episode_0051

“The title is difficult, so I’m going to change it to ‘Chae Hong Sa and Heung Cheong’. What do you think?”

“Rejected.”

“More difficult?”

“… … .”

Minji’s naming sense was still hopeless.

Eventually, the four of them put their heads together and came up with various titles.

[Reincarnation]

That’s the title that was decided.

Looking at the past award winners, most of them were words that could be recognized just by looking at them.

If you can match the judges’ tastes, your chances of winning will increase.

Minji selected a few applicants with filming experience and formed a production team.

Beomjun is already busy composing background music and theme songs to be used.

“Since it’s just you and me who are learning, let’s practice together in the practice room when Minji fixes the script.”

“Okay.”

When reading the script with Eugene, there is one more thing to do besides saying the lines.

Of course, this is not what I planned.

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“You said you were going to kiss Eugene?”

Knock knock knock~

I couldn’t help but cough at the straight ball without any blinking.

“Ah, that… that… .”

“Eugene said. There’s a kissing scene in this movie.”

“Yeah yeah, that’s right. I mean, kissing while acting, hahaha.”

He spoke as if it was no big deal and smiled awkwardly.

“You shouldn’t think like that. No matter how much it’s acting, how important is a girl’s first kiss?”

He spoke with a smile, but I could feel the chill in his voice.

“Eugene confidently said that he would kiss her, but why didn’t Hajin say anything until I asked?”

The cold air turned into a north wind.

“Ah, that’s… It’s acting, so I don’t really feel any emotions… It’s, it’s very different from the kiss between lovers… And I’m in America, so it’s a bit much to have to worry about that kind of thing… .”

They keep saying things that I don’t understand.

How would Sora feel if she was listening?

“Haa, I knew this would happen.”

huh?

“You can’t come to your senses when they talk about kissing. Can you properly kiss Eugene in front of the camera with this kind of mind? You said it’s a scene that squeezes out your emotions.”

What, what is it?

Why are you suddenly worried about filming?

“Was Eugene there when the director was talking about the kissing scene?”

“Oh, there it was.”

“How did Eugene react?”

Well, what do you think?

I was petrified, as if I had encountered Medusa.

“Eugene is….”

“Should I guess? Your eyes would have widened and you would have frozen in place? Then you would have screamed and said, “What the heck?” Right?”

He speaks so frankly as if he had seen it on CCTV.

Have you learned how to read minds?

“Eugene is greedy, proud, and extremely stubborn. In fact, she is a pretty and capable child who deserves it. But inside, she hides a boundless girlish emotion. Strangely enough, that emotion only responds to you. Just like me.”

She smiles seductively at me from off screen.

It was so sensual that I wondered if it was the Sora I knew.

“Hajin, you are the trigger for me and Eugene. When you pull, our emotions explode. But you’re having your first kiss in front of a camera? Is it possible to act properly?”

Judging by Eugene’s reaction, Sora’s words are right.

Take, take, take… with countless NGs.

The filming period is already tight, but at this rate, it will be really difficult to meet the schedule.

“Do you know what I’m worried about?”

“Yeah. It would be hard for Eugene and me to get emotional and kiss in front of the camera.”

If you read the script, you’ll develop feelings for each other, but that’s just acting.

The emotions you feel when kissing are definitely different from those you feel when acting.

Besides, no one really knows how Eugene will react.

“I knew it. It’s hard to kiss for the first time in front of a camera.”

He folds his arms and nods with an expression of understanding.

“It’s not perfect, but there is a way to fix it.”

“Solved? How?”

“Getting a vaccination.”

“Preventive shots?”

Sora smiles brightly.

It was similar to the expression Minji made when she was planning something.

A few days later in the Academy practice room —

“Ugh, you know we have a script reading today, right?”

“Of course I know. Then why would I come here?”

“But you, your clothes today… .”

A light, airy mini dress with white stockings that have a nice line.

A hair band that is so shabby that it almost makes a rustling sound,

Even with light makeup, her face looked like a flower, and her lips, bathed in light, were literally dazzling.

A summer fairy, torn from a pictorial, stands before me.

“This? The weather was so nice today, so I decorated it a bit.”

The sky is currently very cloudy, with rain forecast for the evening.

To tell the truth, I was quiet because it was a back smashing angle.

“Pretty?”

“Huh?”

“Are you pretty? You keep staring at me.”

“Oh, so pretty. So pretty.”

“Hehe.”

It’s a similar reaction to Sora.

“Now I have to read. Which scene should I start with?”

“Before that, about our kissing scene… .”

I decided to try the coaching I received from Sora.

“A kiss scene? What is that?”

