes, you look really fine.”

I smiled at his dark circles.

“Have some water.”

“Thank you….”

“Yeon― I mean, hyung! Let’s go on that ride next!”

A bright voice interrupted.

Han Ha-ram was having two hundred times more fun than usual.

‘He’s really excited.’

I don’t have a fear of heights, so the rides didn’t leave much of an impression on me. They were just ‘a bit chaotic.’

Han Ha-ram, however, was having the most fun.

He had stepped out of the car with no expectations but became incredibly excited after just one ride.

This little guy was bouncing around wanting to try everything, making Jin-bae hyung’s face turn even paler.

“What do you want to ride?”

“I want to ride that! The spinning thing?”

“The carousel?”

“Yeah! Hurry!”

“Let’s take a break first. Catch your breath.”

“…”

“I’ll buy you a churro instead.”

“Okay.”

“Good boy.”

I bought a churro from the stand next to us and fed it to Han Ha-ram, one bite at a time. With my other hand, I patted the back of the nearly faint Jin-bae hyung.

‘This is amazing.’

Despite having only been on a few rides, I felt strangely elated even though I was getting frustrated with the hat and mask.

‘There really is something about the atmosphere of a place.’

It was the weekend, so the amusement park was packed with people everywhere.

Loud music blared from speakers installed all around the park.

The chaotic noise, the inconvenience, the crowd that seemed to drain my energy just by looking at it.

They were all things I usually hated.

But it was nice.

“(Yeon-jae, are you smiling right now?)”

Han Ha-ram whispered softly.

I chuckled at the sight of him, his mouth covered with sugar.

“(Yeah. It’s fun.)”

“(Good.)”

Han Ha-ram smiled.

As I wiped the sugar from his face, I smiled too.

Ah, I really have changed.

‘I’m okay being among people.’

It was fine to be among so many people.

There was no chance of my misfortune transferring to anyone.

No one would get hurt because of me, and there wouldn’t be any sudden accidents.

The feeling of realizing that change with my whole body was more thrilling than I expected.

I felt alive.

* * *

Before I knew it, the sun had set.

While gazing at the sunset that washed over the amusement park like a wave, Han Ha-ram nudged my side.

“I need to go to the bathroom.”

Why are you whispering that?

Though puzzled, I stood up and nodded.

“Jin-bae hyung, I’ll take Ha-ram to the bathroom.”

“No! I can go by myself!”

What nonsense.

I shook my head at Han Ha-ram’s stubbornness.

“I don’t want to hear a lost child announcement.”

“What’s a lost child?”

“(A kid who gets lost.)”

“(I’m not a kid!)”

I gently coaxed Han Ha-ram, who retorted in English with a sulky face.

He kept insisting he could go alone, so we finally reached a compromise.

“(Fine. I’ll stay here. Come back here as soon as you get out of the bathroom.)”

“(Okay!)”

I sat on a bench in front of the bathroom, keeping a close eye on Ha-ram as he walked in.

‘There’s only one entrance, so there shouldn’t be any problems.’

I couldn’t afford to lose someone else’s child in the amusement park.

I kept my eyes on the entrance, just in case, but luckily, Ha-ram came out quickly.

He even washed his hands, shaking the water off vigorously. I laughed at the sight.

But the laughter quickly vanished as I saw a man approaching Ha-ram.

‘What the…?’

I jumped up from the bench and ran without thinking.

“Han Ha-ram!”

I managed to step in just as the man was about to reach out to Ha-ram.

“Yeon-jae―.”

As soon as I grabbed Han Ha-ram’s hand, I yanked him back roughly.

At the same time, I glared at the person in front of us.

“Who are you?”

Just a bit of running left me breathless.

I tried not to show my slightly labored breathing as I warily watched the person in front of me.

The man, who had a simple and innocent appearance, waved his hands frantically with a flustered expression.

‘Why isn’t he saying anything?’

Despite his obvious confusion, his frantic hand movements made me uneasy.

I was about to yell at him for touching someone else’s child when I noticed the way he was moving his hands.

He repeatedly pointed to his ear and then made an intense ‘X’ sign with his hands.

“……Are you deaf?”

I asked, placing my index finger on my temple and then opening my palm forward.

Just in case he could read lips, I lowered my mask, but he seemed more focused on my hand movements than my lip movements.

His face brightened as he signed “Yes” in Korean Sign Language. I nodded in acknowledgment.

However, I still felt wary.

‘There are plenty of adults around, so why did he approach a child?’

I asked what was going on using Korean Sign Language, and the man immediately handed me his phone.