20demayo Chapter 401 Xiao Guang, Stepping onto the Stage!
Chapter 401 Xiao Guang, Stepping onto the Stage!
Bang! Bang!
"Thank you all so much for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend this Water Lily Competition! I am Bai An, the host of this competition!"
The following day, amidst the booming of cannons, the highly anticipated Water Lily Competition officially began.
The venue was completely dark, except for the stage which shone with dazzling light. Bai An stood on the stage, excitedly delivering his familiar opening remarks.
Even though the lines were not much different from all the previous grand competitions, Bai An's condition was obviously much better than in the past. Even with a relatively thick makeup on her face, it still couldn't hide the faint dark circles around her eyes.
With extensive media coverage, this water lily competition has become a prelude to a major celebration.
Almost all the dark horses have gathered here, just to determine the winner in this competition.
Many of them, like Xiaoguang, are Coordinators who are just one ribbon away from qualifying for the Grand Festival. In order to make this most prestigious Grand Festival their stepping stone, all the participating Coordinators must have prepared the best performance they can think of.
"This year's scale is truly unprecedented. Winning the championship in this water lily competition... will be no easy feat."
The tense atmosphere that permeated the venue before the competition even began made Xiao Gang realize how dangerous this major event was.
On such a high-profile stage, it's good enough to make it to the end, but if you make a mistake or perform poorly on such a stage, it might seriously affect your trip afterwards.
"Don't worry, Xiaoguang will definitely win the championship."
"Ash, you're really confident. You were more worried about Dawn than anyone else when we first started our trip."
Xiao Gang could still make such jokes in private.
Xiaogang probably wouldn't say such things in front of Xiaoguang. But if Xiaoguang knew that Xiaozhi, who is always very strict with her, actually observes her secretly every time she trains, the scene would be...
"That was in the past," Ash shrugged and said, "Dawn is almost at her Ultimate level now~ An Ultimate Dawn wouldn't lose in a situation like this."
"What's a Perfect form? Ash, have you been watching that popular tokusatsu series lately?"
"What is that thing...?"
While Xiaozhi and Xiaogang were chatting in the audience, Bai'an on stage finally finished reading his opening remarks. After briefly introducing the judges present, the Water Lily Contest officially began.
And the first one to go on stage.
"Did Mr. Shangzhi draw the first one? The pressure of being the first to go on stage in this kind of situation must be immense..."
Looking at Shang Zhi, who still wore a gentle smile on the stage, Xiao Gang couldn't help but mutter to himself with some worry.
It would be fine for a regular grand competition, but in this competition full of dark horses, the judges might be a bit strict with the first guest to appear.
"If it's Mr. Shangzhi, there shouldn't be any problem, right?"
Unlike Xiao Gang's worries, Xiao Zhi looked at Shang Zhi, who stood on the stage and remained calm despite the grand scene, and knew that it wouldn't be difficult for Shang Zhi to pass the first round of assessments.
This year's Water Lily Contest differs from previous grand contests in two ways.
The first is well-known: this year's Water Lily Competition has gathered almost all the dark horse contestants. In terms of strength and prestige, this competition is probably on par with, or even better than, the Mikkelsen Cup.
After all, some time has passed since the Mikeli Cup, and the contestants from that time have all grown to varying degrees during that period.
The second difference lies in the pressure of this competition.
Although the Mikkelsen Cup is highly prestigious, the pressure of participating is also immense.
However, the outside world does not directly regard the winner of the Mikkuri Cup as the winner of the major celebration, while this Water Lily Competition is being treated by official magazines and media as a preparatory event for the major celebration.
Whether it's the media hype or the level of importance attached to it by the contestants.
This water lily competition is going to outshine all other events.
In this situation, it becomes especially important for the contestants to withstand the pressure and bring their usual training performance into the competition.
As a bard, Shang Zhi is clearly not someone to worry about in this regard.
"Ready to go, Roseredo!"
Shang Zhi, still wearing a calm smile, gently tossed a baby ball into the air.
......
After Shang Zhi completed the first round of performances with a perfect showing.
The remaining contestants then took to the stage one after another.
The first round of review is already halfway through.
"Now it seems that Shangzhi and Kengo are the most likely to advance. Apart from them, the most 'eye-catching' contestant is probably Sweet Musashi Rina."
The first round of review is halfway through.
Every contestant performed very well, but Shangzhi and Xiaowang were the most outstanding.
However, it's still too early to say for sure, after all.
"Most of the dark horse contenders are concentrated in the latter half, so it's a little early to draw conclusions now."
Xiao Zhi quietly gazed at the competition stage.
The contestant now standing at the most crucial dividing line is—
"..."
My body trembled slowly as the elevator platform rose.
My thoughts were stirred up as well.
I'm already very familiar with this kind of scene, but how should I put it?
Even if the stage you face isn't that grand, standing on it, looking down from a high place, feeling the audience's gaze and cheers, the feeling of excitement rising from your chest is still so strong.
Xiao Guang's right hand was clenched tightly together. Her slightly closed eyes seemed to be awakened by the light shining from the outside. With a slight lift of her eyebrows, the grand stage and the cheering figures below were reflected in her eyes.
She was well aware of how important the position she drew was.
Following her are a series of dark horse contestants, including Xiao Wang. She is at this dividing line, and the judges' scoring standards will only be stricter than those for Shang Zhi, who was the first to appear.
If she can't deliver a more stunning performance than the previous contestants here.
Ten qualifying spots might not be enough for this year's water lily competition.
but.
Xiao Guang took a step forward.
My gaze followed the stage, past the audience in front, and landed directly on Xiao Zhi.
Although the figure was not clear, she recognized him at a glance.
Really.
Xiao Guang smiled, all the tension from a moment ago vanished.
"Curly Ear, step onto the stage!"
Sure enough, no matter how big the stage, as long as Ash is seen, all negative emotions seem to magically disappear.
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It's been two days since the last update, and I've actually written half of this chapter. But after such a long hiatus, I haven't felt like writing anything at all... Between my work as a homeroom teacher, my teacher training, and the driving school I suddenly enrolled in a month ago, I've never felt so fulfilled. I might have to go for interviews at another private school at the end of November; I need to secure my backup plan for next year.