Chapter 102 Part 1

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Chapter 102 Part 1: The Game of Humanity, Lightning War (1)

Lead singer.

This is the biggest weakness in the duo.

Kirimi Miyuki is from the island country, she has no problem with normal conversations, but singing is a different story. Once she loses control, her native accent is exposed, making it easy to break the illusion.

The previous song "Candy" was a foreign song, so everyone was starting from the same line. But this time, Kirimi Miyuki’s group drew a song from Daxia, which may lead to similar issues in the future when randomly selecting songs from the dance library. They have a significant disadvantage from the start.

Chu Wang Shu’s issue lies in her technical ability.

Her voice is good, but her skills are only at the classic KTV level. Despite her constant efforts to improve since joining the competition, without a highly effective efficiency accelerator like "Heart Flow," her current level is still worrying.

In other words, what they need most right now is an excellent lead singer who can take on more parts to cover up this weakness.

Chu Wang Shu agreed, saying:

"This time, the stage competition is solely judged by Tutor Group based on specific criteria, not influenced by the contestants’ popularity or hype. To get a high score and stand out, we can’t have any obvious shortcomings."

Kirimi Miyuki lowered her gaze to look at the list of Group 83, which contained information gathered from various practice rooms, like a map in a battlefield. She continued:

"So, we need to patiently wait for the next round to officially challenge that group in Zone B1."

As for which group it was, the two of them understood without needing to speak it out loud.

Xie Qingxuan’s overall strength ranked first among all contestants, disregarding the element of ‘Heart Flow.’ In a one-on-one dance battle, no one would be willing to be her opponent.

During the seating selection phase, a certain proud lady chose to sit in the second spot for valid reasons.

There was no need to say much about Chu Yuanqing. By simply showcasing her charm at the beginning of her performance, she could easily dominate the entire competition.

The combination of these two in Zone C1 was like a hellish dungeon, with a high rate of failure for those who rashly challenged them.

Kirimi Miyuki had a clear understanding of her team’s ability.

Chu Wang Shu was decent, but that’s about it.

Currently in the C1 region, there is only one other pair of top team members — Ji Shuzhu and Chen Yining — who can match the quality of the other team.

Moreover, facing such tough opponents, any weaknesses will be greatly magnified. Just a slight difference in score could lead to a disastrous defeat, so having good strategies and tactics is crucial.

Chu Wang Shu continued, saying:

"There are not many lead singers, with only Lin Baor, Luo Chan, and Fang Xiaoke in Grade B, and only Liuli in Grade A."

"Adding to that, since Lin Baor and Liuli are on the same team, we only have three teams to choose from to challenge."

Kirimi Miyuki commented:

"We should aim for the best."

"Moreover, to increase our chances of winning, our target can only be Tang Liuli."

The girl said this, her eyes sparkling with a glimmer, a smile appearing on her lips as she softly added:

"Because I have a feeling, there is a ninety percent chance that Tang Liuli will choose to directly challenge Chu Yuanqing."

This sentence is not only a result of alertness towards a "rival", but also a rational judgment based on an analysis of the situation.

From Tang Liuli’s perspective, competing with the two lead singers is not much different from the other Grade B options, but it would be foolish to settle for less and instead challenge the two former roommates, as the probability of being challenged and losing is very high.

Once successful, the opposing team would be able to form a Grade A team with three members who are familiar with each other’s personalities and have a certain level of understanding, making them an epic strong team.

This kind of lineup is very advanced and could easily dominate in the remaining three versus three competition, forming the highest quality team of five members to practice the songs for the second performance in advance.

Kirimi Miyuki foresaw such a future.

So even if lacking a lead singer, Tang Liuli, being a valuable chess piece, must intercept ahead of time, otherwise the gap between the two teams will only widen after the next round, not to mention the risk of having Chu Yuanqing snatched into the team.

Chu Wang Shu reacted quickly, she also grasped the deeper reasons and came up with various conspiracies in her little mind, pondering and agreeing, saying:

"You are right, Liuli is very likely to act in this way."

"I even suspect that if given the chance, she would shamelessly ask for a fake match, immediately moving in with Little Qing and the others in the B1 dorm."

"So the current issue isn’t about winning or not, but about how we can get Liuli to agree to our challenge."

Kirimi Miyuki remembered the sight of a green-eyed cat with its fur standing on end, its pretty innocent face looking pensive. She smiled sweetly, and softly said:

"It’s okay, if it’s her, she should be quite easy to deal with."

Chu Wang Shu glanced sadly at the names on the projection.

Although Liuli isn’t dumb, she always felt that Little Sakura could be scary when acting dark-hearted.

Well, hopefully she’s okay!

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Three days later, Sea City’s show "Dazzling Stage" remained inactive, neither live streaming nor sharing behind-the-scenes, disappointing the audience and sparking intense discussions, feeling like being tricked.

Xu Ling also felt withdrawal symptoms, spending her days in the dark chat group, praising the continuous output of fanfiction by the talented fan.

However, due to the challenging editing of Little Sakura’s inspirational videos and her perfectionism, most of her energy was spent on that, making it seem less difficult to endure.

On the other hand, the second episode of the show had some sweet moments that could excite the fans. As the leader of the fan club and support group, she added more names to her editing list daily, fueled by passion and coffee to keep up.

So, it was best for "Dazzling Stage" to stay inactive. This way, she could meet her targets and then peacefully fall into a deep sleep like a contented baby.

Notably, Chu Yuanqing’s video on growth, given a random title like "Calling all Mom Fans, Honey Qing’s Growth Journey," caused a sensation on a pink app, getting over a million likes and surprising some anime fans.

Since there was no promotion on Weibo, the comments section had a touch of otaku aesthetics.

However, her randomly edited short videos on an alternate account received significantly more likes than the previous one, with higher ratios of favorites and coins, making it quite unique.

– "Mom Fans, Don’t Enter, Honey Qing’s Fans Gather Here for a Fall!"

Hmm, in this video, apart from the initial viral "ribbon god image," there are numerous clips of Chu Yuanqing dancing in a little dress extracted from hours of livestreams, performances, show edits, and behind-the-scenes footage.

To be precise, Xu Ling selected dozens of angles of girls’ skirts fluttering and smoothly connected them all together to create a silky skirt swirling feast.

The finale featured Chu Yuanqing’s "Little Deer in Chaos," which seemed to impress the audience greatly. It has garnered over five million likes on the pink app, giving this trainee a bit of fame in another circle.

Similar fan creations kept emerging rapidly like mushrooms after the rain, ensuring that Sea City’s "Dazzling Stage" never lacked viewership. The first and second episodes of the show continue to break viewership records.

Theoretically, following this trend, even if the official website remains silent for a month, the third episode, once released, can easily trend on the headlines without worrying about losing popularity.

However, for fans accustomed to watching live broadcasts daily, this reality seemed particularly harsh. Many people started cursing for "Dazzling Stage" to cool down quickly so that the program group would be prompted to start a live broadcast.

On the other side, Kyoto’s "Dazzling Stage" postponed the airing of the second episode for a week and took the opportunity to promote heavily, finally regaining some external attention and starting to catch up.

Unfortunately, none of the Kyoto contestants possessed the charm of "Heart Flow," resulting in a much poorer stage performance compared to Sea City. Comments under the direct filming videos were filled with comparisons between the two cities, filled with criticisms and jabs at each other.

All of these events have nothing to do with the base in Zhelong Town.

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