He's in It, Let Me Fight!
"Next up is the second match!" Chapati's voice ignited the atmosphere in the arena once again.
"Warcry from 'Quatro Cerberus' versus Orga from 'Sabertooth'!"
Upon hearing the name "Sabertooth," a burst of enthusiastic cheers erupted from the audience.
"Here it comes! It's Orga from Sabertooth!"
"We've finally waited for them!"
Of course, there were also some dissenting voices mixed in.
"Is Sabertooth still any good? It felt like Fairy Tail completely dominated them in the last match."
"Who knows? Let's just keep watching."
Although some viewers had their doubts, most still chose to cheer for the "strongest guild" that had ruled the Kingdom of Fiore for seven years.
In the Fairy Tail rest area, Lucy looked at the exaggerated scene with some confusion.
"That guy named Rufus, even after Jiang Bai beat him up like that, how come he still has such high popularity?"
"This proves that the other side is indeed a powerful guild." Erza's gaze fell on the tall and imposing Orga on the field, her expression serious.
"Besides, that guy Rufus didn't even get a chance to show off a decent spell; he must be really resentful."
No!
Lucy silently complained to herself.
Perhaps he would feel even more desperate only after revealing his full strength.
"The match begins!"
With a signal from the referee, Pumpkin Head, the battle began.
However, Warcry, one of the Quatro Cerberus, did not attack immediately. Instead, he stood still and burst into tears.
"Waaah... My life is so miserable..."
This sudden turn of events left all the spectators, who had never seen him compete before, completely dumbfounded.
"It's happening! It's Warcry's Tears Magic!" The knowledgeable audience members immediately began to explain.
Warcry cried as he explained his ability, "The more tears I shed, the stronger I become!"
Unfortunately, his opponent was Orga, the Sabertooth.
Orga didn't even bother to let him finish speaking; he simply raised his arm slowly, palm facing his opponent who was still gathering his emotions.
A jet-black bolt of lightning, brimming with destructive power, gathered in his palm.
"Too slow."
"Boom--!"
A thick, black bolt of lightning instantly pierced through the entire arena, striking Warcry precisely.
Warcry didn't even have time to let out a scream before he collapsed in a cloud of black smoke, severely injured and unconscious.
Instant kill!
"The match is over!" Chapati's voice was filled with shock.
"That was incredibly fast! Orga's Black Lightning Magic defeated his opponent in a single strike!"
"Although Sabertooth suffered a setback in the morning's competition, it seems they intend to make up for all the points they lost in the afternoon's battles!"
Orga listened to the explanation expressionlessly, then slowly lowered his arm.
Before leaving the arena, he deliberately turned his head, his gaze precisely locking onto Jiang Bai in the Fairy Tail rest area. Then, he slowly extended his thumb, flipped it downwards, and made a highly provocative gesture.
Jiang Bai, far from being angry at this scene, was actually amused.
"Heh! Interesting."
He turned to his teammates and said, "In the later matches, if there's a chance, let me face him."
"Can a match where the outcome is already known still be called a duel? It's more like a one-sided beating," Lucy retorted from the side.
"Don't want!"
Natsu, that stubborn guy, was the first to stand up and object.
"If I get the chance, I'll definitely get to play! I'll knock him out of the game!"
Jiang Bai narrowed his eyes, his face still bearing that harmless smile, and quietly watched Natsu.
Then, he spoke slowly and clearly, word by word.
"Natsu! He's behind me, let me go!"
Although Jiang Bai was smiling, Natsu, who had been with him for so many years, knew very well that he absolutely could not refute Jiang Bai at this moment, or the consequences would be dire.
As for how Natsu found out, that's another sad story.
Natsu froze instantly, immediately pressing his hands tightly against his thighs, standing ramrod straight, and answering loudly in a tone almost like Happy's.
"Okay! Got it!"
"Natsu has turned into Happy again," Lucy muttered to herself.
"Alright! Let's watch the third match!" Chapati's voice rang out again.
"The battle will be between Gajeel the Iron Dragon from Fairy Tail Team B and Freya from Raven Tail!"
"Hehehe! Is it finally my turn?!"
Gajeel couldn't wait to jump off the stands and stride onto the field.
However, to his surprise, Freya, who had long, fiery red hair, only gave him a cold look after she came on stage.
"Traitor."
After uttering those two words, she turned around and said to the referee, "I forfeit," before walking off the field without looking back.
"Huh?!" Chapati hadn't expected this outcome either.
"Unbelievable! Raven Tail has forfeited! Therefore, Fairy Tail Team B, Gajeel, wins!"
"Tch!" Gajeel spat out in annoyance.
"What's going on? Is there no fight to fight now?"
A chorus of boos erupted from the audience.
"What's going on? If you don't want to play, don't come to the competition!"
"Exactly! Isn't this a waste of our time?"
"Organizers! Can't you just tell them to withdraw from the competition?!"
Seeing that the audience's dissatisfaction was growing, Chapati quickly picked up the list of players, trying to divert everyone's attention with the next match.
"Alright! To quell everyone's anger, we're about to begin today's last and most anticipated match!"
Looking at the list in his hand, he suddenly let out a terrified scream in an incredibly exaggerated tone, as if he were witnessing the end of the world.
"My God!! What am I seeing?! This... how is this possible?!"
All the viewers were drawn to Chapati's sudden, exaggerated acting.
Seeing that he had successfully piqued everyone's interest, Chapati stopped teasing and roared out the two names that were about to ignite the entire arena with all his might.
"The last match of the day! The lineup for the final battle is--"
"Jura, the 'Rock Iron' from the Ten Wizard Saints of 'Lamia Scale'!!"
"VS!!!"
"From Fairy Tail Team A, also one of the Ten Wizard Saints, 'Infinity' Jiang Bai!!"