Ch.227Did you really do it?

# The first thing that comes into view as soon as I regain consciousness.

“Hgack!”

I find myself waking up in a soft bed.

My last memory wasn’t of a bed, yet here I am waking up in one.

With a hint of suspicion, I slightly lift the blanket.

“…What was I even expecting?”

My briefly excited heart deflates like a punctured balloon.

As soon as I realize the anticipated event didn’t happen,

My head quickly cools down and yesterday’s events slowly replay.

And then.

“Hgeek?!”

Just like before, a strange sound automatically plays from Evelyn Queen Ember’s mouth.

‘I’m crazy, did I just fall asleep there?’

Booking a hotel room, just the two of us.

Each eating hamburgers, then the flow was perfect up to the ice wine we added when the mood lifted.

But as I got slightly tipsy, I asked to be carried on his back.

I remember getting annoyed during a call and playing a prank.

The level of that prank was, in Evelyn’s own opinion, quite high.

Poking someone’s knee with bare legs.

‘Why did I do such a thing!’

Compared to a lifetime where I’ve only been carried on my father’s back,

I was extremely forward for someone like me.

No, just because I drank some ice wine, I acted so shameless?

Then, unable to resist the intoxication, I just fell asleep there.

And now I’m waking up in bed?

‘Still wearing the same clothes?’

This is such a dark history I can’t tell any of my friends.

If they heard, they’d surely say, “You should have pounced on him!”

Starting with how few people can provide stability in today’s world.

How diligent and good-natured Kim Donghu is.

And how precious the genes of such a strong man are.

Those intense messages from my friends still haven’t been forgotten.

‘If it were that easy, I would have done something with Donghu long ago!’

Refuting the nagging of imaginary friends,

Evelyn checked the time.

“Two o’clock… what?”

2 PM.

Assuming I fell asleep around 10 PM yesterday,

That means I slept for at least 16 hours.

‘Is that possible?’

Can I really sleep that long? Me?

I who always suffered from insomnia, slept soundly just because I was carried on a man’s back?

‘I-is this too per-perverse? What if he misunderstands? I’m not that kind of person…!’

I wanted to explain.

‘It feels like an embarrassing past is being created!’

With such ominous thoughts, just as I was about to contact Kim Donghu.

“Huh?”

A note caught Evelyn’s eye.

-What kind of good dream makes you drool while sleeping XD?

“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”

An unobstructed scream was immediately fired.

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Time flew by to late April.

In about a month and a half, I did just one thing.

“Jump!”

“Hup!”

The so-called stunt jump.

One of the essential elements for filming with a light aircraft.

Having received permission from the FAA, the Federal Aviation Administration,

All that remained was for me to qualify myself to do it.

Originally, it would take at least 6 months,

But with Red Horn’s active support.

“From now on, we’ll learn about flying a light aircraft.”

“Yes!”

I could complete all advanced courses in just two months.

Getting a light aircraft license normally required a very complicated process,

But thanks to Disney’s full support, various issues could be resolved quickly.

‘Time flies.’

About 3 weeks left.

Even with intensive training, the instructors praised me saying no one had learned at this pace,

And I actively participated in the training.

Since I couldn’t film at all during this time,

I leisurely checked my schedule while training.

‘Next year will be busy, and this year is for training.’

A boxing match at Wembley.

‘I wondered why they weren’t doing it in America.’

I later learned that Wembley is in England,

And I wondered why an American organization would hold a match in England.

There were quite a few reasons for this too.

‘First, the current WBA heavyweight champion is British.’

The boxing market in England is quite large,

And Wembley being the largest boxing arena was also a reason.

Plus,

‘The time difference issue.’

When a match is held at 9 PM Eastern US time,

It would be around 2 AM in England to watch it.

But in the reverse case, both can watch at a reasonable time,

So if targeting a global audience, England was the right choice.

By the way, to have my pro debut at Wembley.

I wonder how much bigger the scale is going to get.

‘If I win, I’ll definitely have to accept a rematch.’

After properly checking the situation,

I focused on the rest of my training,

And after another 2 weeks passed.

“Well done. Truly… you’re the first to complete all processes so perfectly.”

“Really? Thank you for seeing me in such a good light.”

“No, really… I’m sincere. Just as the rumors say.”

“As the rumors say?”

“Yes, people around call you a divine body.”

