103. Chapter 103 The Beauty Contest Officially Begins
Chapter 103 The Beauty Contest Officially Begins
October 7th is the day when the Magnolia Harvest Festival is officially held.
The festive atmosphere reaches its climax on this day.
The busiest streets in the city are already crowded with people. In addition to local residents, many people from nearby villages and towns have also arrived.
Some people are even attracted by the reputation of the magic parade and come from farther away.
The vendors on the street are hawking their wares with all their might. Goodman is one of the vendors who is trying hard to sell his own goods.
Every distance on the roadside, people play musical instruments, sing poems, and people dressed as clowns perform acrobatics.
Even the boats on the canal are hung with various decorations, and the cheerful boatmen will sing a few fishermen’s songs from time to time.
The stalls selling snacks are even more popular, and the famous snack street is filled with fragrance.
Natsu, who couldn’t even walk steadily, took Happy to eat a lot in the morning with the aftereffects of eating thunder.
Based on his appetite, he would have to go to work soon after the festival.
Because it was a rare celebration, not many people came to the guild tavern in the morning, and everyone went to find places of interest to play.
And Rhodes was helping to set up the venue in the guild at this time, and Marcus was in charge of the command.
The first large-scale event of the day, the Fairy Tail Miss Selection, was held in the guild.
Marcus was the first to come in the morning, and he was still very excited until now.
People who usually chatted with him, such as Nabu, Bijida and Arzak, were also pulled by him to do hard labor.
Arzak seemed a little reluctant. He had planned to take advantage of the festival to ask Bisca out for a walk.
But Marcus asked: ‘Invite Bisca? Can you say it? ’
Arzak was silent for a moment. He had been planning for several months but couldn’t muster up the courage to invite Bisca to join the team to do the task, let alone go shopping.
Then Marcus said: ‘Bisca will also participate in the competition. If the arrangements cannot be completed in time… do you really not want to help? ’
Arzak realized that, yes, if the competition could not be carried out on time, Bisca would be disappointed.
Poor Arzak, not only did he not make any progress, but he was also tightly controlled by Marcus.
There is no ready-made stage in the current guild, so Laqi will use her wood modeling magic to close the counter and transform it into a temporary stage.
The tables and chairs will also be temporarily moved away, and the entire tavern will be used as the venue.
Such an area is obviously unable to accommodate all the people who come to watch the game.
So three monitoring magic crystals were placed in front and on the side of the stage.
The live footage will be connected to the vicinity of the Carthia Cathedral in the city center.
Friends who are unable to enter the venue can go there to watch the live broadcast.
As for the contestants this time, Rhodes, as a staff member, already knows the list and has also received the ballot.
A ballot will be issued to each audience member, and someone will be responsible for issuing it at the cathedral.
After receiving the ballot, Rhodes has written his name without hesitation.
Laki patted him; “Hey, the competition hasn’t started yet, you are too biased.”
Rhodes folded the ballot as if nothing had happened, and said confidently: “What does it matter, anyway, I know these contestants, how can I not know who is more beautiful?”
”That’s not necessarily true, some people have completely different styles on and off the stage.”
”It doesn’t matter what style they become, my vision is the same.”
”You are hopeless.” Laqi glanced at Mira, who was smiling not far away. Damn, it seems that she accidentally helped him again. “Hehe.” Rhodes didn’t bother with her.
Anyway, she’s better than that kid Alzak.
Although it’s a bit more difficult, at least she’s trying hard, and the progress is encouraging.
After a busy period, the venue was finally set up, and the contestants entered the backstage one by one.
Mira was probably the calmest one among them. She was still helping with the work the previous second, and then she clapped her hands gently the next second: “The competition is about to start, and this is up to you.”
”Come on.” Rhodes took over Mira’s work and watched her walk into the backstage.
The turn just now was a bit cool.
Maybe it’s because confident girls are always radiant? …
The audience has entered the venue, and Rhodes abused his private rightsAfter securing a good position for himself, Arzak stood in the front row with hesitation.
And experienced veterans like Makao and Wakaba naturally arrived early to grab the front row.
Many other members also rushed back to join in the fun, many of them were worried that if someone went on stage, the response would be average, so they helped to support the show.
Natsu was holding a bunch of snacks, squatting in the corner and eating listlessly, his condition was still not good.
Gray rarely dressed properly today, standing beside Natsu with his hands in his pockets: “You guy, didn’t Grandma Polyusica tell you to have a good rest? And you are not interested in this kind of competition, right?”
Natsu said weakly: “But this is a guild event, I must participate, it’s so uncomfortable…”
He said it was so uncomfortable, but he kept eating.
This idiot, Gray patted his forehead: “Difficult guy.”
When the noisy discussions of the audience suddenly quieted down, Marcus took a microphone to the stage.
There was a small magic crystal at the end of the microphone, which looked similar to the glass marbles played by children in the 1980s and 1990s.
Marcus tested the sound professionally, and then said: ”Dear residents of Magnolia, and everyone in the nearby villages and towns, welcome to Fairy Tail!”
The audience applauded very respectfully.
”I heard that some people rushed over mountains and rivers for this game. In order to arrive on time, they didn’t even have time to pick up their shoes that fell off the cliff.
After the game, remember to jump off the cliff and pick them up!”
Marcus put his hand to his ear and listened.
The audience laughed, and Rhodes wanted to complain why there was a cold joke segment.
The jokes are also very strange. Which country’s warm-up style is this?
”I am the host, the Sand Wizard Marcus!” Marcus waved his hand, and a pile of sand appeared out of thin air, writing his name in the air.
”Then without further ado, I declare that the Fairy Tail Miss Selection Contest is now open!”
The audience’s enthusiasm was mobilized by his passionate voice, and applause and cheers rang out.
”Please welcome contestant No. 1, the beauty of strength and wildness, the ghost princess, Miji Chikinteg!”
Wearing a tiger-print long skirt and a double-horn ornament on her head, Miji walked out from behind the scenes and stepped onto the stage, attracting cheers.
Miji’s type is obviously a favorite of many people.
Makao stared at Miki’s beautiful legs exposed from her skirt and poked Wakaba: “What do you think? I told you that the side of the stage is the best, right?”
Wakaba stared at her intently and couldn’t help but say: “Ah, you win this time.”
(End of this chapter)
