I could hear sighs from the surroundings.

“Hah, then this is it.”

“What is that teamwork?”

“It is just a mess, a mess.”

“It was my fault for believing in South Korea.”

“We will definitely be last place this year.”

“Won’t eggs be thrown?”

All that could be heard after the silence was broken were whispers from the audience. Their words were like sharp awls and I had nothing to say. I hadn’t expected it to be such a mess. Suddenly, I recalled the last words I heard.

...Eggs being thrown. I heard it from Jeongdo on the way here. The team in last year’s World Competition was really miserable and eggs were thrown at the bus carrying the players. It was quite famous and Jeongdo remembered the day in detail. Of course, it went without saying that he told me the details.

...This was bad. I thought that If I had lost like that, I would have nothing to say even if eggs were thrown at me.

Therefore, the atmosphere of the South Korean team was really bad. The South Korean team came out of the capsules and the audience yelled at them.

“What type of national representatives are you?! Are you joking right now?”

“Resign immediately!”

“I wasted my money!...