readease Chapter 389 First Battle, Lucy VS Freya
Chapter 389 First Battle, Lucy VS Freya
Chapter 389 First Battle, Lucy VS Freya
As the fantastical town disappeared, the arena returned to its original state.
On the large screen suspended in mid-air, the contestants' scores jumped rapidly.
Soon, the final rankings and corresponding points of this competition, which were kept secret, were clearly displayed to the audience.
The rankings from lowest to highest are: Raven's Tail (0), Four-Headed Hound (1), Mermaid's Heel (2), Blue Pegasus (3).
Sabertooth (4), Boa Hancock (6), Fairy Tail Team A (8), Fairy Tail Team B (10)
Fairy Tail once again took the top two spots, firmly suppressing the other six guilds on the leaderboard!
Moreover, because Leon scored enough points against Narupdinku, even though Rufus's Meteor Night attack successfully hit all five people in the end, he could not make a comeback in the total score and could only barely rank fourth!
In fact, if Rufus hadn't been so arrogant and had waited until the last moment to make his move, he might have been able to secure a top-three finish like he did in the qualifiers. Unfortunately, there are no "ifs".
Having tasted defeat, he looked dejected and walked with his head down toward the seat where Saber-Biting Tiger was.
There, Future Stinger and Future Roger remained silent, their fists clenched tightly, while Chairman Germain, who believed in the supremacy of the strong, had veins bulging on his forehead and was already on the verge of exploding in rage.
What awaits the arrogant Rufus is destined to be a violent storm.
"You damn bastard! How dare you treat me like this! I'll kill you!!"
Narupdinku, his face bruised and swollen from the beating, his eyes bloodshot, charged at Gray recklessly, even though the match was over. "Haven't you embarrassed yourself enough, Narupdinku?"
A figure wearing a brass mask and completely hidden inside a black cloak appeared silently, standing between him and Gray.
This person is named Alexi, the leader of the five-man Raven's Tail team, whose true identity is Chairman Ivan.
The eerily familiar, sinister voice sent a chill down Narupdinku's spine. He instantly regained his composure and cried out in terror, "Yes, I'm sorry, I failed."
"It's alright, you've worked hard. Go back to the backfield and rest."
Alexi (Ivan) appeared very magnanimous, but the expression hidden behind his mask was incredibly ruthless: if it weren't for the need to maintain enough people to participate in the subsequent matches, he would really like to kill this guy!
They've already lost Obra in Fairy Tail. If they lose Narupinku as well, they won't even have the right to participate in the Grand Magic Games, let alone target Fairy Tail!
"Just wait, Makarov. Pray that you don't run into us in the next battle—"
Ivan glanced deeply at the triumphant Makarov in the stands, then flicked his cloak and followed Narupdinku out of the stadium.
While other guilds were also emotionally agitated by their loss to Fairy Tail, the atmosphere was not as oppressive as that of Sabertooth and Raventail.
After cheekily telling his future senior, Leon, that he still needed to work harder, Gray returned to the area where Team A was located.
"Hey! Gray over there, what's wrong with you? Someone was feeding you points, and you still managed to lose to Team B!"
When Natsu met Gray in the future, he immediately scolded him, showing considerable dissatisfaction with Gray's second-place finish.
"It's easy for you to talk when you're not the one suffering the consequences. Who knew that bastard Chase would even hit his own people!"
Gray naturally wouldn't give him a friendly look. "And what do you mean by 'giving away points'? I clearly earned them through my own skill!"
That's absolutely true. After all, in the original story, he was targeted quite badly by Narupinku, and after the match, he even hid in a small dark room to secretly wipe away his tears.
"Hmph, your skills aren't that great either. If I were in the competition, I would have taken first place with an absolute advantage!"
"Last place? I believe it."
"You damn otherworldly ice block, what did you say?!"
"I'm telling you, you're the worst player on Team A!"
Even though they came from different worlds, their foreheads still bumped together very intimately.
"Oh my god! As expected of Natsu and Gray, real men!" Elfman chimed in.
"You two are still as good as ever." Erza didn't stop them; instead, she nodded seriously.
"What's so great about it!" Future Lucy complained loudly, and felt deeply worried about the upcoming match.
Is it really possible for them to defeat Team B and become the strongest guild?
Her overwhelming performance in the preliminary rounds and the first day of competition made her unconsciously view the Grand Magic Games as an internal competition within Fairy Tail, and she felt relaxed.
"so--"
On the audience seating card, Lucy watched Natsu and Future Gray's passionate brawl with a speechless expression. "Why are our two idiots fighting too?"
"Love~ because they simply can't tell who is the otherworldly counterpart and who is the original~" Happy said.
"Is this the problem?!" Lucy was shocked.
Compared to the chaos on Team A, Team B appeared to be incredibly harmonious.
"Good job, Chess~"
Mira stepped forward slowly and gently straightened Chase's slightly disheveled collar (from dozing on the wooden chair).
"Hehe, that's really powerful magic! It hit everyone in one strike!"
Gajeel looked on with admiration, still immersed in the shocking scene of the trap card being activated.
"What's so amazing about that? That level is just playing around at best."
Future Laxus glanced at Chase and said matter-of-factly, "This guy didn't even use the power he had when he fought me!"
"Aww, I wish my name could be listed alongside Gray-sama's!" Future Juvia whimpered, biting her sleeve and gazing enviously at the big screen. "But for Gray-Juvia's sake, Juvia absolutely has to endure it!"
Chase glanced at her with interest, but ultimately didn't say that the Gray in question was actually the Gray from their world.
It probably doesn't matter to a perverted woman.
It wasn't until the participating teams returned to their respective guilds' rest areas that the stunned audience finally reacted to the devastating divine shield attack.
Then, the heated discussion, which had been quiet for a short time, erupted again.
Saberbite fans felt that Chase's final "sneak attack" was too insidious and not at all like Rufus's honorable act.
Although the number was small, some rational bystanders who were attracted by the sacred shield still stood up and argued with them, saying that the other party had deliberately revealed their location in the first place.
There's really no denying that, so Saberbite's die-hard fans turned their attention to Gray, who was racking up points like crazy, and accused Fairy Tail of using dirty tricks to bribe Raven's Tail.
The two sides argued fiercely, and soon supporters from other guilds joined in, resulting in a variety of opinions.
"Refund!!" One of the men, who was also trying to get a refund, stood up and shouted, becoming quite conspicuous in the crowd.
"It seems there's a lot of controversy among you all regarding Fairy Tail and Raven Tail, these two father-son guilds."
In the commentary booth, Chabadi looked at the list of players in his hand, paused briefly, and then his passionate voice resounded throughout the stadium through the microphone.
"Is it a matter of personal relationships or simply a suppression of strength? Let the upcoming battles tell us the answer!"
"The first day of the Grand Magic Games, the first match of the event, features Freya Corona of Raventail versus—"
"Fairy Tail Team A, Lucy Heartfilia!"