Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 622: Can I only give one point?

No matter how much Lingge resisted, the game finally began.

Alice's inexplicably excited voice echoed on the beach -

"Then let's invite the first contestant. Oh no, it should be the first group of contestants, because there are three contestants in this group. Do they want to win by numbers? That's too naive. In our competition, everyone's score is calculated separately. Even contestants in the same group have to compete with each other! Friendship, betrayal, and enmity. Come, let me see rivers of blood! First is the pink-haired little girl who aspires to become a pharmacist to heal all living beings, but unexpectedly heals the audience with her swimsuit first—Metien!"

As Alice finished her words, the beach was filled with thunderous applause and cheers. At the same time, the door of the unknown cabin was pushed open from the inside, and Metien, wearing a blue one-piece swimsuit, jumped out, ran to the judges' table in two or three steps, bowed vigorously, and stood up with a red face. It was unclear whether it was because of shyness or other reasons.

Ling Ge: “…”

Facing her brother's speechless gaze, the pink-haired little girl laughed awkwardly twice, subconsciously looked away, and whispered: "Actually, it was Sister Alice who insisted that I participate in the competition, so, that, Ringer..."

Just knew it was so.

Alice ignored the sharp looks from the judges and continued to stir up the atmosphere. "Then the second contestant is the vampire girl with white hair, red eyes, and a silent heart and expressionless face—Leticia!"

Leticia flew out of the cabin with a sullen face and landed next to Metien. She snorted at the judges and said in a defiant manner: "If Metien hadn't begged me, I wouldn't have participated in such a boring competition!"

"Hi, hi, hi, here I come!"

Lingge was a little suspicious.

A petite figure could not wait to fly out of the cabin, turned three and a half times in the air and landed accurately on Metien's head. She put her hands on her hips, proudly puffed out her nonexistent breasts, and said shamelessly: "It's my most lovely, most beautiful, most elegant, and already booked champion Shemi!"

"0 points." Xie Liya had no expression on her face.

After being beaten by his own sister, Shemi didn't dare to act rashly anymore. He flew down from Metien's head dejectedly, floating beside with two pairs of transparent butterfly wings flapping. At first glance, he looked like a big moth, but a closer look revealed that it was actually a big moth wearing a miniature swimsuit.

This guy's mental state is a bit too excited, and he gets excited all by himself. But leaving aside the last sentence, her comments are actually remarkable and make people feel a bit professional. Is she really a genius?

"..."

Oh, no, there is another step before that.

Ahem, anyway, the contestants have already appeared on stage, and now it’s the judges’ turn to score.

"Ugh!" Alice covered her throat and retched, seeming to be disgusted by these words.

"It was before, but it doesn't have to be in the future."

"Oh, this is a textbook example of a tsundere! Is Contestant Leticia planning to stand out by provoking the judges? What a bold idea. But it's a bit too early to give a score now, because our last contestant hasn't appeared yet, and that's—"

"Hey, how could this happen!" Xie Mi was horrified: "Second sister, how could you treat your lovely sister like this? Am I not your biological sister?"

Alice waved her hand toward the audience, and the spectators who came to join in the fun cheered loudly, scaring away a few seabirds passing by on the sea and waking up a few hermit crabs sleeping on the rocks.

"Okay, before the judges give their scores, let's listen to the contestants' declarations!"

"We can see that these three contestants all chose sports one-piece swimsuits as their competition skins. This is a swimsuit called "sushi" in another world. It often appears as a cute element in various silly two-dimensional works, and perfectly fits all the characteristics of little girls of this age: petite, weak, cute, lively, etc. Choosing this swimsuit to participate in the competition can just avoid the disadvantages of their body shape and maximize the advantages of loli in body shape and posture. I have to say that it is a well-thought-out choice. Of course, I won't tell you that they are forced to wear sushi to participate in the competition in order to pass the review. After all, our "Alice Game" is a very sound and loving work for all ages, and it is impossible to have the kind of benefits you want to see. Are you disappointed? If you are disappointed, please let me hear your cheers!"

Alice poked the carrot in front of the three contestants and encouraged them, "If you have any tragic stories, just tell them directly. Whether it's that your father is disabled, your mother is hospitalized, your brother is mentally retarded, or your sister met a bad man, and the whole family relies on you to make money, but they still give up all their property to support you in pursuing your dreams, you can speak out loudly on this stage and show your stories to the world!"

