"So what exactly is the punishment? Can't you just say it already?"
Clorinde urged valerius. This kind of anxious waiting was really uncomfortable.
[Punishment: Concert.]
[Concert: The punished players must choose three performers from the list of singers to hold a concert. During the concert, the punished players will act as the audience and be responsible for cheering.
PS: The cheering must be enthusiastic enough for the singers to feel your love. Otherwise, it must be repeated.]
"Uh… a concert?"
After hearing the punishment, Luocha felt relieved.
This didn't sound hard at all.
Isn't it just cheering?
That's easy.
Forget singers—
Even if you sang like garbage, I'd still cheer you like an international superstar.
"Alright, you three, come up and choose your singers."
valerius pulled out a long list of names.
[Robin: A concert… and so many singers.]
Seeing this punishment, Robin almost wanted to go compete herself. These were singers from other worlds!
[Serval: Singing? Should I go sing for them?]
That sounded nice. Singing on stage with people cheering below.
[Gepard: Sis, Miss Robin is still here.]
[Serval: So what? We can do a duet.]
[Bailu: I can sing too… I've got horns on my head, a tail behind my back~]
[Jing Yuan: Vivid. Very vivid.]
[valerius: Bailu, I think you can try "Dragon's Chant." I'll teach you—try it…]
[Bailu: Really? I'll try… Tearrrring the sea of hearts and shoulders~~~!]
[Sangonomiya Kokomi: ?????]
[Yae Miko: What did she do to you? That's ruthless.]
[March 7th: Not bad. Cute and fierce.]
[Stelle: That's Milk-Dragon Chant.]
[Silver Wolf: Accurate.]
Inside the space.
Although valerius spoke casually, Bronya felt there had to be a trap.
Her eyes carefully scanned the names.
"valerius, how about this one—Sheryl Nome?"
She pointed to a name.
Since she wasn't familiar with them, she wanted his opinion.
"Oh, her? She's great. Known as the Galaxy Fairy. Her voice is beautiful."
valerius explained, but there was a playful look on his face.
Something was wrong.
One look at his expression told her he wasn't being sincere.
Bronya became alert and immediately skipped her.
"Then… what about Ranka Lee?"
"Super-Dimensional Cinderella. Also very good."
Still that same "waiting-for-a-joke" expression.
Bronya gave up again.
She continued browsing.
"Then… what about Lin Minmay?"
"Oh~~~ Now that's impressive. The first-generation Galaxy Diva. One song ended a war!"
That scary?!
Bronya was stunned.
Did her singing kill people or something?
How else could it end a war?
She kept looking.
"Then… Nero Claudius?"
"Uh… her? No, she's not good. Even though Rome recognizes her as an artist, her singing is terrible."
valerius waved his hands quickly, saying Nero was bad.
But his expression looked overly deliberate.
"Hehe, got it."
Now Bronya understood.
Trying to play mind games with me? You've exposed yourself.
She was sure this Nero had to be amazing.
"I'll pick her."
Without hesitation, she chose the "great artist of Rome."
Pfft.
Seeing Bronya proudly miss the correct answer, valerius almost burst out laughing.
Just wait till you hear Nero sing—one listen and you'll go silent.
"Then what about this Elizabeth?"
Now that valerius had "given answers," Clorinde felt she could copy the strategy.
"She's bad. Similar to Nero."
"Alright, I'll choose her."
Knowing you, valerius—you're definitely trying to trick us.
So I'll just do the opposite.
Then it was Luocha's turn.
At this point, he felt everything valerius said was suspicious.
He made up his mind not to follow valerius's套路 at all.
Suddenly, he noticed that there were not only solo singers, but also groups.
"I'll choose this one."
He locked onto a group.
Macross Valkyrie.
He knew this one.
Didn't Furina once get a reward to transform into a Valkyrie?
That was a Valkyrie!
A group named after Valkyries couldn't be bad.
"I choose Valkyrie."
Seeing Luocha's choice, valerius almost spat blood.
You bastard… late-night auditory torture.
A melody instantly popped into his head.
"Giri-giri love~~~"
Damn it, stop thinking.
If I keep thinking, I'll start shaking my legs again.
"Uh… what's wrong? Why do you look like that?"
"Nothing… you'll find out later."
Since the singers were chosen, valerius waved his hand.
The three were teleported into a massive venue.
It was empty all around.
Only the three of them sat in the very center of the front row.
Beside them were light boards and glow sticks.
"Looks like we have to use these to cheer. Let's do our best and pass in one go."
"Alright!"
The three of them gathered their energy.
No matter what garbage you sing—
We'll cheer like crazy. There's no way we'll fail.
After sending them in, valerius leisurely returned to the livestream.
[valerius: Everyone… should I turn on the sound later?]
[Jing Yuan: What do you mean?]
[Sunday: No. Just let us watch the silent version.]
Traumatized by valerius before, Sunday immediately objected.
If the three inside were fine but everyone outside died, that'd be tragic.
[Herta: Of course we listen. Why not? How bad could it be? We don't have to cheer anyway.]
[Silver Wolf: Bring it on.]
[Kafka: Let's try.]
[Zhongli: Songs from another world are worth hearing.]
[Raiden Ei: valerius, just play it.]
[Furina: Let this Fontaine star judge the quality of other worlds' music.]
[Nahida: I'm interested. Please play it, Mr. valerius.]
Even knowing it was a punishment, many people were curious.
After all, it was music from another world.
They wanted to experience it.
[valerius: Alright. You chose this yourselves.]
The stage lights dimmed.
A beam of light shone down on the center.
A small figure in red slowly rose onto the stage.
"Umumu! To invite Rome's greatest emperor to sing—how discerning you are!"
The moment she appeared, Nero lifted her chin proudly.
"An emperor?!"
That was incredible.
An emperor personally performing?
What an honor.
The three immediately sat upright, glow sticks ready.
"Hm~~~ What a shabby stage. Not worthy of my status!"
Nero scanned the surroundings with dissatisfaction.
But never mind—she'd fix it herself.
She drove her sword into the ground.
"Behold my talent, listen to the thunderous applause! Then praise it—praise this golden theater!"
"The glorious imperial rule sung by maidens!"
Light flashed.
A magnificent golden theater rose from the ground, enveloping all three of them.
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