The game finally commenced.
Managers on the side rooted for their artists. However, one manager seemed particularly excited for the show to start.
Chul knew the members of EVE didn't have any chances to win. Looking at the other contestants' profiles already proved that. He thought Jaeyong was pretty smart based on his looks; but after doing a quick background check, he found out he wasn't the brightest either.
However, he had more hopes for Jaeyong to make it farther into the competition than June.
What he was looking forward to was June getting eliminated in the first round and possibly making a fool of himself with a ridiculous answer.
"Let us start with the first preliminary round. Our buzzer for this round is—Bring me! Bring me white?hair!"
The contestants were baffled by the ridiculous buzzer. However, Jaeyong, who was behind a female idol who had dyed her hair white, quickly snatched a piece and went to the front.
"Wow! With no hesitation at all, Jaeyong from EVE had given us the white hair. Please go back to your seat and pick a category."
The girl glared at Jaeyong as he passed by, so he shyly looked away.
As he settled in his seat, he looked through the categories.
"Nature," he said without any hesitation. He might not have been the brightest student, but he has always been fond of nature! He just wished it was a multiple-choice question so he could pass at least one round.
"Nature," Kim San announced. "Let's see the question."
The contestants waited in anticipation, nervous for the very first question of the night.
"In the desert, what is the most common way of dying?" San asked.
A 60-second timer was shown on the screen. Others wrote with confidence while some others hesitated to write their answers.
Zibo was one of those who confidently wrote his answer. It was a relatively easy question but a very tricky one. He was sure June wouldn't know the answer to the question, but when he glanced to his side, it seemed like June was already done writing his answer!
Jaeyong, on the other hand, bit his lips in anxiousness. He turned to June and was surprised to see his teammate staring right at him.
Much to his surprise, June was relaying a message—'you know this,' or somewhere along those lines.
Jaeyong closed his eyes and tried to look for an answer. However, only 'Oasis' played in his mind. Why couldn't they have asked something related to their song instead?
Then, he stopped.
Something sparked inside his mind, and he unhesitatingly wrote the answer that first popped up.
Maybe it was related after all.
"Boards up!" Kim San exclaimed.
The participants quickly raised their boards up to have them checked.
"Hmm, let me read some answers. Hyperthermia...Dehydration...Heatstroke...very convincing answers, but unfortunately, these are wrong."
"Those who answered such will be escorted by my assistants to the eliminated seats," he said.
"The correct answer is—drowning! Contrary to popular belief, drowning is the most common way of dying in the desert. When they find their oasis, they are often excited to see a drop of water. However, most don't know that it may be the start of a flash flood."
