Part 2, Chapter 134: What?! Delisted?! / 858

TL: Hanguk

It was a day three days after the party.

"Ready! Action!"

Kueng!

Cuengi was filming a movie at a set in Paju. And as a fairly prominent supporting role, no less.

Serang, who had been cast as the female lead in a zombie disaster film called [Night of the Zombies], heard they were planning to use CGI for a bear in the movie and recommended Cuengi.

"Our Cuengi, in a movie?!"

-Yeah? What do you think?

"It does sound fun... Let me ask Cuengi first."

And so Serang's proposal reached Sejun through Se-dol.

"Cuengi, do you want to try being in a movie? You wouldn't be in it too much, about 15 minutes they said."

Kuehehehe. Kueng! Kueng!

[Hehehe. Sounds good! Cuengi is going to be on TV too!]

Cuengi, who had been jealous of the kids appearing in 'How to Make a Christmas Miracle,' agreed immediately.

And so, back to the present.

Kking! Kking!

[Butler! Let go! Great Blackie wants to be in a movie too!]

"Daddy, Taecho too! Taecho wants to be in a movie too!"

"Cut! Can someone keep it quiet around here?!"

Filming kept getting delayed because Blackie and Taecho were throwing tantrums, demanding to be put in the movie after watching Cuengi film.

"You two, are you going to keep bothering Cuengi while he's filming? What are you going to do if Cuengi gets mad?"

Sejun tried to scare Blackie and Taecho, but

Kking...!

[Great Blackie wants to be in the movie too...!]

"Sniff. Taecho too...!"

Blackie and Taecho lay on the ground, faces covered in tears and snot, throwing a full-blown tantrum. They really seemed to want it.

"Whew. Fine. Ahem. Hello, sir. I'm Park Sejun, CEO of Suzbub Music. Could I have a word with you?"

Unable to withstand the two of them whining, Sejun went to find the film production company's CEO who was on set.

"What?! You're saying if we put a kid and a dog in the movie for just one second, you'll invest 3 billion won on the spot?"

"Yes. They don't need any lines. Just put them on screen."

He offered an investment in exchange for Blackie and Taecho's appearance.

"If that's all it takes... Sure. Let's draw up a contract."

"Yes."

And so, 3 billion won was burned to secure the roles of Pet Dog #1 and Child #1 for Blackie and Taecho.

Kihihit. Kking! Kking?! Kking!

[Hehe. Butler! Thanks! What are you waiting for?! Hurry up and film Great Blackie!]

"Heehee. Thanks, Daddy! When Taecho gets her appearance fee, I'll buy you something yummy!"

Oblivious to the fact that over ten thousand times their appearance fee had been spent, the two got ready for filming with triumphant looks on their faces.

A short while later.

The two appeared in grimy makeup, as if they had been wandering around unable to wash for a long time.

"Ready! Action!"

When filming began,

"Ah...."

Thud.

Taecho acted out collapsing to the ground with a blank expression, exhausted from starvation.

Wow! Our Taecho was a natural-born actress!

Watching Taecho, the doting father Sejun nodded with a proud expression, thinking that's his girl.

Meanwhile,

Kking! Kking!

Blackie acted out being a pet dog desperately trying to drag his collapsed owner away.

"Wow. Both of them are acting so well. The shot looks good too. Let's film a little more."

The director of photography checked the camera footage with satisfaction. It seemed like a scene that would bring people to tears.

However,

"Pfft."

"Pfft-meow!"

"Kyoot!"

Kuehp!

The rest of the group was on the verge of collapsing from laughter.

Kking! Kking! Kking!

[Little sis! Hang in there! We're almost there! Great Blackie oppa has dried roasted sweet potatoes hidden under the shoe rack that he hid from butler!]

It was because Blackie, fully immersed in the scene, was revealing the location of his hidden treasure.

"Cut! That's a wrap."

Their filming was over in 10 minutes. In truth, while it was technically 10 minutes, after the first minute they had just left the cameras running and pretended to film as a show of courtesy to their investor, Sejun.

