On July 1st, the Great Demon Fighting Martial Arts Tournament began!

On the hill to the west of Kurokas, the quadrangular arena built with four half-length stone carves holding weapons as corners, is full of people, shoulder to shoulder.

More than 10,000 spectators, standing or sitting, were in the audience, talking about everything about today's grand event.

Guilds, Magisters, Schedules, Venues...... Everything can make the people gathered here talk for a long time, even if they may not know each other before and will never see each other again, but at this moment, they have something in common.

"A lot of people ......"

"What a shocking cheer!"

"It looks like more than 70% of the audience are magicians......"

"It must be from the magic guilds that signed up for the competition!"

The population of the Fiore Kingdom is about 17 million, and the number of magicians accounts for less than one percent, and the magic guild is an entrenched organization, so the number of people in each magic guild will not be very large.

Even 'Fairy Tail', the strongest magic guild in the Fiore Kingdom, only has more than a hundred people, not to mention other guilds, dozens or dozens of guilds are the norm.

"Good morning, everyone!

The long-awaited magic event 'Great Demon Martial Arts' has finally arrived!

I'm the announcer Chapati Lola!

……”

Similar to the original, the announcer of the contest is still the bald head with the wig, and the narrator Yajima, a pet of the contest, the mysterious pumpkin man.

“…… Now announce the project of the Great Demon Fighting Martial Arts!

”

In the arena, a wide stage is paved with the simplest stones, and with the instructions of the announcer, a large stone slab rises in the field, writing the flow of the five-day competition.

"There are both competitions and battles throughout the day, and the competition part can be randomly selected from the team, but it cannot be repeated, and the fighting part is randomly selected by the machine."

"But as you can see, there are a total of 66 guilds that have signed up for the competition this time, and each guild is composed of a team of five people and an alternate, which is a total of 330 mages!"

"There are too many contestants, so there is still a knockout mechanism on the first day of the competition! Only through the guild of today's game can you continue the next game!

”

As soon as these words came out, all the magicians of the participating guilds looked at each other, and the audience also talked about it, and everyone did not expect such a play. However, after thinking about it carefully, I also know that according to the competition process given by the competition, it is impossible for so many people to compete one-on-one, so it is necessary to carry out the elimination mechanism at the beginning.

"Then now, the opening match of the Great Demon Fighting Martial Arts [Snatch] begins!

！ ”

"The number of participants is one per team, and the rules of the competition will be explained after the 66 players are gathered!

”

After the announcer's voice fell, all the participating guilds began to agitate.

The Fairy Tail Position, centered on Kira and the other six contestants, gathered around to discuss.

"How? The topic is "Snatching", who are we going to send? ”

"Snatching? We're not robbers! Makarov's old face was full of facial features, and he looked very embarrassed, "We are serious magic guilds, and we are the worst at grabbing things......"

Lucy complained speechlessly, "Are you serious about this?" ”

The Harpy on the side echoed, covering his mouth with two paws and snickering, and his fat cheeks bulging to both sides: "Compared to destruction, we are indeed a lot stranger to 'robbing'......"

You're embarrassed to say it!

What's there to be proud of here?!

Several "#s" emerged from the Mediterranean Sea above Makarov's head, and his blood pressure instantly soared.

Elusa closed her eyes and thought about it carefully, and said, "Because this is the first time to hold an event, there is no way to refer to the difficulty, and it is difficult to guess the rules. But since it's 'plundering', you should send the people who are the best at plundering, right? ”

That's the truth, but that brings up another question -

"Is any of us good at grabbing things?"

The air was suddenly silent for two seconds, and then all eyes were on Kira, and the meaning was self-evident.

Kira: "......"

"What do you mean?! What do you see me doing? Will I grab something? I'm that kind of person in your hearts?! Even if I'm doing business, it's all equivalent trading, okay?! Feed! If I look at it any longer, I'll be beaten!

”

Harpy floated over and patted Kira on the shoulder, slightly carried away: "Be confident, Kira!" In this regard, we are confident in your moral level. ”

"What did you say?!"

Kira's face darkened instantly, and she grabbed the blue cat who didn't have time to fly away, pinching the face that had become more and more round because she had eaten too much fish recently: "I think you're really floating, Harpy." ”

If the murderous aura had substance, at this moment, Harpy had already been stabbed into dozens of holes by Kira's 'eye sword', and countless cold sweats fell from his blue head: "That's right...... I'm sorry...... (tongue roll)"

】

"It's too late!

”

Winter! Winter!

As it turns out, there is a price to be paid for dying.

Punching Harpy twice, Kira's mood suddenly became much more relaxed: "I'm the strongest in the team!" How can you let the strongest play at the beginning? What if a more difficult question comes later? Do you play cards with the strongest one? Are you kidding! ”

This also makes sense, not to mention that with Harpy's previous experience, several people know that they can't talk about 'stealing things'.

