Chapter 200
At this moment, on the stage.
The Dream Weaver Rabbit's scarlet eyes swept around the room, and it gave the audience its usual smile, clapping its hands and saying:
"With this, the second round of team competition, and even the second Public Performance that served as the finale, has officially come to an end. I wonder if the hundreds of Stage Battle during this period allowed everyone to experience the joy of being on stage?"
"Of course, regardless of whether you enjoyed it or not, from this moment on, Flash Dance will officially enter a high-speed elimination cycle to determine the contestants who have a chance to Debut Spot. The 81 contestants eliminated today will unfortunately miss out on the third round of the competition."
"Then, let's announce the top three teams in the team competition based on their total votes."
After he finished speaking, a special effect like a lottery draw unfolded in the room, followed by five golden crown-shaped markers floating above the heads of Chu Yuanqing and the others, announcing which team had won first place.
On the heads of the Little Idol, the jewels inlaid with crowns bear a string of numbers engraved on them, representing their respective vote counts.
--Chu Yuanqing: 7398 votes.
--Kiriwake Yayoi: 5481 votes.
--Xie Qingxuan: 5097 votes.
--Tang Liuli: 4614 votes.
--Chu Wangshu: 4079 votes.
Subsequently, the silver crown symbolizing second place was placed on the head of the Young Lady from Yunlan Entertainment, while simultaneously displaying the vote counts of the five members of the team.
--Chen Yining: 4798 votes.
--Ji Shuzhu: 3973 votes.
--Ruan Wutong: 2581 votes.
--Liang Xiaoxiao: 2397 votes.
--Lin Bao'er: 2199 votes.
Finally, the bronze crown for third place went to another team that was all in the B-Class, and their vote count was generally lower than the team that came in first.
Dream Weaver Rabbit didn't give everyone much of a chance to react before continuing:
"According to the competition rules, the first, second, and third place winners will receive 5,000, 3,000, and 2,000 group tickets respectively."
"Because in the final settlement stage, these votes will be directly and equally distributed to each player on your team."
As soon as the words were spoken, the numbers inside the crowns on the three teams started to jump.
The players watched the three winning teams with mixed feelings of envy and jealousy.
It's worth noting that all three teams won their matches, accumulating 4,000 group votes for the victories alone. The third-place team, for example, received a total of 6,000 group votes in bonus votes.
In other words, even if the audience doesn't vote for you in these teams, you can still advance by relying on team allocation and holding a total of 1200 individual votes. You can advance as a mere accessory.
The Dream Weaver Rabbit looked around and said with a smile:
"The awards have been distributed. Next, the names of the 84 contestants who have advanced will be announced in order of vote count."
After saying this, the Super AI didn't keep anyone in suspense. The crowns above the three teams collapsed, and numbers representing the specific rankings gradually appeared above each contestant's head, announcing the final outcome.
Above Chu Yuanqing was the gleaming number 1.
This result wasn't too surprising. Although she didn't get the Center position in either round, both her performance of "Pure White Aria" and her dazzling display of the Pure White Witch's true form were incredibly captivating, turning almost all the thousands of audience members into her fans.
Second place went to Kiriwake Yayoi, third place to Xie Qingxuan, followed by Chen Yining, Tang Liuli, Chu Wangshu, and Ji Shuzhu, with other contestants' names also appearing in between.
Overall, this result is quite remarkable. Everyone in the team made it into the top ten, and Little Cotton-padded Jacket even surpassed the choreographer, who was only an A-Class dancer, thanks to her Center position and the team's support.
Well, although Ji Shuzhu deliberately slacked off, and there were too many "Ri Yi Yue Shu" CP fans who felt that Young Lady Chen had been overrated and needed to punish Ji Shuzhu, resulting in all the votes going to the former, it also proved that Chu Wangshu's performance on stage was indeed very good.
Liang Xiaoxiao glanced at the top of her head. Her ranking was 31, which was neither high nor low. If the multiple bonuses from the group votes were disregarded, she would really be at risk of being eliminated.
Of course, if she weren't on Chen Yining's team, with her [Flow State] ability, she would definitely get more votes than before.
At this point, all 84 serial numbers had been assigned. A quick glance around revealed several pretty girls looking pitiful, their faces streaked with tears, clearly overwhelmed with emotion and unable to accept their elimination.
Compared to the trainees who had even a modicum of self-respect, the Live Broadcast Room was a true scene of utter despair, practically littered with the corpses of DDs, and the chat was overflowing with comments:
"Ughhhhh, all eight of my favorite Little Idol were eliminated! I'm so sad???"
"Hey, don't cry, they'll never Little Idol again???"
"Mom, are you trying to kill me by hurting my feelings? Say one more word and I'm going to grab a knife and chop up a rabbit???"
"Hilarious! Now I understand why so many fans of high-level skills eventually become just players focused on strength, right?"
"Don't rush, if you can't be an idol, you can still act in idol dramas???"
