The first round's theme was "Style Showdown." The performers were required to put on makeup and matching costumes for their partners.
The person with the highest number of votes would advance to the next round.
The second round's theme was "Free Performance." The format was similar to a coordinator's extravagant performance.
Musashi and Serena were in different groups.
In the first round, Serena wore a princess gown and went on stage together with Firefox.
Lu Ye had already returned to the judging panel on the second floor. He asked, "Has the competition begun?"
"Yes, it seems that Serena's performance is very well received," Ms. Baxi said.
During the voting, the audience raised their voting sticks.
The stadium lit up with a pink light representing Serena.
"Congratulations, Serena, for successfully advancing to the next round!"
"That's great ~" Serena hugged Firefox and stuck close to her.
Musashi went on stage in the second group. She put on makeup for her partner, Pumpkin Spirit, in a strange style with bandages, will-o '-the-wisp, and a wizard hat.
The audience had subtle expressions.
This … if this wasn't an ugly look, it would be quite beautiful …
"I actually quite like Musashi Wei's gothic style," Melissa commented.
"Her technique is quite good, but it doesn't quite fit the theme," Lu Ye muttered.
Suddenly, Musashi walked out from behind the curtain. The audience's eyes lit up.
An opportunity appeared.
Musashi changed into a Halloween witch costume.
This way, Pumpkin Spirit's appearance wouldn't be objectionable. Instead, it complemented the performer's appearance!
Lu Ye smiled.
Although Musashi looked like a comedic character, she was truly talented in the field of coordination!
The voting results were in. Musashi successfully advanced to the next round.
"Musashi!"
"Awesome, meow!!"
Under the audience's astonished gazes, Kojiro and Meow Meow cheered loudly.
"Ahaha, thank you, everyone ~"
Musashi laughed loudly and blew kisses to the audience.
"The three finalists for this year's competition have been decided," the host introduced.
The host introduced them, "They are the unique contestants, Musashi Wei."
The camera panned to Musashi, who was waving her fan like an empress.
"Contestant Serena, who just debuted!"
Serena combed her hair into a high ponytail. Her turquoise eyes sparkled.
"And Contestant Shauna from Asahi Town!"
Shauna excitedly waved at the audience.
"Let's wait and see who will get the Princess's Golden Key!"
In front of the floor-to-ceiling window on the second floor, Madam Baxi asked, "What do the two of you think of the result, Mr. Lu Ye, Master Melissa?"
"I think Serena will win," Mr. Lu said bluntly.
"As for me, I really like Musashi Wei's style. Furthermore, I always feel that she's familiar." Melissa said.
Lu Ye looked up at the sky.
After all, Musashi had participated in the Divine Region's Coordination Conference, and it was Melissa who had commented on her performance.
The finals officially began.
Musashi sent out the Pumpkin Spirit and Guo Ran Weng.
"Pumpkin Spirit, use Shadow Ball!" Musashi shouted.
"Mumble —!!"
The Pumpkin Spirit's eyes lit up, and a pitch-black shadow ball flew out of its mouth.
Under the trembling eyes of the audience, the shadow ball flew towards the defenseless Weng.
"As expected, Weng, use the Return Fist." Musashi waved his fan. "Pumpkin Spirit, Seed Machine Gun!"
"Hum … Hum!" Sure enough, Weng's entire body glowed with radiance.
The shadow ball bounced back and exploded with the Seed Machine Gun fired by the Pumpkin Spirit. Smoke and sparkling grass-type energy shards rose.
Musashi stood under the sparkling shards of light and gracefully bowed.
The audience couldn't understand, but they were greatly shocked.
"What kind of art form is this …?"
"I get it now. Art is explosions!"
Lu Ye's mouth twitched.
How should he put it … Musashi might be able to become the coordinator of a unique genre!
The second was Shana's performance. This little girl held a ribbon in her hand, and her Wonderful Frog Seed scattered a colorful flower dance.
The audience responded with enthusiastic applause.
"Shana's performance is so exciting," Xiaozhi praised.
"Hmph, I still think that the performance of the previous contestant is more unique!" Citron pushed up his glasses.
"That's because Brother feels the same way about explosions." Rika snickered.
"No way!"
Serena watched Shana's performance in a daze.
Whether it's Musashi Wei's confident aura or Shana's unique technique … I don't think I can do it …
But … there are so many audience members waiting for my performance …
Serena lowered her head, and her fingers trembled slightly. Fire Fox looked at her worriedly.
