episode_0083

As the day broke, three rookie actors and the filming crew of “Camping in Winter!” gathered in the mountains near Gyeonggi Province.

The three actors first approached the head PD of the site and greeted him.

“Ah, welcome. Seo Yisoo, Hong Geunsik told me a lot about you. He said to shoot the filming well. Well, I don’t know the details, but we’ll take care of any issues that may arise. Enjoy yourself comfortably.”

“Yes, yes. Please take care of… us!”

Seo Yisoo, following the practice with Shin Jihu the day before, spoke a bit awkwardly but in a normal manner.

Shin Jihu thought she had grown up now. It was a bonus that made her proud and brought tears to her eyes.

Anyway, that’s how Seo Yisoo’s first variety show filming began.

The filming location was set up on a flat ground in the middle of the mountain.

The three actors had to climb to their destination on foot rather than by car.

It would be easier to capture the scenery that way.

It was January.

It was winter.

It had snowed recently.

The temperature in the mountains slowly changed.

The steep slope of the snow-covered mountain welcomed the three actors.

It was a location directly scouted by the filming crew.

It was quite a beautiful and picturesque scenery.

“Ah.”

“Why don’t we just drive there….”

However, Han Seonyul and Bae Soyoon couldn’t hide their tired faces at the sight of the scenery.

They were mature adults.

They were more interested in anticipating the hardships they would face climbing up there rather than being captivated by the beautiful scenery of the snow-covered mountain.

“Haha. What are you guys doing? Let’s go. The scenery is really beautiful.”

But Seo Yisoo was different from the two.

When she saw something beautiful.

She could simply admire it for being beautiful.

So she smiled widely, walking a few steps ahead and catching up with the two.

Upon hearing Seo Yisoo’s words, Han Seonyul approached and whispered.

“Hey. Your tone.”

“Ah. Uh, let’s go quickly!”

Seo Yisoo’s normal tone had not yet surpassed the level of cosplay.

Her original tone would pop out if she relaxed a little.

Seo Yisoo climbed the mountain, being mindful of her speech.

The experience of climbing the mountain with a human body was very different from that of a dragon.

In her home world, Seo Yisoo had already been burdened with responsibilities at a very young age.

There was no leisure to admire the mountains even if she played around.

Therefore, Seo Yisoo found the experience of climbing the mountain very fascinating and refreshing.

“Ahaha!”

Seo Yisoo took wide strides, almost hopping as she walked.

With each step, snowflakes scattered.

“Um… Seo Yisoo, right?”

A staff member filming her couldn’t help but mutter to a colleague.

“She’s turning out more picturesque than expected, isn’t she? Maybe it’s because she’s an actress.”

Other colleagues agreed with that statement.

The snow-covered mountain in all directions.

The sight of white snowflakes reflecting on Seo Yisoo’s transparent skin had a captivating aspect to it.

It was because Seo Yisoo’s ability to convey emotions was exceptional.

The sense of wonder and mystery she felt while looking at the snowflakes flying around her was transmitted directly to the viewers.

So even those with ordinary sensibilities shared Seo Yisoo’s perspective and emotions about the world.

The filming staff marveled at this.

“Just having Seo Yisoo on screen. It feels like the scenery is being captured differently. It’s kind of mysterious and beautiful, like a scene from a fairy tale.”

“That’s right. Honestly, with actors. Especially rookies like them. I was worried they wouldn’t have the broadcasting sense, but even if they don’t know much, the scenery will be captured well.”

“What. There are entertainers in other teams, so they can pick from that side.”

The staff, who had been worried about the shooting of this team composed of rookie actors, suddenly changed their minds and started working hard to capture the scenes.

It was possible because everyone enjoyed watching Seo Eisu climb the mountain so sincerely.

Seo Eisu ran around the mountain without realizing how tired she was.

Like a child.

And the characteristic of children is that they don’t pay attention to their stamina.

Don’t children act like that?

Running around wildly until adults get tired, and then suddenly collapsing when their stamina runs out.

Seo Eisu was similar.

Moreover, she didn’t seem to have a strong body.

Excitedly climbing the mountain, Seo Eisu suddenly slowed down, then plopped down on the ground, panting heavily.

She had exhausted her stamina.

“Heh…. Heh……”

“Isu!”

“Se-Seo Eisu? Are you okay?”

Startled, Bae Soyun and Han Seoryul ran to Seo Eisu, who had collapsed.

They asked if she was okay while checking her condition, but Seo Eisu couldn’t answer.

She just gasped for breath.

“Heh, Heh……”

Han Seoryul, who was watching her, raised an eyebrow.

“Um, it seems like she’s just tired. Her stamina is drained.”

Bae Soyun widened her eyes in surprise.

“All of a sudden like this? She’s not a child.”

“Well, Seo Eisu has a childlike side to her.”

“That’s true……”

The two were initially surprised by Seo Eisu’s behavior but soon understood and accepted it.

