Chapter 376:


    He likes acting, movies, dramas, plays, actors, etc.


    He hates anything that interferes with his acting.


    “I don''t like it when actors are on my hate list.”


    Addition. Actors who bully other actors.


    Seo-jun sighed lightly at the newly added item and entered the Library of Evil.


    Unlike the Library of Goodness, where bright-colored books were gathered, the Library of Evil had books of dull and dark colors.


    Some had simple covers, while others had covers that looked like they were scratched by sharp claws.


    He didn''t have time to read new books, so Seo-jun decided to choose a skill from the books he had read so far.


    “This is where I stopped reading.”


    He visited the Library of Evil as much as he visited the Library of Goodness.


    He read books and checked skills and thought of ways to use them in both libraries.


    Thanks to that, he had read many books of life and had many skills from them.


    Seo-jun walked around, looking at the sinister skills one by one.


    ‘An actor bullying another actor...’


    Of course, he didn''t think that all actors were kind and friendly, since acting was a diverse profession that anyone could do. But witnessing it with his own eyes was quite an unpleasant experience.


    As Seo-jun, who loved acting and the profession of an actor, it was even more so.


    “It''s rather strange that I haven''t met anyone like that until now.”


    Not only actors, but directors, writers, producers, managers, agencies.


    No, even without going to the entertainment industry, he knew it.


    It was a problem that could happen anywhere where people gathered: school, work, daily life, etc.


    “I hope he doesn''t bully anyone anymore...”


    Seo-jun couldn''t fix all the problems, but he wanted to stop what he saw in front of him. Not only Kim Haun, but other actors as well.


    Then, a book of life caught Seo-jun''s eye.


    The book of life that shone brightly as if to ask him to use it had a gloomy skill as much as its ominous atmosphere.


    “...But killing him is too much.”


    Seo-jun said with a grim face as he looked at the book.


    The light of the book seemed to dim a little. Seo-jun shrugged his shoulders and moved his eyes to another book of life.


    Seo-jun cherished life as much as he had the Library of Goodness and faced death as much as he had the Library of Evil.


    So he knew very well how precious life was and how easily it could disappear.


    “And I''m not a great person enough to make such a judgment.”


    He was just being nosy enough to think that the actor who bullied the child actor should pay for what he had done. He wished he had a skill that could prevent him from thinking bad things in the first place.


    “Hmm. How about this one?”


    A little inside the Library of Evil.


    Seo-jun stood in front of a bookshelf and picked up a book with a flickering cover.


    The dark blue cover of the book sparkled in the light.


    ***


    Seo-jun opened his eyes.


    The part of his right wrist where the skill was hidden felt cold and he rubbed it with his left hand.


    Kim Haun, who was watching a video on his phone at the sound of movement, looked at him.


    “Oh? You''re awake?”


    “Yeah. How''s your practice going?”


    “Um. Can you take a look?”


    “Sure.”


    Kim Haun showed him his phone.


    It seemed like he had received some NG scenes from director Min Hee-kyung.


    At first he did well, but then Kim Haun''s face flinched.


    “How about trying not to pay attention to me?”


    “...You want me to ignore you while we’re filming together?”


    Kim Haun said with a nervous face.


    He didn''t want to pay attention to him either, but when he spewed out such acting skills and aura next to him, he couldn''t help but look at him.


    “Our emotional lines are completely different. I think I made a mistake because I got influenced by your emotions. Look here. My eyes go towards you and I flinch.”


    Kim Haun focused on his own image that Seo-jun''s finger pointed at on the screen.


    As he continued his acting, Kim Haun''s eyes briefly turned towards Seo-jun. From then on, Kim Haun''s acting wavered.


    “...You''re right.”


    “Don''t even look at me or pay attention to me at all. That''s what it''s supposed to be anyway.”


    Kim Haun nodded his head after wiping his face with water.


    “Who wouldn''t be swayed by your emotional acting... I’ll try.”


    “And before you act, think of Han-seok''s face.”


    “Kim Han-seok?”


    “Yeah. The day you came back to school after a week off. Think about how you felt then and multiply it by a few times. It’ll be easier to understand what kind of emotion it is.”


    Kim Haun burst into laughter, remembering the image of the first grader who ran around the school with a bright smile at Seo-jun''s words.