"Next, let's welcome the last contestant, Serena!" the host said.
The audience applauded.
Serena took a deep breath and walked up the stage with Fire Fox.
"That child's condition is a bit off," Miss Baxi said with a frown.
Mr. Lu nodded slightly and frowned.
"She's putting too much pressure on herself …"
The free performance began. Serena's performance wasn't outstanding, and she soon made a mistake.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Fire Fox tripped on her own ribbon and fell down, bringing Serena with her.
The performance was interrupted, and the audience was in an uproar.
Miss Baxi frowned.
The expected performance accident … still happened in the end …
"Serena …" Rika looked at her worriedly.
"That little girl seems to have sprained her ankle, meow," Miaomiao said.
"If that's the case, Musashi will be the champion!"
Kojiro paused and said, "But it seems that the little girl can't compete anymore."
The hot spotlight shone on Serena's body.
She lay on the stage in a sorry state, and the venue was silent.
At the director's signal, the music stopped playing. This silence became even more unbearable and difficult to accept.
Fire Fox looked guilty as she tried to prop Serena up. Serena supported herself with her arms on the ground. Her dress was stained with dust, and her head was lowered. Her expression couldn't be seen.
The unbearable silence lasted for about three seconds.
Someone in the audience stood up with a whoosh.
Ignoring the surprised gazes of the audience, in the silent venue.
Xiaozhi made a microphone with his hand and shouted.
"Come on, Serena!"
"Pikachu!"
Citron and Rika looked at Xiaozhi in a daze, and then they came back to their senses and shouted.
"Come on, Serena!"
This deathly stillness was still unbearable.
Kojiro and Miaomiao shouted, "Come on!"
Musashi's eyes flickered, but she didn't go forward to help. If she interfered, Serena's performance would be over.
The audience looked at Kojiro and the others, who were out of place, and gradually stopped watching the show.
In front of the floor-to-ceiling window on the second floor.
Lu Ye looked at Ms. Baxi and said coldly.
"Who told you to stop the music?"
Ms. Baxi froze for a moment, then she suddenly came back to her senses. She pressed her Bluetooth and whispered.
"The performance … continues!"
The soft music started again.
Serena tried her best to prop herself up, lowered her head, and slowly walked down the stage.
Amidst the applause of the audience.
Serena bowed, signifying the end of the unsuccessful performance.
"The performances of the three contestants have all ended!"
The host, Pierre, came up to the stage and tried to stir up the atmosphere.
"So, please wave your voting sticks for the contestants you support!"
The dim venue lit up with the glow of the voting sticks.
The audience cheered for the contestants.
In the end, contestant Musashi won the first princess key with a slight advantage.
"Wonderful, Musashi won, meow ~"
Kojiro and Miaomiao cheered.
"Our hard work didn't go to waste!"
Musashi opened her fan and covered her red lips with it. She couldn't hide her smile and laughed exaggeratedly.
"Master-level competition, I, Musashi Wei, am here! Haha ~!"
"You still need to collect two keys before you can participate in the Master-level competition." Pierre smiled awkwardly.
Musashi was confused. "Eh, so that's how it is."
Serena walked backstage with Fire Fox in her arms.
"Woo ~" Fire Fox showed a guilty expression.
"It's okay," Serena said gently. "I was too concerned about the decorations."
"Serena!" Xiaozhi and the others jogged over.
"Serena, are you okay?" Zulika asked worriedly.
"I'm fine. I've recovered."
Serena looked down and smiled. "There's still a chance to get the princess key. I'll succeed next time!"
Zulika and Citron looked at each other.
"That's great." Xiaozhi smiled. "Let's go for dinner. I'm starving."
"Mm …" Serena nodded lightly, slightly lost in thought.
"Serena."
Serena raised her head and looked at the figure walking over from afar.
He slowly took off his sunglasses, revealing a familiar, serious face.
"Mr. Lu?" Xiaozhi and the others asked in unison.
Lu Ye patted Zulika's head and looked at Serena.
"I'm just here to tell you that everything we've done in the past is not meaningless."
Serena was stunned. She recalled everything that had happened before the exhibition match.
She practiced hard all night, discussed techniques, designed costumes …
But she didn't do anything in the actual match …
Serena's chest trembled. She took a deep breath.
"All of us are made up of everything in the past."
