"So...what are we going to do now?" Hana asked, breaking the silence.
Their team of five had left the vicinity of their house and had settled in a nearby pond. They were seated along the big rocks, watching the other team a few ters away from them.
Their competitors cheered, capturing their attention. They focused their gazes on them and saw that Pablo was doing so kind of trick.
"They're doing a 360 shot using Jisung's height? That's unfair!" Casper exclaid.
"What's a 360 shot?" Haruki asked.
"I love that new song by that Arican pop artist!" Uno chid.
June sighed and massaged the bridge of his nose.
- I love this team so much!
- It's such a contrast with the other team.
- They definitely can't beat them in terms of quality.
- I wonder how they're going to clutch this one. I really want to see June eat.
"Anyway," June said, clapping to capture their attention. "Do you guys have any idea how we can start this?"
"Well," Haruki started off. "It looks like they're set on making a movie over there. I doubt we would be able to do sothing similar to that."
"What can we do then?" Casper frowned. "I don't have an idea."
Uno raised his hand. "I'm quite good at filming. I take videos for our LikLok challenges."
Uno's words brought hope to their hearts.
"Really?" June asked. "Can you edit it, too?"
Uno pursed his lips and shook his head. "No, I just film."
They then turned to Haruki. "Don't look at ," he said.
"Let's not think about that right now," Hana said. "Why don't we head down south? I don't think we should film here because our videos would turn out similar. It's better to make it different from them. That way, we would have a chance to win."
June nodded and stood from the pond, following the others further into the village.
They didn't know how long they had walked, but they finally stopped when they saw a small house in the middle of the rice fields.
Casper frowned. "Didn't they tell us that the nearest house is a two-hour walk? Have we been walking that long?"
"I don't think so," Uno said. "It might be an abandoned house."
"Well, do you guys want to go near it? It looks interesting," Casper said, suddenly feeling excited.
June shrugged. "Sure, why not," he said.
The group of five went near the house, expecting not to find anyone there. However, much to their surprise, an old man was actually inside, appearing to be peeling vegetables.
As soon as he heard their footsteps, he stopped what he was doing and turned around, the knife in his hand directed toward them.
Their eyes widened in shock, and they took a step back.
- What the frick! Is June really this unlucky that they're being threatened by an old man with a knife?
- To be fair, I would also freak out if I suddenly encountered a group of people outside my house.
- Yeah, cut the old man so slack!
"We're sorry," Hana imdiately said, already having a soft spot for the old man. "Were you surprised?"
Fortunately, the old man's face softened, and he didn't appear as scary anymore.
"Oh," he muttered. "Are you the artists that Ramil is filming with?"
They slowly let their guards down and nodded.
"Yes, sir," Uno nervously said. "We ca because we thought your house was pretty."
The old man chuckled, which lightened the atmosphere further. "Ah, it is pretty, right? I built this one for my wife."
The group turned to each other with relief, knowing they didn't encounter a dangerous old
man.
"Well, what are you doing here?" he asked. "Did Ramil starve you again?"
"You know about the show, sir?" Casper asked.
"Of course!" he said. "The villagers watch it every night in the town's center. Everyone loves
it there. I'm definitely going to be famous once this episode cos out."
They chuckled in response.
"And you can stop calling 'sir.' I'm just a simple old man. You can call 'Pops' instead."
"Pops," June muttered. "That's nice," he said, speaking loudly for the first ti since they arrived at the house.
The old man glanced at him and was surprised.
"Wow," he said. "What a beautiful young man! You look like you could be my son."
The others chuckled while June smiled in response.
- See! June just has that charm that makes everyone like him.
- I definitely do not see the resemblance, but Pops seems like a great guy.
- Pops is so cute! I'm reminded of my grandpa. I miss him so much. Rest in chaos, old man!
"Now, how may I help you?" he asked. "I'm assuming you ca here for sothing."
Just then, Hana had a great idea.
This old man was the epito of life! He looked as if he had lived through the wars. If there was one person who knew a lot about life, then it was this old man!
"Can you help us, Pops?" she suddenly asked, surprising the others.
"We have to make this video about life, and I think you'll be the perfect person to be in it! Do you want to help us?"
"Well," the old man started off, scratching the back of his head. "I'm not really good at these things. This old man isn't inclined to new technologies."
"Don't worry, Pops," Casper said. "This friend over here," he continued, pointing to June, "is the sa as you! We will help you."
Pops chuckled in amusent, enjoying that he was being compared with June. He did remind him of a child he never had.
"Alright," he said. "But we can't film inside the house. I don't want to wake my wife up."
"Oh, she's here with you?" June asked.
"Hmm," Pops said. "This is our farmhouse. We co here when we harvest our vegetables."
"I see," June muttered. "That's alright then. Shall we head out then?"
Pops nodded with a wide smile.
"Alright, young spirits. Let's make you win!"
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