"Alright, next is the announcement of the second-place winner. Everyone should already know who the top two will be."
"But who will once again claim the top spot? Let's wait and see."
"Everyone, look here."
Rigurd waved his hand, and a cold and beautiful woman appeared on the screen, dressed in a maid outfit and holding a pocket watch.
"Wow! Second place goes to her, the Royal Head Maid of the Monster Country Federation, former Legion Commander of the Imperial Guard!"
"His Royal Highness Zhong Chen's personal maid, one of the empire's strongest fighters, the one known as the Dark Emperor, Miss Izayoi Sakuya!"
"Total votes: 2.516 billion!"
"As expected of one of the only two women in the Monster Country Federation capable of suppressing The Idle Organization! Her popularity is so high that even Lord Zhong Chen cannot match it!"
"Let us give Miss Izayoi Sakuya our warmest applause!!!"
At this moment, inside the Tokiwadai school building, Misaka Mikoto and the others looked at the cold maid on the screen, their faces filled with surprise.
"Enju-chan, this maid is amazing! She can actually suppress The Idle Organization."
"Hehe, actually, it's like this. Sakuya-nee-san manages all of their pocket money, so Chen Gege and the others…"
Listening to Aihara Enju explain Sakuya's abilities, the girls' mouths grew wider and wider.
"Is this the all-purpose maid that only appears in manga?"
"She's too invincible! I want a maid like that too."
Just as the girls were excitedly discussing Izayoi Sakuya, Aihara Enju crossed her arms, a mischievous smile on her lips, and said:
"Hmph hmph, fun fact, Sakuya-nee-san is also one of Chen Gege's wives!"
"Huh? One of his wives?"
"Is Teacher Zhong Chen a scumbag?"
The girls were quite shocked that Zhong Chen had more than one wife.
Hearing the words "scumbag," Aihara Enju furrowed her little brow, thought hard for a long time, and finally came to a conclusion.
"Hmm… Yes, that's right."
"As expected, even Enju-chan says so…"
"Bah! Scumbag!"
Completely unaware that his reputation was being slandered, Zhong Chen was happily watching his maid on the screen, grinning foolishly.
"Next is the most popular person in the Monster Country Federation. As someone whose popularity stands at the pinnacle, who could she be?"
"Haha, I'm sure everyone has already guessed. Let's shout her name loudly… She is…"
"Chairwoman of Academy City, the epitome of gentleness, one of the only two women in the empire capable of suppressing The Idle Organization, Miss Shizue Izawa!"
"Total votes: 2.5467 billion!"
"With a number of votes almost equivalent to the total population of the Monster Country Federation, Chairwoman Shizu has undeniably secured first place!"
Looking at the gentle woman on the screen, Academy City had already plunged into a sea of joy.
"Mikoto-nee-san, Ruiko-nee-san… it's Teacher Shizu!!!"
"I didn't expect Chairwoman to be so popular."
"Chairwoman actually managed to defeat Miss Sakuya twice in a row. She's getting more and more amazing."
"However, Miss Sakuya shouldn't be underestimated either. You know, Miss Sakuya used to be a regular first-place winner."
Unlike the excitement across the country, at this moment, in the Academy City Chairwoman's office, our Chairwoman Shizu wore a helpless expression.
"I actually wish I wasn't on the list. Every time I go out, I get surrounded by countless people."
"Even I find it troublesome."
Toreini and the others, sitting on the sofa, couldn't help but cover their mouths and chuckle softly.
"This is everyone's recognition of you. If it weren't for not being popular enough, Sera-chan would also want to be on the list."
Hearing this, Shizu looked at the eager magical girl Serafall and couldn't help but shake her head with a smile.
"Alright, that's all for this issue of the Monster Country Federation's Most Popular Ranking. See you next time!"
Buzz… As soon as Rigurd finished speaking, the live broadcast instantly shut down, giving no one any time to react.
"Damn it, it shut down instantly!"
"Lord Rigurd is also an unreliable guy. At least leave everyone's pictures up for a little longer."
"Sigh! Why is it that the higher the position of national leaders, the more unreliable they become…"
"Uh…"
Time flowed away like Veldora's integrity, and the seven-day celebration came to an end in the blink of an eye.
At this moment, Saten Ruiko and the others, standing in front of the Dimensional Gate, were tearfully embracing Aihara Enju, unwilling to let go for a long time.
"Wuwuwu, Enju-chan, we'll miss you…"
"We'll come back to play again, Enju-chan."
Hearing their words, Aihara Enju's little eyes also turned red.
"Wuwu… Enju-chan will remember. Next time you come, you must come and play with me again…"
Zhong Chen, standing nearby, watched the group dramatically bidding farewell, his face lined with black.
He couldn't help but interrupt:
"I say, you guys have had enough! The Dimensional Gate isn't going to close; you can come whenever you want. What are you acting out here for?!"
Hearing Zhong Chen's words, the group immediately stopped their act and all looked at Zhong Chen.
Aihara Enju even wore an expression of being truly defeated by him, sighed, and said to Zhong Chen, her right hand on her forehead:
"Sigh, Chen Gege really doesn't understand the friendship between girls."
"Exactly, Teacher Zhong Chen is such a spoilsport."
"Although it's not good to say this, but… Teacher Zhong Chen really isn't good at reading the atmosphere."
"…"
Suddenly being criticized by the girls, Zhong Chen was instantly bewildered. What was going on? I just said something casually!
How did I suddenly become the target of their collective attack? Seeing this, Zhong Chen quickly waved his hands and loudly said:
"Alright, alright, you guys continue. I won't say anything else."
"Sigh, they're just a bunch of little girls, why do they seem more mature than me…"
"Hmph!"
[Ding, Dimensional Gate charging complete. Do you want to anchor the world coordinates?]
[Ding, anchoring world coordinates…]
[Ding, world coordinates successfully anchored! According to Host's memory retrieval, the current world is "KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!" Do you want to begin crossing over?]
[No, no, no!!!]
[My intelligence is in danger…]
[Host, your intelligence has no room for further decline, so don't be foolish, it's okay.]
[Get out! What are you, a system, doing trying to act cute here?]
[Hmph, Host dares to insult me like that, then don't blame me!]
[Ding, Dimensional Gate charging complete. Do you want to anchor the world coordinates?]
[Ding, anchoring world coordinates…]
[Ding, world coordinates successfully anchored! According to Host's memory retrieval, the current world is "Dropkick on My Devil!!" Do you want to begin crossing over?]
[…]
[System, who are you mocking? My marble game skills are unrivaled!]
[Heh… Host, win against Jashin-chan first before you say that.]
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