That afternoon, after everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, the Fairy Tail guild grew lively.
"Sorry to keep everyone waiting!"
"Fairy beauty contest—the Fairy Tail Miss Pageant begins now!"
"I'm your host—Max!"
"First up—"
"Blessed with a beautiful face and an appetite from another dimension, the one truly worthy of being Fairy Tail's Goddess of Wine—"
"Cana Alberona!"
Beautiful and generously dressed, Cana stepped onto the stage from backstage as cheers erupted from the audience.
"Now then, please show us your magic!" Max said.
Cana struck a seductive pose and pulled out a card.
As the spectacle of hundreds of cards spinning around her faded away—
Cana had changed into a swimsuit.
"I'll be taking the booze money!" Cana declared confidently.
"A swimsuit? That's so unfair!" Lucy muttered backstage.
In the audience—
Ifrit, Natsu, Gray, Gajeel, and Elfman sat in a row.
"By the way, who are you giving your votes to?" Ifrit asked.
"What about you, Ifrit?" Gray asked.
"I'm voting for Lucy. She looks like she really wants to win," Ifrit said.
"No need. I'm giving my vote to Lucy," Natsu said.
"One vote from you won't decide anything," Ifrit said.
"Then I'll vote for Lucy too," Gray said. "She really does seem like she wants to win."
"I'm voting for Levy," Gajeel said.
"I'm definitely voting for my sister," Elfman said.
Onstage—
Max shouted, "Though she's a newcomer, her strength is S-Class! A girl more delicate than raindrops—Juvia Lockser!"
Juvia, dressed in a lovely outfit, stepped out and openly looked in Gray's direction.
Let my feelings reach him!
Gray-sama, look at me!
Juvia used magic as well, changing into a swimsuit.
Her figure was graceful and utterly captivating!
"Are you still planning to vote for Lucy?" Ifrit leaned forward, reaching past Natsu to shoot Gray a