Regan's words took a few seconds to register.
And then—
THE CROWD EXPLODED.
"HE DID IT!"
"HE ACTUALLY DID IT!"
"NO SHE DID IT! PRINCESS NURI SHOT IT! SHE SHOT A GOAL!"
"OH MY GOD, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT ACTUALLY WORKED!"
"THIS IS A JOKE! AN ABSOLUTE JOKE!"
"HOW DID SHE FALL FOR THAT?! HOW?! IT WAS SO OBVIOUS!"
"I'M CRYING! I'M ACTUALLY CRYING LAUGHING!"
The demi-humans screamed. They hugged. They jumped up and down.
Some fell to their knees, weeping tears of joy, overcome with emotion in a way that hadn't been seen since the news of the Eternal Queen's death had spread through the realm.
The humans, meanwhile, were in utter shambles.
They stood pale and distraught, unable to process what had just happened.
Not only had they lost—they had lost in the most humiliating way imaginable.
Their champion, their future ruler of the world, had been defeated by a fake injury and a slow rolling ball kicked by a tiny dragon girl.
Some humans looked like they were about to cry.
