Nakiusha, who had competed with her sister Natasha since childhood, had her biggest dream: to steal back all the attention of those around her from Natasha.
However, although the two were born of the same parents, their appearances were worlds apart.
Natasha, as the younger sister, inherited all the good features of her parents' looks. Her older sister, Nakiusha, was plain and unremarkable, not only inconspicuous but also bad-tempered since she was a child.
Her greatest wish in this life was for Natasha to fall flat on her face in front of everyone. However, when she learned of her father's death and saw a letter Natasha left in the bedroom, her thoughts completely changed.
The decline of the family urgently needed a marriage alliance to maintain their status in the kingdom.
Natasha's departure forced Nakiusha, who already had a lover, to take her sister's place and marry a powerful but disabled noble.
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"Why—why—why—"
"Why do they say the kingdom's roses bloom because of you, why am I always in despair in your shadow—"
"Why is it you who avenges father, why must I become the mud that nourishes the roses because of your willfulness—"
"Why—why—why—"
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The four sections of questioning high notes were sung by Liji-Xiaosi without any apparent effort.
The abundant emotion, With songs that get louder and louder, letting everyone present feel the anger and pain in "Nakiusha's" words.
The jealousy towards her sister, who had been as dazzling as a rose since childhood, the sorrow for her kind but biased father's death, and finally, the unwillingness to marry in Natasha's place.
All of this, at this moment, through Liji-Xiaosi's performance, added more truth to the contradictory nature of the character "Nakiusha".
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"As expected of a Sound-type apprentice with the talent of 【Absolute Pitch】, in terms of singing skills, there should be few people here who can surpass her."
"Different professions are like different mountains. Who made her a Sound-type apprentice? There's nothing to be done."
Listening to the comments of a few people familiar with Liji-Xiaosi behind her, Jia Na also agreed heartily.
Even Jia Na, who possessed the 【Heavenly Voice】 vocal talent, was not on the same level as Liji-Xiaosi in terms of pitch accuracy.
Just speaking of those high notes expressing various emotions, although Jia Na could also sing them with her talent, if she sang a cappella without accompaniment, it would be easy to go off-key.
"Clap clap clap clap—"
As Liji-Xiaosi finished her performance, Xiuka-Boge, who was beside her, also clapped at the right time.
"Your grasp of pitch is the most accurate and professional I have heard so far."
"Thank you for your praise... Mr. Xiuka."
Liji-Xiaosi, who had just finished performing, was still somewhat immersed in the emotions of the performance. When she heard Xiuka-Boge's praise, her voice still carried a slight tremor caused by the intense fluctuations in her breathing.
"Alright, let's continue to invite the next interviewee."
Seeing the gestures from the judges on the judging panel, Xiuka-Boge also friendly winked at Liji-Xiaosi, inviting her down while not forgetting to urge the next interviewee to come up.
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"Whew—"
Liji-Xiaosi, who had returned to her seat, clasped her cold hands, and after letting out a long breath, she met a pair of eyes full of smiles beside her.
"Congratulations, your performance this time was very wonderful."
"Really? Actually, I also think I performed quite well... and, I suddenly feel that Mr. Xiuka-Boge is also so handsome, exactly the type I like..."
Hearing this, Jia Na's mouth twitched unconsciously, and then she turned her head, ignoring Liji-Xiaosi's incessant infatuated remarks beside her, and refocused her attention on the interview performance.
"Jia Na, are you listening?"
"Of course not."
"You... you're making me so angry, your reaction is really not like a Witch."
"I am a Wizard, and what I pursue is..."
"The path of a Wizard! You said that just now."
Looking at Jia Na, who was no longer speaking, Liji-Xiaosi, who was full of gossip, could only swallow her desire to confide, and then wrinkled her face, casually watching the subsequent people participating in the interview assessment.
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"It's already number fourteen, I remember you're number fifteen, right?"
"Yes."
Staring intently at the fourteenth interviewee on the assessment stage, Jia Na was now in a complete "battle-ready" state.
"So far, two people have interviewed for the role of 【Natasha】, but the second person's performance was even worse than Aoli Berry's."
Among the first fourteen interviewees, in addition to those interviewing for the role of the protagonist 【Natasha】, there were also interviewees for the role of 【Nakiusha】.
However, their interview performances were far inferior to Liji-Xiaosi's, so Liji-Xiaosi's mindset became more relaxed, allowing her to help Jia Na evaluate the interviewees more objectively.
"Inviting Group One's Number Fifteen Interviewee."
As the performance of the fourteenth interviewee was called to a halt, Xiuka-Boge, who had been in charge of the overall situation, continued to invite the next interviewee to the stage.
"Go for it! I'm rooting for you!"
"Mm, thank you."
Secretly taking a breath, hearing Liji-Xiaosi's cheering from the side, Jia Na also calmly nodded and stood up neatly from her seat.
"Please help me keep my wizard robe for a moment."
"No problem."
Unbuttoning the front of the wizard robe, as Jia Na took off the large wizard robe she was wearing, the girl in a rose-colored long dress and deep black boots walked into the assessment area under everyone's gaze.
"Oh my goodness!"
Hair like a waterfall, skin like ice and bone like jade.
With a pure temperament comparable to a Saint Mountain Angel, and a delicate appearance like the descent of a goddess of beauty, set off by a scarlet long dress, at this moment, Jia Na, standing in front of everyone, was the spitting image of the Rose Kingdom's most beautiful woman from "blood shadow rose"—Natasha.
And this visual impact also made everyone present unable to help but let out gasps of surprise.
"Long time no see, Jia Na-Luo Lan Miss."
"Long time no see, Mr. David."
In fact, ever since Jia Na stepped into the Fresh Flowers Rendezvous private room, not only the interviewees participating in the assessment with Jia Na, but also the four judges on the judging panel, had unconsciously focused some of their attention on Jia Na.
Besides the fact that she was specially invited by David-Berg as a scout, Jia Na's outstanding appearance was enough to attract the attention of the other judges immediately.
"Since last week, David has been mentioning you to us. Seeing you today, you are even more beautiful and charming than I imagined."
"Thank you for your compliment, Director Kelan, you are also younger than I imagined."
"Haha, to be honest, the four of us are all looking forward to your performance. However, you don't have to put too much pressure on yourself. After all, I heard that you haven't had any acting experience before, just relax and try your best..."