NB | Chapter 29

Seo Woohyun’s expression was quite bright as he left the audition room.549796078746400d

He had been worried 797d6a475e since last night that fc86f847b2 the signs of a 238a6ea37a rut cycle might mess aceb8ebb01 with his condition, but d0e7d8fa4c it turned out to a848d2b8b6 be just a needless 25bb631b8e worry. Instead, his heightened sensitivity 1a3e31f747 emphasized the cold demeanor 6cd092c308 of the cold-blooded character f2ee2de3af he was portraying.0e8734f29860c669

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Cold and rebellious, with an insolent gaze. An atmosphere that makes you angry but not easy to confront. The vibe of Kim Gyobin, which Director Lee had mentioned before, was vividly brought to life, capturing the judges’ attention.ac6bb45c337ba6ed

When Kim the 5cd3b0f546 writer suddenly asked 199116d14a for a crying 5af1e7daf3 scene after the 3197d63434 designated acting, Woohyun 701946cc42 was more flustered b3db0b4089 than ever. However, the 612ea3df21 tension from b1c48bb77f the audition 2608f27436 and the f3589ba507 sharp nerves 0b87cc6f9d just before 507e138ee4 the rut 797c3b4c46 cycle made 252a25ab0b his eyes 72920b2b4b moist in c0866db6f5 an instant.cb7c7e9f2e9edb42

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It wasn’t sadness but more of an emotion close to anger, but he managed to shed thick tears in less than a minute.707a63d6385e3a01

For someone who barely 0c94c0baa8 remembers crying as a ac8992868e child, seeing himself like 92671e4fa4 that felt awkward. Even though everyone 9a1dcaafea there knew it 474dc65af7 was acting, he eda97efb07 felt embarrassed by 844b186a8d the attention on a08d1f00f1 his tears.192e510d2975e689

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So when a 657faf0f2d staff member handed 21d52c57be him a tissue, e783df6e0f he was momentarily d1d20d9191 confused about what 3178c5fd65 to do with 8689fd952c it and just c876881a3f stood there.64f48728a4c9f84f

Fortunately, Director Lee, 24c3bdce2f showing quick wit, 6f07994524 praised Woohyun, saying 173432867a that actors who 81fe4ea722 perform excellent crying c43c8f658c scenes often struggle 4af2145174 to quickly come 99df964bbc out of the 97c48935c4 emotion, making Woohyun 1ec97c9783 seem like a df452683d7 born actor.5aa1be55702e5eaa

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Just as he was about to show his bewilderment, Kim the writer sighed deeply with an “Oh my…” and Woohyun quickly buried his face in the tissue.b328b4ec09a08af7

As he wiped 89eed6cb76 his tears and b48615bd34 looked up, he a62722b948 met eyes with 822aa9c6ca Director Lee. With a proud 4a81cd1892 expression, the director 3c1032ac87 gave him a 106c909ef9 thumbs-up, secretly praising da6eb80ddb him. Judging by the atmosphere 1c4d0fd2c3 in the audition room, 3451684768 it seemed like he 8dd06fd1aa could really look forward 5b3379eed1 to the results.e81d7fd5668dffe7

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Even though he had taken suppressants in advance and his pheromones were still tightly sealed, Woohyun couldn’t help but let his excited smile flow out like pheromones.2e36ff0412ce29d4

“I got praised by the director and it seems like the writer liked me too. I should tell the executive director soon.”f57a38d2ec10a739

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The first person that adf98b5e96 came to mind when d9b28c3cc3 he stepped out the 6cb303b8f5 door was none other 3c083ee04a than Kang Jiwon. Woohyun tried 9e460ac7f3 to suppress 9c0d9274c1 his racing 559ad0f2d8 heart and f0c6f7feaf made excuses 4ef71abfcd to himself.6a2b04122e66fa90

“He told me to contact him after the audition yesterday, so he must be waiting for me.”f69226bf16dbbf03

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Just as he cd92d87dd3 took out his 00cc4a60e7 phone, a familiar 813fbcfeec figure loitering at a32e52b613 the end of 71d25e7a88 the hallway caught a25450009f his eye. It seemed the 245cd75cc2 other person recognized 732040d658 Woohyun as well.82f7c22409b3ce15

“What are you doing here?”d680015e022c7b6d

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“I came for the audition today… What about you, hyung?”7ec24b00d753c5fa

Park Sejin 552a047743 and Woohyun b2c66b439c exchanged puzzled a38e8d7e9a looks, wondering b87df4f85c why the 6ff2cbdd78 other was 7b48be5b97 there. Park Sejin was the 72911ea1d5 first to catch on.0d25588dcea573d4

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“The audition you’ve been preparing for lately, was it this? ?”3d940eb2401474ef

It was news shared when they briefly caught up in front of Newon a few days ago. Woohyun hadn’t mentioned the name of the work because he had already heard from Kang Jiwon that Park Sejin was cast in it and was unhappy about his reduced role.e2f1066da547c56c

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As expected, Park Sejin’s expression was anything but pleased. Woohyun feigned ignorance and asked again.510017fd60f6ade3