However, people's joys and sorrows are not shared, and viewers who only support popular contestants obviously don't have this concern; they are currently cheering and typing in celebration.
"Qing Bao got first place again! Yay!!!"
"Liuli is so embarrassing, how could she almost lose to Yue Bao?"
"The most embarrassing comment is from Zhu Bao. Not only did she lose to Yue Bao on stage, but she also seems to be no match for Chen Yining in bed???"
"Hey, where's the white-haired, golden-eyed guy I've been waiting for? Where's the promised white-haired Qing Bao???"
The Dream Weaver Rabbit looked at the diverse expressions of the people below the stage, its mind filled with countless thoughts.
According to the original plan, the third round would still be a Public Performance competition like a normal talent show. However, the news that [Pure White] only has four months left has led to a temporary change in the competition format.
Of these 84 contestants, how many will be able to transform themselves and shoulder great responsibilities in just four months?
Dream Weaver Rabbit pondered this, it looked at the Pure White Witch in the distance and couldn't help but sigh at this Donghuang Treasure.
Chu Yuanqing, perhaps... your time is running out.
I'd like to recommend a book by a friend.
Synopsis: [Game Noob] + [Silver Wolf] = Silver Wolf who can't even leave the starting village in the game.
[Invulnerable to bullets] + [Light Yagami] = Light Yagami laughing wildly while facing bullets from the Blacksmith Company.
[Invincible] + [Gilgamesh] = The S-Class Hero, the Streetlight King, who makes Saitama bow down!
In the past, I asked where the journey to the West was, and today I have found it at my home.
Young Lu Qinshuang died of a fit of laughter while watching a scene where Gojo Satoru was slapped in the face by Sukuna in the middle of the night. When he opened his eyes again, he had transmigrated to the Imperial Capital of the Akame ga Kill! world. In a desperate situation, he awakened the [Keyword System], which allows him to freely investigate and modify the status of others.
Then, the [Transmigrator Chat Group] system awakens again, calling on all the transmigrated group members to survive!
However, when he realized that keywords could not only be used to deal with enemies but also to modify the status of group members through group name cards;
So...
[Frenda cut in half] + [Gojo Satoru] = [...]
Looking at Gojo Satoru, who had just joined the group, Lu Qinshuang revealed a mysterious smile.
Book Title: <I Want to Add Some Plugins for My Group Members>
Volume 1: 192. The third round format, new rules, and a terrifying elimination rate. (5K)
Chu Yuanqing keenly noticed the gaze. She pulled herself out of her chaotic thoughts, raised her clear, autumn-water-like eyes, and looked into the Super AI's crimson pupils, whispering to herself:
"Does he doubt me?"
"Not really. At most, Dream Weaver suspects I have a connection with Chu Yuanqing, but they haven't reached the point of considering the two together. So... it's highly likely that I'm highly valued by my superiors."
That's not surprising. With the authority of the Pure White Witch, she inadvertently did many unconventional things on stage, and yesterday she changed her hair and eye color. I guess in the official eyes, she unconsciously completed the [Lighting Up], which is why she had such a change.
As for why [Lighting Up] didn't build the Magic Armor?
Because Magical Girl are idealistic, if they don't perceive themselves as magical girls, they won't trigger the creation of Magic Armor.
The assistant who gave her the little dinosaur hair tie last night even praised the special effects in the last few seconds of the first performance, indicating that the official team didn't suspect that they knew the truth, but only thought it was an unconscious result of [Lighting Up], so they deliberately used an excuse to fool themselves.
In conclusion, it seems that Dream Weaver Rabbit sees itself as the hope of the new generation?
Chu Yuanqing felt troubled by this thought. She was destined to leave. If she attracted too much attention and expectation before the collapse of [Pure White], dying with [Pure White] at that time would probably trigger more bad consequences.
The girl sighed inwardly, pretending to be nonchalant as she lowered her eyes to look at the cat head lying on her lap. Her mood inexplicably improved. Her pink lips curled slightly, and she used her slender white hands to stroke the other's soft black hair. Her snow-white thighs unconsciously closed slightly, rubbing against each other.
--The breath of Liuli is so itchy.
Although she had been spacing out, she was aware that her thighs were being played with by the two Little Idol, but she just saw it as children playing and being affectionate, and had no romantic thoughts about it, so she didn't stop them.
The viewers in the Live Broadcast Room were furious when they saw this.
I'm furious! Why is it that every time we have a meeting, this child prodigy is always nestled on my precious Qing Bao's lap like a kitten? Those white and soft thighs, how could a mere kitten just rest its head on them like that? It's so enviable!
Tang Liuli's fans barely commented; their silence was deafening, creating a sense of speechless absurdity, clearly unwilling to admit that their Little Idol had embarrassed them so much.
And...
This Green Eyed Cat stands in stark contrast to the other girls who are busy crying and heartbroken over their eliminated companions. It has a kind of beauty that makes it seem like it's taking advantage of Chu Yuanqing regardless of the lives of others.
