Collapse? No, this is just everyday life.

She cupped her hands around her mouth like a megaphone, closed her eyes, and shouted, "Ah Yu, I love you!!!!"

However, the cheers in the entire stadium subsided the moment she shouted, and Kiana was quite close to the front of the stage, so her confession rang in everyone's ears instantly.

Kiana: “…”

Bronya was instantly stunned, then burst out laughing.

Greta's eyes lit up: "Kiana, you're so bold!"

Kaguya and Mei suppressed their laughter and turned their heads away, no longer looking at her.

Faced with the gazes of almost everyone in the arena, Kiana's face instantly turned bright red with embarrassment, and she covered her face, almost lowering her head to the ground.

Susana grinned, trying to laugh, but quickly covered her mouth and turned her head away, her body trembling as she struggled to hold it in.

Another member of the group has been added to the list of those who have died, making it even more embarrassing than Susana's slip of the tongue earlier. Compared to this, she suddenly felt that what she had just done was nothing.

Nangong Yu naturally heard this confession. He was very familiar with Kiana's voice; he knew it perfectly, whether it was her usual speech or her soft moans when she was upset. He immediately waved in Kiana's direction and said with a smile, "I appreciate this fan's sentiment. Remember to leave your contact information!"

After making a joke to lighten the mood, Ellie chimed in at the right moment.

"Everyone, did you enjoy Eden's performance just now?"

"nice!!!!"

Do you all like Eden?

"like!!!!!"

"Oh, then let Eden host it. Anyway, no one likes Miss Fairy."

Her smile vanished instantly, her face hardening, and Ellie made a move to turn around and walk back.

At this point, the audience realized that no one had called her "Miss Fairy" when she appeared, which probably made Ellie feel resentful.

There were naturally many fairy fans at the scene, and they immediately panicked upon seeing this.

Unfortunately, before they could even try to stop her, Nangong Yu immediately crossed Eden and came to Ai Li's side. With a gentle scoop, he took Ai Li's hand in his and said softly, "Don't go. Even if people don't like you, you still have me, right? I want you to stay by my side."

"Well......"

Her stern face immediately softened, turning red with shyness. Ai Li moved closer to Nangong Yu and gently punched his shoulder with her little fist.

"It was all your fault just now, but since you've put it that way, I guess I can stay."

The soft, coquettish voice echoed throughout the venue, instantly turning the expressions of the audience members who had initially wanted to persuade her to stay into disgust, and a chorus of boos filled the air.

No, buddy?

Luring the dog in to kill it?

I was already stuffed with all the PDA online. Ever since Miss Fairy came to the Far East, eight out of ten of her blog posts are about Nangong Yu. But it's one thing to eat dog food online, but to chase after her and feed her dog food offline? Isn't that a bit too much?

Seeing the handsome couple and their tender affection, they felt as if their earlier attempts to persuade them to stay were nothing more than clown acts, and everyone else had become a part of their performance.

The live stream chat exploded with comments, everyone cursing Nangong Yu for being inhuman and vowing to kill this scoundrel.

Backstage, Theresa clenched her small fists tightly as she nervously watched the scene unfold.

Neither of them uttered a single word of the opening ceremony speech during their conversation. Although the scene seemed alright, why, why did I always want to punch that bastard in the face?

But then, something completely unexpected happened.

After a long silence, Eden suddenly stepped forward, gently took Nangong Yu's other arm, and smiled at Aili amidst their puzzled expressions, saying, "Didn't you say that Yu and I were going to host the event together? Aili, why aren't you leaving yet?"

Alicia: “?”

Nangong Yu: "?"

Not only the two of them, but the entire audience was stunned.

No, what is going on?

Although their brains were a bit overloaded, they knew one thing: the fun was about to begin.

Having just been fed dog food, they no longer complained. Apart from Eden's fans who were completely shocked and confused, everyone watched this scene with amusement.

Eden, however, maintained her gentle smile. Watching Ellie's expressions constantly shifting, she couldn't help but laugh, "How amusing, Ellie, your expressions!"

"Eden!!!"

Ellie couldn't hold back any longer. She immediately realized that Eden had tricked her, and shouted in dissatisfaction.

Just then, Theresa's furious voice came through their headsets.

"This is the opening ceremony of a Pokémon competition, not some dating reality show! You three better watch yourselves!!!!"

After the reprimand, the farce quickly ended, and the three of them returned to their original positions. Ellie, pretending to have just arrived, waved to the audience: "Hi, long time no see, did you miss me?"

Unfortunately, the cheers ceased, replaced by boos.

"Oh, I've received everyone's enthusiasm, and I miss you all very much~"

Speaking blatantly, Ai Li turned her gaze to Nangong Yu, who quickly chimed in.

Knowing that explaining anything now would be useless, Nangong Yu naturally understood that he needed to release something bombshell to attract everyone's attention.

