Alice and Fate's singing was...well, as expected, but it was great. Alice showed off her high specs to the fullest, and she was second only to White in singing ability. Fate-san also beautifully matched her voice to Alice's song without being consumed by it, and made a beautiful harmony.
　Apparently, unlike Cronor-san and Leife-san, Fate-san is usually good at it.

　Of course, the result was a victory for Alice and Fate-san duo. I think Ray-san and Fia-san were the wrong opponents. It was a great duet that only a married couple can pull off, and if it had been a different opponent, they might have won.

　Anyway, the first round is over, and the winners of the first round will now face each other. It wasn't exactly a tournament, so the order of the matches seemed to be random.
　The top contenders at the moment were Kuro and Shiro, who were on a different level in terms of their singing ability. The next most likely candidates are Alice and Fate, whose harmonies are in perfect harmony, and the visually strong duo of Isis and Lilliwood.

　But again, I've seen all the duo and Shiro's singing ability is too overwhelming. His opponent in the second round would be unlucky.
　And the one who drew the outlier was the duo of Aoi and Youna.

　Moreover, this time too, the duo of Kuro and Shiro-san were the first to perform, and they showed a tremendous singing voice that was as good as the first round.

"........Aoi-senpai, this is impossible.
Well let's just do it anyway.

　Just like the duo of Noin-san and Fear-sensei that I saw in the first round, the two of them went up on the stage with a slightly resigned expression on their faces. And the song they requested to sing was..........................the name of the song I remember hearing.
　No, but isn't this song by a group that debuted at No. 1 on the Oricon Chart about half a year before I moved to this world?

　This is a bit too new, isn't it? Can Alice's band play this...

　Before I knew it, the instruments owned by Alice's band had been changed to guitars and drums, and they were playing the requested songs without a care in the world.
　Hey, don't put a guitar arrangement in the interlude. You........aren't you actually from Earth or something?

　To be honest, I was more surprised at Alice's ability to quickly play the latest song from the world I was in than Aoi and Yona's song, but well, it's Alice, so I guess it can't be helped....
　Aoi and Yona's singing was also good, but they still couldn't reach Shiro's voice, and they were eliminated from the competition.

　After that, the karaoke competition continued to progress smoothly and finally the best 4 singers were chosen.

　First of all, Kuro and Shiro duo literally overwhelmed their opponents with their overwhelming singing ability. Next was Alice and Fate, who sang a variety of songs in a variety of tunes and won the competition without any hesitation.
　The judges... or rather, the judges who completely got me on their side, and the duo of Isis and Lilliwood who won with overwhelmingly high standards of honor. And then there's Laguna and Fors, who were blessed with a good combination, but won with a stable voice.

　These four pairs would compete for the semifinals.
　Black and Shiro-san duo versus Alice and Fate-san duo........

'Now, the semifinals have finally arrived!　''Fate, this is a critical moment for you, isn't it!''

　By the way, since they entered the competition in the first round, Alice and Fate have been on stage to do play-by-play and commentary.

''I, no, Char-tan. Let's not, let's really abstain from this.......I can't fight Shalovanal-sama, even though it's a song.......''
...God of Fate.
"What?
"This match is disrespectful. Go ahead and give it your all.
"Ha!　Even if it's my life!

　Fate was going to refuse to fight with White, but now that White had given her permission, she grabbed the microphone with an even more serious look on her face.
　Then, the karaoke battle between the top two singing teams began.

　Kuro and Shiro showed their overwhelming singing ability as usual, but Alice and Fate were not to be outdone. But Alice and Fayette were not to be outdone. They sang in perfect synch with each other with their voices more in tune than ever before and sang beautifully.
　After both men have finished singing, the only thing left to do is to wait for my decision... a red flag for Black and White, or a blue flag for Alice and Fate.

　After much deliberation, I slowly raised the "blue flag".

It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with your friends.　It's blue!　
'Wait a minute, Kai-chan!　Explain why and why not!　Why, we!''

　The winners themselves are the most surprised. Especially Fate, with what could be considered an inevitable expression, asks me why. I receive the microphone from Alice's alter ego and open my mouth as the attention of the entire hall gathers.

''........Honestly, in terms of singing ability, Shiro-san is the best. Even compared to all the participants, it was overwhelming.''
'Uh-huh!　That's right!　Lady Shalovanal is the best!　In that case....
''But that overwhelming voice........Kuro couldn't completely keep up with it. It seemed like White didn't want to match Kuro's voice, and I felt a little bit of discomfort.
What?

