The True Dragon Slayers?!

Jiang Bai was forcibly taken away by Erza and Mirajane, his two "guardians," and became their personal porter.

Soon, only other guild members who were about to have free time remained on the street.

Just as Gray was pondering where to go for a stroll, a slightly shy and nervous voice came from behind him.

"Um... Lord Gray!"

Gray turned his head and was immediately surprised.

Juvia was standing behind him, dressed in a carefully chosen dress that accentuated her figure, a far cry from her usual blue dress, and with a faint blush on her face.

"Juvia? What are you doing here?" Gray asked, somewhat surprised.

He was unaware that Juvia was also one of the contestants in this competition.

In fact, in order to win more prize money to rebuild the guild, Makarov, who was obsessed with money, specially arranged for two teams to participate in the competition this time.

Team One is "Fairy Tail Team A," consisting of Jiang Bai, Natsu, Gray, Erza, and Lucy.

With Jiang Bai, an exceptional player, leading the team, Makarov had no worries about losing; first place was practically guaranteed.

The other team is "Fairy Tail Team B," consisting of Laxus, Mirajane, Gajeel, Juvia, and Wendy.

In Makarov's eyes, Wendy can be an excellent support, and the other four all have S-Class strength, so getting third place is still possible, and they should strive to secure third place and fight for second!

"No... it's not just Juvia," Juvia nervously clutched the hem of her clothes, avoiding Gray's eyes.

"The rest of the guild members also came to cheer everyone on."

She took a deep breath, as if summoning all her courage.

"Um... Lord Gray... could we go out for a meal together? Just... just the two of us..."

"Want to eat?" Gray stroked his chin.

"Now that you mention it, I am indeed a little hungry."

Just as Juvia thought she was about to succeed, a look of ecstatic joy appeared on her face.

An untimely voice suddenly broke out from the side.

"I know a really good restaurant on this street."

Gray and Juvia were startled by the sudden sound and turned to look at each other.

Lyon was leaning against the wall, a self-satisfied smile on his face.

"Lyon?! What are you doing here!" Gray's brows furrowed instantly.

Lyon completely ignored him, walked straight up to Juvia, and gave her a gentle smile.

"Beautiful lady, after dinner, shall we go shopping together?"

Juvia was still a little dazed and instinctively said, "Huh?"

"Damn it! Don't mess with people from our guild!" Gray pulled Juvia behind him and glared at Lyon.

"Gray," Lyon finally looked him in the eye, his tone laced with a hint of provocation.

"I heard you're participating in the Grand Magic Games this year too?"

So what?

"Last year, our 'Lamia Scale' team only came in second place," Lyon's eyes sharpened.

"But this year, Mr. Jura and I will both be attending. Do you understand what I mean?"

Gray scoffed, his face showing a look of utter disbelief. "Ha! Have you forgotten that we have that freak Jiang Bai on our side?"

"Although Lord Jiang Bai is very strong, the final ranking in the Grand Magic Games is determined by the total score." A calculating smile appeared on Lyon's lips.

"Let's make a bet, Gray."

"If we, 'Lamia Scale,' win this time, how about we let this beautiful Miss Juvia join our guild?"

"Are you kidding me!" Gray roared.

"Which guild Juvia joins is her own decision, what's it to you!"

"No, this is a promise between us men!" Lyon ignored him completely, sticking out his little finger and unilaterally declaring it.

"Are you even listening to me?! I already said the bet is off!" Gray felt like he was about to be driven crazy by this guy with the erratic thought process.

On the other hand, Natsu and Lucy presented a completely different picture.

"Wow, there are flowers everywhere! They're so beautiful!" Lucy, looking at the blooming flowers lining both sides of the street.

"Hey!" Happy exclaimed proudly as he flew through the air.

That's why this place is called the 'City of Blooming Flowers'!

Just then...

"A fight has broken out! Come and see what's going on!"

A sudden commotion and shouts arose from the crowd.

"Fight?"

Natsu's ears perked up instantly, and like a cat smelling fish, his eyes lit up as he charged straight towards the crowd.

"Hey! Natsu! Wait for me!" Lucy followed helplessly.

After finally squeezing into the crowd, I could hear the surrounding onlookers discussing amongst themselves.

"Look! That's... the Twin Dragons of the 'Sabertooth'!"

"It really is Lord Sting and Lord Rogue!"

"Oh! Romeo mentioned it to me before." Natsu stroked his chin, remembering.

Meanwhile, the two young men who were facing off noticed Natsu squeezing in.

When they saw Natsu's signature pink hair and scarf, a look of shock appeared on their faces.

"Who are you..."

"Natsu Dragneel!" Sting, the young man with short blond hair, spoke first.

"Huh? You know me?" Natsu pointed to himself, somewhat surprised.

Sting, however, looked down at him with a condescending, scrutinizing gaze, his tone filled with undisguised contempt.

"I heard that seven years ago, you lost to that dragon Acnologia, right?"

"Someone like you who can't even defeat a dragon deserves to be called a 'Dragon Slayer'?"

"Huh?" Natsu's face instantly darkened.

"Even so," Sting continued, a self-deprecating smile on his face.

"I used to really admire you. Just like this guy next to me used to admire Gajeel."

The black-haired youth beside him, Rogue, coldly replied, "That's simply because we're both Dragon Slayer."

"You're Dragon Slayers too?" Natsu's expression changed.

"No," Sting corrected, a haughty smile on his face.

"Please call us, the true Dragon Slayer."

"Only we possess the power to defeat Acnologia."

"That's because you've never even seen it!" Lucy finally couldn't take it anymore and retorted loudly.

As someone who witnessed firsthand the despair-inducing Black Dragon King on Tenrou Island, Lucy felt that, apart from Jiang Bai, that equally unreasonable monster, no one in this world was qualified to claim they could defeat Acnologia.

However, Sting simply dismissed Lucy's rebuttal as the sophistry of the weak.

"Regardless of whether we've met before or not, as Dragon Slayer, we are far superior to you."

"Let me explain!" Exceed - Lector, wearing a Maka, jumped out from Sting's shoulder and said in a boastful tone.

"Mr. Natsu, you learned magic directly from dragons; this is known as the First Generation Dragon Slayer."

"As for Laxus from Fairy Tail, or Cobra, one of the former 'Oración Seis,' they were able to use Dragon Slayer Magic because they had Dragon Magic Crystals implanted in their bodies; this is the second generation."

"And Lord Sting and Lord Rogue," Lector's tone became incredibly proud,

"They are both taught magic by a real dragon and have Magic Crystals implanted in their bodies!"

"They are the strongest Dragon Slayer, a fusion of ancient and modern elements—the third generation!"

"Third generation?!"

Lucy's eyes widened in shock when she heard this entirely new concept.