With Laufey's guarantee, the female contestants' questions became even sharper. One by one, pointed questions rooted in zero-sum thinking came pouring from their gaping mouths.
"Male contestant, if we got together and one day King Laufey and I both fell into an ice crevasse, but your power could only save one person, who would you save?"
"Male contestant, if King Laufey suddenly started raising giant maggots one day, but one of his giant maggots had a difficult birth and asked you to help, would you save the mother or the child?"
"Excuse me, if we got together and your parents suddenly came back to life one day, but I didn't want to live with them, what would you do?"
Questions like these were fired out like a barrage. Jotunheim remained at around minus fifty degrees Celsius year-round. Though this temporarily excavated studio was fairly sheltered from the wind, it was not much warmer.
Even so, streams of sweat could visibly be seen running down the male contestant's head. The moisture washed through the grime on his skin, making him look like a zebra.
When had an honest Frost Giant ever heard questions like these? By the end, he could not even speak.
The female contestants refused to let him off after gaining the upper hand, launching a siege against him like vultures tearing at carrion. Accompanied by stirring sound effects, the little lights went out one after another.
The male contestant, who could originally have been considered a fine young man, was verbally reduced to nothing. It also sparked heated discussion and reflection among the audience, mainly arguments centered around material foundations.
In the end, to the song "Sadly, It Wasn't You Who Stayed With Me Until the End," the male contestant left the dazzling stage that was broadcast throughout