Chapter 321
Sometimes this happens.
There are times when I show off my Korean identity as the crown prince, and whenever that happens, Kang Si-yoon's strong suspicion always accompanies it.
This time, it was no exception.
"How does an Estonian kid know about Yulgok Yi I and Toegye Yi Hwang! You have a Korean resident registration card. Show it to me quickly!"
"No. Really no."
"But why do you know so much? I was confused too!"
"That's because Si-yoon lacked common sense."
"I knew you'd say that!"
I couldn't stop Kang Si-yoon from hitting my shoulder.
Even if I look at it objectively, the comment just now was too erudite.
Thanks to the rational Cha Eun-gyu asking me a question, I was able to escape the pit that Kang Si-yoon had created.
"But how do you really know that, Karis?"
"I studied it because I expected it would be useful for content like a character quiz someday."
"...What subject didn't you study, hyung?"
I burst out laughing at Ji Yoon-chul's sincere words.
"It really wasn't that deep, Yoon-chul. I only learned the characters in the objects we often use."
"It's amazing that you even think like that."
Song Hyung-bin clapped his hands a few times to silence the commotion.
"Okay, okay. We already knew that Karis was a Korean Estonian, and aside from that, the characters that we easily encounter in everyday life are pretty plausible, right?"
"I think there might be a character on a banknote!"
"I can just link the two. What about Yulgok Yi I's mother?"
"Shin Saimdang?"
"Yeah, like this."
"Wow........"
Yoo Min-ha raised both hands when he heard the question about going from Yulgok Yi I to Shin Saimdang.
His eyes, wide as a rabbit, are impressive.
"I didn't think of that right away. She's on the 50,000 won bill!"
"Yeah, that's right. They're going to give a 100% time limit again. Just like when we did the character quiz in the past. Back then, they kept saying 3! 2! 1! I got impatient and couldn't even say what I knew."
"That's right... "
The members all nodded their heads at Chae Eun-gyu's words.
We've all experienced the pressure of time limits through entertainment content, so we know what he means.
I don't want to put more pressure on you here, but I still mentioned something that I had to mention.
"We have to consider the content of the questions, but we don't know how the questions will be presented. As Hyungbin hyung-nim said earlier, since they emphasized that it's a group competition, it's definitely different from a regular quiz."
"Hyung, hyung. I thought of this after hearing Karis, isn't this just a character quiz?"
Kang Si-yoon said in an excited tone, snapping his fingers.
"We might be thinking too hard. Just hold up the picture and guess who it is. It's going to be like that."
"Hey, are they going to use the same format again?"
"But is this the only way to keep the concept of a group competition alive?"
The discussion about the first game that would take place at the rest stop continued after that.
No matter how much the members racked their brains, there was no way we could come up with a clear answer.
Finally, we entered the Gapyeong rest stop.
"Here we go. Here we go. Here we go!"
"Oh, I'm so hungry. I feel like I could chew on a railroad."
"I'm already nervous, what should I do?"
"Min-ha, sit still, stay still! Don't shake your butt too much!"
The members, engulfed in tension and excitement, looked out the window, their whole bodies twisting.
I opened my eyes wide and observed what was prepared.
'There's nothing that catches my eye?'
The car that took us stopped at the back of the deserted parking lot.
Kang Si-yoon immediately opened the car door and tried to jump out, but our manager stopped him urgently.
"Don't get out! Don't get out!"
"Huh? How can we play the game without getting out?"
When Kang Si-yoon made a puzzled expression, our manager smiled slyly.
"Okay, I'll explain the mission now."
Judging from the way he was smiling, it seemed like there was a trick as expected.
I swallowed hard and listened.
"The seven members will come out of the car one by one and answer the quiz. If all seven get it right, we'll provide delicious walnut cookies and hot dogs. If even one person gets it wrong, none of you seven will get to eat anything."
"Wait a minute. In order?"
"The questions are the same for all seven?"
"Yes, you'll all be given the same questions. While the designated person answers the quiz, the rest of you have to wait in the car."
"...Then."
Ji Yoon-chul raised his hand and spoke carefully.
"If the first person to leave gets it wrong, the others won't be able to solve the questions and it's over?"
"Yes! Just get back in the car and go to the next rest stop."
"What the heck!"
"Ah, really! Ah! This is too much pressure!"
All the members panicked at the shocking news.
It was truly a huge sense of pressure.
If one person makes a mistake, we all can't eat together.
Even if the first runner makes a mistake, the rest of us won't even get a chance to solve the problem.
The manager, who overheard our screams, smiled brightly and opened the car door.
"Then I'll give you one minute, so come out in order."
The problem isn't what kind of problem will come up.
The problem is who we put forward as the first runner.
"Ah, in this case, the eldest one should go. Eun-gyu hyung is smart too."
"Me? I'm smart? No way. I can't."
"I think only a leader can handle this kind of pressure!"
"Oh, I'm anxious too."
Everyone looked like they wanted to avoid the number 1 runner who was the most burdensome.
I sighed and spoke softly.
"I think we should decide on the person with the highest probability of getting the question right."
"...Hyung."
"Huh? That's right."
"You go out, Karis!"
"Hyung, you really have to get it right!"
".....?"
The members suddenly moved as one body and tried to push me out the door.
I held on for a while with a dumbfounded expression.
"Is it really right for me to go out? What if a real Korean historical figure comes out?"
"Ah, I don't know! It's okay because you know better than me!"
