Chapter 21: Find Wonderland’s Top Honor Student!

All attention is focused on me.

And then, a moment of silence.

After that silence, everyone’s evaluations poured out like a waterfall.

[“Just a lump of insane cuteness.”]

[“Really, even if you tease all the other members, she’s the owner of an appearance that makes you feel like it would be a crime to tease her.”]

[“If you slapped the title ‘Cutest in the World, Universe’s Cutest Adorable’ on Naru-unni, there wouldn’t be anyone who wouldn’t acknowledge it.”]

[“If I could, she looks like someone I’d want to put in my pocket and squish every 10 seconds…”]

“Et…?”

[lol]
[Cute]
[Officially certified super cute beautiful girl, for real]

However, the members did not meet my expectations.

I wanted evaluations like ‘she’s gentle’ or ‘she seems intelligent’…

“Are there no evaluations like ‘mature’?”

[“But Naru-chan is a loser who gets drunk after one cup of sake.”]

[Dark history ON]
[You should wish for what’s possible]
[Lo~ser]

Ugh! Sea-unni, what am I supposed to do if you say that here?

I can’t control the viewers like this!

I tried my best to ignore my face, which was as red as it could be, and hurriedly changed the subject.

Though I don’t know if it will be changed just because I’m changing it…

“Th-that’s that, and let’s quickly move on to the next thing! Shiro-unni said she pr-prepared a lot, right?”

[You’re so obvious, Naru]
[Clenching her teeth and skipping at high speed lol]
[What are you talking about, we still have things to talk about]

[“Kheh-heuk… alright. Before our Naru dies of shame, I’ll move on to Part 2.”]

Fortunately, Shiro-unni listened to my request.

It was a bit much to give the disease and then the remedy…

But since I was the only one who would be ashamed if I said anything more here, I just stayed quiet.

Ugh… I’ll definitely remember this.

Anyway, Part 1 ends here.

As Shiro-unni displays a document she prepared, Part 2 begins.

<Find Wonderland’s Top Student!>

[“It was the CSAT today, right? So I prepared this… ‘Find Wonderland’s Top Student!'”]

[Oh, finding the dummy]
[Choa, emergency!!! Super emergency!!!]
[Upvote if you’re Choa, sweating bullets right now lol]

As expected, the arrow turned to Choa.

It was a reaction that came from her doing a lot of dumb things on a regular basis.

[“Wow, A-jjang! Aren’t you guys being too harsh? You should at least shield me…!”]
(TL Note: ‘A-jjang’ is Choa’s fan name.)

[Even if I get a retaliatory temporary ban, I will not speak falsehoods^^]
[You should have gone easy on the A-jjangs on a regular basis then lol]
[You have too many priors to cover for, you b*tch lol]

Of course, the A-jjangs seemed to have no intention of shielding her at all.

Actually, they couldn’t shield her even if they wanted to, but whatever…

[“Ahem, anyway, this time we’re going in teams. Excluding me, who made the problems, we can just pair up in teams of two, right?”]

As soon as Shiro-unni finished speaking, she activated a program.

A giant cannon is visible against the background of a green field.

That’s right, this is the ‘Cannon Draw’ that anyone who went to elementary school would have seen at least once!

Hoho, seeing this brings back old memories.

[Elementary school national rule lol]
[Is learning how to use that a required course if you go to an education college? lol]
[lol]

It seems the viewers thought so too.

Everyone was lost in their own memories.

Shiro-unni smiled at that sight and continued speaking.

Bang

[“First up is Team A.”]

Along with the sound I always heard, a ball popped out.

The first team member of Team A is Jena-unni.

As Jena-unni was confirmed for Team A, everyone’s reaction began to heat up.

[Naru, if you can’t get into Team A, you’ll lose!]
[The only normal person in Wonderland besides the teacher lol]
[Is Team B doomed?]

Because Jena-unni was the one who held the position of one of the few common-sense people in Wonderland, along with Shiro-unni.

Hmm… but why was I classified as abnormal…

I didn’t understand, but I didn’t say anything.

Because if I said anything, it was obvious they would just ridicule me again.

I just quietly followed Shiro-unni’s lead.

[“Next is Team B!”]

Bang

Oh no, I got separated from Jena-unni.

Since it has come to this, all we need is for Choa to go to Team A…

[“Now for Team A~”]

Bang

[We’re screwed]
[Team B is doomed lol]
[Team B emergency!!! Super emergency!!!]
[Is test-taker Naru going to show us a one-man show?]

Has God abandoned me…!

All the plans I had concocted have turned to bubbles.

Sob… all that’s left is defeat…

Seeing the desperate team composition, my future darkens.

[“…So, the losing team has to grant the winning team’s wish. Everyone understands, right?”]

Eh?

Cancel what I just said.

This… wasn’t just dark, it was f*cking dark!

If we lose, we have to grant a wish on top of being teased?

Ah, no! There’s no way I can accept this!

I tried my best to shake off the thoughts of a future darker than a black hole and attempted to negotiate.

“Even so, a-a wish is a bit much, isn’t it?”

[“There are rumors that Naru took the CSAT today… I think the balance is about right?”]

[“Naru, are you perhaps ch-chicken…?”]

[Chicken?]
[Damn, Jena-haem is strong lol]
[Are you scared?]

Jena-unni threw a provocation, which was unlike her.

Right… no matter how much of a baby I’ve become…

I’m the genius Jung Yua who graduated from Korea University with a degree in Computer Science & Engineering and Electrical & Electronic Engineering, got a master’s, and a doctorate at 22!

