Luigi rubbed his chin as if considering Angor's words carefully. After a while, he looked at Laplace and asked, "So, I'll choose between the two?"
Laplace: "Okay, listen to him."
Laplace trusted Angor's judgment. Besides, the two poems were written by the same person, which meant they were almost the same level of artistic achievement. Therefore, it didn't matter if Angor chose "Ode of the Sea Spirit", "Lord of Night Rises from the Abyss", or "Lord of Light Conquers the Mountain Dragon".
"What if I choose the incomplete one?" Luigi asked.
Laplace hesitated for a moment. "If it's incomplete, how many are missing?"
Luigi considered. "I'm missing an ending. About one-tenth of it."
It's not a big deal if it's just an ending. Laplace grumbled in her mind. She didn't think Luigi would be able to reach the end of the song. Maybe the dolphin would drag him out of the ring of fire before he could even reach the beginning.
After all, they only needed to perform in the ring of fire, and they didn't have to finish the song. Besides, a song usually took a long time, and the third track had a time limit. Even if Luigi started singing as soon as he entered the sea, he wouldn't be able to reach the end.
Laplace nodded. "That's fine."
Luigi's eyes lit up. "I wrote my own lyrics for the missing ending. Can I use my own lyrics to reach the end?"
Laplace considered and nodded. "Sure."
If Luigi really chose the incomplete one and reached the end, there had to be an ending. Laplace didn't trust Luigi's original work, but it was better to have some lyrics.
Luigi smiled. "I see. Trust me. I'll give you a good performance."
On the other side, Angor wanted to say something when Luigi and Laplace were talking, but he held back in the end.
He already read the entire "Ode of the Sea Spirit". If Luigi really wanted to sing the song, Angor could just tell him the whole thing. But after some consideration, Angor decided not to. He wasn't trying to keep it to himself. It was just that no one could master a poem in a short time, not to mention the one created by Wizard Light Feather.
Even if Angor told Luigi the real ending, Luigi might not be able to grasp it right away. When the time came, there was a high chance that the performance would be inconsistent and there would be obvious flaws.
Since Luigi had written the lyrics himself, it meant that he must have performed it many times. As long as he listened to it harmoniously, the listener should not find anything wrong with it.
Therefore, he held back his urge to tell Luigi the whole story.
"By the way, you know this Wizard Guang Yu very well?" Laplace suddenly looked at Angor.
"I don't know. I've never seen it before. But his singing is very famous in the wizarding world, so I've heard of him. "
Laplace nodded thoughtfully.
Angor thought this was the end of the topic. The rabbit girl was about to finish her warm-up, and the match was about to begin. Everyone should focus on her.
However, Laplace did not stop there. Instead, he asked coldly, "Do you know how to sing?"
Angor looked at Laplace, who was wearing a serious expression. It didn't seem like he was joking.
From the look in Laplace's eyes, Angor understood something.
"Do you want me to perform as well, Miss Laplace?" Angor asked.
Laplace felt a little embarrassed, but he did not show it on his face. "Seventy-five points aren't easy to get."
Angor remained silent.
He knew that, but if he was asked to perform for the sake of points, he would not mind. But if he had to sing, he did not think it would be a bonus.
"Unless Luigi makes a big mistake when singing the poem and the whole poem is out of tune, I might choose to sing the poem. But if Luigi doesn't make any big mistakes, it won't be a bonus for me to sing, but a deduction. "
Now that he had such a great talent, he would only become a joke if he went on stage to sing.
Laplace thought for a moment and sighed in his heart. "You're right."
At this moment, Gleipnir said, "Actually, the names of the first three tracks and the last two tracks are very different."
"Mountain of Blades, Swamp, and Ring of Fire are all descriptions of the tracks. As for the last two tracks, whether it's animal taming or magic, it's a kind of performance on the circus's program list. "
"So, completing the tracks themselves can be considered as a performance."
There was nothing wrong with Glepnir's words. But Angor had a feeling that she was trying to avoid the performance. After all, Laplace had been looking at Gleipnir ever since he left Angor.
Angor did not know if it was as he thought.
But it did not matter now. The rabbit girl's match had begun, and … well, it was over.
The track had a time limit of half a minute, which was over in a blink of an eye.
There was nothing special about the whole process. The rabbit girl used inertia to turn herself into a round ball and rolled down the ropeway from the mountain.
The only difference was that this time, the rabbit girl did several squats and tumbles on the hill before she did it, which caused a round of applause from the crowd. Angor even heard someone screaming.
The timing was just right, half a minute had passed.
In the blink of an eye, under the illumination of the spotlights, the bunny girl slowly floated into the air.
The spotlight did not bring the rabbit girl to a seat. Instead, she floated in front of Angor and the others and stared at the two rows of colorful lights.
The host's voice echoed in everyone's ears.
"The Black Rabbit Challenger gave us a beautiful performance! You can feel it from the audience's applause. Gosh, the audience is so passionate. I can already see people giving gifts! "
"I'll arrange the gifts for everyone later. Now, let's see Black Rabbit's score! I believe that the audience of the Sunshine Circus will definitely give a fair score, right? "
As soon as he finished speaking, the audience burst into enthusiastic cheers.
Moreover, this shout was no longer as muffled as before. Everyone could clearly hear the audience chanting the challenger's codename: Black Rabbit.
At the same time, the neon lights in the two rows began to flicker.
"Black Rabbit, Black Rabbit, Black Rabbit!" Along with rhythmic and rhythmic cries, the neon lights lit up one by one.
Moreover, his drive was greater than anyone had imagined.
