Durandal smiled calmly and stood to one side according to the rehearsed positions.
"Alright! Next up! Let us welcome the Ripper of the Sky! The Imperial Destruction Dragon! Bella! Make a dazzling entrance!!"
Kallen shouted loudly.
A question mark appeared over Theresa's head. "Huh? Was there a line like that in the script?"
Right after that.
Bella, wearing a magical girl outfit and flapping her wings, descended from the sky.
"OHhhhh! Bella! Bella!!" Sirin excitedly raised the banner in her hands. "Look over here, Bella!"
Bella was a little stage-shy. Come to think of it, this was her first time.
"I-I'll TeRiTeRi you!!!"
Bella's face turned red with embarrassment.
The entire venue fell silent for a moment, then erupted into even louder applause and cheers.
"That was amazing!"
"A bashful magical girl!"
"Exactly!"
Unlike everyone else, Theresa was expressionless. Who had written that line?!
She had already gotten a bad feeling when she saw the magical girl outfit.
She hadn't expected Bella to actually say it.
"Ahem, alright! Next, let us welcome the final group of contestants!!"
After Bella got into position, Kallen looked at the list.
Then she struggled to hold back her laughter and nearly lost it.
"L-let us welcome with applause... Otto! Welt! Siegfried!!!"
"Huh?"
"Eh?"
"Mm?"
Nearly all the audience members were dumbfounded. Wait, who?
The vice bishop? The Schicksal Alliance Leader? The husband of the previous generation's strongest Valkyrie?
Siegfried: ???
Siegfried: Wait, don't I deserve some kind of nickname?
Lin Nai: St. Freya's PE teacher?
Siegfried: Forget it, then.
A female Otto dressed as Madame Green Lily approached with the graceful smile of a noblewoman.
Behind her were two Siegfrieds, both wearing makeup. Their upper bodies were clad in suits, while their lower bodies wore skirts, making them look utterly mismatched.
And there was