The instant Laplace reached shore, the clown head exploded with a bang, sending a shower of streamers and clown balloons drifting through the air, as though celebrating her successful landing.
Amid the streamers and balloons, applause rose from the audience.
Laplace's performance on this course had been somewhat better than on the cableway before... probably because the chase had looked lively, and Laplace had used quite a few elegant tricks to evade the clown balloons' devouring mouths. Those techniques had earned her extra points.
Thus, the audience's response was a little more enthusiastic, though overall, it still fell short of the blazing excitement of a full house.
Unable to let the audience down, the host had no choice but to warm up the crowd once again.
Laplace, meanwhile, paid no attention whatsoever to the outside noise, focusing instead on the new information she had received.
"Challenger codename confirmed: Silver Fox." "Challenger Silver Fox has initiated a solo challenge in the special dream realm 'Sunshine Circus.'" "Challenger Silver Fox has successfully completed the challenge. Current progress: 'Swamp Course.'" "Courses completed by Challenger Silver Fox: 25. Exploration rate: 25%."
Subtracting the 11% exploration rate gained from the Blade Mountain Track, Laplace had earned 14% exploration on the Swamp Course. It looked a little better, but not by much.
Laplace did not care, though. As long as she completed the courses, that was enough. Exploration rate... was not important. Or rather, it was not important in this special dream realm, Sunshine Circus.
Laplace did not listen to the host's rapid-fire banter as he warmed up the crowd. She simply waited in silence for the third course to appear.
She did not have to wait long. Before long, a black curtain descended over the entire set.
Even in the darkness, the host's