[Welcome, all contestants to the semi-final stage of the championship. This was supposed to be a three-day festival, but due to… unforeseen circumstances, we have a far fewer number of contestants who made it this far…]
The announcer tried to make the announcement sound funny, only to get hated by the audience.
People had paid for a three-day championship, so the fact that it was only the first day and the semi-finals had already arrived made them angry.
The announcer sweated bullets before he looked at his superior sitting not too far away.
The superior avoided his eyes as well at first, but then he looked at his phone and gave the announcer a reassuring glance.
A single paper was held up by the supervisor and the announcer looked relieved to see that.
[D-Don't worry about it, my dear viewers. Since this year's championship is a special case, we have prepared a special guest for you to hear from. Ace himself will address all the semi-finalists in a few minutes.]
