Chapter 41
[Isn't Reels a demon bastard?]
Author: (132.44)
They're trying to make Kim Woong the leader lol
Did he read The Tale of Sim Cheong deeply when he was little?
Telling him to dive while holding a stone is freaking hilarious.
ㄴWhat? Bajau? I heard those guys do that.
ㄴIt's Bajau, not bazaar, idiot.
ㄴThat bastard Kim Woong does it right away too when the star tells him lol
ㄴWhat is he, a golden retriever? His loyalty is insane.
ㄴYerin < the only normal(?) one
ㄴA normal person wouldn't tear into snake meat like that.
ㄴThey all seem like the same kind of nutjobs to me.
ㄴBaby is the only normal one, at least;;
ㄴHow is the lizard the most normal one in the party lol
[Yerin Declares GG]
Author: Nongnongnongnongnong
(meme of Kim Woong clapping as Reels jumps on the buoy)
Reels was insanely hyped.
But if it were me, I think I'd have gone up on the buoy too?
How do you resist that?
ㄴAgreed lol
ㄴIt makes you insanely curious.
ㄴYou have to test it, for real.
ㄴThey already put their feet in traps, so this is nothing.
ㄴIf Reels can backstroke, isn't that fine?
ㄴKim Woong swims ridiculously well, so there's no way he'll die.
ㄴAre you crazy? Do you people have zero safety awareness?
ㄴAre you asleep? How are you supposed to resist that?
ㄴAgreed. Maybe women would hesitate, but men would absolutely climb up.
ㄴYerin's expression is freaking hilarious lol
ㄴIt's exactly the 'Why the hell are those guys like that?' face.
[We caught crawfish!]
Author: ReelsLover
(meme of Reels telling Kim Woong to dive again)
He says one isn't enough.
Reels is telling Kim Woong to pick up a stone and dive again?
LMAO
ㄴPure evil < Reels
ㄴHearing that from such a cute face is mind-blowing.
ㄴReels: Catch more.
ㄴAhahaha, Kim Woong's totally flustered, huh.
ㄴThere are three of us, so one crawfish is pushing it.
ㄴThere are four of us. Baby's here too.
ㄴRight, Baby should try crawfish too.
ㄴFor real, we need to catch four.
[I've been a fan since Kim Woong was a nobody]
Author: Gym Rat Warrior
I've never seen that bastard struggle like that before lol
Well, swimming back and forth while hauling a buoy is fucking rough.
Please work Reels even harder so he doesn't lose muscle.
ㄴHahahahahahahahaha
ㄴIsn't that bastard Kim Woong a monster?
ㄴHe even does cross-country treks with a smile lol
ㄴHe's one step away from dying right now, though?
ㄴReels, you bastard, you're really putting him through it lol
ㄴSeems tougher than ranger training.
ㄴAt this rate, won't he bulk up even more?
ㄴInstructor: Reels
ㄴMember: Kim Woong
ㄴClass content: Again
ㄴIf the top dog says do it, you do it.
@
“Huff... huff...”
Kim Woong, panting hard, set the crawfish he'd caught onto the buoy.
Its thrashing was pretty intimidating, with its antennae twitching as it struggled on the spear.
Before long, we'd managed to secure three crawfish.
Yeah. This is right.
What are you supposed to do with just one?
As expected, there's no such thing as impossible for humans.
But... isn't he the kind of talent the country should be managing?
It wouldn't be strange if the Red X Project contacted him soon.
I looked indifferently at Kim Woong, who was floating on the water and gasping.
“Mr. Kim Woong.”
“Hoo... yes.”
“Let's go back to the shore now.”
“......Yep.”
Kim Woong answered, then wrapped the rope attached to the buoy around his wrist again.
And then.
Splash.
He silently began swimming toward the shore where Yerin was.
I watched Kim Woong's back and thought.
Hmm. Yeah, I don't envy Red Hare at all.
At this point, couldn't Kim Woong be classified as a ride?
Legendary tier, for sure.
After moving for quite a while, the buoy finally came to shore.
Yerin rushed over and asked, moving at almost a charging speed.
“Did you catch more this time?”
Yerin wasn't looking at us.
The crawfish writhing on the buoy with a spear through it.
She was only staring at that.
“Ooooh! Then can each person eat one?!”
Kim Woong and I looked at Yerin in disbelief.
Just a moment ago,
-Reels, that's dangerous! I told you to listen to me, didn't I?!
-Mr. Kim Woong, why would you just take Reels's word for it?!
-Sigh. I'm really the only normal one in this party.
The very person who'd been nagging at us nonstop.
But once she showed up on shore carrying the crawfish she'd caught to refill the stone supply, her attitude changed completely.
She was even more enthusiastic than I was.
When we brought back the first crawfish.
-Like Reels said, one probably isn't enough, right?
When we brought back the second crawfish.
-Mr. Kim Woong. Don't we need one each if we want to be full?
When we brought back the third crawfish.
-If we catch more, couldn't we eat them tomorrow too?
The utterly exhausted Kim Woong, hearing that, could only...
“Hahaha...”
He just laughed like a sucker.
Even the monster-like Kim Woong, who seemed beyond human, had his limits and was panting.
