Joshi walked to the stage alone. From where she stood, she could see Josiah and Hiri sitting in the audience.
When Joshi stood on the stage, the audience was still discussing the topic of Taylin's retirement.
Taylin's retirement had a huge impact on Noland and the whole world.
Even though she was standing on the stage, Joshi could feel the atmosphere of … disappointment coming from the audience.
Joshi's heart was also filled with disappointment. Today, the spellcaster forum should have been blown up by deflagration magic. The discussion about Taylin's retirement would probably last for a long time.
But this had nothing to do with Joshi. She was not standing on this stage because of … the retirement of the person she admired.
"Hello everyone … My name is Joshi. I'm a student from Muilena Private Magic Academy. This is my first time standing on this stage."
When Joshi said this, no one in the audience noticed her.
This was to be expected. It was too difficult for a new singer who had just debuted for less than three days to attract attention.
So, Joshi chose to give up on continuing the self-introduction and nodded slightly to the attendants who were responsible for the accompaniment behind the stage.
What she needed to do now was to sing.
The accompaniment of "You Belong With" slowly sounded.
When singing the first line, Joshi was a little nervous, but she quickly got into the state she should be.
This song belonged to the type that didn't surprise people at first, but the more you listened, the more comfortable it became.
Along with the ups and downs of Joshi's singing, the discussion in the audience gradually stopped. They all focused their attention on the girl under the spotlight that they had never seen before.
When the last note of the whole song came to an end, Joshi let out a long breath.
Applause. Standing on the stage for the first time, she received applause from the audience.
This should have been something to be happy about, but Joshi's heart was unexpectedly calm.
The audience applauded, and Joshi could occasionally hear one or two people saying, "This song is indeed worthy of Miss Taylin's praise."
For Qiao Xi, who was a fan, this comment was the best compliment he could receive.
She did not have the ambition to win first place on this stage. After all, this was just the beginning of her identity as a singer.
Qiao Xi bowed to the audience and returned to the backstage of the stage.
"Perfect."
A message from her mother appeared on her Weave interface.
"It's a pity that I don't have the chance to sing the second song that father prepared."
Joshi replied with some pity.
"It doesn't matter. It's your birthday soon. I'll play at your birthday party."
Hiri sent an emoji of a little girl giving a thumbs up. Joshi remembered that it was the logo of a candy brand.
"Birthday? By the way … Mother, do you know the reason why Taylin retired? "
Joshi remembered that her birthday was indeed a few days later, but she was more concerned about the reason why Taylin retired.
"You'll know when you ask her yourself."
Hiri sent a meaningful message.
"Can I ask her myself? When is it? "
Joshi hurriedly asked in the message, but Hiri only replied with "it's a secret."
… …
Three days later.
Joshi sat in her room and looked at the Weave interface. The World Singer's Glitter Group Competition had ended almost three days ago.
Before the competition started, she had fantasized that she could shine in the competition, but in fact … she was just a shining star in the Glitter Group.
In other words, embellishment.
The Weave was now full of news about Taylin's retirement announcement. Joshi also refreshed the Spellcaster forum every day to find some useful information.
Taylin's Spellcaster camp had officially announced the reason for her retirement, which was "I want to travel around the world."
The most liked comment under this message was, "Using the portal to travel around all the countries will take at most 300 days. Miss Taylin, if you want to play to your heart's content, add another 100 days, which is a little more than a year. We can totally afford to wait. Isn't it better to take a long vacation?"
Joshi naturally agreed with this message.
There were also many posts on the Spellcaster forum that analyzed shady dealings, which Joshi did not even have the thought of clicking on.
But Joshi was still unwilling to believe the reason Taylin announced on the Spellcaster camp.
"Joshi! Open the door! "
She continued to refresh Taylin's camp to see if there was any new news … Suddenly, there was a knock on her door.
Qiao Xi quickly walked to the door of the room. Just as she pushed the door open, a colorful light rushed towards her.
She subconsciously took a step back, and the light gradually dissipated from her body.
"Father, what are you doing!" Joshi clearly saw that the person standing outside the door was her father, Josiah.
The colorful light was the product of a type of illusion magic, which was usually used to celebrate.
"Of course it's a happy birthday. Have you forgotten what day it is?"
Josiah said as he conjured a bunch of ribbons in his hand and scattered them into Joshi's room.
"Birthday?"
