## Chapter 234 – (8)
It didn’t even take 10 minutes to chop all the firewood.
This was even after I was conscious of the camera and deliberately slowed down.
“Wow, Hyung! Are you a logging machine?”
What kind of compliment is that?
I waved my hand dismissively at Taesung’s praise.
It was a gesture that this was nothing special.
Everyone else, while not as boisterous as Taesung, had a changed view of me.
I could tell by checking their favorability.
Everyone’s favorability towards me had increased slightly.
Just then, the PD approached from afar.
Was he going to tell us directly instead of on the broadcast?
“Oh? PD-nim?”
“Congratulations. If you move to the restaurant, you can receive a gift and enjoy a meal prepared by a famous chef from Hong Kong.”
A gift prepared by the production team and a famous chef from Hong Kong.
Eyes darted back and forth.
Everyone looked excited with anticipation.
And the explosion of that excited emotion was directed at me, who had carried the mission.
“”Sung! Han! Sung! Han!””
Everyone chanted my name in unison.
“Aish… why are you doing this…”
“Oh, he’s embarrassed.”
It was embarrassing.
It wasn’t a big deal.
“…Cute.”
Someone said that in a small voice.
My ears are good, so I heard it.
Who said that?
…I just won’t look.
I think I know who it is.
“Okay then, please move over~”
At the end of the PD’s words, we headed to the restaurant amicably.
And I could see that the structure of the restaurant was slightly different from yesterday.
First of all, the tables were joined together, and a large mobile TV was placed in front of the table.
Since there was nothing else visible, the gift the PD mentioned must be that TV.
Everyone suspiciously looked at the TV in front of the table and sat down.
As soon as we sat down, the food was served.
An appetizer came out, and at the same time, the TV turned on.
The TV showed the team that hadn’t received votes, whom we had parted ways with in the lobby earlier.
[Ah, seriously. What a pain…]
[Aish… I told you we should vote for each other.]
[You didn’t either!]
[Okay… let’s stop.]
They were preparing vegetables and fruits.
There was quite a large amount of vegetables and fruits piled up, probably for dinner tonight.
It seemed like they had to prepare all of those.
It was a much more difficult and annoying task than chopping firewood.
Eating a luxurious appetizer made by a chef while watching them do that, I felt the difference anew.
“Wow… isn’t this a bit cruel?”
Someone said that, and I nodded as well.
Reality shows are scary these days.
I don’t watch them often, so I didn’t know, but it seems like you have to go this far to succeed in this dopamine-filled broadcasting industry.
In the meantime, the appetizer was delicious.
Thanks to the refreshing taste, it felt like my appetite was returning.
He’s a famous chef, so he’s different.
Of course, watching the TV also made me feel like I was going to get indigestion again.
After grumbling for a while, they changed the subject of conversation.
[Honestly, isn’t getting 3 votes a bit much?]
[Who?]
[Who else but Kangryul!]
[Ah~]
When his name came up, Kangryul stopped eating and looked at the TV.
They’re gossiping here?
Well, they probably don’t think anyone is listening to their conversation.
Besides, they were in a slightly sensitive state because they were hurt and doing hard work.
They were filling their self-esteem by cutting down the people who received votes, as if they were common enemies.
Stories that they would never have brought up normally came out casually.
[I voted for him too… just because the drama was so popular.]
[There’s definitely a drama buff.]
[Honestly, he’s a bit different from the drama in real life, so it’s a bit disappointing.]
[He’s not really a 3-vote level.]
“…”
Our eyes turned to Kangryul.
Even if I didn’t want to look, my eyes…
“Ah, well… I’m glad they enjoyed the drama.”
He said it calmly, but Kangryul’s breathing trembled slightly.
He seemed quite hurt in his pride.
They didn’t stop there.
[If you think about it that way, Ella getting even 1 vote is amazing.]
[I mean, she’s a bit stiff and not very sociable, right?]
[Isn’t she a bit scary?]
[Who did Jinjoo get it from?]
[If Taesung was only taller, he would have really gotten 3 votes.]
‘…Are they all-killing dolls?’
The only ones who hadn’t been mentioned yet were Jessica and me.
It felt like everyone acknowledged Jessica, and naturally, it was my turn.
[No, it doesn’t make sense that that hyung got it and I didn’t?]
[Seriously!]
[Ah~]
[Well, that’s~]
The men were furious, and the women exchanged glances.
Then, a more relaxed voice than before came from the women.
As if that vote wasn’t a secret vote.
[What’s with the reaction?]
[Ah, there’s something~]
[Yeah, there are women in the world who like bear-like… no, dinosaur-like…? Anyway, that kind of face.]
The men made strange expressions at the lukewarm reaction and started preparing garlic and onions.
There were no other words after that.
It couldn’t be helped.
Preparing onions and garlic.
It wasn’t a situation to talk because tears were streaming down.
Seeing that, the atmosphere on this side, who had heard the gossip, also softened a bit.
“Sigh… it feels like we lost out by watching.”
“Ahaha… I know, right.”
