Chapter 368 The Tiger with the Sword
Chapter 368 The Tiger with the Sword
Chapter 368 The Tiger with the Sword
The much-anticipated free-for-all didn't go very far. After being hit hard by the two Makarovs, the crowd, their faces and bodies covered in shoe prints and fist marks, stood obediently in the hall waiting for instructions.
"Hey, old man, what important news do you have to announce? We still have to go with Lucy to do an S-class commission!" Natsu shouted impatiently.
Two Lucys: "Who said that?!"
"An S-level commission?"
Mira walked over slowly, holding a stack of documents in her hands. "I'm sorry, Natsu, our guild is currently the weakest in Fiore, and we can't get any commissions of that level at all."
"Nani?!?!" Natsu exclaimed in disbelief.
Lucy and her companions who had traveled from another world were also shocked by the news, their eyes widening as if they had heard some kind of hellish joke.
Are they, Fiore from Fairy Tail, the weakest?
Yesterday they were busy with the banquet, and last night they mostly discussed private personal topics, so they were unaware of Fairy Tail's current status here.
Although the Twilight Ghosts they encountered when they first arrived called them a "third-rate guild," not many people paid any attention at the time.
In retrospect, calling it a third-rate guild was an overstatement.
Upon seeing "themselves" suddenly looking over and asking Ziguang a question, the members of the Sirius Group from the future world all lowered their heads, clenched their fists with resentment, and tacitly agreed with Mira's words from the future.
They arrived three months early and had already anticipated the situation seven years later. During the training camp, their Fairy Tail crests attracted a lot of ridicule and mockery from passersby.
"How is that possible? Even without the main members, Fiore is at least the weakest—"
Wendy covered her mouth in shock, unable to finish her sentence.
Future Macao, looking ashamed, repeated the apology he had shown when he first met Future Natsu and the others: "I'm sorry, just maintaining normal operation..."
That's already the limit.
Normally speaking, they wouldn't have fallen to such a weak position, but Fairy Tail was just too powerful and arrogant seven years ago.
A tiger fallen into the plains is bullied by dogs, just like the Twilight Ghost, which any small, insignificant guild would want to step on to rise to power.
As for the deliberate targeting by these guilds, the council merely issued a few perfunctory condemnations and then did nothing further, seemingly adopting an attitude of sitting idly by.
In addition, given that they consistently ranked last in the Grand Magic Games in previous years, the title of "weakest" naturally fell to them over time.
"No, no, Mr. Macao, you are all amazing!"
Despite not understanding the intricacies of the situation, Wendy sincerely comforted the future Macao.
"Ahem, everyone, please be quiet!"
Makarov interrupted his men's commotion, "This is what we want to talk about next, regarding the Grand Magic Games in two days!"
After a brief introduction, Natsu, Lucy, and the others who had traveled from another time quickly learned about the Fiore Festival, which would allow Fairy Tail to rise to become the strongest.
"Then, after I finished exchanging intelligence with you here last night, there is an important piece of information that I must tell you."
After a brief pause, Makarov's expression turned slightly serious. "The strongest Fiore right now isn't the Blue Pegasus, nor the Four-Headed Hound, but—"
"The Saber-Biting Tiger!"
These words elicited little reaction from the people of the future world, but caused an uproar among the people of the Chess world.
"It's Sabertooth? Isn't that our allied guild?"
"In just seven years, they've surpassed those established guilds like Azure Pegasus?!"
"It's alright, after all, the guild master is Gray's mentor, that Ul who qualified for the Wizarding Ten as soon as he arrived in Ishgard!"
"No, the Uru of this world ceased to exist long ago on Karuna Island—"
Gray's heavy-hearted words silenced the room.
Only then did the strongest team realize: there was no other "Chase" in this world to break Deliora's absolute freeze!
"In other words, the current leader of Saberbite Tiger is—"
Lucy tentatively voiced her guess, "That Germain?"
Natsu immediately retorted, "Impossible! That bastard was knocked out with a single slap from the old man, how could he possibly be Fiore's strongest!"
"His physique certainly doesn't live up to the title of the strongest." Even the usually meticulous Erza was skeptical.
One's capacity determines one's potential; she didn't believe that kind of person could overpower the blue pegasus and the four-headed hound.
"Wait, Wadashi, isn't your Sabertooth Guild Master Ul's mentor?"
Lucy and the others were completely bewildered.
"You can find out the details yourselves after the meeting."
Makarov spoke up, drawing attention back to the scene, "According to the rules of this year's Grand Magic Games, each guild needs to send five participants."
Makarov picked up the conversation, raising his clenched fist, "After discussion, we've decided to allow members from both guilds who have the same members to participate together."
Win the title of strongest and a prize of 30 million!
Even though they are from different worlds, the children's tears and humiliation are the same.
After learning about the difficult seven years that Macao and the others had endured, he, as a father, simply could not remain indifferent.
It wasn't a narrow victory, much less a close defeat; rather, it was an absolute crushing defeat of all opponents, making the name of Fairy Tail resound throughout the entire kingdom!
This, perhaps, is the reason why they somehow ended up here!
"Yeah, we now have two identical people on our side, double the advantage!" Future Macao belatedly cheered.
"But isn't that against the rules?" Lucy asked timidly.
Chess walked over slowly, revealing the crest on his right arm, and laughed matter-of-factly, "What rule are we breaking? Aren't we members of Fairy Tail?"
Knowing Lao Ma's personality well, he was not surprised by this decision, or rather, he had thought so all along.
Although the Grand Magic Games ended perfectly, the process was full of hardships.
Especially Lucy in this world.
"And it's definitely impossible for two people to play at the same time. It just gives us a little more room for error and more flexibility," Mira added.
Seeing their hands clasped together, Lucy felt a little uneasy, but she didn't dwell on it. Instead, she asked, "But won't Chess be unable to participate?"
Clearly, Chase is not among the "two identical people" mentioned by the president.
This is what she finds very hard to understand—if only they sent out that monster Chesgo, wouldn't winning the Grand Magic Games championship be a piece of cake?
Is the registration of temporary members not keeping up with demand?
Or are you worried he'll tear down the entire venue?
"Haha, I don't care. You know your brother has never liked to get involved in trouble."
Knowing that the two old men must have another plan in mind, Chess laughed heartily.
"Only a fool would believe that!"
Lucy spoke her truest thoughts almost reflexively.
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