The Return of the Cannon Fodder Trillion Heiress - Chapter 785

Chapter 785: Chapter 785 Hera Had No Idea
[AuntieNextDoor: Right, don’t try to ride Hera’s coattails by bringing her into this. Hera’s talented in more ways than one, so don’t even try to compare. Just because Alice received a high score doesn’t mean she can suddenly surpass Hera. Let’s not forget—Hera already won a racing championship and has millions of loyal followers. She’s on a whole different level.]

[AliceIsHeart: @AuntieNextDoor What’s that supposed to mean? Don’t act so high and mighty. Have you forgotten that racing and jewelry design are two completely different fields? So what if she won a race—does that even compare to winning a jewelry design competition?]

[AuntieNextDoor: @AliceIsHeart Oh, so you know they’re different? Then why are you trying to compare your white lotus idol to Hera in the first place? Stop talking like you’ve got taste when you clearly don’t.]

[RacingFan: @AliceIsHeart Excuse me? What do you mean racing isn’t amazing? Winning a racing championship brings bigger rewards than jewelry designing, not to mention the fame and fanbase that comes with it. Hera Ainsley didn’t just win—she dominated. That’s top-tier talent.]

[AliceIsLove: @RacingFan Oh please, you all keep calling Alice’s fans braindead—what do you call this then? Blindly worshiping someone just because she won a race? Talk about clueless. Pfft.]

[RacingFan: @AliceIsLove Wow, the ignorance is loud with this one. You clearly have no idea how prestigious professional racing is. Educate yourself before embarrassing your idol further.]

[RacingFan: ﾍ(*ﾟｰﾟ)┌θ)ﾟﾛﾟ)ﾉ]

[uWu: Dang! that burns. Hahaha!]

[uWu: Fans really do reflect their idols. Just look at Hera’s supporters—when she won a championship, they celebrated with grace. No one had to drag anyone else down to lift her up, because she stood tall on her own.]

[uWu: Meanwhile, Alice hasn’t even made it past the quarter-finals, and her fans are already out here throwing mud and picking fights—even though Hera hasn’t done a single thing to provoke them.]

[uWu: The difference in fan quality is wild. One side is full of intellectuals and high achievers who know what real talent looks like, while the other… well, let’s just say it’s a crowd of loud, clueless couch potatoes. What a gap.]

[AliceIsHeart: What the heck, @uWu?! Why are you looking down on us? Are you one of Hera’s brainwashed fans?!]

[uWu: LOL, see what I mean, everyone? ¯_(ꖘ╭╮ꖘ)_/¯]

[uWu: Anyway, I’m just a casual bystander who enjoys a little internet drama. But I’m not the type to believe everything I read—I like doing my own digging. I don’t want to get slapped with the truth later, y’know?]

[uWu: And guess what? After seeing all the hate, I actually looked into Hera… and wow, turns out she’s not just some pretty face. She’s a legit celebrity—or maybe more like a media-savvy powerhouse. Either way, her life is fascinating, and now I’m officially intrigued. So shoutout to the haters for doing a stellar job promoting her for free! ]

[uWu: ꉂ (๑¯ਊ¯)σ л̵ʱªʱªʱª]

[AuntieNextDoor: ꉂ (๑¯ਊ¯)σ л̵ʱªʱªʱª]

[HeraIsMySister: ꉂ (๑¯ਊ¯)σ л̵ʱªʱªʱª]

[AuntieNextDoor: @uWu You really gave us a fresh perspective. We used to get so mad whenever those annoying anti-fans targeted Hera and name-dropped her to ride her coattails.]

[AuntieNextDoor: But now that you put it that way, we never realized this could actually be free advertising! Alright then, anti-fans—keep tagging our girl in your comments and help her trend without even lifting a finger! ꉂ (๑¯ਊ¯)σ ლ(╹◡╹ლ)]

[HeraIsMySister: I’m dying over here. I never imagined we’d be getting blessings from haters without doing a thing. Seriously, they really are brain-dead. Keep it up, folks—we’re thriving! ]

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After the two camps clashed, it quickly became clear that Alice’s side was losing—outwitted by the sharp tongues and smarts of Hera’s fans. As some commenters had pointed out earlier, Hera’s fanbase wasn’t just large—it was ‘intellectually stacked.’

Scholars, artists, musicians, professional racers, financial investors, even business executives followed her. Add to that billiards enthusiasts, language students, fashionistas, and photographers—the more Hera revealed her talents, the more diverse and powerful her fandom became.

In comparison, Alice’s fans mostly consisted of idle netizens, teenagers, and a smattering of others. While passionate, they couldn’t match the force of Hera’s solid and influential supporters. And when Hera’s fans spoke? Their words hit like a spitfire, it burns.

Alice’s fans were thoroughly scolded—so much so that they couldn’t even come up with a comeback. They stopped tagging Hera in their comments and retreated to Alice’s page, where they flooded the comment section with the same line over and over: “You are young, beautiful, and talented”—along with a flood of heart emojis.

Hera’s fans, of course, had a field day watching the spectacle unfold. And thanks to all the noise stirred up by Alice’s camp, Hera’s name ended up trending again—without her lifting a finger. The irony made Alice’s fans practically cough up blood in frustration.

Alice, however, after posting her entry and reading through a few positive comments, turned her attention back to the screen—only to feel her teeth clench in frustration. She watched as the panel of judges, without a moment of hesitation, awarded Liz’s presented jewelry set a perfect score of 10.

To make matters worse, Liz confidently announced that once the designer came back from her emergency, she would personally present the rest of her designs. She even boldly promised that the designer would appear in person at the championship. Liz was clearly certain that ‘Andarta Aria’ would win this round—and with good reason.

After all, ‘Andarta Aria’ was the only contestant to receive a perfect score from the notoriously strict panel of judges, whose standards were nearly impossible to meet. As a result, the name ‘Andarta Aria’ quickly began trending online, right alongside Hera’s—fueling speculation that they were one and the same.

While ‘Andarta Aria’ soared as the top contender for the championship, Alice managed to secure one trending topic for herself, clinging to the #4 spot. It wasn’t a complete defeat, but it certainly wasn’t the victory she had hoped for.

And that alone was enough to make Alice ecstatic—after all, this was her first time trending for something positive, for her talent, not for scandal or controversy. But her joy was short-lived.

Because of Hera’s overwhelming popularity, it wasn’t Alice who got compared to ‘Andarta Aria’, but Hera. Even though Hera wasn’t present, her name kept popping up in the discussions, riding the wave of buzz surrounding ‘Andarta Aria’s’ flawless masterpiece.

Ironically, it was Alice’s own fans—who had relentlessly belittled Hera earlier—that unintentionally helped spotlight Hera’s hidden talents.

As more people started looking into ‘Andarta Aria,’ they couldn’t help but be reminded of Hera. With every new rising star, people were speculating whether Hera also has talent in jewelry design or other hidden talents?

To fuel the speculation further, a photo taken at the IGI Expression Competition venue accidentally captured Hera in the background. That single candid shot sparked a new wave of gossip, with fans and netizens buzzing with theories, making her name trend once again—right alongside ‘Andarta Aria.’

Alice was so furious, she felt like spitting blood. Meanwhile, the very person who was dominating the trending charts—Hera—had no idea about the online chaos.

She was too busy sprinting through a dense forest, dodging bullets and rolling across the grass while caught in the middle of a full-blown firefight between two opposing forces.

“Have you found Leo?!” Hera barked into her earpiece, her voice barely audible over the deafening cracks of gunfire echoing through the trees.

“Incoming!”

Boom!