Chapter 102

    Chapter 102

    Ever since then, the Welton family would gather in the living room and watch My Royal whenever they had time.

    They cried their eyes out when Prince Seongnyeong died in episode 14, and they were shocked to see a child who looked exactly like him. In the final episode, they shed tears at Heo Yuseons cry for him to come back.

    Dad! Jun is such a great actor, right?

    Indeed. The actor who played Heo Yuseon was also good.

    It was so sad. Seongnyeong would have been the king if he wasnt sick

    I know. If only his illness could be cured by magic, he would be the king

    As Laura listened to her parents and Graces conversation and wiped her tears, she shared her own thoughts. Then she stiffened.

    A missing tail. A king. An illness. Magic!

    This is it!

    What is?

    I remembered! The male leads past!

    Laura Welton ran to her room as fast as she could and turned on her laptop. She opened the file that she hadnt touched for weeks and started writing. Laura Weltons eyes sparkled as she looked at the laptop screen.

    The male lead lost his tail in a battle and only a witch can make a tail.

    Laura Welton thought of Charlie, a werewolf without a tail, and Seo-jun, who was more majestic than anyone on the stage. She combined the two werewolves into one. She couldnt stop writing as she felt chills and excitement from the episode.

    Lets just use a big stem for now. Ill fix it later!

    As Laura laughed and typed on the keyboard, Grace and her mom and dad quietly closed the door.

    Ive never seen Laura so happy.

    Sis, do you think she wants to be a writer?

    Maybe. Grace, do you want to go buy some tarts? Sweets are the best when you use your brain.

    Yeah!

    ***

    Tyler, the writing teacher at the high school Laura Welton attended, was worried that he had done something wrong when he saw that Laura Welton hadnt brought a single page since a few weeks ago.

    But she seemed talented

    He had just said that her short story was interesting, but Laura Welton had talent. Her writing was easy to read and had unique character settings, but it also had a surprising sense of reality, as if she had experienced it herself.

    He had suggested that she expand it into a longer piece, but every time he saw her passing by, she looked troubled. He wondered if he had made a mistake.

    If she could bring me something, even a little, I could tell her whether to continue or not But she never shows up outside of class

    Teacher!

    Tylers eyes were filled with relief when he saw Laura Weltons bright face.

    I wrote something roughly, can you take a look?

    Sure.

    Laura Welton handed him a USB.

    Ill keep writing here!

    Okay.

    Tyler turned on his laptop and plugged in the USB that Laura Welton gave him. There was one file with an untitled name. He glanced at Laura Welton, who was focused on writing, and opened the file.

    The male lead, who was the leader of the werewolf pack, lost his tail in an enemy attack. The tail was an important part that allowed the werewolves to transform.

    The colleague who helped the male lead escape gave him a detector that had been passed down and told him to find a witch. Only a witch could make a tail again, he said.

    There was only one witch left in the human world. Neither the female lead nor the people around her knew it.

    The male lead, who followed the detector to the city, helped the female lead who was lost. He found himself drawn to the female lead, not the woman that the detector pointed to.

    This is interesting.

    As he read Laura Weltons novel, Tyler couldnt help but think of the phone numbers of the publishing company staff he knew.

    ***

    As the end of the year approached, various broadcasting stations were busy preparing for the awards ceremonies.

    From the acting awards, to the entertainment awards, to the music festival. The programs that wrapped up the year together started preparing, and the reporters were also busy predicting the nominees and winners.

    Among the various broadcasting stations, the most talked-about one was KBC, which had achieved a 40% viewership rating with My Royal.

    [KBC. Who are the acting award nominees?]

    [Lets find out the award categories of KBC.]

    [Acting award, rookie award. How far is a rookie?]

    [Is it possible to win multiple awards? Impossible?]

    -He appeared as a cameo, so isnt the rookie award too much?

    -But he was barely in Reinvestigation, so I think he could get the rookie award for My Royal.

    -Um. The awards that Seo-jun could win are the excellence award, the best award, the supporting actor award, and the child actor award.

    =What about the grand prize?

    -Seo-jun did well, but Heo Yuseon is

    -Yeah. Lee Jiseok did everything in episode 14 and the last episode.

    -KBC is dominated by My Royal.

    The internet was buzzing with Seo-juns chances of winning. It had been a few months since My Royal ended, but the emotions that people felt while watching the drama were still vivid.

