Chapter 380
The second day of
We got a lot of sweet potatoes, which are easy to use ingredients, as our daily wages, and decided to make sweet potato pancakes, which Owen learned from the mothers.
"Since you're better at cutting than me, I'd appreciate it if you could cut the sweet potatoes for me. I'll prepare the egg water and pancake mix."
After hearing Owen's words, I headed to the kitchen to prepare the sweet potatoes.
Something felt strange.
Everyone in Seleste was terrified that I would do something strange with my knife.
When I was with Owen, I became the knife ace.
This seemed wrong, but what can I do?
"Hmm!"
There was no one around me who would notice me.
I held the knife in a comfortable way with a relaxed mind.
Yes, this is the best for me.
This is the grip I used to slaughter goblins with a dagger.
It's much easier to swing the knife like this.
I whistled for the first time in a while and cut the sweet potato in a good mood.
Of course, if the members, especially Kang Si-yoon, see me cutting it like this on the broadcast later, they'll say something, but does it matter now?
He's not here right now.
'And it actually doesn't cut well!'
I know why everyone says my grip is dangerous.
However, the result is like this, and the arrogant thought that I should just not get hurt crossed my mind for a moment.
Realizing that, I wanted to bring up the status window and check if my abnormal status was activated.
There was no need to look for it. There was no warning message that the Crown Prince's ego had awakened, and my head was as cold as usual, not hot.
I carefully gathered the sweet potatoes cut on the cutting board and thought to myself.
'...I wonder if I have unknowingly become influenced by the Crown Prince's way of thinking.'
My original mind is 'Han Ji-hyeok.' Not a virtual character in some game, but the mind of a real person named 'Han Ji-hyeok' who existed in Korea.
However, I lived as Karis von Walden for 10 years in
Since I have continued to use his body and speech even after returning to the real world, I thought that I would gradually become closer to the real Karis von Walden.
Especially recently, I have been having moments like this that are reminiscent of the Crown Prince without realizing it.
'It's important to be alert.'
Habits are really scary.
If I think about how my arrogant and haughty side came out as a habit during my idol activities, it's really dizzying.
Of course, there are many people who like my unique character, but that and being arrogant are completely different.
I glanced at Owen, who was sitting on the floor, preparing diligently.
'Is it because I spend a lot of time with Owen?'
Don't they say that people are influenced a lot by the people around them?
A I also think that as I continue to hang out with Owen, memories from the old days of
In any case, I just have to be careful until this filming is over.
Of course, Owen has already shown his unstoppable hyung-nim-ttacking mode.........
"Hyung-nim, I'm ready!"
As the saying goes, even a tiger will come if you call it, Owen opened the kitchen door and spoke in a lively voice.
I carefully put the knife away and wiped my hands as I answered.
"I'm done too. Let's hurry and eat."
"I'm really hungry after working hard. I think I can eat two bowls of rice."
Sweet potato pancakes were easy to make.
Put the thinly sliced sweet potatoes in a plastic bag and shake vigorously so that the pancake mix is evenly distributed.
Soak them in egg water, then slowly fry them on a pan with cooking oil over low heat.
"They said that controlling the heat is the most important. If the heat is too strong, the outside will burn and the inside will not be cooked, so you have to fry them over low heat no matter what."
Owen kept a close eye on the fire with eyes that would not tolerate even a single mistake.
As I watched Owen watching the fire, an old memory suddenly came to mind.
"But it's fortunate that they gave us a burner."
"Huh? Shouldn't there have been a burner?"
"You don't know. How hard it is to make fire with a bow drill."
"Huh?"
Owen looked at me with a look that said, "What the heck is a bow drill?"
"Yes. It's a very primitive way to make fire."
".........… But why do you have to make fire that way?"
"I don't know."
I looked at the beauty of modern civilization with a hazy look.
If I look at it this way, I've had all sorts of strange experiences.
I wonder if it's necessary to do this much pre-learning.
From
We waited patiently over low heat until the sweet potato pancakes were golden brown and crispy.
Owen, who had been watching the frying pan with keen eyes, turned off the heat at the perfect timing.
"Have some, hyung-nim."
"Wait a minute, it's still hot. Let it cool down a little and then—"
"No. You have to eat it right now. It's delicious!"
"I told you it's hot."
Unable to resist Owen's fervent sincerity, I carefully put the steaming sweet potato pancakes into my mouth.
After chewing them a few times, I could see why sweet potatoes were a specialty of Yokjido.
"It's very sweet and flavorful. Owen, eat it quickly."
"Is it well-cooked, hyung-nim? I tried to keep the crispy taste."
"It's really delicious, so eat it quickly.'
It felt like the first time I had a peaceful meal since coming to Yokjido.
Compared to mackerel, sweet potato pancakes were really special.
"It was delicious!"
