I dug up the magical girl's corpse.

Chapter 93 Becoming an Audience

With these doubts and a touch of sadness in her heart, Lin Yongxi left the arena and walked out of the contestants' passage.

But before she had taken more than a few steps, she saw Chen Mu leaning against the wall in the corridor, waiting for her.

"where have you been?"

She pouted and asked, "If he says he didn't see the glorious moment of winning the championship, I will never forgive him!"

Chen Mu remained calm and pointed to a room in the distance. Several tall men in black suits were standing in front of the room, seemingly guarding the door.

"I'm going to help you deal with this trouble."

"Oh?" Lin Yongxi asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Your Excellency, Mayor."

Chen Mu only said those four words, without elaborating further, his attitude somewhat dismissive: "You didn't even ask a single question before, but now you're rushing to come over, huh."

Lin Yongxi said "Oh, oh," knowing that her brother-in-law had gone to do important business, and felt a little better.

So, she grinned and showed off the gold medal hanging around her neck:

"See? How about it? How about I treat you to a big celebratory meal today, using my competition winnings!"

Lin Yongxi's idea was to use this method to get his bonus back without anyone noticing! If that didn't work, he'd just eat it back!

"Let's postpone this a bit."

However, Chen Mu said...

"Huh? The competition's over, isn't it? Is there anything else we need to do?"

Lin Yongxi asked curiously, "Is it going to be another interview? I was surrounded and asked a lot of questions just now. Luckily, my aloof persona worked, otherwise I really wouldn't want to do that kind of thing."

Chen Mu turned around and looked towards the "Phoenix Pavilion" in the distance:

"Let's go, I'll take you to see one more game, the last one."

...

I thought the Phoenix Pavilion was already quite lively today, but when I entered the Phoenix Pavilion, I realized that it was nothing compared to the Phoenix Pavilion. The number of people and the volume of noise here were not even in the same league.

The approximately 100,000 seats were almost completely filled, and the cheers and crowds created a spectacle more magnificent than ocean waves. It felt like being in the center of the world's attention, with the ground trembling beneath our feet.

"Wow..."

Lin Yongxi opened her mouth slightly, tilted her head back, and stared blankly.

"Keep your head down. You're a big star now. If you get recognized, we won't be able to watch the game."

Chen Mu pressed her head down, bypassing the crowded main entrance, and led her through the internal staff passage. He showed the gatekeeper a work ID, and they were allowed to pass smoothly.

Lin Yongxi didn't know when he got his work ID. She secretly glanced at it and it didn't seem to be the Demon Academy's logo.

"There are still matches in the intermediate group? I thought the finals all started at the same time."

"That's how it's been for the past few years, but this year is a special case."

As Chen Mu led the way, he answered, "Because the competition in your beginner group is so popular, to avoid competing for viewers and causing audience fragmentation, this year it has been specially changed to different time slots. The beginner group finals will be held first, followed by the intermediate group finals. This is also to take into account the online broadcasting; we can't possibly broadcast it on two separate channels."

"oh oh……"

Lin Yongxi nodded thoughtfully.

She hasn't been looking at the news or online for the past few days. One reason is that she's focused on preparing for the finals, and the other is that she feels too ashamed to see so many photos and videos of herself.

So much so that she doesn't even know how the competition is going in the intermediate group, or which two players have made it to the finals.

However, even if you know the name, you probably wouldn't recognize it. Why did your brother-in-law specifically invite you to watch this show? Is it to motivate you?

Who are the finalists?

Thinking about this, she still asked a question.

Chen Mugang said, "Yes—"

The moment he uttered that word, his eyes fell on the woman standing at the end of the corridor not far away.

The magical girl in the purple dress, that Lady [Tide], was standing here all by herself. It was unclear whether she had planned this in advance or it was just a coincidence.

The way this guy was leaning against the corridor felt like a replica of Chen Mu's movements just now; it was very familiar.

Her open white eye slowly drifted over:

"Chen Mu".

"As expected, it was your doing."

Chen Mu showed an expression of having expected this, and seemed thoughtful. Then he turned to Lin Yongxi and said, "I'll take you this far. Go inside and find a seat to watch the game."

"Huh?" Lin Yongxi was taken aback. "Aren't you coming in with me?"

"Since she's already waiting outside, there's no need for me to go see her. I can just watch the replay after the match anyway."

Chen Mu smiled and stood next to [Tide]. The two exchanged glances, as if they had something to say: "Besides, this is mainly for you to see. Go ahead."

"Oh... okay."

Lin Yongxi responded weakly, saying that she could only walk forward alone.

...

"That couple... there's definitely something fishy going on! There's something fishy going on!"

As Lin Yongxi walked forward, he couldn't help but think to himself.

She really wanted to stay; she didn't want to watch any of those random matches, and she wanted to hear what they were going to talk about during their private meeting.

Unfortunately, given [Tide's] strength, it's obvious that if Lin Yongxi stayed behind to eavesdrop, she would definitely be discovered; there was no chance of her getting away with it.

Therefore, Lin Yongxi had no choice but to obediently and compliantly move forward.

As I walked out of the internal passage, I was struck by a blinding light. This time, it wasn't from the spotlights on the roof of the venue, but from the open sunlight.

The weather was beautiful today; the unreserved sunlight streamed through the open roof into the venue, igniting the passion of the audience and echoing the commentator's enthusiastic announcements.

"...Alright, let's look forward to the exciting competition! Please return to your seats, everyone. The final is about to begin. Please welcome the contestants!"

Lin Yongxi arrived just in time, cautiously craning her neck to see where she should sit.

Fortunately, this wasn't a regular audience seating area, but rather a private viewing box for the contestants, filled with many magical girls.

Moreover, most of them are not at the "Species" level, and many are even in a transformed state. You can feel a strong magical energy fluctuation as soon as you approach them, which is quite exaggerated.

There seemed to be both contestants and mentors, sitting in twos and threes, seemingly chatting; they were all part of a fixed, small group.

"Uh, I feel like I'm not quite fitting in."

Lin Yongxi immediately backed down. How could she get in? What if she was told she wasn't qualified to be there? What if she was looked down upon by the group?

I can't exactly show off and get humiliated in front of everyone here, that wouldn't be good. Should I go back and find my brother-in-law and the others?

"Little sister, come here, come here."

Just then, a magical girl in the crowd smiled and greeted her, gesturing to the seat next to her: "Sit here, come on."

"Um?"

Lin Yongxi looked closely and found that it was a completely unfamiliar magical girl. She had never seen her face shape, appearance, or hairstyle before.

Who is she? Should I get to know her?