Joshi looked at her father's attire and saw that he was wearing a colorful round hat on his head, as if it was his birthday and not hers.
"I know … Father, please don't throw things in anymore, okay?"
Joshi looked at the fluttering ribbons in the air. Cleaning up these things consumed a lot of her magic power.
"It's five o 'clock in the afternoon now. Hurry up and dress up. We have a lot of guests to welcome today."
Josiah walked into his eldest daughter's room and then opened Joshi's wardrobe.
"Guests? I know … I know! "
Joshi put her hand on Josiah's back and pushed him out of the room. She then closed the door and locked it again.
After locking the door, she looked at the sky outside the window. It was almost dusk, and soon the sun would set.
But compared to this, she was more concerned about who the guests Josiah mentioned were.
In Joshi's memory, her father and mother never mentioned their past to her, including whether her father and mother had other relatives.
And Joshi was very sensible and didn't ask much. But the world singing competition made Joshi feel strange.
Her sister Joya knew too many seemingly powerful teachers, and Miss Taylin's attitude towards her was a bit strange.
With these thoughts, Joshi opened the door of the room. She was wearing her daily robe today, which was to "dress up" for her.
Joshi pushed the door open and slowly walked to the hall of the house, which was originally used to put up shops.
However, the shelves had disappeared at some point and were replaced by a long table.
"Father! Where are the goods we're selling? "Qiao Xi yelled upstairs.
"Throw it away!"
The next second, Josiah said something that stunned Joshi.
"Throw it all away?!"
Just as Joshi was about to confront her father, the door of the shop was suddenly pushed open …
Her first reaction was that there was a guest, so Joshi quickly walked to the door.
"That, we are not opening today …"
Just as Joshi was about to persuade the guest to leave, the man standing at the door made her stop.
Because in terms of temperament, this man was too terrifying, as if she would be killed if she was stared at.
"Joshi?" The man asked for her name.
What happened? I … Am I being hunted by some mercenary group?
Joshi remembered that she usually didn't offend anyone, and her social circle was also very harmonious.
Josh could not help but nod at the man's question.
"Nogus, your greeting is still too rough."
But at this moment, a woman walked out from behind the man. She seemed to be the same type of person as the man, but her hair and eyes were a rare fiery red.
"Cersei, it's none of your business."
Nogus was still sizing up Joshi. Suddenly, he pulled out a long sword from his side and stabbed it into the ground.
"I … I'm going to call the law enforcement team!"
Joshi quickly took a step back. Looking at the long sword that was deeply stabbed into the ground, she could basically confirm that the person in front of her was definitely a thug.
"Pull it out."
Nogus didn't feel any fear from the three words' law enforcement team '. He looked at Joshi and pointed at the sword.
"What did you say?" Joshi didn't understand what this guy was here for.
"Pull this sword out. You should be able to do it, and you must do it."
Nogus also took a step back to give Joshi some space.
Joshi looked at Nogus hesitantly, but she still carefully walked forward and held the sword with both hands.
The blade was at least a meter deep in the ground. An ordinary girl wouldn't be able to pull this sword out, but Joshi wasn't an ordinary girl.
Unbeknownst to her, the gray magic circled around Josh's hand, and she easily pulled out the sword with one pull.
At this moment, Joshi realized that the craftsmanship of the sword was very exquisite. It was as if it was specially made for a girl like her. It felt very comfortable in her hands.
"I'll return it to you, then leave this place." Joshi didn't forget that this sword belonged to a strange stranger.
"There's no need … This is yours. It's your birthday present."
Nogus saw Joshi's power and nodded in satisfaction.
"Did he still inherit our bloodline? And this. "
Cersei also took out a package and threw it to Joshi. Joshi caught the package firmly. The package seemed very heavy.
"This is a present for your sister," Cersei said.
"My sister … May I ask who you are?" Joshi asked the two people in front of her while holding the sword and the package.
"I'm your father's sister, and he's your father's brother," Cersei briefly introduced herself.
"And I'm your father's brother's wife!"
Just as Joshi was confused, a person who … looked like her mother from the Land of Frost appeared behind the man.
"Agata!" Noggs scolded.
"Don't be shy, and don't worry, Joshi … He looks a little fierce, but he's worried about your growth along the way," the woman called Agata said to Joshi.
"Thank you."
Joshi fell into a state of confusion again. But to be honest … she didn't want such a dangerous person to worry about her.
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