Idol Hides His Military Service Chapter 227: Jungle Expedition & Catastrophe

"hat’sacoconut,right?"

"thinkso···."

"mm···."

eeSionstaredatthelargecoconuthangingfromthetree,lookingasthoughshehadfallenintothought.

hetwitchatthecornersofhermouthwastheexactexpressionshemadewhenevershefoundsothinginteresting,anditseedshewasplanningtotakethatcoconut.

Andonthefaceofthecaramanstandingrightbehindherwithacarainhand,therewasafatiguehecouldn’thide.

'feelbadforthecaraman.'

Shinyuwasjustasexhausted,sosheunderstoodthecaraman’sfeelingsbetterthananyone.

hecuadorspecialofJunglexpeditionthatShinyuandeeSionhadendedupappearingon.

heplanforthisJunglexpeditionwastovisittheWaotribe,atraditionaltribeofcuador,andexploretheAmazon.

And—

-hereturnofagreatwarrior!helegendaryAmazonsreallydidexist!

heWaotribe,whichhaddeclaredthatitcouldnotaccepttheJunglexpeditionteamunlesstheteampassedthewarrior’strial,hadendedupsufferingacrushingdefeatbeforeitcouldevenreachthethirdcontest.

heWaotribehadbeenutterlydefeatednotonlyintreeclimbing,butinthesecondcontest,thecontestofstrength,aswell.

Whenthegiantmanwholookedwellover190centitershadchargedstraightin,eeSionhadsimplyliftedandthrownthemanoutoftheringtoclaimvictory.

ShinyurecalledhowtheoldesttribesmanamongtheWaohadburstintotearsandshoutedthewordsgranguerrerowheneeSion,afterconfirminghervictory,hadletoutaroarinsidethecircle.

twasSpanish,soShinyuhadn’tbeenabletounderstandwhatitant,butaccordingtotheinterpreter,thetribesmanhadbeenpraisingeeSionasagreatwarrior.

Bang!

hatgreatwarriorwascurrentlysmashingopenacoconut.

"Unnie!You’llhurtyourhandlikethat!"

"t’sfine.hisisharderthanthought."

Asifthenicknaaan-dongarzanhadn’tbeenanexaggerationafterall,eeSionhadgoneupthecoconuttreelikeaflyingsquirrel,droppedthecoconuttotheground,thenclimbedbackdownandstartedtryingtobreakitopenwiththeedgeofherhand.

Shinyustilllackedlifeexperience,butatleastknewthatcoconutswerenotsothingyoubrokeopenbarehanded.

Whatwasthedifferencebetweenahumanandabeast?

twasthathumansknewhowtousetools.

Bang!

Butasiftryingtoredefinethelinebetweenhumansandbeasts,eeSionbroughttheedgeofherhanddownonthecoconutwithfierceforce.

Crack.

Soon,thecoconutthathadlookedlikeitwouldneveropensplitapartandrevealeditswhitefleshinside.

"rydrinkingit.Stafftoo,justwaitalittle.’llcrackanotheroneforyou."

heneeSionheldthecoconutoutwithabrightsmile,andShinyudidn’trefusetheoffer.

"t’ssweet!"

AsShinyudrankthewaterfromthecoconutsplitinhalf,itfeltlikeenergywasfloodingbackintoeverypartofthebody.

"Wow···thisiscompletelydifferentfromthestuffyougetinKorea."

hecaraman,whohadalsobeenhandedanewlyshatteredcoconut,wasstaringinamazentwhilegulpingdownthewater.

eeSionlookedonatShinyuandthecaramanwithasatisfiedexpression.

"twasagoodthingyoufollowed,right?"

AteeSion’squestion,askingwhetherithadn’tbeenagoodideatofollowher,thetwocouldonlynod.

-oday’sfoodissothingwehavetogetourselves.

AfterthematchwiththeWaotribehadended,theJunglexpeditionteamhadenteredthevillageandbeentreatedtoalavishlunch.

Buttheprogram’spolicywasthatdinnerhadtobeobtainedinthejunglebythecastthemselves,soafterwardthecastsplituptogatherfoodseparately.

-’llgotothejungle!

Unliketheothercastmbers,whohadgonetotherivertocatchfish,eeSionhadstubbornlyinsistedonexploringthejungle,andbecauseofthatShinyuhadnochoicebuttochoosejunglesearchingaswell.

Afterall,anyonewouldhavepreferredcatchingfishinthecoolriveroverexploringaswelteringjunglewherewhoknewwhatmightbelurking.

hereasonwasthatnoneoftheothercastmbershadreadilyjoinedeeSion’steam.

