The Great Demon Fighting Exercise is an annual event of magicians proposed and held by the official of the Fiore Kingdom, that is, the royal family, more specifically the king himself—as in the original book.

Right now, this future event is just being prepared to take place for the first time.

In order to attract as many powerful mages as possible to the competition, the king prepared several invitations for his soldiers to hand over to the presidents of the prestigious guilds in the kingdom.

Of course, this alone is not enough, a little something else is needed, such as - money.

Magicians are also human beings, and in the final analysis, in this world, magicians themselves are just a profession, and completing commissions and jobs is also to earn money and earn a living. In this case, in return for taking up their working time, they are given a high bonus, and there will naturally be no shortage of magicians who are willing to participate.

"The Dragon King Festival is about to begin...... To go or not?"

Rosho looked at the invitation in Makarov's hand and fell into deep thought.

When he first came to this world, he didn't think about changing the plot from the source, but then he forgot about it after practicing.

When I remembered it again, it was past a critical point in time, and Lucy's mother opened the door and summoned her ancestors from more than 400 years ago.

Considering that he was not familiar with them themselves, he finally gave up.

Now, at the moment when the current dragon king (Akuno Lokia) was killed by himself, the woman who didn't know this, Anna Hatfilia, was probably still thinking about how to kill the dead black dragon.

"The two people who smuggled in from the future, Rog, the Shadow Slayer Dragon Magister, and Lucy. According to the current combat power of this group of people, one guild has no pressure on all other guilds...... Sure enough, I went to the audience. ”

It seems that the black dragon has consumed all of Luo Xiu's energy, and he is now very lazy.

Without Luo Xiu's interference, the affairs of the union would naturally be decided by Makarov, the president. Driven by the high prize money promised by the king, Makarov decided to let everyone eligible in the guild sign up.

"Hey, hey, even if one or two accidentally lose, the remaining children should be able to get the prize back!"

As a result, the news of Fairy Tail's active participation in the Great Demon Fighting Martial Arts spread throughout the kingdom in just a few days.

Those mages who were dissatisfied with Fairy Tail being worshiped as the first guild of the kingdom also geared up and prepared to make big news.

In such a good atmosphere, it was finally the day when the Great Demon Fighting Exercise was officially held.

……

"Oh! There are so many people! It's the first time it's been held! Hahaha, I'm on fire!"

"Love!because this season is the most splendid time for the flowers of Kulokas!"

"Natsu! don't run around!

"This is the grand scene of the city of flowers! It's not in vain! Just to witness such a scene, this trip is not in vain!"

"Elusa, you've got too much luggage!"

"Gray, where's your clothes?!"

……

A group of young people are excited, happy, and enjoying themselves to the fullest like children.

Makarov and Rosho, as well as the three "old men" of the first generation, followed leisurely at the end-

Makarov was attracted by a sexy girl passing by, and when he came back to his senses, he found that the first generation who was following him was no longer there: "Eh, what about the first generation? Uncle, have you seen the first generation?!

Luo Xiu smiled and pointed to the first generation mixed in a group of children: "Where is it." Don't worry about the first generation, I'll watch, you can also enjoy a rare celebration. ”

Makarov was a little moved, but his reserve as president made him hesitate: "This ...... Isn't this a good one...... I'm the president, and I'm getting older, and if I learn to play with children, what is it like? ”

Luo Xiu flicked his forehead lightly: "Little boy, if you want to pretend to be an adult in front of me, you are still a thousand years early!

"Well, then I'm really going, uncle!"

"Get out of here!"

Seeing Makarov leave, Rosho smiled and walked along the road with Mebis.

"Now, Luo Xiu, how long ago was the last time we went shopping like this?"

"Well, I'll do the math...... No, I don't remember exactly when it happened. ”

"Really, you're still so ruthless!"

"Don't say that, I just can't remember the things that aren't very important. ”

"Affectionate guy ......"

"Ah, I'm afraid of you. I'm going to have a good time with you today, but only today!"

"Hmm!"

……

At this time, Jelf was eyeing these magicians in the shadows.

"Is it finally about to begin, Dragon King Festival!"

"But a year ago, I suddenly lost the figure of Akoronokia, and there was no trace of magic at all, although it is a little unimaginable, but, it must have been killed by someone, right?"

"If there's such a thing, you can kill me......

"In that case, Natsu, I probably won't need you. ”

……

The moonlight was good tonight, and the magicians who signed up for the competition all stayed in the inn to rest and recharge.

Those who can't sleep also sit at the window, just under the moonlight, and enjoy the flowers.

Luo Xiu basked on the moon as usual, soothing the surging power of the waves in his body.

Nightwind brought the information he wanted to know: "Jelf, is it really here?" ”

……

The next day, the tournament officially began, and the first guilds to participate entered in turn.

Because it was the first time, there weren't many guilds participating, only four well-known guilds: [Fairy Tail], [Snake Scales], [Cyan Pegasus], and [Four-Headed Hound].

This was the result of the king's personal invitation. However, it is believed that the number of participants will gradually increase from next year.

Considering the small number of guilds participating, the organizer has made appropriate adjustments to the rules.

The first is the participation conditions of each guild, basically except for the guild leader, you can sign up for the competition, but you must form a complete team of five people. Alternates are allowed, but a maximum of five people are allowed to participate.

As a result, except for the three teams made up by Fairy Tail, the other three unions all had only one main one, and one was simply a number.

After the contestants finished entering, a small man wearing a pumpkin appeared and began to preside: "Good morning, all the magicians gathered here!"

"Although this is only the first time that the tournament has been held, and the number of people is small, in order to ensure the quality of the competition, we have made a difficult decision - first of all, we will hold a preliminary competition, and the magicians who are not strong enough will be eliminated!"

"Now, let me introduce the content of the preliminaries, it's very simple-"

The little man with the pumpkin head said that when the contestants of each guild entered, the entrance to the entrance was suddenly blocked by a rising rock slab.

"As you can see, the exit is blocked, and the team that can leave here without any problems, even if it passes the preliminaries! Of course, there is no restriction on the use of magic!