The Face Genius Actor

 Episode 102

Finally, entered the final race.

Our team came in last in the second race, so we didn’t receive any hints.

But because of that, I was certain that one of Yu Seok-jae or Jeon So-ji from our team was the spy.

It was hard to understand the last-place result otherwise.

However, it was still difficult to guess the spies from other teams.

This was because the game “Describing an Object Without Knowing It” tended to produce results based on luck rather than skill.

‘Among them, the ones who seemed to focus on being too funny were… Song Ji-ho and Ji Jung-hyun.’

These two were it.

Certainly, these two were more suspicious than others.

Their overall game performance wasn’t good, and they acted as if they had no intention of winning in the second race.

Moreover, in Ji Jung-hyun’s case, he was more suspicious because he was a guest.

So we moved to the SBC broadcasting station where the final race was taking place.

The PD explained the rules for the final race.

“In the final race, you will be given water guns. If the water from these guns gets on your name tag, you’re out, and the team that survives until the end wins. However, be aware that even if you’re the final survivor, you can’t win without obtaining hints about the spies. Also, if a spy becomes the final survivor, the spies win.”

“Ah, are there hints about the spies in this building?”

“Yes, that’s correct. So you must find hints about the spies while dealing with other teams.”

In the end, it meant that winning by just fighting immediately was meaningless.

First, you had to secure enough hints about the spies without fighting to be able to win in the end.

But for the spies, they had no choice but to engage in fights like this.

For this reason, there was a possibility that they might use water guns to take out even their own team before too much time passed.

In fact, if the two spies’ identities weren’t revealed, they could win.

So it didn’t matter at all if their entire team was eliminated.

‘If my guess is right, there’s definitely a spy on our team. So I need to watch my back.’

While I was thinking this,

The final race finally began.

I started moving quickly to collect hints.

It was natural because even if I survived to the end, it would be meaningless if I couldn’t deduce who the spies were.

While I was in the midst of looking for hints,

Kim Jong-hyup approached me.

“Si-joon!”

“Hello, senior.”

“You’re not the spy, are you, Si-joon?”

“Nah, of course not. Have you found any hints? I think it would be good to share…”

“Share hints? Sure. I don’t think it’s Si-joon today either.”

Kim Jong-hyup was a member with particularly good intuition on .

It wasn’t for nothing that he had the nickname “Capable One.”

I shared two hints I knew with Kim Jong-hyup.

One hint was something I had just obtained while searching the building.

“Ah, gender hint and age hint. Quite useful. Alright. Then see you later.”

Kim Jong-hyup had quite a lot of hints.

This was because he had won first place in both of the previous two games.

According to Kim Jong-hyup’s hints, one of the spies was an actor by profession.

Also, they had recently been active in works, and their name contained the letter ‘ji’.

Lastly, there was also a hint that they had debuted more than 20 years ago.

But unfortunately, it was unclear whether all these hints pointed to one person.

Still, likely candidates could be identified.

As I had expected, Ji Jung-hyun seemed likely to be a spy.

It was natural since almost all the hints pointed to Ji Jung-hyun.

Song Ji-ho also had the possibility of being a spy.

She was an actor who had debuted more than 20 years ago and her name contained ‘ji’.

‘Let’s think of these two as spies for now and look for more hints.’

While I was thinking this,

-Kim Jong-hyup out! Kim Jong-hyup out!

Kim Jong-hyup, whom I thought was the most important helper, was suddenly eliminated.

It happened almost immediately after parting with me, and I felt fear as I hurriedly moved.

It seemed like he had been eliminated by a spy.

‘Who is it? Who’s the spy?’

While I was thinking this,

I was able to discover another hint, and through that hint, I could know that another spy was a comedian.

The comedians in were Yu Seok-jae, Ji Joon-seok, and Yang Joo-chan.

However, among these, only Yu Seok-jae and Ji Joon-seok had debuted more than 20 years ago.

‘Is Yu Seok-jae really the spy?’

I moved, feeling my guess becoming closer to certainty.

That’s when I saw Ha Jung-hoon approaching.

“Oh! Si-joon!”

“Hello.”

“Have you found any hints?”

“Yes, I have. You’re not going to attack, right?”

“Why would I attack? We need to find the spies first.”

“Alright. Then I’ll trust you and share the hints.”

So I shared hints with Ha Jung-hoon.

Thanks to that, I could confirm that both spies were men.

This eliminated the possibility of Song Ji-ho being a spy.

It could be considered a significant achievement.

“Then let’s agree to share if we find more hints.”

“Yes, understood. Take care, senior.”

So I parted ways with Ha Jung-hoon and moved to the lower floor.

That’s when another broadcast came.

-Ha Jung-hoon out! Ha Jung-hoon out!

