Future Lucy!

"Incredible! Absolutely incredible! Meari pulled off a reversal at the very end! Both Meari and Minerva have lost their ability to fight!"

"Mermaid Heel gains 5 points! Sabertooth gains 1 point! Mermaid Heel has now overtaken Fairy Tail and claimed first place!!!"

Chapati Lola's voice echoed throughout Crocus. Not only were the spectators shocked, but even the competitors raised their heads in surprise.

"The mistress... lost?!"

Sting stared at the projection in disbelief. The mistress, their team leader, had lost, and Sabertooth's gap with the top two teams had widened once more.

He clenched his fists unwillingly, recalling what Minerva had told him the previous night.

Lector was not dead. The mistress had transferred him somewhere else, but if they wanted to save Lector, they had to win!

"Lector! I'll definitely save you!"

Meanwhile, Kagura watched Meari's miserable state in the projection, her grip on her sword tightening continuously.

"Meari..."

Mermaid Heel had now overtaken Fairy Tail in points. Although Kagura had no interest in victory, since this was Meari's heartfelt effort, she would protect it with everything she had!

Beneath the royal palace

"Are we really going this way? It feels like the direction hasn't changed at all..."

Lucy looked at the identical surroundings and spoke.

The Hungry Wolf Knights had suddenly appeared earlier and scattered them, causing them quite a bit of trouble.

But they had clearly underestimated the Fairy Tail wizards and received a brutal lesson. Every member of the Hungry Wolf Knights had been defeated by Natsu and the others.

Other than Arcadios making his injuries worse after taking a stroll through lava, nothing else had happened.

"I can sense faint currents in the air, so there shouldn't be a problem."

Although this was the Abyss Palace, where supposedly no one could ever find their