Chapter 85

85. Our Child's Physical and Artistic Abilities

A vitality-recharging project for our children who are addicted to electronic devices! Introducing fun physical and artistic activities that are more interesting than TV, and a cute and lovely children's sports variety show, "Our Child's Physical and Artistic Abilities" that takes care of the physical training of tired children!

Director: Jeong Soo Kim

Cast: Min Guk Heo, Ki Jun Lee, Na Ri Shin, and others

This was the variety show Siwoo was going to film.

Targeting parents raising children and their children, it is a variety show that airs on weekend evenings. It has been receiving quite enthusiastic responses from viewers, with children across the country imitating the sports shown on TV every time it airs.

However, the only downside is that it has low attention from the younger generation who are not interested in children. The cheat key to introduce the existence of the show "Our Child's Physical and Artistic Abilities" to this younger generation was the main character of "Sea Child," Yun Siwoo, who was participating as a special guest for this mission.

"Kids, we have a new friend."

A male staff member introduced Siwoo to the gathered children.

Siwoo looked around at the children.

Since he had already watched a few episodes of "Our Child's Physical and Artistic Abilities" on TV, he was familiar with them.

Three third-grade boys.

Two second-grade boys and one girl.

Two first-grade boys and one girl.

One boy from the same 7-year-old class as Siwoo.

In total, there were 10 children.

Including Siwoo, 11.

As Siwoo stared blankly at the children, the biggest third-grader approached and spoke to him first.

"Hi. Welcome. Let's work hard and get along well."

Siwoo nodded.

"Okay!"

"Do you know handball?"

The third-grader, Jin-gu, immediately started telling stories to the new kid.

"It's soccer with your hands. We played it last time."

"Yep, I saw it on TV~!"

They had downsized everything to fit the children's bodies, simplified the rules, and played about three matches at various elementary schools.

They lost all of them.

Siwoo had watched the episode where the "Our Child" team lost the last game and cried on TV just yesterday.

"Next, we did kite flying. Did you see that?"

The kite flying episode had not aired yet.

"No. Did you win kite flying?"

Jin-gu shook his head with a smile.

"Oh... I see."

"The kids we faced only ate and kicked kites. They were really good! We couldn't even compete!"

"Uh-huh."

Kite flying...

He could probably kick about 100 times. It was a bit disappointing not to be there.

Of course, he didn't really kick 100 times.

Siwoo asked Jin-gu.

"What are we doing this time?"

"I don't know. The PD will tell us later. I hope we play dodgeball. I'm good at it."

"Sure, dodgeball sounds fun."

"What are you good at? Are you fast at running?"

"I... I'm good at everything."

Jin-gu laughed heartily at the new, small brother's confident words and patted his head affectionately.

I heard he's seven, and at seven, kids are at the age where they start to act big in kindergarten.

"Great! Let's work hard together!"

"Okay~"

"Kids! I missed you!"

If we copy the portal site introduction text:

The clumsy director Min Guk Heo, who is at the same eye level as the children!

Ki Jun Lee, the standard of looks for Korean male idols!

Na Ri Shin, the atmosphere maker, a former women's national soccer player!

Director Min Guk Heo, who is currently the captain of a celebrity basketball team and a singer-turned-variety show star, ran over to the children with his arms open.

"Director~!"

The children, who usually get along well with him, ran over to Director Min Guk.

Siwoo, though it was his first time, followed the children's lead and ran over.

"Hey? Sea! You really came? I have to get your autograph later. You're a world star, a world star. I saw XOXO. You speak English really well!"

The 27-year-old idol Ki Jun Lee, who used to be on the middle school baseball team, grabbed Siwoo's shoulders and greeted him warmly.

"Hey! Sea! Prince of the Sea! Let's take a picture with my sister after filming!"

Na Ri Shin, the former women's soccer player who had to retire early due to an injury, was the coach.

Siwoo greeted the director and the two coaches.

The camera was filming Siwoo getting close to the children and greeting the director and coaches from right next to him.

To capture every bit of Siwoo's cuteness, a dedicated camera and VJ were assigned to film only Siwoo.

"PD, what are we doing this time? Give us something fun and not too tiring! Hahaha."

Director Min Guk asked PD Jeong Soo, who was sitting behind the main camera.

The coaches and children's gazes immediately turned to PD Jeong Soo.

PD Jeong Soo handed over a transparent acrylic box in a square shape.

The transparent acrylic box contained sand.

"What is it?"

Coach Ki Jun took the box and placed it on a low table in the center of the filming area.

The children gathered around with curious eyes.

"Kids! This is a hint. What do you think we'll do next?"

As PD Jeong Soo asked, the children shouted out their guesses in cute voices.

"Building sandcastles~?"

"Playground!"

"Running in the mud..."

"I know this! Sand art!"

Siwoo, who had stepped back a bit, muttered to himself while looking at the sand from a distance.

"It looks like cat litter..."

Jin-gu, who had decided to take care of the new kid, heard Siwoo's mutter and raised his hand, thinking it might be the right answer.

"Director! Siwoo said it's cat litter!"

Director Min Guk was confused, but Coach Ki Jun, who lived alone and kept a cat, burst out laughing.

"Hahaha! Oh, that's right. It's similar! Siwoo, you keep a cat?"

Some of the staff also laughed, caught off guard.

The children continued to blurt out various guesses.

"Can we put our hands in?"

"Is there something in the sand~?"