"Karis, if you get the question wrong, then subdue Changmin hyung with force and negotiate. Okay?"
"Yes?"
"Fighting!"
Chae Eun-gyu said in a really useless and refreshing way.
With the eldest hyung's ridiculous words, I was selected as the first runner.
'I had a feeling this would happen.'
The members' words were true. Of the seven, I'm obviously the smartest.
I lowered my shoulders as much as I could and headed to the table where our manager hyung was waiting.
In front of him were freshly made walnut cookies and hotdogs, showing off their delicious appearances.
Just looking at them made my mouth water.
"I'll give you a question. Tell me the full name in 3 seconds."
"Okay."
Full name.
Then there is a high probability that person is not a Korean person but a foreigner.
I lowered my head and waited for the question to come up.
"What is the name of the 16th President of the United States, the person on the five dollar bill, who abolished slavery and ended the American Civil War?"
"Ah!"
As I expected, the question was about a great person on a bill.
The only big deal was that it was a great person on an American bill, not a Korean bill.
Of course, I knew.
"Abraham Lincoln."
"Correct!"
As soon as I heard correct, I clenched my fist so that the members who were anxiously looking out the window in the car could see it.
Then I put on the mask that my manager gave me.
Is it because they block the source so that other members can't even give hints when they come out?
The next turn was Song Hyung-bin.
Song Hyung-bin, who sat down while rubbing his hands together nervously, slammed the table once as soon as he heard the question.
Is it because he knew the answer, or because he didn't?
I bit my lips tightly and prayed that Song Hyung-bin would know the answer.
'I'm so hungry!'
Song Hyung-bin confidently opened his mouth.
"Abraham Lincoln!"
"Ahhhh!"
I ran over and hugged him in joy.
Wow, this is such a happy thing.
It seems that when people are hungry and desperate, their emotional expressions become more diverse.
"Wow, Karis, I'm really nervous because I'm watching this without knowing the problem!"
"I'm also here watching hyung solve the problem, so I'm shaking so much I think I'm going to die."
The next runner was unexpectedly Heo Yu-bin.
Song Hyung-bin and I covered our mouths and conveyed a message to Heo Yu-bin only with our eyes.
'Yubin, you have to do it no matter what! You have to do well!'
Maybe because he was full of this determination, Heo Yu-bin smiled nervously when he saw our burning eyes.
However, contrary to our worries, Heo Yu-bin got the answer right away.
"Wooow!"
"Iyaaah!
"Ah, really! I'm so nervous! Wow!"
Fortunately, the members' common sense seems to be better than we thought.
You probably didn't have much time to focus on studying when you were in school, but you're doing well.
Next up is the dependable eldest brother, Chae Eun-gyu.
I already had a feeling that he would succeed.
'But there's such a thing as experience!'
Chae Eun-gyu also seemed to have gained confidence after seeing our successive successes.
I, Song Hyung-bin, and Heo Yu-bin naturally trusted our eldest brother and waited for him to give the right answer.
"Oh.....?"
The moment the problem arose, Chae Eun-gyu blinked his eyes repeatedly and froze.
In that state, as the devil's whisper-like '3, 2, 1' countdown began, Chae Eun-gyu's face turned pale.
'Oh, no way. Oh, please don't joke around, hyung-nim.'
Do you know my earnest wish? Chae Eun-gyu urgently called out someone's name.
"Geo, George Washington!"
"Wrong! Thank you for your hard work!"
George Washington, George Washington..........
What if you mix up the first president of the United States with the 16th president, hyung-nim?
"Ahhhhhh! Hmph!"
"Lincoln! Lincoln! Abraham Lincoln, the abolitionist of slavery! Seriously!"
"Sorry! Sorry! Ya, I really couldn't remember! Seriously sorry!"
"...Hyung-nim. You knew Lincoln, right?"
"Oh, of course I did! I really couldn't remember for a moment... Ah, I'm really sorry."
"What if you just say sorry?"
Heo Yu-bin's gaze was fixed on the hot dog that Manager Hyung was excitedly carrying out.
"The hotdogs and walnut cookies have already left...."
The rest of the members, seeing the commotion, opened the car door and ran out.
"Are we wrong? Eun-gyu hyung, are we wrong?"
"No! Oh, walnut cookies! Can I really not eat walnut cookies?"
"... What was the problem?"
We just gave Kang Si-yoon, Yoo Min-ha, and Ji Yoon-chul the same question.
Kang Si-yoon frowned as soon as he heard the question and said something to Chae Eun-gyu.
"Wow, hyung. What if you can't get this right! It's Martin Luther King, right? Slavery! If you do it right, it should come out right!"
"Huh?"
"Huh?"
"Huh?"
"Si-yoon. What did you... ?"
"Huh?"
When we collectively exclaimed in disbelief, Kang Si-yoon looked around.
"Wasn't it Martin Luther King? Didn't he end slavery? He restored human rights for black people-"
"Si-yoon. Si-yoon, that's it. Don't say any more."
"No, it's definitely true-!"
"Stop! Stop! If you say any more, your image will be irreparable!"
"Oh, it's definitely true, so why are you doing that!"
When Kang Si-yoon was swinging Song Hyung-bin's arm, Chae Eun-gyu awkwardly spoke to me and Heo Yu-bin.
"But I said the president's name. I'm better than Si-yoon, right?"
"...."
"...."
Heo Yu-bin and I both went silent.
There's no way to measure the height of an acorn.
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