AndsoeeSion’sgrouphadenteredthejungleandbeenexploringforthreehoursnow,followingamberoftheWaotribewhohadcoastheirguide.

nanicelypavedcityroaditwouldhavebeenonething,butwanderingthroughaharshjunglewithnoproperpathswasextrelyexhausting.

omakemattersworse,thedifficultyofthejunglesearchhadrisenevenhigherthankstoeeSion,whoranaroundsayinglet’sgohere,let’sgothere,asifshehadbecotherealarzan.

ventheJunglexpeditioncaraman,famousforhavingstrongstaminabecausehealwayshadtofollowcastmbersaroundcarryingheavyequipnt,waspantingfroxhaustion.

"hisisinsane."

venthenativeguidewhohadcoalongmutteredtohimselfwithaworn-outexpression.

-Whathasthatpersonbeensayingforawhilenow?

-···hatthisiscrazy.

-Ah.

venwithoutunderstandingit,Shinyuhadfeltliketheguide’swordsprobablyantsothingalongthoselines.

WhenShinyuquietlyaskedtheinterpreterwhohadcoalong,Shinyulearnedthatitwasinfactadisparagingphrase.

Anyway,bythetitheycaacrossthecoconutsafterallthatwanderingthroughthejungle,thewaterinsidethemtastedbetterthananythingShinyuhadeverexperiencedinlife.

Anditwasn’tonlyShinyuwhofeltthatway.

otonlythecaramanandinterpreter,whowerestaringblanklyandclutchingthecoconutseeSionhadhandedoutonebyoneasthoughtheyweresacredtreasures.

venthenativeguide,whohadsurelyeatenplentyofcoconutsbefore,wasdrinkingwithadeeplymovedexpression.

"Wouldn’titbebetterifweheadedbacknow?"

hegrouphadbeenrestingforamontwhilewatchingeeSion’scoconut-smashingshow.

ncetheyhadrestedabit,thecaramansuggestedthatmaybeitwasabouttitoreturntothevillage.

Whichmadesense.twasgraduallygettingdark,andeventhoughtheyhadonlymovedthroughsafeareasfollowingtheguide,itcouldstillbecodangerousifitgottoolate.

Maybebecauseofthat,theothersallnoddedvigorouslyinagreentwiththecaraman’ssuggestion.

aturally,Shinyuwasjustasexhausted,soShinyuturnedapleadinglooktowardeeSion.

"Sowe’renotgoingtoseeajaguar?"

eeSionletoutthequestionquietly,soundingdisappointed.

rdinarily,eeSionwouldhavepushedaheadanyway,butwhenshewaswithpeopleotherthanhergroupmbers,shewasunexpectedlycapableofmakingsensiblejudgnts.

"et’sjustgoaroundforthirtymoreminutes,thenheadback."

Still,perhapsshecouldn’tfullyletgoofherregret,becausesheproposedthattheystayjustthirtyminuteslongerbeforereturning,andthegroupforcedthemselvestomusteronelastbitofstrength.

***

"Wow,thatfishisseriouslyhuge!"

"hisisamazing.venwithjustthis,tonight’sdinneristakencareof,isn’tit?"

"Asexpected,ChiefBangmanisdifferent!ereallycaughtafish!"

KimBangmanwasreturningproudlywithafishskeweredonastick,whilethecastmbersaroundhimpouredoutpraise.

'here’ssothing’vewatchedandlearnedforyearsnow.hismuch,cando.'

Bangman’sshouldersswelledatthepraise,butoutwardlyhewastryinghardtoactcalmandnotshowit.

Catchingfishintheriver.

hiswasunexpectedlydifficult.

Forsoonewithnoexperience,failurewasonlynatural,andevenforsooneexperienced,itwascommontoendupempty-handedifluckdidn’tgoyourway,soitwassothingthatrequiredbothskillandluck.

speciallysincethiswasn’tKorea,butariverintheAmazon,catchingfishtherewasextrelydifficult.

Firstofall,thewaterwassomurkythatvisibilitywaspoor,andwiththewaterplantsandtreeroots,itwastheworstkindofenvironnt,whereifyoumovedwrongyourfeetcouldgetcaught.

ntopofthat,theAmazonRiverwasthekindofplacewhereevenlocalssotisgotintoaccidents,sincedangerouscreaturesofkindsyoustillcouldn’tidentifywouldappearinthewaterfromtitoti.

venso,Bangmanhadovercoallthosebadconditionsandsucceededinhuntingafairlylargefishintheend.

