[Currently in third place, led by Jura, who holds the title of Wizard Saint. Can he lead his team to the top? Lamia Scale!]
The five members of Lamia Scale took the field, and the cheers immediately grew louder. Jura was one of the strongest contenders for the championship.
[And now, currently in second place, a team made up entirely of women. They've fought their way to second place against so many powerful guilds. Is it the blessing of the goddess of luck, or their own strength? Mermaid Heel!!]
The five members of Mermaid Heel entered the arena under Kagura's lead, and the cheers continued without pause. The crowd could tell that Mermaid Heel's overall strength was somewhat lacking, with Kagura as their only truly top-tier fighter.
[Finally, the guild that has held first place since the preliminaries and was once known as the strongest seven years ago. Can they keep it up today and claim the trophy? Fairy Tail enters!!]
Boom——————!!
As Fairy Tail entered, the cheers from the stands reached another level.
On the first day, the audience's response had been lukewarm. After all, seven years had passed, and many people had long since forgotten Fairy Tail. Some had even started to think they were a relic of the past, the weakest guild in Fiore.
But over the next few days, Fairy Tail had shown overwhelming strength. Kael had suppressed Wizard Saint Jura, Erza had cleared Pandemonium alone, Laxus had crushed all five members of Raven Tail by himself, Natsu had defeated Sabertooth's Twin Dragons in a two-on-one, and although Gajeel lost because of Rock-Paper-Scissors, he had been dominating Rogue before that.
"Kael! Crush them all!!"
"Laxus!! Show everyone your power!!"
"Erza!! Show them how strong Fairy Tail's strongest female mage is!!"
"Natsu!! Go for it!!"
"Gajeel!! Scare them to death with that face of yours!!"...
Fairy Tail's supporters shouted at the top of their lungs from the stands.
Gajeel glared over when he heard that. "What do you mean, that face of mine?!"
[Now, I will explain the rules for the final day's survival match. The entire combat zone will be the streets of Crocus.]
[Each guild's members will be scattered across different locations before the battle begins.]
[If you encounter a member of an opposing guild while moving through the city, a battle will be triggered.]
[If you defeat an opponent or render them unable to fight, your guild will earn 1 point! In addition, each guild will secretly designate one leader. The other guilds will not know that person's identity. Defeating a leader will earn 5 points.]
[Based on that system, the theoretical maximum is 45 points. In other words, every guild still has a chance to claim final victory.]
[Tactically, each guild may choose to move together as a full team or split up.]
[Whose hand will reach the pinnacle of magic and claim this highest honor?!]
[Grand Magic Games!! Begin————!!!]
Gong————!!
As the gong rang out, the final match of the Grand Magic Games officially began.
"Kael, you should take the leader position."
Laxus said this without hesitation. Kael was the strongest and the hardest to defeat, so making him the leader was the most sensible choice.
"Fine."
Kael nodded. There was no need to refuse.
Gajeel looked at Kael and asked, "So how are we doing this?"
"You can all move independently."
"Good! Then I'm off!!"
Natsu had been holding himself back for a long time. Now that he could finally throw himself into a huge brawl without restraint, he was thrilled.
"Fire Dragon! Let's see who gets more points this time!"
"You're on!!"
Natsu and Gajeel rushed off immediately, charging around in search of opponents.
"In that case, I'll focus on scoring as many points as possible..."
Erza felt that victory had to come first. Fairy Tail's score was higher than everyone else's, but not by much. They were only 10 points ahead of second place, and that lead could disappear very quickly.
"Yeah, let's move."
[The final battle has officially begun.]
Yajima analyzed, "As expected, many guilds have chosen to split up at the start and look for chances to eliminate opponents one by one."
Mato, the organizer, shouted, "Everyone, do your best, kabo!"
[Sabertooth and Fairy Tail, both of whom have strong individual fighters, have indeed chosen to split up!]
[Among the other guilds, some are moving in pairs, while others are traveling in groups of three.]
"Full Body Take Over: Satoru Gojo!"
Kael activated Satoru Gojo's form. Gojo's Six Eyes gave him long-range vision, and even buildings could not block his sight. The Limitless Cursed Technique also gave him extraordinary mobility, making it perfect for this kind of battlefield.
[Eh? Kael has transformed into the same form he used on the first day of the competition. That form left a very deep impression on everyone.]
Kael's body slowly rose into the air.
Soon, he was flying high above Crocus.
[He's flying!! Kael is flying!!!]
Although flight magic does not directly increase combat power, mages capable of using it are extremely rare. Among all the mages participating in the Grand Magic Games, Kael was the only one who had shown the ability to fly.
"This guy... he's really asking for it!"
Orga looked irritated when he saw Kael in the sky. Normally, anyone stupid enough to expose themselves so openly would instantly become a target.
"Kael... is different. Orga, hide! Don't let him spot you!"
Rufus shook his head helplessly. Kael had indeed made himself a target, but who would actually dare attack that target? Not only would they not dare to attack, they would have to hide from him.
The others felt the same. Other than Fairy Tail's members, everyone else in Crocus, aside from Jura and Kagura, immediately avoided Kael's line of sight and looked for cover as soon as they saw him in the air.
"Kael!! Damn it!! I want to fly too!!"
Natsu stared at Kael in the sky with open envy. Being able to fly freely through the air without any help was just too cool.
"That monster..."
Gajeel shook his head helplessly. Every one of Kael's transformations was absurdly powerful, and each one came with ridiculous abilities. Only Kael would dare act this openly.
Erza smiled. "That's just like Kael."
"Seriously..." Laxus shook his head with a smile.
The Fairy Tail crowd erupted again.
"Go for it, Kael!!"
"Hahahaha! That's a mage of Fairy Tail!!"
"Show them your strength!!"...
[What overwhelming pressure!! Kael is clearly exposed while flying in the sky!]
Looking down at the entire city from above, Kael felt completely refreshed. It was as if the whole world lay beneath his feet.
Almost instinctively, he raised one finger toward the sky and one toward the ground, then murmured:
"Throughout heaven and earth, I alone am the honored one!"
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