Easy.
It was easier than June thought.
Some of the questions were recycled from the Chinese version of the show, while some were easy enough to guess. It might also be the reason why Zibo was dominating the game.
June quickly wrote down the answer to the question —"If you planted the seeds of a Quercus robur, what would grow?"
Zibo seemed to be more aware of his presence after June pointed out the math equation he failed to remember.
Euler's identity.
To Zibo, who has seen June's grades circulating online, it seemed like June's correct answers were a combination of luck and coincidence.
Chul was even more bewildered. Seven rounds had passed with over half of the contestants gone, yet June and Jaeyong were still in the running to become the victor.
June raised his whiteboard—"Trees."
"Trees!" Kim San exclaimed. "That's the right answer."
Five contestants dejectedly brought their whiteboards down, one of them being Jaeyong.
However, he was relieved to be eliminated after seven rounds since the questions were getting harder and harder. Jaeyong made it thus far because of pure luck, and it seemed like his luck had finally run out.
The next preliminary round was won by Honey, one of the front runners of the competition.
"Let's go with Korean history," she said, wanting to eliminate the foreign contestants like Zibo.
'Shit,' June cursed inside his mind. He wasn't well-versed in Korean history since he spent his childhood in China.
"Who was the first ruler of the Joseon Dynasty?" Kim San asked.
A. King Taejo
B. King Sejeong
C. King Gwanggaeto
June sighed in relief since it was a multiple-answer question. The Koreans in the competition quickly wrote down their answers.
Meanwhile, June analyzed the given choices.
It definitely wasn't King Sejeong. He was famous even outside of Korea, and June was sure he wasn't the first ruler of the Joseon Dynasty.
It was between A and C.
June would have followed his personal law and chosen the letter C, but for some reason, something compelled him to choose the letter A.
The timer was quickly ticking, so June wrote the first letter that came to his mind.
"Raise your boards!" Kim San nearly shouted.
The remaining 19 contestants raised their boards. June looked around and smirked when he saw that the majority of the people answered 'King Taejo.'
"Most of you are correct," Kim San said. "The four people who got it wrong, please make your way down the stage."
Chul's eye twitched as he looked at June's relaxed face. How can this guy be so lucky?
Jaeyong and Seven, who were sitting next to each other, rooted for their teammates to take the crown.
"You weren't joking when you said Ocho was smart," Jaeyong said.
"Now, you guys were lying when you said June was dumb," Seven said. "It's unfair! I thought we were on the same page."
Jaeyong sighed and leaned against his seat while looking at June.
"I also don't know," Jaeyong said. "That guy is strangely good at everything."
