Chapter 193

"… Well, that's the final ranking of the Idol Song Battle—"

"Well, according to the previous rules, the priority groups will advance - so the final promotion results will be determined based on the results of the next few games?"

"That's it - after all, the Idol Song Battle system favors contestants with more appearances."

On the day when the Idol Song Battle competition was about to end, the producers gathered together again and held a meeting at the venue to discuss the final candidates for this competition. Although the initial ranking results were a good thing for Ritsuka Fujimaru from Chaldea, in her mind, the final discussion results only delayed the time for the official announcement.

That's right, although as planned, the new Group A and Kirshtalia have moved to the front in the rankings thanks to the number of appearances, but there are still several combination-related matches to come - as long as Kirshtalia or Fujimaru Ritsuka qualifies in other regions, the qualification for promotion here will naturally move downward.

However, the adults in Chaldea never restricted them from seeking revelations about the future at this time.

Being able to rank high in the Idol Song Battle in this way can only prove that at least most idols put the focus of the competition on their respective groups rather than on individual competitions - at least in future competitions, Chaldea will not encounter such obvious letting operations again.

——After all, the method of Idol Song Battle to increase rankings is also very simple and crude.

——Since Kirshtalia can only qualify from here, Chaldea’s battle plan from the beginning was centered around the Idol Song Battle format.

After the meeting, Fujimaru Ritsuka bought a can of soda from the vending machine in the hallway with a bit of idol element, held it in his hand, and left the venue in the dark night, slowly walking towards the direction of Animusphia Office - tomorrow's schedule is the elimination match of Love Live, a competition where only by winning continuously can one qualify for the next round.

"But, since the new A group is ranked higher than Kirshtalia's individual ranking... I guess we should just have fun in the next game - after all, this is completely their area of ​​expertise."

However, when the Katakana LOGO of Love Live was displayed on the big screen of the central stage the next day, it was different from the previous Idol Song Battle competitions - the preliminary and semi-finals of Love Live were not held here, but in all the locations within other special points.

All female idol groups that meet the requirements will go to the designated stage to compete with designated opponents according to the notification they received previously.

However, when the producers were drawing up the contestant list, they did not take the difference in number into consideration - they only ensured that a sub-team would not meet their original team; and that a sub-team could continue to compete as a member of the original team even if it was defeated, and vice versa.

"What's wrong, Ritsuka?" Rin Tosaka, who was participating in the competition with Ritsuka Fujimaru under the name of TYPE-MOON HEROINE, a sub-team of TMH "TYPE-MOON HERO" under AMP48, turned her head to look at the girl who was leading the way to the competition venue as the captain, "Is there any problem?"

"No." Fujimaru Ritsuka shook his head, stopped cautiously, and looked at the opponent in front of him, "I just think that our group of nine will probably be eliminated in the first round."

I don’t know whether to say that they are lucky or not - their opponent in the first round of the preliminary competition is someone who is considered the uncrowned king in the Love Live arena, just like Hoshimiya Ichigo who is on the list of participants of the Starlight Queen.

"But the promotion on the other side should be stable, right?" Mashu confirmed with Fujimaru Ritsuka, "I heard from the director and others that this is the case."

"As long as Kirshtalia-senpai and I don't get first place somewhere else next time." Fujimaru Ritsuka gave a subtle answer, "But we don't really have the ability to do that, do we?"

"So what are you going to do in the finals?" The naive princess, who was able to manifest in this anomaly due to the spirit base diagram shared with Phoenix Chaldea by New Chaldea before exploring the South American anomaly belt, asked the Lord who seemed to be unprepared.

"It is said that the deputy director and the doctor are handling that aspect of the problem..." Fujimaru Ritsuka pressed down the skirt of the light and shiny idol performance dress that she rarely wore, and returned her gaze to the nine girls standing opposite her as opponents. "Anyway, let's fight first."

Thanks to all the agencies for releasing a lot of cover licenses - otherwise they would have to dance to the same song from the beginning to the end of the competition.

With this thought in mind, Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded to his opponents and led his teammates to start the first round of the competition.

