Life is Easier If You're Handsome-Chapter 272

“Is he crazy? What’s that even supposed to mean? Is this for real?”

<Physical 300> PD Ji Yonghu couldn’t believe what he was seeing.

It was already surprising enough that Angus had managed to lock in a choke with just one arm.

But what kind of strength did Kim Donghu have to break out of it using just one arm?

“Is that all?”

Kim Donghu casually escaped from Angus’s choke,

Then he turned around and calmly stared at him.

“Ugh... Hah...!”

Angus didn’t even notice Kim Donghu’s gaze.

He was staring instead at his wrist, still gripped by Kim Donghu’s hand.

The thick wrist, [N O V E L I G H T] nearly aligned with his hand.

The forearm, as thick as a woman’s thigh, had a deep indentation as if scooped out with a spoon.

He could feel the numbness; it seemed a bruise had already formed in such a short time.

Did I lose the strength battle?

But it wasn’t just a simple strength battle.

This was a choke from a back position, of all things.

The fact that he’d been overpowered in that position was almost unbelievable.

“That’s impossible!”

Angus couldn’t believe it. But it was happening, right before his eyes.

This wasn’t just a matter of losing the strength contest.

His head spun rapidly.

No matter how much “roid rage” surged through him,

As the 2021 World’s Strongest Man,

His instincts for victory kicked in, making his mind work on overdrive.

The excitement was forcibly tamped down,

And soon enough, he found his best course of action.

Thud thud thud!

He plowed through the mud once again.

“When are you gonna stop with that leisurely attitude?”

Passing by Kim Donghu,

He grabbed the leather ball he had thrown aside earlier and curled his body around it.

Not simply holding the ball and hunching down—

He stretched his legs wide, dug his feet and waist into the mud,

And pressed his upper body down to clamp the ball tightly, using his arms to block it, trapping the ball in a perfect physical cage.

A “leather ball prison” made entirely by his body.

Though there was the downside of being fully submerged in the mud,

The very mud gave him an opportunity to use it to his advantage.

Seeing this, the other participants reacted:

“Wow... he’s going that far?”

“Wait, he locked in a choke and the referee didn’t even stop him?”

“You can’t blame the ref, though—he broke out of the choke almost immediately.”

“But I didn’t think he’d transition like that.”

“Strength wasn’t enough, so how’s he gonna win? I’m sure Kim Donghu’s techniques are superior.”

Everyone had their own thoughts on the situation.

“That stance is clearly baiting him into wrestling.”

“Yeah, it looks like a defensive move.”

“Anyway, it’s 3 minutes, or wait—now 1 minute 30 seconds, right? If he can last that long, he wins.”

Could someone take the ball from a 190kg giant in just 1 minute 30 seconds?

Not just any giant, but the World’s Strongest Man, with experience in both wrestling and jiu-jitsu.

Normally, everyone would shout that it was impossible.

“But... if it’s Kim Donghu...”

The participants knew that what was happening wasn’t normal.

Step.

Step.

Step.

Once again, Kim Donghu approached Angus.

Angus had his arms tightly locked to prevent Kim Donghu from slipping his arm inside.

He felt certain that he had no openings.

No way he’s getting through this! I’ve never been forced into this position before!

It was the ultimate defensive form, one that seemed invulnerable.

And as Kim Donghu quietly observed him,

Thud!

Suddenly, Kim Donghu jabbed his hand into Angus’s abdominal area, near his waist.

The mud allowed just enough of a gap to slip his hand in.

But pushing it any further was impossible.

“Let’s end this here.”

Angus said this, sure of his victory.

“Yeah, I thought the same.”

Kim Donghu nodded,

Then—crack!

He lifted Angus easily into the air.

“Huh?”

“Eh?”

“What?”

“...?”

In that moment, everyone froze, except for Kim Donghu.

It was like pulling a tissue from a tissue box.

Despite Angus’s firmly planted lower body and the mud he had gathered around his torso,

Kim Donghu simply—plucked him out.

He effortlessly lifted the massive man, almost as if lifting a refrigerator.

And then, immediately following—

“But before that, let’s have some fun.”

Whoosh!

A suplex.

Rather than simply tossing him,

Kim Donghu gripped Angus’s back tightly, then rolled him over.

If anything, it was a rolling cradle.

A move from the game that was being reenacted in reality.

Struggling? Impossible.

Before the overwhelming strength, everything became irrelevant.

Without injuring Angus’s joints—

Ughhh!

Kim Donghu ruthlessly rolled Angus through the mud.

Am I... actually spinning right now?

The world seemed to flip upside down for Angus.

He couldn’t believe the reality he was in.

He was helplessly rolling around.

Like a ball that kids play with in a schoolyard.

But surely, as a human, I should start to tire out!

Or at least, there should be a moment when the pressure eases.

He tried to seize that moment, applying full force to his legs to tighten his body,

But—

Ugh!

Every time he tried, Kim Donghu’s arms and legs instantly intervened,

Subtly pressing on his joints,

Preventing any energy from flowing into him.

