"hat’sacoconut,right?"
"thinkso···."
"mm···."
eeSionstaredatthelargecoconuthangingfromthetree,lookingasthoughshehadfallenintothought.
hetwitchatthecornersofhermouthwastheexactexpressionshemadewhenevershefoundsomethinginteresting,anditseemedshewasplanningtotakethatcoconut.
Andonthefaceofthecameramanstandingrightbehindherwithacamerainhand,therewasafatiguehecouldn’thide.
'feelbadforthecameraman.'
Shinyuwasjustasexhausted,sosheunderstoodthecameraman’sfeelingsbetterthananyone.
hecuadorspecialofJunglexpeditionthatShinyuandeeSionhadendedupappearingon.
heplanforthisJunglexpeditionwastovisittheWaotribe,atraditionaltribeofcuador,andexploretheAmazon.
And—
-hereturnofagreatwarrior!helegendaryAmazonsreallydidexist!
heWaotribe,whichhaddeclaredthatitcouldnotaccepttheJunglexpeditionteamunlesstheteampassedthewarrior’strial,hadendedupsufferingacrushingdefeatbeforeitcouldevenreachthethirdcontest.
heWaotribehadbeenutterlydefeatednotonlyintreeclimbing,butinthesecondcontest,thecontestofstrength,aswell.
Whenthegiantmanwholookedwellover190centimetershadchargedstraightin,eeSionhadsimplyliftedandthrownthemanoutoftheringtoclaimvictory.
ShinyurecalledhowtheoldesttribesmanamongtheWaohadburstintotearsandshoutedthewordsgranguerrerowheneeSion,afterconfirminghervictory,hadletoutaroarinsidethecircle.
twasSpanish,soShinyuhadn’tbeenabletounderstandwhatitmeant,butaccordingtotheinterpreter,thetribesmanhadbeenpraisingeeSionasagreatwarrior.
Bang!
hatgreatwarriorwascurrentlysmashingopenacoconut.
"Unnie!You’llhurtyourhandlikethat!"
"t’sfine.hisisharderthanthought."
Asifthenicknameaan-dongarzanhadn’tbeenanexaggerationafterall,eeSionhadgoneupthecoconuttreelikeaflyingsquirrel,droppedthecoconuttotheground,thenclimbedbackdownandstartedtryingtobreakitopenwiththeedgeofherhand.
Shinyustilllackedlifeexperience,butatleastknewthatcoconutswerenotsomethingyoubrokeopenbarehanded.
Whatwasthedifferencebetweenahumanandabeast?
twasthathumansknewhowtousetools.
Bang!
Butasiftryingtoredefinethelinebetweenhumansandbeasts,eeSionbroughttheedgeofherhanddownonthecoconutwithfierceforce.
Crack.
Soon,thecoconutthathadlookedlikeitwouldneveropensplitapartandrevealeditswhitefleshinside.
"rydrinkingit.Stafftoo,justwaitalittle.’llcrackanotheroneforyou."
heneeSionheldthecoconutoutwithabrightsmile,andShinyudidn’trefusetheoffer.
"t’ssweet!"
AsShinyudrankthewaterfromthecoconutsplitinhalf,itfeltlikeenergywasfloodingbackintoeverypartofthebody.
"Wow···thisiscompletelydifferentfromthestuffyougetinKorea."
hecameraman,whohadalsobeenhandedanewlyshatteredcoconut,wasstaringinamazementwhilegulpingdownthewater.
eeSionlookedonatShinyuandthecameramanwithasatisfiedexpression.
"twasagoodthingyoufollowedme,right?"
AteeSion’squestion,askingwhetherithadn’tbeenagoodideatofollowher,thetwocouldonlynod.
-oday’sfoodissomethingwehavetogetourselves.
AfterthematchwiththeWaotribehadended,theJunglexpeditionteamhadenteredthevillageandbeentreatedtoalavishlunch.
Buttheprogram’spolicywasthatdinnerhadtobeobtainedinthejunglebythecastthemselves,soafterwardthecastsplituptogatherfoodseparately.
-’llgotothejungle!
Unliketheothercastmembers,whohadgonetotherivertocatchfish,eeSionhadstubbornlyinsistedonexploringthejungle,andbecauseofthatShinyuhadnochoicebuttochoosejunglesearchingaswell.
Afterall,anyonewouldhavepreferredcatchingfishinthecoolriveroverexploringaswelteringjunglewherewhoknewwhatmightbelurking.
hereasonwasthatnoneoftheothercastmembershadreadilyjoinedeeSion’steam.
