The entire audience stared, dumbfounded.
"That reaction speed was way too fast!"
"That short guy from Raven Tail has already lost four points in total—he's dead last!"
With Juvia scoring, the situation in the arena heated up completely.
The gap in points kept widening, and the various contestants stopped holding back, all making their moves and clashing.
The glow of magic spread throughout the town, the scores changing constantly, leaving the audience dazzled.
By the middle of the match, on the town's main road.
Juvia took care of a copy, then turned her head and happened to run into Gray, who had just scored two points.
"Lord Gray!"
The moment she saw Gray, Juvia's eyes instantly turned into pink hearts, and huge clusters of pink bubbles floated up around her.
"Hey, Juvia, calm down. We're still in the middle of the match."
Gray's face was covered in black lines, terrified she would lose control again.
"Lord Gray, Juvia will definitely win!"
Juvia clasped both hands over her heart, her expression utterly serious.
"For the guild's bet, Juvia will definitely take first place!"
"Bet? What bet?" Gray looked baffled.
Juvia blinked, then spoke openly.
"The Guild Master said that if Team B takes first place, Team A has to obey Team B's orders for an entire day, and they're not allowed to resist at all!"
The atmosphere in the arena went silent for two seconds.
Gray froze on the spot, eyes wide, his face full of disbelief.
"Huh?!"
He suddenly whipped his head around and shouted toward the stands.
"Old man! What the hell is going on?! Why didn't I know about this ridiculous bet?!"
The eyes of all one hundred thousand spectators focused in unison on the cheering platform.
Makarov was leisurely drinking, and when Gray called him out in