"Gerald, how's it going today?"

Urrutia and Melti sat around the fire, the two of them outside the city today receiving the broadcast of the city's game through the magic crystal, just to see if there was any interesting information about the game.

Gerald, on the other hand, disguises himself and goes into the city to probe around the venue, getting a closer look at the magic associated with Jelph.

At this time, when he saw Gerald come back, he immediately got up and asked if he had anything to gain today.

"......," said Gerald, fiddling with the firewood as he sat down, looking a little absent-minded.

"Ha, you can't just watch the game and forget about business. Melti couldn't help but tease when she saw Gerald so silent.

"It's not that it's not unfounded. Gerald thought for a moment and said, "There were indeed more obvious fluctuations during the game, and even a stronger magic similar to Jelf's. ”

"Then why do you have such a worried expression? Urrutia was also concerned.

"I wondered what that magical body was, a person or an object. ”

"Did you find anything?"

"You saw how Big Brother Virgil fought before. Gerald asked, looking at the dancing fire in front of him, in an affirmative tone, although it was a question.

"Of course I do, even if I don't use a magic crystal, I can see it with the naked eye here. Melti said excitedly, "Gerald, you big brother is really terrifying!

"It was when Big Brother Virgil was dragged underground to unleash the dragon's roar that I sensed the magic. Gerald looked at his companions in front of him, "Because of the interference of Big Brother Virgil's dragon's roar, I can't feel it clearly...... Clarity ......"

"What's up to Gerald, what do you think of?" Suddenly Gerald, who was talking, seemed to think of something and stopped, and Urrutia's partner for many years naturally knew that he must have thought of some clue.

"Because Brother Virgil's magic fluctuates too strongly, his perception is not clear, but compared to the magic he has perceived in previous years, it is only slightly inferior. Gerald suddenly said aloud, "That means ......"

"What's it!?"

"I haven't figured it out yet...... Gerald's hands covered his face, his fingers unconsciously running between his brows, thinking about the inspiration that had just drifted through his mind.

Urrutia and Melty feel very bad, don't bring such a playful person! Half of the broken dogs will be sent blades.

"Because there was so much movement in Virgil today, I didn't think carefully about the key to it. As if thinking of something, Gerald said slowly.

"The amount of magic I perceived this time is not much different from last year's. Gerald looked at the two of them and said slowly, "But it is very telling that Virgil can still easily sense it under the interference of his magic. ”

"You mean it's getting stronger?" Melty looked at Gerald in surprise, and Urrutia on the other side clearly thought the same.

"I have a conjecture about this magic power, and 'he' is probably absorbing the magic of the Great Demon Fighting Martial Arts contestants. ”

"This is also a good explanation for why this magic power only appears during the Great Demon Fighting Martial Arts, and why he can still be easily perceived under the interference of other magic forces. ”

"But...... If...... He ...... "Melti was clearly overwhelmed by Gerald's conclusion, and could not speak in full for a long time.

"If that's the case, doesn't that mean that the organizers of this conference are very suspicious!" asked Urrutia in shock.

"yes, we might be able to investigate from there. Gerald said, looking at the huge castle in the center of the city.

……

The flower capital of Crocas is the center of the Kingdom of Fiore, and then the Palazzo de la Lantern, Merukrias, is the center of Crocas.

The castle was the residence of the king, as was the throne hall where the king held his seat.

It was late at night, and although the throne room was still brightly lit, the ministers who were here had dispersed, and the meeting on the Great Demon Martial Arts had ended.

However, not everyone left, His Majesty was still sitting on his throne, and a knight in silver armor was half-kneeling in front of him, reporting something to him.

"Your Majesty, the above is the summary report on the Great Demon Fighting Exercise that ended today. ”

The knight kept his head down, and after reporting on the day's situation, he quietly waited for His Majesty's instructions.

"yes! It's a great fight, it's thrilling to watch. ”

"I'm very sorry! It would be a dereliction of duty to disturb His Majesty. ”

"Well, don't worry. ”

"Do you have any instructions about the combat part of the next day?"

"Hmm...... Stinger and Rogge are both great magicians, and I would love to see them. But the favorite is still saved for the end. ”

"By the way, Bagman! I want to see Bagman's battle, can you help me get Bagman in?"

"Which team are you going to play against?"

"Just the fairy tail. ”

"Fairy Tail!!"

It was impossible for the knight to be uncalm, after all, today's fairy tail was too surprising to him, and it also brought a lot of trouble to his follow-up work.

"That'...... Who are you playing against?"

"The one in the fairy tail that transforms...... It's called Ai ...... Mugwort...... Or something?"

"I see!" the knight hastened to agree, lest the king be unable to remember and change the name he had heard, such as Virgil.

"Then the subordinates will go down and arrange. ”

"Thank you, Knight Commander. ”

"If something else happens, then the subordinate will retire. ”

"Is that big hole all right, won't it affect the game?" asked the king.

"With the help of the court wizards and the Guru Gula, the patch has been completed. It won't affect tomorrow's game. ”

"Then it's hard for you, you can rest well after you go down. ”

After exiting the throne room, the Knight Master breathed a long sigh of relief, today's unexpected event had indeed exhausted him.

"However, this is also a step closer to our plans. ”

……

The tavern where Fairy Tail holds a banquet is bustling with activity, and where there is Fairy Tail, there is never a shortage of laughter.

Although the passers-by next to him couldn't stand their noise, the fairy tail didn't care about these little things.

At this time, Virgil didn't realize that he had been remembered by many people, and was drinking a little wine, watching the excitement while heaxing the people next to him.

It's not just Virgil who is watching the excitement, many people are watching.

Naturally, it was the regular show of Fairy Tail - fighting.

When he first returned from Sirius, Natsu tried to compete with Marcus once, and the result was that Natsu failed miserably.

This time, Natsu, who activated the second magic source through Urrutia, easily defeated Marcus, and when he regained face, he immediately showed off his might.