Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 892 seems to be exposed?

Surprisingly, even with the carefully prepared secret weapon, Alice still lost the game as expected, ending her short and sinful life in the trials.

"It's not scientific. It's not scientific at all. I clearly understand the power of friendship and bond, so why did I lose..."

The golden maid walked out of the stadium in a daze, looking like she couldn't accept the reality. Behind her was Alex, who had won the game but was also in a daze, and the audience, who were even more dazed than the two contestants. This large group of people with dull eyes and dazed consciousness seemed to be tortured, and they staggered out of the stadium, like a sudden surge of terrifying zombies, and scared the passers-by who didn't buy tickets to watch the game.

"What's going on? Is the competition so boring that they all find it torturous?"

"I think so. Fortunately, I didn't buy a ticket. Amateur players are not reliable. I'd better wait for the main competition."

"That shouldn't be the case. I was outside and it felt like the atmosphere was quite lively. The cheers could be heard from three blocks away."

"I heard it too, but the slogans they shouted seemed weird. What about the Crimson End Demon King, the Deep Blue Galaxy Overlord? Do you know any famous amateur players who use these titles?"

"It sounds quite impressive, much more impressive than Caesar or the Moon Goddess."

"That's it."

The only person who was unhappy about this was Alice. She was a seeded player who was expected to enter the main competition (self-proclaimed), but now she was defeated in the first round. Is there no shady deal going on? It can't be possible!
The opponent must have bribed the organizers to deliberately suppress me! It's so dark. I didn't expect the people of Sumiyya to be so unsportsmanlike that they actually targeted foreign players. I must find a newspaper and expose all these dark inside stories!

Ai-chan sighed repeatedly, and Rorona, who had successfully calmed her down, quietly retreated into the crowd, hiding her achievements and fame.

She thought indignantly, and threw half of the blame to others, and the other half to her allies: "And you, Lorena, was there something wrong with your play this time?"

Listening to the whispers of passers-by, especially when keywords such as "Scarlet End Devil" or "Deep Blue Galaxy Overlord" appear, these people will shudder in unison, with expressions of unbearable recollection on their faces. That is their long-gone youth, and also a dark history that is difficult to talk about.

"Oh?" Alice's eyes flickered when she heard this, as if she realized something: "It seems to make sense."

"Why do you say that, Ai-chan?" Princess Umi was greatly surprised when she heard this. She even called out Alice's nickname without feeling disgusted. "In order to make this racket, I worked without sleep for several days. Even if I didn't get any credit, at least I worked hard. You are a person who can distinguish right from wrong, so you can't put the blame of a bad start on me."

She was still quibbling, but Alice also had something to say: "But your racket is completely useless! I have unlocked the dark circuit to the 156th level, but I still can't defeat that guy named Alex. It's obviously a fake product!"

Hearing someone slander her masterpiece, Rorona was immediately displeased: "Don't say that, Alice. Haven't I perfectly met every one of your requirements? You said you wanted cool moves, but aren't the Dark Circuit and Dark Flame of the Scarlet End Demon King cool enough? You said you wanted to make the atmosphere of the game more lively, but aren't the cheers and applause from the audience warm enough? I've done my best to help you, but you turned around and looked down on me. Woo, I'm so sad!"

All in all, it was a unique game, and I'm afraid the residents of the small town of Isolde will never forget it until a long time later.

Rorona gave a more EQ explanation: "It's because your opponent is too strong, Ai-chan."

Under Saint Shallia's vigilant gaze, Linger held her head expressionlessly and pushed the drama-addicted guy back.

Everyone thought.

It's because you are too bad.

Losing to the champion is not a loss, it's just bad luck. So that's it, the other scapegoat is your own luck, this is what is called when luck comes, heaven and earth are on your side, when luck goes, heroes are helpless.

Don't you think the fighting power is expanding too fast? Ling Ge complained silently.

She cried a few times hypocritically, took off her glasses, wiped away the non-existent tears, and turned to Lingge's arms: "This kind of aggrieved feeling, perhaps only Mr. Lingge can comfort me. I think Mr. Lingge is such a good person, he should not reject a weak woman who was wronged, right?"