Hey, hey, hey, are you sure this is the same level of misery? Also, why do you have to make a sad speech in your contest declaration? Is it really okay to tell such a sad story in such a happy occasion?

Linger gradually couldn't keep up with her thoughts, or rather, he had never kept up with Alice's thoughts. The three little girls naturally wouldn't listen to Alice's nonsense. Metien clenched her fists, and a blush floated across her fair face: "I, I will try my best, Linger!"

Ling Ge: “…”

I didn't ask you to encourage this kind of thing.

Xie Mi raised one hand and made a V sign. "Watch me perform brilliantly to bring honor to the Fairy Inn, second sister!"

Xie Liya: “…”

I'll be relieved as long as you don't bring shame to the hotel.

Leticia crossed her arms in disdain, kicked the sand under her feet, and muttered, "Let's finish it early. I want to go play in the water."

"Okay, the three contestants' declarations are all very exciting. Next, please ask the judges to score their performances." Alice, who was always elusive, walked to Ling'er's side without knowing when, and poked the carrot: "Mr. Ling, how would you rate the swimsuits of these three contestants?"

Linger subconsciously glanced at the three little girls on the field. The swimsuits that Alice mentioned were indeed not too revealing - at least compared to the other swimsuits on the design drawing - only the arms and thighs were exposed. The fair and tender skin of the little girls looked so beautiful under the golden sunlight. The tight design and sky blue tone also perfectly set off the petite figures and adorable postures of the little girls, including Medien's shyness, Shemi's cuteness and Leticia's pretentiousness, which were all aspects of the girls' beautiful postures.

But that's all. In terms of body shape, what body shape do these little girls have? In terms of temperament, what temperament do these little girls have? In terms of manners, what manners do these little girls have? In other words, apart from the basic beauty points and the extra points for compatibility, there is nothing else. The most he can give is...

No, why did I start to give grades seriously?

Have you fallen into Alice's language trap without realizing it?
Ling Ge closed his eyes in pain and gave up the treatment completely: "Seven points."

"Oh! Seven points? Such lovely little girls only got seven points? Our Mr. Linger is really very strict. He did not show favoritism just because one of the contestants is his sister. Well, let's applaud his selflessness!"

There was thunderous applause from the audience. Lingge, who was sitting on the judges' panel, not only wanted to die, he also wanted to take Alice with him to die.

After receiving a less-than-ideal score from his brother, Metien couldn't help but show a lost expression on his face; Leticia tried hard to pretend that she didn't care, but still stabbed Lingge with a fierce look; Shemi was more direct and said to Lingge with contempt, "A man with no vision."

"It seems that the contestants don't agree with Mr. Ling's score. Let's hear the opinion of the next judge. Ms. Xie Liya, what is your score?"

"Eight points for Leticia, and seven points for Metien and Shemi." The bartender leaned back in her chair, crossed her legs, and her cold side bangs covered one eye. The other eye was examining the three contestants with a critical eye. "I agree with Mr. Ling. Their swimsuits are cute, but not impressive. But Leticia's personality, the demeanor of pretending not to care but actually wanting recognition, is a plus for me, so I'm willing to give her an extra point."

Leticia immediately went berserk: "Who said I wanted to be recognized? There's no such thing! You're talking nonsense!"

"Ah, contestant Leticia bluntly pointed out that Miss Shelia's score was 'nonsense'. It seems that she is questioning the fairness of the competition? I'm afraid it will stir up a lot of trouble after the game, but the score has been given and cannot be changed. Let's listen to the opinion of the third judge. Little Sun, what do you think?"

Little Sun yawned casually: "Give them all full marks."

"Full marks! There is a disagreement! Little Sun's opinion is completely opposite to the opinions of the first two judges. Can you tell me why you gave such a high score? What impressed you about their swimsuits?"

"Because they are cute." Little Sun gave Alice a strange look: "Isn't cute enough?"

"Well, this is an irrefutable reason. It reminds me of some disgusting otakus who shout that cuteness is justice. Although the second dimension is Mina-san's warm home, I still don't want to see those otakus in this world. It's really disgusting. Okay, let's listen to the last judge's opinion. Xiaoyang, what do you think?"

"Baa, baa, baa (eight points, eight points, eight points)!"

"Oh? The lamb bleated three times. It seems that all three of them only gave one point. The lamb judge is really strict, even stricter than Mr. Lingge."

“Meh!?”

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)