Chapter1321:HerScenery

Inthevoid,theTwelveNightmareSovereignswatchedFloraholdinghandswithYunXiintheruins,eachonecontent.

"Shedidit."

"Indeed,DuskWitchFloraperformedsonaturallyandattentively."

"Evenwithsomanytalentednewcomerstoday,sheremainsthemostoutstandingladywithoutadoubt."

"Appearance,demeanor,andexpressinghopefromdespairsothoroughly.Igivetopmarks!"

"Similarly,it’saflawlessperformance.Absolutelyimpeccable."

NightmareSovereigns’scoringwasextremelystrict,andneverinfluencedbyanyexternalfactors.EventheGoldenCrowPrincess,protectedbytheQueenMotheroftheWest,onlyhadtheprivilegeofchoosingtheperformanceorder.Thescoringitselfremainedunbiased.

"Ninepoints!"

Inhistory,thefirstnineoutoftenscoreappeared,representingFlora’sperformancejustnowreachingalevelthateventheNightmareSovereignfoundcaptivating.

Itwasnolongeralady-likeperformanceonthestage.Instead,itwasasifDuskWitchFlorawastrulyonthestage,professinglovetotheunfamiliar"prince."

Amongalltheparticipantsonthelady-likestage,onlysheexpressedsuchdeepfeelingswithouthesitation.

TheNightmareSovereigndidn’tdislikebeautifulthings,whichiswhytheywerewillingtotakeontheroleofjudgeattheRedHeartQueen’sMasquerade.

However,whattheNightmareSovereignconsidersbeautifuldifferssomewhatfromhumanstandards.

ShowinghopeindespairisatraitthattheNightmareSovereignlikesthemostandthistraitembodiedbyFlora,whohousestheGreatCrowwithinher,wasaperfectmatch,andwasoneofthemainreasonswhyFloraissowelcomedattheRedHeartQueen’sMasquerade.

TheGreatCrowitselfholdsaspecialstatusintheNightmareWorld,beingtheonlyfantasyspeciesofnightmares.

TheessenceoftheDuskWitch,housingtheGreatCrow,isafutureNightmareSovereign.Thatuniqueconstitution,blendingthewitchandGreatCrowaura,istheonlyexceptionintheentireNightmareWorld.

"Nineoutoften!"

"Eightpoints!"

"Ninepoints!"

Onehighscoreafteranotherwasachieved,withtheunprecedentedninepointsappearingrepeatedly,indicatingthatmorethanoneNightmareSovereignbelievedthatFlora’sperformancethistimewasclosetoperfect.

AfterallTwelveNightmareSovereignscompletedtheirevaluations,asuperhighscorethattheybelievedmightbeunmatchedinhistoryappeared.

Thisscorewasshocking-eighty-ninepoints!

Comparedtootherparticipants’scores,thisscorestoodoutandwasinaleagueofitsown.

Excludingthehighestandlowestscores,thismeantthatFlorareceivedninenine-pointscoresandoneeight-pointscore,overwhelminglydominatingtobecomethewell-deservedfirstplacewinneroftheRedHeartQueen’sMasquerade.

"AlthoughIknewitwouldbeahighscore,Ineverexpectedittobethishigh."

"Flora’sperformancewasindeedoutstanding,itevenmovedme."

"Today,Florafeltmoreradiantthaneverbefore."

"Isitbecauseofthatoutfit?Shedoeslookexceptionallybeautiful."

"No,theoutfitalonewouldonlyaddaboutfiveorsixpointsatmost.What’smoreimportantistheemotionsFlorashowedtoday."

"IfIdidn’tknowthatprincewasrandomlychosenbyAda,IwouldhavethoughtFlorawastrulyinlove."

Afterscoring,theTwelveNightmareSovereignscontinuedtowatchwithgreatinterestasFlorawalkedhandinhandwithYunXiamongtheruins.

ThisscenewasasightneverseeninanypreviousRedHeartQueen’sMasquerade.

InpastRedHeartQueen’sMasqueradesattendedbyFlora,shewouldbeonstageshowcasinghercharms,standingaloneinthecenteroftheruinswhilesoftlysingingfolksongsfromherhomeland,appearinglonelyandforlorn.

AlthoughthatwasalsoauniquebeautythattheNightmareSovereignsenjoyed,comparedtotoday’sperformance,itpaledincomparison.

AlthoughtheyoriginallyfeltthatAda’schoiceofaseeminglyrandom"prince"forthisRedHeartQueen’sMasqueradewassomewhatunconventional,theNightmareSovereignsdecidedtoincludesuchasegmentinfutureeditions.

Yes,that’sright.Fromnowon,theRedHeartQueen’sMasqueradewillalwayshavea’prince.’Wealsoneedtocatchanunluckysacredunicorntoplaytheroleofthewhitehorse.

Atthismoment,Flora,whowasimmersedinbliss,hadalreadyforgottenthatthiswasastageperformance.

Forher,thescoresandfinalrewardswerethrowntotheside.

Beinghere,now,walkingwiththeseniorsandit’safterasuccessfulconfession!Thisisthebestrewardintheworld,evenahundredportionsofthelegend-rankedfoodcouldnotcomparetosuchahappyending.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫ｅ啯袙)

"Seniors,thisisthemainroad.It’sthemagicalpathbuiltbyuswitches."

"Overthereisthemagicalgarden,wheretherearemanystrangeplants.Ionceaccidentallypulledoutaradish,andthescreamitmadealertedtheteachers.Itturnsoutitwasakindofmagicherb."

Althoughitwasaruin,everythingaboutthiscitywassofamiliartoFlora,asifthetimeshespentwitheveryonewasjustyesterday.

YunXihadneverseenFlora’shometowninitsoriginalstate,butfromhercheerfulvoice,itmusthavebeenapeaceful,prosperousplacethatgaveagreatsenseofhappiness.

Otherwise,Flora’seyeswouldn’tbesojoyful,holdinghishandmadeherfeellikealivelydeer,bouncingaroundinaspringfield.

"Su,who’salwaysrunningaroundgivingcandytostrangers,isavery,veryenergeticchild."

"Shehadstrange-lookingblackfruitcandiesinherhands,buttheytastedreallygreat."

"Shealwayssaidthatwhenshebecomesanexcellentwitchinthefuture,shewilldefinitelystudymagictomakelotsofcandies."

"Inthefuture,whenthisplaceisrevitalized,Iwillbuildaspeciallittleshopjustforher,calledSu’sCandyCottage."

Whentalkingaboutherpastexperienceswithherfriends,Flora’seyeslookedparticularlygentle.

Afterexperiencingthousandsofyears,Floraforgaveeverything.

Sheforgaveherselfishandstubbornteacher,forgavehercompanionswholiedtoherandhidthetruth.

Theyleftherbehind,leavingherallalonetoguardthisdevastatedworld.

Theyprobablydidn’texpectthatFloranotonlydidn’tgiveuponthisworld,butalsotrulywantedtosaveit.

Savingtheworldincrisisandsavingtheworldafterdeathwerecompletelydifferentchallenges.

ButnowFloraisconfidentthatshecandoit.

Thereasonliesinherfingertips,whereshegazes.

Itwasthemostbeautifulsceneryintheworld,regardlessofrace,gender,ortheonesheloves.