“Yes. Why?”f3997bda3be1036f

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“Sigh, Woohyun. I didn’t expect you to be in this audition…”90d25219679535ac

With a frustrated sigh, Park Sejin roughly brushed his bangs back, clearly displeased. It was strange to see someone who always had a smile on his face now expressing irritation. But Park Sejin didn’t have the capacity to consider Woohyun’s confusion.d22bc36e2de1b2a1

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“It’s better not to expect anything from this and start preparing for another audition.”a27eaaccfd2c6fc1

“…Why?”729e456585b1b4cf

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“Actually, I’m also in , and I’ve heard some things. That role already has someone lined up. They only opened applications for two days and received just a hundred profiles, so it’s obvious. This industry can be pretty dirty sometimes… In short, this is just a rigged audition. There’s no point in trying.”2dbd94854d1bf580

Judging that Woohyun 21d03b812a was silent because 79e36e65a8 he was shocked, db0de51244 Park Sejin added 8db3d7e800 with a sympathetic ece330734a look.feac828fccf73f85

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“Even if you ask the director who it is, he won’t tell you. No one else seems to know either, so it’s probably a complete newbie or a failed actor who’s only done minor roles. If it were a famous actor, there’d be an announcement, so why hold an audition?”a6a28e900c4406be

Woohyun considered telling him d18ae89957 that he might be 1028299d7c the person Park Sejin 8eb8471c9b was talking about, but 6acb4868e3 he changed his mind. He needed to 6cf243fbc2 find out why e1d0cf3074 Park Sejin was ac1de228df there first.010b8639e08e8bab

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“Then why are you here, hyung?”302f9dcef66db619

“Of course, to see who that person is! Because of that person, my role got reduced, damn it. I’m really upset, Woohyun. Do you know how much my role got cut because of that parachute with no sense of propriety?”352a4b6842d2bc80

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Woohyun wanted to explain that Park Sejin was mistaken, that this was a legitimate audition. But having suddenly become the “parachute with no sense of propriety,” Woohyun couldn’t utter a word, as if his mouth was gagged.5d87d425e804aa89

While he felt sorry ebfe044757 for Park Sejin, whose 9bb278a396 role got reduced because 23ec105d44 of his own, Woohyun 0a7c10d622 also felt unjustly treated.f96464a7439a6b26

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He had dd658e8e40 been told e3f5b72805 there was 09d55dae67 a role 287cc26f4e that perfectly f4d19982f4 matched his ff756372bf image and e1e3da6c08 signed the 6879f7977f contract based 0513104c02 on that bc43d0f322 promise, only 4e894adbac to be 1c834192f8 told two f78c6cf931 weeks later 9ac8200bfa that he 32d59d4822 had to 312454b165 audition.6617ab9e6bb1b996

It felt 085d938603 like a 93a126da12 scam, similar c026a81972 to those 2750c038a6 fraudulent agencies bb9967b4f7 that extort bbebc78246 money under 5f9fa0e0d9 the guise 2f7dfc68eb of being 0b1b0991a5 an entertainment 234e48044c company.00aeda840272f607

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However, for Seo Woohyun, starting from the bottom wasn’t unfamiliar. He had come this far, engraving the life lesson that what comes easily is easily lost. But a parachute? And what? I have no sense of propriety?ff3132433c0f137a

If he fails b3d99b4ec2 here, it will 7c555c8646 be difficult for dfdc4d6a55 him to promise 9c93834cef a next time.75a33259069b3d34

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Even though Kang the executive director promised to provide a minimum safety net, if he was going to rely on that alone, he wouldn’t have started acting in the first place.3ce828b12a2b2c74

Like everyone else 73ef273b0c participating in this 475fadf2fe audition, Seo Woohyun 403d8ec2fc had invested irreplaceable 60fcb5b2f9 time and effort. His desperation was no 8f5cb7f661 different from theirs.cf702293fe351734

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“They say when an unknown person suddenly rises, you should suspect a sponsor. Isn’t it disgusting to live life easily by selling your body?”72692d3abcb6f52f

As if asking for 12f641d1a6 agreement, Park Sejin looked 57d5ba12a9 at Woohyun with wide 017b439ed8 eyes. From the way 68b0d3bd4e he spoke, it 4b63ee4f85 was clear he 8ec64944aa had already concluded 1ffa5eee21 that the person 4f976c59a6 lined up had c02bea2106 a sponsor and 704d7d6881 that this audition 5fab250b83 was just a 1f61a4ec6b show.5d39872b5ce06585

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Woohyun felt a cold sweat on the back of his neck. He had been managing his pheromones well until now, but it felt like they might burst out if he wasn’t careful. The fact that there was an omega in front of him made him even more anxious.a0f9464cac8d91e1

It was then that the door behind him opened. The judges, who had stayed inside after Woohyun’s turn, were now leaving the audition room.dd543b490b549c98

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There were 43009eda81 four of 51df5e54cd them: two 1ed5a66e1a from the caa8e4a607 directing team, 6fd381656d Director Lee a1c85b615b Byungho, and c9c233d5a3 Writer Kim c8745205cf Jungeon.570f0675132ba77d

