novelraw Chapter 384 The Great Magic Games Begin, A Powerful Fairy Returns!
Chapter 384 The Great Magic Games Begin, A Powerful Fairy Returns!
Chapter 384 The Grand Magic Games Begin, and the Fairy Makes a Powerful Return!
The next day.
Thomas Brau is located in the Grand Magic Games arena on the hill west of Crocus City.
Four colossal stone statues, each wielding a staff and a longsword, stand around the massive assembly hall, exuding a solemn and imposing aura.
Colorful fireworks and ribbons exploded one after another on top of the stone statue, cannons roared, and countless balloons slowly floated into the sky.
The tiered seating area was bustling with activity, with ordinary people, merchants, and mages from all over the country gathered there. As far as the eye could see, there was a dense, dark mass of people, creating a very lively scene.
Everyone is eagerly anticipating the official start of the annual Grand Magic Games!
The incredibly high level of excitement was so powerful that even layers of brick walls couldn't block it out; it was clearly transmitted to the participating teams in the backstage preparation room!
Fairy Tail Team A area.
"To commit such a filthy act as an attack before the competition even begins, those people at Raven's Tail have truly no shame!"
"Are they trying to weaken our forces prematurely? We can't let this go unpunished—."
After learning the whole story from the two Wendy's and Charlene's mouths, Erza and the others' expressions all turned gloomy.
Because Wendy was protected by Chase and did not suffer any accidents, their emotions were reasonably stable, unlike the uncontrollable rage depicted in the original story.
"It's decided! If we run into them in the match, we'll give them a good beating!" Natsu clapped his fists together.
"Just like we treated that bastard Laxus in the Civil War!" Future Natsu added.
After all, the other party was the old man's biological son. They naively thought that as long as they beat him up, he would become like Laxus and cherish his partner.
"You two are oversimplifying things, aren't you?" Lucy sighed helplessly.
Although she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, her intuition told her that Ivan's situation was definitely not the same as Laxus's.
"There can't be such a long rebellious period, right? They even formed a guild specifically to target Fairy Tail. 'I heard from the guild master that Raven Tail seems to be a dark guild. Will they really appear in such a formal competition?' Future Lucy said. This morning, Makarov gave them a general overview of the relevant information and told them to be extra careful."
"That's hard to say. Isn't there a mysterious team ahead of us?" Future Gray said with a serious expression.
The two Wendy's were startled. Seeing everyone's gaze on them, they hurriedly turned their heads to the left and right, pouting their little lips and whistling loudly.
It was obvious they wouldn't lie, but Mira's kind smile when she asked them to keep it a secret when they left Team B's hotel and came here was still vivid in my mind.
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The strange behavior immediately aroused Lucy's suspicion: These two people must know something!
Just as she was about to step forward to ask, perhaps wanting to satisfy her boyfriend's little desire, Erza suddenly stepped forward and interrupted, "The match is about to begin, let's decide who to send out first."
She was referring to the concept of an alternate dimension.
Upon hearing this, Lucy's attention was indeed diverted, and she scratched her head and laughed, "Well, I don't really care."
"Waitasi too, after all, it's all for the glory of the guild~" Future Lucy added.
No sooner had he finished speaking than a commotion erupted nearby: the men punched and kicked each other in the face, vying for the right to play.
"You guys! Can't you be a little more mindful of the occasion?!" the two Lucys shouted.
The men ignored them and fought even more fiercely.
"Ahem." Future Erza coughed lightly twice.
The men immediately ceased fighting, their arms taut at their sides, standing in neat rows, awaiting their superiors' instructions.
Two Lucys:
"..."
Under Erza's intimidation and Carla's suggestion, the starting lineup was tentatively determined through a fair game of rock-paper-scissors:
Future Natsu, Gray, Future Lucy, Erza, Elfman.
Elfman, who was a substitute player, temporarily replaced Wendy.
The reason is that this guy got a taste of success in the qualifiers and kept begging Wendy to let him play a match.
The two Wendy girls couldn't resist the persistent pleading of the "twin beasts" and finally gave in.
Then, when preparing to change into the unified Fairy Tail team uniform,
Looking at the adorable little dress that was about the size of his palm in his hand, the real man Elfman burst into tears on the spot, falling into a deep emo.
