There will be one hour between the end of the main competition and the awards ceremony.

There will be 45 minutes for voting and 15 minutes for tallying the votes and preparing for the awards ceremony.

During this time, spectators can go to the restroom, drink water, and have refreshments.

Then the organizers go to .......

"Oh, this is very interesting.

"It's magnificent."

Music is playing in the hall.

The military band of the Kingdom of Klein is playing magnificent music because it is bad for the audience to wait for an hour.

Jin wanted to give them some rest afterwards, since they had camped in the field, not in a hotel or a bungalow.

At the same time, he was deeply impressed by the fact that such a musical culture had developed for 400 years without being affected by the <>.

And Jin thought that it would be good to show not only music but also dance, ...... or model airplane stunts at the next opportunity.

* * * *

One hour later.

"Well, ladies and gentlemen, the tally is in!"

All the spectators seemed to be back in their seats, and the cheers were as loud as at the finish line.

"Before I go any further, I would like to announce the results of the main competition once again. The winner of the memorable <<1st Marikka Cup> at ...... is number 9, <> Kondak!

The crowd applauds.

"In second place, number 1, <>, Rhodes!

Another round of applause.

At the same time, the ranks and names were displayed on the giant magic screen.

"Third place, number 2, Harunata of <>!　4th place, number 7, Sargera of <>!　5th place ......"

The top ten places were announced again.

"Now we will continue with the <>. This is the number of votes cast by those who put the ballots attached to their admission tickets to the tournament into the ballot boxes of their favorites.

That's an interesting experiment.

Yes, Your Majesty.

The King and Queen of the Kingdom of Klein are also interested in the vote.

"Let's start with the top 10. ......10, number 10, <> Lerstner!

Another round of applause. ......, but unfortunately, number 10 finished in 10th place in both the main competition and the popular competition.

"9th place, number 4, Sargenter of <>!　......8, number 3, <>'s Archista!"

* * * *

In this way, Jin in Horai Island thought that the popularity ranking might be affected by the performance of the aircraft or the demonstration rather than the result of the race.

* * * * * * * * * *

"Seventh place, number 5, <>'s Zedais!　6th place, number 6, <>'s Imimir!　5th place, number 7, <>'s Vusak!　4th place, number 8, <>."

Everyone applauded warmly.

"And in third place, number 2, Harnatha, the <>!

This was probably due to the dead heat in the second half of the race.

"In second place, ......, number 9, <>, Kondak!"

A loud cheer went up.

"And that means ......."

Unintentionally, Zion also muttered aloud.

"And first place goes to number 1, <>'s Road Toss!

The crowd cheered and applauded loudly.

"Ah, so Rhodes is the favorite. That was a hotly contested final round, wasn't it?

Jin was satisfied with the result.

Finally, it was time for the awards.

The top winners were awarded on a special stage by the royal family of the Kingdom of Klein.

King Mericarance I and Queen Josephine Lumeth Klein. The first princess, Lizabeth Leah Klein, and three others will present the awards.

First, the trophy is handed to the winner of the main competition, Kondak of <>.

* * * *

"Oh, that's the trophy made by ...... Ji, Jin-sama, isn't it?"

Marikka said with a little bit of a grin.

The trophy was designed in the shape of a statue of the goddess Marikka as a young woman about to hand a laurel wreath to the winner.

On the pedestal, Marikka's first blow floaters are engraved in lines.

Congratulations,<

"Congratulations, Lord Kondak of Shinra.

King Mericarance I of the Kingdom of Klein handed over the trophy.

The audience applauded again.

Queen Josephine Lumeth Klein handed a commemorative shield to the second-place winner, Rhodes.

The third-place winner, Harnatha the , received a commemorative medal from the lovely 10-year-old First Princess Lizabeth Leah Klein.

Of course, all the prizes were made by Jin. The shield was also engraved with Marikka's figure in relief, the front of the medal depicted Marikka's profile, and the back of the medal depicted the <> that Marikka had first developed.

* * * * * * * * *

"Uu...... is embarrassing, sir."

Marikka was fidgeting on Horai Island.

* * * *

"Next, we will present awards to the top winners of the popularity contest.

This will be done by Zion of .

The top three winners will receive gold, silver, and bronze medals.

On one side is a profile of Marikka, and on the other side is the <, which was first developed by Marikka.

This design will become a standard for the future.

Marikka was blushing with embarrassment.

"Third place, number 2, Harnatha the Puppet!

There were cheers and applause.

Harunatha received a bronze medal.

"Second place, number 9, Kondak of Shinra!

There was a thunderous applause, followed by cheers and applause.

This is the silver medal.

"Now, the winner of the popular vote is the .................. number 1, the road team of <>. The winner of the popular vote is number 1, <>'s Road Toss!

The audience cheered loudly.

"Congratulations, Lo!

Rhodes received the gold medal from Zion, and his cheeks relaxed with happiness.

Later, Deus Ex Machina presented Harnatha, number 2 , with a trophy for technical excellence, a transparent crystal engraved with the that Marikka had first developed.

It seems that the thorough weight reduction and the gimmick of purging were highly evaluated.

The trophy was awarded for its light weight and purging gimmick.

"Now, the awards are over. All participating teams, please come to the stage.

Zion called everyone from the Nordic Federation to the stage.

Then everyone stood on the stage,

"Ladies and gentlemen. Thanks to all of you, the first Marikka Cup Air Race has ended with great success.

In a clear voice, Zion began to speak.

"This Marikka of Marikka......<> was my friend and apprentice to the 2nd Magecraft Meister Jin Nido. She developed the Blow Floater about 250 years ago for the people of the Nordic Federation.

The audience listened in silence.

"I would like to offer a silent prayer for her. If there are any volunteers, please join us.

The direction of the platform was north, toward the Nordic Federation.

And Zion..,

"...... silent prayer!

and closed his eyes.

Of course, everyone on the stage also said a silent prayer.

And the guests and the audience followed suit. .......