Regarding the fact that my best friend is a magical girl

"Silly boy, I did all this so that I could stay with you forever."

I couldn't understand his answer.

"for me?"

"Well, I plan to become the association's liaison officer. If I can successfully join, I'll be your assigned liaison officer. Wouldn't that be great?"

"Huh! Really?"

When I was a magical girl, he was my liaison.

When I was an idol, he was also my manager;

When I am myself, can he become my leaf?

"Hehehe!"

But Ye Zi patted my head.

"Why are you grinning like an idiot again? At least try to act smarter on stage!"

I'm not stupid... at least I consider myself fairly smart.

Only in front of Yezi am I willing to show this naivety. This is a unique trust, how can he not understand?

"Ye Zi, after the idol season ends... I have something I want to tell you..."

"What do you want to say? Why are you being so hesitant?"

Even though I've already said that, Yezi still doesn't seem to understand and keeps asking questions.

He really doesn't understand girls' feelings at all.

"We said we'd talk about it after it's over!"

Pushing aside the leaves, I ran towards Miss Halley, who was standing at the door ready to go on stage.

"Serno, let's both do our best!"

"Yes! I want to meet Miss Halley in the finals!"

"What a good child."

Miss Halley patted my head with a smile, but as she raised her hand, a large expanse of skin was exposed from her armpit to her side, leaving me momentarily at a loss for where to look.

She was dressed only in a deep purple gauze robe, and her face was partially covered by a veil, which complemented her slightly purple eyes.

Although it's called a robe, her performance outfit is incredibly revealing, with a bare back, a deep V-neck in the front, and almost completely open sides. When she takes a step, her slender, shapely legs are exposed. The amount of fabric covering her body is comparable to the bikini she wore in Hawaii...

sexy.

But not everyone can pull off this kind of sexiness. If it were me, I'm afraid I would underperform because of my shame.

But Miss Halley remained calm, which freed up space for her wings and tail to move around.

I asked, "Miss Halley, are you planning to wear this to the dance?"

She spun around in front of me.

Wearing soft gauze sleeves, her hands descended from her distinct collarbones, across the towering twin peaks, and explored all the way to the flat interior.

Then, she casually put her hands on her hips.

"Of course! Because that's how a dancer should dress!"

"Miss Halley is amazing, she's always so confident... I wish I could be like her..."

"Shhh."

She gestured for me to be quiet.

"Don't say things like that, you're just discouraging yourself."

On the stage, the judges were already seated, including Sirius and the old man they had met before.

"That old man is here too? I remember his surname is Han..."

"That old gentleman is Han Shuo. Although he has officially retired, he is still a powerful figure in the domestic entertainment industry. The resources he controls are beyond your imagination... Today, this stage is our opportunity. Seruno, give it your all and perform well. As long as you can get the judges' attention, even if you don't win the championship, your future will still be bright."

That's what Miss Halley said.

Does that mean that as long as you can play, you've already won?

"That might be true, but I want the championship!"

This is a promise I made to myself.

"Is that so? Is this your determination?"

Miss Halley sighed and composed herself, abandoning her usual relaxed demeanor.

"Unfortunately, there can only be one laurel wreath, so... I will defeat you!"

Giving it your all is only natural.

Miss Halley is amazing, but I don't want to lose!

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Action!!

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After the host's boasting and introductions, the four contestants, including myself, were assigned to stand in specific positions at the four corners of the stage.

then.

The enormous stage began to deform.

The massive main stage unfolds in a cross shape from the center, eventually dividing into four smaller stages on all four sides. Dozens of drones are densely packed in the air, filming from every angle, so there can be no moment of relaxation...

Yes, I can't go backstage to rest today!

A square platform remains in the middle of the split stage; that is Miss Water Commission's personal broadcasting studio.

However, the three judges' seats were also moved there, making the small square room seem less out of place.

All I need to do is stand on my own platform with a smile on my face.

The performance order is: Ryuhime, me, Miss Halley, and Miss Yuuanya.

The third judge responsible for scoring the third and fourth rounds, besides Sirius and Mr. Han Shuo, is... wait!

Why is Miss Spica sitting there?

Or perhaps as a magical girl?

I can't understand it, and I wasn't notified in advance. I thought it would be that magical girl idol from the previous two rounds.

"Ahem, Seruno."

A cough came through the in-ear monitor; it sounded like Ms. Yin Wei's voice.

She really is everywhere...

"Because the Supernova Idol Festival selects magical girl idols, Mr. Han Shuo is in charge of evaluating the 'idol' part, while Director Spica was invited by Sirius to evaluate the 'magical girl' part."

Is it the magical girl part?

That 'Ryuhime' and Miss Halley...

Miss Yin Wei continued, "That's what they say, but Director Spica is just here to make up the numbers. She doesn't have Sirius's ability to see through the Star Crystal at a glance, so under normal circumstances, she wouldn't be able to see through Liu and Halley's identities."

She might not be able to...

But 'Ryuhime'...

The animal-eared beauty on stage blurred into a Gaussian blur.

Faced with Spica, which is like a natural enemy, Stream has become so frightened that its software has become unstable.

Chapter Seventy-Two: A Love Song

(Albinocotyledon)

Although not a player.

But as an agent, I can still stay backstage and watch the game.

Starting from the third round, the stadium audience no longer participated in the scoring.

Instead, three judges will each give their own scores, and the scores will be summed up to minimize the possibility of bribing audience votes... Although it is possible to bribe the judges, none of the three people present seem like people who could be bought with money.

The mermaid witch's song faded, but its lingering melody still echoed in my ears.

Ryuhime's performance was excellent.

Liu used her projection abilities to construct a fantastical, animated scene. Watching her performance was like watching an immersive music video; no other contestant could create such a variety of colorful special effects…

Ultimately, Ryuhime's performance earned a high score of 25.

There's nothing wrong with that in itself.

The problem was that Liu's performance wasn't perfect. He was affected by Spica's poor performance on the judging panel, which resulted in incomplete loading of low-poly models in the projection, and many of the movements also exhibited audio-visual desynchronization.

If I were a judge, I'd only score six or seven out of ten.

Even with so many mistakes, Spica, who was in charge of evaluating from the perspective of a magical girl, actually gave Ryuhime a perfect score of 10, despite her performance being far from what it used to be.

The reason is...

"Her timid and hesitant demeanor is quite endearing. Although we don't know what kind of child she is, her hard work deserves recognition."

Listen to what kind of talk this is!

Isn't it just finding a reason to give full marks?

Spica's role as a judge is far too subjective.

Despite not knowing Ryuhime's true identity, she actually harbored feelings for "Ryuhime," and perhaps even if she captured him, she wouldn't do anything to him...

However, what "Ryuhime" is like is no longer important.

Her score has already been set, so there's no point in discussing it further.

Besides, the next performer is Serino.