"Whoa—is this really a fight between two of the Ten Wizard Saints?!!"
The moment those words fell, the entire venue erupted! They had already suspected as much, but once Chapati confirmed it, the crowd still went completely wild—
"Holy crap!! This is going to be insane—"
"Weren't fights between the Ten Wizard Saints strictly forbidden before?! I never thought we'd actually get to see two of those legendary Saints fight today!! This really gets the blood pumping!!!"
"A duel between two powerhouses at the very pinnacle of the magic world!! Just thinking about it makes me excited—"
"Yeah, yeah! Me too!!"
"Hurry up and start!! We can't wait any longer—"
Excited discussions and impatient cries rang out throughout the venue. Naturally, everyone wanted this eagerly awaited clash between the Saints to begin as soon as possible! And there was only one topic on everyone's lips: which of the two Saints about to enter the arena would come out on top?!!
One was a powerhouse who had stunned the world in the Battle of Tenrou Island seven years ago! The other had spent those seven years making his name across the continent and could be called a representative of the current era! They really could not venture a guess as to which was stronger!!
So all they could do now was cheer as loudly as they could and urge the match to begin—
"The moment has finally arrived, old friend..." A faint smile rose on Jura's face as he stood from his seat in Lamia Scale's spectator section, his robes swaying. Gazing at the figure holding a small child in Fairy Tail's section across from him, he stroked his long beard with a smile, then walked down toward the arena amid the crowd's cheers.
"Let's have a proper match, hehe..."
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