“Hmph, I’m not chicken, you know? Shiro-unni, hurry up and start…!”

At that, Shiro-unni snorted once and began to explain the rules.

[“First, the problems will proceed in the order of Korean, Math, Social Studies, and Science.”]

The visual aid that turned to the next page along with the explanation.

Under the 4 subjects, 10 rectangular cards were listed for each.

[“Next, one person from Team A and Team B will come out for each subject, pick a problem, and decide the order to solve the picked problem. For reference, the problems have point values and difficulties from 1 to 10.”]

[lol]
[The teacher really brought out all her special moves lol]
[We used to do this in English class, why is there no English?]

Hearing that explanation, Choa’s face filled with passion.

Her expression was so great… even her avatar’s face was all flushed.

[“Naru-unni, fighting! Let’s definitely win!”]

“Uh, r-right, let’s definitely win.”

She’s not particularly reliable, but what can I do.

Our goal is victory!

With a trembling hand, I picked a problem from the Korean language section.

[Level.6]

What came out was a 6-point problem.

It could be called a moderately difficult problem.

And the problem the other team picked was.

[Level.5]

It was a problem of a similar level to the one our team picked.

Strategically, it would be best for me to take the 6-point problem and for Choa to take the 5-point problem.

The moment I was about to choose the first problem, which was assigned 6 points.

[“Eheheh! All Korean problems, die!”]

Choa impulsively moved her avatar to the solver’s position.

It was something that happened in less than 5 seconds after the score of the picked problem was revealed.

“Choa, what are you doing, suddenly ramming into it like that…!”

“Hweh? Should we have decided the order and then gone?”

[Dumb action even before starting lol]
[Naru, you’re in big trouble now lol]
[Do you understand the feelings of the A-jjangs now?]

…So this is what the A-jjangs felt like on a regular basis.

If this happens, the first stage of the plan is blown away.

[“No take-backs! You can’t take back a player who has already been sent out!”]

What can I do, I can’t even go back.

There was no other way but to hope that Choa solves the problem well.

[“I will give you the problem. Complete the following sentence using correct spacing!”]

<It’sbeentwomonthssinceIsawyou.>

A grammar problem appeared.

Still, considering it’s a grammar problem, it’s not that difficult.

And more than anything, that sentence was a very famous example on the internet… she can get it right, right?

I calmed my pounding heart from anxiety and waited for the time limit to end.

[“Time’s up! Show me the answer!”]

<It’s been two months since I saw you.>

The first answer was Jena-unni’s, and the second answer was Choa’s.

Both of them didn’t give up and wrote their answers to the end.

[The god Choa who distorts even the problem]
[Leaving aside being wrong, why did ‘dwae’ become ‘doe’? lol]
[A speaker of 0 languages, for real]

Of course, unlike Jena-unni, the answer Choa came up with was complete nonsense.

How can she even get the spelling of the sentence given in the question wrong…

At this point, her brain is beyond pure.

Ugh… do I really have to do a one-man show.

[“Grading results, Team A 0 points, Team B 6 points! Then, next player, please come out!”]

Next is my turn.

Get a grip… this time, don’t get cocky and use my ability right away.

I shouldered the burden created by Choa and moved my avatar to the solver’s position.

[“Look at the following passage and describe what is wrong!”]

<CEO Nata>: Deputy Choi, do you know where Manager Je is?
<Deputy Choi>: Manager Je-nim is in the office next door.

It seems like a normal conversation…

As I thought earlier, it’s probably right to not get cocky and use my ability.

Wracking my brain, I activate my ability.

Then, the problem that I couldn’t see before began to appear with a slight headache.

Oh-ho, this is definitely the right answer.

I wrote down the answer I had just come up with in the answer field.

[“Time’s up! What’s the answer?”]

<I don’t think there’s a problem :p>

<The deputy, that lowly subordinate, has the audacity to disrespect the rules of respectful address.>
(TL Note: ‘Abjonbeob’ is a complex Korean honorific rule used in formal/work settings, where a speaker lowers their speech towards a superior when that superior’s own superior is present. The MC’s answer is very aggressively formal.)

[“Naru is correct, Sea is incorrect.”]

Phew… the score difference has narrowed again, now it’s a 1-point difference.

[Was Naru in the military?]
[The wording is insane lol]
[Oh, a military-serving bratty-chan]

The chat window got a little messy because of that.

But what’s important about that, winning is what’s important!

[“Kyaat-ho! Unni, nice!”]

Right, if I want to win with Choa, I can’t care about things like that.

I looked at Choa, who was picking a math problem card with a seemingly carefree expression.

But isn’t it my turn to pick this time…?

[“Ugh…! No, Choa, you can’t pick that yet!”]

[Is she really a kid? lol]
[Even kindergarteners have more patience than that]
[Why are you picking again? lol]
[The A-jjangs have already resigned themselves.]

Ah, so it was an impulsive action.

[“Ugh… anyway, since you picked it, we’ll just go with it this time. Don’t do that again next time, okay?”]

[“Understanding complete!”]

Right, what if she does a few dumb things, as long as she picked a good card, it’s fine.

We carefully opened the card that Choa had picked.

And the content of the card we confirmed was…

[Level.10 (｀∀´)Ψ]

It was a 10-level problem with a cute devil emoji drawn on it.

To think a chance for a comeback came so suddenly.

Good job, Choa…