He pretends to be calm, but his face is blushing.

Eugene is also clearly aware of it.

“You and I don’t have to worry about acting, but we’re both beginners when it comes to kissing. I wonder if I can do it properly if I try to show my emotions on camera. Since I’ve never done it before, I don’t know how to show my emotions.”

“Hmm, so?”

“So, lines are lines, and I was thinking, how about matching the kiss like a reading? Since it’s both our first kisses, wouldn’t it be better to match the synergy when it’s just us?”

He recited exactly what he had learned from Sora.

Eugene, who had been listening quietly, narrowed his eyes like a flounder.

“Why, why?”

“There’s no way Hajin, who is slower than a giraffe at reading women’s minds, would think of something like that… Something’s strange.”

Suddenly, I became a dullard worse than a sloth.

“Hey, no matter what, the sloth was too much. I can think of that much too.”

“Oh, really? Then, you came here thinking about kissing me properly?”

He came closer, carried his luggage on his back, and looked up at me.

The eyes, slightly hidden by unusually long eyelashes, were filled with light.

“Of course. If it was just going to end here, I wouldn’t have said this. You have to do it properly to feel emotions.”

I was getting annoyed because it seemed like he kept provoking me.

I started out with Sora’s coaching, but now it doesn’t really matter.

I need to show her that I’m a man who can do things like kissing without any problems.

“You have a nice face. Then, we are lovers until the end of the kiss reading.”

“Oh, okay.”

‘It’s just practice anyway, so what’s the big deal about a lover?’

Eugene wraps his arms around my neck and lifts his heels slightly.

Before I could even react, she closed her eyes beautifully and cupped my lips.

uh?

In that moment, the time flowing between me and Eugene stopped.

*****

‘weigh.’

The sweet taste spreads gently across your lips.

A pleasant scent lingers on the tip of your nose, satisfying your olfactory sense.

Eugene’s tongue tasting my lips was so soft.

The deeper you dig, the more your whole body heats up.

I can’t come to my senses because of the hazy atmosphere.

He was tossing and turning like a person half asleep.

‘A kiss is… an anesthetic that drains all your energy.’

“Haa, haa… .”

When the lips parted, a thin string of saliva appeared and quickly disappeared.

The blush on Eugene’s face was so intense that it seemed like it might explode.

For a while we stood there in silence.

*

“I’ll go.”

Eugene, who was catching her breath, left without even waiting for an answer.

I didn’t hold it because it wasn’t the kind of atmosphere where you could do a script reading or anything.

After confirming the door sound, I sat down on the spot.

It was a kiss that lasted only a few minutes, but felt like an eternity.

‘Haa, how can I see Eugene’s face starting tomorrow?’

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“Did you dress up nicely?”

“Then. It’s a monumental first kiss, so how can you wear something carelessly?”

Han So-ra on the screen looks at Oh Yu-jin with a bright smile.

“I provoked you a little like you said, and you said you could kiss me properly?”

“I get more fired up when I hear people say that men can’t do it. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have responded when you actively approached me.”

“Sora, where did you learn how to seduce men? Why are you so good at it?”

“Where did you learn this? I learned the strategy after talking to Hajin continuously.”

It wasn’t Han So-ra who used to follow me around and call me Yujin or Hajin when I was in kindergarten.

Just like last time, a rival who has grown into a strong opponent has appeared again.

“But why did you change your mind? You gave in by kissing me while filming.”

“After hanging up the phone, I thought about it and realized that my best friend’s kiss is just as important as my own, but the first kiss while filming seemed a bit… unnecessary. Since I’ve already given in, I wanted to do it right, so I laid out the plan.”

It was also Han So-ra’s big plan to instigate Byun Ha-jin by saying things like getting a preventive injection.

“Did you take a video?”

“Okay, I’ll just cut out the kissing part and send it to you.”

Since it was a practice room where we always gathered, I went there in advance and set up the camera.

It was a ‘small’ gift to Han So-ra, who gave in at first.

“I’ll take a picture and send it to you later when I do it.”

“But what are you going to do with the kissing video?”

“Evidence.”

“Evidence?”

“Yeah. It’s proof that Hajin took our lips for the first time. And, it’s also a commemoration. I’ll look at it whenever I feel excited. ”

It was a unique taste, but I thought this kind of souvenir wasn’t a bad thing.

“Just as men want us as their girlfriends, women won’t leave Hajin alone. So we have to hold her tight every chance we get. So no one can look at her except us.”

“Wow, Sora is scary.”

“That’s how precious Hajin is to me. Oh, and of course, you too, Eugene.”

I wondered what more it would take to beat a rival like this.