　Even though they hadn't been able to match it, it was really only a small amount. In fact, up to this point, he hadn't felt any discomfort with it and had been winning in a way that said overwhelming victory.
　It's not that Black is bad at it either. Or rather, he was second only to White in terms of singing ability, along with Alice.

　However, it's not so simple to say that they can sing in the best harmony as a duo just because the No. 1 and No. 2 singers are paired together.
　When a singer is good at singing, his or her personality also comes out strongly. It's interesting that it's sometimes difficult to match up with them as a result.

Especially this time, Alice and Miss Fate, the duo whose voices are the most in tune with each other that I've ever heard, made me feel the discomfort more strongly than ever before.

　Yes, oddly enough, it's the combination of a great combination and the fact that they are the second best singers after Kuro and Shiro, that brings out the discomfort.

''........Since this is a karaoke battle between the duo, we've decided that Alice and Fate-san will win.''
"Mmm, mmm...
''.........Kite, you're surprisingly listening carefully. Sensory magic may have had some effect on you, but it was a reason that convinced me that I could understand.

　When I finished explaining why, Fate-san shushed me and Alice nodded her head in agreement. Then, before I knew it, Shiro-san came up to me and announced in her usual intonation-free voice.

''........Was I the best at singing?''
'What?　Yeah, that's exactly what I'm talking about, if it was an individual competition, White would have won by far.
Okay, then I can't argue with that.
But since it's a combination fight, White-san has to match Black's, too.
...hmmm, I see.

　In the case of Kuro and Shiro-san's duo, it was as if Kuro was trying to sing along with him, but Shiro-san was ignoring it.
　If White had listened to Kuro's singing voice and matched it, the result would have been different.

''Ah~ Everyone in the audience, I'm sure you know that in a nutshell but I'll warn you. The only person allowed to say something like that to Shalovanal-sama is Kite, you know. If anyone else says the same thing, all of the divine race will come to eliminate you. Or rather, as soon as I gave the decision that Shallowvanal-sama lost, if it wasn't for Kite-san, I would have been killed.''
'Right. But, well, if Kai-chan says so, it can't be helped. Shalovanal-sama seems to agree with you.''

　Hearing the boisterous remarks, I fearfully looked at the location of Kronor-san and the others.......Kronor-san, Raife-san and Shea-san, and Hart-san had an expression on his face as if to say, "Well, it can't be helped.
　I'm really glad that White-san is somehow tolerant.

　Anyway, this ended the first semi-final match, followed by the karaoke battle between Isis and Liliwood duo versus Laguna and Fors.
　Isis-san was still singing as hard as ever, and she was showing off her cuteness that hasn't faded, but...............Huh?

'.........Char-tan. The King of the Dead, isn't your singing getting better?
'Maybe, but... but... didn't you almost never sing it in the first place?　I've been practicing in a whisper while listening to the other duo's songs for a while now, and I'm sure they've grown in a short period of time.'

　...healthy. You are very, very healthy. Have you been practicing hard while you were waiting?　How precious is that man, every single action is so precious?
　If I really let my guard down, I would have raised the flag before I heard Ms. Laguna and Mr. Fors' song.

　And the following duo of Laguna-san and False-san also performed a great song... but in the end I judged that the team of Isis-san and Lilliwood-san won.
　And with good reason, of course. Because in a short period of time, I had improved my singing level, and even with Lilliwood's follow-up, Isis-san's singing voice had become good enough to compete with Laguna-san and the others.

　
　But unfortunately, this one was at a very different level of singing.

　Due to the fact that I'm the judge, the visual aspect is also one of the main factors.......but this is a karaoke battle. The thing that says the most in the end is the ability to sing.
　As a result, I raised the flag for Alice and Fate, and the winner was decided here.

'Settlement!　So, the winner of the karaoke battle for the duo was me, Alice and Fate!
''We didn't expect to win.......hmmm......but since we won against Shalovanal-sama, we couldn't cut corners.......haha, well, it can't be helped, can it?''

　The audience applauded loudly, and I clapped my hands and congratulated Alice and Fate. It was a really exciting and good fight.
　Thus, I'm a little sad to see it end........

''Now then, the duo of us who have won...........have earned the right to challenge the 'interim champion', Kite-san!

　...yes?　Huh?　Am I going nuts?　What a weird word........

''Therefore, Kite-san vs. me and Fate-san duo.......let's start a special match!
'What?　Ehhh!

　Dear Mom, Dad - I thought the karaoke battle between the duo was over, but here I am, unexpectedly. No, wait, please, wait a minute... because - I didn't hear that!