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After completing a skinning show that could be rated as not suitable for general audiences, let alone minors,

They tore it apart by parts for easier eating.

The audience, who had watched the disassembly show out of pure(?) curiosity, couldn’t bear the process and covered their mouths as they moved somewhere else.

The innards were thrown far into the sea.

Even though there are guards stationed and even armed with guns… if the beasts go berserk and charge, who knows what could happen.

If hundreds of them simultaneously attack the base camp, it might lead to the entire production team being wiped out.

Seeing what the baby monkeys do, it doesn’t seem impossible.

If it gets really dangerous, they’ll probably call for help via radio, right?

But before that, the base camp will be filled with screams, and it might be faster for help to arrive hearing those sounds.

Sharks smelling blood in the sea might also swarm, but they can’t come ashore, so it doesn’t matter.

With the prepared meat, they headed towards the members.

Winter and Yuna, who earlier had expressions of disgust and fear, were now looking at the chunks of meat with sparkling eyes.

“Will it taste good?”

“I haven’t tried monkey meat before, so I’m not sure. Don’t all birds taste similar to chicken?”

Churp-

Did I hear that wrong?

I even heard the sound of them salivating.

Humans are inherently fickle… but their reactions were so different when the animal was in its skinned form versus when it was raw meat.

‘They shouldn’t have looked at it like that earlier.’

I’m not unaware that the cast is subtly ignoring and ostracizing me.

It’s not like they’re kids, and I really can’t understand why they’re acting this way.

I even thought about starving them for a day or two since they’re not kids.

‘It would be better if they openly bullied me. Not with food.’

Anyway, I don’t have the heart to discriminate, bully, or torment them with food.

Instead, I might bring a group of monkeys later and stage a surprise attack event.

“But… how do we cook this?”

“If we make a stone slab, heat it, and then grill the meat… but we don’t have a knife.”

“Grilling meat on a stone will make it explode.”

“What are you talking about?”

What am I talking about? It’s the sound of my outfit tearing.

I’m starting to suspect if they’re spies from the production team.

Isn’t it common knowledge that stones explode when heated?

“Literally. The stone will explode.”

“The stone will explode? Are you joking?”

They probably aren’t spies; they just seem a bit slow.

Winter’s friend must have a hard time with their body.

“When the thermal expansion pressure exceeds the adhesive strength of the layers, the layers detach and explode, right? Also, vapor expansion due to moisture is possible.”

“…How is that common knowledge?”

Exploding aside, it might not be good for health.

We’re not experts who can tell by looking if a stone contains asbestos…

Anyway, forget the stones.

“Then what about putting the meat directly on the fire and eating the parts that aren’t burnt?”

“There would be too much burnt part to eat. We don’t have that much meat.”

It probably won’t come to that… but if night falls, I might fail to catch animals too.

Without magic power, I feel like just a slightly stronger and faster ordinary person, which is unexpectedly inconvenient.

This time, the monkeys overstepped and tried to hunt me, so I managed to get this much. If I had to hunt each animal one by one, I couldn’t guarantee catching even ten by sunset.

We’ll have to make do with the meat we have until dinner.

“It would be nice to hang it on a hook and slowly smoke it while cutting and eating… but I guess we’ll just have to skewer it on a stick and do a whole barbecue?”

“…I just thought of a good idea. Let’s skewer it on a stick and grill it today, and from tomorrow, we can try grilling it the way you suggested.”

There’s no rule against raiding the base camp, right?

If I go early in the morning when the production team is asleep, I can probably find something to make a hook.

If caught, new rules will be made, and it’ll be taken away, so I need to be as stealthy as possible.

Like when I went hunting earlier, I’ll drop the VJ and move to the opposite side of the island or somewhere to secretly grill it.

If you’re physically strong, you don’t need brains.

With the ability to raid the base camp, there’s no need to worry about how to cook the meat.

‘Should I make them do physical training for a month?’

If we build a house and have enough food, what else is there to do here?

Sitting around spacing out is less beneficial than doing ten more minutes of training.

Cast members receiving physical training… no, disciplinary action on a deserted island.

It’s a new sight never seen in other variety shows, so PD Choi might like it.

“We’ll go find some wood to skewer the meat. You rest here, brother. Winter, you too.”

