I became a girl group idol for my sister.

Then why would you give people this kind of thing to eat?

Miyamoto thought to himself, but kept a smile on his face and didn't say these words.

It was spicy, really spicy, and the more you ate, the spicier it would get. However, she discovered something special about her body again: as time went on, the spiciness in her mouth was slowly decreasing.

Does your stomach feel hot? Yes, it does, and it burns quite a bit, but as time goes on, this burning sensation in your stomach gradually decreases.

This reminded Miyamoto of the time he had been hospitalized after fainting from a fever. He recovered very quickly then, and his physical strength and other abilities also increased, as if he had evolved.

Maybe when I eat chicken wings with the same level of spiciness later, they won't be as spicy as they were before.

Miyamoto thought to himself, and even felt a little excited about the punishment that was likely to come next.

Nana, she actually ate it all! This is... this is too much!

However, this question-and-answer competition was deliberately designed to make it impossible for us to answer correctly. The opponents claimed to be random, but they were clearly specially selected to deal with this kind of question.

If this continues, Nana will have to keep eating such spicy chicken wings. What should we do?

Then she saw Miyamoto Nana smile at her and say, "I can have some more chicken wings, you know. I can eat quite a lot, Minami-senpai!"

Seeing the other person smiling at him with such determination in their eyes, Sakagami Minami finally made her decision.

Since Nana has made such a firm sacrifice, I must fully cooperate with her to ensure that this performance receives enough attention!

"Please begin, question three!"

"So, let's begin the third question: Who is the author of *Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy*?"

"Ding!"

Minami Sakagami pressed the answer button.

"Minami Sakagami has gotten the chance to answer. You have 20 seconds to answer the question!"

"Hmm? Let me think, what's the answer?"

I have no idea what the answer is, but I have to stall for at least 20 seconds. This will give Nana's stomach and mouth time to recover, and more importantly, I have to keep the audience's attention!

But whose name should I say?

Let's just pick a name at random. Who should we talk about?

As the time ticked away, Sakagami Minami's mind raced, and her eyes suddenly swept over the first question.

"Three, two, one."

"Newton!"

Anyway, we don't know who it is, but choosing a name that appeared in the previous questions should probably increase the topic's buzz.

Sorry, Nana, this is all the time I can buy you...

"correct answer!"

"Eh?"

Sakagami Minami looked up and saw the host shout out those words, and for a moment she couldn't react.

But after realizing what she had done, she immediately clenched her fist and cheered: "Yay! We won a game back!"

"So, the loser accepts the punishment. Mysterious Challenger A, please enjoy the delicious food prepared by our production team! Super spicy hellish chicken wings!"

The mysterious challenger A looked at the bright red chicken wings that were being served, tremblingly reached out his hand, carefully raised them, and then opened his mouth.

A light bite.

"Cough cough cough! It's so spicy! Too spicy!"

He let out a bloodcurdling scream, grabbed the water cup and gulped it down. He was panting, and you could see sweat dripping down his cheeks.

The sound of that scream was like someone's anus being violated.

Seeing this, Miyamoto Sei chuckled to himself.

Where's that smug smile you had when you were forcing the girl to eat chili peppers? Now you're suffering?

I won't pity you, brother. You asked for it.

This was never a fair competition to begin with. The production team was clearly biased towards you guys, just to mess with us poor idol groups. But it was still fair enough, at least they didn't use fake chili peppers to cheat you.

That's true. They don't look like actors. If they were really faking it, they probably wouldn't be able to pull off that feeling. So they probably have to go all out. As for the spiciness, it might be reduced a bit. After all, these people aren't celebrities. They might actually sue the production team because it's too spicy.

Miyamoto looked at the other person with a smile, his eyes never leaving the other person's face, his eyes full of encouragement.

"Go for it, Mr. Challenger! I believe in you!"

He's just stirring things up.

Being watched by a cute girl, who kept staring and cheering him on, and most importantly, being watched live on TV, I had no choice but to finish my food, even if it was just to save face.

