"Cat...!" Happy exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the two members of his tribe;
"What's with that cat with the stupid look on its face?"
"He looks completely stupid!"
"Ah...! It spoke!" Happy exclaimed.
"Haha...! If you're here, then all those rumors about you guys coming to participate in the Grand Magic Games are true." Sting said as he approached Natsu;
"You know me!" Natsu said.
Sting leaned close to Natsu's face and said, "Acnologia... you're Dragon Slayer Mage, yet you haven't defeated a dragon! What kind of Dragon Slayer Mage are you then!"
"Ah...!" Natsu frowned upon hearing Sting's words;
"I've admired you for a long time. By the way, I'm Sting," Sting said.
"We once wanted to become Dragon Slayer Mage like you!" Rogue said;
Natsu was taken aback by this and exclaimed, "You two are Dragon Slayer Mage too!"
"You should call me the real Dragon Slayer Mage. We are the strongest Dragon Slayer Mage. After all, we might even be able to defeat Acnologia!" Sting said arrogantly, spreading his arms wide.
"Pfft..." A laugh rang out. Sting looked over and saw that Natsu was covering his mouth and chuckling. His expression instantly changed. "What are you laughing at?"
"Happy ...! Let's go!" Natsu said to Happy; "Yes..." Happy replied with a smile;
"Stop! What are you laughing at?" Sting shouted at Natsu, his face grim.
"I'm laughing at your overestimation of yourselves! Come brag to me when you've seen Acnologia and aren't scared out of your wits!" Natsu said with a laugh, waving his hand before turning and walking away without looking back.
"You bastard...!" Sting wanted to Natsu of his attitude, but Rogue stopped him. "Stop! Sting, we'll defeat him at the Grand Magic Games!"
"Natsu...! What were you doing just now?!" Chen Fan shouted.
"No, there was a fight over there just now. I thought it would be exciting, but it's over now. How boring!" Natsu said, putting his hands behind his head.
"Oh...! Let's go back to the hotel then. We have a good meal and drinks; there's a match tonight."
How did you know?
"Intuition..."
Seeing Chen Fan's retreating figure, Sting and Rogue were taken aback. "That's...!"
"He really came to participate too!"
"Who is it, Sting!" Rex the Koneko asked.
"The Strongest Man in the Kingdom of Fiore... Chen Fan!"
"Ding...!" As WuYe's clock struck twelve, several beams of light struck the sky above the royal capital, Crocas, forming a giant image with Pumpkin Head;
Good morning to all the guilds gathered here for the Grand Magic Games!
"In order to reduce the number of participating teams from 114 to 9, we will now begin the 'Preliminary Match'."
"The number of participating teams has been increasing year by year, which means that this tournament is starting to be underestimated. Therefore, this year, we have reduced the number of teams in the Preliminary Match to nine. The rules for the Preliminary Match are simple: start competing against each other now, with the finish line at the tournament venue, Domus Frau."