……

She leaned close to Alice's ear like a court traitor who often appears in novels and scripts, offering her slanderous words: "After all, he is the heir to the Deep Blue Galaxy Overlord, and masters the Cosmic Explosion Batting Method of the Heavenly Overlord School. Although he is young, he has unlimited potential. I can see at a glance that he will definitely make it through the qualifiers and enter the main competition. Maybe he can even compete for the championship. So, Ai-chan, it's not shameful for you to lose to the champion."

The acting is too formulaic and devoid of emotion.

It can't be because I'm too inexperienced, right?
she thought.

Alice felt a little embarrassed after hearing what Lorena said. She thought that Lorena had done her best and she couldn't let her die. That would be a little inhumane. But if she didn't put the blame on Lorena, who would bear the responsibility for her bad start?

Everyone was speechless by their conversation.

"However," after a strange silence, Xino looked at everyone and asked, "Since Alice has been eliminated, do you still want to continue watching the game?"

"Let's watch it!" Xie Mi was the first to jump out and shouted, "We have nothing to do on Sky Island anyway, it's so fun to watch the game!"

In fact, it was just the opposite. It was not because there was nothing to do, but because there were too many things to do, so the little fairy wanted to be lazy in this way. For this reason, he also forcibly ignored the two meaningful glances from behind him, and silently made up his mind: Just like Alice said, where there is oppression, there will be resistance. Big sister, second sister, I am not a child anymore, so I will fight you to the end!
"I want to watch the game, too." Leticia looked up at her grandmother and said seriously.

"Oh?" Nevile was a little surprised, because she didn't expect her granddaughter to be interested in human competitions, so she touched her head and said, "Watch it if you want to. If you like, how about we build a stadium on Yunjingkong Island?"

The little bat frowned: "I don't like playing ball. I only like watching ball. Because -"

She glanced at Alice next to her: "I like seeing Alice being beaten up."

So this is the reason. Everyone suddenly realized what was going on and helped her hold down the furious Alice. Nevile frowned and said, "But Alice has been eliminated. Even if you continue to watch the game, you won't see her being beaten."

"Really? Alice, you're useless." Leticia sighed, "Why did you have to be eliminated?" So far, she was the only person who felt sorry for Alice's elimination. However, the genius player did not appreciate it. On the contrary, she became even angrier and kept saying stubbornly, "What, what elimination! Can losing to the champion be called elimination? That's called bad luck!"

Leticia ignored her and thought for a while. She felt that although it was abominable that Alice was eliminated, she couldn't go back on her word since she had said she would continue to watch the game. So she chose to ask her good friend for her opinion: "Metien, do you want to watch the game?"

"Ah? I can do it, it's really interesting, but I still have homework to do." Metien said, quietly looking at Lingge, Saint Xia Liya and Livia. The three of them were silent for a while, and after a while Lingge said: "It is also important to combine work and rest, Metien, you should relax during this time, don't think about studying."

"Just think of it as a holiday for you." Saint Shallia also said, and when Shemi and Leticia showed surprise on their faces, she added lightly: "After the tournament is over, I will double the missed classes."

Suddenly, he felt as if he had lost his parents.

Sister Livia smiled and said, "You can leave the Tianxin Church to me. There isn't a lot to do, Metien."

It's just daily cleaning.

With everyone's full support, Metien smiled happily, holding hands with her two friends and cheering. Seeing their happy faces, Xino couldn't help but smile. She said to Linge and others, "Since you want to continue watching the game, do you have any favorite players? If necessary, I can ask Weber to book tickets for you. The games in the first few days of the trials are usually not popular, so it is not difficult to buy tickets. But later, when the professional players competing for the main competition appear, it will be difficult to get tickets. It is better to prepare early."

What does it mean?
Alice raised her eyebrows, suspecting that Shino was insinuating herself. If even the Crimson End Demon King and the Deep Blue Galaxy Overlord were not considered popular contestants, would the selection competition still have any value? This was definitely jealousy, slander, and defamation!

However, for Ling Ge and others, they basically didn't know any of the contestants, so there was nothing to complain about in this regard. He was about to answer casually, but suddenly he remembered something, his expression slightly changed, and he said: "In this case, I may have to trouble Miss Xinuo."

