Seoul Dragon - Chapter 83

Hangyeol seemed to be busily traveling around the world ever since then.

I have no idea what kind of inner change occurred within that guy.

From what I heard, he's currently traveling around Islamic cultural regions.

Seeing his figure appearing in news reports everywhere, it seemed to be true.

After Yahweh's descent, the world was swept up in another wave of massive change.

Religions that worship Yahweh's faith began showing gradual movements toward unification.

Perhaps because of this, religious wars in the most turbulent regions were gradually subsiding.

Most religious wars ultimately involve a complex tangle of deep-seated emotions, differences in doctrinal interpretation, and vested interests... but in the end, the most important thing was who correctly follows God's will.

When God himself and his herald have directly descended to convey their voices to the world, there would be no believer who would dare oppose them.

Of course, high-ranking officials who had no intention of giving up their vested interests were committing blasphemy by calling it a false god and forcibly inciting war, but literal divine judgment was being brought down upon such people.

Things like Hangyeol suddenly descending from the sky and completely destroying the buildings where those guys lived were happening quite frequently.

The sight of massive beams of light shooting down from the sky to destroy buildings was truly majestic and sacred, so no one dared to rebel against him.

In conclusion, Hangyeol was unifying the Abrahamic religious world at an astounding speed.

...What's surprising is that even Judaism, which doesn't acknowledge Jesus as another form of Yahweh, was unified.

Well, when God himself directly claims that Jesus is indeed his son and another form of himself, what could they say?

Since the doctrine of the Trinity was proven to be fact, Judaism couldn't find any fault with it either.

Well... in conclusion, one of the major axes of war that cut across the world's religious community has disappeared, so this too must be God's grace.

Even while Hangyeol was unifying world religions, daily life continued without incident.

The news was reporting on his activities day after day, but... well, for non-Christian families, it was just "oh, how interesting" and that was it.

Anyway, while I was lounging at home for the first time in a while, I got a message from Taehoon.

[Han Taehoon: What are you doing?]

[Yoon Seohyun: Just hanging out]

[Han Taehoon: Hey, what do you think... if I appeared in a movie?]

What is this guy talking about now? If you're a stuntman, of course you'd appear in movies, right?

...Though of course, you wouldn't be recognizable as yourself.

[Yoon Seohyun: If you're a stuntman, of course you'd appear in movies, right?]

[Han Taehoon: No, no. Not as a stuntman, but as an actor.]

...? What? An actor?

[Yoon Seohyun: An actor? What's that supposed to mean?]

[Han Taehoon: I somehow ended up having to audition this time;;]

[Yoon Seohyun: What? Weren't you going to be a stuntman? Why suddenly an actor?]

[Han Taehoon: I don't know;;]

When I heard the detailed story, it went like this.

While learning martial arts at action school as usual, he happened to become acquainted with an instructor's friend, and that instructor's friend turned out to be a famous movie director.

And the movie that director is currently preparing is an oriental-style action drama, and he recommended Taehoon for an audition, saying he had the perfect visual for the final boss of that period action drama.

...Does this even make sense?

[Yoon Seohyun: So what did you tell him?]

[Han Taehoon: I've never done anything like acting even once, so I naturally refused, saying what audition could someone like me possibly do;; But then he suddenly insisted I must participate in the audition]

As he said that, he seemed genuinely bewildered.

I thought it was understandable to be confused too.

He just entered action school thinking he'd try being a stuntman for fun, but suddenly he was going to participate in an audition.

Of course, he didn't have to participate in the audition, but it seemed like an internal conflict arose in his mind.

That's probably why he contacted me.

...But really, do things like this actually happen in real life?

[Yoon Seohyun: But if it's an action drama, action acting is important too, right? No matter how much they use stuntmen, they can't solve everything with stuntmen]

[Han Taehoon: So he told me to show him the martial arts I'm most confident in... you know, that thing I showed when I first mutated last time ㅇㅇ;; When I showed him that, he really said he absolutely wanted to cast me;;]

Ah, then he'd want to cast him.

If it's not CG but a scene created with a mutant's unique abilities, it couldn't help but become a hot topic.

