The Flower Crown drove past the maintenance area and nearly headed back onto the rest of the track.
Ah-
Lilligant snapped out of her dreamlike daze. Fortunately, her years of basic driving instincts held up: she checked her surroundings for obstacles before slowly bringing the car to a stop.
We... I think we came 4th Place...
"Yes, we advanced. And we got ten points, so we can sign up for T2 next year."
After enduring all that pressure, Lilligant finally released the breath pent up in her chest, tears of grievance streaming down her face.
She did not know why she was crying. Her tears simply would not stop.
"It's okay, it's okay." Shen Qi hugged Lilligant and gently comforted her. "We made it through. Even if we get eliminated in the next round, that's fine. We can race without holding back."
A small advertisement for the Luxury Resort on Island 5 was stuck to the side of the Flower Crown. Having accepted Akiho's 100,000b bonus, making it to the second round at least meant she had not lost out too badly.
This victory... was well deserved.
Lilligant had held 4th Place entirely through her own ability. Even if Cacturne had overtaken her at the end, she could still have advanced as 5th Place.
They understood the reasoning. In theory, they should have advanced, but once they actually got out there and raced, the psychological pressure was impossible to predict.
Chapter 205: I Seem to Be No Use
"Jili!"
Hearing that they had advanced, Chansey sent back feelings of delight from inside her ball.
Dodo was happy, but a little dejected too. He had not had a single chance to contribute.
That was only natural. Script Walkthrough Progress for "The End of the Android" was only at 63%, so Shen