"It's just booking tickets, it's not a big deal." Xinuo asked with a smile: "Mr. Lingge, do you have any favorite contestants?"

"I can't say I admire her, but it's always more comfortable to watch someone I know compete." Ling Ge thought, "We're acquaintances, since we've met once." He said, "I think it's nice to watch Miss Leila compete."

"Leila?" Xino was stunned for a moment, then the corners of his mouth curled up slightly: "Mr. Lingge is thoughtful. I remember that her first game should start in three days. I will prepare tickets for you in advance. I will also tell Leila, and then I will trouble you to cheer for her on my behalf..."

"So you're not going to come with us to her game?"

Lingge interrupted her and looked quietly at the girl in front of him.

For some reason, facing his gaze that was not oppressive, Xino felt a little guilty. She was about to explain that she had important things to do recently and might not have time to watch the game, but it was not that she did not value her friend... or something like that, but Ling Ge said before her: "No matter what, it is better to watch your friend's game. I think Miss Leila may not say it, but she must hope to see you at the game in her heart. That will be a great encouragement to her. And-"

Linger looked at her deeply and said, "I still stick to my previous opinion. It is important to combine work and rest. Maybe you have something important to do, Miss Xinuo, but blindly putting psychological pressure on yourself is not a suitable method. It is also important to relax appropriately occasionally. Maybe it will help you do what you want to do?"

After hearing this, Xinuo was speechless for a long time. After he reacted, he smiled helplessly: "It seems that you have seen through you, Mr. Lingge."

Linger retracted his gaze: "It's just a slight understanding. Besides, if you need help, you can always come to us."

"No, for now, I can handle it myself." After saying that, Xino smiled at the others, especially Saint Xia Liya: "I think what Mr. Ling said makes sense, so if you don't mind, let's cheer for Leila together next."

Naturally, no one had any objections. Although they always felt that Ling Ge and Xinuo seemed to have reached some kind of unspoken understanding, and were also very interested in the "very important thing" mentioned in their conversation, they did not ask in detail based on their trust in the character of both parties.

Only Alice was not very happy, because she suddenly had a premonition that the "Alice Support Club" that she had established with great effort and begging for help from others was about to be stolen by some despicable person and turned into the "Leila Support Club"!

This, this, this, this is inappropriate!

Alice wanted to object, but she had lost the game and had no say for the time being, so she could only choose to endure it and put her hope on her good partner: "Gloria!"

She handed over the racket with a serious face: "You are my last hope. Now, I entrust this racket to you. You will inherit my will and shine on the stage of the main competition!"

Don't talk as if you're dead.

Gloria complained in her heart and was a little hesitant, not knowing whether she should take the racket. The main reason was that the second language was too powerful, a forbidden power, and she was afraid that she would not be able to control it and would suffer from it.

But Alice didn't care whether she could handle it or not, and forcefully pressed the racket into her hand: "Don't be polite to me, Gloria, we are a good partner! When you use this racket to beat Caesar, Moon Goddess and Heavy Gunner, you should give me half of the credit for the championship, and of course, the prize money as well!"

His true purpose was quickly revealed in his words.

"Huh? Me?"

Gloria almost couldn't hold it anymore. At the critical moment, someone came to her rescue: "That won't do, Alice. This racket still has some major flaws, so we need to remake it."

Lorena said with a smile. Alice was angry when she heard it: "How can it be defective? It has all the necessary functions! I think you just don't want Gloria to win the championship, so you deliberately use such despicable means to hinder her, right?"

No, I was saving her career.

Rorona's expression remained unchanged. She just held the racket and sneered slightly. "How shallow, Alice! Do you think that I, the guardian of the Azure Mirror, the ancient warrior of light born from the ocean, and the magical beauty who sings praises to the ice moon, would do such a despicable thing? Don't compare me with you, the ambitious Crimson Demon King of the End!"

"Uh……"

A magical beautiful girl who sings praises to the ice moon?

For a moment, the atmosphere seemed to freeze, and everyone looked at Lorena with a strange understanding in their eyes.

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)