Daisy was in low spirits, and even the expressions of the other two were very downcast.
"Maybe it's because our recent performances have been too repetitive, so fewer and fewer people are coming to watch. These past few days, the audience seats have been completely empty, without even a single cheer."
As they spoke, the mood of the others grew heavy as well. Even Misty hadn't expected such a turn of events at home.
At the side, Natsui rubbed his chin.
Although it sounded very sympathetic, he had seen the three sisters' performance before, and coupled with his experience working backstage for a while after traveling to Kalos, he only needed to think for a moment to understand where the problem lay.
"The reason it's become like this is probably because you've misidentified the positioning of your performance."
At his words, everyone present turned to look at him, and Daisy and her sisters looked at him with even more surprise.
"Eh? Why do you say that?"
Natsui said slowly, "Actually, the last time I came to the Cerulean Gym, before I battled you, I watched your show. How should I put it... while it was also wonderful, the performance was too one-dimensional. At least, after watching the whole thing, when I try to recall anything later, hmm... all I remember are a few pairs of long legs on the water..."
Hearing him say that, Misty rolled her eyes at him, while the three sisters looked at each other in dismay.
"This..."
In truth, they were extremely confident in their show. And more importantly, they also enjoyed showing off their beauty to everyone through water ballet.
Now, hearing that someone's impression of them was just their legs, was indeed a bit hurtful.
Although they didn't want to admit it, the fact that the audience was dwindling pierced through their beautiful dream and forced them to accept this reality.
Violet asked, "Then what exactly do you mean by the positioning you mentioned earlier?"
"The target audience, of course," Natsui organized his thoughts and continued. "Through my observation, I found that the audience here is almost exclusively adult men, and their purpose is very simple: just to appreciate your dancing. While it is very pleasing to the eye, over time, the audience experiences aesthetic fatigue and naturally becomes unwilling to come back."
His reasoning was clear, and his words were convincing, making everyone realize that this was definitely not just some glib, empty talk.
At the side, Lily's eyes lit up as if she had found some sort of validation, and she said excitedly, "See! This is exactly what I was thinking before!"
Daisy also nodded and said to Natsui, "That's why we planned to have Misty come back and play the mermaid princess, to save the Cerulean Gym!"
"No way!" Misty quickly refused. "I can't do something like that!"
"But..." Daisy looked troubled. "You saw it just now, our posters are already up. Everyone heard there would be a new show tomorrow, and the tickets are already sold out."
"Tomorrow!?" Misty slammed the table and shot to her feet. "You want me to perform on stage tomorrow without even getting my consent? Are you kidding me!"
"Calm down, calm down~" Violet reached out and forcefully pushed Misty back down, at the same time tossing a few stapled sheets of paper in front of her. "This is the script we wrote for you. As long as you follow the lines, it'll be very simple, even for a little girl like you with no acting experience!"
Misty shook her head like a rattle drum.
Seeing her still-resolute attitude, Daisy pleaded, "Misty, your big sister is begging you.
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