svetikya Chapter 473 The Post-Match Victory Celebration Banquet
Chapter 473 The Post-Match Victory Celebration Banquet
After Xiaoguang's performance, the entire venue fell into a brief silence.
The audience seemed still immersed in the awe-inspiring Dialga ice sculpture, a perfect fusion of ice and fire, and were unable to react immediately.
Just as silence filled the entire venue, Xiao Zhi, who was sitting in the front row, was the first to stand up and clap his hands. The crisp applause was like the first drop of rain breaking the silence.
Immediately afterwards, the entire venue erupted in thunderous applause and cheers, and people stood up to pay their warmest respects to Xiao Guang on the stage.
"fantastic!"
"The idea of building anticipation from the very beginning is amazing!"
"Although it's similar to the previous performances, both featuring the concept of ice and fire coexisting, the content is completely different—it's perfect!"
A chorus of praise rose and fell as Xiao Guang stood in the center of the stage and bowed slightly in thanks.
Her cheeks flushed with excitement, and her eyes sparkled with joy. Ivory Pig and Cyndaquil stood beside her, basking in the applause of the audience.
After high praise from Miss Melissa and Miss Joey, Xiao Guang's score was finally displayed on the big screen—19.5 points!
This score not only surpasses that of Ulala and Xiaowang, but is also incredibly close to a perfect score!
The crowd erupted in cheers once again!
Even the contestants on the other two stages couldn't help but glance at Xiao Guang's side during their performances.
Without a doubt, Xiaoguang's performance can almost be declared the most wonderful performance in this competition.
In the preparation area.
Ulala was leaning against the wall with her arms crossed in front of her chest. After seeing Xiaoguang's score on the screen, she couldn't help but purse her lips.
"Hmph, 19.5 points?" Ulala fiddled with a strand of her hair, her tone tinged with resentment. "Looks like our ideas overlapped. No wonder you had that hesitant look after watching my performance."
After thinking for a few seconds, Ulala couldn't help but let out a deep sigh.
"Ugh, is this performance another last-minute change? It makes me feel like I'm the villain, which is really annoying."
Ulala first expressed her dissatisfaction, and then...
"But to make such adjustments in such a short time, you really have some skills." She closed her eyes, leaned against the wall behind her, and muttered softly, "You won the first round, but the second round won't be so easy."
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The first day of the Sinnoh region's grand festival thus came to a close amidst laughter and joy.
Almost all the dark horse contestants successfully passed the first round of review without any surprises.
Kengo, who was not highly regarded before the competition, achieved a score of 16.5 points at this grand celebration and advanced to the next round.
The setting sun shone on the land of Chefeng City, and the approaching night began to bring a chill to the land.
All the contestants returned to their accommodations to rest and recharge for the upcoming competition.
"Phew~ I feel a bit cold." Xiao Guang wrapped his cotton-padded coat tighter around himself and said, shivering slightly.
After the competition ended, Xiao Guang's passionate period also came to a temporary end. Now that Xiao Guang had come out of his excited state, he began to feel the chill around him.
"I'm feeling alright, how about you, Pikachu?"
"Pikachu~"
Pikachu waved energetically, just like Ash did.
Xiao Gang added from the side, "It looks like it's going to start snowing tonight. The first snow in Qiefeng City in over a month is coming soon, and it looks like it'll last for quite a while."
"It's snowing~ It feels pretty good~" Xiaoguang said, looking at the sunset in the distance with a look of longing and romance. "Being able to participate in a large-scale celebration in a city covered in white snow feels like a bonus no matter how you look at it."
"It seems that this was originally the intention of the Grand Contest Committee." Xiao Gang recalled the program interview he had seen before and explained to Xiao Guang, "The committee said that in previous years, the large-scale festival was held in the southern cities. This year, they could take advantage of... cough cough, no, they said that this year they could change things up and hold a large-scale festival in the northernmost part of the Sinnoh region, so that the tourists from the southern towns who chose to travel for this large-scale festival could experience the scenery of the snow country."
Just a second ago, Xiao Gang was thinking of taking advantage of the wildly popular show featuring Xiao Guang and Xiao Zhi.
But Xiao Gang quickly remembered that Princess Lusabbia was the one who replaced Xiao Guang on that show, so he hurriedly changed his tune.
"Would people who have never traveled before really travel all the way from the south to the north just to see a big festival?" Ash wondered.
However, the other two were also unable to answer this question.
After all, it was the opinion given by the Grand Contest Committee, so there must be some reason behind it, right?
As the three of them walked toward the inn, intending to have dinner and then return to their room to rest, a cheerful voice suddenly rang out from behind them.
"Hey! Ash! Dawn! Brock! I've finally found you!"
???
The three of them turned around instinctively upon hearing the voice, but they were surprised to find that it was someone else.
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At night, a high-end restaurant in Chefon City was brightly lit.
"I didn't expect there to be so many people. I thought you only invited us and Xiaowang, Miss Xiaosong."
As the waiter led him to the table, Xiao Guang saw the familiar faces who had already arrived in the restaurant and couldn't help but say this to Xiao Song.
"Haha~ I met them all on the way. I originally only wanted to invite Xiao Wang and you guys, but when I heard it was a celebration banquet, the others also said they wanted to come." Xiao Song scratched her head a little embarrassedly and continued, "Although the others said they could pay for it themselves, since I'm the one hosting, let's just consider it a small expense for the fun of it today."
Despite the significant financial strain, Xiaosong, with her naturally optimistic and cheerful disposition, doesn't seem to care much.
"That's really bold."
"Pikachu~"
"And you're one of them! Ash, aren't you too—"
Ignoring the conversation between Xiaosong and Xiaozhi behind him, Xiaoguang simply looked at the familiar faces in front of him and decided to go up and say hello first.
Ulala, Xiaowang, and Jianwu sat at a table.
Xiao Guang originally thought that the atmosphere would be awkward when these three people with completely different personalities sat together.
But upon closer inspection, the three seemed to be having a pleasant conversation.
"Hey, Xiao Guang, congratulations on getting the highest score in the first round of auditing for this grand celebration."
Kengo waved to Hikaru to congratulate him.
Compared to the last time I met Kengo, his mood seemed much more normal; at least he no longer seemed to be complaining and blaming others.
Perhaps it was this change in mindset that enabled Jianwu to successfully advance to the second round of review.
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