Crown Game

The Crown Game is a special Bonus Game, a optional test and it has been held many times before. With special rules, losing in this test carry no disadvantage in following tests (except if one is injured). Winning the game will however give a auto pass to the next floor.

The Crown Game is played in a large arena on the second floor. The arena has a large central room with a huge throne in the middle, and a bunch of individual rooms surrounding it. The teams participating in the game start in the individual rooms, and move to the center room to fight over the crown.

Rules of the Game:
The Goal of the Crown Game is to both steal and maintain possession of the Crown.

Stealing the crown means wearing the crown and sitting on the throne. Possessing the crown means maintains physical contact with both the crown and the throne. Only the group member who actually stole the crown can maintain possession of it for the group. If at any point that group member loses position of the crown before the game ends that group loses the game.

The game lasts 5 rounds. Each round lasts either 10 minutes or until someone steals the crown. The team in possession of the crown at the end of the 5th round is the winner.

In each round up to 5 teams can participate. The right to participate is determined by pushing a buzzer. The teams that push the buzzer first get to participate in the round. If there is a tie at button pushing the teams that participated in more rounds in the past gets to participate again. Teams that have possession of the crown automatically get to participate.

At any time during one of the rounds teams can forfeit the game by going back into their rooms.

Teams:
Fifteen teams participated in the Crown Game. Some information about them is listed below. None of the team names given are official names given by the Manhwa's arthor.

Hatsu's team:
Hatsu's team consisted of Hatsu, Ship Leesoo, and Anak. They participated in round one and round two of the game. They lost the game in the second round because Anak jumped off the throne.

Shopin's team:
Shipin's team consisted of Shopin, Kon and Dédé Kancho. They lost the game in the first round when Anak beat them up easily.

First Emperor's team:
First Emperor's team consisted of First Emperor, Leo Cloaker, and Deod. They lost the game in the second round where they were easily beaten by Hatsu.

Laure's team:
Laure's team consisted of Laure, Ho and Serena Rinnen. They participated in the second round where they gave up because Ho, and Serena were scared of Anak.

Koon's team:
Koon's team consisted of Rak, Koon and Baam. They participated in the third, fourth and fifth round. They lost the game in the fifth round because Baam jumped off the throne to save Rachel.



Rozéal's team:
Rozéal's team consisted of Rozéal, Chichi and Hyun Seung. They lost the game in the third round where they were easily beaten by Koon's team.

Lebin's team:
Lebin's team consisted of Lebin, Catan and Palgyon. They lost the game in the third round where they were easily beaten by Koon's team.

Aleksai's team:
Aleksai's team consisted of Aleksai, Chungchung and Leon 3. They lost the game in the third round where they were easily beaten by Koon's team.

Team Red Hair:
Team Red Hair consisted of Le-Ara, Red Hair and Ucha. They lost the game in the fourth round when they were beaten by Koon's other team.

Team Hoshi:
Team Hoshi consisted of Hoshi, Inoa Yoran and Pichuru. They lost the game in the fourth round when they were beaten by Koon's other team.

Team Blarouse:
Team Blarouse consisted of Kukaku Rakukakuka, Blarouse and Grey. They participated in the fourth round. Because they were working for Koon they gave up after defeating Team Loudmouth and Team Red Hair.

Rachel's team:
Rachel's team consisted of Androssi Zahard, Akryung and Rachel. They participated in the fifth round. They could have stolen the crown and won the game, but they chose not to.

Hwa Ryun's team:
Hwa Ryun's team consisted of Hwa Ryun, Yung Changsoo and Goon. They lost the game in the fifth round when they were beaten by Koon's team.

Team Dahdi:
Team Dahdi consisted of Red Bull, Dahdi and Green Phil. They lost the game in the fifth round after they were decimated by Hwa Ryun.

Team Azadni:
Team Azadni consisted of Baunian, Azadni and Blak Statil. They lost the game in the fifth round after they were decimated by Hwa Ryun.

Plot Summary:
To start with all of the teams are meeting in some kind of waiting room. Lero-Ro comes in and explains to them that they have an opportunity to participate in a bonus game. The team that wins the bonus game advances to the next floor automatically. They are understandably excited by this. The next scene happens in the Crown Game arena were Lero-Ro explains the rules to the game. All the teams then move to their rooms and wait for the game to start (ch14).

Round One:
Hatsu's team and Shopin's team participate in round one of the game. Shopin's team is easily beaten by Anak alone after which she steals the crown (ch15).

Round Two:
Hatsu's team, First Emperor's team and Laure's team participate in round two. Anak possesses the crown while Hatsu fights First Emperor's team, and Ship Leesoo fights with Serena Rinnen and Ho. Hatsu easily defeats First Emperor's team and moves on to help Ship Leesoo (ch16).

The defeat of First Emperor's team triggers Laure's plan. He wakes up from where he appeared to be sleeping and starts blasting shinsoo at Anak while his teammates move in on her trying to take the crown. His shinsoo attack fails to harm Anak. She becomes angry, ignites her weapon and uses it to attack Laure (ch17).

Laure dodges her attacks. She suddenly stops when she senses Baam's weapon, the Black March, resonating with hers. Laure notices her change in behavior, but before he can make anything from it his team forces him to forfeit the Game. Anak jumps of the throne, causing her team to lose, and breaks into Baam's room demanding that he gives her the Black March (ch18).