Kim Donghu controlled him perfectly.

With about 10 seconds left,

“Sure, size matters, huh? This is harder than I thought.”

Kim Donghu wiped the mud off his face and grinned.

This translation is the intellectual property of Novelight.

“When I was sparring with the coach, I could do this all day long.”

With a light chuckle, he grabbed the ball.

“Hang in there, Strongman.”

—“Match Over. Winner: Group A, Kim Donghu.”

The cheers were a bonus.

“Insane, insane!!!”

“Kim Donghu! Kim Donghu! Kim Donghu!”

“What did I just witness?!”

The participants erupted into loud cheers.

“...Are you sure he didn’t take anything?”

Angus, who had finally gotten up, asked with a look of disbelief.

“Of course not.”

“Ha.”

Was this truly the result of pure human strength?

He wanted to laugh at all the scientists who said there were clear limits to natural abilities.

“We might just have to fight for second place.”

With that, Angus exited through the same door he had entered.

All that was left now was to break the torso.

When he first saw the massive torso, he’d thought the victory was his.

So, the real Goliath was someone else entirely.

With a bitter expression, he raised the hammer.

“Wait, wait! Hold on! There's still a chance... one more chance!”

In a panic, PD Ji Yonghu appeared next to Angus.

“A chance?”

“Yes, the loser’s revival match... we have to do it.”

“Does that mean I can fight Donghu again?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Then I’ll do it. This clownery—I’m really starting to like it.”

The loser’s revival match.

He’d rise from that and break Donghu for sure this time.

That was Angus’s resolve.

***

Among the 150 matches that had to happen,

Kim Donghu and Angus’s match was over.

That left 149 battles still to come.

This fight was incredibly fast.

The participants knew.

What was important in a Netflix variety show wasn’t simply winning.

‘You have to win dramatically, perfectly.’

The show had a fixed airing time.

So within that short span, they had to stand out.

If they did anything too simple, they'd struggle and could be edited out of the show.

“Let’s hurry up.”

“I’m busy! Don’t stand out and just come in quickly!”

The participants were all fired up, ready to give it their all.

Just like that, half the participants had been eliminated.

The winners from the matches gathered in the prepared lounge.

“Wow... what’s the class of this lounge?”

“Crazy, this place... supplements and all.”

“Is all this sponsored? It must be, right? Everything’s top-quality.”

It was a luxurious lounge.

Big enough to accommodate all 150 participants.

It was hard to even fathom how such a space was created.

While the victorious participants were joyfully chatting,

“Donghu, why didn’t you come to watch my match?”

Kade Walker immediately approached Kim Donghu, who was resting.

“Hmm?”

“You didn’t watch anyone’s match.”

After the first match ended,

Just like Angus, Kim Donghu had disappeared.

So, they wondered where he went.

But Kim Donghu had apparently been there the whole time,

Leisurely welcoming the participants.

“Is watching other people’s fights boring to you?”

“No, no. I just like fair fights.”

“Fair fights?”

Kade Walker felt confused at his words.

Did he think watching other people’s fights was cowardly?

Was it because you could analyze their strengths and weaknesses?

But then again, this was a variety show,

And everyone watched Kim Donghu’s match.

“Doesn’t that sound a bit off? Donghu, everyone watched your match.”

“Yes, that’s exactly right.”

“What?”

“Exactly, it was fair. That way, the balance makes sense.”

As soon as Kim Donghu finished speaking,

Kade’s eyes widened.

“Haha... Hahahaha! Hahahahahaha!”

And he laughed like crazy.

He’d suspected something was off from the moment they played ball-steal,

But this? He hadn’t expected it to be like this.

“You’re really crazy!”

And at the same time, he was a little scared.

He knew that wasn’t just some baseless nonsense.

“Anyway, since it’s break time, you must be relaxing a bit now, right?”

“Hmm? Of course.”

“Then, how about a photo together? And a signature, too.”

“Were you a fan of mine, Mr. Kade?”

“No, my wife’s a fan. She’s watched Tarzan over twenty times, even bought the DVD.”

“In that case, please call her on a video call.”

“R-Really?!”

Kade looked at Kim Donghu in shock.

Wait, he was really going to do that?

Seeing Kade’s surprised face, Kim Donghu smiled.

“It’s only natural to cherish your fans.”

“Haha! That’s right!”

And a little while later,

“H-Hey, can I also...!”

An impromptu fan signing event for Kim Donghu broke out.

And that fan signing continued until—

—“There will be an anonymous vote shortly. Please move to the next set.”

The announcement was made.

***

Anonymous vote? What’s that about?

The sudden anonymous vote left me confused.

Was there supposed to be a vote?

Even trying to recall past memories didn’t help much.

As soon as I saw the voting paper, I realized—

Ah, this is it.

<Please choose five people you think are candidates for the winner.> freёnovelkiss.com

It was a vote to pick the top candidates for victory and select the team leader.

The so-called “team leader vote.”

I boldly—

‘Kim Donghu.’

I voted for him first.

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