A/N: Episode 157.

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edited on may 3rd, 2024 @ 7:56pm

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𝓒𝙷𝙰𝙿𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝙵𝙾𝚄𝚁,
𝓝𝙴𝚆 𝙶𝚄𝙸𝙻𝙳.    

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Domus Flau . . .

𝗦𝗔𝗠𝗨𝗘𝗟 𝗛𝗔𝗗 𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗧 𝗗𝗢𝗠𝗨𝗦 𝗙𝗟𝗔𝗨 with the rest of Fairy Tail Team B. Fireworks and balloons were up in the air. Vendors were selling food and beer to the spectators.

"This place sure is packed." Gajeel pointed out.

"It's like this every year." Samuel stated before grimacing. "That reminds me... Gajeel-san, Laxus-san."

The two men turned to look at him. "No matter what the spectators say about me, I want you to ignore them." Samuel said. 

"What are you talking about, kid?" Laxus questioned.

Samuel sighed. "As you already know from Romeo, throughout the years Fairy Tail has participated in the Games, I was the only one who got us points. And I earned quite the popularity. As a result, spectators love to comment about how I should be in a 'better guild.' More specifically, Sabertooth."

"Alright! It's that time of year! The annual magic festival... The Grand Magic Games!" Chapati announced. "Alright, in just this moment, the curtain will rise on the Grand Magic Games. I'm your emcee, Chapati Rola, and next to me is former Council member, Yajima-san, who will provide the commentary. Yajima-san, I look forward to working together."

"Likewise." Yajima replied.

"And I'd like to introduce our guest for day one, the current Miss Fiore, Blue Pegasus's Jenny Rearlight!"

"We're gonna win this year!" Jenny said.

"Okay, the players are about to take the field!" Chapati announced as Fairy Tail A walked out. Samuel saw that Takashi was with them.

"Isn't Wendy supposed to be on the team?" Samuel wondered.

"Starting with the eighth-ranked team! Can they recapture their past glory?! The group whose name clashes with their rowdiness! Fairy Tail!"

Natsu raised his fist up in the air as the audience booed. "What?!" Natsu exclaimed.

"Booing, are they?!" Gray questioned in disbelief.

"What the heck is this?!" Lucy asked.

"Fairy Tail has come in last place every year, but they survived the elimination round, though even in that, they were in eighth place. Will the Tenrou bunch that created a sensation with their homecoming now become Fiore's number one?!" Chapati said.

"Hooary, hooray, Fairy Tail!"

"Seems like the First Master is here to cheer us on." Samuel pointed out, getting his team's attention.

"Alright! Let's move on with the team that finished seventh, the hounds of hell, Quatro Cerberus!"

"Wild Four!" Rocker announced as Quatro Cerberus appeared.

"This is the year that we win, all you bastards!" Goldmine claimed.

"In sixth place, the all-female guild, the dancing girls of the great deep, Mermaid Heel!" Chapati continued as Mermaid Heel appeared.

"I never heard of that guild!" Happy exclaimed.

"In fifth place are the bright blue wings in pitch dark, Blue Pegasus!"

"Do your best, everyone!" Jenny cheered for her guildmates.

"Continuing with fourth place! The goddess of love and war, the holy destroyer, Lamia Scale!" Chapati continued.

"Why did you come in fourth place?! Were you slacking off, you idiots?!" Obaba scolded, spinning her fist.

"Sorry, Obaba-sama. I screwed up..." Sherria said before she fell.

"Who the hell is she?" Natsu asked.

"What happened to her usual 'love'? Where's the love?" Gray questioned.

Samuel smirks upon seeing that Lyon was participating.

"Next up, finishing third in the elimination round... Oh, my! This comes as a surprise! The first appearance of a guild, and in third place! The midnight mobile force, Raven Tail!" Chapati continued.

"Raven Tail?!" Natsu repeated.

"That's the guild of the master's son, Ivan..." Erza informed.

"But that's..." Lucy trailed off as the Raven Tail representatives all had dark looks.

"... a Dark Guild!" Master Makarov exclaimed in anger. "You're lettin' a guild like that participate in the Grand Magic Games?!"

"Master, calm down." Macao held him back from going down into the arena.

"You'll fall from there..." Lisanna added on.

"They said that's a Dark Guild."

"I don't think I've heard of them before."

"According to the official record, Raven Tail has been around for more than seven years, but they've only recently been recognized as a legitimate guild." Chapati said.

"Recognized by the Guild Federation, and not as a Dark Guild, right?" Yajima questioned.

"Fairy Tail... The girl was just by way of greeting."

Samuel saw a little monster transformed into Wendy before making a knocked out motion. "So they're the reason Wendy's not participating. Damn bastards. They'll pay." He thought angrily.

"Alright, there are still two more teams that made it through the elimination round!"

"That's right. There are still two more..." Happy said.

"One must be Sabertooth, right?" Macao questioned. "And the other..."

"The main guilds are all already out here..." Lisanna said.

"Was there another strong guild that kept itself hidden?" Gray asked.

"Does it have a connection to the magic power that Jellal was talking about?" Erza wondered.

"Let's go. They're going to announce us." Laxus informed as Samuel followed his team out.

"The second-place finisher... oh, this is a shocker! Will they become the soaring key with tattered wings? The unbeliveable, improbable..." Fairy Tail's emblem flashed like lightning. "... Fairy Tail B Team!"

"Samuel?!"

"Gajeel?!"

"Juvia?!"

"Isn't it against the rules for Laxus to be on the team?!"

"Another Fairy Tail team..." Ichiya said.

