Simultaneously with Hyunsu shouting angrily, what remained after the pheromones disappeared as if they had never been there was brief silence.
“If Ian comes, I should start first, right? But PD-nim, this paper is too thin.”
For Siwoo, who along with the PD and staff who were all betas wasn’t affected in the slightest by the pheromones Evan had just released, what was important was the thickness of the paper. For now, passing it to Yechan seemed like it would be okay, but would this be able to remain intact until it got all the way to the end?
Originally, this game was meant to induce intentional skinship, but Siwoo held it with the thumbs and index fingers of both hands and fiddled with it with an uneasy heart.
Oh my. This PD-nim really sharpened their teeth, it seems.
He didn’t even apply force, just rubbed it slightly, and the paper tore weakly. Holding the torn paper, Siwoo’s pupils, having lost direction, turned to the writer next to the PD. Hey, say something. First of all, I’m glad it seems I’m not the person who’ll face that terrible thing.
“Oh my. Our Siwoo has strong hand strength.”
The head writer’s lips, who quickly collected the paper from Siwoo’s hands holding the emptily torn paper, were gently raised.
“Ian’s here. Then let’s go in the order of Siwoo, Yechan, Louis, Hyunsu, Ian, Luca, Evan. Since it’s five times, it won’t take much time. Let’s shoot quickly and finish. We need to rest well to travel a long time tomorrow.”
“Uh!”
While it was chaotic putting on microphones, Yechan, who received the paper from the writer, again nicely tore the paper.
“Yechan-ah. You have to handle it gently.”
Speaking somewhat scoldingly, when the writer took the paper, Yechan’s trembling eyes turned toward Siwoo.
Hyung, you know too, right? This paper. That it’s crazy.
Yeah. I know. So we have to risk our lives to interfere with this game.
The two conversed with their eyes. For the broadcast, the scene everyone wanted had to come out, but why did we specifically have to go that far?
“Let’s do it quickly and finish.”
While everyone was playing around chaotically, Evan stood crookedly at the very end with his arms crossed. His face was full of dissatisfaction and discomfort, but his attitude was as if he didn’t care even if that went on air.
“Really, if we succeed five times within 2 minutes, we can do whatever we want tomorrow, right?”
When the PD’s cue sign dropped, Luca looked at the PD with an expression of disbelief and spoke.
“Yes. We’ll grant you whatever you want.”
When the PD appeared only by voice, everyone laughed and chatted, creating a natural situation.
“Now, let’s succeed and empty our PD-nim’s pockets. Siwoo, you can do well, right?”
“I’ll do my best.”
Siwoo clenched his fist with one hand and fluttered the paper with the other hand as much as possible so it wouldn’t tear.
Then he made eye contact with Yechan next to him. The two made a firm decision with silent gazes. Let’s end it on our turn. Let’s not pass it back.
“Start!”
With the PD’s words, the head writer pressed the timer. Siwoo quickly brought the paper to his lips and lightly inhaled, being careful so the paper wouldn’t fall.
Along with that, Yechan, the next batter, grabbed Siwoo’s shoulder and bent his head, approaching Siwoo.
“Achoo!”
Along with Siwoo’s sneeze, the paper fluttered through the air. And slowly settled to the floor. Everyone burst into laughter, and Siwoo rubbed his nose in embarrassment. It seemed like there was some intentionality from Siwoo, but because it was so natural, they just held suspicions and immediately continued the game.
“Quickly. Quickly. There’s no time for that.”
When Luca, standing behind, urged him, Siwoo made an “oops” expression and quickly turned around to pick up the paper again. And again quickly brought it to his lips. He had to inhale and stick it to his lips, but this time he laughed, pffft.
Once again the paper fluttered through the air and fell to the floor.
“30 seconds have passed.”
Whether the people behind were anxious or not, Siwoo took a deep breath, composed his laughter, and picked up the paper. Yechan, who seemed like he would be just fine as an actor, had completely finished preparation by grabbing both of Siwoo’s shoulders.
Ah, I’ve already done it twice so this time there’s no suitable excuse. Can’t be helped.
Siwoo squeezed both eyes shut and directed his lips with the paper stuck on toward Yechan.
“Kuhuhuh.”
When it touches, I should quickly turn around and grab the paper, he was firmly determined, but suddenly Yechan burst into laughter in front.
“Ah! Time. Time. Just a moment!!”
The time had already all passed, and Yechan, whose laughter had burst out, sat down completely and couldn’t stop his burst of laughter. Luca, who had been just poking his head out from behind watching the situation in front, came forward and completely broke the game.
“Kim Siwoo!”
Ian, whose laughter had also burst out, was smacking the back of sitting Yechan, and Hyunsu waved his hand, calling Siwoo, who was bowing his head, to his side.
He bit his lower lip tightly trying to hold back laughter, but Siwoo’s shoulders walking toward Hyunsu trembled finely.
“If you use up all the time in front…”
Once laughter spread, it wasn’t easily contained. It was clearly an atmosphere of scolding Siwoo, but even Hyunsu, facing Siwoo who was bowing his head with shoulders shaking, ended up laughing.
While everyone was sitting down or holding their stomachs laughing, only Evan still stood crookedly with his arms crossed.
