"What a boring fight. But it doesn't matter. Whatever happens, our objective—" Ivan, disguised as Alexei, unconsciously pressed a hand against the metal mask concealing his identity. In a voice only his companions could hear, he chuckled sinisterly. "Isn't this boring Grand Magic Games. Let's go, Raven Tail, the guild specially designed to counter Fairy Tail..."
"For our true objective—" Behind him, the Raven Tail members stood ready, sinister grins on every face!
Just then, the announcement for the next match rang out across the arena!
"All right, after that spectacular second match, let's move on to the climax of our duels! The Grand Magic Games..." Looking at the newly delivered match list, Chapati's eyes lit up as he shouted from the announcers' platform. "The third, our third duel!! Alexei of the rising guild Raven Tail! Against those mighty fairies whose rise can no longer be stopped, spreading their magical wings once again to dance freely through the skies—"
"Laxus of Fairy Tail's Team B!!!"
"Let's applaud the fairies' mighty resurgence once again—" Chapati bellowed with all his might. "Let's look forward to their match and witness their strength with our own eyes once more!! Can the rising guild Raven Tail withstand the mighty fairies' terrifying comeback?! Let's all wait and see—"
Amid deafening cheers that rocked the entire stadium, Laxus greeted the old man, Achill, and a certain little girl who was their first master, then strode stylishly into the arena, the hem of his newly purchased fur coat fluttering behind him.
Opposite him, Ivan, disguised under the false identity of Alexei, stood grinning sinisterly. Of course, the metal mask hid the wicked smile he could barely restrain—a smile born of a heartfelt desire about to be fulfilled, or rather, his belief that success was already within reach!
"So