FATE: Target of Grand Master

In the final performance, the four musical masters—Nero, Mashu, Nitocris, and Silent Hassan—stood on the four sides of the stage, performing for the audience on the side they were facing.

When the chorus came, the four of them reunited in the center of the stage, leading the entire audience in a sing-along.

During the performance, His Majesty Nero gave an impromptu guitar performance, which was an original element added to the show, but overall it was still a very standard idol group performance.

The popularity of the music maestro is undeniable, especially His Majesty Nero's immense popularity, which made Euryale feel as if her victory over him was an illusion.

"Don't just stand there, you flat-chested goddess."

Maeve patted Euryale on the shoulder and walked over.

"It's our turn, Flat Goddess."

Shuten-dōji walked over with a smile.

"Wait a minute, what's with this nickname? Explain yourself! Who's 'Flat-chested'?"

The three of them playfully brushed past the four music masters who had just stepped off the stage, but as they were about to go on stage, their eyes suddenly sharpened.

"Remember what we said back then? If it really comes down to the final round, we'll use that method," Maeve said.

"Don't worry, of course I remember."

Shuten-dōji flicked the scissors in his hand.

"Maeve".

Euryale suddenly called out to Maeve.

"what?"

"If we lose the last round, you'll have suffered your third consecutive defeat in tonight's performance."

After saying that, Euryale went up on stage, as a response to Maeve calling her "flat".

"you!!!"

Maeve clenched her fists.

"We absolutely cannot lose this round!"

"Yare yare".

Shuten watched the two walk onto the stage and followed closely behind them with a smile.

In order to deal with the fact that the GxQxG idol group only had 3 members, Xia Yan asked Morgan to temporarily add a circular, rotating stage to the original quadrilateral stage.

"Huh? Is that even possible?"

Nitocris never expected that the other side would change the stage so directly.

"The rules don't say it's not allowed, so it's allowed."

"Quiet Hassan said."

"Hmm. Interesting."

Nero was clearly looking forward to Euryale and the others' performance.

All the lights went out, and as the music started, the lights shone on the first idol to perform.

"Wait a minute, what's that sound?" Nitocris noticed something strange.

GxQxG idol group only released three group songs, so music masters, as their rivals, also conducted a detailed study on the order in which they sang each song.

The lyrics here should have been sung by Euryale, and the lights did indeed shine on the girl wearing two flower wreaths, but the voice was clearly Maeve's!

and many more!

Nitocris looked closely at the figure illuminated by the light; the height seemed off!

This person is clearly much taller than Euryale, who is only 134cm tall. Could it be that...?

That's right, for this final performance, the three came up with a clever idea: to swap costumes and perform together!

As for the size issue, there's always a way to solve it with magic.

"I was also taken aback when I first heard their ideas."

Xia Yan walked off the stage and stood next to Miss He.

"But besides being a novel idea, it's also a great opportunity to showcase Miss Tsuru's spirit costume, so I have no reason to object."

"Royal P..."

For some reason, Miss He's vision became a little blurry, and she quickly rubbed her eyes.

Just as Xia Yan was talking to Miss He, the lights shifted to the second idol, Shuten-dōji, who was wearing a white dress with Maeve on it.

Despite the different voices, the novelty resonated with the audience, who continued to wave their light sticks rhythmically.

Finally, Euryale appeared, dressed in a kimono spirit costume. After all three appeared, they ran together to the center of the circular stage. At this moment, the song reached the first chorus, and the three sang together, bringing the audience to a small climax.

"However, these little tricks are not enough."

I think that's what you and the music masters probably think.

Just as Xia Yan uttered those words, Nitocris, backstage, expressed the same sentiment.

Miss Tsuru nodded: "Mr. Yu, although what I said may be a bit discouraging, the music maestro's performance was textbook perfect."

"I agree with that. So, this time we're going to completely break with the usual methods, because what can defeat textbooks isn't other textbooks, but comic books."

As soon as the words were spoken, a large cloud of white mist spewed out from the center of the stage, and a moment later, the three people's spirit clothes returned to their original owners.

The three of them ran to the edge of the stage again and began to sing.

The singing returned to its original state, but Euryale and the others' stage design was not yet finished.

As Euryale sang, a giant lily grew out from below the stage, further highlighting Euryale's ethereal beauty.

When it was Maeve's turn to sing, white mist spewed out from under her feet. Then Maeve changed into the warden's spirit clothes and held a long whip that looked like a beast tamer in her hand. She sang while rhythmically cracking the whip, making "crack" sounds.

"Hiss~"

Finally, Shuten-dōji went so far as to tear her kimono off the stage. The originally thick kimono was torn into an extremely revealing style by Shuten-dōji, and the remaining strips of fabric swayed with Shuten-dōji's dance, revealing the snow-white body of the "CCTV First Sister" in a way that made the male audience members' blood boil.

The performance of the three idols on stage was complemented by the slowly rotating edge of the circular stage, ensuring that the audience, regardless of their angle, could have a complete view of the idols' stage presence.

"You can play it like that?"

Nito and Silent Hassan were both dumbfounded.

"The songs, the costumes, the stage effects, and even the audience's feelings—they really made full use of every element available. Hmm! They certainly didn't disappoint me."

Nero also had an expression that said, "He truly is the formidable rival I've chosen."

"Miss Klein! Hang in there, you can't give up now!"

The sheer impact of the stage performance nearly made Miss He's brain overload and cause her to faint. Xia Yan, standing nearby, quickly roused her.

Bang!

As the song reached its second chorus, fireworks were set off from the center of the stage, bringing the entire performance to a climax!

The unison singing of 8 people was like a tidal wave, and its momentum was unparalleled. This was a height that even the previous performances by music masters had not reached!

It seems they've won this time.

Watching such a performance, the four music masters all found their answer.

As expected, the music master received 79992 votes, a number that was almost guaranteed to win. Unfortunately, the GxQxG idol group received 80000 votes, a perfect number that won over all the audience members present.

"We won!"

"Hmph, I told you, I absolutely won't lose this time!"

"Hehe, in that case, my sacrifice was worthwhile."

Seeing the three excited people on the stage, Xia Yan did not immediately go to celebrate with them as usual, but stood quietly next to Miss He.

"Miss Klein, now that we've come this far, shouldn't you abandon your reservations and give it your all?"

Miss He was taken aback at first, then her eyes turned forlorn.

"Oppa, have you seen through everything already?"