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The filming location for was nestled in a not-so-high place.

Therefore, the distance to get there was not exactly short.

But Shin Ji-hoo walked slowly, so it took some time to arrive.

There was no particular reason.

Just because he was carrying Seo Ee-soo on his back.

Carrying one person on his back and climbing a mountain.

That’s what it was.

Shin Ji-hoo was a sturdy man.

And Seo Ee-soo, despite being on the lighter side for a woman.

So, even though he was carrying Seo Ee-soo, he didn’t feel particularly heavy.

Anyway, he was carrying Seo Ee-soo on his back and climbing the mountain.

So Shin Ji-hoo walked slowly.

When the two arrived at the filming location, it was already late morning.

“You’re here. Let’s quickly shoot the scene!”

The staff busily resumed filming.

Seo Ee-soo, who had come down from Shin Ji-hoo’s back, along with Han Seon-yul and Bae So-yoon, reacted as they entered the camping site, which was the filming location.

It was a somewhat staged setting.

And Seo Ee-soo was an actress.

But there was no need for her to act.

“Wow….”

Seo Ee-soo looked around with sparkling eyes at the sight before her.

Untouched white snow with no footprints.

In the middle, a large camping car was parked.

The front was a car.

The back was a living space.

Seo Ee-soo had never seen such a car before.

Naturally, she was as excited as a cat that had tasted catnip.

“That, that’s…!”

“A camping car.”

“A camping car!”

The three rookie actors shot the scene by looking around the camping car’s features and then moved on to the next step.

“Let’s eat first.”

Han Seon-yul spoke, and Bae So-yoon followed.

“Sounds good. Han Seon-yul, did you prepare anything? I learned a curry recipe.”

“I brought ramen. I’ll put lots of meat in it.”

“Curry with ramen sounds good.”

They decided on the lunch menu by discussing back and forth.

It was a variety show, and they had brought cooking recipes to take care of their own portions.

The ingredients were provided by the production team, so there was no need to prepare separately.

On the other hand, Seo Ee-soo had not prepared any recipes.

Or rather, she couldn’t prepare any.

Shin Ji-hoo had tried to teach her some camping recipes, but she just couldn’t seem to learn the recipes, even though she knew how to enjoy eating them.

So Seo Ee-soo brought a bunch of her favorite snacks.

Intended to share with the others.

Anyway, that’s how it was.

“Let’s quickly eat. I’m hungry.”

“Okay.”

The two stood side by side in the somewhat cramped kitchen inside the camping car and started cooking in earnest.

And Seo Ee-soo watched from behind, munching on her snacks.

Crunch-

First, the curry.

Bae So-yoon diligently chopped potatoes, carrots, onions, and the like.

Seo Ee-soo took another bite of her snack while watching from behind.

Crunch-

Bae So-yoon didn’t stop there and started sautéing the finely chopped onions in a wide pan.

Her gentle stirring to prevent burning was quite professional.

Seo Ee-soo took another bite of her snack.

Crunch-

Han Seon-yul didn’t lag behind.

She chopped the meat into chunks, boiled it in water to make broth, and started mincing blue garlic.

Her pounding of the garlic with a Chinese cleaver didn’t seem to show much skill.

Seo Ee-soo watched in amazement from behind as she popped another snack into her mouth.

Crunch-

Crunch-

Crunch….

Han Seon-yul couldn’t help but turn around.

“This!”

“Eek.”

“Stop eating snacks and do some work, will you?”

“Oops.”

“Oops, what’s that? Come and help quickly.”

“Okay, Ee-soo. Do something.”

Bae So-yoon, who always took good care of Seo Yi-soo, even went so far as to ask for help.

Of course, Seo Yi-soo was not one to be taken advantage of.

It’s just that the field of cooking was so unfamiliar that she had been watching from the sidelines. But once she was asked to do something, she was the type of person who would work hard at anything.

Seo Yi-soo nodded, conscious of the camera, and said, “Y-yes. Just tell me what to do. I’m not good at cooking… but I’ll try my best!”

“Then, please prepare the vegetables for me.”

“I’ll leave the curry to you.”

Han Seon-yul and Bae So-yoon each gave their own tasks.

“Okay. I got it! I’ve never cooked before, so I’m looking forward to it.”

Seo Yi-soo said enthusiastically, feeling very excited.

That was just how she was. Since coming to Earth, most of the things she had done for the first time had been very exciting and enjoyable. Besides, she loved eating.

Being able to make the food she would eat herself seemed fascinating and fun.

So, Seo Yi-soo rolled up her sleeves energetically.

But…

It was Seo Yi-soo, after all.

Physically flawless in appearance, but only skilled in acting.

She was someone who had no choice but to live a life of forced acting.

Chop, chop, chop, chop…

As she chopped the vegetables with all her might, Seo Yi-soo suddenly cried out, “Ouch!”

Before she could even finish chopping a few pieces, she cut her finger.

“Han Seon-yul…”

Seo Yi-soo showed her finger, which was cut as thin as a grain of rice, to Han Seon-yul with a pained expression.

