Superstar From Age 0

Chapter 219

Wow.

Anh Da Ho and Seo-juns eyes sparkled at the amazing machines that looked like they were used in hospitals or by professional athletes. 

Aiden explained.

Sometimes stuntmen get injured while filming movies. We use the data from the precision measurement room to see how badly they are hurt and what areas they need to focus on for rehabilitation.

The Action Training Center was a place that supplied stuntmen for Hollywood blockbusters that had flashy action scenes.

The training facilities were good, and they also had a good rehabilitation program for stuntmen who were injured during filming. 

One of them was the precision measurement room, which compared the past and present information to suggest a direction for rehabilitation.

Then lets start measuring from the beginning again.

Yes!

With the help of the measurement room staff, Seo-jun checked one by one. 

Anh Da Ho, who was watching through the glass window, asked.

How are they measured?

They are scored from 1 to 20. 20 is the highest score. The stuntmen are adults, so its based on adult standards. Jun is 14 years old, right? Then the highest score would be around 13 or 14.

Aiden smiled.

Its hard to get a perfect score as an actor. Even among stuntmen, 20 is rare.

I see.

But Anh Da Ho, who knew Seo-juns athletic sense, thought he might easily get a perfect score.

What if he gets a perfect score?

Aiden laughed as if he heard an interesting joke.

We have to train him right away. Baseball, football, basketball. He needs to grow more physically, but hes still in his growth phase and if we train him from now on, hell be a superstar for sure.

And then time passed and the results came out.

The measurement room staff who printed out the results, trainer Aiden who had some expectations, and Anh Da Ho who was looking forward to it were all speechless.

Seo-jun took the paper and smiled brightly. 

He was curious about the test and did his best, and the result was good.

Da Ho hyung! I got a perfect score!

It was a perfect score. And,

not 14 points, but 20 points?

It was 20 points, the adult standard perfect score. And it was for all the tests.

Everyone was shocked by the record that had never been seen before at the Action Training Center, while Seo-jun was happy to see the graph that reached the ceiling.

I have to tell mom and dad!

Anh Da Ho couldnt help but blink his eyes as Seo-juns athletic sense was revealed in numbers. 

Aiden tapped his forehead. His hand holding the paper trembled.

Is this the athletic sense of a 14-year-old? I would understand if he was an athlete who trained since he was young Where did he learn this? In Hollywood? No, but is this something you can achieve by training? Hes only 14!

He looked up at Seo-jun who was resting and then looked at the paper again. He blurted out without knowing.

Wouldnt this cause a commotion if it was made public?

Aiden didnt think it was a joke anymore that he was offered to be a national representative.

***

The test that was supposed to be short took longer than expected. 

Seo-jun and Anh Da Ho spent the whole morning on the test and went out for lunch.

Did you enjoy your lunch?

Yes! How about you, Aiden?

I ate something simple too.

Aidens face looked somewhat exhausted but relieved after skipping lunch and making a plan for three weeks with the test results.

Seo-juns eyes sparkled as he waited for the test results. Seo-jun and Anh Da Ho thought that level 3 was obvious, but they didnt know what Aiden thought.

I think you can shoot up to level 3.

Yes! Ill do my best!

Aiden gave a bitter smile at Seo-juns happy face.

Level 3 is nothing.

If he had this physical condition as an adult, he would have trained him up to level 5. 

He was debating whether to include some scenes from level 4 or not, but he sighed and proceeded as planned.

Your basic physical condition supports you and level 1 is an application of level 2, level 2 is an application of level 3. You should be able to learn them all in three weeks.

If he memorized the scenes from the storyboard and repeated them, he would be able to master them perfectly before filming.

Yes!

Aiden nodded at Seo-juns enthusiastic face.

Good. Today is level 1. Ill show you a demonstration first.

Level 1 was about swinging weapons lightly and dodging attacks.

In the case of villains, they attack ordinary people. They wont be hit by the clumsy attacks of ordinary people, so they just dodge them lightly. That looks cooler.

Aiden showed how to dodge lightly by tilting his head left and right. Seo-jun laughed at his action.

Action is more intense when you have an equal opponent. Well learn that later.

Yes.

Jin Natras weapons are shadows, so its a bit vague. They stretch and shrink, and the length and shape vary from sticks, spears, to swords. It would be hard if they were real weapons, but they are props, so it should be fine.

Besides, his physical condition was good.

He shook his head inwardly and brought two sticks that he had prepared in advance. 

He handed one to Seo-jun. 

The stick was lighter than expected.

First, swing it.

From top to bottom.

Aiden slashed the air with the stick. 

A whoosh sound was heard from the fast speed. 

Next, he slashed diagonally from the upper right to the lower left. 

And then the opposite, diagonally from the upper left to the lower right.

Wow, Seo-juns eyes sparkled.

Aiden put the stick on the ground and asked.

Jun. Did you learn swordsmanship too?

Yes. I dont do it now though.

Just think of it as a wooden sword, even though its a bit longer. Level 1 is about swinging sticks, spears, and swords. It might be boring to do it for a week, but you have to stop at the exact spot so that you dont hurt your opponent. It hurts even if its a prop.

Yes!

Then Aiden switched between sticks, spears, and swords and showed him the scenes from the storyboard.

Jun has to act too. CG will be added here.

Seo-jun listened carefully to Aidens explanation for each storyboard.

Here, the police shoot.

He even called Kim Jae Yeon who was training alone for a while and acted out the scenes himself as Jin Natra or an ordinary person. 

