"Why did we lose? Why did we lose again?"
In a secluded corner, Shirley was scolding Karina, pointing a finger at her face.
"It's not my fault, didn’t I do my best?"
Karina waved her hands, looking helpless.
"It's all your fault, it's all your fault!" Shirley stomped the ground angrily, speaking irrationally.
"Sigh... Alright, it's my fault, don’t be mad, okay?"
"If it's your fault, then why are you arguing?"
...
Faced with Shirley's irrationality, Karina could only move her eyes elsewhere and let those words turn into noise, blocking them out and relaxing her mind.
Thus, losing this round of the game was not her fault, but Shirley was so irrational and insisted on making her responsible.
And if Karina did not say what Shirley wanted to hear, she would be scolded endlessly.
Even if she said it, she would still be reprimanded until Shirley calmed down.
Ah, women...
No one knew how much time had passed, but eventually, Shirley stopped.
"Ugh, my throat is sore, it’s all your fault!" In the end, Shirley made this last accusation.
"Okay, let’s go back."
Karina could only follow Shirley back to the garden, still confused.
"Hey, you’re so slow..."
Seeing Shirley and Karina return, Tiffany complained.
Although the previous game had ended quite quickly, she hadn’t even had a chance to participate and was now eager to start the next game.
"What’s the hurry? Isn’t it normal to have a break between games?"
It seemed that her mood hadn’t completely improved, and Shirley still sounded a bit irritated when she spoke.
"What’s the next game? Say it quickly!"
According to the draw’s order, the third was Zoe, so it was the turn of the kind fairy to decide the next game.
"Well." Zoe said, raising her weak voice slightly, "The game between me and my sister counts as one, so the next one should be decided by Sister Sylvia."
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"I understand..."
Since she had already said that, no one pressured her.
After all, even if she chose a game, victory would almost certainly go to the fairy pair.
By this point, everyone had nearly confirmed in their hearts that the game each person chose was extremely difficult for the others to win.
Sylvia’s choice for the next game was not a surprise.
It was a challenge to hit a target several meters away in the air moving at high speed, using only physical means, without magic.
Sylvia’s feathers seemed to have a mind of their own and hit the target, but after verification by everyone, it was confirmed that no magical elements were involved.
Apart from Sylvia, the performance of the others was somewhat disappointing.
Only Rosamund, with her brute strength, managed to throw a stone near the target, securing second place.
Karina came in third.
The others were irrelevant, ranking them seemed unnecessary.
After Sylvia, Nicole chose a very simple game, a game even those who had never played had heard of — "1, 2, 3, Wooden Man."
As a "tree girl," choosing a Wooden Man game was extremely appropriate, and no one had reasons to contest it.
However, during the process, everyone was a bit exhausted.
The situation was as follows:
While Nicole was counting with her back turned: "1—2—3—", the situation behind her was much more chaotic than one might imagine.
"Karina, go for it! Knock them all down, if necessary, use a suicide attack."
Shirley was wielding a red lance in each hand, attacking indiscriminately all around.
It is worth noting that due to everyone’s speed and Nicole’s slow counting, some adjustments were made to the rules of this "Wooden Man" game.
Now, it was no longer necessary to run up to Nicole, but only to stay still when Nicole turned around.
Anyone seen moving would be eliminated, and those who remained still until the end would win.
If everyone was moving, Nicole would win.
The rules became simpler, but the game’s difficulty did not decrease.
Everyone was standing still, making it hard to determine a winner, and the choice between attacking and defending was a problem.
Attacking others did not guarantee one’s own immobility, and if attacked by others while moving, the situation became even more complicated.
But passively defending was also uncomfortable, if everyone focused on one person, no one could guarantee they wouldn’t move a little.
The first eliminated was the mermaid princess Norma.
The one who was in the sphere had no chance of winning.
The second person to be eliminated might be a bit unexpected, but the fact is that Tiffany, being a spiritual body, was the second to be eliminated.
This was because everyone knew that if Tiffany was allowed to pass, she would cause big problems.
Therefore, almost unanimously, everyone attacked Tiffany.
Even as a spirit, she was not invincible, and the favorite for the title was eliminated early.
After Tiffany’s elimination, the game turned into a major battle between three groups.
Facing Shirley’s two small groups, karina and Zola, and Zoe, Sylvia and Rosamond had to unite to fight evenly.
Then the situation was as follows—
"Karina, go bite her butt! Bite her backside! Bite until it explodes!"
"Karina, come back quickly to protect me, I’m going to die!"
“Zoe, I really want to win, please let me win, mua~"
"But..."
"Damn it, Zoe, don’t be fooled by her!"
"Ugh, you little bitch, Karina, go lick her! It’s just a figurine, and still so arrogant."
"Also, you, bird, you know how to fly, right? Karina, strip her, I’ll give you real chicken wings!"
"And the bear paw next to her too! I’ll invite her too!"
The thirst for victory made Shirley not only increase the intensity of the attacks but also raise the tone of her words.
Others were fine, but karina was a bit dizzy.
Red light shone brightly, black and white silhouettes moved, and claws and armor clashed, creating intense sparks...
After a tense and exciting battle, this "Final Chaos of Wooden Men" finally came to an end.
Winner – Princess Dryad Nicole Vermeer!
This fact also proved to everyone that, in increasingly intense battles, remembering the three-second rule was still very difficult...