"Laxus, Gajeel, Mira, Juvia, Elfman?!"
Lucy stared with her eyes wide open.
"Kael, you knew all along, didn't you?"
Gray said to Kael. He remembered Kael saying in the waiting room that they would find out in a bit.
Kael nodded with a smile. "Yeah. The old man heard that second place can also get a 10 million Jewel prize, so he had Laxus lead a second team."
Gray put a hand to his forehead. "Of course, was it that old man's idea?! But can Mira really fight?"
"Mira's magic power has already recovered."
Kael said with a faint smile. Ever since Lisanna returned, the knot in Mira's heart that had been bothering her naturally unraveled. At that time, she hadn't recovered her magic power yet.
But the incident on Tenrou Island left Mira filled with lingering fear. Lacking power, she could only watch everything happen to the guild while being unable to do anything.
So, after returning, she specifically sought out Kael for magic rehabilitation training. Kael used a bit of illusion and magic pressure to make Mira's magic source regain its vitality.
"Mira's magic power is back!! That is truly wonderful!"
Erza was both surprised and happy. In the past, she and Mira were arch-rivals, much like Gray and Natsu. Later, when Mira lost her magic, Erza lost a great opponent, which she found very regrettable.
[Up next: the runners-up! The strongest team out there—unbeatable, unstoppable, the team to beat in every Grand Magic Games!]
[They are—Sabertooth!!!]
The five members of Sabertooth made their entrance.
BOOM—————!!
The most enthusiastic cheers yet erupted throughout the entire stadium.
"Eh? Sabertooth is actually in second place?"
"Yeah! That's really surprising! Then who is in first?!"
The spectators were somewhat surprised as they cheered. In their eyes, Sabertooth should have definitely been first.
[The final team to enter! This is a team that feels quite surprising, yet it also feels like it's within reason! Is the first-place team of the preliminaries here to announce the return of the kings?!]
[The first-place team of the preliminaries! Fairy Tail Team A!!!]
Kael made his entrance, leading the others.
"Gahahahahaha!!"
"Do you see it!! This is Fairy Tail!! Hahahaha!!"
Makarov spread his arms and laughed with arrogant pride. The guild members also cheered. Kael's skills were both powerful and varied; the members of Fairy Tail were not surprised at all that they took first in the preliminaries.
"Uh... I feel a bit guilty, actually..."
Lucy felt a little embarrassed. During the earlier preliminaries, Kael directly used Take Over: Satoru Gojo. Under the observation of the Six Eyes, Cursed Technique Lapse: Blue cleared the path. Kael took the group and teleported directly to the goal, completing the race. Then, Kael teleported them all back to the hotel to rest. The entire process didn't even take five minutes.
While she was still a bit dazed, they had already become the first-place team of the preliminaries.
"Why does only Fairy Tail have two teams?"
"What exactly is going on?"
The crowd in the audience was somewhat confused.
[Hmm... according to a rule change for this tournament, each guild is allowed to enter two teams. Therefore, there is nothing improper about Fairy Tail having two teams enter the preliminaries.]
"Is that Kael..."
Everyone turned their gaze toward Kael. The people present weren't just ordinary spectators, and they all had memories of Fairy Tail.
Kael became famous earlier than anyone else present, and his fame was even more glorious. After all, he was one of the few men with a record of defeating a member of the Ten Wizard Saints head-on, and video footage of it had circulated widely.
Even today, no one dared to overlook Kael.
[Mr. Yajima, when it comes to the final matches, it will be battles between each team. Can companions from the same guild really bring themselves to attack one another?]
"Since the tournament allows two teams to participate, there shouldn't be a problem in that regard."
Natsu pointed at Gajeel and Laxus and shouted, "Even if we're from the same guild, we'll go all out to settle this! I won't go easy on you!"
Gajeel grinned. "That's exactly what I want. We didn't settle it last time, so this is the perfect time to find out who's better!"
"A man must go all out with everything he has!!"
Elfman shouted loudly.
[With that, all the teams have finished their entrance. Looking at the members this time, what do you think, Mr. Yajima?]
"It's good to be young."
[Next, thank you for waiting, everyone!!]
[Behold the first event of the Grand Magic Games.]
RUMBLE————!!
A massive stone monument rose from the center of the field.
The audience cheered upon seeing it. On the monument, except for the fifth day which was a question mark, every one of the first four days had an Athletics event and a Battle event.
[First are the Athletics events. There are first to eighth places. Depending on the rank, each team receives a different number of points.]
[For the Athletics portion, you may send any player from the team. Then for the Battle portion, considering the factor of fan voting, the pairings will be decided by the organizers.]
[The rules for the Battle portion are simple. Just like this: matches between teams. The winner gets 10 points, the loser 0 points, and a draw gets 5 points.]
[Now then, let the opening match of the Grand Magic Games, 'Hidden,' begin!!]
[Each team will provide one participant. Once all players are gathered, the rules of the match will be explained.]
"I'll take the lead for this one!!"
Yeager from Quatro Cerberus prepared to take the field.
"Don't forget!! No matter the time, your soul must stay... Wild!!"
His teammates cheered for Yeager.
"I'll go and check out the situation. Let me go."
"I allow it."
Beth from Mermaid Heel waved toward the audience.
"Nalpudding, you go."
"Understood."
Raven Tail sent out Nalpudding.
"I'm going!"
Eve from Blue Pegasus tightened his tie, preparing to do some serious work. The others cheered for Eve.
"I'll take the first round. The singing of the little birds today has put me in a very pleasant mood."
Rufus from Sabertooth walked out.
[He's out! The bard who sings under the red moon, Rufus makes his entrance!!]
As soon as Rufus appeared, the audience immediately erupted in cheers.
"This guy sure is popular!"
Gray felt a bit annoyed in his heart seeing how well-received the other party was.
"A man will lead the charge here!!"
Elfman shouted loudly.
Gajeel said, "Hey! Don't you dare lose!"
"I'll start at full throttle right from the beginning. I'm taking the lead!"
Lyon spoke up.
Seeing Lyon take the field, Gray also intended to participate. "Since Lyon is going... I..."
Just then, a voice rang out.
"I'll do it!"
"Kael?!"
The people around were stunned to hear this and all turned their eyes toward him. No one expected Kael to be the first to take the field. For instance, in the battle against Phantom Lord last time, Kael was the last to appear.
"Our Fairy Tail has been silent for far too long. It's time to let everyone get to know us again."
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