“…This is a gift.”
“First, let’s keep this a secret. We don’t want to make things awkward with them.”
Everyone seemed to agree with Jinjoo’s words.
From the middle, even when the meal came out, all their attention was on the TV rather than the taste or impressions.
Still, the dessert was delicious.
A set of cut fruits came out.
When I looked closely, it seemed to be the fruits they were preparing in the TV until just now.
The broadcasting station guys are really scary.
“Ella-ssi, you eat fruit well. Have this too.”
“…Thank you.”
I heard Kangryul and Ella’s conversation.
I suddenly became curious and asked Jinjoo.
Those two have been hanging out together a lot.
“Those two were in the same room, right?”
“Yes, it was probably the best room? Ella-ssi was the fastest runner…”
“Hmm…”
Ella received the fruit and shyly lowered her head in a completely different way than she did in front of me.
There seemed to be a strange current flowing between them.
I could tell.
[Wall: Someone who is good at sports, has lean muscles, and is proactive]
[Favorability: -5]
Ella’s wall, Kangryul was fulfilling two of the walls.
Lean muscles and proactive personality.
Besides, they were staying in the same room, getting to know each other, and talking a lot.
It was a situation where they could easily develop feelings.
‘Still, my favorability has also increased?’
It seemed like the firewood chopping had raised my favorability quite a bit.
Not bad.
‘It seems like my target will be Ella…’
Just as I was thinking about approaching Ella more actively from now on.
Someone put fruit on my plate.
“You eat fruit well.”
“…”
It was Jessica.
As if imitating me watching them, she gave me fruit.
When I said I was full and wouldn’t eat it.
[Favorability: +71]
Her favorability increased.
“No, I’ll eat it.”
I couldn’t just keep watching it rise.
I stopped her from taking the fruit back and picked up a piece of cut mango with a fork and ate it quickly.
[Favorability: +72]
“…”
Okay. Just do whatever you want.
After the meal, we were given free time right away.
However, with some meaningful words.
[You can rest freely until the next broadcast comes out.]
[There will be changes in the resort, so please take a look.]
“Changes in the resort?”
[Did you hear the broadcast just now?]
The team on the other side of the TV also became noisy, as if they had heard the broadcast.
They had just finished their work and were starting to eat.
They were cooking ramen outdoors, where they had been working, not in the restaurant.
Korean ramen at that.
[Coming all the way to Hong Kong and eating ramen…]
[It tastes good, but…]
[More than that, what could be the changes in the resort?]
It didn’t seem like we would get an answer by sitting still, so I quietly got up first.
I wanted to find the changes while they were eating.
“Oh? Hyung, are you going?”
“Yeah, I’m going to look for changes.”
“We’re… going to watch this TV a bit more.”
“…I’m going to look around a bit.”
Except for me, Ella, and Jessica, everyone else seemed to want to watch the TV a bit more.
Judging by their expressions, they seemed worried that they would gossip again while they were away.
On the other hand, we who moved first were the types who didn’t care much about that.
I thought they were so famous and popular that they wouldn’t care about such words.
I thought they would be used to that kind of thing.
The three of us initially walked awkwardly side by side, matching our pace.
We naturally scattered.
Jessica initially followed me, but she made a ‘Heut!’ expression as if she had a good idea and quickly disappeared.
Did she realize something?
Thanks to Jessica disappearing, I slowly tried to execute my plan.
It wasn’t anything grand, just a plan to recover my favorability with Ella.
After looking around the resort on the second floor a bit, I went down.
I had already checked where Ella was through my Mind’s Eye.
In the corner of the first floor.
Ella was looking around, examining the changes in the resort.
“Sigh… there’s nothing.”
I also moved slowly and looked around, but the changes weren’t visible.
At least there seemed to be no changes on the second and first floors.
“Ella.”
“What?”
This time, I approached her first.
She looked at me with obvious caution.
Let’s see, her wall was definitely a man who was good at sports, had lean muscles, and was proactive.
The only thing I can appeal to here is a proactive appearance.
How can I express my proactive heart?
“You seem to be getting along well with Kangryul-ssi?”
“Oh? No, well… we’re in the same room, so…”
Ella mumbled softly, blushing at my question.
Fiddling with her hair with her fingers.
‘Look at this?’
She seemed to be giving her heart to Kangryul more than I thought.
I really want to target Ella.
My sensors were working like crazy.
“You seem to be getting along well with Jessica-ssi too? …Leaving Hanna-ssi behind…”
Then Ella’s favorability dropped.
I’m going crazy.
Her favorability dropped just by talking to her.
“Anyway, why? Why are you asking that? Are you jealous?”
“Yeah, I’m jealous.”
“I knew it. Jealousy my foot… Huh? What did you say?”
Ella stuttered and asked again.
I looked into Ella’s eyes and said each word with strength.
“I’m jealous.”
“Wh, what?!”
Ella’s eyes widened.
I leisurely watched Ella, who was taking a step back.
“D, do you even know how to say such things?”
“…?”
What do you mean, do I even know how to say such things?
