Chapter 899: The Shocking Reveal

And just like that, the scene faded to black.

However, it didn't end at that.

Like they had gone full circle, a credit sequence was inputted. As expected, though, it didn't contain anything except for the template.

'Credits'

'Insert name here.'

'Insert role here'

That elicited another round of chuckles from the crowd, but it was the type that didn't find it dumb. However, it felt more of a lighthearted conclusion to such a beautiful video.

- Crap. I didn't think this show would make me cry!

- I thought this was supposed to be a survival show.

- Thanks for making me remember my dead grandpa.

- But in all honesty, that was really good. It was so funny at first that I felt like it would lack depth. But, it was the right amount of everything.

- June is a genius!

- Do you think he meant for the video to come out that way?

Casper glanced at June. "That was so good," he muttered.

"Thanks," June said back. "I didn't mean for it to come out that way."

Pablo pursed his lips and shook his head, almost as if he had accepted his defeat. At the end of the day, how could he even think of beating June? The guy was overpowered to the maximum! Yet, he always stayed humble, so even then, a lot of people tend to underestimate him.

Joonie clenched his fists under his legs. He thought their team was a hundred percent going to win! He edited their video so tastefully, and he couldn't believe that a poorly edited video could potentially beat their team.

"No," he muttered. "They'll pull through."

The voting began, and the staff whipped out their phones to choose the team on an online poll.

Without hesitation, Ramil PD clicked on an option. As a PD, his criteria for the video was its potential to go viral. Among the two, there was a clear winner.

After a while, the voting finally came to an end.

Ramil PD cleared his throat. "The results are in," he started off.

Uno and Haruki glanced at each other with knowing looks on their faces.

"The team that had won is...,"

"...the first team!" Ramil PD exclaimed, also sounding surprised.

Joonie jumped up in his seat while Mimi and the others looked at each other with shock. Even Pablo, the mastermind behind the camera, couldn't quite believe it.

Joonie turned to his teammates and smiled. "This is great!" he said. "We really did a good job."

Jisung scratched the back of his neck. He didn't feel too good about winning when he liked the other team's video better.

Ramil PD also looked at the results of the poll. He couldn't be mistaken. The score was 51% to 49%. It was a pretty small margin, but the first team really won.

"Hmm," he hummed. "They still have a long way to go. They can't see the potential of the video to go viral."

But then again, maybe this was for the best. He could already imagine the comments raging because of their unexpected win. It would further increase the engagement of the show.

- Oh, come on. I quite like Pablo's team's video, but it was pretty shallow compared to the other team's video.

- Is technicality a criterion in this? If not, then I don't see how the first team could win.

- Guys, June doesn't even look upset. Can we chill out a bit?

June's team sighed. However, they weren't too disappointed.

Maybe because their stomachs were already full.

"Well, it's a good thing we ate those bananas and corn," Hana whispered.

Uno nodded. "I had three each. Honestly, I don't think I could eat more."

"Me too," June said.

"Me three," Haruki muttered.

"Pops fed me rice," Casper suddenly said.

That led their team to smile and chuckle in amusement, not really minding their loss.

"The video was really beautiful, though," Hana complimented. "The first part was really funny, so I thought we could win with humor. But, you pulled a hidden move at the very end there."

June shrugged. "Pops' words were way too comforting for us to keep to ourselves."

Meanwhile, the reaction on the other team continued to be lukewarm.

"Well, we worked hard," Pablo said.

Mimi pursed her lips and nodded.

Joonie couldn't hide his smile. Even if June's video captured the theme of the challenge more, Joonie had something that he didn't have a connection.

As a returning cast member, he had built relationships with some of the cast members. Of course, they would win! He had hinted to the other staff, whom he was close with, to vote for the first video.

"As promised," Ramil PD started off, capturing their attention.

"Only the winning team will be getting the prize. Honestly, I was surprised at first when I saw Pops in your video," he added.

Then, he brought out a bag of bananas and corn.

"He's the one who provided this for us," he smiled. "It's freshly harvested from his farm!"

June's team pursed their lips together to hide their reaction. Their cameraman, too, stifled a

chuckle.

- Oh goodness. Did they really win?

- The other team had already eaten it before them.

- This doesn't make me too upset about the loss now.

The first team happily took their prize, while June's team remained silent. They began to have their lunch. Jisung went to where June and Casper were and offered them some of the food.

However, the two shook their heads.

"Just eat it, Ji," Casper said.

Jisung pouted. "But I feel bad."

"Don't," Casper warned. "You'll regret feeling bad for us after you watch this episode."

June nodded in agreement while Jisung remained confused.

As the other team continued to eat, Ramil PD decided to strike up a conversation with June's

team.

"Pops is a great guy, right?" he asked.

Their team nodded in agreement.

"I first met the old man when we were doing an ocular survey here. The next house is a two- hour walk away, so imagine our fright when we saw an old man standing from afar." "However, the other locals said that Pops is harmless-he just visits the farmhouse when he

misses his wife. His children even spearhead the harvest of their crops, so the reason is truly

because of his wife."

"Right," Hana chuckled. "Pops loves his wife so much. But why does she stay at the

farmhouse while Pops stays with his children?"

Ramil PD frowned, directing his gaze at them.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

"Why is the old woman living all alone in that place?" Haruki asked, genuinely curious.

Ramil PD chuckled, making them confused.

"Pops' wife is already dead. She's been dead for three years now."