Chapter 99

Public execution—no, the day of the script reading.

Yeminseo arrived at the scene with a nonchalant air, striding confidently.

However, inside, she had reaffirmed it dozens of times.

'I am Mimi. Magical Girl Mimi.'

As Director Na Jisoo announced the start of the script reading and the lead actors took turns introducing themselves.

"Hello, I'm Magical Girl Mimi."

"???"

"Ah, no. I'm Yeminseo, playing the role of Magical Girl Mimi."

"Ha ha ha ha."

The audience, including the director, burst into laughter.

'Hmm...'

She couldn't show any signs of embarrassment.

Today, she would truly become Mimi and embody justice.

Boldly, in front of everyone.

"Demacia!!!!"

"Ugh, Magical Girl...! You're still as strong as ever."

'How childish!'

Despite how childish it was, pretending to be unaffected while acting would be even more artificial.

"O-of course! I will not forgive you in the name of justice!"

Yeminseo's face turned red automatically.

At the same time, Director Song Quansu nodded with a satisfied expression.

To deliver a natural performance, she had to be embarrassed by her role.

What a cursed role this was.

'...I want to run away.'

Yeminseo, whose mask of nonchalance had slipped, now had a flushed face and was stumbling over her lines.

"Will you just let me be?"

Soon, Yeminseo, who had been looking around, stiffened her expression.

"Krooo. Challenging me, the A-class villain... Ugh."

"Scum."

"???"

"There's no one else here but you."

"Ah, but a magical girl shouldn't...!"

"You won't be able to talk if you die."

"Physical magic wand is a foul...!"

"Die."

Yeminseo looked at the villain who had been beaten to a pulp and said,

"Phew... Life."

This was no longer acting; it was real.

Clap, clap clap—

"Bravo!"

"Whew—!"

Despite the applause from the staff, Yeminseo couldn't break out of her role.

"Phew, life...."

Meanwhile, Jinwoo also reflected on his life.

'What is life?'

Ding, ding, ding—

While coming out after the successful script reading.

Jinwoo called PD Gil with a serious expression.

-Hello?

"PD Gil."

-Yes, Writer.

"We're a team, right?"

-Yes?

"Almost like the Avengers."

-Yeah, yeah. Ha ha.

"Let's just get one more director and work hard together."

-...?

A few days later.

Jinwoo, fully equipped, headed to Ulleungdo.

Behind him, PD Gil and the director followed with innocent, clueless expressions.

* * *

Whoosh—

The waves rippled under the blazing sun.

The Kim Jinwoo ship cut through the waves.

Jinwoo and his crew advanced with the spirit of Jack Sparrow.

Occasionally, the waves would surge and hit the ship hard.

"Ugh."

"Ugh."

Two weak sailors complained of nausea.

But it wasn't enough to turn the ship around.

The captain, sitting at the helm, smiled and praised Jinwoo.

"Ho, you seem to have gotten used to the sea."

".... I feel like I'm going to die."

"Hmm, you're still as weak as ever."

Surprisingly, they were old acquaintances.

The person who said to contact him if he came to Busan later in "The Reincarnated Eraser."

He thought the captain was of a small fishing boat, but he was actually a sailor who handled large ships.

"Hey? Ah, Uncle!"

"Hey."

"Over there!!!!"

A lighthouse, more radiant than the midday sun, welcomed him in the middle of the sea.

The captain, wearing a straw hat, advanced through the rough sea as if heading to buy a One Piece outfit.

Clank—

Soon, the captain dropped the anchor to fix the position.

The effort of the past two days was worth it.

Finally, they had encountered the light they aimed for.

Thud—

Jinwoo immediately sat down and opened his laptop.

"Okay, Writer?"

"What are you doing...?"

The weak sailors were puzzled by his actions.

"What am I doing? I have to write."

"Huh?"

"The documentary is called 'How Far Will You Go to Write?'"

"???"

"I have to live up to the name."

"..."

"Isn't this the place where the great general defeated the Japanese with 12 ships?"

PD Gil and the director looked at Jinwoo with bewildered expressions.

Even the captain looked at him strangely, as if he had seen a madman.

Their gazes were the same.

Like Earthlings looking at an alien.

'It's not just a concept...!'

This guy was for real...?

Tap, tap, tap—

Ignoring their gazes, Jinwoo focused on the script.

'General Gangsun is blocking the vanguard.'

The Korean army, led by Admiral Yi Sun-sin, repelled the vanguard led by Konishi and secured their first victory.

Unfortunately, the future of the enemy commander, Konishi Yukinaga, had changed.

This would inevitably affect the Battle of Tanjungdae led by General Shin Rip.

The second invasion by Japan was led by Katō Kiyomasa's second division.

Ultimately, General Shin Rip's army fought using the terrain of Joryeong instead of Tanjungdae.

Kim Sung-il, with his remarkable foresight, predicted the enemy's movement route in advance.

Thanks to his support, Korea was able to preserve a large number of troops.

After that, the most important naval battle.

Admiral Yi Sun-sin, who would have been cautious with 80 panokseon ships, commanded them.

During the Battle of Hansan Island, he used the Crane Wing Formation with twice the number of troops, making the grandeur twice as impressive.

Meanwhile, Kim Sung-il joined various battlefields and was recognized as the best strategist, becoming an icon of victory.

"Hmm, can we properly bring out the war scenes...?"

Just looking at it, the quality of the war scenes is not ordinary.

This time, it seems I'll have to work hard to find CG experts and investors.

'President Jeong, fighting!'

Kim Jinwoo barely completed the script within the time limit.

