CHAPTER 47: VICTORY

"Let’s congratulate ’Cocoon’ on winning this battle!" the host said enthusiastically.

As soon as his words finished, all the participants on stage turned to look at the big LED screen behind them.

"Ah, ah, ah, we won, we won, Mia Sutton, Mia Sutton, we won." A girl excitedly hugged Mia Sutton, almost wanting to lift her up and give her a kiss.

Mia Sutton smiled and replied, "Yes, we won."

In her excitement, no one noticed that her tone was quite calm. It was a foregone conclusion, nothing surprising; it would have been abnormal if they lost.

After hugging Mia Sutton, the girl went on to hug the others, praising each of them one by one.

A total of 1,000 audience members were present. Excluding some who abstained, seventy to eighty percent of them voted for Mia Sutton’s team, achieving a complete crushing victory, an absolute crush!

Host: "Alright, let’s have our mentors and special guests evaluate the performances of both teams."

Since Chris Gordon was slightly older, he spoke first. Picking up the microphone, he smiled at the participants on stage and said, "The vocal group performed very well. Some of the high notes were handled quite well. Overall, it’s better than during your regular practice sessions.

The only flaw was that Shirley Golden had a minor issue during one of the rap sections, but it didn’t affect much. Overall, it was well done."

Upon hearing her name, Shirley Golden’s face turned a bit sour. Nonetheless, she couldn’t deny that she indeed missed the beat, but that was due to her foot pain just moments ago.

After Chris Gordon finished speaking, he didn’t pay further attention to them but instead turned his gaze directly to Mia Sutton, his eyes full of admiration, and exclaimed.

"To be honest, today’s performance by the ’Cocoon’ group really exceeded my expectations, truly a pleasant surprise. I never imagined you all could execute this dance to such a degree."

"Honestly, because of your debut performance, I always thought you were more suited for ancient dance or softer dances, but you really surprised me and everyone else. Whether in choreography or dance adaptation, everything was done impeccably. It was truly amazing."

As he spoke, everyone could sense his fondness for this performance in his tone, even speaking faster than usual.

"Moreover, you all showed great team spirit. Everyone showcased themselves but willingly handed the stage over to you in the end, elevating ’Cocoon’ to another level. That’s what partnership and a team should look like."

After he finished, Summer Lancaster immediately grabbed the microphone. She had held back for so long; throughout the entire program recording, she hadn’t spoken much, but this time she couldn’t help it.

From the moment Mia Sutton hit that first high note on stage, the camera lens clearly showed her sit up straight, her eyes lighting up.

Summer Lancaster: "I don’t know about the rest, and I won’t comment on the dance since I’m not an expert, but in terms of singing, although Teacher Song is also here, I still want to say that Mia Sutton did the utmost this time. Every part was handled just right, perfect, truly perfect, incredibly perfect!"

Her repeated emphasis on perfection let everyone know how genuinely satisfied she was with Mia Sutton.