"Let's not waste any more time! Anna-chan! Are you ready?" Alex asked excitedly, forgoing her Demon Queen title. The person in question, Demon Queen Anna, or 'Anna-chan' to Mr. Producer Alex, was put in a state of pure confusion by yours truly, Mr. Producer.
"Uhm, y-yes?" Anna answered uncertainly. She didn't fully grasp what Alex was saying anymore and simply agreed without much thought.
"Perfect!" Alex exclaimed upon hearing Anna's not-so-certain readiness. "Let the show begin!" He exclaimed excitedly.
Alex then pointed his finger up to the sky and shouted to the whole battlefield for everyone to hear, "Arcana Realm: Idol Stage!" As soon as the words left his mouth, bright blue vein-like mana strings suddenly appeared on the ground under Alex's feet. These mana-infused strings soon began to spread throughout the battlefield, covering pretty much all of the ground under the Demon Armies and the Heroes' Armies. Once again, they all became shocked and confused by the sudden twist of events.
"What the-?! What is it now!?!" General Bella yelled in anger from witnessing yet another twist of events on the battlefield. She had imagined a glorious battle between the Demons and Heroes, with the Demon Queen leading the counterattack against those pesky heroes, but now... nothing made sense anymore...
Her fellow Arc-Demon, Roxane, on the other hand, was enjoying the whole thing. She was smiling, laughing, and clapping as if she were watching a performance.
"Roxane?! What's going on here!?!" General Bella tried asking her fellow Arc-Demon for an explanation, but Roxane just ignored her to resume watching and enjoying the whole chaotic scene in front of her, much to the dismay of the General.
Back to the middle of the battlefield where the source of the chaos was happening,
"Sir Alex!? Did you just cast your Arcana Realm spell!?" Mira berated Alex for using such advanced magic without testing it firsthand. A look of both worry and anxiety crossed her face as she didn't know how Alex's Arcana Realm spell would do to them all. Alex, on the other hand, did not respond to Mira's berating. His face was full of confidence and determination, with a huge grin as he looked at 'Idol' Anna, who was in a state of confusion from all that was happening right now.
Then... the world was suddenly enveloped in a bright light, blinding everyone on the large battlefield. After a while, the blinding light slowly faded out, and they all found themselves in an entirely different place altogether. As in they were transported to another world.
Somehow, they were all in a vast room with towering ceilings that stretched far above. The space was dimly illuminated, with only a few faint lights scattered throughout the room. The combatants from both the demons and heroes' armies had to strain their eyes to see their surroundings, squinting in the dimness. They could feel that there was ground beneath them, but strangely enough, the ground was flat and somewhat smooth, though not smooth enough to make it slippery.
Above them, the space of the towering ceiling, strange metal structures hung from the ceiling, their purpose unclear in the faint light. The room felt cavernous and empty, a stark contrast to the chaos they had just left behind on the battlefield, leaving them feeling disoriented and uncertain in this new environment.
"What's going on here...?" The voice came from General Bella, who had also been transported into the large room.
"Oh my~. Suddenly getting sucked into an Arcana Realm? How fun~." The voice belonged to Roxane, a fellow high-ranking demon. By the tone of her voice, she still seemed to find the situation entertaining, a clear contrast to everyone else's feelings.
Meanwhile, on the metal structures on the ceiling, one of the Arc-Demons, Judith, was hanging around. She and her squadron were also sucked into Alex's Arcana Realm, but they immediately retreated to the only place where they could blend in naturally: the metal structures in the spacious room. Her squadron began examining the structures, while their leader, Judith, casually observed the situation while continuing to munch on her snacks.
General Bella then began to scan and search for her fellow Arc-Demons in the dimly lit place. "Roxane? Where are you?" she shouted in the direction where she had last heard Roxane's voice. Attempting to approach the source of the voice, she accidentally bumped into others in the dark room. Strangely, the individuals she encountered were not only her fellow demon allies, but also a few human soldiers from the heroes' army.
"Demons!?!" Shouted the human soldiers.
"Humans?!" Replied the demon soldiers to the human's call.
Then, everyone realized that they had all mixed together into the single largest crowd they had ever seen, comprised of both demons and humans. Instantly, they all brandished their weapons and were about to start another battle in this dimly lit spacious room they had unfortunately been sucked into. However, a loud booming voice suddenly echoed through the room, catching their attention and halting their impending battle.
"Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention please? The Idol Concert is about to start." Said the loud voice echoing throughout the spacious room.
"Idol concert...? Hold on... that voice! Sir Alex!?!" General Bella recognized the voice. It was none other than Alex, their summoned "hero". 'Is this one of his powers...?!' she thought to herself, confused as to why Alex would use an advanced Arcana Realm spell on not just the heroes' army, but also to the demons as well.
But she had no time to dwell on it as, suddenly, bright beams of light came from the metal structures on the ceiling above their head. Then these beams of light directed themselves towards the end of the spacious room. The lights revealed an uphill platform, a stage akin to those found in performance theaters. At the center of the stage stood Demon Queen Anna, with a strange long metal rod with an also strange-looking device attached to it standing in front of her.
"Your majesty!?" The demons shouted in recognition.
"The Demon Queen!?" The humans and heroes shouted as well in recognition.
As they realized who was standing on the stage, a fanfare of trumpets rang throughout the spacious room, followed by percussive sounds akin to the start of a parade. Then, a full-blown musical arrangement filled the space. They were all taken aback, not just by the sudden music, but also by its unfamiliar arrangement...
Except for the summoned heroes from Earth.
"This music... isn't this modern pop music...?" One of the heroes recognized the type of music it was.
"Yeah... yeah, it is! It's pretty similar to those band music!" Another also agreed with the previous assessment, adding that it was music they would find from a band.
"Guitar... Bass... Keyboard... Drums... and even trumpets..." Another hero instead listed all of the musical instruments used in this music.
"Oh my god, it really is a band music!? But why here of all places?!?" Another hero questioned the reason why they all were listening to their world's pop music.
"I want to know too, but... this music is pretty catchy, right?" One of those heroes chimed in but gave up halfway from enjoying the music.
Each of them recognized the origins of the music, something they were all too familiar with and even missed. They soon began to unconsciously enjoying the music as if they were attending a concert from their home world. The demons and humans native to this world were initially confused, but they also began to tune in to the music.
Meanwhile, back on the brightly lit stage, Demon Queen Anna had been standing there from the very beginning, observing both the demons and humans in the wide, spacious space that they got sucked into. Initially confused by her sudden arrival in Alex's Arcana Realm, she felt a surge of panic when she saw her fellow demons and humans about to start fighting again. However, her panic turned into a surprise as she heard the sudden sound of a musical arrangement, which halted the imminent bloodshed of battle between these mortal enemies. Scanning her surroundings on the stage, which was not lit by the beams of light, she discovered many humanoid-sized marionette dolls playing musical instruments. These dolls were likely the culprits behind the music... and it was starting to affect her too. She found herself tuning into the music.
Then she spotted Alex, standing in front of the stage below her. He was positioned between the crowd of demons and humans mixed in and the stage she was on, as if he were a protective wall separating the crowd from the performers.
He then gave her a thumbs up and smiled, as if he were encouraging her to do it... to sing. Her heart and soul swelled with emotions. Something inside of her demanded her to react to it.
Then... Anna instinctively held the strange metal rod that had a peculiar device on top of it, and... she began to sing.
"Uniting the world with hopes and dreams... World Conqueror..."