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Episode 212: The Ruler of the Discussion Meeting (3)

final day.

[Set of the 2021 Seoul Metropolitan Superintendent Candidate TV Debate]

I entered the filming set with my mind ready.

OK.

“Anyone with a hand on that side. Come this way!”

“Who has a hand left now! Use some more power!”

“Did the youngest have all the furnishings? didn't you put it on? hey man! Hurry up, do it!”

Busy filming staff.

“Candidate, so in the case of the free school lunch policy… ,”

“When you speak, keep the tone of your voice as low as possible… ”

“Chief Kim, please bring me some data on the progress of college admissions in the Gangbuk region.”

Candidates who were busy with their final preparations before the start of the discussion were seen.

All of them were wearing the best makeup for the camera and lowering their voices by a tone or two compared to usual.

“… … Huh, the set is huge. Would it be hard to dismantle this?”

I glanced over the whole scene and slowly looked at the people.

The appearance of the set, like a magnificent Colosseum, with audience seats on all sides of the stage caught my eye.

It's different from the crappy sets I've seen in previous quiz competitions.

A neat and simple set, but somewhere that seems to be coming to grip people's hearts. The whole field seems to be suffocating.

‘It reminds me of the old days.’

I remember appearing on a quiz program called White Cognitive a long time ago.

Suddenly, when I thought about how much different I had been from that time, I laughed out of nowhere.

Did you say that you never knew a frog tadpole?

‘… I really don't feel it.'

But now was not the time to be so immersed in society.

Now, the situation just before sending out the army to the battlefield, it was a time to be more cool than ever as a samurai.

I gave strength to my eyes and looked at every facet of the people who came and went here.

The staff who have no interest in the discussion, the technicians staring at the equipment, the makeup artists who focus only on the brightness of the candidates' faces, and the ADs who are thinking about the arrangement and spacing of the plastic bottles with bottled water in front of the podium, came into my eyes

And in it, I am a warrior who will fight a gladiator here today, a fish that will captivate the audience with her body and voice instead of blood and sand.

I was able to find the figure of Yoo Deok-hyun.

A more gentle face than usual, a neat suit, and new shoes.

Hmmm, it was also true that I couldn't get used to something when I saw that I was always wearing a shabby suit with old shoes.

'You've come up with some decorations... Aren't you overspending?'

Since he was a regular teacher, you should not think that the size of assets will be similar to that of other candidates.

Unlike a candidate for a high-ranking official, he is much more than ordinary people…I thought about this and that, and slowly moved towards the place where Yoo Deok-hyun was.

And that kind of me was discovered first by Yoo Hyun-deok.

“Ah, President Kim is here. Haha, I'm glad you came on time."

I bowed my head slightly towards Yoo Deok-hyun.

"sorry. I should have come sooner, but the academy has an urgent business to deal with... ,”

“No, it’s fine. We came early, because the CEO didn’t come late.”

“Thank you for thinking that way.”

“Haha, that’s true. Well, come this way. Still, I was just about to talk about the discussion.”

"Oh, I see. That's fortunate."

And for a while, I talked with Yoo Deok-hyun about the discussion that will be held today.

However?

The more we talked, the more annoying there was.

That's right... … .

“Haha, since CEO Jun-young Kim has also come, isn’t it completely invincible now? Now, to commemorate that, shall we have a fight? Oh no, it would be a bit strange to shout 'Fighting' here. ah i didn't think of that Haha I’m sorry everyone.”

It was that Yoo Deok-hyun's tension was strangely high.

'what? Wasn't he like this?'

I looked at Yoo Deok-hyun carefully.

Then, things like a hardened face, dark circles that came down, and a mouth twisted with tension caught my eye.

'Well then.'

No matter how you look at it, it was clear that you couldn't sleep yesterday and today.

I sighed and slowly opened my mouth.

“Candidate. What time did you go to bed yesterday?”

Then, Deok-Hyun Yoo made an expression as if he had been stabbed in a vital spot.

“Ah, yesterday? I slept early yesterday. It’s an important day.”

"no. Not when you're lying in bed. What time did you go to sleep?”

“Ummm.”

Yoo Deok-hyeon, who was a little worried, quickly smiled.

“… Five o’clock?”

“Is this morning?”

“No, tonight.”

I put my hand on my forehead. Then he is here now with less than three hours of sleep.

“You should have some coffee.”

I handed the coffee beans I was holding in his hand to Yoo Deok-hyun.

Then he took the coffee I had given him and smiled as if it was okay.

“… Haha, I can't sleep at all. What is sleep? Isn't it okay to go to sleep after the discussion is over?"

Also, in the past, I couldn't even sleep for a few days, but these days, even if I don't sleep for a day, my face gets pimples, and CEO Kim has been saying that I need to take care of my health when I'm young.

He seemed to be in good shape, but… Still, the anxiety about today's discussion didn't seem to have gone away.

‘Because the more anxious you are, the more you want to hide it.’

