episode_0181
by admin
“Ah, this time let’s listen to the question from the woman sitting over there.”
“Kya… ! I was chosen!”
Jeong Soo-jin expresses joy in a small voice. She handed the microphone over to the waiting staff member and cleared her throat.
“Hmm… What I’m curious about is about Ignis, which you mentioned earlier. If there is anything else you can tell us other than the name, I would like to hear it.”
With Sujin Jeong’s words, the audience’s concentration turned to the producers and actors in front. It seems that there were probably many people who had the same question.
In my eyes, I saw the director who had received the question glance under the cloth-covered table.
‘I guess I’m checking the message.’
“First of all, it is not completely confirmed yet… I think Ignis is a Korean hero.”
Loud, loud, loud.
“Korean?”
“Korea? Are you talking about North Korea?”
“It must be South Korea. Famous for the Gangnam Style.”
“Isn’t there already a Korean hero?”
“Heroes appear in movies before those in comics. It seems that old man Rogers liked it quite a bit.”
‘I committed it.’
I thought to myself as I saw the crowd buzzing. I can already see the Korean community on fire.
It was not the first time that Koreans appeared or a Hollywood movie was filmed in Korea, but each time it became a hot topic in Korea. But a Korean hero appears in a hero movie that has global recognition and is guaranteed to be fun?
‘Gukbbong YouTube will make some money for a while.’
The panel session ended with the final question leaving a bit of a fuss. Since there was a structured schedule, it was time for the next panelists to enter.
We, who were not particularly interested in the works that followed, got up from our seats.
That evening, Su-jin Jeong, who returned from Comic Con, could not hide her excitement before falling asleep.
“A Korean hero! If it comes out, I definitely have to go see it!”
“Do you like it that much? According to the director, it seems like only the face is shown briefly.”
“Still! I didn’t like the original Korean heroes because their names were old-fashioned. But there seems to be something about Ignis, right?”
‘Ignis is just a name I took from [Telos – Ignis] on the souvenir list without much thought… ‘
“What kind of superpower does he have? Since it’s Ignis, as the name suggests, it’s probably a supernatural power related to fire, right?”
‘Actually, the superpower obtained from the meteorite is high-speed thinking, and fire is a superpower obtained through drugs in the ruined kingdom… ‘
I knew that Jeong Soo-jin liked movies, but I didn’t expect her to enjoy it this much.
‘Write… Should I try being an actor too?’
With that foolish thought, the Comic-Con schedule in San Diego came to an end.
***
Rogers was sitting in the back seat of a temporarily rented vehicle because his original car was damaged.
“Mr. Rogers. Shall we check the CCTV?”
“… … .”
The attendant said this after hearing that Rogers, the person he was serving, had once again encountered Ignis, an unidentified man.
“The fact that Ignis heard about the film adaptation means that he saw an interview in which the teacher participated as a panelist at Comic Con during that time.”
“I guess so.”
There is no way that the information that was shared among the production crew only to trusted people would have been leaked in advance. That meant that, unless Ignis was someone close to him in the first place, Ignis would be among the people attending the panel.
It was clear that the candidates could be narrowed down by surveying men of similar physique who were away during Rogers’ presentation and recess. If you are lucky, there are few candidates and you may be able to identify them.
Minho was worried about being caught on CCTV, so he used that blind spot to move around. However, since he was sitting in the audience with his bare face, the scenes where he was away would have been filmed.
That meant that if Rogers used a little force to check the CCTV, he, too, would become a suspect.
However, after thinking for a moment, Rogers shook his head.
“No, there is no need for that.”
“But… ”
“Currently, our relationship with him is very weak, but we have goodwill towards each other. Is there anything we can benefit from uncovering his identity?”
“… … .”
“I will ask this matter quietly.”
“Okay.”
Of course, Rogers’ true intention was that he did not want to forcefully discover Ignis’ identity.
As a writer and fan of hero comics, he was a person who detested the act of forcibly revealing a hero’s secret identity.
Secret identity was the reason why heroes covered their faces with masks. When he wasn’t a hero, it was his true identity that he hid to allow him to lead a normal life and to protect the precious people around him from danger.
Carl Rogers himself, and no one else, uncovers the identity of such a hero?
It was something he could never have imagined.
Even if he became acquainted with Ignis in some way and he voluntarily revealed his identity, the joy of being trusted and the regret of wanting to keep the hero’s identity a secret forever would coexist in Rogers’ heart.
Rogers said as he admired the scenery of San Diego flowing through the window from the back seat of the car.
“Somehow I feel like I will meet him again soon.”
***
The next morning, Sujin Jeong shouted from the kitchen behind me as I left the front door.
“Oppa, do you want some tea?”
“Uh, coffee please.”
I sat on a chair on the deck and enjoyed the warm sunlight.
Comic Con ended, but I didn’t leave San Diego right away. Since we had plenty of room in our itinerary, we had time to enjoy a few extra days of sightseeing.
‘I think I’ve visited all the major tourist attractions. Where else should I go? ‘
Jeong Soo-jin, who gave me coffee, went back inside the house, and I sat leisurely on the deck, basking in the sun. The phone rang.
Wow~
“Hello?”
-hello? Is this Minho’s number?
The voice coming from the other end of the smartphone belonged to a young woman. A woman who speaks English very fluently.
‘Who is it?’
“That’s right, but who are you?”
-It’s me! Olivia!
“Olivia? ah… !”
After a moment of searching, I remembered who Olivia was. ‘It’s safe outside the blanket!’ While filming the program, she fell into the sea and I saved her.
It was easy to bring back memories thanks to her characteristic dirty blonde hair and body.
-what… Have you forgotten about me?!
Olivia’s grunting voice rang through the speakers. It seemed like the bold attitude he had when he saved her and met her again was still there.
“No, I remembered it. I just never expected to get your call. By the way, how did you know my number and call me?”
-I asked my parents and got it. As soon as I found out that Minho came to America, I begged him to invite me to my house.
“Invitation?”
-Yes! Last time, my dad told me to contact him if I ever come to America! I waited! Why aren’t you contacting me!
‘It’s definitely happened before… ‘
Of course, I had no plans to visit the United States at the time, and I thought it was just an empty remark to express my gratitude.
I took out the business card I received back then from my inventory.
『Shepherd & Journey
Raymond H Journey
Attorney at Law. Senior Partner』
On the other side is ‘Shepherd & ‘Journey Law Firm’ was written on it.
‘… I’ll have to try the translation later.’
First of all, a conversation with Olivia comes first.
“Wait, how did you know I was coming to America?”
-oh? Are foreign viewers not treated as viewers?
“… Are you a viewer of my broadcast?”
This was also completely unexpected. It seems that she came across the broadcast while researching about me after I saved her.
In that case, it was understandable that he contacted me this way after finding out that he was coming to the United States. Because I was the one who posted the announcement that I was going to San Diego Comic Con in person.
-He’s quite the listener. Except for cases where the broadcast time is not right, everything is said to be taken care of!
“Sseu-eup… Are you still a student? I won’t have time to study, so I’ll have to quit. What is your nickname?”
-Do you think you will tell me? I thought that was the case, so I didn’t even pretend to know through chat!
Olivia must have felt like she was going to nag, so she quickly changed her stance.
-anyway! Our house is also located in California.
“… Where in California?”
-San Francisco! When you come, I will treat you well. No, just tell me your address and I’ll send a driver to pick you up right away! I came all the way to America, so I don’t need to see his face. Otherwise my heart… Hmm, my parents feel uncomfortable.
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