“PD-nim. How many chances do we get?”
Louis, who composed his laughter relatively quickly, threw out a question.
“Three times.”
“Now, it’s troublesome if we do it this way. Everyone knows well, right? Even if it’s funny, hold back your laughter.”
Hyunsu clapped a few times to draw attention and very cleanly organized this situation. Starting with Hyunsu, the PD raised and waved his hand at the members’ actions of shouting it was a practice game, it was void.
In that chaotic situation, Hyunsu pushed Siwoo who was in front of him and sent him to the end.
“Yechan-ah, switch places with me. I’ll start.”
Hyunsu, who simply organized the situation, glanced at Siwoo going to the opposite end from him as he went to the front position, then turned his gaze. He clearly seemed to be looking at Siwoo, but Hyunsu was precisely looking at Evan.
Evan, who had been standing with an indifferent and dissatisfied expression as if he had no interest in anything in the world until just now, was uncrossing the arms he’d been holding.
Siwoo stood at the very end and poked his head forward slightly. There was no worry or anything now. That thin paper had no reason to come all the way here. Moreover, Yechan, who shared his intentions, was in the middle position.
Isn’t life just fine as long as it’s not me anyway? The scene the production team and viewers wanted would clearly come out in front. Unlike Evan who uncrossed his arms, this time it was Siwoo in audience mode who crossed his arms.
“Wow. What is this.”
Hyunsu, who came to the front confidently and grabbed the paper, didn’t hide his flustered expression and looked at the PD. It’s not like someone asked you to prepare cardboard, at least give us oil paper that doesn’t tear easily or something. This had the softness and thinness of Kleenex tissue grade, but on the outside boasted the stiffness that looked like A4 paper.
What on earth is this kind of paper called, and where did you get it?
Hyunsu looked at the staff with eyes full of questions and hesitated, unable to bring the paper to his lips.
He lamented himself who had thought “why are they like that?” while watching Siwoo and Yechan do it at first, and thoughts about why he switched positions briefly passed through his head. Looking at Louis, who was grabbing his collar and urging him to start quickly without knowing this situation, Hyunsu let out an empty laugh.
“Why is that hyung like that?”
Seeing Hyunsu flustered while holding the paper, Siwoo felt like laughter would burst out again so he covered his mouth with one hand. Rather, when Evan, who didn’t know this situation, whispered softly to him, he unconsciously shook his head.
“Paper.”
Whether he couldn’t hear Siwoo’s small voice covering his mouth with the large hoodie sleeves covering his hands completely and speaking softly, Evan bent his upper body slightly and lowered his body to Siwoo’s eye level.
“What?”
“That paper is super thin. It’s crazy.”
Siwoo slightly turned his head and whispered softly near Evan’s ear while covering the camera side with his hand.
“Thin?”
Evan checked once more, not knowing if what he heard was accurate.
“Yeah. It looks sturdy, right? If you grab it even slightly hard, it rips right open. I bet my entire fortune that paper won’t come here. No, it can’t come.”
The fact that the paper was thin and whatnot wasn’t important. Siwoo’s breath whispering in his ear again while covering with his hand was too ticklish.
Having finished what he wanted to say, Siwoo’s face, again covering his mouth with his hand and just smiling with his eyes, was full of mischief.
“Tsk. Shouldn’t it come all the way here?”
Evan couldn’t hide his true feelings and blurted out the words. While the two were whispering, the game started, but the first paper tore while transferring from Hyunsu’s lips to Louis.
“Why should it come. I’m telling you it really can’t come. It already tore… Euhuhuh.”
Siwoo was still muttering with his mouth against his sleeve, then seeing Hyunsu’s hands and pupils shaking, he laughed again.
“This paper is weird, I’m telling you! Wow, really.”
When another chance flew away emptily again, Hyunsu grabbed the paper with his fingertips and spewed out facts that weren’t excuses. But everyone including the staff was too busy laughing to care. Even Siwoo and Yechan, who knew the reality of this paper, were already excited thinking it wasn’t their business anymore.
“We all tested it. It’s possible.”
Siwoo’s round eyes turned toward the staff. Which of you succeeded? Are you gods? You’re saying this is possible?
“Lies. This is really impossible. Now. Everyone, look at this. What kind of paper is this…”
Yechan, who knew the truth about the paper, seemed to have burst inside as he suddenly came forward and took the paper Hyunsu was holding and fluttering. And as if to show off, he ripped it right open in front.
“Hey, hey. Of course they won’t believe it if Yechan does it. Who doesn’t know you’re strong!”
Ian, who poked Yechan with his arm, came out and picked up a new piece of paper. And in the process of adjusting angles here and there to show the tearing, the middle of the fragile paper tore slightly.
“Whoa.”
Ian grabbed it with both hands but was afraid it would become two pieces, so he quickly let go with one hand and lifted the paper to his eye level. And brought it in front of his eyes to look closely. He was just breathing shallowly, but the paper fluttered.
“Deal! Then if me and Siwoo pass it back and forth five times between just the two of us, we’ll count it as success.”
Evan, who had been watching all the situations, suddenly came forward and dropped a bomb.
