Chapter 17 A Gift to Maria
Tukhy is the vicious gal so mean? Ana has already apologized!”
has such a poor attitude.”
“How would Ana know if the vicious gal ever had wine?
“Does the vicious gal think that just because she ua’s assistant, Ana is obligated to care about her life and know everything about here?”
“Wait. Don’t you think it’s odd? The vicious gal is supposed to be Anu’s assistant, yet she’s bring so rude to be
“Could she have been led?”
“That must be it! No wonder she’s so hostile toward Ana
Sensing the growing tension, Matt quickly raised his voice to redirect the group’s focus
“Org. Demi has passed the challenge. This bottle of wine will go to her as a reward, and she’s eamed herself a spot
Demi asked, “Mr. Hahn, can give my spot to someone else?”
“You can However, let me remind everyone. Each participant can only give up their spot once per eplode, and a recipient can only accept a spot on thesod?
“Understood,” the group chorused.
“I’ll give the spot to Maria,” Demi said, gesturing toward Maria.
Her reason for pamicipating was to secure the spot so that she could gives to Maria.
Wendy had her husband help bercompete for a spot and carry her heavy bags, while Ana had her brother take care of her very need.
Demi, on the other hand, could manage on her own.staria had been nothing but kind to her since the start only felt right to help her get a spot
Maria’s face it up with joy. To be honest, she had reached her limat and couldn’t walk another step.
“Thank you.” Maria got up from the rockshe’d been sitting on and pulled Dem into a warm hug.
Demi froze. She wasn’t used to such enthusiastic displays of affection
“If you weren’t so shy, I’d plant a kiss on you right now,” Maria added with a playful grin as she let go.
Demi was speechless
“Okay. Let’s start with the second challenge. Listen carefully, You must light this candle without using matches or a lighter,” Matt instructed while gesturing to the statt member holding a thick, red candle
The group stared at him, bewildered.
“Are you deliberately making this impossible for us?” Nigel protested.
“Of course, the challenges need to be a bit tricky. Where’s the tun otherwise?” Matt replied with a mischievous grin.
“Are we supposed to start a fire by rubbing sticks together?” chad suggested
Everyone’s eyes lit up. That’s right. They could try fire–starting with friction.
“Mr. Yale, why don’t you give it a shot fint? Thomas said with a polite gesture.
Nigel explied, “Okay. I’ll give itatry.”
He knew Wendy couldn’t handle the rugged mountain terrain, so he didn’t mind stepping up
The idea of starting a fire by rubbing sticks together was something everyone had heard of, but as for the exact method? No one was quite sure.
What followed was a chaotic flurry of ideas, as everyone eagerly chimed in with whatever they knew. They scavenged for wooden sticks, dry grass, and any other materials they thought might help.
Fueled by their encouragement, Nigel took the stage, brimming with confidence.
Nearly ten minutes later, he was drenched in sweat but still didn’t succeed.
Not wanting to waste everyone’s time, Nigel finally admitted defeat and passed the candle to George
“I don’t think I can pull this off. Let Thomas have a try” with that, George passed the candle to Themas.
Thomas hesitated before finally taking the candle. Like Nigel, he knew that Ana was running out of stamina. That meant he had to step up and give it his best shot
However, after ten minutes of futile attempts, Thomas” face was covered in sool. He then handed over the candle to Chad
Chad hesitated as well but eventually stepped forward.
It didn’t matter if he succeeded or not. As a newcomer, he needed as much screentime as possible. That meant he had to try his hand at every game, no matter how impossible it seemed.
“istle–starting with friction rally so dillout?”
“Honestly, while starting a fire with sticks is commonly known, how many of us actually know how to do it without searching the web
“I checked online and it’s supercomplicated! You need to shape stones into a round form, drill a hole, and so on. No way I could pull that off Shortly after, Oud also gave up, brushing off soot as he shook his head.
Chapter 17 A Gift to Mana
“This method doesn’t seem to work,” Nigel said with a hint of regret.
“Mr. Hahn, we give up. Do you have another challenge for us?” Thomas asked.
“Wait, don’t give up so soon! Let Demi try. Who knows? She might be able to do it!” Maria said while linking arms with Demi.
