There's a difference. There is, y'know? If they were all, 'hey thanks for show and all but uh, we're kinda done with you now? And we, like, need the space? So if you wouldn't mind just, like, shuffling on up to the cheap seats up there if you still wanna watch? Good girl, thanks so much~" or whatever, it wouldn't feel the same. 

Sure, she'd still be watching the fight. She wouldn't miss any of the amazing action (Go Chen!!!) that's about to go down, though it'd be a little bit harder to see everything. And yeah, she can feel the clock ticking on her curse right now. Her ears are all popped back on top of her head, which is a [i]very[/i] weird feeling all of a sudden if you were ever curious and her feet are half paws right now on legs that are feeling a little less good at keeping her, y'know, upright. So it's not like she's in the best shape for any kind've... uh, fighting?

A-and even if she was fine she probably couldn't help against [i]that[/i], right? R-right?! Who the heck uses laser claws?? Th-that's illegal! Maybe! Probably? Yeah! So there. But she's only got her little wooden sword and one real fight to her name, and the Countess is... big. Oh goshies, she's big. And armored. And, a little hot? Like, wow, no wonder there's so many girls in this castle who're so eager to, wait, where was I going with this?

Oh, right! There's a difference. 'Cause they, meanin' the folks who run this place and suchlike plus the Countess and Chen and... probably Princess Jessic too, come to think? Like, she's gotta have juriswhatever over this sorta thing, right? Anyway, all've them, they looked at silly, increasingly fluffy Yue (come on... not yet! Just let her hold on a little longer! Please!) and said, 'yeah. You belong down here. This is your place, and we trust you. So have a front row seat, Yue! You earned it, hon!"

So there's a difference, ok? And it's a big enough difference to make her heart wanna burst. Her eyes are all watery and even though she needs to lean on Tianic to do it, she's standing as straight as she can and, just, wow. Gosh and darn, she's never ever ever ever felt so proud in her entire life. She's so close. She's so close! If she can, just, a little more! A little harder! A little further, just a teeny tiny little bit and she'll really for realsies be [i]inside[/i] one of the stories she's loved so much! Not like the silly flopping about she's been doing so far that nobody in their right mind would actually wanna hear about (let alone write down or film or anything!), but a proper one where you'd expect it to feature the beautiful demon swordswoman and not a silly village girl still learnin' how to swing a sword.

Ah, come on! Stupid tears, she's gonna miss the duel! She wants to see Chen fight! 'Cause somehow, she never has, even though she's a super double princess with her own legend stuffed inside that little body of hers! And she wants to see how Keron moves in all that, uh, g-gear and somebody's just [i]gotta[/i] shoot lightning durin' this thing, right? It'd be a crime not to! So come on! Stop, nnnnf, stop with the waterworks! Besides, she's got a job to do! They let her stay here, so she's gotta have a job, right?

"H-hey Chen!" oh goshies, her voice! She's still got it! Thank you Curse! She sniffles and clears her throat, "Did you know you're amazing? 'Cause you are! Oh, I can't believe we're friends! I'm gonna tell... y'know what? Nah. I'm keepin' this one just for me. You can do this! Show me how a princess fights, for realsies! And, um! Y-your girlfriend's really cute, congrats! We should do a double date, right? Yeah, right? We totally should! If they, y'know, let me outta jail soon which oh wait no that's a long story sorry nevermind do the thing good luck!"

A giggle-cry is a thing not unlike a hiccup, if you were ever curious. Just a big, explosive hiccup fully of giddy energy and joy that's not even a little bit pretty or nice to listen to but somehow it's still beautiful. Yue's smile is full of sharp teeth, but it's still a maiden's smile and sweeter than twenty helpings of her precious tanghulu. Yeah, even the ones where she's gotta use strawberries instead. Her shiny blue, sopping wet eyes are so full of wonder you'd almost think you could dive into them and come out inside a fairy tale on the other side.

And it's for you, Chen. She's here for you, with her shining heart and tired (and cursed! Don't forget cursed! Or, do? Or, no no, if we forget it that's bad for Hyra, so just, like, take your time I guess? Whatever's convenient really) body, 'cause she can tell that whatever happens here is something she's not gonna forget for the rest of her life. So go on, Chennie! Do the thing! Wh-whatever that looks like. Your biggest fan's right here watchin', and you can't even fail her 'cause whatever path you wind up takin's gonna be the most amazin', most important thing she's ever seen. 

In her [i]life[/i], Chennie! Imagine that!