"Someone placed an invisible [Temperature Rising Magic] on my stall. They're trying to drive people away from me with this heat."

The black-haired girl explained.

Shami also realized something was wrong.

"Did you see those tiny creatures on the ground?"

At this moment, with Saili's hint, Shami noticed the sudden appearance of various small insects, worms, cockroaches, and stink bugs around the stall, which scared off many girls who were lining up.

"This is [Tiny Creature Transfer Magic], someone secretly released it here to scare away people from my stall."

"It's completely turned into an invisible magic battle!"

Shami noticed the atmosphere here was entirely different from before.

"However, I'm not so easily dealt with."

The black-haired girl quietly looked at Shami.

"I just cast [Dark Laxative] on the afternoon tea pastries provided by several Magical Girl stalls around us. Anyone who eats them will soon have diarrhea, and by then, the food safety will be questioned, and the entire stall will have to be closed for rectification."

"Isn't that too evil! The level of magic is on a completely different scale, no, [Dark Laxative] doesn't count as magic at all!"

The Magical Girl was somewhat proud.

"Of course it counts, [Dark Laxative] is a small magic in Dark Magic, though not a laxative, it can leave medicinal traces in the body, and simultaneously, through magic power, cause the digestive system to collapse. In the later stages, it's completely untraceable as a result of magic. Very dark and sinister, right~?"

"A Saintess shouldn't know such things, should she?"

"Battles between Magical Girls are that cruel. Didn't you see the hole at the back of my stall? It was hit by a Fireball Technique from who knows where. Hmph, Magical Girl."

Saili scoffed.

"Turns out this war is no joke, there's real danger to life."

Shami swallowed, and seeing that the Magical Girl didn't need any help, he moved to the last spot.

Not long after, he arrived at the Flat Gold Hair's stall.

The Flat Gold Hair's stall had the best location, right by the central lawn in the school center.

Several offline idol meet-and-greet stalls were set around the central lawn, all with queues, but the queue in front of the Flat Gold Hair's stall was the longest Shami had seen so far, winding around the lawn twice.

Shami walked along the queue, noticing it included not only students from various academies but even school staff.

Is this the allure of the Elf Race?

Shami sighed inwardly, quickly moving to the back of the Flat Gold Hair's stall, silently observing the operational status.

The Elf Maiden was standing in front of the stall, wearing Slime Harmless Mucus Gloves on her delicate hands, shaking hands one by one with incoming fans.

Next to the Elf Maiden, there were staff members arranged by the organizers.

"Everyone, don't push, there's enough for everyone, queue up properly! Ample supply of Water of Life brought by Miss Lureya from Elf Forest!"

Everyone who came to vote received a small bottle of Water of Life and left excitedly.

"So there are small gifts? No wonder there are so many people! But this is too extravagant, handing out so much Water of Life just like that."

Shami put on staff clothes and approached Lureya.

"Hehe, don't worry, they're just mediocre quality hot spring water brewed by male elves."

The Elf Maiden whispered, then continued to greet fans supporting her.

"Shami, I just realized the Elf Race is so popular in the Human World."

"Of course."

Shami responded matter-of-factly.

Just based on Flat Gold Hair's looks alone, even if she wasn't from the Elf Race, she'd probably have a massive fanbase.

"Lureya, I really like you, can I be your dog?"

"Ah, ah, no way..."

"Lureya, take me away! Take me back to Elf Forest!"

"Ah, ah, no way..."

"Lureya, did you steal something? - Stole my heart!"

"Ah, ah, next one..."

Shami's brow twitched continuously nearby.

How did Flat Gold Hair attract so many abstract fans, when everyone looked normal?

Is it like watching virtual idols, expressing the suppressed other side of themselves at special moments?

The Elf Maiden shook hands with everyone while wearing Slime Harmless Mucus Gloves.

Shami was mentally prepared for this.

Since it's an idol contest, some extremely fanatical fans are inevitable when chasing idols.

Wanting the idol to step on them with their boots, or doing dirty things with the hand that touched the idol after a meeting.

Therefore, Shami prepared for it, having some girls at offline meet-and-greets shake hands if with girls, and use non-contact methods like signatures if with boys to replace the handshake process whenever possible.

Of course, even if shaking hands, there was the isolation of Slime Harmless Mucus Gloves, so they didn't really touch the skin.

After helping Flat Gold Hair for a while, finding everything was progressing smoothly, Shami left the stall, wandering around for a bit.

As Shami passed by the ladies' restroom, he noticed it had been cordoned off with several ambulances around it, and female school doctors were continuously entering with toolboxes.

"What's going on here?"

Shortly thereafter, the men's restroom was also sealed, making Shami curious.

A boy who had just exited the men's restroom explained secretly.

"A lot of girls are having a wild party in there, seemingly affected by some weird blush-inducing poison, it's chaotic inside, shocking the school hospital's doctors."

"I heard it started with many girls from that elf meet-and-greet running to the ladies' restroom to self-humiliate, and then it was unstoppable when they met up…"

"Now the ladies' restroom is full of that elf's posters, with those girls…"

Shami's mind was struck by shock.

How could girls start doing such things first! Flat Gold Hair's charm rating is too extensive!

"By the way, I also shook hands with that elf just now."

The boy next to Shami raised his hand, and Shami looked over.

The boy examined his hand strangely.

"It feels sticky, is this the touch of an elf?"

Shami didn't know what to say.

"Buddy, I'm heading back, I'm going to see if there's any elf residue left on my hand, maybe it could boost my power…"

The boy quickly ran back to the dormitory.

"…"

On one side is the boys' calmness, on the other is the girls' frenzy.

Amid the continuous noise from the ladies' restroom, Shami left the scene.

——

Shortly after the offline idol meet-and-greet concluded, the official organizers of the campus idol contest announced the first round's total popularity ranking.

Now, only the final 32 contestants remained in the competition.

Shami quickly received the list, and as one of the first to see it, he sat in the living room with four girls, ready to reveal each other's rankings.

"Hope I don't get eliminated."

"Hope the other Magical Girls get knocked out."

"Hope everyone is still in."

"Three pushes!"

In the girls' anxious anticipation, Shami opened the list.

He scanned from back to front and soon saw the names of several girls, smiling.

"Don't worry, everyone's still on the list, love!"

"Why did Shami suddenly join in! The rhyme is so out of place!"

Shami coughed, beginning to announce the rankings of the girls' popularity list.

First, the Dragon Race Maiden, who ranked low on the current popularity list, with the help of Dragon Race Maiden's mom-fans, ranked 27, barely retaining hope of advancement.

The Dragon Race Maiden breathed a sigh of relief. Shami also breathed a sigh of relief.

Having been meddled with by those old folks, it was a stroke of luck for the Dragon Race Maiden to advance.

Next was the white-haired maiden, who was mid-ranked on the popularity list.

Supported by the Swordsman Academy, the white-haired maiden ranked 16, at a mid-tier level.

The white-haired maiden couldn't believe it, covering her small face with her hands.

"I, I want to thank my..."

"Wait, Lina, it's not time for the final award ceremony yet! The competition is only halfway through!"

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