The Genius Actor Who Brings Misfortune

Translator: Marctempest
Editor: Rynfinity

Chapter 61

‘I’m exhausted.’

I was out of my mind all day because of the accidents happening around me.

Even during the lunchtime incident where I tripped, Oh Seung-hyun wasn’t involved.

The kid who tried to trip me was from another class, someone whose name I didn’t even know. He stretched out his leg, but ended up tripping over his own feet and falling.

As he fell, he grabbed onto his friends, causing a mess as they smeared food all over each other.

It was the same throughout the day.

Perhaps because the misfortune factor had lessened, the accidents didn’t directly affect me, but the surrounding chaos made me more tired than usual.

‘Will tomorrow be worse than today?’

I pressed my throbbing eyes with my fingers.

Today, Oh Seung-hyun tried to bother me seven times using his friends. Seven times.

At this level, it was safe to say he was obsessed.

Given his level of obsession, things would likely get worse tomorrow, not better.

I originally planned to watch him for three or four days, but that won’t do.

I’ll catch some evidence of Oh Seung-hyun’s involvement tomorrow and talk to him.

“Today was really hectic.”

“Yeah.”

Though he wasn’t directly involved, Noh Bi-hyuk muttered in confusion, perhaps due to the constant accidents happening around us today.

I responded vaguely as I had nothing else to say but felt sorry for him.

At least today’s misfortune had ended.

I packed my bag and left the classroom with Noh Bi-hyuk.

“I’m walking home today.”

“Huh? What about the manager?”

“He has a meeting today.”

“Oh~ Then how about we hang out for a change? Let’s go to the karaoke room!”

Noh Bi-hyuk’s face, which had been as tired as mine, brightened significantly.

I was reluctant, but there was no reason to refuse, so I agreed. Our steps became lighter.

“I haven’t been to a karaoke room in a long time. Should we call Park Ha-eun too?”

“We can go together next time.”

“Yeah~! Sounds good.”

He was so happy that he started humming.

I guess he really loves singing. His eyes sparkled even more just thinking about it.

It was amazing that just thinking about something could make his eyes shine like that.

I wondered if I could ever like something that much.

“Let’s go to Golden. They give a lot of service there.”

“Sure.”

We stood at the traffic light to go to the karaoke room across the street from the school.

As I stared absentmindedly at the unusually long red light, Noh Bi-hyuk tapped my shoulder.

“What?”

“Behind you.”

Behind? Following his gaze, I turned around and saw an unexpected figure.

“Can we talk?”

What’s this? He came to me first?

I stared at Oh Seung-hyun, standing there with a calm expression.

Noh Bi-hyuk, unable to hold back, spoke first.

“We’re going to the karaoke room.”

“…It won’t take long.”

“If it won’t take long, do it tomorrow.”

Why was he acting like this?

I tapped his arm to signal him to stop. He looked down at me with a face that asked why I was siding with Seung-hyun.

When I asked Oh Seung-hyun what he wanted to talk about, he said he wanted to talk alone.

I stopped the now grumpy Noh Bi-hyuk and pushed him towards the green light that had just changed.

“Go ahead. I’ll be right there.”

“…Okay. Hurry up.”

Noh Bi-hyuk hesitated with a troubled expression, then sighed and crossed the street.

I watched him walk away and then turned back.

“There’s no need to move, right? What do you want to talk about?”

It wasn’t the best environment for a conversation with cars zooming by on the crosswalk, but I didn’t want to move.

I had planned to talk to Oh Seung-hyun tomorrow, but honestly, I didn’t want to talk to him at all.

It was natural not to want to converse with someone who showed such dislike.

I didn’t show my discomfort out of basic courtesy, but why was he making that face?

“Seung-hyun, you said you wanted to talk. How am I supposed to react if you just glare at me?”

“……”

As soon as we were alone, he changed his expression and glared at me with a look that said he hated me to death, making me sigh.

When would he grow up?

Even if you gave a disliked person extra attention, watching him fume didn’t make me feel motivated, just drained.

‘I should just let it go today.’

I decided to let him say whatever he wanted.

If he cursed or yelled, maybe he’d feel a bit better.

I was thinking about this while glancing at the red light that had just turned.

“…!”

I didn’t even have time to react to the strong force pushing my shoulder before I fell.

I felt weightless, my legs losing strength.

Instinctively, I flailed my arms, but there was nothing to grab onto.

In that moment, which seemed to pass very slowly, I saw one thing.

Eyes filled with ecstasy, that sense of joy.

I felt a chill and my head slowly tilted back.

And then came the urgent, loud honking. Wow, I’m screwed.

Just as I thought the honking was too loud, I felt a sharp impact on my head.

In an instant, everything went dark.

* * *

[Preview of Episode 13] ‘Hyung, doesn’t this place feel strange?’ A suspicious village festival! A ghost in the gray building?! #Mission Clear 3 EP.12

―00:26 Kim Min-ho cursing is hilarious

└Lee Ho-seop immediately saying ‘Maknae, don’t swear! Don’t swear!’ is also funny

―Already the last episodeㅠㅠ How am I supposed to wait until next year….

―This episode really feels like they put their all into it. It has a foreign horror movie vibe. Even the background music is perfect.

―01:07 Whose foot is that?? It looks too small to be an adult’s.

