Chapter 563

Some of the contestants started whispering among themselves.

"Why have they changed it to giving a theme on the spot?"

"I know, right? Didn't they already announce the theme? How can they just change it on the fly?"

"The formula I've prepared will be useless, then."

Some contestants were worried, while some were unaffected.

"You guys still don't understand the rules of the International Perfumery Competition, do you? Yes, the theme was announced some time ago, but the committee also mentioned they wouldn't rule out a last-minute change." A woman scoffed. She couldn't help speaking up when she saw the chattering contestants.

"Don't tell me you aren't capable of doing anything now that the theme has been changed," she mocked. "If that's the case, you might as well retire from the perfumery industry. Don't humiliate yourselves."

Someone wanted to retort, but they shut up when they saw who she was. They weren't afraid; they'd just been caught off guard.

The fact that Deer was prese