Lu Ye said gently, "So, don't deny your past so easily. It exists and will definitely be valuable."
"Okay … okay," Serena replied with a trembling voice.
"Okay …" Serena cleared her throat and smiled. "Let's go for dinner."
"Huh?"
Xiaozhi scratched his cheeks and nodded as if he understood. "Oh …"
The dinner passed in silence.
It was a silent night.
The next morning, Lu Ye rode Lothom's bicycle on the coastline for a morning exercise. He passed through the island and the greenway and returned to the circular fountain in front of the high-end hotel. He circled around the fountain and continued to ride out.
The sky was hazy, and the sea waves slammed against the iron-like reefs, splashing greyish white foam everywhere.
Lu Ye stopped his bicycle and looked at the pier for a while. He saw a figure wearing a red hat from the corner of his eye.
Serena looked at the sea. The sea breeze blew her chestnut hair. Her turquoise eyes were deep in thought.
Mr. Lu didn't disturb her.
He left Geng Gui here to keep watch while he rode his bicycle to the Elf Center.
"Mr. Lu!" Miss Joey said in surprise.
"Hello."
Lu Ye smiled.
"I'm looking for Xiaozhi."
…
The horizon was dark. The night wind whistled. The waves hit the rocks and shattered into powder.
Serena's chestnut hair blew in the wind. Naughty Panda and Fire Fox followed behind her worriedly.
Her turquoise eyes flickered as she recalled the scene of her tripping in the morning.
Xiaozhi's cheering.
The performance of a strong opponent.
Mr. Lu's encouragement.
"Everything we did in the past was not meaningless."
Sparkling tears rolled down her cheeks. Serena started sobbing as though a string had been severed.
Half-kneeling on the ground, Serena wiped the corners of her eyes. Big drops of tears splashed on the ground as she cried on the empty pier.
In the distance, the purple fatty watched silently.
Geng Gui held a handkerchief in his mouth and held back his tears. "Jie Jie!"
Naughty Panda and Fire Fox also held back their tears and flew into Serena's arms.
"Don't worry."
Serena snuggled up to the two little guys, rubbed her forehead, and said, "I'm sorry, it's all my fault …"
The ship docked at the pier reflected a little light. Dawn had just arrived, and a faint halo rose in the east.
"But. I feel this way for the first time. "
Serena smiled and said, "I'm a challenger now too."
Naughty Panda and Fire Fox looked up at her and were immediately pulled into her arms.
They shared each other's warmth. Serena put down the two little guys and took out the makeup box in her bag.
Serena took out a pair of scissors and slowly stood up.
She faced the sea breeze and closed her eyes gently. Her beautiful chestnut hair swayed in the breeze.
The sun was about to rise in the east. The sea was burning, and the golden sun gradually rose.
Scenes of the past flashed past. Meeting Xiaozhi, riding the armored rhinoceros, subduing Fire Fox … Everything.
She closed the scissors.
A strand of cut hair fluttered in the sea breeze. Another strand drifted away with the wind.
Above the pier.
Lu Ye rode the Lothom bicycle and glanced at Xiaozhi, who was panting and riding a shared bicycle.
"Fortunately, my bicycle is electric."
Lu Ye thought to himself, "Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to catch up with Xiaozhi."
"Serena —!!"
Xiaozhi shouted loudly.
Serena slowly turned her head. A hint of surprise flashed in her beautiful turquoise eyes.
She stood at the pier, the sun rising over the sea. Her short hair exuded the childishness of a boy, and her eyes were red and swollen.
"Xiaozhi …" Serena touched her ears and short hair. Her cheeks blushed.
"It's just one failure!"
Xiaozhi said loudly, "I've also failed many times, and, and …"
"I think you're cute with short hair!" Xiaozhi shouted, throwing caution to the wind.
Lu Ye: Σ (っ ° Д °;) っ
Handsome, who are you?
"So, you'll definitely be able to get Queen Carlos."
Xiaozhi stretched out his hand and said seriously,
"Just like Pikachu and I, we'll definitely be able to stand at the top of the Miare Conference!"
"Pika!" Pikachu's gaze was firm, and his cheeks were electrified.
Serena blushed and touched the short hair behind her ear. She didn't hold Xiaozhi's hand. She put her hands behind her back, nodded vigorously, and smiled.
"Yes!"
Geng Gui held the handkerchief in his mouth. "Koujie ~"
Lu Ye: "… Give me a piece too. Thank you."
…
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