"Hahaha, everyone, let them see the true power of Fairy Tail!" The Third Generation Hokage stood on the railing in the stands, his laughter hearty and loud, as if it could penetrate the entire arena.
He danced with passion, cheering on the crowd below, his eyes sparkling with determination and confidence.
At this moment, a murmur of discussion arose from the explanation platform:
"So, according to the finals system, the teams should fight each other, but given the current state of these two teams, is it really possible for them to have a match?" Jabdirola asked Yajima beside him with a puzzled look.
Yajima frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then replied, "Hmm... Based on what I know about their previous battles, I think their Fairy Tail should be fine! Isn't that right, Zorn? Haha." After saying that, Yajima turned his head, a playful smile on his face.
That's basically like going all-in at point-blank range.
Zorn looked at the Fairy Tail group, which had already become noisy, and replied with a helpless smile:
"Haha, if it's them, then it's exactly as you said!" His gaze fell on Natsu and Gajeel, who were arguing face to face, each insisting that they were the favorites to win the championship.
Just then, Natsu and Gajeel below became even more excited, and their voices grew louder and louder.
"You two better behave yourselves! This is the venue for the tournament!" Erza suddenly appeared between the two, her eyes narrowed, revealing a murderous intent, and placed her hands on their shoulders, applying slight pressure.
This completely extinguished their intention to resist.
Finally, he turned his gaze directly to Laxus, who stood calmly to the side, and said, "Laxus, as the captain, why didn't you stop them!"
"Well, isn't this kind of thing quite interesting?"
However, Laxus didn't care at all. Instead, he showed a nonchalant expression and looked at everyone except him with confidence and a strong fighting spirit.
"You... you're still as infuriating as ever... In that case... I won't hold back!" Erza was almost laughing in anger at Laxus, but at the same time, she responded to Laxus's provocation with her own domineering aura.
"Oh no... No way! Was I wrong all along when I thought making it to the finals would be easy?" Lucy almost burst into tears when she saw the two captains confronting each other.
At this moment, she finally realized that this competition was full of formidable opponents.
"Don't worry, Lucy, even facing so many powerful opponents, I will never give up easily..." Wendy seemed to have suddenly realized something, and said to Lucy with a firm and confident look in her eyes.
"Ah, Wendy, you've really changed a lot..." Lucy sighed helplessly.
Then, glancing at Juvia, who was nestled close to Gray with eyes full of love, he could only shake his head and sigh, indicating that he really couldn't do anything about them.
"Keep it up, Elfman!"
"Ni-chan... Sister..." Elfman was on the verge of tears.
The other Fairy Tail standing nearby, watching the two Fairy Tail teams, also wore solemn expressions.
During the qualifiers, they gained a deep understanding of Fairy Tail's true strength, especially the captains of the two teams— Erza and Laxus.
The two had achieved remarkable feats of arms, leaving everyone astonished: one of them was even able to take on the entire Fairy Tail single-handedly!
Bruno knew the Fairy Tail group inside and out, especially the male member Gildarts, whose strength was terrifying.
At that moment, Bruno stared intently at Laxus, his fists clenched.
After successfully passing the qualifiers, Bruno acknowledged his opponent's strength, but still felt that his opponent was far inferior!
After all, he did try his best.
He has now been pardoned by the Magic Council and invited to join this Fairy Tail as an instructor.
Although the purpose of the Magic Council's move is unclear, it has undoubtedly been very beneficial.
At this moment, Bruno secretly began to plot, a wicked smile appearing in his heart, yet his outward appearance remained unusually calm.
On the other side, Kagura, the captain of the Mermaid Heel, kept her gaze fixed on Erza, her eyes revealing an indescribable and unfathomable malice.
"Yoshi, sorry to have kept you all waiting!" Jabdirola stood on the high platform, his gaze sweeping over the various teams gathered below, and nodded in satisfaction.
Taking a deep breath and raising his voice, he announced, "Now, let's officially begin announcing the program for the Grand Magic Games!"
As he finished speaking, a deep, muffled thud was heard, followed by an enormous stone tablet slowly emerging from the central open space.
"There are even two events on the same day: a competition and a duel!" Gray stared intently at the huge stone tablet, a slight smile playing on his lips, revealing a hint of excitement.
"Haha, this is getting more and more interesting!" he muttered to himself.
Natsu, standing to the side, was even more excited. He clenched his fists, and a burst of blazing flames erupted from them.
"Awesome! The time for the duel has finally come!" Natsu roared excitedly, his eyes gleaming with intense light.
Just then, Jabdirola coughed a few times, drawing everyone's attention back through the microphone in his hand.
"Ahem... First of all, please allow me to explain the rules of this competition."
He paused, then continued, "We will score each participant based on their performance in the competition, and rank them from first to eighth place. The points each team receives will increase accordingly based on their ranking!"
At this point, Jabdirola paused briefly, giving the audience some time to process the information.
He then added, "As for the participants, each team can freely select one player to participate in this competition. So please be sure to send your best and strongest players!"
"Next up is the highly anticipated battle segment! In this segment, fans will vote to select the candidate lineup, and then the organizers will determine the final battle combinations based on the actual situation!"
"That concludes today's competition events!"
As soon as the guide finished speaking, voices of discussion immediately arose from the queue below.
"If that's the case, then if we're unlucky, we might have to start the battle right after the competition runs out of Magic Power!" Lucy instantly analyzed the worst-case scenario and was very worried.
"Yes, so you must pay attention to Magic Power consumption in competitive events!" Erza reminded her.
"Scoring rules for the match: 10 points for a win, 0 points for a loss, and 5 points for each player in a draw."
"Next up is the opening game of the competitive event: Stealth and Hidden."
Everyone stared at the words displayed on the stone tablet, feeling completely bewildered and unable to understand the specific rules!
"Oh, the first one they sent was Ieka from the Quatro Cerberus Fairy Tail!"
"The Mermaid Heel sent Beth Bondawut!"
"The Kingdom Guard —they dispatched Gyosuke."
When the person sent by the Kingdom Guard was selected, Gray paid special attention to this person.
The other person was wearing a shirt with a wave pattern and looked very much like a fisherman.
She had a rope headband tied around her head, and she had fish-like eyes and thick lips.
"This guy is really something else," she murmured.