AndsoeeSion’sgrouphadenteredthejungleandbeenexploringforthreehoursnow,followingamemberoftheWaotribewhohadcomeastheirguide.
nanicelypavedcityroaditwouldhavebeenonething,butwanderingthroughaharshjunglewithnoproperpathswasextremelyexhausting.
omakemattersworse,thedifficultyofthejunglesearchhadrisenevenhigherthankstoeeSion,whoranaroundsayinglet’sgohere,let’sgothere,asifshehadbecometherealarzan.
ventheJunglexpeditioncameraman,famousforhavingstrongstaminabecausehealwayshadtofollowcastmembersaroundcarryingheavyequipment,waspantingfromexhaustion.
"hisisinsane."
venthenativeguidewhohadcomealongmutteredtohimselfwithaworn-outexpression.
-Whathasthatpersonbeensayingforawhilenow?
-···hatthisiscrazy.
-Ah.
venwithoutunderstandingit,Shinyuhadfeltliketheguide’swordsprobablymeantsomethingalongthoselines.
WhenShinyuquietlyaskedtheinterpreterwhohadcomealong,Shinyulearnedthatitwasinfactadisparagingphrase.
Anyway,bythetimetheycameacrossthecoconutsafterallthatwanderingthroughthejungle,thewaterinsidethemtastedbetterthananythingShinyuhadeverexperiencedinlife.
Anditwasn’tonlyShinyuwhofeltthatway.
otonlythecameramanandinterpreter,whowerestaringblanklyandclutchingthecoconutseeSionhadhandedoutonebyoneasthoughtheyweresacredtreasures.
venthenativeguide,whohadsurelyeatenplentyofcoconutsbefore,wasdrinkingwithadeeplymovedexpression.
"Wouldn’titbebetterifweheadedbacknow?"
hegrouphadbeenrestingforamomentwhilewatchingeeSion’scoconut-smashingshow.
ncetheyhadrestedabit,thecameramansuggestedthatmaybeitwasabouttimetoreturntothevillage.
Whichmadesense.twasgraduallygettingdark,andeventhoughtheyhadonlymovedthroughsafeareasfollowingtheguide,itcouldstillbecomedangerousifitgottoolate.
Maybebecauseofthat,theothersallnoddedvigorouslyinagreementwiththecameraman’ssuggestion.
aturally,Shinyuwasjustasexhausted,soShinyuturnedapleadinglooktowardeeSion.
"Sowe’renotgoingtoseeajaguar?"
eeSionletoutthequestionquietly,soundingdisappointed.
rdinarily,eeSionwouldhavepushedaheadanyway,butwhenshewaswithpeopleotherthanhergroupmembers,shewasunexpectedlycapableofmakingsensiblejudgments.
"et’sjustgoaroundforthirtymoreminutes,thenheadback."
Still,perhapsshecouldn’tfullyletgoofherregret,becausesheproposedthattheystayjustthirtyminuteslongerbeforereturning,andthegroupforcedthemselvestomusteronelastbitofstrength.
***
"Wow,thatfishisseriouslyhuge!"
"hisisamazing.venwithjustthis,tonight’sdinneristakencareof,isn’tit?"
"Asexpected,ChiefBangmanisdifferent!ereallycaughtafish!"
KimBangmanwasreturningproudlywithafishskeweredonastick,whilethecastmembersaroundhimpouredoutpraise.
'here’ssomething’vewatchedandlearnedforyearsnow.hismuch,cando.'
Bangman’sshouldersswelledatthepraise,butoutwardlyhewastryinghardtoactcalmandnotshowit.
Catchingfishintheriver.
hiswasunexpectedlydifficult.
Forsomeonewithnoexperience,failurewasonlynatural,andevenforsomeoneexperienced,itwascommontoendupempty-handedifluckdidn’tgoyourway,soitwassomethingthatrequiredbothskillandluck.
speciallysincethiswasn’tKorea,butariverintheAmazon,catchingfishtherewasextremelydifficult.
Firstofall,thewaterwassomurkythatvisibilitywaspoor,andwiththewaterplantsandtreeroots,itwastheworstkindofenvironment,whereifyoumovedwrongyourfeetcouldgetcaught.
ntopofthat,theAmazonRiverwasthekindofplacewhereevenlocalssometimesgotintoaccidents,sincedangerouscreaturesofkindsyoustillcouldn’tidentifywouldappearinthewaterfromtimetotime.
venso,Bangmanhadovercomeallthosebadconditionsandsucceededinhuntingafairlylargefishintheend.