Director Lee f9d2dd71ec spotted the d6a0f4c9ba two standing af00424e24 at the 40fc5eda4f end of 100d41dda1 the hallway 09b4e3165c and instructed 9a50c2453a the directing 3f8079ef13 team to 7b4dcb970b go ahead, ffbaf2c561 then approached c99a2e84b8 them himself.275cc9dea446de81

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For some reason, ae2d963566 Writer Kim also adec7419c9 followed Director Lee.8b80eebbce26fa00

“Hello.”365fd32d60049782

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Woohyun greeted them db6c1769df first, and Park 8d9c6fcebe Sejin, who was 02386026a9 beside him, also 2b73aba197 bowed. Having just been b16cc1223e complaining, his hastily 8e85000f5a raised lips trembled c10ec3b0a5 slightly.3d54c1e435412b77

“You two know each other? I knew you were from the same agency.”42dd0c5cb19aa6eb

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“I told you I’ve been taking acting classes again lately, director. I met Woohyun there.”4c968ae8e7897cfd

“Ah, I see.”77553f3eeefd7127

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“He just came out of the audition, so we were chatting for a bit. How was our Woohyun?”e4bea6d4baf0fffa

Park Sejin stepped in as if he were Woohyun’s guardian. Woohyun looked down at the back of Park Sejin’s head, half-blocking his view, and smiled wryly.2d24950122b9fc04

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“He exceeded expectations.”7a75f77f2c889445

Surprisingly, the response 4586977bcf came from Writer 04ac415b4e Kim Jungeon.c334273764bb216a

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“When I saw the camera test footage, I honestly wasn’t impressed. But how much have you honed your skills on your own? I was really surprised! Now I understand why Director Byungho kept mentioning Seo Woohyun’s name.”5ba78df6a4b19ab9

“Oh, writer. I’ve always told you, haven’t I? My eyes never deceive.”68e99063c5f0bc2c

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“Exactly. If I had known, I would have listened to you from the start. Seo Woohyun was meant to be Kim Gyobin from the beginning!”33d84ab77e243f55

Writer Kim’s words were as good as announcing that Seo Woohyun had passed the audition. Naturally, the three people, except for Writer Kim, were all taken aback. Even Director Lee Byungho suddenly widened his eyes and looked at Writer Kim.7f6fbfb647d15e8e

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“Has the result already been decided?”34bc1ce1ad7bb07e

“From what I saw, the directing team seemed to favor Woohyun. Wasn’t it just up to me to decide?”11156642aeda1da5

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Writer Kim shrugged and e137acd2c4 gazed at Woohyun intently. The silent, smiling face 75ca71c75f even showed a sense 58b5c9f1b5 of relief after shedding 335c38c9bb old worries.0cd49224d70c84fd

“You’ve worked hard. It was a role originally discussed for casting, but you must have been anxious trying to keep your spot because of my whims.”d25190e44fed3f5e

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“Don’t worry and wait, Woohyun. We’ll officially notify you of your acceptance.”154bc4b8036de4e7

Director Lee also 225e4135e1 encouraged Woohyun, patting e6e30604ff his arm.ebaf396fc988f4cf

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After the two left, 160507572a a subtle silence lingered f5dff6367e in the hallway. It was definitely 2e0929b321 not an atmosphere 8338628755 where one could 43d55fa6f0 revel in the 2f5fe465b7 joy of receiving b2b107a3a0 the long-awaited news 636479fa54 so quickly.a65323688f2a4d0f

Woohyun just stared d1bfc237f7 at Park Sejin, 8a769c1027 who was still 13e204d861 standing in front af5a71b56e of him, showing c3c94a9fb0 only the back 18c540f67e of his head. What could he 2ee11ed522 be thinking? Was he flustered 0bf30ebf84 to find out 8b1845a7c4 that the person fef9f0d229 he had been bec8e27b0f badmouthing without knowing 5815113a2a their identity was 5c660cf3cc actually right in cffa0926e0 front of him?7f5dbc0a43c6bd60

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Eventually, Park 4b0efc0adf Sejin let 47c75a2f7c out a c2933ca343 hollow laugh.27c6eb1e1a0e16de

“Wow… What did I just hear?”41b851cc13425df0

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It felt like 37eafcb89b it took a 6b847195d7 long time for 7969dd6186 Park Sejin to 43cb080ecf turn his body c2cd191d1e towards him. Woohyun, who had 17d91a83ec been tilting his 4fbf33acb1 head, slowly raised 88b6df5bd2 his gaze.c7fcbed39a3b53ca

“Was it you?”3237df08b22b9187

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The moment their 7af5885046 eyes met, Woohyun bd5e20fc84 realized. Parachute. A person with da1b88b50d no sense of b8571b8c9c propriety. A complete 3176d3636d newbie or 1c9465824a a failed cdf9ef4bd9 actor. A sponsored nobody. To Park cca44b01ac Sejin, his ce94f21eee existence was 65c0b60f47 defined by ed7c76c161 these terms.afa602aeb7421f0b