BangmanhadbeenleadingJunglexpedition,oneofWBS’sflagshipvarietyshows,sinceitsearlydays,soitwasanimpressivefeatthatonlymadesensebecausehecouldpracticallybecalledanexpertatsurvivalbynow.

'ankod.fthishadfailedtoo,myauthorityaschiefwould’vecollapsed.'

venthoughBangmanwasstandinginfrontofthecastasifhehadrelydonesothingnatural,inwardlyhewasactuallylettingoutasighofrelief.

-won!

hatwasbecause,inthewarrior’strialearlierthatmorning,Bangmanhadendedupbeingcompletelyreducedtobackgroundscenery.

-Youthinkthisisfinetoleaveasis?

-t’sdifferentfromwhatweplanned,butthinkthismightactuallybemorefun.

-rue.Peoplehaven’tlikedhowMisterBangmankeepshoggingeverythinglately,sothisfeelsfresh.thinkit’llbegood.

BangmanhadhappenedtooverhearthePDandfilmingcrewchattingexcitedlyaftereeSion,anammberandtheguestforthiscuadorspecial,hadsweptthroughthewarrior’strialallbyherself—thetrialthatBangmanhadoriginallybeenanttogooutanddominate.

'Justwhatkindoflifehasthatkidbeenliving?She’snotevenspecialforces,sowhyisagirl-groupidolthatgoodwithherbody!'

WhenBangmanwatchedeeSionclimbtreeswithsuchspeed,hehonestlyhadnoconfidencethatevenwithallthepracticeintheworld,hecouldclimbfasterthanher.

AndwhenhesawherflingagiganticWaotribesmanoutoftheringinonemove—atribesmanBangmanwouldobviouslyhavelosttoifhehadfacedhimhimself—hefeltsothingclosetoawe.

venBangman,whohadalreadyspentmorethantenyearsasacodian,hadbeensostunnedthathecouldonlystareblankly,soitwasn’tstrangeatallthatthefilmingcrewhadgottenexcitedandstartedtalkingabouthowtheywouldeditthosescenes.

Butseparatelyfromthat,Bangmanstillneededtohavesokindofmontofhisown.

[Junglexpeditionhasbeenboringlately]

"tusedtobefunbecauseyoucouldseethemstrugglingtogetfoodandmakeplacestosleep,

butatsopointalltheydoisdragaroundfamousguestsandshootmukbangs.

hatdamncrayfishwasonlyinterestingthefirsttitoo.owitjustlookslikeabigshrimp."

⤷heyscreamcrisisinthepreview!andthenitturnsouttobethemcatchingmosquitoes.waspissedashell

⤷Bynow,everyjungleordesertedislandispredictableanyway

⤷nceit◆оvеlіgһt◆(nlyonоvеlіgһt)gotpopularandfamousguestsstartedshowingup,theystartedplayingitsafe

⤷fritdoesn’tfeelliketheearlydaysanymore

⤷WatchingKimBangmandesperatelybusthisassisstillfunthough

⤷feventhatwasn’tthere,itwould’vebeencanceledalreadylol

neofthemaindrawsofJunglexpeditionhadalwaysbeentheexploitsofKimBangman,themanservingaschief,butlatelyfilminghadonlybeenhappeninginplacesthatweretoota,sohehadn’thadanystandoutmontsinweeks,andthathadmadeBangmananxious.

ntopofthat,withquiettalkalreadystartingtocirculatethatthisrestructuringseasonmightbringinanewprogramtoreplaceJunglexpedition,itwasthekindofperiodwhentheshowneededastrongimpact.SoBangmanhadworkedwiththePDtopreparetheeventcalledthewarrior’strial.

heoriginalpurposehadbeentocreateanimpactfulsceneofBangmanfacingoffevenlyagainstanativetribeonthetribe’shoground,thenwinningintheend.

AndBangmanhadevenrehearsedthewholethinginadvancewiththeWaotribe,likeafixedmatch.

ButallofthathadgoneupinsmokebecauseofeeSion.

Whichwaswhy,inordertomakesurehehadamontduringthedinner-preparationsegntthisti,BangmanhadworkedhardtoswimdirectlyintothedangerouswatersoftheAmazonRiverandhuntfishwithaspear.

ntheendBangmanhadsucceededinhunting,withasinglespear,afairlylargefish,thoughhedidn’tknowitsna.

'Atmost,allthey’llhavegotteninthejunglearesococonutsorsothing.'