BangmanhadbeenleadingJunglexpedition,oneofWBS’sflagshipvarietyshows,sinceitsearlydays,soitwasanimpressivefeatthatonlymadesensebecausehecouldpracticallybecalledanexpertatsurvivalbynow.
'ankod.fthishadfailedtoo,myauthorityaschiefwould’vecollapsed.'
venthoughBangmanwasstandinginfrontofthecastasifhehadmerelydonesomethingnatural,inwardlyhewasactuallylettingoutasighofrelief.
-won!
hatwasbecause,inthewarrior’strialearlierthatmorning,Bangmanhadendedupbeingcompletelyreducedtobackgroundscenery.
-Youthinkthisisfinetoleaveasis?
-t’sdifferentfromwhatweplanned,butthinkthismightactuallybemorefun.
-rue.Peoplehaven’tlikedhowMisterBangmankeepshoggingeverythinglately,sothisfeelsfresh.thinkit’llbegood.
BangmanhadhappenedtooverhearthePDandfilmingcrewchattingexcitedlyaftereeSion,anammemberandtheguestforthiscuadorspecial,hadsweptthroughthewarrior’strialallbyherself—thetrialthatBangmanhadoriginallybeenmeanttogooutanddominate.
'Justwhatkindoflifehasthatkidbeenliving?She’snotevenspecialforces,sowhyisagirl-groupidolthatgoodwithherbody!'
WhenBangmanwatchedeeSionclimbtreeswithsuchspeed,hehonestlyhadnoconfidencethatevenwithallthepracticeintheworld,hecouldclimbfasterthanher.
AndwhenhesawherflingagiganticWaotribesmanoutoftheringinonemove—atribesmanBangmanwouldobviouslyhavelosttoifhehadfacedhimhimself—hefeltsomethingclosetoawe.
venBangman,whohadalreadyspentmorethantenyearsasacomedian,hadbeensostunnedthathecouldonlystareblankly,soitwasn’tstrangeatallthatthefilmingcrewhadgottenexcitedandstartedtalkingabouthowtheywouldeditthosescenes.
Butseparatelyfromthat,Bangmanstillneededtohavesomekindofmomentofhisown.
[Junglexpeditionhasbeenboringlately]
"tusedtobefunbecauseyoucouldseethemstrugglingtogetfoodandmakeplacestosleep,
butatsomepointalltheydoisdragaroundfamousguestsandshootmukbangs.
hatdamncrayfishwasonlyinterestingthefirsttimetoo.owitjustlookslikeabigshrimp."
⤷heyscreamcrisisinthepreview!andthenitturnsouttobethemcatchingmosquitoes.waspissedashell
⤷Bynow,everyjungleordesertedislandispredictableanyway
⤷nceit◆оvеlіgһt◆(nlyonоvеlіgһt)gotpopularandfamousguestsstartedshowingup,theystartedplayingitsafe
⤷fritdoesn’tfeelliketheearlydaysanymore
⤷WatchingKimBangmandesperatelybusthisassisstillfunthough
⤷feventhatwasn’tthere,itwould’vebeencanceledalreadylol
neofthemaindrawsofJunglexpeditionhadalwaysbeentheexploitsofKimBangman,themanservingaschief,butlatelyfilminghadonlybeenhappeninginplacesthatweretootame,sohehadn’thadanystandoutmomentsinweeks,andthathadmadeBangmananxious.
ntopofthat,withquiettalkalreadystartingtocirculatethatthisrestructuringseasonmightbringinanewprogramtoreplaceJunglexpedition,itwasthekindofperiodwhentheshowneededastrongimpact.SoBangmanhadworkedwiththePDtopreparetheeventcalledthewarrior’strial.
heoriginalpurposehadbeentocreateanimpactfulsceneofBangmanfacingoffevenlyagainstanativetribeonthetribe’shomeground,thenwinningintheend.
AndBangmanhadevenrehearsedthewholethinginadvancewiththeWaotribe,likeafixedmatch.
ButallofthathadgoneupinsmokebecauseofeeSion.
Whichwaswhy,inordertomakesurehehadamomentduringthedinner-preparationsegmentthistime,BangmanhadworkedhardtoswimdirectlyintothedangerouswatersoftheAmazonRiverandhuntfishwithaspear.
ntheendBangmanhadsucceededinhunting,withasinglespear,afairlylargefish,thoughhedidn’tknowitsname.
'Atmost,allthey’llhavegotteninthejunglearesomecoconutsorsomething.'
BangmanhadbeenworriedthateeSionmightfollowhimtotheriver,butwhenshehadinsteadsaidshewasgoingintothejungleherself,hehadnochoicebuttofeelrelieved.
