Life is Easier If You're Handsome novel Chapter 260

December 25th, 2020 – Night

“How about now? Don’t smell like someone else anymore, right?”

“...I don’t even have the strength to smell anything.”

I laughed as I looked at Yerim, who was completely sprawled out on the bed.

“But didn’t they say models these days try to lose weight the healthy way? Isn’t this too skinny?”

“This is the healthy kind of skinny. Back then, I was way worse.”

“Yeah?”

So this was what “healthy skinny” looked like.

While I was thinking that, Yerim laughed and touched my chest.

“You lost a ton of weight too, though. Are you okay? Losing it too fast can be bad.”

“I dropped a lot, yeah. But I did it the healthy way too.”

“Twenty kilos?”

“Counting today’s cardio... probably more like twenty-five?”

“You’re kidding. You really worked that hard?”

“Of course. I mean, I pretty much carried you through today...”

“Stop! That’s enough! Ugh! I can’t even joke with you anymore.”

Yerim sat up and hugged me tightly, covering my mouth.

“I was just telling the truth.”

“You can’t say that in your current condition... pfft... I’m super ticklish.”

“I was trying to make you laugh.”

After messing around for a while—

“You heard I’m going to be working in Korea again, right?”

“Huh? Oh, yeah, I heard.”

“So... can I mention you from time to time?”

The question came out casually, and I nodded without hesitation.

“Of course you can. But why ask for permission?”

“Well, it’s just... honestly, your popularity’s gotten so high. I’m not trying to add more people into your orbit.”

“Huh?”

“Let’s be real—there’s no woman around you who doesn’t know. It’s just that no one’s saying anything.”

Poke.

She jabbed {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} my cheek as she said it.

“My dad told me to meet a good guy... but I must really be into the bad ones.”

“I’m a very good guy, what are you talking about? Your dad would love me.”

“That’s because he doesn’t know how complicated things are.”

Yerim tugged on my cheek, playing around again, before suddenly remembering something.

“Hey, did you send my parents a holiday gift last time?”

“Hm? Of course.”

“Because you’re a company CEO?”

“No, because I’m your boyfriend.”

“You’re insane! My dad probably fell head over heels for you! If only he knew what a bad man you really are!”

“You want me to go full bad boy now?”

“...And what are you gonna do?”

“Keep going until I’m satisfied.”

At that, I tackled Yerim with a grin.

She let out a giggle and scrambled to pull the blanket over both of us.

“You’re a beast. Seriously, how are you like this?”

“Because I like you.”

“That sounded like a full-on perv just now!”

And so ended our delightfully wicked year-end date.

We returned to Korea right away.

I was originally supposed to resume filming The Pianist,

but due to recent unfortunate incidents, the set was tightening security.

Technically speaking, it was my fault.

But I couldn’t exactly say that out loud, so for now, it was time to focus on Musashi.

***

Kiryuu Sota’s version of Musashi relied more on folklore and legends than strict historical accuracy,

so the physical depiction of Musashi deviated quite a bit from what people expected.

A 186cm samurai in old Japan?

Already highly unusual.

Which is exactly why the director could go for more destructive visuals.

Kiryuu Sota frowned as he looked at the prop sword laid out in front of him.

Even if it was a fictional character,

he couldn’t help but think—is this really feasible?

According to the Musashi script,

there were key moments where the weapons had to change.

And each time, of course, they had to look more powerful.

But we didn’t consider that “more powerful” also meant heavier.

A serious oversight.

They’d been so focused on form,

they completely forgot to think about whether a person could actually wield this thing.

“A 2.5 kg sword...”

You might think that’s just like lifting a dumbbell—

but you’d be dead wrong.

This wasn’t evenly balanced.

And it had to be swung freely with precision and speed.

“Is it even possible to hold this properly?”

They’d gone through traditional processing,

so it had taken a long time to make.

That meant asking for a last-minute adjustment wasn’t an option.

And to make matters worse—

“It’s dual-wielding.”

Yes, the actor had to hold that sword in one hand.

And the secondary short sword? That weighed about 1.5 kg too.

Handling both as actual weapons?

Even for Kim Donghu, it seemed like a tall order.

Should we switch to something else?

His inner monologue and murmurs blurred together as he stood deep in thought.

“Director! Hello! I’m here!”

Kim Donghu had arrived on set.

“Oh, Donghu-san. Welcome.”

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“I heard today’s the day the swords are being introduced. I got excited and came early.”

As soon as he heard that, Kiryuu Sota’s face stiffened.

What should he say?

How could he explain the situation without upsetting him?

While he hesitated—

“Are these my swords?”

Donghu casually picked up the two blades in front of him.