Chapter 51
Chapter 51
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 51
Chapter Title: Quiz Room (3)
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“Hoo?”
When Gu Taehyuk raised his hand, the supervisor showed some curiosity.
“This proposal is for both you, Supervisor, and the leader of Team 41, Dokgo Hyun.”
Gu Taehyuk pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses and alternated glances between Dokgo Hyun and the supervisor.
‘He keeps fiddling with those glasses. Could it be...?’
Dokgo Hyun thought that to himself but showed no sign of it on his face.
“Let’s hear what you have to say.”
Gu Taehyuk then addressed the supervisor.
“Pushing the button before the question even finishes kinda kills the fun of the quiz, don’t you think? So from now on, let’s agree not to press the button in front of us until the question is completely done. How about it?”
“Hmm. That’s ridiculous.”
Dokgo Hyun remarked.
Gu Taehyuk himself had slammed the button before questions ended to buzz in.
He’d lost once and won once that way.
But now suggesting they stop? It came off as selfish.
Dokgo Hyun decided to tease him a bit.
“You were just mocking our team’s intelligence a minute ago, but now you’re saying something weird. If your IQ is as high as you claim, shouldn’t you be able to guess the answer from partial info before it ends? Especially with multiple choice—you could use elimination without hearing all the options, right?”
“Th-there’s a saying you should listen to the end of a Joseon-era story! Right, Supervisor?”
“If both sides agree, we can change the rules like that.”
The supervisor said.
Dokgo Hyun smirked.
“Changing the rules fairly is fine. We’re winning anyway.”
He said it provocatively, watching Gu Taehyuk’s reaction.
Surprisingly, instead of getting mad, Gu Taehyuk let out a sigh of relief.
Seeing that, Dokgo Hyun was certain.
‘He’s got some trick planned for this round. Probably a skill.’
He’d heard this quiz game had three stages total.
So even if it meant letting the opponent lead a bit in this last round of stage one, gauging their reactions and skills would pay off long-term, Dokgo Hyun figured.
Sure enough, Gu Taehyuk didn’t hide his ‘Jackpot!’ expression at Dokgo Hyun’s easy agreement.
Then, smugly, he tacked on another condition.
“Plus, multiple choice is just guessing, which disadvantages intellectual explorers like me. Let’s keep it multiple choice but explain our reasoning like it’s short answer!”
“......”
Dokgo Hyun was momentarily stunned.
He’d accepted one proposal, and now the guy was piling on more.
To Dokgo Hyun, it screamed, ‘Ah, so this is what a sleazy adult who keeps pushing when you give an inch looks like.’
Even the question-mark-headed supervisor went, “Huh!”
“Well, that kinda goes against the speed quiz spirit, but since it’s the last question of stage one, maybe it doesn’t matter? Dokgo Hyun, player? Do you accept all these conditions?”
“Of course. But in return...”
Dokgo Hyun sharply added his own condition.
“Since you’re changing the rules, let our team change them once in the next round or the one after.”
“What?!”
Gu Taehyuk jumped up suddenly.
Dokgo Hyun felt contempt at the sight.
‘There’s always that one guy.’
The type who thinks their rule tweak is flexible and smart, but flips out if the other side even suggests one.
Gu Taehyuk was exactly that.
The supervisor seemed to agree, saying firmly,
“As long as it’s not excessive or one-sided, Team 41 should get the same right once.”
“Mm.”
Gu Taehyuk rolled his eyes but nodded, desperate for the immediate win.
“Alright, last question!”
The final one was tricky.
“Speed Quiz #5 is a coin probability game. Look at the screen and listen carefully.”
A box with a hole on top and four coins appeared on the stage’s big screen.
Videos showed each coin dropping into the hole, then the question popped up below.
-Question: There are 4 coins in the box. 2 are normal coins with heads and tails. One has only heads. The last has only tails.
You reach in, pull one out, and get heads.
Now the question!
What’s the probability that flipping this heads-showing coin lands tails?
① 25%
② 33.3333%
③ 50%
④ 75%
No one buzzed right away, even after it finished.
“It might be tough, so feel free to discuss with your teammates.”
The supervisor was right.
“Ugh.”
“This is insanely hard.”
“There is an answer, right?”
Team 40 panicked; Gu Taehyuk snapped at his teammates.
“Don’t freak out—try experimenting yourselves. No coins?”
“Mm, maybe hands-on helps? Hey, leader! What about that?”
“That what?”
“You know, that! Your skill!”
“Kuh.”
