Fairy Tail: You call this Celestial Magic?!

Chapter 263 Setting the Rules (Please Subscribe!)
After deciding on the name "National S-Level Assessment and Martial Arts Demonstration," Moen continued with the process. Everyone quickly settled on minor details such as "logos, slogans, and promotional phrases," and not many people paid much attention to these things.

"There are too many mage guilds participating now. My idea is that we need to add a preliminary and qualifying round mechanism, otherwise this martial arts competition will take too long."

When the topic of the competition format came up, the guild leaders all focused their attention, because the competition format could really affect their own interests.

"Preliminary rounds, qualifying rounds."

Upon hearing this, many guild leaders felt uneasy, because this tournament format, which sounded like it was designed to eliminate weaker players, was clearly targeting them. It implied that if they weren't strong enough, they might not even make it into the main tournament.

How many guilds will get into the main tournament?

Someone asked, "Is this a mouth double?" Everyone was very concerned.

"Eight?"

Moen hesitated for a moment before stating a number. It was his first time organizing such a large-scale event, and he had little experience, so he was indeed discussing it with everyone.

Moen's decision to say eight was also based on careful consideration. Previously, all three guilds had struggled with this, and the martial arts competitions would take three days to conclude.

Now that there are eight of them, it will definitely take longer to fight. After all, each guild will send a lot of people. Even if the number is slightly limited, there will still be more people than when there were only three guilds.

Even if each guild sends only five people, eight guilds would need forty people, and it might not be possible to finish the battle in three days.

"Too little! This won't do!"

However, for the guild leaders, this number was obviously a bit hard to accept. There were a full 110 mage guilds here. With one preliminary round and qualifying round, it was a direct elimination of 110 to 8. The elimination rate was a bit too high!

"Eight is too few. Most people will have made a wasted trip. No, no, we have to be given some chances!"

The guild leaders of the small guilds made a commotion, arguing their case. They hoped to have a chance to enter the main competition, as eight spots were far too few.

The names of guilds such as "Fairy Tail", "Blue Pegasus", "Four-Headed Hound", "Snake Princess Scale", "Mermaid Heel", "Giant's Nose", "Twilight Demon", and "Demon Cat's Abode" appeared in the mouths of the guild leaders. There were more than eight guilds just from these names.

This means that the eight spots in the main competition will basically be filled by well-known large guilds, and small guilds will have no chance of making it.

"Then let's change it to sixteen, doubling the number!"

Moen thought about it and took a step back. This way, there would indeed be more opportunities, and starting from the round of 16 would be more traditional: round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals.

"Sixteen of them definitely have a chance."

Moen's significant concession successfully quelled the controversy, with both large and small guilds accepting the amount.

For the big guilds, it doesn't really matter. Even if there's one more round of the top 16 battle and eight more mage guilds, it's just one more round of fighting and one more round of crushing. The small guilds have no chance of winning against them.

"Okay, let's settle on this. First, there will be a preliminary round, then a qualifying round, and finally, all sixteen guilds will participate in the main tournament."

Seeing that no one had any objections, Moen confirmed this rule, which was the basic format and would not be easily changed in the future.

“Let’s talk about the venue next.” Moen continued to push the issue forward, and this question also caused a stir among everyone. Obviously, this was also a very important issue, since the place where it was held would reap the greatest benefits.

"Just like you did before, why don't we take turns hosting?"

Some people expressed their doubts, but they felt that this was the best way, as everyone would have the opportunity to host the conference on their own home turf.

"It's completely different. Before, there were only three guilds, but now there are 110 guilds participating! Not just anyone can organize a conference like this."

Moen spoke with a smile, and his words calmed everyone down.

Just as Moen said, things are different now than before. The three guilds don't have many people and their requirements aren't high, but the 110 guilds are a completely different story. Some small guilds might not even be able to accommodate all the participants.

"This, this, this"

Once the leaders of the smaller guilds figured this out, they were completely stumped. This was a very real problem that wouldn't change because of individual will, and they couldn't even afford the burden of organizing a major tournament.

"This is an inevitable result of its excessive scale."

Moen didn't have a good solution to this either. Of course, he wanted to share some of the profits with these small guilds, but they had to be able to handle it.

"So let's have our big guilds host it."

The president of "Giant's Nose" stated directly that they could afford to host the event.

"Actually, the smaller guilds could unite to organize it, or they could discuss with the municipal government to see if they can get them to provide financial assistance."

Moen, who had been frowning and thinking about a solution to the problem, suddenly had a brilliant idea.

Just like the World Cup, it can be organized by several guilds working together. Smaller guilds may not have the capacity on their own, but they can cooperate with their respective cities, with the cities funding the event.

This idea was immediately met with cheers. The guild leaders of the small guilds were suddenly revitalized, having grasped at a lifeline once again. Their eyes were filled with admiration as they looked at Moen.

Moen is clearly a member of Fairy Tail, and may even be the future guild leader. Fairy Tail is undoubtedly a large guild, and the largest one at that. Yet, he works hard to benefit smaller guilds like Fairy Tail and find solutions for them. This selfless attitude earns everyone's respect.

"Then it's settled. Those who are capable of organizing it independently can do so, while those who can't organize it independently can organize it jointly. Guilds or cities can join together, no problem."

Seeing that no one had any objections, Moen then settled on this clause.

While the major guilds felt it was a bit of a pity, they couldn't say anything. The three founding guilds, "Fairy Tail," "Blue Pegasus," and "Four-Headed Hound," had all agreed, so the others who joined later naturally had nothing to say.

"I think this national S-level assessment and martial arts demonstration needs to have a dedicated organizing committee set up."

Moen then spoke up, sharing his thoughts.

"This organizing committee is mainly responsible for safeguarding everyone's interests, maintaining a fair competitive environment, and acting as a referee. It is also responsible for organizing each seminar, where we will vote to choose which guild or city will host the event."

(End of this chapter)