I Don’t Want to Play Villains Anymore - Chapter 0

Life did not grant mercy enough to try everything.

Life is finite.

Therefore, one must do everything they can.

Everyone knows this, but Burams tend to become desensitized to that absurdity as they live their lives.

They foolishly believe they can live a long time, achieving everything they want.

And they trust.

They think d*ath will gently approach while they are comfortably lying in bed.

Such foolishness is always sudden.

Bang!!!

A sound that does not belong in the Republic of Korea, where firearms are clearly prohibited, echoes.

Of course.

The film that Ral was shooting was a noir set in Las Vegas.

It is a film by our country’s world-renowned director Bang Woo-taek, who strives for realism, which is why they even flew to Las Vegas to sh**t.

Using a real g*n loaded with blanks was not a strange matter.

Yeah. The g*n was not strange.

– bl**d! bl**d! d*mn it. This is real!

– Which b*stard loaded a real b*llet here?!

My body felt heavier and heavier.

Every time I exhaled, a pain like my lungs were on fire spread.

– Hyung! Hyung! Open your eyes! Hyung!

A junior pleading while holding me.

What can you do, even if you plead? The b*llet has already pierced Ral’s lungs.

“…Keugh. Kkosa.”

Perhaps because my lung was punctured, even when I tried to say something profound, only sounds of air escaping came out.

How pathetic.

My eyelids felt heavier by the moment.

Is this how easily one goes?

‘Actor, rather than the role you saw in the audition, this acting…’

‘Because of the overwhelming mask, I guess this killer role…’

I had dreamed of being an actor since I was young, but due to my frightening appearance, I had always ended up playing villains.

I wanted to try playing a kind character when this movie finished…

‘How foolish.’

It was a life full of regrets and longing, an embarrassing one indeed.

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Sparkle.

A flicker of light in the darkness whose duration is unknown.

‘What is this? I don’t think I lived a life bad enough to end up in such a strange hell.’

Could it be that my acting deceived even the gods?

But seeing that everywhere else is pitch black, perhaps I need to go to that place.

‘…I can’t move.’

I tried to exert some strength, but my body wouldn’t move.

And… am I getting smaller?

Even when I tried to move my body while paying thorough attention, there was no movement at all.

It seems that my body is in the state of an infant.

‘What the…’

Reborn?

Is it ironic that I’ve only acted as a villain and now I’m given another chance?

“Oh my. Our daughter is already trying to move? She hasn’t even reached her first birthday, but perhaps she takes after her dad, she’s quite passionate~.”

The infinitely warm Shin Sound filled my ears.

Though I hadn’t encountered such a sweet voice in my previous life of working in the entertainment industry, the reason I wasn’t surprised by it…

‘…Daughter?’

Because there was something even more astonishing.

Am I a daughter?

I distinctly remember being an adult male.

Furthermore, a leading actor in the Republic of Korea.

But now,

A daughter?

‘That can’t be. Please…’

Paaah!

‘…My eyes. It hurts.’

A massive light enveloped my surroundings.

So bright, yet slowly the scenery began to come into focus.

A world so unfamiliar.

Slowly turning my head.

And then, I checked where I was.

A soft fabric.

A small, cozy blanket.

And a warm embrace gently wrapping around me.

I was held in someone’s arms.

‘…Beautiful.’

And that someone, my mother, was unreasonably beautiful.

Long eyelashes,

A warm smile.

Wavy golden hair.

And I instinctively felt that within her embrace, which could be described as enormous,

“My daughter, isn’t she beautiful?”

“…Yeah.”

Pale skin.

Tidily arranged clothing.

Sharp eyes.

Carrying a dignity yet somewhat decadent posture, he was a handsome man.

‘You look extremely cold.’

At that moment, I wondered if I should give up on my father’s demeanor in this life.

A twitch.

I saw him briefly smile as the corners of his eyes twitched.

‘…What was that?’

Did I see it wrong?

I thought I had seen the strangest thing, and I let my heavy eyelids drift back closed.

This body was incredibly vulnerable to sleep.

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Then, when I regained consciousness, ta-da!

I had become Baek Ha-neul, a five-year-old.

‘The more I look, the cuter I get.’

I looked into the mirror at the smiling girl and threw up a V-sign.

What would it have looked like in my previous life? Something along the lines of cutting my hand with scissors, it would have seemed. But now that I was a cute girl, it’s different.

Also, that’s just adorable.

In the mirror stood a girl with silky silver hair tied up, proudly smiling with blue eyes.

‘Could it be a hybrid as I suspected?’

“Our Haneul. Is there anything in the mirror? The most beautiful girl in the world is our Haneul, right? Hehe.”

A beautiful blonde woman approached with a warm smile.

Ral’s mother. Her real name was Yuria… something, but I couldn’t remember.

Her alias was Yu Eun-ha. She married my father Baek Geon-hwan and gave birth to me.

“No, it’s Mommy.”

“Oh my~.”

She gathered her hands in front of her huge chest and smiled.

This gesture, which had no use in my previous life, was now quite charming.

“Then how beautiful would our Haneul be, being the most beautiful mom’s daughter…?”

Smooch.

She lifted me triumphantly and buried her lips on my cheek.

Let’s ignore the incredible pressure on my legs.

“You must be beautiful enough to be an actor.”

“Actor?”

Mother tilted her head, puzzled.

Surely, it must be strange for a five-year-old to say the word “actor.”

Most children at this age would say they want to be a princess or a pony.

“Yes! An actor!”

But I have a firm belief.

Because I was the best actor in my previous life…

“Not just any actor, but one that shines brightly as a leading role!”

This time, I will shine.