In the stands, everyone stared in disbelief at Achill, who had already joined the lineup for the opening event! They had been eagerly awaiting the True God of Death's appearance, but never in their wildest dreams had they expected him to compete in the very first match!!
In their minds, the stronger someone was, the later they ought to make their entrance!! Yet Achill's sudden move had plainly thrown all their predictions and theories into disarray—
And that was exactly the effect Achill had wanted from the outset!
As mentioned before, he did not actually attach much importance to these Grand Magic Games. Aside from wanting to help Fairy Tail wash away seven years of humiliation and raise the guild's profile, his chief reason for agreeing to compete was to get a clear look at what lay hidden behind the scenes—
The Magic Council's internal intelligence brought by Doranbolt and Lahar, the information Gerard and Crime Sorcière had gathered over seven years, and the material held by the New Six Demon Generals led by Angel—all of it pointed to one thing: whatever lurked behind the Grand Magic Games was anything but simple!!!
As a True God of Death born to protect, whose sole purpose was to carry out that duty, Achill would never tolerate anything that might harm the people precious to him—
To obtain and understand more useful intelligence, so that he could nip any threats in the bud later, he naturally had to take part himself in the Grand Magic Games—the focal point of all these hidden secrets! He had chosen to enter the first match precisely so he could get a better grasp of that information—
Meanwhile, at Raven Tail's team—
"Nab Pudding, you're up for this one." Hidden behind a golden mask, the man calling himself