Jo Minjoon gulped. Honestly speaking, he thought that there would be no way that he would get eliminated, but even so, he couldn’t stop his heart from beating.
He slightly glanced at Marco, and he didn’t look too good. Hugo that was next to him patted his back without any words. Emily said with a calm voice.
“After we announce the results, you will be divided in two classes. The surviving people, and those who couldn’t. Is there anyone that thinks that they would get eliminated?”
At Emily’s question, nobody replied. Because they didn’t want to show an unconfident look. Emily nodded. For there to be silence at this kind of question was an obvious thing. It was at that moment when she was going to turn her head. Marco carefully raised his hand. Emily looked at Marco’s face that didn’t have a trace of laughter. Marco hesitated and said with a voice so low he seemed to be whispering.
“I think that I’ll get eliminated.”
“…….Marco. It’s true that your food was eaten by few people. But there are still the votes remaining. Why are you giving up already?”
“It’s not that I’m not confident in my tiramisu. But everyone else are also good chefs. I don’t think that I would get more votes than them. More than anything……..”
Marco smiled bitterly. He forced to speak with a calm voice.
“In the first place, I think that only half of the people that came ate it. And deducting the people that repeated it, they wouldn’t even be half of the half. I can’t help to think that I got more votes than them, from that minority.”
To tell him to get more confidence, it was really clear that he was acting really pessimistic. Emily’s light in her eyes subsided. The voice that came out from his mouth was even lower compared to usual.
“I understand that you are feeling down. But if you can maybe survive, how will you feel then?”
“First, I would feel good. And……..”
Marco stopped his words for a moment. He looked at the other participants. At Kaya, Jo Minjoon, Anderson…….. Only after he looked at each of them one by one, he barely opened his mouth.
“I want to keep being with them. They were really good people in my life.”
“…….I also hope that you are able to.”
After Emily’s regretting voice, the conversation ended. Joseph coughed and looked at Alan. Alan looked at the card that was in his hand.
“Before announcing the results of the votes, and the amount of times your food was eaten, we will first tell you the ones we voted for. First, I will tell you who I voted for.”
Alan hesitated for a moment. Jo Minjoon thought that at that moment, he had made eye contact with him, but the one Alan named wasn’t him.
“Kaya. It’s you.”