"I concede."
Ma Jia let out a long sigh, put away his listless Gulpuff, and stepped off the stage.
There was no point in fighting any longer.
Gulpuff was practically dried out.
"I declare the winner of this round to be our Little Starflower, Verina!"
At some point, Chixia had climbed onto the judges' table, holding a microphone in one hand and pointing skyward with the other.
It looked like she was having the time of her life.
Meanwhile, Jingzhu looked at Grandma Linghan. "Well? Isn't this fun?"
Grandma Linghan nodded as she cracked sunflower seeds. "A little, but they're too weak."
Jingzhu broke into a grin and hurriedly urged, "Keep going. Hehe, keep going."
In the ring, Verina gently patted her chest and flashed a radiant smile.
Winning even one round was enough to make her happy.
"Does anyone else dare to challenge her?" Chixia urged.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! Encore, move out!" A pink figure sprang out of the crowd and hopped into the ring.
It was Encore!
Ling An froze. Didn't the Black Shores have any actual work to do?
Or was Aalto doing all the real work while Encore only had to play?
Encore hopped into the ring, wobbled on the toes of one foot, stretched out her arms and flapped them, then planted herself firmly.
"Whoa, a battle between little girls!" someone exclaimed excitedly.
"Hehe." A smile spread across Encore's face.
Verina regarded Encore solemnly, despite how harmless she looked.
She still remembered the sight of Encore eating Poisonous Mushrooms like a meal.
In the ring, Encore planted her hands on her hips and declared confidently, "Encore doesn't want money. Encore is here to challenge Starflower!"
"Me?" Verina pointed at herself.
"That's right! If Encore wins, Starflower has to eat Encore's Mushroom Soup!"
As she spoke,