If it's martial arts demonstrated directly by the actor, and he shows cutting alloy walls in half by summoning blue ghost fire, it would become an enormous topic of conversation on SNS and such.

If his acting skills support him just a little... if he's just not at the level of terrible overacting, it might be worth doing.

Basic martial arts direction would have a different quality from CG.

[Yoon Seohyun: Then first register for an acting academy]

[Han Taehoon: Should I? Though it's a bit much to spend all the money I earned from gaming on this]

[Yoon Seohyun: If you hit it big, you can recover it all, right?]

[Han Taehoon: True? Should I just aim for hitting it big and try to recover the investment?]

[Yoon Seohyun: If you think of it as investing gaming money and recovering it, isn't it actually profitable?]

[Han Taehoon: Oh... this bastard;; You know me too well? ㅇㅋ Once you've drawn the sword, you have to cut something]

For reference, Han Taehoon is someone who used to make pocket money by collecting and selling game items and currency.

Though calling it pocket money, he earned quite a lot, probably.

For reference, the money he registered for action school with also came from there.

In many ways, he could be called a successful gamer.

Taehoon registered for acting academy that very day.

And we learned a surprising fact - that he had more talent for acting than expected.

...Is it a species trait? No, it's a bit much to call it a species trait. There's no theory that oni are good at acting, right?

How should I put it, he's not exactly outstanding in acting overall, but he's optimized for acting with an aura that seems to have something special about it.

In other words, if he were to audition for a final boss role, he could be called the perfect actor for it.

Since I don't know anything about acting, I don't know the details, but... well, if the people involved say he's good, there's no need for me to nitpick.

With confidence from this, he continued a murderous schedule, juggling both action school and acting academy.

Fortunately, thanks to a mutant's sturdy body, he said he didn't feel fatigue, so he continued staying up all night immersed in acting, and his acting skills improved day by day.

He was fundamentally excellent at visualizing roles and situations.

And after some time passed, when Hangyeol returned to Korea again.

Taehoon's audition took place.

"Han Taehoon is auditioning?"

"Why, you know that movie director, right? That director is apparently determined to cast him no matter what?"

Hangyeol couldn't hide his shock at the news that Taehoon was auditioning as soon as he returned.

"Which director do I know?"

"You know, that movie that reached ten million viewers last time? The director famous for action."

"Ah, Director An Jinho?"

"I think that was the name?"

"...Why would a big-name director like that want Taehoon?"

"Who knows. You know that thing where he put fire on his sword and cut alloy last time? He apparently showed that combined with the martial arts he learned at action school..."

When I got that far, Hangyeol nodded.

"Ah, if it's to that extent, I don't know about other movies, but for action movies at least, it would be a gamble worth trying once."

"By the way, are you done with work?"

"Uh... for now? I worked hard, so I'm planning to rest leisurely for a while."

"But you managed not to reveal your face completely?"

"I thought about revealing everything, but Father said that would actually reduce the mystique..."

...Ah, that was Yahweh's work?

Surprisingly, he knows well when a mysterious concept works?

"But our Father, no matter how I look at it, seems a bit..."

"Why?"

"He has no sense of direction. Somehow, even Moses took decades just to find the way... I was an idiot to trust him. If we hadn't gotten lost there, the return time would have been shortened by at least a week."

"......"

Uh, hmm.

Right.

Since it would be blasphemy if I said anything, I'd better not say more.

"But are you going to watch Taehoon?"

"That's why I called you, right? Let's buy him a meal after the audition ends."

"Oh, me too?"

"...Well, sure."

Taehoon entered the audition room with slight nervousness.

Although she doesn't get nervous in most situations, when trying something for the first time, even someone with a heart like steel is bound to be nervous.

And people around were startled looking at her.

Dark blue hair.

And an incredibly beautiful appearance.

Plus the smooth horns on her forehead.

Perhaps because a mutant had appeared in the audition room, people were startled looking at her.

"...Excuse me, are you here to audition?"

"Ah, yes."

Saying that, Taehoon smiled awkwardly.

'...I wonder how today's results will turn out.'

Still, since I've come this far, I hope there will be good results.

The director made such a big fuss, and the reviews at acting academy were good too... it would look really bad if I failed.

Taehoon thought that and took a deep breath.

Soon, her name was called.