Hachiman knew the answer to this question too.
The female lead, Scarlett, initially liked Ashley, but the true love she found later was Rhett Butler.
What this novel conveyed was the female lead's tenacious will to survive, her determination to keep living, but the other person's life experiences were absurd beyond belief as well.
She initially liked the second male lead, Ashley. Even after he got married, she refused to give up. Instead, she became best friends with Ashley's wife, all so she could get closer to him. She was incredibly persistent. She was also highly emotional, marrying Ashley's wife's younger brother to get revenge on Ashley.
Such behavior was undoubtedly self-destructive.
Then came her husbands dying one after another, followed by her remarriages, until she finally ended up with her destined man.
It was complicated.
So even now, Hachiman still couldn't understand what love actually was.
Compared to love, he still preferred marriage—specifically, the kind of marriage that never ended in divorce.
The questions continued quickly.
Six questions passed.
Hachiman's group had earned 2 points, while Group 13 on the other side had scored 4.
They had fallen a little behind.
But it wasn't an immediate loss.
After all, three consecutive questions had been about famous literary works. Clearly, this wasn't Ibuki's strong suit either.
So they could still hold on.
Soon, the fourth question appeared.
It was about the recent movie The Wandering Earth.
Ibuki had watched that movie.
So—
"Quack!"
"Congratulations to Group 5 for answering correctly. You receive 1 point," the proctor announced.
Ibuki continued listening to the questions with a grim expression, while Shiina calmly began giving up.
She hadn't watched those movies, so there was nothing she could do.
It was a buzzer round, meaning they had to state the answer. There weren't even