Early on the third morning, the well-rested Fairy Tail members had gathered in the inn's lobby, ready to set out.
Because of Achill's warning the day before, everyone was on high alert, afraid that something unexpected might happen before they could react.
"Ahem, it looks like everyone is ready, so let's get going!" Makarov nodded in satisfaction at the lively Fairy Tail members standing neatly before him. "So far, both our competing teams have held the top two spots in the Grand Magic Games! There's only one thing I want—for the thirty million, ahem, for the honor of being number one in the Kingdom, I hope you'll all maintain this lead—"
"Do you have the confidence to do it?!"
"Yes!" Everyone threw their arms up and roared, their spirits soaring.
"Heehee, what a lively guild you are~" Sitting on the table beside Makarov, Mavis swung her feet and giggled. "Keep it up, everyone in Fairy Tail."
"But come to think of it..." Erza looked around in confusion. When she failed to find the figure she was looking for, she asked, "Where's Brother Nameless? Where did he go? Why haven't I seen him all morning?"
"Heehee~ Erza..." Le Qi suddenly appeared beside Erza like a ghost. Covering her mouth, she nudged Erza's armor with her elbow, her glasses gleaming as she snickered mischievously. "Your brother complex seems to be getting worse lately~..."
"Wh-who says I have a terrible brother complex?!" Erza's face flushed so fiercely that a puff of white steam rose from it. "I'm just... I'm just concerned about where Brother Nameless has gone..." Her voice grew quieter and quieter, until it was barely louder than a mosquito's buzz. Unable to raise her head, she buried it like an ostrich and kept twisting the hem of her skirt, her ears