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Gabi Island was a quiet place, not a bustling city.

Walking on the island often led to unpaved paths.

Seo Isu and Han Sunyul.

Whenever the two walked, the sound of crunching dirt filled the air.

They walked, making such sounds.

Seo Isu spoke.

“So, what did you want to say?”

“…Can we take our time and walk slowly?”

“There’s still alcohol and meat left. No need to waste time.”

“R-right.”

Han Sunyul muttered nervously.

She seemed indifferent to things that most girls cared about, which made Isu think she was different.

Suddenly, he chuckled to himself, realizing that was just Isu being Isu.

“Alright. Let’s do that. Um… there’s something.”

As they continued walking.

Heading towards somewhere.

Han Sunyul spoke.

“Thank you, for the filming, all of it.”

She was grateful.

“If it weren’t for you, I might have ruined the filming. I used to be full of inferiority and defeat.”

If you hadn’t helped me, I wouldn’t have been able to move on from the trash I said to Oh Kyungbae.

And my acting after that would have been different.

“I learned a lot from watching your acting. I thought, ‘Oh, you can act like this too.’ I feel like my acting has improved a lot in this project. It’s probably all thanks to you.”

For various reasons.

So, she was thankful.

Han Sunyul said those words.

“Thank you, hehe. It seems I finally acknowledge how great I am. It’s nice to see me reflecting on my past of forcing things.”

“No. I just pointed out technical aspects back then. By the way, you have a strong presence compared to your appearance.”

The two continued walking and talking.

The filming of was a profound experience, and the two shared it all.

So, even though they walked for a long time, the conversation never ran dry.

Finally, they arrived at a place where rugged cliffs extended towards the sea. A famous spot in Gabi Island where waves and surges crashed relentlessly.

Yonggot Cliff.

“I heard from the staff. Yonggot Cliff. It’s not a fictional place created for , it’s actually what the people of Gabi Island call it.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. There’s a legend too. They say this place is always rough and turbulent, but there’s one day a year when the sea becomes calm.”

“Oh.”

Isu’s eyes sparkled at the unfamiliar story.

Sunyul felt a bit embarrassed and somewhat excited for some reason.

Sunyul spoke hesitantly.

“They say if you come to Yonggot Cliff and make a wish, a dragon will come down and grant it.”

“…A dragon? Then it’s a sea dragon, not a blue dragon.”

But suddenly, Isu frowned.

“I don’t like sea dragons. They always act cool and ignore others. They’ll end up going crazy anyway.”

“…Do you even read web novels these days?”

“Web? Novels?”

“No. Nothing.”

As expected, she was an incomprehensible girl.

Sunyul muttered quietly.

“…”

At the edge of the cliff.

In the place where the legend says a dragon descends.

Where the waves crash in turmoil.

Sunyul gazed at the sea in silence for a moment.

“So, because of the legend. Even on normal days.”

Then suddenly.

She voiced the reason why she brought Isu to this place.

“Even on stormy days, sometimes people come here to make wishes.”

“Hmm? Seems like you have a wish to make. What is it?”

“Many. I want to become a good actress. I want to be recognized as an actor. I want our movie to do well and reach a million viewers. But…”

As she spoke.

Sunyul subtly glanced at Isu.

She had a bright and sunny face.

The raging sea was majestic, but at the same time, it was a sea that seemed to make one fall if one looked at it, filled with fear.

Despite the crashing waves, even standing at the edge of a cliff, her clothes getting wet and clinging to her.

Seo Yisoo was simply watching the waves crash and break with great interest.

Indeed, a strange girl.

Han Sunyul muttered.

She’s strange, but I like her.

Again, Han Sunyul muttered.

Han Sunyul knew well that Seo Yisoo was a strange woman.

If you looked at her, she seemed to lack common sense and often didn’t understand what others were saying, just nodding vaguely.

Perhaps if someone else acted like Seo Yisoo, Han Sunyul would have kept her distance.

“But she’s different.”

But she’s Seo Yisoo.

She saved herself.

Throughout the shoot, she displayed acting that shone brighter than anyone else, earning admiration.

That’s Seo Yisoo.

Unconsciously, Han Sunyul was drawn to Seo Yisoo.

“But, the wish I want to make the most is….”

Today.

At the cliff where wishes are granted.

Han Sunyul made up her mind to confess.

She knows it’s a one-sided confession.

