Finally Phantasia began, now all the preparations were complete. I walked to the Phantasia venue with Big Sister Wave and Lunette. We ran in a hurry because we were almost late.
She shouted at me while running, "Luna! Hurry up! This is your debut day, what will you do if you're late?!"
I actually wanted to run as fast as I could, but Lunette dragged me by force and pulled my hoodie from behind. I just let her keep dragging me so I don't need to walk anymore.
"Lunette, can you please let me go? I can run by myself," I said while begging Lunette.
But Lunette just laughed excitedly and said, "No, if you run by yourself you'll probably get lost."
I answered her, "It's not like I'm gonna get lost in under five seconds though."
She replied again, "Nope, you will, trust me."
I guess she was right, there were several cases where I often got lost while walking alone. I wanted to say that she was exaggerating, but in reality she wasn't exaggerating at all.
We continued running to the stadium where Phantasia was held. Luckily we arrived just in time before the introduction between the schools. We parted ways with Big Sister Wave who was walking to the audience seats.
"Alright, good luck you two," said Big Sister Wave while waving his hand at us.
Lunette enthusiastically waved back while I just waved my hand shyly. Big Sister Wave moved to the audience seats in the opposite direction from us.
I looked at Lunette and said, "By the way, why didn't Big Sister Wave disguise herself? Won't that cause chaos?"
Lunette just realized that too and laughed mischievously, "I guess you're right, there will be chaos soon."
Sure enough, in less than five minutes there was a riot regarding the arrival of the idol to the stadium. They even announced over the radio about the unexpected arrival of the idols. I could imagine Big Sister Wave's embarrassment after finding out she forgot to disguise herself. The audience gradually ran towards her, asking for autographs and shaking hands with her. They looked very excited, while Big Sister Wave looked very tired but tried to keep smiling. We could only watch from the participant seats and wait for the commotion to subside.
After the commotion subsided, the MC or host that about started his show even though he was carried away by the atmosphere earlier too.
The MC spoke very enthusiastically, "Ah, test, test. Erhm… So we apologize for the commotion earlier! I didn't expect Neon to come to this Phantasia! I'm so excited to host this festival, I love you, Neon!!"
"I was quite disappointed because I was thrown by the crowd when I wanted to shake her hand, but I won't give up! I will shake her hand someday," he continued very enthusiastically.
I started to wonder if this MC had lost his mind or not. He wasn't hosting the show at all and was only telling him about her obsession. Right, "Midnight time with Neon", though it's still day. His tone is really cheerful and so exciting, maybe big sister's influence is stronger than we thought. Though, I still don't understand how she can be stronger after being an idol. I remember she told us about the city called Newfront, or something like that. Something that was related to music or something else, I forgot about it. Anyway, it's not like we're going there right now so let's take this aside.
The MC continued by saying, "Alright, enough joking around and now we'll start the Phantasia you've all been waiting for! We already have several schools participating in this event!"
Good, he's still hosting this event. I thought this festival would change from Phantasia to Meet and Greet with Neon. So I'll explain this festival briefly, the purpose of this festival is to showcase the talents of each academy student that can benefit both parties. For the school, they can attract students to attend their school and for the students, they can highlight their talents. For the audience, they get interesting entertainment and they can provide jobs for talented people. This festival is divided into three parts, each held once a day, so this festival lasts for three days.
The first part is a battle between teams from each school. It will be between one school and another, and it will be done until only one school survives until the end. The team will consist of three people, and that person is Lunette and one of her friends who escaped the elimination battle at the school a few days before. Nio just stands behind in confusion. What we're talking about is Lunette, it's worrying.
The host immediately started the show, "We will welcome the first lucky school to step up to the stage! Tyone Academy! Please enter!" His tone is so exciting, I can tell his professionalism only by his tone.
Lunette and her team members stepped up and onto the battle arena with enthusiasm. Lunette looked very excited, as did her two friends. They didn't look nervous at all, sometimes I envy her nature like that. It's not like she cares anyway about her surroundings. She's so confident about her strength and only believe she's the strongest in this festival.
The host continued, "And we have an opponent from Tyone Academy, Raseal Academy, please step up!"
The three members of the Raseal Academy team went up to the arena very proudly. They looked like nobles. Raseal Academy was a school for nobles, so it was only natural that they looked very luxurious.
They looked at Lunette and gave her a thumbs up, then turned it around and pointed it down. They looked down on Lunette while laughing as if she didn't deserve to be their opponent.