Seo-jun nodded as he compared them with the storyboard.

Stick, sword, spear.

Jin Natras weapon kept changing in each storyboard. The scenes where CG would be added looked a bit embarrassing to Anh Da Ho, but Seo-jun imagined the scenes in his head and his eyes sparkled.

Okay. This is level 1. How do you feel?

I think its okay. The timing is the problem.

Yeah. The timing is the problem whether its level 1 or 5. We practice together to match the timing. I plan to get you familiar with the weapons first and then practice the storyboard with Jae Yeon.

Yes!

Aiden smiled thinly at Seo-juns cheerful answer.

Lets just swing lightly today.

Yes! Thank you!

And in less than two hours, Aiden scratched his head.

Am I doing something wrong?

Was he wasting an amazing athletic genius?

Just two hours.

Seo-jun, who was swinging a stick, was almost a master of stick skills. 

The other stuntmen, including Kim Jae Yeon, applauded him fervently.

Maybe it would take less than a week to learn level 1.

***

On the way home after the first day of class.

Anh Da Ho, who was holding the steering wheel, opened his mouth. 

Black security vehicles followed them front and back.

How was it?

It was so much fun. Aiden said I did well. So we decided to learn both swords and spears tomorrow.

I could see that you did well too. The last part where you threw and caught the stick while spinning it, that was no joke. Where did you see that?

He only taught him how to spin the stick with both hands and one hand, but Seo-jun did more than that. 

Anh Da Ho laughed as he recalled Aidens face that was frozen when he saw Seo-jun spinning and throwing the stick in circles.

I saw it in a movie. A Chinese movie.

Chinese movies do have a lot of martial arts.

Seo-jun made some gestures as if he was swinging the stick in the air, feeling the sensation still in his hand, and leaned back on the seat.

But Da Ho hyung. Why didnt Director Ryan send me the storyboard?

Seo-jun asked with a hint of dissatisfaction.

He probably thought you would practice in advance. If you got the storyboard, you would have asked your dad to send you to action school right away.

That is true.

Hmm. He probably would have done that.

If he didnt send you to action school because he was worried about you getting hurt, you would have practiced by yourself in the practice room.

Haha.

And if you got hurt, that would be a big problem. Director Ryan made a good decision.

Hahaha.

He couldnt say that he wouldnt get hurt or that he would heal quickly even if he did, so Seo-jun just smiled awkwardly.

***

After finishing his homework and sending an email to his teacher, Seo-jun went to bed. 

As soon as he laid his head on the fluffy pillow, [Winter Sleep of Summer Bear] engraved on the back of his head activated automatically. 

He fell asleep in less than 10 seconds. 

Seo Eun Hye covered her son with a blanket and smiled.

Seo-jun opened his eyes.

In front of him was the Library of Goodness. Behind him was the Library of Evil.

He stood in the middle and moved his feet. It was towards the Library of Evil.

I hope I find it today.

The power of evil had such a strong aftermath that he could open the library door up to intermediate level, but he didnt use it. 

Fortunately, [Temporary Decrease of Skill], which became possible when he could open the intermediate door, also worked for the power of evil.

Seo-jun looked around at the books in the Library of Evil.

I wish there was something like Bubble Goblin

The power he used when he filmed Evil Spirit.

[(Good)Bubble Goblins Teasing Mr.Kim-Low Level-]

The energy of Bubble Goblin bursts out.

You can change the shape of the energy.

With the power of shaman bells, you can very rarely predict Mr.Kims future.

Activation: Mr.Kim, lets play

Cancellation: End of teasing Mr.Kim

Director Choi Max and Lee Ji Suk, as well as a few staff members who saw the golden bubble fire that looked like a god at that time, wanted to see visible energy like that.

Just like Jin Natra moves his shadows.

Seo-juns eyes shone.

He wanted to finish Jin Natras last story with style. He stretched lightly and buried himself in the pile of books again.

***

Huh? Thats strange?

The security guard lifted his hat slightly and looked at the man who passed through the front gate.

Kim? Why are you so late today?

The bus broke down. I walked from there.

Thats too bad. You must be tired.

Kim Jae Yeon thanked the security guard for his consolation and hurried to the A3 training ground.

It had been a week since Hollywood actor Lee Seo-jun trained. 

In the meantime, Seo-jun and Kim Jae Yeon became quite close.

I got invited to his house today too. Is it okay to be this happy?

Good things kept happening to him since he became Jin Natras stuntman. He had enough money and he enjoyed the training every day.

Todays bus accident, well. Sometimes you need bad luck too.

He couldnt help but laugh and found something.

Huh?

Unlike usual when there were few people around, the A3 training ground was bustling. 

The center staff and stuntmen gathered around and surrounded the center of the training ground.

He quietly entered the training ground and found the Shadowman teams stuntmen who were looking at the center. 

Seo-juns manager Anh Da Ho was also there.

Whats going on?

Kevin, who had become close with him as Shadowman and Jin Natra, answered.

Oh. Jae Yeon, youre here? Rachel and Evan are here.

They must have finished their schedule.

They said they dont have any schedule until crank-in.

But why are you all gathered here?

Kevin laughed.

A little while ago, Evan and Jun matched their moves, and it was amazing, so everyone came to watch.

Really?

They all came to watch just because two actors matched their moves?

Kim Jae Yeon was puzzled by Kevins words. Kevin sighed and said.

Im worried about myself too but Jae Yeon. You should work harder too.

Kim Jae Yeon tilted his head at Kevins worried words.