Jenny's attire immediately became somewhat similar to Voya's: a tight-fitting wetsuit, goggles and a respirator on her face, and flippers appeared on her feet.
However, the difference was that Voya's diving equipment was clearly something worn, while Jenny's looked more like it 'grew' out of her body.
This set of diving equipment seemed like a part of her body, with robotic-like joints visible on her arms and legs.
Voya was taken aback; she knew about Receiving Magic, but it was her first time seeing someone able to receive mechanical things!
While she was astonished, Jenny spun her body, moving her flippers, and charged like a swordfish with her fists raised.
"Faster than me!"
Voya tried to defend, but her actions were slightly slower, and Jenny punched her in the abdomen.
"Wow~" Voya opened her mouth and released the respirator, bubbles rising from her lips.
Even in this specially treated water, she choked and couldn't control herself as she drifted backward.
"There's a chance!" Sherria swam nearby, swung her right hand, and shot a stream of black wind in the water, aiming directly at Jenny's back.
Jenny lightly paddled with her flippers, swiftly dodging Sherria's attack.
But with this, it was Voya who became unlucky.
She was already at the edge of the water sphere, barely steadying herself, when a black wind with an undercurrent hit her chest directly.
With a splash, Voya emerged from the bottom-middle of the water sphere and, losing her buoyancy, fell to the ground.
"Oh dear, it seems Voya is having some bad luck," Jabadi commented, "Sherria's magic didn't hit Jenny, but it did eliminate Voya!"
Yajima said, "Hmm... She shouldn't have targeted Jenny first; Jenny is always adept at dealing with simple-structured mechanisms with her magic."
Guest Rabian, like a hype man, "Thank you! Thank you so much!"
"Sherria, you're being naughty!" Jenny turned gracefully, drawing a beautiful arc in the water as she dashed toward Sherria.
"This is a competition, Jenny!" Because Blue Pegasus' Ren and Sherria's cousin were already engaged, she wasn't unfamiliar with Jenny.
The two soon engaged in an underwater offensive and defensive battle.
On the other side, Jimmy faced off against Liseli from Mermaid's Heel.
She found that her usual lollipop Magic Wand was not very effective in this match, so she switched to a candy cane Magic Wand using her less practiced Requip Magic.
But now, she used it more like a staff than for magic.
Having a weapon advantage for the moment, she wasn't losing ground.
At the center of the water sphere, Lucy, Jubia, and Minerva were in a standoff.
Minerva had dominantly occupied the central position from the start, not caring if it drew more attention.
But in doing so, it looked like Lucy and Jubia were besieging her.
"Open, the gate of Aquarius, Aquarius!" Lucy immediately summoned the Star Spirit best at using water.
Then she hid behind the blue-haired mermaid, gripping her keychain in one hand while taking out the Gemini Constellation key with the other.
The moment Aquarius appeared, she went berserk, raising her vase toward Minerva, "Perish! Little girl!"
Splish-splash...
The silver-grey vase seemed to spray water, creating a massive whirlpool in the water sphere arena.
In an instant, all surrounding water currents were churned up, spinning rapidly.
The contestants battling in other areas were all affected, forced to temporarily cease hostilities and swim inward to avoid being flung out.
Fortunately, Lucy received special treatment today, hiding under Aquarius' protection.
"Star Spirit! It's one of the Zodiac, Aquarius!" Jabadi stood up and shouted,
"What a beautiful mermaid, what a powerful attack! What will Minerva do now... Oh no, Jubia? What happened?!"
"Huh..."
Facing such a grand attack, Minerva merely chuckled softly, calmly placing one hand on her hip and the other palm facing Jubia.
Jubia, wary of Minerva's attack, suddenly found the water current created by Aquarius rushing toward her.
Her position switched with Minerva's in an instant!
"Water Stream Typhoon!"
Jubia had to react, instantly creating a water tornado nearly equal in power to Aquarius'.
However, she didn't choose to face it head-on, instead angling it slightly.
The two nearly parallel but slightly skewed water tornadoes briefly clashed, resulting in a magical change.
Centered at the collision point, the entire water sphere was churned up, forming an even larger whirlpool affecting a wider range.
The water arena instantly resembled a giant washing machine drum, its water raging and flinging everything inside outward.
The outer contestants bore the brunt.
Liseli, Jimmy, Sherria, all were flung out, one after another crashing to the ground.
Jenny managed to hold on, thanks to her newly acquired form, but the tips of her flippers strayed dangerously close to the edge of the water sphere.
Minerva calmly spread her arms, drawing a semi-circle with each, creating a colorful and transparent space that shielded her.
No matter how fiercely the water surged, she remained completely unaffected.
Jubia was the first to stop, her body transforming into water and floating upwards.
Aquarius also gradually ceased her magic, giving Jubia a deep look, surprised that this young girl could truly match her strength.
Feeling a bit dissatisfied, she reflected on Ophix's experiences, contemplating making a temporary contract with Rhode for some fun.
Jenny, sensing the reduced pressure from the water currents, was about to breathe a sigh of relief when she was suddenly hit by a half-man-sized white gas mass, pushing her out of the water sphere.
"Wow!" Jenny cried out, annoyed, as she fell to the ground, "Only fourth place, despite getting such a fantastic form..."
"They were just too unreasonable." Sherria helpfully pulled Jenny up, checking her injuries.
"The riffraff have been dismissed; now it's time for the main event." Minerva floated gracefully to a higher position, haughtily looking down at Lucy and Jubia,
"Fairy Tail, right? Your recent complacency seems to have made you overly pleased. But your luck ends here.
The young lady declares, today marks Sabertooth's counterattack. To demonstrate our kingly demeanor... come at me together."
Jabadi shouted in praise, "Oh! Minerva declares she'll take on both at once! Such flamboyance and confidence!"
This attitude won her much applause from the long-repressed Sabertooth fans who cheered her on loudly.
Lucy said nothing, but Aquarius was already incensed, "Don't get too cocky, little girl! The water is my domain!"
From the vase, a surge of water erupted, like an inverted waterfall, flowing unceasingly in Minerva's direction.
"Jubia also dislikes being looked down upon, Water Flow Ascension!"