Sunset Shimmer had to admit that Trixie really had a trick up her sleeve.
She had originally thought that since she was once a Unicorn who could use magic, so-called magic performances would certainly hold no appeal for her. After all, no matter how miraculous magic tricks were, could they be greater than magic itself?
As it turned out, the person most easily fooled by magic tricks was actually none other than Sunset Shimmer, who could use magic herself.
Except for the parts requiring props—after all, Sunset Shimmer had figured those out—whenever she watched other magic tricks that relied purely on sleight of hand, she would be stunned for a moment, even wondering if Trixie might actually know magic.
But then she would think that was simply impossible, assuming it was some kind of visual effect she hadn't thought of for the moment, and would accept it with relief. Anyway, as long as the entertainment value was there, there was no need to take it too seriously; it was better to just relax and focus on enjoying Trixie's performance.
Furthermore, Trixie's magic had even tamed Flash Sentry nearby; he was seen pulling out his phone to record a live stream of Trixie's magic, temporarily having no time to worry about how to add Sunset Shimmer as a friend.
Clearly, this was a good time to quietly slip away.
Sunset Shimmer made up her mind; while everyone in the audience was focused intently on Trixie on stage, she slowly moved her feet, wanting to leave.
"Next, The Great and All-Powerful Trixie will perform one of her best and most classic acts—the magician's escape act!"
Following Trixie's announcement, a box as tall as a person was pushed onto the stage. Trixie circled the box, introducing the process of this magic trick to everyone.
"Look at this box; there is nothing inside!"
Trixie felt around the inside of the box in front of all the teachers and students, indicating that she had not set up any mechanisms inside.
"Next, The Great and All-Powerful Trixie will enter this box. When the box is opened again, you will be incredibly surprised to discover that the person who comes out will no longer be this amazing magician you see!"
A round of expectant cheers rang out, and after enjoying this, Trixie added another sentence somewhat affectionately.
"And for this magic trick, I will complete it together with my dearest magic assistant!"
Immediately, discussions arose in the crowd, with everyone guessing who the magic assistant was—the one who hadn't appeared since the performance began.
As the person involved, Sunset Shimmer was instantly stunned on the spot. She finally knew what Trixie's so-called surprise was, but the timing was unfortunate, directly disrupting her escape plan.
"She's calling you, uh... shouldn't you go up there and get ready with her now?"
Flash Sentry was busy recording the video; his eyes had to stay glued to the phone screen, so he could only voice a reminder to Sunset Shimmer.
Yet, even as he said this, Flash Sentry saw that Trixie on stage had already begun the performance without waiting for her assistant, entering the box.
Then, Snip and Snell, dressed as clowns, ran onto the stage. As punishment for their misdeeds, Trixie had made them dress like this to come on stage during the performance and help her with tasks that didn't require much brainpower.
This time they finally lived up to the task, not causing any more trouble, and were even very grateful that Trixie was willing to give them a chance.
Looking at their comical appearance, mocking laughter immediately rang out from the audience. The two kids didn't mind at all and were actually quite proud of the roles they were playing.
To them, being able to follow someone they considered amazing and get some spotlight was satisfying enough. They didn't care what kind of role they were playing at the moment; this was perhaps the joy of being fence-sitters.
Snip and Snell's job was just to carry the box around in a circle, showing the audience more comprehensively that the box didn't have any mechanisms, thereby increasing the audience's confusion and anticipation.
From the audience's perspective, there was indeed nothing mysterious on stage; it was just two clowns carrying the box, along with some smoke leaking from the cracks of the box, which they just assumed was a stage effect.
"It's starting already? I'm not prepared at all?"
"Wait, why are you still here?"
Seeing that Snip and Snell were about to open the box again, Flash Sentry could still hear Sunset Shimmer's exclamation from beside him; it was clear that Sunset Shimmer was completely unprepared for this.
The assistant hadn't even gone on stage yet, and the magician had already started the performance?
Thinking it was a performance mishap, Flash Sentry couldn't be bothered to record the video anymore and quickly turned his head to look at Sunset Shimmer.
Yet he saw that it was actually Trixie, having removed her hat, standing beside him, holding the apple soda he had just gotten for Sunset Shimmer.
Flash Sentry:???
Trixie bit the straw and drank the apple soda in two or three gulps. Because she drank it so fast, she even burped, the expelled gas twisting her face for a moment.
Just at this moment, the magic box was opened again, and amidst the audience's exclamations, Sunset Shimmer walked out of the box with a bewildered look on her face, wearing Trixie's magic top hat on her head.
She immediately saw Trixie standing in the spot she had just occupied, biting the straw and winking at her cockily.
'This isn't right.'
She had just blinked, the world had gone black, and then she had walked out of the box.
This is unscientific!
Trixie! And you still say you don't know magic?!
"Did you guys see what happened?"
Rainbow Dash was also full of disbelief, turning to ask her friends, but all she got in response were shakes of the head.
This was really strange; they had stood behind the curtain behind Trixie and watched the whole thing, yet they still didn't know what had just happened—how did Sunset Shimmer end up coming out?
"Oh! Oh! I know!"
Pinkie Pie suddenly raised her hand and shouted, but because they were on stage, the others immediately made a shushing gesture at Pinkie Pie.
"Trixie actually... knows~ ma~gic~"
"Tch."
Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes; she felt that Pinkie Pie's intuition wasn't always accurate.
Does she think she's fooling a kid? How could there possibly be magic in this world?
Trixie, seeing that it was about time for her to appear, shoved the empty soda bottle into Flash Sentry's hand, patted his shoulder, and then made a high-profile entrance.
"Ladies and gentlemen! The Great and All-Powerful Trixie is here! Without a doubt, this magic performance is a complete success!"
As Trixie announced her presence to everyone, the spotlight hit her perfectly, and this scene truly made her look magnificent and ethereal.
Amidst countless applause and cheers, Trixie slowly walked to the front of the stage and reached out her hand toward Sunset Shimmer.
Sunset Shimmer looked into her eyes, and an invisible tacit understanding was born under the stage effect. Sunset Shimmer smiled helplessly, reached out to pull Trixie back onto the stage, and placed the top hat on her head back onto the magician's head.
Then Sunset Shimmer stepped back, ceding the center of the stage back to Trixie. But Trixie wouldn't let go of her hand, keeping her firmly by her side.
"Everyone! I would like to grandly introduce to you my incomparable, best magic assistant! And also, my best friend—Sunset Shimmer!"
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