Annoyingly, this coin puzzle wasn’t findable online.
“Don’t rely on me—figure it out yourselves!”
Gu Taehyuk’s confidence was gone; he just lashed out irritably.
Team 41 was a bit thrown too.
“Last one’s rough. I got nothing.”
“Mm, my gut says 50%. Coin problems usually are, right?”
Eun Jua and Choi Hanpoong shared thoughts, but lacked confidence.
“Maybe wait for them to pick wrong...?”
Kang O-su muttered.
“Got it.”
Dokgo Hyun buzzed.
Beep!
“Correct answer is 3. 50%.”
“Number 3? You sure?”
“Yes.”
“Then, as agreed, explain why you chose it.”
“Well, before diving in, let me clear up what tripped me up first. These special coins.”
Special coins: heads-only and tails-only.
“Two of four coins are special, but ignore the tails-only one entirely.”
“Hoo? Why?”
“The condition is you drew a coin and got heads. A tails-only coin can’t show heads, so it’s impossible here. Exclude it from probabilities. Just toss it out.”
“Hoo. Got it. Go on.”
“Next confusion: the heads-only coin. I’ll explain after cases. Total possibilities: four.”
(Parentheses: first is initial draw, second after flip.)
Dokgo Hyun took the whiteboard from the supervisor and wrote:
(Heads, Tails)
(Heads, Tails)
(Heads, Heads)
(Heads, Heads)
“Two normal coins: (Heads, Tails) each. One heads-only special: two (Heads, Heads). To clarify:”
Normal Coin 1 drawn heads, flips to tails.
Normal Coin 2 drawn heads, flips to tails.
Heads-only special drawn heads1, flips to heads2.
Heads-only special drawn heads2, flips to heads1.
“Clearer now?”
Only the supervisor seemed to get it.
Eun Jua asked,
“Um, Dokgo Hyun? Still lost. Why split the heads-only into two cases? Heads is heads, right?”
Dokgo Hyun explained gently.
“They look the same to us, sure. But strictly, they’re distinct cases. That’s why heads1 and heads2.”
“I don’t get it either. So it’s 50%?”
Choi Hanpoong scratched his head.
“Exactly.”
Dokgo Hyun laid out the conclusion kindly.
“Four cases total. Only two show tails after: the normals. So 2/4: 50%. Answer 3.”
“Ha! I guessed right!”
“Haha! Gut guesses are a skill too.”
Team 40 erupted.
“We still don’t get it!”
“Explain over here!”
“Let us die knowing!”
Dokgo Hyun said coldly,
“You idiots wouldn’t get it anyway.”
“Wh-what?!”
“Hey!! Why be rude to us!!”
“Right! Your team didn’t get it either! Why call just us dumb?! Huh?!”
Team 40 raged, but Dokgo Hyun ignored them, looking only at the supervisor.
The supervisor nodded.
“Correct!!”
“Woooah!”
“We did it!”
Eun Jua and Choi Hanpoong cheered loudly again; Kang O-su smiled quietly.
“Current score: 1-0. Leading player Dokgo Hyun? A word?”
“Expected result—no special thrill, nothing to comment on. That’s it.”
“Ooh! Next, trailing player Gu Taehyuk? Your resolve?”
“......Just start the next stage already.”
Gu Taehyuk barely spat it out, suppressing his irritation.
“Heh heh. Quiz Room Stage 2: ‘Ten Questions’.”
‘Ten Questions?’
‘Like Twenty Questions?’
Both leaders thought; the supervisor nodded.
“Yes. Like Twenty Questions, but each gets only 10 questions total.”
“Mm......”
“Rules mostly same as Twenty Questions. Each picks a ‘word.’ Take turns asking yes/no to guess the opponent’s word.”
So Dokgo Hyun and Gu Taehyuk would be both quizzers and guessers.
“Two special rules differ from standard. First: Get a ‘Yes’ answer? Your turn continues—no pass. ‘No’? Turn switches. Got it?”
They nodded.
“Second: Spend one question chance on an ‘Internet search’.”
“What?!”
Gu Taehyuk blurted involuntarily.
His unique skill, now a chance anyone could use.
‘Th-this is biased!!’
He wanted to yell, but couldn’t.
Dokgo Hyun read his face and realized.
‘Aha, that glasses fiddling. Info-search skill via those, huh.’
Probably unfamiliar since skill-implemented, and his “intellect” boasts stemmed from skill confidence.
“Any issue, Gu Taehyuk player?”
“......”