"Strong Move"

Heart kiss

このまま future も変えれそう

梦みる自分で爱したい

だってわたしがわたしのヒロイン』

At the same time, on the other side of the competition scene——

"Have you chosen your music for the battle?" Lansemero stood behind Morgan and asked the Fairy Queen with his eyes sideways. "Although it's just singing and dancing, this is also another kind of battlefield after all - naturally, you have to prepare weapons and armor. So have you chosen the weapons you need for this battle?"

"Bhawan See," Morgan called her daughter's name. "What song do you want?"

"It doesn't matter. I didn't think about winning anyway." Lansermelo readily approved Morgan's decision to hand over the choice to Bawan Xi. "Let's not talk about whether we can win or not. At least we don't need to cause trouble for our own people at the moment. In the previous competition, AMP48 was also included in the list as a single participant."

"Fairy Knight Bedivere!" Bawan Xi glared at Lansemelo in anger, "You are always like this -"

"Let's not talk about the address for now." Lansemero glanced at Morgan's seemingly unchanged expression and looked away from Bawan Xi. "First of all, Morgan is your mother. You and I have no direct relationship, so I don't need to care about you. If you want to know why I would interfere in Olga, Kirsh, and Fujimaru's education, you can ask them themselves."

"in addition--"

"Alice," Morgan said, interrupting Lancer-Melloi's expressionless statement, and putting an end to the issue before the Paradise Fairy once again denied the Fairy Knight's identity, "Their performance is almost over - we must decide on the program as soon as possible."

『The protagonist of きみとEVER disappears and えない伝说の

Acting

たとえ何度でも生まれかわったって

槧れてしまうでしょう』

"I don't want to look in the mirror." Looking at the trio at the intersection, Lansermelo put forward his conditions to Morgan as if to compromise, "And I don't like being a fake either."

"Although covers are inevitable, I'm lucky that I don't have the intention of being a fake in front of the real thing." Morgan's eyes slowly swept over the heads of Bawan Xi and Lansemelo, "How about this song? After all, you know that the one standing here is Queen Morgan, not the savior Ash."

"As long as it is Mother's choice..."

"I have no opinion."

On the other side of the preliminary competition stage, which is located at the intersection here and separated from the entire Special Point City, many idols who are not competing are watching - just as there are differences in the identities of the players in all competitions, the combination here is the group of seed players that everyone has the highest expectations of advancing to the next level, except for μ's.

Of course, the other team’s strength and popularity were not bad either, but after all, they came from the same firm - to other firms, it seemed that they were somewhat suppressed by the senior status of the seed players.

In addition, as Kitaoji Sakura mentioned in the Love Villa before the competition started, Soleil has already decided on the playlist to be used in the competition, and the song "MY STARWAY" will be performed for the first time in the concert as the preliminary song.

Most people gathered here for the debut performance of Soleil's "MY STARWAY" - but the only ones who were free were the male idols who didn't have any competitions today, but they still created a lively atmosphere with a huge crowd around the stadium.

——One day, I, 『Hoshimiya Strawberry』, will become the sun 『Soleil』.

——One day, I, 'Ozora Mei', will surpass Hoshimiya-senpai with a brighter light, 'Luminas', just as Hoshimiya-senpai 'Sun' surpassed Mitsuki-senpai 'Moon' in the past.

『时を上えてきっと会えるその日まで

"Ganbaru Binding"

"Today's birthday

Full speed force つかまえて! 』

After the onlookers around them fell silent spontaneously, the two groups began their performances almost simultaneously.

——Because we come from the same place, we know each other’s abilities and goals.

——So you have to give it your all, even if you don’t have enough energy left for the next game.

Although they sang different songs and their dance moves were completely different, the audience could vaguely feel that the two groups facing each other were in sync, like twins facing each other, or looking at each other in the mirror.

The captains of both sides smiled at each other, and the aura of the idols around them became more and more grand, drawing the onlookers into the stage - and then, the members of both groups held hands and showed the special effect "Special Appeal" that only appears in concerts in their own world, pushing the atmosphere on the scene to a climax.

——No matter which side wins.

——No matter what dreams we have.

——No matter what kind of powerful enemy we will encounter in the future.

"The first man of the road"

Standing in the center of the Soleil trio, Hoshimiya Strawberry smiled and declared to the world with these lyrics.