Afterall,thethingsyoucouldgetinthejungleweremostlynomorethantreefruitlikecoconutsorafewotherfruits.
rdinarilyevengettingthatmuchwouldbedifficult,butthinkingofeeSion’stree-climbingskills,Bangmanassumedshewouldatleastbringbacksomething.
Still,nomatterwhatitwas,itlackedimpactcomparedtothisfishBangmanhadpersonallycaught.
"h!ookslikethejunglesearchteamgotbackfirst."
Bangman’sgroupreturnedtotheWaotribe,stridingproudlybackwiththefishslungacrossBangman’sback.
tseemedthejungleteamhadarrivedfirst,becausetherewasanoisycrowdofpeoplegathered.
'Whatisthis?'
hemomentBangmansawit,hefeltanominouspremonitionfornoclearreason.
Atmost,thejungleteamshouldhavebroughtbacksomefruitorafewcoconuts,sowhyweretherethismanypeoplegathered?
Withthatominousfeeling,Bangman’sstepsquickenedbeforeheevenrealizedit.
hen,atlast,Bangman’seyeslandedoneeSion,holdingupacrocodileasbigashertorsolikeachampionshipbelt.
***
"Doyouknowwhatitlersayswhenhe’sbeingpickyaboutfood?"
"itlerbeingpickyaboutfood?"
"Yes!"
AtRyujin’squestion,thehosttiltedhisheadandsankintothought,tryinghardtoguesstheanswer.
heotherpanelistsalsostartedthrowingoutdifferentguessesanddiscussingamongthemselves,apparentlytryingtosolveittoo.
'oday’sthedayfinallyshakeofftheboringimage!'
Watchingthatscene,Ryujinwasmakingafirmvowtoherself.
odayinistory,aneducationalprogram.
Amongeducationalprograms,itwasafairlypopularone—ashowwhereeachweekasinglehistoricaltopicwaschosen,andthehostandpaneliststalkedaboutit.
Usually,programslikethistendedtobesoseriousthattheybecamepuresleepingpills,butthisonewasalsofamousforfeelingfairlyvariety-likethankstothehost,anentertainerwithacomedianbackground,whowasgoodattossinginad-libshereandthere.
AndRyujinhadbecomethefirstguesttoappearonodayinistory.
[fyou’reoneoftheYourswhothinksourRyujinisgonnabelessfunthantheprofessors,upvote]
"hePDofodayinistoryisseriouslyevil.
omatterhowboringRyujinis,she’sstillanidol,andnowthey’redeadsetonpubliclyburyinghervarietyskills."
⤷sn’tthatoverdoingit?Ryujin’sactuallyprettyfunnywhenshe’sonvarietyshowswiththemembers
⤷hat’sjustbecauseofeeSion
⤷am’svarietysenseishighevenifyouexcludeeeSioninthefirstplace,andtheonewhodragstheaveragebackdownisSeoRyujin
⤷veryonewhowatchedtheAgbaeklivebroadcastknows
⤷Stoplying,whoactuallywatchedthat?
⤷veryonewhowatchedfiveminutesoftheAgbaeklivebroadcastknows
Ryujinhadbeentheonlymemberamongamtogetsoldofftoaneducationalprogramattheamauction.
Andafterward,thehumiliationRyujinhadtoendurewasbeyondwords.
versincethelivebroadcastduringAgbaek,thenicknameboringhadclungtoRyujinlikeatag.
Personally,RyujinhadbeenabletotoleratethenicknameSluggishRyujin,andeventhenicknamethecompany’shuntingdog.
ButthenicknameboringalonewassomethingRyujinabsolutelycouldnotstand.
'hepreparationsareperfect.'
hisweek’stopiconodayinistory,theshowthatselectedonetopiceachweek,wasWorldWar.
nordernottogoontheairlookingignorant,Ryujinhadspentthepastseveraldaysstayingupallnightdigginguprelatedmaterialandstudyingonherown.
Butthatalonehadn’tfeltlikeenough,soRyujinhadevenpreparedakillerjoke.
"seriouslyhavenoidea.Whatexactlydoesitlersaywhenhe’sbeingpickyaboutfood?"
WhenneitherthehostnorthepanelistscouldguesstheanswertothequizRyujinherselfhadgiven,andtheyfinallyaskedwhatitwas,Ryujinfeltthatthemomenthadatlastarrived.
"Well,it’sthis···Fascism!’llhavepasta!"
Ryujin’swordsechoedemptilythroughthestudio.