However, the system didn't seem to want to send him home comfortably.

Ding—

'What the...?'

* * *

Two months of endless scriptwriting.

Unfortunately, more than half of it was done on the ship.

Perhaps because the naval war scenes were more spectacular than the land battles.

"Smartphone... is it still alive?"

He turned on his phone after a long time and checked the group chat.

First, he sent the script to the assistant writers' group chat.

"Hmm, a lot of messages."

There were mountains of missed calls and messages he hadn't checked.

Various actors, the production team, and Hyoju and Mingbum, of course.

Ms. Kim Miso, why so many messages...? What's going on?

Mom and Dad, and Manager Jeong, who is like a mother.

Meanwhile, it's legendary that there's no contact from Kim Heejeong.

"Mr. Kim!"

"Yes?"

"We need to properly haul in the net!"

"Ah, yes!"

It had been two months since he started working in the fishing industry as a side job.

By now, he felt like he had shared the painful history of Korea.

'Admiral Yi Sun-sin.'

What kind of battles did you fight?

"Captain."

"What?"

"I think it's time to disembark."

"Ah, is that so?"

"Yes!"

"You've worked hard."

"I won't forget what I've learned here."

"You say the strangest things."

As soon as I got off the ship, I boarded a train to Seoul.

"There are only a few left."

Starting with the Imjin War and ending with the Jeongyujaeran, a war that lasted about seven years.

At first, Korea was losing, but gradually adapted and prepared to counterattack Japan.

Swish—

He took out his smartphone and searched the news.

Two months is a long time in the entertainment industry.

["Korean Horror Streamer," Disney Play's "Trending Content" #1! 13th among all content!]

[Disney Play Original Movie. "Code Name 030: Magical Girl Part 1" starts filming! Starring Yeminseo and Lim Jaejun.]

The 8-episode drama had concluded, and there was enough time for it to stay in the top rankings.

It was also a time when the mysterious drama could be revealed, and.

A time when Yeminseo could be teased enough for the magical girl role.

-Genre is insane lol

-Magical girl? King Dragon? Robot? How could you miss this?

-If you're a guy, you should watch it ㅡㅡ

-I lack resistance lol

-I trust Jinwoo irl

-God Jinwoo ㄷㄷ

-First movie attempt is so bold lol

-Yeminseo's eyes... Why...?

-If you're being threatened, wave a carrot

-lol lol lol

After two months of almost turning off his smartphone.

While browsing the wonders of civilization, he soon arrived at Tempest Entertainment.

"How long has it been?"

It had been a while since he visited the office, so he went straight to Manager Jeong's office.

Knock, knock—

He gently knocked on Manager Jeong's office door.

Like a student visiting the principal's office reluctantly.

"Yes, come in."

Creak—

The door opened, and Manager Jeong looked at him intently.

"You look like you've been through a lot."

"Yes. Well... ha ha."

"So, how was the scriptwriting?"

"Almost done."

"That's good to hear."

Oh, it feels like I got away with it without much scolding.

"As you know, the company is very busy."

"Yes? Ah... "

Producing movies and dramas.

The manpower needed to handle two projects simultaneously was not ordinary.

Combining the production and direction teams, at least 100 people were needed.

"So, let's talk about the important things first."

"What...?"

"Royalties."

The sound of his heart beating was audible.

Finally, Manager Jeong gently parted her lips.

"100 million won per episode."

"..."

In just one year, he had grown from an assistant writer to a writer earning 100 million won per episode.

"Currently, you've written up to 12 episodes, right?"

"Yes? Ah, yes... "

"Probably, that much will be deposited in your account today."

"Wow...!"

'About 4 billion won in my account, I guess.'

With today's money, it's time to level up.

The conversation between the devil and the angel in his heart, which he had suppressed, echoed in his mind.

-You crazy bastard! Give your parents some money, pay off the mortgage! Don't rely on the system; focus on improving your skills, you moron!

-Writer, life is about one big shot. You can only enjoy life like this because of the system! It's best to pull the gacha now. Hawawa.

"I've made my decision!"

* * *

UNICEF Korea Committee.

A staff member was stunned by the sudden large amount of money.

While large sums of money occasionally came in, this scale was extremely rare.

"Director!"

"What?"

"3 billion won!"

"Huh?"

"Someone donated 3 billion won!"

".... What?"

Thud, thud—

The director quickly moved to check the staff member's desktop.

As he said, there was a record of a 3 billion won deposit on the screen.

[System Random Studio: 3,000,000,000 won]

"Ah, no. This is... "

"The name sounds familiar?"

"Last year, the same name deposited 500 million won."

"Yes."

It was undoubtedly a great act of kindness, worthy of praise.

"Last time too... "

"Is it the same virtual account this time?"

"Yes."

System Random Studio.

When sending anonymously, it was one of two cases.

Either someone who extremely didn't want to be known, or.

An elderly person who only knew how to transfer money through a virtual account.

The latter included cases like an elderly person who made 1 billion won from selling fish cakes and donated it all.

Angels who, despite not being wealthy, donated all their assets and found joy in their hearts.

However, in such cases, there was a risk of a tax bomb.

Elderly people often didn't know about this.

"I hope they're okay... "

"I'm worried."

Originally, donations were tax-deductible.

While the tax deduction rate had increased due to recent policy changes, it was still minimal.

Donations were sometimes misused as a tax-saving method by the wealthy.

"If this is the same case as the fish cake incident... "

"It can't be."

After much deliberation, the director decided to report to the higher department.

He only hoped that the well-intentioned donor wouldn't suffer any harm.