In stark contrast to him is the future Elfman who lost the rock-paper-scissors game.
"Hahaha! I absolutely can't let Wendy down, so if you're a man, get dressed now!" He almost burst out laughing.
Lucy silently pulled Wendy away from him, muttering under her breath, "They don't even spare themselves. Mira's family really does have some strange quirks!"
At the same time, the lively atmosphere outside reached its peak—the commentators had begun to enter the venue.
From right to left: Chabadi Lola, who was in charge of the live broadcast; Yajima, the former council member in charge of magic commentary; and Jenny Lialright, the special guest for the first day and a top gravure idol from Blue Pegasus's Magic Weekly.
"Come on! The moment has finally arrived! The opening ceremony of the annual magic extravaganza, the Grand Magic Games!"
"Let's give the contestants a warm round of applause and cheers!"
As expected of a professional commentator, Chabadi's voice was loud and passionate, and his two short sentences completely ignited the already heated atmosphere in the venue.
"First up is the eighth-place finisher in the qualifiers, the Hellhound Legion, a four-headed hound!"
Amidst a torrent of cheers, the flag of the Four-Headed Hound Guild fluttered in the wind as five mages slowly emerged from the passage, exuding an unparalleled wild aura.
Beneath those wild faces lay a barely perceptible hint of anger and resentment.
It wasn't because they were in eighth place, but because they hadn't fully recovered from the trauma of stepping on black poop last night.
Damn organizers!
"And then there's the seventh-place guild in the preliminaries, an all-female guild called 'The Dancer of the Sea, Mermaid's Heel'!!"
The moment the all-female team, led by the sexy and sarcastic Kagura, appeared on stage, a pink storm of admiration swept through the entire venue.
Yes, that also included a group of old Fairy Tail perverts, led by Makarov, standing in the VIP audience seats.
However, the group that followed immediately caused the old perverts to switch to serious expressions in an instant.
The black feathers fluttered in the air, like the tails of a guerrilla force in the dead of night—the crow!
When Chabadi uttered the guild's name, Makarov, who was already mentally prepared, wasn't too surprised; he simply stared at them coldly.
However, a murmur of discussion and doubt arose from the audience behind them: most of the mages present knew to some extent that this was a dark guild.
With a solemn expression, Yajima explained that the raven's tail had already turned positive this year.
The brief interlude was quickly overshadowed by the subsequent appearances of fifth and fourth place.
They are the Azure Pegasus Boy Band, led by the "top handsome man" Ichiya, with their gleaming blue wings in the darkness and the holy destroyers of love and war, and the Snake Princess Scale Mage led by the Ten Wizard Saints Jura!
As two long-established and renowned guilds in Fiore, they have considerable popularity and a large fan base, and cheers are constantly heard.
However, Chabadi's next introduction stunned the entire audience.
"Third place in the qualifiers? That's a huge surprise, definitely an upset!"
"They're actually the reigning champions of all previous Grand Magic Games, the strongest guild in Fiore right now—Sabertooth Tigers!!"
The five members of the future Stinger walked out with sour faces. Compared to their unruly and glorious debut in the original work, they were now filled with resentment.
The strongest guild almost failed to even maintain its top three position, which was hard for them, who were proud of Swordbite Tiger, to accept.
Yukino's expression darkened, feeling that she had brought bad luck to the guild she so longed for.
She was a new member who joined a year ago.
"How is that possible? The Saber-Biting Tiger is only ranked third?"
"Are you kidding? They're the guild I have the highest hopes for this year!"
"Everyone who's supposed to make their appearance has done so. Which two guilds are at the front of the line?"
"A newly established guild this year? It can't possibly be that bottom-ranked Fairy Tail guild, can it?!"
Listening to the whispers of the surrounding audience, in the VIP seats, President Germain, who had known the result in advance, was already rolling his eyes in anger.
Although this thing originally didn't have pupils.
"Everyone, please be patient, because the next guild event is the real bombshell!"
Chabadi, holding the ranking list, deliberately paused to draw everyone's attention before shouting loudly:
"Can they reclaim their former glory? Will the fallen fairies rise again? Or is this qualifying round a signal of their triumphant return?"
"That's right, the guild that came in second in the qualifiers is—"
"Fairy Tail!!"