From Thug to Idol: Transmigrating to a Survival Show

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."

"He's like Uno then," Seven said. "Uno always tries hard, and he always gets what he wants."

Jaeyong tilted his head to the side. "June works hard, too, don't get me wrong. But for some reason, it just feels like he was made for this."

"Made for quiz shows?" Seven asked.

"No," Jaeyong shook his head.

"Made for stardom."

"We have another Math question chosen by Zibo," Kim Sam announced. "You'll only be given 30 seconds for this particular problem, so make sure to keep your eyes open."

The 19 participants paid more attention, knowing this could make or break their victory.

"When multiplied by itself, which number is equal to 12,345,678,987,654,321?"

A. 1,111,111

B. 111,111,111

C. 11,111,111,111

D. 111,111,111,111

Seven almost fell out of his seat. "30 seconds for that problem?"

"I know, right," Jaeyong chimed. "It's a good thing I dropped out before getting to that question."

Chul narrowed his eyes. It was yet another multiple-choice question. The probability of June getting it correct was once again heightened. However, getting this far, Chul wondered if June was purely relying on luck.

Most of the contestants scrambled to solve every choice given. However, those who knew of the pattern quickly wrote down the answer.

"Time's up!" Kim San exclaimed.

Those 30 seconds definitely weren't enough.

Zibo confidently raised his answer—B. 111,111,111.

He pursed his lips, however, when he saw June with the same answer.

Jaeyong and Seven looked at each other, amazed that June had made it this far.

"Is he actually a genius?" Jaeyong muttered under his breath.

With the tough question, more than half of the contestants were eliminated.

Now, there were only eight left—Zibo, June, Honey, Kei, Ocho, and three other rookie actors.

Kim San looked at the contestants, his eyes lingering on June for a couple seconds longer.

It was an understatement to say he was confused.

Kim San was baffled.

June was definitely a hidden underdog among the roster of smart contestants. The audience who saw June's report card online was equally confused.

This time, Ocho was able to win the preliminary round after showing some breakdancing moves.

There were only four categories left on the screen.

"General Knowledge," Ocho said, causing June to sigh in relief.

He was confident in three of those categories. However, one category glared at him—knowing he wouldn't know shit about it.

"In Ancient Egyptian Mythology, who was the god of the sun?"

60 seconds were seen on the clock.

Ocho frowned in confusion, raising his hands.

"Yes?" Kim San asked.

"Where are the choices?" Ocho asked.

Kim San chuckled. "There are no choices, young man. This is an identification problem."

The audience murmured among themselves. None of them seem to know the right answer. They also wondered how this mythology question was under General Knowledge.

It was clear that it wasn't something you would encounter in real life!

Without the choices, the contestants were compelled to make intelligent guesses.

Ocho wrote 'Osiris,' hoping it would be the right answer.

Meanwhile, Chul continued looking at June as he relaxedly wrote his answer.

Chul shook his head. Now that the choices were gone, it was most likely June was going to be eliminated.

In the end, his luck will definitely run out.

"Raise your boards!" Kim San exclaimed.

The remaining eight contestants raised their boards, most of them unsure of their answers.

"Ra?" Chul chuckled, reading June's answer. "What the hell is a Ra?"

However, his eyes quickly widened when he saw Zibo's answer right next to June's.

"I'm only seeing three right answers here," Kim San said, biting his lip.

"The correct answer is—Ra."

June smiled, nodding in satisfaction.

Chul's mouth dropped to the ground with how shocked he was.

Jaeyong and Seven, too, couldn't believe their eyes.

"Well, it seems like we have our top three!" Kim San excitedly said.

"Honey, the ever-beautiful member of EXIT."

"Zibo, the smart dancer of MORPH3D."

"...and June, the captivating center of EVE."