"Is it an ant's home?"

PD Jeong Soo calmed the atmosphere.

"Everyone~ Listen up, everyone? Guess what sport we'll be doing! Want another hint?"

"Yes~!"

The children shouted in unison.

"Here's the hint!"

A male staff member, who had been sitting quietly on one side of the filming area, started playing a traditional Korean drum enthusiastically.

Dung! Dododok! Dokdok!

Dokdokdok! Dung dodok!

The children didn't understand why the uncle was playing the drum, but Siwoo, seeing the sand and the traditional instrument, had an idea.

Siwoo asked Jin-gu.

"Bro, if we guess right, do we get a prize?"

From what he had seen on TV, that was the case.

A small prize or a simple benefit was given for each event.

For example, in kite flying, if you drop it once during the match, you can revive.

Of course, the opposing team from the visited elementary school also received the same benefit.

"Yep, that's right."

"Then you guess, bro."

Siwoo didn't need the prize or the benefit, so he gave the answer to Jin-gu, who was taking care of him.

Siwoo whispered the answer to him.

Jin-gu's eyes widened.

"That's it! That's it!"

Jin-gu, who had high-fived Siwoo, raised his hand and shouted loudly.

"Director! Siwoo said it's wrestling!"

"Ah! Bro, you were supposed to guess!"

"Oh, right."

Jin-gu laughed, sticking out his tongue.

"Yun Siwoo! Correct answer!"

* * *

After that, the "Our Child" team changed into team uniforms with a chick yellow base and purple side stripes, and moved to a new location for wrestling training.

The children stood on the sand and received basic training from a guest wrestling teacher.

Directors Min Guk, Ki Jun, and Na Ri also learned along with the children, despite their titles.

"Children~ Do you know what this is? It's what you tie around your waist when wrestling. It's called a 'ssambal'! Let's try it. Ssambal!"

"Ssapa?"

"Ssambal!"

"Ssam-ba~"

"Wait, who said 'ssamba'? I think someone just said 'ssamba'."

The youngest member of the "Our Child" team, a seven-year-old boy, raised his hand.

The practice continued for a couple of hours in a fun atmosphere, with snacks and a long jump game on the sand.

After filming, the "Our Child" team went home and gathered the next day to practice for a few more hours before dispersing.

The practice lasted about ten days.

The children, who had been busy playing and fooling around, became very serious about their practice to break their recent losing streak in mini bowling, handball, and kite flying.

Siwoo couldn't attend every day due to his schedule, but he made an effort to attend as much as possible.

Finally, the practice was over.

Under the clear autumn sky, the children gathered in front of the broadcasting station and boarded a bus to Incheon Yanghwa Elementary School, their next opponent.

"Get off, kids. Hold hands with your friends so you don't fall!"

Director Min Guk helped the children off the bus one by one.

"Siwoo! Run! Jump to the director!"

Director Min Guk, crouching on the ground, opened his arms to wait for Siwoo.

'Sigh, why does he make me do this... Should I do it or not?'

Siwoo jumped into Director Min Guk's arms and got off the bus.

Director Min Guk held Siwoo and stood up, spinning him around in the air.

"Hahaha! Siwoo! Let's do our best today!"

"Okay~"

"Our Siwoo, at seven, is so good! He's the ace! The ace!"

Wrestling, like judo, is a sport where the soft overcomes the hard.

Without using any special energy, he could handle the sand until the second or third grade.

Beyond that, the strength and size difference might be too great, and he might need to use mana, but Siwoo considered using such things in official sports matches as cheating.

"Let's go! Kids! Do you know we need to greet politely?"

"Yes!"

The three adults and eleven children entered the wrestling club building of Incheon Yanghwa Elementary School with serious faces.

"Wow!"

The students of Yanghwa Elementary School, who had been waiting in the wrestling club building, burst into cheers at the sight of the children they had only seen on TV.

Although not many children could enter due to the small size of the building, the atmosphere was hot.

Director Min Guk shook hands with the coach of the Yanghwa Elementary School wrestling club.

"By any chance, are there any wrestling club members secretly mixed in? Hahaha."

"Absolutely not."

"After the decision to participate, did any of them quit the wrestling club and come here? Hahaha. Our kids really watch the show. They only practiced for ten days. How about the Yanghwa Elementary kids?"

"Our kids also practiced for ten days."

Since the school selection and event announcement were made two weeks ago, the conditions were equal.

The main filming began.

The Yanghwa Elementary children were divided into those cheering for their school and those cheering for the "Our Child" team, leading to a heated cheer battle.

Director Min Guk, who also served as the MC, briefly interviewed each of the Yanghwa Elementary children selected as representatives.

"Did our friend practice hard?"

"Yes..."

The Yanghwa Elementary child blushed and hid behind another friend.

"Why, why are you hiding? We need to do the interview. Hahaha. How about the next friend? Okay, I got it. What grade is our next friend?"

"Second grade!"

This friend was spirited.

"Oh, really. Did you like wrestling originally?"

"No. I don't like wrestling."

"Huh? Then why are you here?"

The second-grade boy looked at Siwoo on the opposite side and spoke.

"To beat Sea Child."

Jin-gu and Siwoo, who had been playing in the sand, suddenly looked up at the boy with a puzzled expression.

"Why~?"

Director Min Guk, who was about to ask "Why?" himself, nodded as Siwoo asked the question for him.

The boy glared at Siwoo with burning eyes and spoke.

Oh