Of course, the staff watching them had expressions that seemed to say, ‘Accept? How can this be acceptable?’

Whether they accepted it or not, the fact remained the same.

However, the situation became a bit awkward now that things had turned out this way.

“Isu, can you get up?”

“Heh, Heh…. I-I’m fine. I’m okay. I can… move more.”

Seo Eisu said she was fine, but she couldn’t even stand up properly.

Her eyes were slightly unfocused.

If she stayed still, she might faint.

“This is a big problem.”

One staff member said.

“The schedule is flexible for the actors, but the scene entering the camping site needs to be shot before morning.”

“Oh, really? What should we do?”

The situation was that they had to get to the filming location, the camping site, on time.

“……”

Han Seoryul, who was assessing the situation, was about to speak.

‘I should carry her.’

He wanted to carry Seo Eisu to help her.

It wasn’t out of personal feelings.

Although Han Seoryul had once confessed to Seo Eisu, that was now a distant past.

His feelings hadn’t completely disappeared.

But.

Seo Eisu was too peculiar.

Han Seoryul felt it was a bit difficult to become too close to her.

So, he was going to carry Seo Eisu to ensure a smooth filming schedule.

Han Seoryul was about to speak.

But then.

“I’ll carry… ”

“You guys go ahead. I’ll carry her up slowly.”

Shin Jihu, who had been watching Han Seoryul, spoke first.

“We’ve already captured enough scenes of climbing the mountain. We just need to shoot the scenes entering the filming location. Besides, we need to capture some two-shot scenes of the other two actors as well. So, you guys go ahead.”

Saying that, he casually turned his back to Seo Eisu.

“Seo Eisu. Are you okay?”

“Shin Jihu…. Something feels strange. I keep feeling drowsy.”

“Ugh. That’s because you’ve been running around without thinking about your body.”

With a light scolding.

He lifted Seo Eisu up.

“……Um.”

Han Seoryul.

After watching the two for a moment, he chuckled and finally spoke.

“Right. Since Seo Eisu has already filmed enough, you guys go ahead. Please take some shots of Bae Soyun and me while you’re at it.”

“… Shall we do that?”

“I think that’s better.”

The staff members nodded without much thought.

It seemed like the rational thing to do.

As the filming began, Seo Yisoo stood out so much that she was the only one being focused on by the cameras.

“Then we’ll go up first. Manager, don’t push yourself too hard and take your time coming up. As long as we arrive before morning, it’s fine.”

Han Seonyul and Bae Soyun led the way, with the staff following behind, pointing their cameras at the two.

Since filming the manager carrying the actress up the snowy mountain wouldn’t look good for broadcast, there was no separate camera left to capture the two who were left behind.

If it were a typical set, they might have tried to capture this scene just in case it turned out well.

However, since this scene could potentially cause controversy for Seo Yisoo due to Hong Geunsik’s arrangement, it was agreed to avoid it.

And so, on the snow-covered mountain, surrounded by tall trees and snow-covered branches, only the two of them remained.

“Are you okay, Seo Yisoo?”

“….”

Shin Jihu asked, but Seo Yisoo didn’t respond immediately.

“Seo Yisoo? Are you already asleep?”

“…I’m not sleeping.”

Seo Yisoo felt strange.

Being carried by Shin Jihu, with his back in full view, she couldn’t stay still.

Seo Yisoo couldn’t read the name tag on her heart accurately.

But she felt that her heart was not at ease.

“Shin Jihu, you don’t need to carry me. Just let me down.”

She wanted to come down from Shin Jihu’s back.

But it didn’t work.

“You can’t even walk properly. Just stay up here.”

“Even if you say that, I’m really fine…”

Despite the uncomfortable situation, she couldn’t bring herself to firmly reject Shin Jihu.

When she tried to speak, the words didn’t come out easily.

And so, Seo Yisoo remained silent for a while.

It was January.

It was winter.

They were in the snow-covered mountains.

The wind was blowing through the trees.

In the cold wind, with Shin Jihu’s back feeling cold, the warmth and scent of a man rose up, making her face feel warm.

“Seo Yisoo, why are you so quiet? Is something bothering you?”

“…No. There’s nothing particularly uncomfortable.”

Seo Yisoo suspected that the reason she felt dizzy and her face was getting hot was because of Shin Jihu.

‘Is Shin Jihu’s back not warm?’

There is warmth on a person’s back.

And warmth tends to spread.

Shin Jihu’s back was warm, so her face was getting warm too.

So, this wasn’t a strange phenomenon.

It must be that.

Seo Yisoo guessed that as she buried her face in Shin Jihu’s back and closed her eyes.

The warmth from the touching skin was comforting.

Even though it was his back, Shin Jihu’s strong heartbeat could be felt clearly.

As a result, Seo Yisoo’s heart also started beating rapidly.

Thump, thump, thump.

Beating.

Thump, thump, thump.

As the two different but similar heartbeats mixed together, the two of them climbed the snowy mountain.