Almost instantly, the ten colored lights in the first row lit up completely. The second row of lights did not slow down either. Half of them lit up.
Now, there were already 15 lights, which meant 15 points, which was a passing score!
The lights did not stop. They were not lighting up as fast as before, but they were still lit up one by one.
The lights finally stopped when the eighteenth one was lit up.
18 points, the same as the host's example. As the leader of Sunshine Circus, the host's 18 points were definitely different from the contestants'.
Just like how fans had a filter for their idols, the audience also had a filter for the host. It was the same for giving the host a high score of 18 points.
But the rabbit girl was different. She did not have an audience, but she still got 18 points. These 18 points were worth something.
Besides, the score of the relay race would be discounted. If she got 18 points here, she could probably get full marks in the individual race.
Now that they thought about it, the rabbit girl's score was not bad.
Most of it was due to her acting cute. But so what? When cuteness could be used as a weapon, cuteness was justice.
While the host was praising the black rabbit, Laplace let out a sigh of relief. "18 points, not bad."
This meant that even if Laplace got 12 points himself, he could still pass.
Laplace had been hoping that Luigi would give him extra points, but now the rabbit girl had gotten 18 points. It should be enough for him to make up for it.
While Laplace was thinking about this, the rabbit girl returned to her seat with glory.
The moment she sat down, a shower of petals fell from the sky.
Accompanied by a large amount of petals, a bouquet of fresh flowers floated down slowly and landed on the long table in front of the rabbit girl.
"Congratulations, Black Rabbit. You've received a gift from the audience, a bouquet of fresh flowers representing the audience's love," the host said. "This bouquet of fresh flowers can be exchanged for one point. You can use it for yourself or trade it with your other teammates in the relay race.
"Just a reminder. Although the relay race is based on the total score, the higher the individual score, the better the final reward.
"The second track will be held soon. Everyone, get ready!"
As soon as the host finished speaking, the black curtain disappeared. Soon, the surroundings lit up again. The track below had changed from the knife hill track to the swamp track.
After the swampy track appeared, the host gave the audience some time to discuss.
However, Angor said to Laplace, "No need to discuss. Get down now."
Laplace looked at Angor, then at the rabbit girl, and seemed to understand what Angor meant. Without any delay, Laplace jumped down from the sky.
She knew what Angor meant. He wanted her to get on the stage while the audience was still excited.
Obviously, Angor wanted Laplace to take advantage of the rabbit girl's popularity.
She had to get on the stage while the audience was still excited.
Seeing that Laplace was so decisive, the host gave him a high degree of approval. "Hey, our second challenger is already on the stage! I believe the loyal audience of Sunshine Circus knows him. He's our noble contestant, Challenger Silver Fox! "
Hearing the word "noble", the audience cheered even louder.
The title of "Glory of the Fan Family" did not seem to bring any substantial benefits, but it could be a great weapon in a special dream that required someone to decipher it.
Unfortunately, in this "Sunshine Circus", the audience might be tempted by the noble status for a while, but it would not last long.
Otherwise, Laplace would not have been eliminated in the individual race last time.
However, this was a relay race, and she was only going to participate in the second race. If she performed as well as her noble status, her score would not be too low, but it should not be too low either.
As he pondered, the match had already begun.
Laplace was very decisive. She looked like she wanted to finish this as soon as possible.
She was obviously very familiar with the track. She completely ignored the clown who was chasing after her as she nimbly maneuvered around the swamp. She completed a "Battle Royale" and showed off her personal speed.
It did not take long for Laplace to reach the finish line.
The audience's applause was less enthusiastic than the one for the rabbit girl, but overall, it was much better than the one for the individual race.
Based on the audience's enthusiasm, the score should be around 15 points if it was the individual race. However, this was a relay race, so the score might be discounted. The final score would depend on how many neon lights were on.
Like the rabbit girl, Laplace floated in the air after the race and looked at the flashing lights under the spotlight.
The host's voice came again. His introduction was similar to the one for the rabbit girl, but he did not mention anything about the audience's gifts.
Laplace did not care about the gifts. She was more concerned about whether she was a burden or not. Based on how the Sunshine Circus worked, she should be a burden. If he was a hindrance, how much was he a hindrance?
Soon, the result of the neon lights came out.
All ten lights in the first row were lit, while only three in the second row were lit.
Thirteen points in total.
Laplace was actually very surprised by this score. She was even prepared for it to be in the single digits. Thirteen points was not bad for her. It was only one point less than the individual race.
It was probably because of her popularity.
The audience had not recovered from the black rabbit's cuteness and would not give Laplace a good score.
Anyway, Laplace was satisfied. She had gotten 31 points in the first two tracks. With the gifts, she got 32 points, which was a passing score.
Laplace had been worried that her score was too low and would put too much pressure on the people behind her, but now she was relieved.
As long as he could maintain the passing line for every subsequent round, there would basically be no problems.
The third race began in such a relaxed atmosphere.
Luigi, who was expected by everyone, finally stepped onto the center of the stage.
The third track — Ring of Fire!
After Luigi got on the stage, he felt no pressure at all. He even bowed to the air like a gentleman and introduced himself enthusiastically.
Of course, he did not say his real name in his introduction. He still used "Red-tailed Frog" as his code name.
He mainly described his profession: Bard.
He regretted that he did not have a harp and could not give the audience a perfect performance. He said confidently. Even without a harp, he could sing to make his performance as perfect as possible.
Was there any use in saying that? It was useful.
At least the audience applauded and looked forward to it.
Under everyone's anticipation, Luigi boarded the back of the Phantom Dolphin and entered the silver ocean that was rippling with waves.
(End of chapter)
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