“Huff... huff... It's tough.”
I gave Kim Woong's arm a light tap. It felt like tapping a hard stone block.
“Mr. Kim Woong.”
“Yes...”
“You worked hard. Go back and rest well today.”
“Thank you...”
“But...”
I casually pointed toward Yerin.
“Don't listen to Yerin-nim from now on. The problem is, Kim Woong, you listen to other people too well.”
“What's wrong with me?!”
Yerin immediately bristled beside me.
It couldn't be helped. Seeing Yerin's eyes sparkling at the crawfish, it looked like she'd send Kim Woong on one more round trip.
At this rate, someone might die today.
@
“Gulp. How delicious is it going to be?”
Saliva was practically streaming from Yerin's mouth.
She was starting to feel less like a 300,000-subscriber girl streamer and more like a professional mukbang streamer.
We're not really going to leave this deserted island having gotten fat, are we?
That's how worried I was.
Kim Woong, utterly spent, collapsed onto the bamboo bed.
“B-Benefactor... I-I’m sorry... I’ll rest a little...”
“Yes. Please rest comfortably, Mr. Kim Woong. Rest lying down. Lying down.”
Even oxen get a rest when you make them work, so I'm not that heartless.
How should we eat this precious crawfish so people will say it was delicious?
It's pretty big, so steaming it in a bamboo tube would be difficult.
Charcoal grilling is probably best after all.
I once watched a video of my older brother catching crawfish and grilling them over charcoal, and I remember the visuals being insane.
Without hesitation, I picked up the crawfish and set it straight on the fire pit.
Its long antennae curled slightly in the fire pit's scorching heat.
“Ooh.”
Yerin's eyes gleamed beside me.
As time passed, the shell, which had been slightly brown, began turning red. The vivid red spread across the entire shell, and an appetizing seafood aroma rose with it.
“Wow... Reels, this looks insane.”
“It really looks like it’ll be delicious.”
“Exactly. Just looking at it makes me so happy...”
Yerin stared blankly at the crawfish browning in the fire pit.
Before long, the delicious smell mixed with the charcoal aroma teased my nose.
This has to be delicious.
If it looks and smells this good and tastes bad, it's a crime.
“Looks like it's done.”
I immediately turned my head.
“Mr. Kim Woong!”
No answer at all. Had he passed out from exhaustion?
“Mr. Kim Woong!”
Kim Woong was lying on the bamboo bed, almost as if he'd fainted.
Well, that made sense.
Because he'd repeated that monstrous labor from earlier.
If it had been a normal person instead of Kim Woong, he might have already fainted from exhaustion.
“Mr. Kim Woong.”
“Mmm...”
“Time to load up on protein.”
The moment he heard the word protein, Kim Woong shot up from the bamboo bed.
As expected of a gym rat.
You react instantly to 'protein recharge,' huh.
Plod, plod.
Kim Woong walked over weakly and sat down in front of the fire pit.
“Wow.”
And his eyes widened at the crawfish's overwhelming size.
“Benefactor.”
“Yes?”
“This is seriously insane. Just looking at the menu makes it feel like I'm at a high-end restaurant.”
Baby seemed curious about a creature it was seeing for the first time, and it circled the crawfish with its tongue out.
I speared the biggest crawfish with my knife and handed it to Kim Woong.
“Mr. Kim Woong.”
“Yes?”
“Have this.”
Without question, the person who suffered most today was Kim Woong.
Naturally, the one who worked hardest should eat the biggest one. That's the way of the world.
But Kim Woong waved his hands in alarm.
“I can't!”
“Why not?”
“The biggest one should go to you, benefactor.”
“Huh?”
“Without the buoy, I wouldn't have caught it anyway.”
“Still, you were the one who caught it, Mr. Kim Woong.”
“No! Absolutely not!”
Kim Woong's attitude was firm.
Yerin nodded beside him.
“Right.”
“......?”
“Reels should eat it.”
“Why?”
“It's the share of the person who came up with the idea.”
Two to one.
Democracy had lost.
“......”
In the end, I was stuck with the biggest crawfish.
It was tasting time after everyone had been given one.
With a knife, I slowly split the crawfish body in front of Yerin and Kim Woong in half.
Snick.
The red shell split open, revealing the inside.
“Wow.”
Admiration burst from everyone's mouths.
Snow-white flesh.
The shell was packed full of flesh that was truly as white as snow.
Even though it had been grilled over charcoal for a long time, it didn't look dry at all; instead, clear juices were flowing between the fibers.
A sheen like melted butter had been poured over it, and steam was rising from the hot flesh.
When I lightly touched it with my finger,
Springy.
The meat bounced back elastically.
“......”
Inside the cave, there was no sound except the crackling of the firewood.
Crackle.
The three of us and one lizard were all focused on the bright red crawfish.
Yerin, in the royal taster role, was the first to pick up the snow-white flesh with a twig and stuff a handful into her mouth.
Kim Woong and I watched her closely, carefully watching for Yerin's reaction.
I was looking forward to her reaction.
Yerin silently worked her mouth for quite a while.
Then.
She squeezed her eyes shut and said.
“Ah. Sex!”
What on earth are you saying... Yerin, Yerin-ah.