It was maddening.

Again, someone I had just met was eliminated.

This felt like someone was following me and eliminating other people.

Feeling a chill down my spine, I quickly moved to the lower floor.

The only way to escape the spy’s grasp was to keep moving.

When I arrived on the lower floor,

This time I was able to meet Jeon So-ji from my team.

“Wah, where were you? I’ve been looking all over for you, Si-joon.”

“Really?”

“No, don’t you think Seok-jae oppa is acting really strange? All the hints feel that way too.”

“I know, right? I thought it was a bit strange too.”

“Let’s find a few more hints, and if Seok-jae oppa still seems suspicious, let’s join forces and… Oh?”

Jeon So-ji, who was talking, discovered a hint nearby.

I quickly picked it up and checked the contents with Jeon So-ji.

“Wow! You know what I found, right?”

“Yes, I know. Let’s look at it together, senior.”

So we checked the hint, and it read as follows:

[The spy is in their 20s.]

At the same time, Jeon So-ji’s eyes widened as she looked at me.

It couldn’t be helped.

Among all the participants of , I was the only one in my 20s.

I smiled at Jeon So-ji and shot her with the water gun.

-Jeon So-ji out! Jeon So-ji out!

As soon as I lowered the water gun, a loud broadcast announced that Jeon So-ji was out.

Jeon So-ji looked at me with an expression full of betrayal, as if she had lost her country.

“How… How could it be Si-joon!”

I gave an awkward smile.

“You traitor!”

With Jeon So-ji’s resentment at my back, I quickly ran towards my next destination.

* * *

From the moment I learned that I had to play the role of the spy today,

I decided to act as if I wasn’t the spy.

The reason was simple.

wasn’t a show where you could act according to a pre-determined script or scenario.

And that meant there were far too many possible scenarios.

Even with my method mask, I couldn’t act the spy role while dealing with all these situations.

It was clear that there would be points where I would act awkwardly.

So I decided to act as a regular participant, not a spy.

At the same time, I tried to forget the fact that I was the spy.

If I acted forgetting that I was the spy, I could move more naturally.

And that was also the best way to hide the fact that I was the spy.

So I did my best as a regular participant in all races.

I didn’t try to lose the game secretly while pretending to be a regular participant like typical spies.

As a result, the difficulty of acting naturally decreased.

Also, no one thought I was the spy.

It was natural since I was the only one on our team who performed well in all games.

In this way, I deceived myself and proceeded to the final race.

But in the final race, I didn’t need to completely deceive myself like before.

So when Kim Jong-hyup and Ha Jung-hoon showed an opening, I eliminated them.

And I even eliminated Jeon So-ji when she confirmed the decisive hint.

After that, everything went smoothly.

I joined forces with Yu Seok-jae, the other spy, to take out Yang Joo-chan and Ji Jung-hyun.

We even eliminated the relatively weak Song Ji-ho and Ji Joon-seok to clinch the final victory.

“Wow, I’m really getting goosebumps. I never thought Si-joon would be the spy.”

“How could he deceive us so perfectly with such an innocent face?”

“No, I didn’t think he was the spy because he played the game so earnestly.”

“This is really amazing! I had no idea at all! None! You were the spy the whole time?”

“Ah, I had an uneasy feeling when he showed his back at the end. Why didn’t I suspect him? What was I thinking?”

“Really, handsome people are scarier. It’s scary. We end up being fooled.”

All the members, except Yu Seok-jae, gave good reviews about my performance.

Ji Jung-hyun also left a comment while shaking with a sense of betrayal.

“Be honest. This show… You suggested we appear to make a fool out of me, didn’t you?”

“Haha.”

“I need to… rethink about you.”

It was a comment that seemed so sincere it made even me flinch.

Thanks to that, the cast could burst into laughter once again, and with that, the filming ended.

I was able to return home with the valuable experience of appearing on and a Korean beef set in my hands.

* * *

A few weeks later.

My and Ji Jung-hyun’s episode was broadcast and received quite good responses.

The most surprising point was that most of the final race of was shown from my perspective.

As I had acted, I behaved on the broadcast as if I didn’t know I was the spy.

Until I directly eliminated Jeon So-ji, the viewers only had suspicions but couldn’t identify me as the spy.

However, in a twist, I directly eliminated Jeon So-ji, and that scene was shown on the broadcast as it happened.

Especially the scene where I smiled just before eliminating Jeon So-ji was masterful even to my eyes.

My father, who was watching the broadcast with me, looked at me and rubbed his shoulders.

He shuddered, saying he got goosebumps.

“Son, I haven’t done anything wrong, have I?”

Suddenly, I remembered the incident where my father left out my name on the cake celebrating the first episode of , but I didn’t say anything.