Of course, none of Tang Liuli's teammates were eliminated, and even her former roommate Liang Xiaoxiao advanced. It's normal that she didn't show any low spirits; on the contrary, it was a time for her to be happy. So, her performance only made the audience find her cute, without causing any controversy.
As for fans who ship Chu Yuanqing with other couples, they all sneered at the sight of this scene, showing no sense of crisis whatsoever. It was as if they subconsciously believed that a certain cat had no chance of becoming the main heroine, and that victory would ultimately belong to the Iron-Blooded Sakura/ Demon King /Moon Party.
Among the team, Kiriwake Yayoi and Chu Wangshu were serious people. Seeing the girl who was so heartbroken after being eliminated that she dropped her pearls, they couldn't help but feel a little sad and had many feelings.
Xie Qingxuan remained unmoved. She hadn't even noticed that her former teammates— Fan Qiuling and Chu Qiushuang —had both stepped into [Flow State] and successfully advanced because of her dazzling rebate. She had no particular thoughts about the current situation.
The victor is king, the loser is a bandit.
Both "Flash Dance" and life itself subscribe to the principle of the survival of the fittest.
On the other side,
Chen Yining was very distressed. Her pretty face showed some panic, with a cute blush on her cheeks. She pursed her lips, barely managing to maintain her composure, while her eyes couldn't help but glance at the choreographer next to her, whose expression was indifferent and extremely calm.
Ji Shuzhu's coat covered half of their bodies. She appeared serious and aloof, but secretly she used her thighs to clamp Chen Yining's hand, preventing her from pulling it away, while her toes tiptoed out of the camera's view.
The Young Lady felt ashamed, but she was naturally strong-willed and proud, and she still harbored resentment over the Minotaur incident after her defeat. She was unwilling to show any weakness to Ji Shuzhu now, so she could only pretend to be very fierce and domineering.
Chen Yining thought to herself, "We're in public now. If I scare Xiaozhu, she'll definitely spread her legs and free her hands."
Thinking of this, the girl hardened her heart and began to act, her fingertips digging into the flesh of the other's thigh, a prelude to doing something naughty. As a result, the other's calf trembled, but the thigh clenched even tighter.
Ji Shuzhu's expression remained unchanged, but her eyes welled up with tears. She felt a surge of anticipation and even moved forward slightly, as if hinting to the other party to hurry up and do something naughty.
Chen Yining extremely embarrassed and annoyed, but in the end, she didn't move her little hand any further.
It wasn't that she was afraid of the other party; it was just that if they were being broadcast live now, going too far would easily expose these "little secrets" to netizens as sharp as Leeuwenhoek. As soon as she got back to her dorm, she could easily subdue the other party!
And...
Chen Yining gradually felt that something was wrong. Recently, when she bullied Ji Shuzhu, she no longer felt the joy of revenge. Instead, she felt a sense of unease, as if she had fallen into a trap. Yet, she was always provoked into falling into the trap again. It was like a dream of being tricked by Ji Shuzhu when she was a child.
Xiaozhu... could she be doing this on purpose, playing some strange game?
Well, after being played for weeks, the Young Lady finally approached the truth for the first time amidst self-doubt.
Lin Bao'er noticed the exchange, and the joy of advancing was immediately overwhelmed by fear of Kongtong. She immediately turned her head to look ahead, her eyes fixed straight ahead, as if she hadn't seen anything.
--Neodyne copper... how terrifying!
Meanwhile, viewers in the Live Broadcast Room noticed the interaction, and comments rained down like snowflakes:
"Ha! If these two dare to share a piece of clothing in public, wouldn't they share a blanket in private???"
"Yay! Young Lady has gotten back together with Zhu Bao???"
"Is this how young couples are? They argue in bed and make up before they even get out of bed???"
"Hehehe, it seems like the neodymium content in Flashdance is getting higher and higher. I suggest a thorough inspection of the dorm trash cans!"
The Dream Weaver Rabbit, surveying the myriad aspects of life, continued:
"The numbers above your heads represent your respective vote rankings. Contestants who don't receive a ranking are automatically eliminated. The Program Group will give these contestants one day to say goodbye, and the elimination process will begin the following day."
The words only further spurred the eliminated contestants, whose dreams had been shattered. Those who had been holding back their emotions couldn't help but burst into tears, which deeply moved the viewers in the Live Broadcast Room.
Although there are villains in the story who can tell mindless, hellish jokes about the idol industry, such as "If you can't be an idol, you can still act in idol dramas," most viewers can still empathize with the characters.
Among these eliminated contestants were many girls with solid basic skills and who worked very hard. Whether due to luck or talent, they were forced to stop here, their wings to pursue their dreams were clipped, and they would never have the chance to perform on stage again.
Once you've seen these vibrant young girls, witnessing their hard work and sweat in the practice room day after day, and their anticipation and enthusiasm on stage, it's impossible to harden your heart when you see them with tears streaming down their faces.