Holding up the microphone, he said with a smile, "Ahem, such a grand event naturally has many distinguished guests. First of all, let me give you a warm welcome to Ms. Lusamine from the Aether Foundation, the biggest sponsor of this Pokémon World Championships!!"

After he finished speaking, the scene was calm and quiet, with almost no reaction. Many people wondered if Nangong had lost his mind.

The Ether Foundation, Lusamine, isn't that something from an anime?

What, you think you can call them over here?

But just then, the large screen suspended in the center of the stage began to rotate.

The camera swept across the bewildered audience and quickly focused on a separate VIP section high up.

The sight before them made the audience's eyes widen.

A beautiful woman with long blonde hair sat elegantly on the sofa, wearing a pure white fitted dress that accentuated her mature and charming demeanor. Beside her sat a little girl with long blonde hair, wearing an adorable dress. When she noticed her image appearing on the big screen, she immediately shrank shyly into her mother's arms.

There's no trace of cosplay; it's as if she stepped right out of an anime.

The next moment, a deafening roar of cheers erupted.

"Wow, you're serious!!!"

"I am Rosamund's dog!!!"

"Lillie, I love you!!!"

"..."

The blatant cheers made the little girl even more shy. Her face flushed red as she huddled in her mother's arms, but her misty little eyes kept peeking outside. This incredibly cute sight instantly captured the hearts of many otaku, and the cheers rose even higher.

Rosamina was much more generous, smiling and waving to the audience. When she saw people in nearby seats looking over, she would turn her gaze to them and wave with a smile.

"Thank you so much, Ms. Rosamine, for your great support. By the way, on everyone's behalf, does Miss Lillie have a boyfriend?"

Looking in the direction of Lusamine, Nangong Yu asked with a smile.

Lusamine smiled and nodded, then picked up the microphone next to the sofa and said, "It's a bit too early for Lillie to think about this, but if it's someone Lillie likes and who is genuinely sincere towards her, I don't think I would object."

"Mother!!!"

Lillie looked even more shy, snuggling into her mother's arms and acting coquettishly.

Thanks to the more mature AI of anti-entropy, the various reactions of these virtual characters look almost indistinguishable from those of real people.

Such a sight was naturally a huge blow to the otaku. They had never seen such a scene before. One by one, they were instantly captivated and couldn't wait to call her "mother-in-law".

"Dude, calm down! It's just a two-dimensional character, just a string of data!!!"

In the audience, a young man pulled his excited friend aside to comfort him.

"Yes, I know they're data, they're AI, but what does it matter? As long as I put in the effort, they can bring me wonderful fantasies, but what about reality? Don't try to persuade me, buddy, I just like anime characters!"

Such debates were not uncommon. Seeing that the atmosphere had been revived, Nangong Yu immediately smiled and continued, "Ahem, I've asked all the brothers about the situation. From now on, it's up to each of you to do your best. Next up is the next guest."

Looking at the reaction on the scene, he felt a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of mixed emotions, including admir

At this moment, probably no one would take his first half of the sentence seriously, but who could have known that he wasn't lying to everyone? A few years later, everyone would understand his intention.

As for the various social problems that might arise as a result, that's not something he needs to worry about.

He paused, then composed himself and announced loudly, "Let's welcome the technical supporter of this competition—Professor Oak!!!"

The scene on the screen then shifts to a middle-aged man wearing a white lab coat, looking friendly and approachable. He stands up and waves to the audience with a smile.

Cheers that were no less enthusiastic than before rang out again.

"Holy crap, even Professor Oak is here!!!"

"Professor Oak, I'm your fan!!!"

"Professor Oak, what is your relationship with Ash's mother, Aunt Hanako?!"

Amidst the excited cheers, a strange voice suddenly broke the silence.

The audience was stunned for a moment, then they all started to jeer.

Upon hearing this, Professor Oak's smiling face instantly froze, his old face turning bright red with embarrassment. He stammered and couldn't say anything, which made the audience burst into laughter.

After that, Serena, Touko, Marie, Lyrina... many popular characters appeared one by one, and the cheers from the audience never stopped. Finally, the appearance of Ash and Pikachu caused the loudest cheers of the entire night.

With the atmosphere building to its peak, it was finally the contestants' turn to take the stage.

Twenty designated zones, one hundred champions and superstars.

It can be said that these 100 people are the strongest among hundreds of millions of players, and each of them has a large number of fans thanks to the support of the clubs behind them.

As for whether there are ordinary people without clubs or backing?

There are some, but not many.

Without the resources of a club, where would they get the energy to analyze various tactics, and also focus on leveling up their Pokémon and building synergy with them? It would be too difficult for one person to do it alone.

But precisely because it's difficult, those players without clubs are also quite popular.

Player cards were displayed on the big screen, along with their impressive performances in previous competitions.

"Phew~ I'm so tired. Ah Yu, give me a drink of water~"

The backstage broadcast also gave Nangong Yu and the others time to rest backstage for a while. After introducing that long list of guests, he and Ai Li were both parched.

"Ok?"