└I think it’s a child’s. Judging by its appearance at the end, I bet it’s the final villain.

└It’s Lee Yeon-jae! An article just came out!!

└Who is Lee Yeon-jae??

└The kid from “The Zelkova Tree.” Are you a recluse?

└They might not know if they don’t watch dramas;; Memorizing celebrity names in your room makes you more of a recluse.

└Recluses tend to overreact / This is a fact, right?

└Stop fighting, you losers.

[Title: Guys!! Yeon-jae is appearing on Mission Clear!!]

(Article)

Details attached as an image. This is insane!!

―He’s really busy. The drama just ended less than a month ago and he’s already appearing on a variety show;;; Isn’t he being overworked?

└His scenes were filmed ages ago. I thought it was too late.

└Yeahㅠㅠ I was so hungry for content since there were no updates… Yeon-jae, please open your X-star….

―Woo-yeon is really good at their job. They even managed to get him on a show related to acting.

―Someone I know at Wooyeon said the CEO really cares about Lee Yeon-jae. They’re going all out to manage his next project.

└Hearsay, no proof = Delete

└Isn’t that obvious? If I were them, I’d be all over him too. He’s a hot topic.

Yeonjaehandsome @yeonjae_face_crazyㆍ20 days ago

To commemorate the last episode of “The Zelkova Tree,” I’m sharing my edited legendary cuts of Yeon-jae. I’ll thread them. Feel free to use them as wallpapers. Just don’t remove the watermark!

(Yeon-jae_1) (Yeon-jae_2) (Yeon-jae_3) (Yeon-jae_4)

Highjya @Ddk_4565ㆍ4 days ago

Oh, it seems like Lee Yeon-jae is appearing in the next Mission Clear episode. There’s a preview, and only his feet are shownㅋㅋㅋㅋ Fans of Lee Yeon-jae should check it out. I sent the link to a friend still obsessed with “The Zelkova Tree,” and they rushed to see itㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Lifemeaningless @bujileopsdaㆍ5 minutes ago

?? What’s trending right now??

Smalluniverse @shine02ㆍ4 minutes ago

What’s this about Lee Yeon-jae’s death?? Is it true?

Desperate @zzzzzzzagiㆍ3 minutes ago

What’s this article;;;;

[Exclusive] ‘Butterflies on the Burning Zelkova Tree’ Lee Yeon-jae Dead? Netizens Stirred by Witness Accounts of Car Accident

Yeonjaeday @yeonjae_dayㆍ2 minutes ago

I’m going crazy. Refreshing the page while biting my nails. Why doesn’t anyone know for sure? What are the reporters doing?? Woo-yeon bastards aren’t answering calls, I’m seriously going mad.

* * *

It felt like I had been in the darkness for a long time.

My mind felt like a tangled mess with circuits snapping one by one.

Even when I tried to think, my thoughts wouldn’t connect. It was a familiar feeling.

‘It’s like….’

Right, I felt this way when I first saw the Mist.

I chuckled, recalling how it pranced around in Lee Si-hyun’s form.

Ah, I felt my lips curl up.

Starting with this, my senses slowly returned—eyes, nose, hands.

“…Where am I again?”

I slowly rotated my stiff ankles, looking around.

There wasn’t much to see because, just like the day I first encountered the Mist, it was pitch black and I couldn’t see anything.

Last time, the Mist appeared and it brightened up, so maybe it’ll be the same this time.

I waited patiently, but no signs or sounds of anything approaching reached me.

My legs started to hurt from standing, so I eventually sat down.

“Could I be dead?”

It was an ominous thought, but not entirely impossible.

I was standing at a crosswalk in front of a four-lane road during rush hour, and there were many cars.

Given the loud honking, I might not have had any chance to avoid the car and was hit right away.

No, I didn’t even avoid it in the first place since I lost consciousness immediately.

“…….”

As I slowly comprehended the situation, my anxiety grew.

I could feel my heartbeat quickening, so I clenched my fists.

Really? Am I going to die like this?

No matter how many people die in car accidents, it’s different when it’s happening to you.

‘No, that’s not it.’

If I died in a car crash, it’s not an accident but a clear case of murder.

There would have been witnesses, and there were definitely CCTV cameras installed in front of the school.

‘What was Oh Seung-hyun thinking, pulling such a stupid stunt?’

Thinking of his arrogant face made my throat itch.

Not out of nervousness, but pure anger.

I wasn’t curious about the meaning behind the look in his eyes the last time I saw him.

If he had a problem, he should have just talked to me. He said he wanted to talk, but then pushed me onto the road?

“Sigh….”

I felt heat rising to my head out of frustration. It was a relief.

My breath, which had been quickening from anxiety, steadied as the rising anger calmed me down.

‘If I’m not dead…’

When I get back, I’ll deal with Oh Seung-hyun first.

That thought gave me a strange sense of energy.

The fact that I could think like this meant there was a high chance I wasn’t dead. It’s too early to give up.

I was contemplating how much longer I’d have to wait to return.

Suddenly, without any warning, the area around me brightened up, and before my eyes could adjust, something came flying at me from a distance.

“Ugh.”

It rushed into my arms, hitting my stomach and knocking the wind out of me. I urgently raised my head to remove whatever was clinging to me.

What I saw was…