    -He should only get one award even if he wins, so that other actors can get some too.

    Da-ho hyung! Theres a dragon version too.

    Is that a dragon the pattern on the kings clothes?

    Yes!

    An Da-ho burst into laughter. He felt the designers wish for Seong-nyeong Daegun to become king even at the ceremony. He probably was a fan of The Inner Palace.

    December 31st, the day of the ceremony.

    Seo-jun arrived at the KBC Hall, where the ceremony would be held, earlier than others because of the rehearsal for the congratulatory stage. His mom and dad were going to come later with Chans uncle.

    Seo-jun looked at the stage that was ready. The stage of the KBC Hall was bigger than the Halloween festival.

    Im going to go like this from here.

    At Seo-juns words, the directors and cameramen marked the route on their notes. They followed the little kid around and figured out the route and camera composition. One of the cameramen asked.

    How fast?

    Uh. Like this?

    Seo-jun ran on the stage. It was similar to the speed when he turned into a wolf in the fog. The cameramen who were filming and estimating the speed nodded.

    When youre on the main stage, youll run on four legs, so youll have to lower the camera than now.

    Where do you stand when you stand on two legs?

    About here.

    Seo-jun told them his plan as it was. And he asked the directors to run on the stage without the smoke that rose in clumps, standing on two legs as he did during the performance.

    Seo-jun moved from the end of the stage to the zigzag, moved his steps slowly in the middle, stood still for a moment at the front, and ran to the back of the stage.

    The cameramen who followed him with the camera all nodded.

    Thank you, actor Lee Seo-jun.

    No, thank you. Please film well.

    Yes. Dont worry.

    We dont want to hear any complaints either. They all swallowed their last words.

    When an article about Seo-juns congratulatory stage came out, people picked the transformation of a werewolf as the most likely candidate over a song or a dance.

    -I was so frustrated watching only the personal shooting videos on YouTube.

    -KBC camera, do a good job!

    -If they shoot it with their feet, Ill blow up the homepage.

    There were many comments on the KBC homepage. The homepage was going to explode even before Seo-juns stage came out.

    After greeting the filming crew, Seo-jun headed to the waiting room prepared by KBC.

    Knock-knock-

    Seo-jun, who was spending time with An Da-ho in the waiting room wearing comfortable clothes, looked at the door at the knock.

    Hi, Seo-jun.

    It was Ji-seok hyung. Seo-jun smiled brightly and greeted Lee Ji-seok, whom he met after a few months.

    Hyung! You came early!

    I wanted to enter with you. Its our first time participating in the ceremony together.

    Move. Jerk.

    Seo-jun, hi!

    Not only Ji-seok hyung, but also Uncle Jong-ho and Do-hoon hyung were there. They were all ready to go on the red carpet right away, with their neat suits, neatly combed hair, and makeup.

    Seo-jun looked at Park Do-hoons head with a proud face. There was no pattern on Do-hoon hyungs head, who he met a few days after the last broadcast of The Inner Palace. It was still clean even after a few months.

    He must be okay now.

    He seemed to have become strong enough to get out of the influence of the power, even if he didnt have a strong mind. Seo-jun smiled brightly and greeted the three.

    Was the Halloween festival fun?

    Yes. It was awesome!

    Seo-jun always causes a fuss whenever he does something.

    Have you decided on your next work?

    Not yet. How about you, Uncle Jong-ho?

    Im going to try a modern drama this time.

    Lee Ji-seok smirked at that. A gangster? Kim Jong-ho hit Lee Ji-seoks back. Ouch! Lee Ji-seok made a fuss, and Park Do-hoon and Seo-jun laughed.

    Seo-jun. Lets change clothes now.

    Okay.

    An Da-ho, who checked the clock, said. Seo-jun changed his clothes in the corner of the waiting room and came out. The stylist who was waiting did his makeup and hair. It didnt take long because he was still a kid.

    The three actors who were watching behind the stylist and An Da-ho looked at Seo-juns clothes with surprised faces.

    This is amazing. You can see the embroidery when you look closely.

    Is that a dragon?

    The one in Gonryongpo?

    Seo-jun nodded and said.

    The place that sent me this clothes sent me a giraffe and a dragon, and I decided to wear the one with the dragon.

    Wow. Seo-jun, I didnt know you were ambitious. Do you want to be a king next?

    Seo-jun and the adults laughed at Lee Ji-seoks joke.