Instantly, people immediately cheered and clapped seeing Lunette and her friends being underestimated. Lunette just chuckled at it and stuck out her tongue as if mocking them from afar.
One of the Raseal Academy members said, "Oh, you dare to mock us? I guess you don't regret looking down on us who are nobles, you garbage."
Lunette only answered him with, "My big sister said that people who try to look down on others are actually weak. Like a dog that barks to look strong to a bigger opponent."
The audience became even more excited seeing Lunette turning the words of the noble student around. She did it again, I hope nothing bad happens. The Raseal Academy students looked annoyed hearing it. They seemed to want to target Lunette first.
The host started the battle by shooting his gun upwards, signaling the start of the fight. The Raseal Academy students immediately advanced, but stopped in their tracks. Lunette was seen advancing alone while her two friends were seen joking behind her.
"How long are you going to look down on us?" One of the Raseal Academy students asked her in annoyance.
Lunette answered him casually while walking slowly towards them, "If you're upset, beat me. I can hear your complaints later after you beat me." Her tone is so rude, I swear I will teach her a lesson if I was her enemy. I even got annoyed as her teammate at this point.
They were so upset hearing it that one person from Raseal Academy stepped forward alone. It looked like there was going to be a one-on-one fight, not a team fight anymore. Why do I feel like I see two Lunettes with different looks and abilities?
They started the fight, but soon one of the Raseal Academy students was defeated. His two friends were immediately alert because they were shocked. They immediately ran forward and charged at her with their weapons. Lunette avoided all of their attacks and parried them effortlessly. Her movements were quite smooth for a student.
Lunette did not use her magic, but used her sword to attack them even though they used magic to attack Lunette. In less than three minutes, Lunette defeated them all alone and raised her sword up as a sign of her victory. The entire audience was interested in her and cheered for her who won against the students of the academy which was a school for nobles.
"The winner is participant Lunette from Tyone Academy!! What a fast fight!!" The host shouted using the mic excitedly.
Big Sister Waves is cheering from the audience seats. Right after all the audiences heard her cheers, all of them started cheering for our academy as well following her. Seems like she lost control for a while before composing herself again.
She was really excited. Was this also the influence of Big Sister Wave? Everyone clapped and cheered for my academics after Lunette and her friends won.
The second round started again when Lunette arrived at the waiting room.
"Luna! How is it? Am I great?" Lunette asked in an arrogant tone.
I could only reply with a small smile, "Yeah, yeah, you're great."
She raised her hand as if she wanted to do something. I didn't know what she wanted to do so I just tilted my head in confusion as I stood there in silence for a few seconds. She let out a small sigh and gestured for me to raise my hand too, so I did.
As soon as my hand was up, Lunette clapped her hand hard against mine and said, "Yeay!"
What was she doing? I didn't really understand but I guess I'll take it.
The next battle was between Nissel Academy and Ringard Academy. Nissel Academy was an academy that focused on magic, so they didn't focus on physical combat. Most of their students were good at long-range combat. Next, Ringard Academy was an academy that balanced their magic and physical combat, in short their academy was the same as ours.
I could see a muscular man charging forward without caring about anything in front of him.
"Like a bull," Lunette said.
I nodded my head in agreement, "You're right, like a minotaur."
The person kept running forward and only stopped when he was almost out of the arena, but when he stopped he would charge back into his opponent. The other two members of his team seemed to be using magic to strengthen the person. So that's how it is, maximizing the power of one person.
I could see the Nissel Academy students looking like they were having a hard time fighting him. They were long-range specialists, it couldn't be helped. The defeat was accepted by Nissel Academy. It didn't mean they were weak, it was just that they faced the wrong opponents.
Leo came up to me and said, "What do you think, Luna?"
I paused for a moment and answered him, "They are strong, it's just that they focus too much on magic so they are not suitable for a fight like this."
Leo nodded in agreement and said, "I think it's rare for someone to be able to fight on the front lines and the back lines, huh."
I looked at him and could see him smiling with an arrogant face. This trait of his was very similar to Lunette's. I think they are separated siblings, although it's strange to say that they are Lunette's twins.
There are also Tiune Academy, Redione Academy, and Onyx Academy. They are academies that can be said to be quite superior. The academy is filled with nobles or focuses on explorers. Redione Academy focuses on educating its students to become explorers, they even promise their future in the guild. There are many more academies that have their own goals.