With Blackie and Taecho's filming done, Cuengi's filming resumed.

Cuengi's role was a bear raised in a zoo. He played a bear that protects his zookeeper from zombies to the very end, only to die in the final scene.

For reference, Serang played the zookeeper who was the female lead.

"Bandal! You at least have to run away!"

When Serang, surrounded by zombies, cried out to Cuengi,

Kueng!

Cuengi let out a roar with Serang on his back and charged forward.

Then,

Hesitation.

The zombies that had been charging forward began to falter and step backward. They had been overwhelmed by Cuengi's aura.

And then,

"Cut! Hey. What are the zombies doing stepping backward?! Let's do this properly!"

The filming had been going well, but when it turned into an NG, the director started berating the zombie extras.

But,

"You stand here and see for yourself! See if you don't step backward! I seriously thought I was going to die! Is that bear really safe?"

"Exactly! Do you know how terrifying that just was?! My heart nearly stopped!"

"And you said the bear was going to be CGI!"

A flood of protests came from the terrified people.

"Whew. Let's take a 30-minute break."

The director gave everyone a break to calm them down, then

"Hyungnim, is it really that bad?!"

quietly pulled aside one of the zombie actors who was a veteran supporting actor and asked him privately.

"Chansu, what people are saying is true. It was genuinely terrifying. No joke, I actually wet myself a little."

The director finally realized the people's reactions were real.

"Serang must be truly amazing. How can she be right there with the bear and not be scared at all?"

"I know, right? I was surprised too. She even refused to wear safety equipment."

"Really? That's incredible."

From Serang's perspective, it was only natural. She had complete confidence that Cuengi would never let her get hurt.

"What should we do? Should we use CGI?"

"Should we? We just got 3 billion in investment from the kid and dog filming, so we've got plenty of funds."

When Cuengi was on the verge of being replaced,

"Sejun, what do we do? People are so scared of Cuengi that they're talking about replacing him with CGI...."

Serang immediately informed Sejun of the situation.

Replace our Cuengi with CGI?

That can't happen!

Sejun hurriedly prepared food from Void Storage, loaded it onto a catering truck, moved the truck outside, and then

"Director, I called a catering truck. Let's eat first and then get back to filming."

fed everyone. After all, a full stomach always makes the heart braver.

On top of that,

"Iona, cast a courage spell on everyone."

"Kyoot kyoot kyoot. Okay."

Sejun had Iona cast a spell on the zombie extras that would make their hearts bold.

Thankfully, with Sejun's cooking and Iona's magic, filming after the meal went smoothly, and in time, [Night of the Zombies] would go on to draw 15 million viewers.

And then,

"Huh?! Is this dog the one from Night of the Zombies? What's its name?"

"Oh? You recognize him? It's Blackie."

Kihihit. Kking! Kking!

[Hehe. That's right! This body is none other than the great star who made the movie a hit, Great Blackie!]

"...But the dog acts nothing like it did in the movie. He's way too hyper."

"...Yeah."

Blackie gained considerable popularity as the loyal black Sigorjabujong who tried to save his owner. Though it still didn't come close to the fame of Cuengi and Taecho, who were already well-known. [TL: Sigorjabujong (시고르자브종) is a playful Korean internet term for a mixed-breed mutt. It's a slow pronunciation of 시골 잡종 (countryside mutt) respelled to sound like a fancy foreign dog breed.]

The movie's success also had an impact on Sejun.

"Heheh. What a guy I am. Have I now added investment skills to my repertoire?"

Sejun's 3 billion won investment had come back as 10 billion.

Why bother working hard to earn money?

Just grow it through investments!

Sejun got cocky about his investment skills and

"You shouldn't put all your eggs in one basket, so I'll diversify across 10 companies. Hehehe. I really am smart."

invested 10 billion evenly across 10 companies' stocks, 1 billion each.

"What?! Delisted?! All 10 of them?!"

In a single day, he lost all 10 billion, once again proving he had unlucky hands.