“How did you manage to hurt yourself already, even before chopping much?”

Han Seon-yul was speechless and couldn’t bring herself to ask Seo Yi-soo to continue chopping.

Next, Bae So-yoon asked her to stir the curry.

“Okay!”

Determined not to make a mistake this time, Seo Yi-soo stirred the curry with the ladle, lips pursed.

Plop-

“Oops! Ouch!”

She missed the ladle and tried to grab it with her bare hand, only to burn herself.

“Bae So-yoon…”

Seo Yi-soo showed her red, blistered hand and looked upset.

“You can’t even stir the curry?”

Bae So-yoon was speechless and could no longer ask Seo Yi-soo to stir the curry.

“What is going on here?”

After all these incidents, Han Seon-yul and Bae So-yoon looked at Seo Yi-soo in disbelief and embarrassment.

Seo Yi-soo seemed greatly shocked by her cooking skills.

Even she knew that the tasks she was given were very simple.

But she couldn’t even do them properly.

Was she really that worthless, someone who knew only how to eat and couldn’t contribute even a grain of rice to the production of food?

She had a very disappointed expression on her face.

It was a truly pitiful sight, but the real problem was elsewhere.

“What should we do…”

Han Seon-yul muttered awkwardly.

They were not just camping, they were filming a show.

If it were any other time, they could just let Seo Yi-soo watch.

But if they did that on the show, the viewers might see Seo Yi-soo as incompetent.

So, they really had to do something.

They had to contribute and perform their roles.

But if she couldn’t even chop vegetables or stir curry properly…

“What should we ask her to do?”

Han Seon-yul furrowed her brow in serious contemplation.

But nothing came to mind.

It was true.

Even while doing extremely simple tasks, she injured her fingers.

What could they ask her to do?

It was really giving her a headache.

If it weren’t for the filming right now…

They could just enjoy the camping and tell her to watch and eat some snacks…

“Snacks…?”

And in that moment of realization, Han Seon-yul looked at Seo Yi-soo as if she were possessed.

“Seo Yi-soo.”

“Y-yes?”

“If you can’t do anything else…”

“Y-yes.”

“Just cheer us on.”

“W-what?”

“Cheer us on. Watch me and Bae So-yoon cook. Cheer us on. Wish us luck. Cheer for us.”

“…”

At those words, even the innocent Seo Yisoo was momentarily speechless.

These kids are no joke.

Watching the two cooking.

Cheering them on with excitement.

Even to the humble Seo Yisoo, it felt really…

Truly too lowly to bear.

Seo Yisoo felt disgusted.

“Ah, even if that’s the case…”

“No. Seo Yisoo. Think about it. We’re filming a variety show right now. If you just sit around and do nothing but eat, the viewers will curse at you, right?”

Seo Yisoo still had memories that left a trauma-like mark on her.

At the beginning of the filming.

When there was controversy surrounding Seo Yisoo’s qualifications, the public didn’t cover it up and criticized her.

The sheer malice of the public…

That malice made Seo Yisoo feel a great fear.

She never wanted to experience it again.

And so.

In the end, Seo Yisoo…

“Hi…”

Towards Han Seonyul and Bae Soyun cooking.

Clutching her fists tightly, but with a face that couldn’t bear the situation, she shouted with a flushed face.

“Cheer up! Strength! Please make delicious food…!”

The filming team liked it.

“Oh… this is cute.”

“Really?”

Anyway, since a usable scene for broadcast came out.

Bae Soyun and Han Seonyul liked it too.

“Surprisingly, this is really empowering, isn’t it?”

“Really?”

Seo Yisoo’s emotional expression was outstanding even in situations like this.

So when Seo Yisoo put all her strength into cheering, it really gave them strength.

Everyone was happy like that.

“…What am I doing.”

Except for Seo Yisoo.

Seo Yisoo, who was cheering with all her might, suddenly felt empty and sat down, covering her face with her hands.

“I… I have been tainted. I have been defiled…”

She was a dragon.

As a proud member of the Dragon Lord’s kin, she had a high sense of pride.

How did she end up cheering for food?

Seo Yisoo lamented her irretrievable pride with sadness.

Of course, that didn’t last long.

“Isu, the curry seems ready. Do you want to taste it? Ah-”

“…Ah.”

Unconsciously, instinctively, Seo Yisoo opened her mouth as the spoon approached her lips, and a bite of curry entered her mouth.

The spicy and tangy aroma of the curry stimulated Seo Yisoo’s nostrils.

“Ugh…!”

In the feast of flavors, Seo Yisoo closed her eyes tightly and smiled happily.

“Oh…”

The staff sighed in admiration once again.

Seo Yisoo’s emotional expression was still working hard, so just seeing her enjoy the taste made their mouths water.

It was enough to make even a decent mukbang YouTuber jealous.

They marveled.

“If she does this well, she could get a lot of advertisements after the broadcast, especially in the food industry.”

“Really?”

Sometimes, a certain pride creates value through the process of self-inflicted wounds.

Seo Yisoo’s pride as a dragon was exactly like that.