Seoul Dragon - Chapter 70

Before going to bed, there was some small talk.

We all sat around in front of the tents, lit a small bonfire, with a kind of campfire feeling.

"Has there been any difficult work at the Mutant Crime Management Bureau?"

"Hmm... precisely speaking, Yeonhwa unnie had a hard time before the Bureau was established."

"Ah, Yeonhwa?"

As we chatted about various things, the topic eventually shifted to our stories.

Mostly the kind of stories that viewers would be curious about.

What does the Mutant Crime Management Bureau do?

What kind of mutant crimes have we encountered... and so on.

"Yes. From what I know, unnie completed her mutation about two months after mutations began... society was extremely chaotic until then, right?"

"It was. I really thought we were in big trouble."

"Until then, though she's not here now, there was a mutant who often helped us with work. Sia unnie... I mean, Choi Sia, a High Elf who currently lives in America."

"High Elf...?"

The cast members expressed confusion at Harin's explanation. Sia, a High Elf-type mutant, rarely appeared in official settings, so she was unfamiliar to the public.

Of course, only to the general public. Instead, she drew so much attention in the community that she was quite famous there. Known to those who knew her, unknown to those who didn't... exactly that kind of person.

"You probably don't know her well. She's famous among mutants... Anyway, she helped a lot with our work in the early days. She secretly provided a lot of help with mutant crime-related issues."

I took a sip of my drink and added some additional explanation.

"Oh..."

"By any chance, have any of you seen the footage captured by drones when I went to America recently? Where a huge mountain was walking around and fighting with a corpse dragon... officially shown as a mosaiced monster?"

"Yes, yes, I saw that."

Sia's tree giant was quite famous. The combat drone didn't just film me, but the entire flow of the battle.

The California Governor ended up releasing that footage too. Not just to highlight my existence, but also to feature Sia who protected the mutant village.

"The one who created that tree giant is Sia. Anyway, this is just what I've heard... but they say she's done a lot."

"Hearing this really makes it feel like you're from a completely different world, doesn't it?"

"Well, technically we are from a different world... everyday life has turned into fantasy."

"That's true."

Harin answered with a slight smile.

"But how did you end up becoming the Bureau Chief, Seohyun?"

"I think it started about two months ago? There was a Minotaur-type mutant who went on a rampage, right? I got seriously involved after subduing that person. Then I was called to a press conference after handling the Demon-type mutant."

"That really caused a stir..."

"When I first saw it, I thought it was a movie! But I was shocked when they said it appeared in the heart of Seoul. And I just saw it again this morning."

At that moment, the PD, who had been poking at us from a distance, added a comment.

"Come to think of it, you were originally supposed to just fly in and land, but you suddenly appeared in dragon form, which was quite surprising."

"I just wanted to give a surprise..."

As I scratched the back of my head awkwardly, Harin held back a smile and said:

"This unnie was so excited that she had Seo Jin-ha make her new clothes. Including what she's wearing now."

"Were you that excited?"

"Of course I was... appearing on a variety show I've watched since childhood."

"You decided to appear because you thought you wouldn't have a hard time, right?"

"Yes."

I answered immediately. To be honest, with my current body, there wasn't really anything that would be difficult for me.

That's why I readily agreed.

Just taking the tent-setting alone, I had set up two tents in about 10 minutes...

While we were talking about what happened when playing table tennis and during the race, Harin said:

"Unnie, can you show your tail once?"

"Tail? Why my tail?"

"I've often seen you bring out your wings and transform, but I've never seen your tail."

"Well... it's quite big, I wonder if it would be okay."

"Tail?"

"Yes. Seohyun unnie said last time that she could bring it out."

"Can you show us once?"

Suddenly, these people were insistently asking to see my tail. Well, I don't see why not.

Honestly, it was understandable why they were curious. Except for my family member Seoha, no one had seen my tail yet.

Above all, seeing those expectant gazes from Harin and Yeonhwa unnie... I had to show it.

I'm generally quite weak to the people around me.

With a crunching sound, the tail emerged through my tailbone.

As the large tail, which looked like a scaled-down version of my actual dragon body's tail, popped out, the eyes of the cast members, filming crew, Harin, and Yeonhwa unnie widened.

"Aren't there many mutants with tails...?"

"I've never seen a tail this big except on shark-human hybrids."

"Really...?"

"Wow... it looks so sleek! Can I touch it once?"

"Sure, why not."

Then these people all started touching my tail.

"Wow, it's like silk."

"I've touched a snake before when I went on a trip somewhere... but this feels completely different? What is this? It's a unique texture but feels really nice."

"Whoa..."

"I thought it would feel sharp and hard, but it's an unexpected texture..."

Somehow, it gives me a strangely ticklish feeling.

Except for Seoha when I'm at home, no one else has touched my tail before... it feels unfamiliar, and somewhat... somewhat... a bit embarrassing, I should say.