"And what's Mystogan doin' there?!" Natsu exclaimed, pointing a finger.

"Don't tell me, you're... Jellal?!" Erza muttered as Jellal placed a finger to his lips.

"Seriously?!" Gray and Natsu shouted in unison.

"That's Fairy Tail for you. Two teams made the cut..." Hibiki commented.

"Well, it looks like a lot of people are up in arms over a revision of the rules this time, Yajima-san." Chapati informed.

"For this tournament, each guild can have one team, which is nice, but they can also have two teams participating." Yajima explained.

"I didn't hear anything about that, Master!" Lucy complained.

Makarov laughed loudly. "You see that?! That's Fairy Tail!" He exclaimed.

"The final round will be a battle between all of the teams, but will members of the same guild be able to fight each other?" Chapati questioned.

"I don't think they'd have a problem with it..." Yajima replied.

"But it's not really fair, is it?" Jenny asked. "For example, if one member from each team competes in an event, it's like only Fairy Tail gets to fight as a pair, right?"

"You're saying that out of over 100 teams, the two winning Fairy Tail teams have an advantage, yes?" Chapati said.

"That is an advantage to them-mabo." Yajima stated.

"Mabo?"

"I see! That's how there were so many teams participating." Lucy commented.

"Gimme a break!" Natsu exclaimed. "We may be in the same guild, but I go all out in a showdown an' show no mercy! You guys are competing as another team, so you're the enemy! I ain't gonna lose against you bastards!"

"You took the words right out of my mouth... eighth place team member." Gajeel said.

"Let's do our best, Takashi." Samuel grinned at his friend.

"Yeah, yeah." Takashi sighed.

"Alright, we've just got one more team left to introduce!" Chapati said as the crowd began cheering. "That's right, you know who it is! They're the strongest, invincible, indisputable champions! Sabertooth!"

Sabertooth came out of the arena as Sting had his fists raised. "So here you are, huh?" Natsu said.

"Let's have a good time, Natsu-san!" Sting waved his index finger around.

"Who the hell are you starin' at?!" Gajeel asked Rogue.

"Gajeel..." Rogue muttered.

"So that's Fiore's strongest guild?" Gray questioned.

Sting's eyes widened upon seeing Samuel with Fairy Tail Team B. "So he's participating, huh?" He thought.

"And now, all of the teams are here, what are your impressions, Yajima-san?" Chapati turned to Yajima.

"I envy their youth!" He replied.

"That's not really what I meant..." Chapati said as Yajima looked at him in confusion. "Okay, everyone, you've waited long enough. I'm going to announce the program of the Grand Magic Games!"

A stone brick soon uprooted from the ground. "So there's a competition and battle every day?" Gray asked.

"Battle, huh?" Natsu said.

"Starting with the competition, points have already been divided among the teams, according to their ranking in the elimination round, from first to eighth. Now for the competition part, each team can select one of their members to take part. And for the battle part, the results of fan votes will be taken into consideration when the sponsors make the pairings."

"What?!" Erza said.

"They can decide on the match-ups however they want?!" Gray questioned.

"In other words... if you're unlucky, you could exhaust your magic during the competition part, then be forced into battle." Lucy stated.

"The rules for the battle part are simple. As you can see, the teams face off against each other, with the winning team receiving ten points and the losing team getting zero points. In the case of a tie, both teams will receive five points. And now, the Grand Magic Games' opening game! Let's begin 'Hidden'!" Chapati announced.

"Hidden?"

"What kind of game is that?!"

"One person from each team will compete. I'll explain the rules of the game after all of the players are on the field."

"Leave this one to me!" Yeager said.

"Never forget! Your soul is always..."

"Wild Four!"

"The first person to step up is Quatro Cerberus's Yeager!" Chapati announced as Yeager appeared on screen.

"Let me check out the first one!" Beth offered.

"You have permission." Kagura said.

"From Mermaid Heel, Beth Vanderwood!"

"Nalpudding, you go." The man in the gold suit ordered.

"Sure thing." Nalpudding replied.

"From Raven Tail, Nalpudding!"

"I'll do this one." Eve straightened his tie.

"Eve-kun is our first person." Ichiya said.

"Eve-kun is our first person!" Hibiki and Ren repeated.

"Eve has been called out! From Blue Pegasus, Eve Tilm!"

"I'll do it. The singing of the birds is pleasant today." Rufus said, taking off his hat.

"All eyes are on Sabertooth, and they go with the minstrel who sings to the red moon! Rufus is here!"

The crowd cheers in excitement. "Why are they makin' such a fuss?! Idiots!" Natsu claimed.

"I don't know what the rules of the game are, but the name is 'Hidden', so maybe hiding is necessary." Erza said.

"If only Wendy were here... She's little..." Lucy muttered.

"Being small may be the advantage here, so it should be either me or Yuka." Sherria suggested.

"Don't call me small!" Yuka exclaimed.

"No. I'm going to take off like a rocket from the start. I'll do it." Lyon said.

"From Lamia Scale, Lyon Vastia!"

"Huh? In that case, I'll be in it, too. You can show me what this tournament is like." Gray said.

"From Fairy Tail A Team, Gray Fullbuster!"

Juvia had hearts in her eyes. "If Gray-sama is going to be in it, then so is Juvia!" She exclaimed.

"Hey! If you lose on purpose, there'll be hell to pay!" Gajeel threatened.

"From Fairy Tail B Team, Juvia Lockser!" Chapati finished. "All of the participating players from the eight teams are set! And now for the rules of the opening game, 'Hidden'!"

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A/N: Another chapter is completed! Thanks for reading!

Word Count: 1753 words.