    ***


    Seo-jun left Kim Haun, who was checking for the last time, and headed to the set first.


    There were actors on the set who were eating and talking with drinks and cookies they got from the coffee truck.


    It was a good way to interrupt the flow of dialogue or facial expressions.


    He didn''t have to worry about his lower body when filming his upper body, so it would be okay if he made a mistake. If he bothered him a few times without being noticed, he would lose confidence again.


    Kim Jin-cheol was looking for the right time while recalling the filming scene,


    ‘Ugh?!’


    Loomentos swallowed Kim Jin-cheol''s plan in an instant and grew bigger.


    Surprised by the sudden increase in weight, Kim Jin-cheol looked around but saw nothing.


    ***


    “Let''s start filming!”


    Kim Haun tilted his head at the sight of Kim Jin-cheol standing awkwardly and frowning. He focused on filming at the shout of the assistant director.


    He recalled the contents of the script and smiled brightly as he wandered around the school as Kim Han-seok.


    The extras also headed to their places.


    Inside the clinic.


    Seo-jun took a breath as he had to open the door and go out.


    Every time he filmed, he did it as if it was his first time, carefully, with all his strength.


    Seo-jun''s eyes sparkled.


    Behind him were Kim Ho-young and Choi Hyun-hee, who played his parents.


    “Ready.”


    Min Hee-kyung''s voice tightened Seo-jun''s emotions like a rubber band pulled tight.


    He changed from actor Lee Seo-jun to high school student Jung Ga-ram in an instant.


    It was an amazing sight no matter how many times he saw it, thought Kim Ho-young and Choi Hyun-hee, who also focused on filming.


    “Action!”


    The monitor showed a noisy waiting room with worries and concerns about the unknown disease, treatment, and future.


    How bad is it? The chances of getting a serious illness are not high, they said. There was a faint anxiety on the faces of the people who were talking.


    The waiting room was in the center, and the clinics were divided on both sides.


    First, a family came out of the clinic in the left corridor with a sound of opening the door that seemed careful.


    A boy and a couple with blank expressions.


    And then, a family came out of the clinic in the right corridor with a noisy sound.


    This side was also a boy and a couple.


    A man sitting in a waiting room chair ran to the family in the right corridor. Min Hee-kyung, who was watching the monitor, blinked.


    ‘Actor Kim Jin-cheol''s movement is... slow?’


    He looked like he was being pressed by something, and she wanted to shout cut right away, but Kim Haun''s feeling was good.


    “How did it go?”


    The boy saw his brother and burst into tears.


    Jung Ga-ram, who looked like he couldn''t see anything with his eyes on the floor, lifted his head at the sound of crying.


    ‘Ah, he too...’


    He too, like me.


    He felt a surge of empathy and bit his lip.


    “He said no. He said it''s not me...!”


    The boy''s voice, which was not very loud in the noisy room, stuck in Jung Ga-ram''s ears.


    “He said no...! He said it''s a different disease! He said this one can be cured with medicine!”


    “Look at that! He said no!”


    “Oh, God. Buddha...”


    “Hoo-hoo-hoo...!”


    Jung Ga-ram saw the face of the boy who was crying sincerely with joy for his future life.


    The boy and his family thanked God, buddha, and all the gods in the world with tears on their faces and smiled brightly.


    And Jung Ga-ram''s vision was filled with the boy''s family who were happy with him.


    ...Why? Why?


    His ears went deaf as if he couldn''t hear the noise of the waiting room anymore, and he could only see one person in his sight.


    He couldn''t turn his head as if someone was holding him back and his whole body was stiff.


    Why me?


    Why me?


    He''s fine...


    Why only me... Why only me...?


    Jung Ga-ram''s face turned pale.


    His breath slowed down and then sped up.


    His lips and chin trembled and his clenched fists were damp.


    Then he heard a sobbing sound from behind him.


    It was the same crying sound, but Jung Ga-ram felt his heart sink. Only then did he realize it.


    ‘I''m really dying.’


    He suddenly felt suffocated.


    Jung Ga-ram''s expression collapsed.


    On the left was a boy who was diagnosed with a terminal illness, and on the right was a boy who was promised life.


    Seo-jun''s despair and Kim Haun''s happiness settled on the set like light and darkness that could never mix, as if they were from completely different worlds.


    “...Okay! Cut!”