"Puhuhut. Chairman Park, don't be sad, meow! I, Vice Chairman Theo, will work hard to earn money, meow! Chairman Park, just keep getting delisted, meow!"

Theo tried to comfort Sejun, but

"Hey! How is that comforting?!"

"Chaiwman Pahk, I wah just twying to help, meow!"

It only made Sejun angrier.

***

Forest of Creation.

"Tree of Creation candidate Podori. You have saved 10 worlds suffering from Remnants of Destruction. Congratulations on passing the fourth trial."

[Yes...]

Podori answered in a gloomy voice to the Trial Statue's congratulations.

What good is passing the trial?

[Hehe. Then please start the fifth trial right away!]

He had to take the fifth trial anyway.

"Then I shall begin the fifth trial. And the trial has already begun. The fifth trial to become a Tree of Creation candidate is...."

[Finding the problem is the first step! Podori, let's hurry and go raise World Levels!]

Cutting off the Trial Statue mid-sentence, Flamie grabbed Podori and rushed off.

This is urgent! At this rate, I'm going to become a Tree of Creation before Podori does!

Flamie was anxious. Not long ago, Sejun had named Dongdong's first created world, turning a Level 3 world into a Level 5 world, and that had counted toward Flamie's trial.

Because of that, Flamie was in danger of becoming a Tree of Creation with just 2 more levels raised.

[Podori, hurry up and raise the World Level!]

Flamie took him to a Level 1 world, the easiest to level up.

[Yes! I'll plant my roots and take on some nutrients!]

Podori began raising the level of the Level 1 world.

Meanwhile,

[Quest: Please go to the Level 9 world <Izar> and slay the serpent sleeping in a place where Causality has been distorted. If the serpent is left alone, a plague of poison may occur in the future.]

Reward: 47 minutes credited to <Unique Power: Temporary Creator God>.

Sejun was carrying out his duties as Proxy Creator God in the Level 9 world <Izar>.

"It wants me to catch a sleeping serpent? Then do I need to dig into the ground?"

"Puhuhut. Great Hybrid Chairman Park, leave it to I, Vice Chairman Theo, meow! This body is a master of digging, meow!"

"Kyoot kyoot kyoot. I'm good at digging too."

"Puhuhut. Then it's a competition, meow!"

"Kyoot kyoot kyoot. Sounds good!"

Kuehehehe. Kueng!

[Hehehe. Cuengi wants to join the competition too!]

Kihihit. Kking! Kking!

[Hehe. Great Blackie wants in too! If Great Blackie digs like when he digs up sweet potatoes, nobody can beat him!]

"Heehee. Taecho wants in too! Taecho has a shovel!"

The group held a digging competition.

Rumble.

Several holes were created in an instant.

"I can't lose either. Land Moving."

Not wanting to lose to the others, Sejun swung his pickaxe into the ground.

One hour later.

[Guard Iona has slain a serpent imbued with potent venom.]

[You have gained 5,500 experience points, 50% of Guard Iona's earned experience.]

Iona had slain the serpent sleeping in the place where Causality was distorted.

[You have slain the serpent sleeping at the point of distorted Causality in the Level 9 world <Izar>.]

[The distorted Causality has returned to normal.]

[You have completed the quest.]

[As a quest completion reward, 47 minutes have been credited to <Unique Power: Temporary Creator God>.]

The quest completion messages appeared before Sejun.

Iona won, huh.

Sejun read the messages and continued swinging the pickaxe he had been swinging.

And then,

Thud.

When Sejun's pickaxe struck the ground,

[You have connected the flow of Causality returning to normal with the Core of the Level 9 world <Izar>.]

[A massive amount of Causality is being injected into the Core, and the Level 9 world <Izar> is beginning to evolve.]

Messages appeared.

"Huh?"

I did?

Sejun's pickaxe strike had triggered <Izar>'s evolution into a Level 10 world.

Sejun had achieved an incredible feat of creating one more Pillar of the World.

But,

[No!]

Flamie was in trouble because of Sejun's accomplishment.

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