I smiled softly and opened my mouth.

“Are you anxious?”

Then he sighed and nodded his head.

"that is… I'd be lying if I said I wasn't anxious."

Then he took a deep breath and looked at me.

In fact, considering the importance of the debate in this election, it was not surprising that he was so nervous.

As it is clear that the approval ratings in the future as well as the success of the elections in the future will change significantly depending on what kind of appearance he shows in this debate, the pressure he is currently under will be enormous.

'If it were a normal person, it would have been pressured enough that it wouldn't be strange if he escaped.'

But I couldn't just leave him like this.

After a while, this place will be full of lions trying to bite off Yu Deok-hyun's flesh.

‘No matter how good a weapon is, it is of no use if your mentality is shaken.’

So, I had to relieve Yoo Deok-hyun's tension as quickly as possible.

Having made up my mind, I looked at Yoo Deok-hyun and slowly opened my mouth.

“Candidate Yoo, do you believe me?”

Then, Yoo Deok-hyun nodded his head with a determined expression.

“Of course I do. don't believe it If I don't trust President Kim, who will I trust?"

“Then don't worry. If you remember well what we prepared, we will be able to win without difficulty.”

"Well… Really? I don't know yet what strategy the other side will use... .”

"Do not worry. Everything will be fine. Why did you do well in the mock discussion we held?”

“Huh, that’s right. Yes, but... When I came here and stood in front of the camera, I was so nervous. I feel like it would have been better to stand in front of a million people and give a speech.”

"I understand. But trust me. do you know well That I have never lost a fight until this day. That you will never fight a losing battle.”

“… … .”

Then the tension on his face began to slowly disappear.

‘Because you must know better than anyone that what I said is true.’

I nodded and hit the last wedge.

“Besides, don’t you have an amazing weapon in the hands of Candidate Yoo? You wouldn't want to give up without trying that weapon, would you?"

In an instant, Yoo Deok-hyun's eyes began to shine.

* * * *

The discussion started.

Amid the dry progress of the moderator, all five candidates greeted the voters.

The first hitter was Go Deok-seung.

“Education is a hundred-year period, and who will lay the ground for a hundred years and build a pillar!!!”It is God Deok-seung who appeared with an impact from the beginning.

He's probably the confidence that comes from having a strong grip on the fertile garden in Gangnam's 3rd district. It was an unavoidable phenomenon as he was a candidate for superintendent of education with a large conservative tendency.

He sputtered for a while, enumerating his core policies.

‘It’s time to say hello… .'

The moderator made an expression that he did not know where to cut off the speech that was close to the foul of Godeok-seung.

after a while.

“… That is all."

Like the headmaster's morning inquiry, he ended his endless remarks. After finishing his remarks, Godeok-seung picked up the cup in front of him and started drinking water.

gulp- gulp- gulp-

Swallowing the throat full of confidence and power like a rhinoceros drinking water.

The shaking of the uvula is clear even on the camera screen.

yet.

The debate began in earnest.

God Deok-seung took out the river water from the beginning.

'Debate is impactful.'

It doesn't matter if the evidence is a bit weak.

The image of a winner will be imprinted on the public by ruthlessly driving away the enemy from the beginning.

So, it is a surprisingly good strategy to wait and watch.

Why isn't there a saying, 'The best bread wins'?

In addition, the opponent is a puppet who claims to be progressive, Yoo Deok-hyeon, who has no humble think tank.

‘The more idealists like that, the better the sacrifice.’

Deokseung God smiled.

He snorted his nose like a rhinoceros and sharpened his two horns.

And charge towards the target in front of you!

“Candidate Yoo is proposing to have the same weight in the selection of academic departments, sub-student departments, and CSAT screening.”

God Deok-seung laughed as if it made sense.

Myeongyakguanhwa (明若觀fire).

It is a question that can attack the opponent very clearly and decisively.

… In fact, it doesn't matter if the argument is impossible. It would have been a success if I could just make the camera capture even one frame of the opponent's bewildered appearance.

He was planning to sink Yoo Deok-hyeon with one shot of this key question, and then sink the remaining three jeo-ri at once, solidifying his image as the king of this debate.

“Currently, the side effects of the entrance exam system, such as departments and student records, are becoming a social issue. To be honest, isn’t such a policy an error at this point?”

God Deok-seung sharply stabbed the sword. It was a sharp and heavy room like a buffalo's horn.

… but?

“Yeah, that’s right. Of course, we are well aware that criticism of the current admission system is becoming a social issue. However, we cannot agree with the opinion that we should return to the conventional CSAT-centered entrance exam system or that we should introduce an absolute evaluation system for the CSAT. If there are any side effects in the policy, you should think about improving them, because I don't think it's a solution to blindly cut out the problematic issues. And the data on this makes me thoroughly explain it. If you look at this chart... ”

Deok-Hyun Yoo.

He, who was thought to be an innocent and ignorant gentleman, was suddenly sheding rhinoceros horns like a seasoned matador.

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