BangmanhadbeenworriedthateeSionmightfollowhimtotheriver,butwhenshehadinsteadsaidshewasgoingintothejungleherself,hehadnochoicebuttofeelrelieved.

Afterall,thethingsyoucouldgetinthejungleweremostlynomorethantreefruitlikecoconutsorafewotherfruits.

rdinarilyevengettingthatmuchwouldbedifficult,butthinkingofeeSion’stree-climbingskills,Bangmanassudshewouldatleastbringbacksothing.

Still,nomatterwhatitwas,itlackedimpactcomparedtothisfishBangmanhadpersonallycaught.

"h!ookslikethejunglesearchteamgotbackfirst."

Bangman’sgroupreturnedtotheWaotribe,stridingproudlybackwiththefishslungacrossBangman’sback.

tseedthejungleteamhadarrivedfirst,becausetherewasanoisycrowdofpeoplegathered.

'Whatisthis?'

hemontBangmansawit,hefeltanominouspremonitionfornoclearreason.

Atmost,thejungleteamshouldhavebroughtbacksofruitorafewcoconuts,sowhyweretherethismanypeoplegathered?

Withthatominousfeeling,Bangman’sstepsquickenedbeforeheevenrealizedit.

hen,atlast,Bangman’seyeslandedoneeSion,holdingupacrocodileasbigashertorsolikeachampionshipbelt.

***

"Doyouknowwhatitlersayswhenhe’sbeingpickyaboutfood?"

"itlerbeingpickyaboutfood?"

"Yes!"

AtRyujin’squestion,thehosttiltedhisheadandsankintothought,tryinghardtoguesstheanswer.

heotherpanelistsalsostartedthrowingoutdifferentguessesanddiscussingamongthemselves,apparentlytryingtosolveittoo.

'oday’sthedayfinallyshakeofftheboringimage!'

Watchingthatscene,Ryujinwasmakingafirmvowtoherself.

odayinistory,aneducationalprogram.

Amongeducationalprograms,itwasafairlypopularone—ashowwhereeachweekasinglehistoricaltopicwaschosen,andthehostandpaneliststalkedaboutit.

Usually,programslikethistendedtobesoseriousthattheybecapuresleepingpills,butthisonewasalsofamousforfeelingfairlyvariety-likethankstothehost,anentertainerwithacodianbackground,whowasgoodattossinginad-libshereandthere.

AndRyujinhadbecothefirstguesttoappearonodayinistory.

[fyou’reoneoftheYourswhothinksourRyujinisgonnabelessfunthantheprofessors,upvote]

"hePDofodayinistoryisseriouslyevil.

omatterhowboringRyujinis,she’sstillanidol,andnowthey’redeadsetonpubliclyburyinghervarietyskills."

⤷sn’tthatoverdoingit?Ryujin’sactuallyprettyfunnywhenshe’sonvarietyshowswiththembers

⤷hat’sjustbecauseofeeSion

⤷am’svarietysenseishighevenifyouexcludeeeSioninthefirstplace,andtheonewhodragstheaveragebackdownisSeoRyujin

⤷veryonewhowatchedtheAgbaeklivebroadcastknows

⤷Stoplying,whoactuallywatchedthat?

⤷veryonewhowatchedfiveminutesoftheAgbaeklivebroadcastknows

Ryujinhadbeentheonlymberamongamtogetsoldofftoaneducationalprogramattheamauction.

Andafterward,thehumiliationRyujinhadtoendurewasbeyondwords.

versincethelivebroadcastduringAgbaek,thenicknaboringhadclungtoRyujinlikeatag.

Personally,RyujinhadbeenabletotoleratethenicknaSluggishRyujin,andeventhenicknathecompany’shuntingdog.

ButthenicknaboringalonewassothingRyujinabsolutelycouldnotstand.

'hepreparationsareperfect.'

hisweek’stopiconodayinistory,theshowthatselectedonetopiceachweek,wasWorldWar.

nordernottogoontheairlookingignorant,Ryujinhadspentthepastseveraldaysstayingupallnightdigginguprelatedmaterialandstudyingonherown.

Butthatalonehadn’tfeltlikeenough,soRyujinhadevenpreparedakillerjoke.

"seriouslyhavenoidea.Whatexactlydoesitlersaywhenhe’sbeingpickyaboutfood?"

WhenneitherthehostnorthepanelistscouldguesstheanswertothequizRyujinherselfhadgiven,andtheyfinallyaskedwhatitwas,Ryujinfeltthatthemonthadatlastarrived.

"Well,it’sthis···Fascism!’llhavepasta!"

Ryujin’swordsechoedemptilythroughthestudio.