I completed all the training courses,

And when Director McGroi heard this news.

“Then I’ll prepare the light aircraft immediately! I’ve been waiting for this moment!”

Two days later,

I admired the light aircraft deployed at the filming location.

“It’s exactly like what I saw in the animation!”

The light aircraft model in <Tarzan> is from the 1920s-30s,

I thought it would be difficult to reproduce exactly.

But the exterior was perfect, identical to what I saw in the <Tarzan> series.

“While you were training, we weren’t just sitting around, haha. I’m glad you like it.”

“This may look like that on the outside, but the inside is state-of-the-art.

If I had to say, it’s a modern reproduction.

It’s also on the lighter side among light aircraft,

It can handle two or three people, so there’s no problem for filming.”

Director McGroi, having a romantic side for these things,

Spewed out endless words.

His eyes were sparkling,

Indeed, the eyes of someone speaking with a dream were beautiful.

“…so according to the composition we planned before, the most important parts are the action on top of the aircraft and… pulling it.”

“Ah, right, there was pulling.”

Come to think of it, that’s right.

I had forgotten this important part while training.

‘Since the story was heavily adapted.’

Clayton, who appears as an aristocrat in the original and as a hunter in Disney.

He decides to use any means necessary to hunt gorillas,

And decides to set fire to the forest to easily find their habitat.

And the means to set this fire was the light aircraft.

The job would be done by spraying oil from above and dropping flames.

To prevent this, Tarzan had to ‘grab and pull’ the aircraft.

*Clench*

Thinking about that scene immediately tensed my body.

Don’t all men have such a fantasy at least once?

Stopping a train head-on,

Grabbing a boat approaching at high speed downhill,

Or grabbing a helicopter – scenes like that.

“Shall we start with the scene of grabbing the aircraft right away?”

“Yes.”

Now it was time to actually realize that fantasy.

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‘Was Tarzan originally a movie with this much action?’

I thought there would be fewer dangerous scenes since it’s rated for all ages,

But opening the lid, it was at a level that put action movies to shame.

‘It’s all because Donghu is here.’

Director McGroi muttered inwardly while looking at Kim Donghu.

Holding a rope in each hand, waiting only for the starting signal.

Perhaps because of the tanning,

The contours of his physique were all revealed, making him a warrior incarnate.

Should I say it evokes something strong from Sparta?

The ratio itself was at a level no different from the golden ratio of the human body,

So the lines of his body were very clean and flowing.

Legs firmly fixed to the ground,

Lowering his waist to keep his center of gravity down,

It was the typical posture for pulling a heavy object.

‘Even in that pose, with that face, it’s like he’s doing a photoshoot.’

But it didn’t feel normal at all.

Even doing the same action, it looked different.

The aura from his appearance was making him stand out.

‘Indeed, being handsome draws attention and can captivate people.’

As Producer Berillard was also making such admiration at that moment.

*Creaking sound*

“?”

“?!”

“Huh?”

Suddenly there was a sound of the aircraft being pulled.

It’s a sound that absolutely shouldn’t be heard.

Because airplanes can’t go backward.

But despite that, the light aircraft moved backward.

A situation that couldn’t be coincidental.

Yet it was unbelievable.

Because,

“D-did Kim Donghu just pull the aircraft?”

Kim Donghu was the only variable that could control the aircraft.

This isn’t some strongman competition.

How could he move an aircraft in an instant?

“Is… is that really possible?”

“No, is it really happening? Without CG? For real?”

The producer and director repeated the same words as if their brains had lagged.

“Even if the pulling force was increased due to safety equipment….”

“What are you saying, is this weight something that can be done by cheating? No, let’s compare….”

From safety personnel to staff, everyone opened their mouths wide in disbelief.

But the very person causing the confusion at the scene,

‘It’s designed to allow good force application, making it pullable.’

Was smiling brightly, thinking something like, should I pull it a bit more?

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About 20 minutes after seeing Kim Donghu actually pull the light aircraft,

Evelyn Queen Ember dropped by the filming location to cheer for Kim Donghu.

“Go! Go! Go! Go! Go!”

“Oh God! Oh God! Oh God!”

“No way! No way! No way!”

“Does this make sense? Make this into a promotional video! Crazy fucking Korean!”

“…?”

She witnessed a scene of frenzy.