After cleaning up and washing the dishes, I was once again in a situation where I didn't know what to do.
The name of the program was
That's why the thought of moving my body and doing something had been stuck in my head since yesterday.
'Hmm.......... What could there be?'
I thought deeply and decided to take a closer look at the guesthouse we were using.
Owen, who was lying on the living room floor in a drowsy state after eating lunch, looked at me with slightly sleepy eyes.
"Hyung-nim....... Where are you going?"
"Rest easy. I need to check out more of what's in the shed."
I walked to the shed and opened the door.
The fishing rods and bait box that Owen had taken out yesterday were immediately visible, and behind them were various farming tools.
There were also large plastic sheets and ropes that seemed to be used to make a greenhouse.
"Oh."
The thing that caught my eye was placed inside the shed.
It looked very similar to the one I had seen yesterday when I was on the mackerel farm management boat... It was a fish trap.
I dragged the square fish trap outside and examined it closely.
'I heard that they fish a lot with fish traps.'
My eyes were not drawn to the fish trap for nothing.
The first day of fishing in Yokjido was a complete failure.
I didn't even think about other species of fish, and I wanted to catch at least one mackerel, which is common, but the sea didn't side with us.
So, inside me, I was boiling with the desire to somehow restore my honor before this filming was over.
I don't care about the means or methods.
I just need to catch anything with my own hands.
I glanced at the production crew.
"Can I use all the items in the warehouse?"
The production crew confirmed that I could use the items.
While I was checking the warehouse, Owen fell into a deep nap, unable to overcome his sleepiness.
I carefully closed the door so as not to make a sound, came out, and headed to the port with the trap.
"Hello, father."
"Hey! What's going on at this hour?"
I went to the port without any plans, but luckily, I was able to meet the captain who had taken us to the mackerel farm.
With eyes that seemed to have found light, I immediately asked the captain if he could teach me how to set up a trap.
"To catch fish?"
"Yes. I tried fishing yesterday, but it was a total failure... I asked because I thought a trap might give me a better chance."
"A trap is good. But wouldn't it be a bit difficult to put it out in the open sea? Let's see."
Although it is most efficient to set up a trap in a deep place, it is also a job to take a boat out there.
The captain also has other things to do, and I can't bother him just because of my trap.
So I asked for recommendations for spots where I could cast a trap from land, and decided to go to the area on the rocks that was known to have the best catch rate.
"Is mackerel good when using bait?"
"First of all, the fish will come in large numbers because they like the smell of blood and intestines. Crabs will come too."
"Crabs will be delicious, too."
Lastly, I was instructed on how to set up the traps and where to tie the ropes.
I repeatedly thanked the captain for his precious time and headed to the rocks.
"You're so motivated, aren't you?"
"Of course."
While heading to the rocks, the PD asked me in an excited tone.
I raised the corners of my mouth.
"Once I set my sights on something, I'll catch it."
"And if the same situation as yesterday comes up...?"
"That will never happen. Never."
The PD strangely stirred my competitive spirit.
I had been determined to catch the fish from the beginning, but the fuse was properly lit.
I arrived at the point the captain had told me.
After putting the cut-up mackerel body in the entrance of the trap, I sealed the entrance tightly with a knot.
I tied the line that I had to pull when pulling up the trap next to a large rock so that it would not be difficult to find when I came back.
Finally, after checking again to see if there were any holes in the remaining parts of the trap, I threw the trap hard into the blue sea.
"Dragon King!"
It was my short, thick shout.
There was no need to threaten the Dragon King like Owen did.
If you firmly believe that good luck will come, it will.
'Yesterday's disaster was just the foundation for tomorrow.'
The captain told me to check the trap as early as tonight or tomorrow morning at the latest because it takes time for the fish to enter the trap.
After completing my primary goal of setting the trap, I returned to base camp with a relieved and proud heart.
"Hyung-nim. Why are you here so late?"
"Hmm? Have I been out for so long?"
"It's already past 5 o'clock."
Owen, who had just woken up, said that he had been waiting for me since a while ago.
When I told him that I had set up a trap, a desperate measure to catch fish, Owen's eyes also lit up with competitive desire.
"Hyung-nim. Tomorrow, I will help mothers again and dig up crops, and spend the rest of the time at the beach."
"Hoo. That means...."
"Yes. I can't just wait for the trap to catch fish. I will definitely get revenge like you, hyung-nim. The revenge of the seaweed on the first day."
Owen clenched his fists and announced that he would carry out a revenge fishing battle tomorrow.
The production team naturally liked it, saying that we should continuously create content among ourselves.
If we succeed here, it's a twist, and if we fail, it's fun in its own way.
The day after our two brothers' wishes came together.
"There it is! There it is. Owen! I see something!"
"Hyung-nim! I did it! I said I would do it!"
On the last day at the Yokjido, the joyful cheers did not stop.
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