Faced with Qiu Chengye's insistence, Liu Woxing, afraid he would go off the rails and cause her trouble, chose to compromise on the principle that there was no reasoning with a lunatic.
Seeing Liu Woxing climb into the barrel, Qiu Chengye rubbed his hands together, determined to show her his manly prowess.
"Sit tight!"
He narrowed his eyes slightly and stared ahead in concentration, making a few convincing gestures with his hands before finding his angle and rolling up his sleeves.
He couldn't push too hard, or he would repeat his earlier mistake, but he couldn't push too gently either, or the barrel wouldn't reach the circle.
The force had to be just right, neither too hard nor too soft.
He also couldn't stop right in the middle of the circle, or they would become a target, and the three people after them would definitely concentrate their attacks on them.
In that case, the best spot would be inside the circle but a little closer to the edge. The others wouldn't dare get too close to the edge themselves, just to be safe.
This required real skill. If he could stop right at the edge of the inner circle, Liu Woxing would definitely see him in a whole new-
"Teacher Qiu has exceeded the preparation time limit. Eliminated."
Qiu Chengye shot to his feet. "?"
Inside the barrel, Liu Woxing slowly closed her eyes, unwilling to face any of this.
[Too scared to open my eyes, hoping it's all an illusion~]
[Qiu Chengye, why the fuck were you dragging your feet? Just like that, you cost Sister Liu her chance to compete.]
[I seriously can't stand him. Why's he being such a fussy old man?]
Having wanted to show off so badly that he lost his chance instead, Qiu Chengye