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Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.
On the street outside the Fairy Tail guild, several people staggered this way. The moment they reached the guild's entrance, they all collapsed.
"W-We're back..." Natsu lay face-down on the ground, completely listless.
"Finally back..."
It was not just Natsu. Gray, Lucy, Wendy, Happy, Charlulu, and even Levy, who had traveled with him, all looked utterly exhausted. Some sat while others lay sprawled across the ground, looking as though they had been dragged off to hard labor for several days. They were so drained that even moving a finger seemed difficult.
Among those present, only one person remained in perfect condition.
"This is completely unacceptable, you lot." Erza put her hands on her hips and lectured them sternly.
"There is an extremely important competition waiting for us next. If the Guild Master sees you looking so pathetic, he might remove you from the roster. The ones who will regret it then will be you."
The annual festival that determined the rankings of every guild in the Kingdom of Fiore—the Grand Magic Games.
As the name implied, it was a tournament that only wizard guilds affiliated with the Kingdom of Fiore could enter.
Not only were the participants elites from Fiore's major guilds, but there were also many unusual individuals wielding strange and peculiar magic. It was a clash of titans, and one could imagine just how fierce the competition would be.
Naturally, although it was a contest among Fiore's major guilds, it was impossible for an entire guild to participate.
The rules changed every year, and even