Today, the wind in the arena was quite boisterous... The temperature wasn't great either, alternating between hot and cold...
Ultear, with her magic power fully unleashed, was like a humanoid self-propelled ice machine, single-handedly plunging the temperature of the entire arena.
"So cold..."
"Look at that!" The entire training ground resembled a sprawling garden blooming with lethal ice roses.
Ultear also let the world witness her heroic bearing.
Standing tall within her ice rose garden, she looked like a pure white rose herself.
After taking the stage, she had effortlessly defeated her opponent, who was supposed to be an S-Class Mage.
"She defeated the so-called 'Titan' Talant so easily..."
"Plus Erza and Natsu from earlier... just what kind of monsters are in this guild?!"
...
"The winner is Ultear Milkovich!" Chapati Lola announced.
Layla looked at Ur and said with a smile, "You raised such a fine daughter. That's really great."
Ur, looking at Lucy who was still cheering with her teammates, replied with a smile, "Lucy isn't bad either, right?"
The two exchanged a warm smile and clapped in tacit understanding.
"The final match of today's battles! This lineup was also chosen by audience vote! Fairy Tail Team A's Wendy Marvell versus Lamia Scale's Sherria Blendy!"
There wasn't any deep argument here, the spectators purely wanted to see a battle between two cute girls.
Who wins or loses wasn't important, they just loved watching it!
"I'm ready!" Wendy clenched her fists, standing at the tunnel entrance.
"Do your best." This time, there were surprisingly many people in the tunnel, it was almost packed!
It wasn't easy to squeeze to the front to cheer.
All the participating contestants were cheering for Wendy, even Team B, who were her competitors.
"Just do your best, Sherria," Jura said with a smile.
After all, Sherria was only nine years old, as long as she gave it her all, winning or losing wasn't the goal.
"If you lose, you have to spin."
Lyon nodded at Sherria. "Show the audience your strength."
Sherria clenched her small fists, nodding vigorously. "I'll do my best!"
"Please, both contestants, enter the arena, kabo."
Both Sherria and Wendy performed a simultaneous, clumsy faceplant as they entered the arena.
The two just lay there in the dirt at the center of the field, staring wide-eyed at each other.
"Hahaha!" The audience laughed heartily.
"Please go easy on me, Sherria," Wendy said awkwardly, rubbing her forehead.
"Mhm, please go easy on me too, Wendy!" Sherria nodded.
The two had interacted before and hit it off immediately, but this was a sanctioned match, and they would give it their all.
"Are they really going to be okay?" Carla had cold sweat on her forehead.
"Magic power and fighting spirit... both seem quite the same."
"Wendy will definitely be fine!" Happy raised a paw in support.
Mavis furrowed her brow, staring intently at Sherria. "That girl named Sherria, her magical power..."
Mavis sensed an unnatural, divine magic signature radiating from Sherria, somewhat similar to Orga's, yet distinctly different.
Sherria and Wendy stood facing each other.
Chapati Lola leaned on the commentary table, wiggling his hips. "Looks like this is going to be an adorable match! Uncle will support both sides!"
Yajima shot Chapati Lola a disdainful glare. "What happened to your character..."
Laharl remained silent, but his expression betrayed pure disgust as he stared at Lola.
"This matchup is just too cute! Uncle is overjoyed!"
"Fairy Tail has such a child too!"
"During the mission to subdue the Oración Seis, I had contact with her. She's a very brave Mage."
While the three commentators chatted, the match had already begun.
"Sky Dragon's Wing Attack!"
"Sky God's North Wind!"
A violent white wind and a pitch-black wind collided in the center of the arena.
"Black wind?!?" Natsu couldn't help but feel surprised.
Lucy added, "I remember Cana's Storm Wing was black too!"
Raizel shook his head. "It's different. You'll find out soon enough."
Cana's Storm Wing was only designed that way because the designer thought it looked cool, adding some special explosive ingredients to the wind.
"That girl..." Orga, who had initially looked down on the 'loli battle,' couldn't help but glance over.
Chapati Lola enthusiastically explained: "According to the tournament's information, little sister Wendy uses Sky Dragon Slayer Magic, said to be taught by a real dragon! And little sister Sherria uses Sky God Slayer Magic! A Council member gave her a grimoire to look at for fun. Since God Slayer Magic is famously difficult to learn, the Council member didn't pay much attention. But little sister Sherria, with her extraordinary talent, taught herself and succeeded!"
"Both of them are amazing!" Chapati Lola had just learned this on the spot.
Yajima and Laharl had quietly fed him the information.
Yajima is a former Council member, and Laharl is the captain of the enforcement squad.
Both were well aware of the legends Sherria left behind at the Council.
"So this match is Sky Dragon vs. Sky God!"
"Grimoire Heart's guy Zankru... he seemed to use some kind of God Slayer Magic too." Natsu scratched his head, trying to recall.
"Zancrow, right?" Gray shook his head in exasperation.
"You fought him and forgot his name? Your memory is something else."
"A God Slayer Mage, huh? Nah, he wasn't that impressive either." Natsu recalled the intense pain Zancrow's black flames had inflicted on him, but he stubbornly refused to admit it out loud.
Dragon Slayer Magic indeed had a hard time against God Slayer Magic, especially when clashing with the exact same elemental attribute.
"Sky God's Dance!" Sherria quickly moved behind Wendy, creating a swirling black tornado on the ground at blinding speed, lifting Wendy helplessly into the air.
With a heavy stomp, Sherria leaped high into the sky, ready to follow up with a devastating aerial combo.
Wendy, caught in the updraft, calmly adjusted her posture with the wind.
She delivered a brutal Sky Dragon's Crushing Fang kick that sent Sherria plummeting back down to the earth.
Both landed simultaneously, planting their feet and turning their faces to the side, inhaling deeply.
"Sky Dragon's..."
"Sky God's..."
"ROAR!"
"BELLOW!"
A massive white tornado and a roaring black tornado erupted from their mouths.
The two powerful blasts collided head-on, sending violent shockwaves scattering from the center of the storm.
Mavis tightly held down her skirt, her blonde hair whipping wildly in the wind.
Makarov nearly got blown over his balcony railing.
"Is this for real? They're going all out!"
"Both of them are amazing!" Gray and Natsu braced against the howling gale, completely stunned.
Even Yajima's chef hat and Chapati Lola's wig on the high commentary platform were blown away into the crowd.
"Despite their cute appearances, they are both incredibly powerful Mages!"
"They seem evenly matched!"
Sherria's God Slayer Magic indeed had greater innate destructive power, allowing her to fight on equal terms even with less raw magical stamina than Wendy.
"I'm getting serious now!" Wendy closed her eyes and took deep, continuous breaths of air.
"You really eat air too! Then I'll eat it as well!" Sherria, not wanting to be outdone, also began 'eating' the surrounding atmosphere.
Raizel leaned on the spectator wall with his arm, watching the duel with great interest.
"Hahaha, has it turned into an air-eating contest?"