"Are you two in any position to be saying those words? In my memory, I have never seen such a powerful guy!"
Rufus previously felt that while Kael's magic was impressive, he could handle it the next time they met.
However, after seeing Kael's Susanoo in his Itachi Uchiha form, he finally realized he had still underestimated Kael; the man was a genuine monster.
He had memorized Kael's magic this time, but this magic was already far too much for him to handle.
"Aha! I almost forgot about that, but it's fine! At least he participated in a battle portion on the first day, and the one he defeated was Jura. Come to think of it, if it weren't for Rufus provoking him, we could have taken second place, haha!"
Sting looked optimistic, as if he didn't really care much.
"Lord Kael is indeed very strong, but he is not invincible. The Grand Magic Games is not a competition for just one person. I believe that as long as everyone works together, we can surely defeat Lord Kael!"
Seeing Sting and the others looking a bit discouraged, Yukino clenched her fist to cheer them up.
[With that, the first day of the Grand Magic Games has come to an end———!!]
[The overall rankings are as follows:]
Fairy Tail Team A — 20P
Blue Pegasus — 16P
Fairy Tail Team B — 12P
Sabertooth — 11P
Lamia Scale — 8P
Mermaid Heel — 4P
Quatro Puppy — 3P
Raven Tail — 0P
"Fairy Tail is amazing!"
"One first place and one third place!"
"Wasn't Fairy Tail the bottom-tier wizard guild?"
"That was over these past seven years. Seven years ago, Fairy Tail was the strongest wizard guild!"
The audience was chattering non-stop. Kael's performance today had truly shocked them.
Kael deactivated his Take Over state and returned to his original form. His high seven-star magic level meant that using Susanoo didn't drain him significantly. With the circulation of Sun Breathing, his magic power would be replenished in no time.
"I am still no match for you, Kael."
Even though Jura had lost, he didn't mind too much. The strength Kael showed seven years ago was already very great. Originally, when he asked the organizers to open the barrier, he wanted to face Kael's Ulquiorra form and the Lanza del Relampago he used.
He hadn't expected Kael to pull out another transformation. Only now did he realize that Ulquiorra was actually not Kael's strongest form.
"I just used a few tricks. Your strength is very great, Jura."
Kael wasn't just being polite. Jura's current magic power was above 7.5 stars. To reach this level of magic power, both talent and hard work were indispensable.
"May I ask, is this transformation your strongest one?"
Jura wanted to know if he had fallen to Kael's ultimate state.
"Uh... no..."
Kael thought about whether to lie, but decided against it; there was no need to lie.
"...As I thought!"
Jura had expected as much. When Kael first took the stage and was thinking about which transformation to use, it clearly meant he had many choices, and every choice was capable of defeating him.
At the hotel where Fairy Tail was staying.
"Cheers———!!"
Everyone raised their glasses together.
They were so happy today, especially the group from seven years ago. Many were even moved to tears.
They had participated in the Grand Magic Games over these years and finished last every time. Now, they finally had a chance to be number one.
"It has to be Kael! He can even easily defeat a monster like Jura!"
Macao said excitedly.
"Isn't it normal for Kael to beat Jura! You're all making too much of a fuss!"
Makarov said while calmly drinking his wine.
Back on Tenrou Island, Kael had defeated three people with strength similar to Jura's all at once. Later, he even fought the Black Dragon Acnologia one-on-one without falling behind.
If it weren't for the flaw of having insufficient magic power at the time, he might have even taken down the Black Dragon Acnologia.
"Oooooh!! Manly Elfman performed poorly!! I held everyone back!!!"
Although Fairy Tail Team B achieved a decent third-place result, Elfman's performance hadn't been impressive at all.
Kael patted Elfman's shoulder: "It's fine! The 'Hidden' event really wasn't suited for your skills. Just perform well in the future."
Laki said: "But Kael appeared on the first day, so it seems he won't be able to appear in the battle portions later on."
"That's right! There's still that to consider."
The group finally remembered that their big ace appeared on the first day, and there were still the second through fifth days to go.
"It's fine! Even if I can't appear in battle portions, there are no such restrictions on the competitive events. If necessary, I can appear again."
Kael participated on the first day just to give everyone confidence, and also to announce to everyone that Fairy Tail was back.
A high enough score would ensure that the following participants wouldn't be under too much pressure.
"Tomorrow, I'm the one going up!!"
Natsu was completely fired up after seeing the battle between Kael and Jura today. Kael once again showed such a powerful side, making his blood boil and bringing his desire for battle to its peak.
"Good luck, Natsu!"
Happy cheered for Natsu.
"Hmph, if you're going up, Fire Dragon, then I'm going too."
Gajeel couldn't compare to a monster like Kael right now, but the person he least wanted to lose to was Natsu.
Makarov jumped onto the table: "Very good!! Listen up, brats!! Don't get arrogant just because we got first place today! The competition isn't over! We need to get more, more, and even more points!!"
"The target: Fiore's number one!!!"
"Oooooooooh!!!"
Everyone cheered together.
The Royal Palace of Fiore.
"Your Majesty, the first day of the Grand Magic Games has ended successfully."
A knight clad in armor knelt on one knee and spoke to the King of Fiore.
"Yes, it was a fine competition. Especially Kael and Jura; a duel between two Wizard Saint-level fighters was truly wonderful. It left people wanting more!"
The King of Fiore seemed to be savoring the final battle.
"Kael is truly Fiore's strongest wizard. With such strength, he should have been entitled a Wizard Saint long ago! Why hasn't he received the title yet?"
The knight said: "Your Majesty! The Ten Wizard Saints are the ten wizards with the strongest magic power on the continent of Ishgar, selected by the Magic Council. In addition to considering the strength of the selected wizards, political issues must also be considered. The Magic Council does not want any one country to become too dominant."
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