Suppressing the urge to cry, feeling tears streaming uncontrollably from my eyes and snot running from my nose, I tried my best to eat, bite by bite. Finally, after several minutes, the chicken wing was finished.

In the process, three cups of water have already been consumed!

He felt that his tongue was now only burning, and his stomach was burning hot, except for the sloshing water inside.

No, for my own safety, I must get my hands on the next problem first!

Chapter Thirty-Six: A Glass of Milk [First Update]

"Now let's begin the fourth question, please listen carefully!"

The host shouted in an exaggerated tone, trying his best to get the audience excited.

"During the Edo period, in 1853, the American fleet visited Japan, initiating a series of events that were known as what event?"

"Ding!"

As the answer button clicked, the mysterious challenger A watched as Sakagami Minami pressed her button, and he realized he hadn't managed to outdo her.

"I'll answer! I'll answer!"

Sakagami Minami was talking happily over there, as if she already knew the answer.

"The one who got the chance, Minami Sakagami, now there are 20 seconds left in the countdown, please begin answering the questions!"

"Ugh, wait a minute, let me think. I know the answer, I'll remember it soon." Sakagami Minami pretended to be thinking, but anyone with eyes could see that she was stalling for time. However, there was nothing she could do about it; that was the rule.

Finally, at the very last moment, she raised her hand.

"It's the Black Ships, the Black Ships incident!"

"correct answer!"

"yeah!"

Sakagami Minami gave her teammates a "yes" sign and chuckled.

This time, Miyamoto was genuinely surprised. The last time could be considered good luck, but this time it wasn't. Sakagami Minami actually knew the answer.

"Minami Sakagami, how did you know the answer?" The host, seeing that the mysterious challenger A was still recovering from the initial chili pepper stimulation, could only try to buy some time.

"Me? Of course I'm reading!" Minami Sakagami said, puffing out her chest, though not very noticeably.

"Really? That's surprising. You use your free time to read? Idols must be very busy!"

"Oh right, I'm usually super busy, so I use my free time to read comics. I learned that from 'Jin'."

"What? You mean reading comic books!" The host burst out laughing, and everyone else joined in, except for a mysterious challenger, A, who was still being stimulated by the chili peppers.

"Huh? Is that not allowed? Aren't comic books books too? I can only answer this question because I read 'Jin'!"

No matter how you look at it, this answer made the atmosphere exceptionally harmonious.

Miyamoto watched from the other side, inwardly admiring Sakagami Minami's professional skills. Not only did she successfully stall for time, but she also stirred up the atmosphere even more enthusiastically.

But no matter what, punishment is unavoidable.

"Now, let's begin the punishment! Super spicy hellish chicken wings!"

The staff immediately brought out new chicken wings, which were still red, but there was a slight difference in color; the chili peppers must be a different variety.

Looking at this difference, Miyamoto Sei could already guess what was going on.

They must have discovered that they could fight back from here, and that the people over there couldn't handle spicy food, so they had to use this method to get through it quickly. Miyamoto even suspected that most of the red chilies might be sweet peppers, or even just artificial coloring.

Sure enough, after the person picked it up and put it in their mouth, they didn't react as strongly as they had at the beginning. However, after a couple of sips, they put it down again, shouting "water, water" and taking two more sips.

It can only be said that his acting skills were not up to par.

Miyamoto didn't seem to care much about this. Losing his temper now wouldn't do any good. In fact, if he couldn't eat it, the variety show would have to go on.

With the fourth question answered correctly, the punishment game ended, and naturally, the fifth question began. As expected, Sakagami Minami failed to answer correctly this time, and finally, the real punishment descended once again.

Bright red chili peppers covered the chicken wings, and two chicken wings were served like that. The host even asked Miyamoto a question.

Do you need water?

"If possible, I would like some milk."

"Milk? Because it's spicy?" the host asked, somewhat surprised.

"No, it's just to cut through the greasiness." Miyamoto said, picking up the first chicken wing and taking a bite without hesitation.