Anak's Wager:
A long discussing ensues ending in Baam's refusal to give up the weapon. She is about to attack him when Lero-Ro interferes. He tells her that she is disqualified (because she jumped of the throne), that she should get back in her room and that he won’t forgive any further misbehavior. She starts to leave, but then instead asks Lero-Ro if he could change the rules. She wants to make a wager. If Baam wins the he gets both the Green April and the Black March, but if he loses she gets both the weapons. Lero-Ro says it sound like fun. She explain the bet to Baam, and asks him if he excepts it. Baam refuses again. She then threatens to come after him when the game is over. Baam is reluctant to get his friends involved, but Koon ends up accepting the bet in Baam's place (ch19).

Lero-ro agrees to add a new rule. The rule state that Baam's team will participate in all the remaining rounds starting with the third. If he succeeds in those rounds he gets the Green April. If he fails he loses to Black March. The new rule doesn't alter any existing rules.

On the way pack to their room Hatsu's team passes Rachel's Team. Androssi says something to Anak. Anak gets mad and acts like she is going to attack her. Hatsu puts his sword to her throat and tells her not to cause any more trouble for their team. She pushes the sword away and asks him "what team?" before walking of.

Koon's team has a long conversation with each other which includes one of Baams flash back. In the flash back Rachel tells him that he must not betray people especially girls, and if he does the world's ceiling will fall in (ch20).

Round Three:
Rozéal's team, Lebin's team, Koon's team and Aleksai's team participate in round three of the game. At the start of the game Rozéal, Lebin and Chungchung strategize that this round is all about speed. All three of these people feel they have the advantage when it comes to speed, but are quickly proven wrong by Koon. Moving incredibly fast Koon takes the crown.

With the crown in his hand Koon taunts the other teams by telling them he could win the round immediately just by putting on the crown, but that it wasn't any fun that way. He calls them all bitches and tells them to take the crown by force if they can.

They all move to attack him, but before they can get to him he throws the crown into their midst. He tells them that they should fight over it among themselves. They decide that they would rather gang up on him instead. While everyone else is attacking Chungchung moves in to try and steal the crown while no one is looking (ch21).

Hyun Seung attacks Rak while Palgyon attacks Koon. Catan also attacks koon and is sucked up into his bag Manbarondenna surprising everyone. Chichi attacks and misses Baam. Before he can attack again Koon takes him out with Manbarondenna and then uses it to block and attacks from Lebin and Leon 3.

Koon and Rak are surrounded being attacked from both sides. At the last minute they jump avoiding the attacks and causing Leon 3 to hit Aleksai Amigochaz by mistake. After which Rak and Koon take out Hyun Seung and Palgyon.

The remaining enemies (Lebin, Rozéal and Leaon 3) try and rush them by attacking at the same time. All of their attacks are stopped mysteriously (maybe because of something done by Baam or by the Black March). Afterwards Koon and Rak quickly take out the remaining attackers.

Chungchung meanwhile has been trying to sneak to the throne with the crown. Koon is aware of this fact and mocks Chungchung by reveals to her that the crown she has is a fake replica made by Manbarondenna. Chungchung feels outraged that her entire effort has been futile (ch22).

Round Four:
Koon's team, Team Blarouse, Team Hoshi and Team Red Hair participate in round four of the game. Team Red Hair and Team Hoshi decided to gang up on Koon's team, but both teams are quickly defeated in a surprise attack by Koon's other team. It is revealed that Team Blarouse made a deal with Koon during the first test on the second floor. The deal was that Koon would help the other team through their tests by carrying them in his bag in exchange for them helping him pass his tests. He signaled that he wanted their help by removing his bandana in the third round. After defeating Koon's enemies Koon's other team forfeited the game making way for Koon's team to pass (ch23).

Round Five:
Koon's team, Rachel's team, Hwa Ryun's team, Team Dahdi and Team Azadni participated in round five of the game. At the start of the round Hwa Ryun decimates Team Dahdi and Team Azadni. She then turns her sights on Koon’s team. Rak and Koon move in intercept her but she jumps over them landing on the throne next to Baam. Koon and Rak try to go help Baam but they are intercepted by Hwa Ryun's teammates Yung Changsoo and Goon. Hwa Ryun tells Baam "Put down the crown” but he refuses saying "I will defend it to the end". She moves to strike him but is blocked by Androssi (either for Rachel's benefit or because she likes to fight). When she finally speaks Baam realizes that Rachel, the girl he has been searching for, is on Rachel's team (Note: The members of Rachel's team are all wearing disguises for some reason) (ch24).

Hwa Ryun and Androssi fight with each other while Yung Changsoo and Goon fight with Rak and Koon. Rak and Koon win their fights and Koon feels that they pretty much have the Game in the bag (because Rachel's team isn't playing to win), but Androssi trips because of her impractical shoes (a common theme with her) and Hwa Ryun gets by her. Hwa Ryun moves to attack Rachel. She strikes Rachel once, and is about to strike her again when Baam jumps of the throne and protects her with his body (he also attacks her in a weird way with shinsoo surprising everyone). Baam is badly injured and his team is disqualified because he lost contact with the throne. The only team left in the game is Rachel's team and they choose not to steal the crown (which in retrospect was probably a mistake). The Crown Game ends with no winners (ch25).