Thinking of this, Mira smiled slightly: "Compared with snatching, there is actually more important this time, that is, 'qualification to continue the game', right?" In other words, whether this one can pass or not is related to whether we can continue to play in the future, I think we should still find someone with a stable personality, right? ”

"Is it safe...... So how about me? ”

Natsu strode forward and volunteered, his hands on his hips, the flames behind him raging, and then a thumbs up to him, exuding a strong fighting intent all over his body.

The Guild's Spit Monsters (Macao, Wakaba, Marcus, Zarusuk, Doryl, Lucy, Harpy...... Immediately embarrassed: "This...... No matter how you look at it, Natsu you have nothing to do with the word 'steady'......"

"Flo thinks so too~"

"Eh, eh??!

”

"Do you need to be so surprised?! Anyone can see this!

”

Makarov looked at the barefoot girl next to him, and the excited Mebis said: "Do you have any suggestions from the first generation?" ”

Yes, Mebis is also here, this kind of rare event, whether it is as the first president of the guild or the playful nature of a child, she is not willing to be absent.

"Well...... Lack of data, it's a bit difficult to calculate......" Hearing the consultation, Mebis's expression suddenly became embarrassed, "However, I suggest sending someone stronger!" ”

What kind of advice is this?! It's like not saying it at all!

Sure enough, all the 'fairy military divisions' are fake!

"Then again, is it okay for you to suddenly follow us like this?"

Makarov sighed, then looked around vigilantly as if he had thought of something, and then leaned over to Mebis and whispered, "If you leave that person in Magnolia, it won't be a problem, right?" ”

He said that of course, it was Jelf, with the reputation of the other party, it was difficult not to worry about the consequences of staying in his lair, and the others also had this worry, so they also looked at Mebis.

"Don't worry, Magnolia will be fine! Because he's coming with him! By the way, Ogaste is also there! ”

The air was instantly still.

"Huh, huh?!

！ Together?!?! ”

Makarov first blinked his eyes in confusion, and then his head cleared, Tong Kong instantly shrank, and his voice unconsciously raised dozens of decibels, "They are here too?!" ”

"Uh-huh......" Mebis smiled brightly, and Makarov's heart was cold.

"And what about them now?"

Without asking about this matter, Makarov felt that he was not even in the mood to watch the game later.

"Well...... After coming to Kulokas, they said that they sensed the familiar magic, and then they left together. ”

Hey, hey...... This is even more unsettling!

Now that there are so many people here, it would be really bad if it was found out that 'Fairy Tail' was involved with Jelf!

Why are you still laughing in this situation?!

It's over, I'm not in the mood to watch the game!

After a while, the people from the other guilds had already walked up one after another, and Kira didn't delay any longer: "I'm the team leader!" Everything is under my command! Since this is the opening game, it must not be too difficult, let's send Natsu up to test the water, his strength is the weakest in the team! ”

"What did you say?!"

Hearing Kira say that he was 'the weakest', Natsu immediately roared in dissatisfaction, and even wanted to jump up and hit Kira's knee, but his behavior was quickly stopped by Lucy and Gray: "Don't be impulsive!

That's Kira......"

"It's just that...... And Kira is actually right, you're the weakest in the first place,"

"Huh?!"

Natsu was even angrier, and instantly turned around and fought with Gray, "Then let's try to see who is weaker!"

Sagging eyes that don't even have an S-class title!

”

"That's what you mean, you hanging-eyed fellow!

”

Bang Bang Bang ...... Peng Peng Peng ...... Puff puff......

"Is Nazsan going to play?"

The only person who doesn't think Natsu is weak in the team may be Stinger, who has always regarded him as an idol, and his eyes are shining when he looks at Natsu who is arguing with Gray.

"It's been a long time since Stinger-kun wanted to see Naz-kun show off his talents!"

Fox...... No, the red cat punctured Stinger's careful thoughts, making the fourteen-year-old boy look shy.

"If it's Nazsan, it's going to be fine!"

Although he prefers Gagiroud, Rogge has to admit that Naz's strength is above Gagiroud, and he feels that this kind of opening game will definitely not be difficult for Gagiroud, and naturally it will not be difficult for Natsu.

"Flo thinks so too~"

"Have you two made enough trouble!

”

Finally, Elusa's two punches ended the fight between Natsu and Gray, "Natsu, since you're going to play, move faster!"

”

Feeling the murderous aura coming to Pu's face, the movements of the two froze at the same time, and then the whole person stood trembling and didn't dare to make a sound.

"Also, if you dare to pass you, you'll be finished!

！ ”

"Gollum...... Be!

”

Natsu didn't hesitate, leaving Gray with the fist mark on his face, and ran towards the backstage without any image, his heart pounding and pounding along the way.

"Good risk, good risk...... I've been a little carried away lately because I've been able to play......"