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At this moment, inside the big tent of the Circus, most of the lights had been turned off except for the neon lights above the stage, casting a somewhat dim atmosphere in the front area.
In the surrounding tiered seating, most of the spots were filled with audience members who had come to watch the performance, primarily consisting of children and their accompanying parents. There were also young couples cuddling together, showering everyone with affection, which made some single men uncomfortable.
Although it was called a Circus, in addition to the usual circus acts, there were also many singing and dancing performances mixed in. Currently on stage were several youths dressed in eccentric outfits with hair dyed in various colors, performing street dance to pulsating music. The rapid flashing stage lights showcased their energetic moves, including difficult maneuvers like dynamic windmills and headspins, completely igniting the atmosphere. Whistles, screams, and cheers filled the air.
The Firefly made its appearance after about twenty minutes into the program. Before that, Chuyang had watched the amusing juggling act performed by Clown, who was hosting the entire show, as well as a thrilling aerial relay performed by several adults and children, and an elegant Eastern dance presented by a group of women in flowing garments.
Just as the elegant sounds of nature seemed to linger on stage, suddenly all the lights in the Circus went out, plunging everyone into darkness where one could not see their own hand in front of their face.
Then a deep voice emanated from the speakers on stage.
"Magic is a mysterious phenomenon in life; its power comes from the unknown. In fact, there are many incredible phenomena in our lives. Do you often hear the sound of marbles rolling from upstairs? Mysterious things are everywhere; mysterious powers are everywhere; mysterious magic is everywhere. She is the world's smallest magician and also the most beautiful sorceress. The moment to witness miracles has arrived; please open your eyes wide and count down with me: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Please welcome our Squirrel Circus chief magician Qin Ying to the stage."
As the host finished speaking, a beam of light suddenly illuminated the center of the stage. In the circular spotlight stood a petite figure dressed as a magician, wearing a black top hat and a black tailcoat.
"Firefly." Because Chuyang was seated relatively close to the stage, he immediately recognized that little magician—who else could it be but Firefly?
This time, Kiddo's appearance was completely different from before; this referred not only to her clothing but also to her hairstyle. The signature twin ponytails were long gone; her golden long hair cascaded softly down both sides of her cheeks. A pair of oversized black-framed glasses perched on her cute little face, making her look particularly kawaii.
Once the applause welcoming her to the stage subsided, Firefly snapped her fingers, abruptly stopping the deep and magical background music that had accompanied the host's introduction.
Immediately, Kiddo raised her right hand and waved to the audience, indicating that she was not holding anything in her hand.
"Crystal spreads across the earth, intoxicating and brewing breath, gently filling the heart, warmly relieving solitude, the brilliance wandering in the distance, lightly brushing across the sky, come forth! My magic wand."
Her childish voice was sweet and innocent as the beautiful magic incantation fell. Suddenly, in the dark space outside the beam of light on stage, countless tiny lights lit up, resembling fireflies dancing in the fields on a summer night.
The light points quickly gathered towards the little girl's raised right hand and within a short time condensed into a short magic wand radiating a shimmering glow, which she grasped in her hand.
In an instant, thunderous cheers and enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience surrounding the stage.
However, sitting in the front row was Chuyang, whose mouth twitched slightly. To be honest, if he hadn’t already known the truth, he would have been astonished by this "magic" that resembled conjuring something out of thin air. Unfortunately, as a top student from Naval Academy, if he still didn’t understand the principles behind it after three years of study, then all that time would have been wasted. In simple terms, the so-called magic of fireflies was merely the process of Fleet Girls deploying their ship forms; it was just that Kiddo intentionally slowed down the speed.
But for most of the audience here, they were completely unaware of this reason and were genuinely amazed.
Despite Rongcheng being a military stronghold and home to Naval Academy, Fleet Girls were still considered extremely mysterious by most ordinary people, let alone knowing about their ship form deployment.
After this opening small magic act came some larger stage illusions, such as transformations and body separations. For Chuyang, who had watched a decryption program in his previous life, these tricks were nothing extraordinary; even with his eyes closed, he could point out flaws in each illusion one by one. Yet he still enjoyed himself.
There was no helping it; the performance of fireflies on stage was simply too entertaining. The seemingly naive Loli had a serious expression like an adult as she mimicked various signature moves of a world-class magician, creating a strong contrast. Coupled with her assistant, Clown's comical antics, the entire audience was filled with laughter and gasps at the thrilling and magical performances.
"There's more to come! In a bit, Kiddo has another act to perform," said Feilin, the leader of Squirrel Circus and a Battlecruiser Shipgirl who had taken the empty seat next to Chuyang. She reached out to stop him just as he was about to get up and head backstage to find fireflies.
At this moment, she was not wearing the black tight leather outfit from their first meeting but had changed into a white long-sleeve shirt paired with light blue jeans. Her originally silver hair was tied back into a single ponytail with a light blue ribbon. Her ample chest appeared somewhat constrained by the white shirt's fit; instead of tucking it into her jeans, she tied it at her waist. However, since she wore a light-colored undershirt underneath, her slim waist remained covered. The straight-cut mid-rise jeans made her long legs look even more slender and shapely. She exuded less of a wild allure but more of an intellectual maturity and elegance—like encountering a neighbor girl on a sunny afternoon in a university campus.
"I regret it; I also don't want you to take the fireflies away."
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