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The shooting on the second day started earlier than the first. All the cast and staff gathered near the hotel. They would start here today.

And for some reason, they asked everyone to wear a swimsuit underneath their clothes or bring changes. Max was confused at first, but he quickly understood why they asked that.

'There must be a challenge where we will get wet.' He thought as he looked at Mr. Strange. 'Good job. It's summer already, so the time is perfect. I never saw Lily in a swimsuit either. So I quite appreciate the support.'

He gave the host a secret thumbs up, and the strange man laughed.

"Welcome to another strange challenge by me, Mr. Strange! Today, we will test your wits and decision making with many challenges. We have prepared a massive challenge. Even those with 0 points will be able to make a comeback if they win!"

A typical game reality show. The last game had the biggest point gain compared to the other games, allowing the loser to make a comeback.

"There will be many times you will sigh, shout, and even get angry. Only one couple will be dominated as the best couple! Ah, by my standard, that is, hahaha."

Mr. Strange's speech and laugh managed to lift the participants' spirits. Queeny looked pretty fine even when she drank too much.

"Uh…"

'Or not.' Max chuckled after he saw June handed water to his girlfriend, trying to help her get better. 'Alcohol is evil. Fortunately, I don't drink any.'

"Now, once again, I have hidden papers! Fun, right? Where would I hide it around this hotel? Guess it, couples."

"Rooms?" Airi innocently answered with a low voice, her face reddened in embarrassment. "Or garden?"

"Boo!" Mr. Strange crossed his arms into an X shape, "You're wrong. Any other guesses?"

"It's obviously the sand! He buried the papers on the beach and we have to find them." Queeny said, already looking better than before.

"So we're playing a treasure hunt?" June added, nodding in understanding.

"Treasure hunt is correct, but I never buried the paper in the sand. Hahaha, that would be a great idea, but that won't be fun, no?" Mr. Strange laughed in amusement. Then, he looked at Max and Lily, "The current winner, Breeze and LilyPixel. Any guesses?"

Lily hummed in wonder. Her eyes naturally moved to Max, who was smiling from the start. She pulled his sleeve.

"You know where it is?" She whispered, her face close to his ear.

From other people's perspective, it was like Lily telling Max the answer. And because he wanted to show her off, he had been waiting for this very moment.

"In the sea. You have hidden the paper under the water." Max answered confidently and Lily backed away. They looked at Mr. Strange, waiting for his judgment.

And…

"You're correct!"

They answered correctly.

How did Max know? First, by eliminating the answers given by Airi and Queeny.

Then, there was also a swimsuit.

'It can be used for a game. But then, they would ask us to wear it immediately if that's the case. The answer is that we will use them later to secure something that we need to finish the game.'Nôv(el)B\\jnn

In this case, the paper instruction. To get the paper, they would have to go through a few challenges first.

"Now that's already settled. Phew, this time's participants are all smart. I thought they could finish any challenge easily, that's why I have prepared for this."

Mr. Strange snapped his finger and a screen appeared above him. It contained a map. This map showed the surrounding area from aerial view, and it was live broadcasted from the drone flying above.

On the map, a few signs could be seen, connected by red dotted lines. At a glance, it looked like a treasure map often seen in a pirate movie. One of the images on the screen was Gua Culinary School where Nina studied.

'We need to go there?' He thought.

"You need to go to these places and follow the dotted lines to find a key. And then, the key will open the box that contains the paper you will need."

Mr. Strange continued his explanation.

"In each location, there will be a test. And whoever finishes the test will get 1 CP. You can skip the location with no problem, of course. But, the CP will be gone. And you might or might not be able to open the chest containing the paper you need with the key you get from the location."

Max listened attentively and understood the details. He just didn't know what they would get for getting the paper, but he pretty much understood the rules.

'There are 5 images with 5 different tests. Each test will give us a key and CP if we finish it. We can skip them, but we won't get the rewards. And the key can be used to open this 'chest' containing the paper under the sea.'

Winning this challenge would take more than wits and smart thinking. Just like Mr. Strange said earlier, it also required one's decision making.

In short…

'Struggle and finish all 5 tests to ensure the chest you found can be opened, or just finish 1 test and gamble it.'

There was no correct answer. Rely on your skill or luck.

This time, everyone understood that the game had started even without Mr. Strange said anything, but none moved from their spot. They were discussing their strategy.

As the other participants talked to each other, Max turned to Lily.

"Let's head to culinary school first. It's close and we can use 'call for a friend' again if the situation is disadvantageous."

"Un, good idea." Lily nodded in agreement, "And about the keys?"

"... I honestly don't know what we should do with that. But, I want to get at least 3 keys. That way we can have a higher chance to open the chest we can find in the sea."

There might be an impossible test they had to skip. With 2 CP ahead of everyone, they could skip 2 tests and still have the same CP in case the other couple managed to finish all the tests.

This was the best strategy to win this.

Nodding to each other, they began to move. They jumped over the fence and headed straight for Gua Culinary School, leaving a dumbfounded crowd that didn't believe what they had just seen.

"Did they just jump over this fence?"

"It's 3 meters tall. How?"

"Wow…"

Murmurs spread quickly like a fire.