The audience exchanged looks. “You see; even Emily said that Janet was plagiarizing! That means the rumors are true!”
“That’s right. Inside information is more reliable!”
“Hehe. It’s a good thing Janet withdrew; otherwise, she’d be mocked as a plagiarizing freak here!”
“Exactly. If Janet won the championship, then the prestige of the World Piano Competition would be destroyed by her.”
With the microphone in hand, Emily smiled. “Everyone, please settle down. She didn’t mean to plagiarize, so let’s not talk about others behind their backs.”
Once she spoke, the crowd was in an uproar.
“Oh, my god. Emily is so kind!”
“Yeah! In the preliminary round just now, when Janet subtly criticized her, Emily didn’t mind at all.”
“She has a good heart and she’s beautiful. She even plays the piano so well.”
“All right, all right. Everybody be quiet and enjoy Master Emily’s music.”
After a moment of silence, a beautiful song slowly rang out on stage.
Compared to the first round, it was clear that Emily was more relaxed during this round’s performance.
The audience and the judges were mesmerized, and even the host couldn’t help but sigh.
Spectacular! It’s truly spectacular!
The title ‘master’ was more than appropriate for Emily.
The contestants who were watching from backstage were amazed. “Oh, my god. Emily’s playing better in the second round than in the first round.”
“Yeah! This is amazing!”
“Hilbert’s students are certainly different. It would be great if Hilbert could give me a pointer or two.”
“I know, right. But, we don’t have Emily’s gifts!”
As the few of them lamented, they noticed that Roxy was standing to one side silently. One of them said, “Roxy, Emily may get a higher score than you in the second round.”
Although they acknowledged Roxy’s talents, he was still a little lacking compared to Emily.
“Ha,” Roxy scoffed but said nothing.
When the song ended, Emily slowly stood up.
There was an instant burst of applause from the audience.
At this moment, the judges below the stage began to give her performance a score.
The host walked on stage with a look of admiration and asked with a grin, “Emily, you did better than in the first round!”
Then, he handed the microphone to Emily.
She took it and smiled at him. “Thank you.”
Soon, the judges’ scores were revealed. When the host looked down at the device in his hand, a wave of shock crossed his face.
Heavens above!
This score was something he never even dared to imagine.
The host froze, and he remained dazed for a long time.
Emily saw this and her face dropped slightly.
She spoke cautiously. “Excuse me… is there a problem?”
Is the score too low? But, the audience reacted with so much excitement, so that shouldn’t be the case!
In the next instant, the host raised his voice and announced with much enthusiasm, “After the unanimous decision made by the five judges, Emily has gotten a score of 100 after the second round.”
As soon as he finished, the audience and the spectators watching the live broadcast were completely stunned.
“Oh, my God. Did I hear him right? It’s a perfect score!”
“You heard him right! It’s a perfect score!”
“The climax of the song was incredible. It’s not surprising that she got a perfect score.”
“I agree. Supporting Emily is so worth it!”
“I reckon Emily’s skill level is the highest among all the contestants!”
“Not only is she the best among all the contestants present, but I think she’s also better than the past champions!”