“Huh? Me too? Let me come with you.”

“I saw you throwing up earlier from watching. You must be tired, so rest.”

Forcing Kim Guk-min to sit down, they disappeared into the forest with Winter and Yuna.

“…They’re treating me like an old man.”

“You’re not old… you’re in your prime.”

“What? Haha, hearing that from a middle schooler feels really different.”

I almost retorted that he is old but managed to stop.

But middle schooler? I’m an elite who graduated high school early and teaches those high school students.

I’ll definitely correct their narrow-minded view of judging people by their appearance.

“By the way, how are you so good at hunting? Do heroes learn that separately?”

“We learn to catch monsters, not animals. I was just lucky to catch this much; lunch was almost a close call today.”

There are similarities between beasts and monsters, but monsters are easier to catch.

Monsters approach humans to absorb their magic power, but beasts run away at the sight of humans.

I’m a physical category speed-related ability user. Like Jo Se-hee?

Unless you’re at that level, you can’t easily catch a desperately fleeing beast.

“Still, impressive. Please take care of building the house later.”

“…Sure.”

I start the fire, I gather the food, I prepare it.

Now they want me to build the house too.

I was planning to help to some extent, but it’s a bit annoying that they’re leaving everything to me.

If they show selfish behavior like making me work while they rest, a surprise attack event might happen.

By the way, did they go to grow trees?

Why aren’t they back yet? It’s already been 10 minutes.

I’m starving to death.

***

While Jeong Gyeoul was inwardly annoyed.

The group that went to find wood was in a life-threatening crisis.

“Fuck… don’t turn around. They said beasts attack the moment you turn your back.”

“Then what do we do? Staying still doesn’t seem like they won’t attack…”

The wild boar is just looking at them like ‘What’s this?’, so it’s fine for now.

But the moment they turn around or make a loud noise, it will charge.

“Can you guys climb a tree?”

When you encounter a wild boar, opening an umbrella or running zigzag will get you killed.

Bears tear people apart, wild boars crush them.

Climbing a tree or rock over 150cm is the best method.

Han Seo-jin suggested the most appropriate method, but it’s impossible for Yuna and Winter, though not for herself and the VJ.

“A tree?… I don’t think I can climb.”

“Then when I give the signal, run full speed. VJ, run with them. Call Jeong Gyeoul on the radio while running.”

“…Are you sure? Let’s all hold out together. Throwing stones and dodging should work, right?”

The VJ was determined to fight, but that’s only possible if you don’t know wild boars.

“Hold out against a wild boar? At least one of us will die before that… just do as I say. It’s the highest probability.”

“…Alright.”

A wild boar is a muscular pig with a body filled with muscle, not fat.

With a body fat percentage under 15%, it boasts an incredible amount of muscle.

There’s even a Chinese saying that when a pig gets angry, even a tiger avoids it.

A really big one can weigh up to 500kg, so it’s absurd for a human to face it bare-handed.

The moment everyone starts running, throw stones or sticks to draw aggro, then climb the marked tree. That’s Han Seo-jin’s rough plan.

The way to survive a bear encounter is to run faster than the person next to you.

For Han Seo-jin facing a wild boar, it’s entirely possible, but she doesn’t want to.

Having survived the treacherous entertainment industry as a child actor, her personality might be twisted, but her nature isn’t rotten.

Even if it means she might die, she decided to go with the method with the highest probability.

“When I give the signal, run.”

One…

Winter and Yuna’s throats heaved.

The silence was so deep you could hear them swallowing loudly.

Two…

Han Seo-jin also swallowed hard and composed herself.

‘If I make a mistake, we all die.’

If she can’t draw the wild boar’s aggro, they die.

If she succeeds in drawing aggro but can’t climb the tree, she dies.

“Three!”

The moment Winter and Yuna clenched their teeth and ran, the VJ put down the camera and grabbed the radio.

Running backwards, he called for help on the radio.

“Jeong Gyeoul, hero! Save us!”

“…What’s this? A hidden camera?”

“A wild boar! A wild boar appeared! Please!”

Kwaaaang—

Before the VJ’s call ended.

A loud noise came from the direction of the wild boar.

“Are you okay? You must be really scared. Are you hurt anywhere?”

“….”

 

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