[The overall rankings are as follows:]
Fairy Tail Team A — 22P
Blue Pegasus — 19P
Fairy Tail Team B — 13P
Quatro Puppy — 13P
Lamia Scale — 12P
Sabertooth — 11P
Mermaid Heel — 10P
Raven Tail — 8P
Infirmary.
"Awoooooo!"
Natsu lay in the infirmary with his eyes closed, groaning with a look of pure agony on his face.
"Is Natsu okay?"
Happy asked Porlyusica.
"Don't worry, it's just motion sickness."
Porlyusica gave Natsu a quick check-up. It wasn't anything serious, but motion sickness was indeed quite miserable.
"It's the first time I've seen Natsu try so hard while being motion sick!" Lucy said.
[Next is the battle portion everyone has been waiting for! What kind of intense and exciting battles will we see today?]
[The first match is between the currently trailing eighth-place team, Black Snake of Raven Tail, VS Toby of Lamia Scale!]
[A contest between a python and a hound—who will emerge victorious?]
[Now, let the battle begin!!]
"Oh oh oh oh! Paralyzing Claw, Great Jellyfish!!"
Toby's ten fingernails extended, and he rushed quickly toward Black Snake, launching a continuous barrage of attacks.
Black Snake's body flickered as he dodged rapidly.
Suddenly!
Black Snake's figure vanished.
"He disappeared!!"
At that moment, a swirl of sand kicked up.
"Sand Rebellion!!"
The sand erupted, sending Toby flying.
"That's my magic!"
Max was startled. The magic the opponent used was exactly the same as his own.
"What's going on? Does he use sand magic too?"
"Go for it, Dog-man!"
"Beat that guy from Ivan's guild to a pulp! Dog-man!!"
Makarov shouted angrily. Currently, the guild he disliked most was Raven Tail; he would support anyone fighting against them.
"Oh, you're strong."
Toby stood up from the ground.
"You're not bad either."
"The name Black Snake is also very cool."
"That isn't my real name."
Toby roared: "It's not your real name?!"
"Why are you getting angry?"
"You bastard! If I win, you tell me your real name!!"
"And if I win?"
"I'll tell you my super secret!!"
Black Snake became interested upon hearing this: "Interesting."
In the next instant, Black Snake attacked with his full power.
[He's down!! Toby is unable to continue fighting!!]
[The battle is over!! The winner is Black Snake of Raven Tail!!]
Erza said calmly: "He's strong!"
Gray nodded: "Yeah, and it feels like he hasn't even used his full strength yet."
"Raven Tail... why did they come to participate in the Grand Magic Games? Are they really just here for the competition?" Lucy didn't know much about Raven Tail, but she had learned they were a hostile guild to Fairy Tail.
"Don't worry. No matter what they're trying to do, I won't let them succeed."
Kael said with a faint smile. He didn't take Raven Tail seriously at all.
Black Snake looked at Toby and said: "You lost. Tell me your secret."
"One of my socks... I can't find it. For the past three months, I've been looking everywhere, but I still can't find it... I couldn't tell anyone..."
Toby was so upset that tears began to flow.
Jura and the others felt so embarrassed that their bodies trembled. It was so humiliating to have such a teammate.
Black Snake pointed at his own chest.
Toby looked down at his chest and saw his sock hanging right there.
"It was in a place like this?! You're such a good person... Oh oh oh! I finally found it!"
The audience all wore expressions of total speechlessness.
"That's great, Dog-man."
Erza was so moved that tears fell from her eyes.
Gray couldn't help but complain: "What exactly are you moved by!"
At that moment, Black Snake reached out a hand to Toby.
[Oh, the two who were just fighting are going to have a friendly handshake...]
Just as Toby raised his hand, Black Snake directly snatched the sock away. Then, right in front of Toby's face, he tore the sock to shreds.
[No way———!!]
[How cruel!! This is too cruel!!]
"The more precious something is, the more I want to destroy it. That's just who I am."
The faces of the Lamia Scale members turned ugly seeing this. Even though Toby was incredibly stupid, he was still their comrade. That sock was something Toby cherished, and the opponent actually dared to destroy it.
Kael's eyebrows twitched. This kind of behavior was truly unpleasant.
[Next, let's calm down and welcome today's second battle.]
"Hehehe, you've already made the arrangements, haven't you?"
The King arrived at the venue, ready to enjoy the match.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"I'm looking forward to it. Bacchus against Erza—it will undoubtedly be a spectacular battle."
"Eh? You... you said Erza... what I arranged was..."
[Bacchus of Quatro Puppy VS Elfman of Fairy Tail Team B!]
"Eh———?! What I wanted to see was Bacchus versus Erza!"
"I... I am very sorry!"
"This is bad!"
The members of Fairy Tail all felt things were going poorly. Bacchus was an expert who could fight Erza to a draw seven years ago; his strength would surely be even greater now.
Elfman's strength was already far inferior to Erza's, and now he had also lost seven years of time. No matter how you looked at it, he couldn't possibly win against Bacchus.
Bacchus said to Elfman: "Hey, why don't we make a bet like those two just did? Your sisters are both great beauties. If I win, lend them to me for a night. Both of them together."
Suddenly!!
As soon as Bacchus finished speaking, he felt a terrifying surge of killing intent wash over him. His pupils shrank instinctively, and his body jumped back rapidly out of pure reflex. After a few leaps to steady himself, he looked toward the Fairy Tail seating area, drenched in sweat, and his gaze landed directly on Kael.
His body couldn't help but shiver.
Goldmine, the Master of Quatro Puppy, couldn't help but facepalm: "That idiot! He really says anything when he's had too much to drink."
"W... what's going on?"
Bacchus didn't know how he had provoked Kael.
"What? Don't you know? Kael is Big Sister Mira's boyfriend. No one has ever insulted her in front of Kael and lived to tell about it. You're finished." Elfman made a throat-slitting gesture at Bacchus.
"What?!!"
Bacchus was instantly terrified upon hearing this.
"I... I was joking! I was just kidding just now!"
Bacchus waved his hands frantically. Usually, he didn't pay much attention to gossip and had no idea that Mirajane was the girlfriend of that monster, Kael.
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