[Day Two, Grand Magic Games Competitive Event: Chariot.]
[Today's event is Chariot. Contestants must reach the finish line on top of moving chariots without falling off.]
[Because the chariots beneath their feet are constantly in motion, one wrong step could lead to a fall. The route passes through several major tourist attractions in the city. Which team will reach the finish line first?]
[As before, everyone can watch the progress of the contestants through the magical screens.]
The members of Fairy Tail were completely dumbfounded seeing this.
"Why did Natsu go up?!"
Gray looked utterly perplexed.
Lucy couldn't help but complain: "Just hearing the name 'Chariot' should have told him he definitely wouldn't be able to handle it..."
Erza said helplessly: "He insisted on going out; there was no stopping him."
"Haha! Relax. It was his own choice. He has to bear whatever hardships come his way. It's good to let him learn a lesson."
Kael laughed light-heartedly from the side. Points weren't that important; if necessary, he could go out himself later and quickly catch up.
[For some unknown reason, Natsu of Fairy Tail Team A—the first-place team that performed so excellently yesterday—is currently in dead last!!]
[Not only that, but right next to him is Gajeel from Fairy Tail Team B, the third-place team from yesterday.]
[Even Sting from Sabertooth is in the same condition...]
"This... looks like we're out of luck for this round!"
Jet sighed helplessly. If he had participated in this event, he could have easily taken first place. Everyone in the guild knew about Natsu's weakness to transportation.
"Yeah!"
Droy nodded in agreement.
Levy asked in confusion: "What's going happened? Why is Gajeel also..."
Happy chimed in: "Don't go stealing Natsu's characteristic traits!"
[Next, let's look at the situation with the lead group. It's a neck-and-neck race where victory is hard to predict!]
[In the lead is Black Snake from Raven Tail, closely followed by Ichiya from Blue Pegasus, Yuka from Lamia Scale, and Risley from Mermaid Heel.]
[Slightly further back is the reserve contestant Bacchus from Quatro Puppy.]
"MEN!!"
Ichiya was panting heavily. This kind of long-distance run was practically torture for someone with short legs like him.
"Good luck! Ichiya!!"
"As long as we get first place! We can overtake Fairy Tail!"
Eve and Ren shouted their support for Ichiya.
Hibiki said with a smile: "Have faith in Ichiya. He is never a man who disappoints."
Yuka looked in surprise at the chubby Risley next to him and said: "Despite that build, you're quite a runner..."
"Don't look down on being plump!"
Risley said with a smile.
"I can't do it... yesterday's wine is still kicking in!"
Behind them was Bacchus, who had been drinking with Cana yesterday. Although he had barely won the drinking contest, he was still feeling dizzy for the second day of the competition.
Yuka took a look; the finish line was almost in sight. It was time to speed up.
"Wave Acceleration!!"
Waves erupted from Yuka's hands, and his speed began to increase.
"You won't be able to use magic within these waves!"
He had calculated that others would surely use magic as they approached the finish line.
"It's useless!!"
Risley avoided the waves and ran quickly along the side of the chariot.
[It appeared!! Risley's Gravity Change! She successfully avoided the waves and is running on the edge of the chariot!]
"Waves that nullify magic? If that's the case, Fleet-Foot Perfume, inhaled at zero distance."
Ichiya inserted two glass tubes directly into his nostrils. He immediately looked as if he were on a high, and his speed became incredibly fast, overtaking Yuka in an instant.
"Whoa... they're all working so hard! My soul is trembling. I'll have to get serious too!"
"Take this!!"
Bacchus stomped hard on the chariot.
Boom————!
The chariot shattered violently. The immense force caused the chariots in front to be flipped up. Ichiya and the others were sent flying, and Bacchus took the opportunity to sprint forward.
When Black Snake in the lead looked back, Bacchus had already overtaken him and reached the finish line first.
[Crossing the finish line!! Quatro Puppy gets 10 points!!]
Second place was Black Snake from Raven Tail, third place was Risley, fourth place was Yuka, and fifth place was Ichiya.
[The remaining three contestants are still struggling in their race...]
Compared to the ones in front, the performance of the three at the back was truly a bit unsightly.
Gajeel was currently drenched in cold sweat, tortured by motion sickness: "The one who shouldn't be adapted to transport should only be Salamander?!"
"Then I should congratulate you. Congratulate you on starting to look like a Dragon Slayer... Hic—!"
Sting was likewise covered in sweat.
"You bastard!"
Gajeel angrily bumped into Sting, and as a result, he ended up bumping into Natsu, who had just caught up.
"Waaaaaaah!! I'm moving forward!!"
Natsu roared as he struggled forward with all his might.
Sting looked at the two in front of him and said: "It's truly pitiful. You clearly have no strength left, and don't you already have plenty of points! Why are you being so serious? A mere point or two won't have much of an impact."
"Move forward!!"
Natsu ignored him and moved forward with Gajeel, pulling ahead of Sting.
"Fine, I'll let you two have this victory."
Gajeel said: "Don't go crying about this one point later, you idiot!"
"Waaaaaaaaaaah!!"
"Can I ask you something? Why did you come to participate in the tournament? For the Fairy Tail of the past, this was something you wouldn't have cared about at all. Whether it was the guild's power or the rankings, the Fairy Tail I know never cared about what others thought; you only moved forward according to your own will."
Sting asked curiously. He was a fan of Natsu and Kael, so he had naturally learned about Fairy Tail. He had originally planned to join Fairy Tail once he grew up a bit more, but then Fairy Tail suddenly vanished.
"Of course it's for our comrades! For seven years, they... have been waiting for us... No matter how hard it was, no matter how sad it was, even when they were mocked and ridiculed, they endured it all and protected everyone's guild. For everyone's sake, I must make you realize that Fairy Tail has never stopped! We have been moving forward all along!!!"
[Reaching the finish line!!]
[Natsu of Fairy Tail Team A takes 2 points!]
[Gajeel of Fairy Tail Team B takes 1 point!]
[Sting of Sabertooth withdraws! Zero points!!]
"Natsu!!!"
The Fairy Tail group from seven years ago was moved to tears by Natsu's words.
Kael was also very moved. As expected, Natsu was still Natsu, the Fairy Tail protagonist whose hot-bloodedness could resonate with him.
"Speaking so coolly! After all that effort, he only got 2 points! What a dummy!"
"But, I still quite like dummies."
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