Maybe, she’ll probably be rejected.

“I know I’ll be rejected. But still….”

Regardless of the success or failure of the confession.

Han Sunyul wanted to convey her feelings to Seo Yisoo.

How grateful I am to you.

How much I admire you as an actress.

How much I like you as a person.

All of that.

I want you to know.

That’s all there was to it.

“I can finally tell you my feelings. I like you, Seo Yisoo.”

Han Sunyul conveyed her feelings like that.

“….”

After hearing the confession, Seo Yisoo was silent for a moment.

With blank eyes, she just looked at Han Sunyul.

Her gaze was calm at first.

Then, it shook violently as if a storm had hit.

Han Sunyul saw Seo Yisoo’s white face turning red.

Faced with that reaction.

Han Sunyul swallowed hard.

I confessed my feelings.

What response will you give to that heart?

A great tension, hope, and even greater excitement accompanied Han Sunyul.

Her pounding heart imagined all sorts of outcomes.

Imagining the connection of hearts.

Imagining a smooth rejection.

Perhaps imagining Seo Yisoo choosing silence out of embarrassment.

She imagined all sorts of scenarios.

And the outcome that Han Sunyul faced.

“….Th-this.”

“This?”

“You little brat!”

“Oof!”

She was slapped on the back by Seo Yisoo.

“W-what are you saying! What’s gotten into you!”

“No. It seems like there’s a misunderstanding. I just….”

“Shut up!”

“Ow! Your hands are so rough.”

Seo Yisoo’s response was nothing like the outcome Han Sunyul had imagined.

With a flushed face.

Breathing heavily.

She fiercely slapped Han Sunyul on the back.

“Do you think I would date a guy? What’s gotten into your head? Do you always think like this?!”

“What is she talking about?!”

Honestly, the scene unfolding was nothing like what Han Sunyul had imagined.

Whether the confession succeeded or failed.

It was supposed to be a scene from a romance.

She had secretly been excited with that expectation.

How did it end up like this.

Han Sunyul really wanted to cry.

Then suddenly, a feeling of sadness washed over her.

She put on a wounded expression.

“Wait, was confessing even the right thing to do?”

Her expression looked truly pitiful.

Of course, Seo Yisoo didn’t care if Han Sunyul looked pitiful or did anything.

She just kept slapping Han Sunyul on the back.

“Ouch! It hurts! Stop hitting me!”

“You! You don’t know how to reflect on your actions!”

From a confession to a slap.

The bickering quickly escalated into a dispute.

“That’s enough.”

Abruptly, a hand with coppery skin intervened.

It was Okyeongbae.

Han Seonyul was taken aback.

“Were you watching?”

“I saw you two sneaking off. I was curious, so I followed.”

“….”

“More importantly, Hyung, you’re in the wrong. Isu noona. She clearly has a monument-worthy mentality. If you suddenly confess like that, what will happen?”

“….”

Okyeongbae, in his natural manner, scolded Han Seonyul.

Standing nearby, Seo Isu vigorously nodded her head.

“That’s right. It’s all Seonyul’s fault. As expected of Okyeongbae. You’re quite persuasive.”

“Thank you for thinking that way, noona.”

Okyeongbae replied with a gentle smile.

“Annoying people.”

Seonyul scratched his head in frustration at the absurdity of the situation.

He had sincerely attempted a confession after a long time. Why did it end up like this?

It was truly disheartening.

But Okyeongbae chimed in.

“Hehe, by the way, Hyung. This situation seems amusing. Can we use it as an episode for a press conference or a fan meeting later?”

Such nonsensical remarks.

Well, he was probably trying to divert Seonyul’s mind from his failed confession.

Seonyul was not pleased.

He was just annoyed.

“Tell me honestly. You’re not really nice, are you? You’re not a good guy, right?”

“Ha ha.”

“You’re laughing? Is this funny?”

The confident Seo Isu.

The irritated Seonyul.

And Okyeongbae, pretending to be kind while poking fun at Seonyul.

The three leads chatted like this for a while.

And in that time, Seonyul and Okyeongbae left.

Seo Isu was left alone on the cliff.

“….”

It was said to be a place where dragons visited.

In reality, it was Korea.

Even though the word “dragon” might evoke a different feeling from the dragons in her hometown.

That single word triggered a sense of nostalgia in her.

Seo Isu gazed at the sea, where the waves crashed and washed away people’s faces.

