The contestants finished taking the stage, followed by a speech from Tesoro.
Its general meaning was to thank the audience for their support, Fish-Man Island for its cooperation, and all the contestants for their hard work.
Then, at last, amid the audience's cheers, the final competition began.
The finals' rules were made extremely complicated, with four rounds in total.
In the first round, the three contestants each performed their talents. The audience and judges then scored them to determine the rankings. The top two advanced to the winners' bracket final, while the last-place contestant fell into the losers' bracket.
The second round was a match between the two contestants who had advanced to the winners' bracket final, with the loser likewise entering the losers' bracket.
The third round was the losers' bracket final between the two contestants who had fallen into it.
In the final round, the winner of the third round entered the grand final to face the winner of the second round and determine the ultimate victor.
The only reason the rules had been made so complicated was that there were only three contestants. If they had simply decided the winner in one round, many viewers would probably have complained that it was too rushed.
The more complicated the rules were, the more they demonstrated the organizers' rigor.
Thus, the first round of the finals began.
The three contestants standing on the final stage were all mermaids, and all of them were beautiful young women.
It could not be helped. Although there were beautiful and charming girls among the fish-men as well, they were still at a relative disadvantage compared to mermaids.
Aside from Queen Otohime, the other two mermaid contestants were both exceptionally beautiful, with captivating voices and graceful dancing.
In the eyes of the overseas spectators,