Chapter 19 - Small Island (2/2)

Su Min had just glanced at the drama before moving on, not taking it seriously.

Xiao He asked him, “Mr. Su, do you wish to experience the movie together with other people?”

Su Min shook his head. He didn’t want to be in the same movie with strangers. In the tense environment of horror, everything was unknown.

It was better to be alone.

Xiao He didn’t ask further, leading him to a new movie hall. Unlike the theater he went into last time, where there wasn’t a soul in sight, there were already many individuals, including a couple, seated inside this theater.

Su Min recalled the conversation he heard before. This pair of sweethearts is truly daring to experience a horror movie together.

The staff member Xiao He left first.

Su Min put on his helmet and watched as the lights in the theater dimmed. Before long, the movie began to play on the big screen.

This time, the opening scenes were quite normal, similar to the opening of a countryside film. When the camera panned from the ocean to a small island, the title of the movie appeared: Murder Island

The more serene it seemed, the more terrifying the horror movie actually was. This fact, Su Min was well aware.

He took a deep breath. As he exhaled, the cinema’s prompt that he hadn’t seen in a long time appeared before his eyes:【Hello, Audience Member Su Min. Are you ready to experience Murder Island?]

Su Shi answered ‘yes’ and soon fell asleep.

In the theater, all the audience members entered their respective movies.

The fishy stench of seawater was picked up by the wind and carried on deck.

Before Su Min could open his eyes, he felt his stomach clench with the urge to vomit. His surroundings jolted and swayed, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.

The nausea worsen when salt water splashed up into his nose.

“Here’s the medicine I just found in the bag. You might feel better after taking it,” a female voice sounded from beside him.

When his eyes fluttered open, he was greeted by the vast blue ocean.

Su Min blanked out before he reacted. Obviously, to travel to an island, one had to undoubtedly cross the sea. Else, why would it be called an island?

As they continued sailing forwards, however, just like a ship drifting infinitely along the waves, he was unable to see any traces of an island.

It was Su Min’s first time riding a boat; he didn’t expect to become seasick.

The woman next to him asked, “Su Min, do you need anything?”

Su Min turned his head, still a bit muddled, and took the medicine from her hand. In a low voice, he whispered, “Thank you.”

The other party smiled, “I didn’t expect you to get seasick. Rest well when we get there. We’ll have the barbecue in the evening.”

Su Min only nodded and didn’t respond.

Within a few seconds, the cinema’s prompt came:【Hello, Audience Member Su Min. Please accept your script as soon as possible.]

Su Min quickly received the script.

If he was completely ignorant to the plot, he was afraid he wouldn’t live long in this horror movie. The first one to die might be him.

Maybe it’s because he’d already experienced a horror movie, but the script arranged for him by the cinema allowed him to live a few hours.

This time, Su Min played the role of the male lead’s, Chen Xingzhou’s, roommate.

He had very little scenes in the movie. When he rode on the boat, he became seasick; when they finally arrived at the island, he went to take a rest; when the male and female protagonist merrily had a barbecue with the group in the evening, he dwelled alone in the guesthouse because of his discomfort.

Then, when he went to the bathroom to take a shower, he died.

Su Min, “…”

He was truly speechless.

Did the cinema have a soft spot for this place? Why was he arranged to die in the bathroom for two continuous times?

It was even worse this time; he died while taking a shower.

Fortunately, he was still on the boat and could live for a brief period of time. For a moment, Su Min actually thought that being seasick was better than taking a shower.

The person who just spoke to him was Zhao Mingya, the heroine.

Zhao Mingya was the flower2 of their department. No matter if it was her appearance or her family background, they were all very remarkable. From the past to present, countless of people pursued her.

Chen Xingzhou and Zhao Mingya had already been together for a semester. Their entire dormitory ate together in the same place, so everybody more or less knew each other.

However, Su Min’s character and Zhao Mingya weren’t really familiar, always maintaining a certain distance. The number of times they’ve talked could be counted on one hand.

Just as he was thinking that, Chen Xingzhou walked over. “Su Min, are you feeling better?”

Su Min replied, “Fortunately, I don’t feel like vomiting anymore.”

Chen Xingzhou felt extremely apologetic, “It’s my fault. For my sake, you guys came along with me.”

‘Yes, it’s your fault,’ Su Min thought to himself.

If Chen Xingzhou and Zhao Mingya hadn’t quarreled, leading him to want Zhao Mingya’s forgiveness, they wouldn’t have come along.

But if they didn’t come, this movie wouldn’t exist.

“When we return, I’ll treat you guys to a meal for one week, meals so big you’ll become fat,” Chen Xingzhou said.

Although Su Min wanted to refuse, his mouth said, “Okay.”

Chen Xingzhou smiled. Lifting his hand to point somewhere to the left, he said, “Fortunately, we’ll arrive soon. The black spot there should be the island.”

Su Min looked to where his finger was pointed.

The closer they got, the bigger the black speck became. Su Min, who could already make out the shape of the island, felt the danger looming in the distance.

He looked back to the male lead’s cheerful, a bit foolish but sweet, appearance. Living to the end wasn’t going to be easy.

Su Min wanted to know how the ‘murders’ would commence.

The author has something to say:

It’s ‘Murder Island’(duómìng xiǎodǎo), not ‘Murder Penis’(duómìng xiǎoniǎo), hahahahahaha.

The method of dying this time is during a cold shower.

Translator’s Notes:

1. 开后门: under the counter; to do a secret deal(usually dishonest) ↩

2. flower: (most) beautiful girl; grass: (most) handsome boy [In this case, Zhao Mingya is the most beautiful girl in their department.] ↩