"Okay, that's enough."

I said that and slightly swung my tail to avoid people's hands.

The people showed obvious signs of disappointment. These people probably wouldn't have let go of my tail until just before going to sleep if I hadn't told them to stop touching it.

I wrapped my tail around my waist and took another drink. It was almost time for everyone to go to sleep.

We had to complete the wake-up mission tomorrow and finish preparations to return.

The next day, we successfully completed the wake-up mission and concluded the long filming.

"Thank you for your hard work!"

"Everyone worked hard!"

The filming team, PD, and cast members all beamed with smiles.

It's finally over.

Filming is certainly not an ordinary job.

I feel like I didn't do much, but within that process, there must have been countless efforts from the filming team and PD.

In any case, it's over.

...I wonder if it turned out well.

I hope there's nothing to regret when I watch it.

"Please appear again if there's another opportunity."

"Ahaha, that would be difficult. I didn't know filming was such a challenging task. Well... maybe it's possible for a brief guest appearance?"

"Is that a promise? Anyway, thank you. It was awkward in many ways."

"Do you think the ratings will be good?"

At my question, the PD nodded.

As the trend of the times gradually moves away from television and internet media develops, people have become more focused on smartphones in their hands... but still, he said it would likely achieve quite excellent results.

I hope it turns out well.

At the very least, I hope it's not awkward when my family watches it.

While Seohyun was filming "As Long As It's Not Me," the community was ablaze with sightings of her.

[Real-time over Seoul]

Bureau Chief appeared and did a hero landing with her wings

lolololololol

-?? What's this about

-Looks like she's going on some variety show? There were cameras set up, and I saw Kang Woohyuk and PD Lee Myungho

-Is that "As Long As It's Not Me"?

-Bureau Chief entering broadcast TV? Not content with modeling, she's conquering variety shows now ㄷㄷ

[I think Bureau Chief is really going on a variety show]

I saw her moving with the cast and crew of "As Long As It's Not Me" at the train station today

It was really amazing

-For real?

-Yeah, it's true;;

And Seohyun's classmates who saw this had bewildered expressions.

"Hey, I heard she went on a variety show?"

"What variety show?"

"As Long As It's Not Me."

"Really?"

"It's being posted on the community right now."

"I was wondering why she said she couldn't join us today when we were meeting for the first time in ages... She must have been filming a variety show."

"She goes without even telling us about this?"

"Then let's pretend we don't know, and once the broadcast airs, let's capture screenshots and raid the group chat to tease her."

"That's a damn good idea! Come to think of it, is she also going to be like 'As long as it's not meeee!'? That would be hilarious in its own way."

At Taehoon's words, all of Seohyun's classmates burst into laughter.

The idea of Yoon Seohyun summoning all her energy, existent or nonexistent, to shout "As long as it's not me!"

It was unimaginable.

"Seeing her on TV, life is really interesting. They say you never know what life has in store..."

"That's for sure."

"What, are you jealous?"

"Jealous, not jealous."

"Suddenly with the Zen riddles, our Yoo Hangyeol?"

"No, just... everyone has their own hardships. I am jealous, but then again, I'm not jealous of becoming a celebrity known to so many people."

"Ah, I get what you mean. Korea is a country where becoming famous can be a disadvantage."

"Exactly. It's best to just be rich without being famous. But she has to be careful about every little thing she does."

"...Actually, doesn't Yoon Seohyun have the specs where she doesn't really need to be careful?"

"That's true, but her mindset is different from mutants who act recklessly... Oh, what if one of us becomes a mutant too?"

"What do you mean, what if? We'd just treat them the same as always. Did our stance toward Yoon Seohyun change after she mutated?"

"That's true..."

At that moment, Jo Minhyuk, who was watching them, said to Han Taehoon and Yoo Hangyeol:

"Hey, there haven't been any more mutants since the first mutation wave, so stop getting ahead of yourselves. Just wait for next week's broadcast. If you want to tease her, we need to prepare from multiple angles."

"You psycho. As expected from someone who loves video editing. By the way, what have you been up to lately? It's been hard to see your face."

To Han Taehoon's question, Jo Minhyuk replied:

"Just watching internet broadcasts and messing around with editing."

"Does that make any money?"

"Ah, I just started, so I'm not making money yet. I'm just doing it because it's fun."

"Are you going to become an editor for famous broadcasters later?"

"Why are you all getting ahead of yourselves today? Stop talking nonsense and work on your assignments."

"Argh, professor, please... Why are there so many assignments? Hey, there's one more thing I'm envious of about Seohyun."

"What?"

"Her speed at finishing assignments has become insanely fast. I'm seriously jealous of that."

"Ah, I agree with that."

Hangyeol lamented. He was genuinely envious of Seohyun's ability to process assignments instantly.