She couldn’t fathom the source of the waves flowing on her face.

Many things floated in and out of her small, delicate mind.

A sense of longing washed over her.

And the realization that she couldn’t share that feeling with anyone made her suddenly feel lonely.

“Ugh.”

Exhaling a sigh from within.

Seo Isu hugged her arms.

She did it so that the warmth from her hands would spread to her arms.

She did it so that, because of the warmth, she could delude herself into thinking she wasn’t alone.

But delusions were just delusions, a powerless act that changed nothing.

In the end, Seo Isu was left with a desperate feeling of loneliness.

Alone in the night.

Just a night filled with loneliness.

That night was passing by.

“What are you doing here alone?”

A voice rang out, and that was when she heard it.

“Shin Jihu!”

“The male actors who went out together have returned. You waited for me, but I didn’t show up, so I came.”

It was Shin Jihu.

Seeing him come to find her, Seo Isu’s expression dramatically brightened.

“I see. So you came to find me again.”

“Yeah. That’s what I always do.”

“Hehe. I see. So that’s how it is.”

Forgetting the blue loneliness that had filled her mind a moment ago, Seo Isu smiled and laughed.

Then she noticed something in Shin Jihu’s hand.

“What’s that?”

“This? It’s night. We’ll be leaving the island tomorrow. So I bought it at the supermarket.”

“Hmm?”

“It’s fireworks.”

In Shin Jihu’s hand was a fireworks kit.

It was a cultural artifact unknown to Seo Isu.

She sparkled her eyes.

“Fireworks? What’s that?”

Seo Yisoo asked Shin Jihu.

Her gaze was fixed on the object called fireworks.

It was something she didn’t know.

Because everything on Earth shines in its own way.

So, Seo Yisoo liked the moment when she faced things she didn’t know but were shining.

Therefore, her eyes that were asking questions were sparkling. And if you looked at Seo Yisoo like that, she seemed to shine like the object itself.

“Come on. Show me how to use it.”

“Sure.”

Shin Jihu didn’t find Seo Yisoo strange for not knowing what fireworks were.

She casually lit the fireworks.

Sizzle-

A stick burning at the end.

Fireworks of various shapes emitted light.

“I see. So this is how it’s used. …It’s a beautiful light.”

Seo Yisoo captured the fireworks with her innocent shining eyes.

“Here, you try it too.”

Shin Jihu handed Seo Yisoo the fireworks tool and a lighter.

“Ahaha.”

Seo Yisoo shook the stick while sitting on the spot.

“….”

Seo Yisoo just kept watching it with a sense of bewilderment.

The fire was small, and after a while, it made a crackling sound and disappeared.

It was a somewhat futile light.

Smaller and more humble than the fire produced by magic.

But somehow, it was cute and beautiful, and she thought it was a faint light.

“Shin Jihu.”

“Yes?”

“You always show me things I don’t know and things I like.”

“Yeah. So you should be more thankful to me.”

“Yes. Thank you.”

“….Hm?”

“Always, truly. Thank you, Shin Jihu.”

Seo Yisoo, just like Han Sunyul did to her a while ago.

Thanked Shin Jihu.

“….”

At the edge of Yonggot Cliff.

Two people were at the edge of the cliff.

Swoosh-

The waves were crashing.

The broken waves were splashing Seo Yisoo’s face.

“….”

Like a flood.

There were new words bubbling up in her mind.

But Seo Yisoo didn’t say them out loud.

‘I don’t know. What are these words.’

Seo Yisoo didn’t know the form of those words that kept tickling her mind.

Until they were brought out of her mouth in the form of sound, Seo Yisoo couldn’t predict them in advance.

That’s why Seo Yisoo didn’t know too much.

Not even a human, let alone an Earthling.

Having lived alone for too long, she was inexperienced in analyzing her own feelings.

She thought she shouldn’t speak hastily and clumsily.

Otherwise, she might end up like Han Sunyul.

Otherwise, like fireworks. The words would scatter in a pathetic way.

“….Shin Jihu.”

“Yes?”

“Give me one more fireworks.”

“Here. Looks like you’re having fun. That’s good.”

So, Seo Yisoo didn’t say anything more.

She just received another fireworks and lit it.

Sizzle-

She focused all her attention on the weak and futile fireworks burning.

It was such a night.

Seo Yisoo’s last night in ended like that.