Fairy Tail: I'm Not the Most Terrifying Mage

"Let us warmly welcome—"

"Miss Emily!"

A huge phantom appeared in the sky; it was a white-haired girl.

"Everyone--"

"Good morning!"

The enormous phantom gradually shrank and solidified, eventually coalescing into Emily, who sat down next to Jenny.

"Oh--"

The scene was in a state of excitement.

Jenny, filled with envy, remarked, "Miss Emily is so popular!"

"Haha." Emily laughed heartily.

"So, Miss Emily, who do you think will win this competition?" Chabadi asked.

“I can’t say, because everyone looks very strong,” Emily said with a smile.

Chabadi chatted with Emily for a few more minutes, then, not daring to delay any longer, said, "Next, let me introduce all the contestants!"

"First of all—"

Teams marched out one after another.

"Fourth place in the preliminaries—Fairy Tail Team A, led by Erza Scarlett, consists of Natsu Dragneel, Gray Fullbuster, Lucy Heartfilia, and Juvia Rocks. They were renowned figures throughout the magical world seven years ago. Now, after a seven-year hiatus, they are making their first appearance at the Grand Magic Games. How will they perform? Will they be eliminated, or will they reclaim their glory? Let's wait and see!"

The scene was rather deserted.

The Sirius Group has been gone for seven years, and their popularity from back then has long since faded, so it's no surprise that they've been met with a cold reception from the audience.

"Go, go, Fairy Tail! Go, go!"

Only a cute voice was calling out, but of course, no one else could hear it.

In the Fairy Tail guild's audience section, the first guild master, Mavis, was swinging her little feet excitedly.

"Go! Go!" Makarov quickly responded to the first generation's call and led everyone in shouting together.

However, the results were still minimal.

Just then, Emily on stage shouted, "Fairy Tail—Go for it!"

As soon as she said that, the audience joined in her shout, instantly becoming enthusiastic fans of Fairy Tail.

The third and second place winners then took to the stage.

"Finally, it's Fairy Tail Team B who achieved first place with the fastest speed!"

"The captain is Laxus Dreyar, the grandson of the third guild master of Fairy Tail, and the candidate for the fifth guild master."

"He was the number one Dragon Slayer seven years ago, and he is also Fairy Tail's ace."

"Will he continue his legend now?"

"Uncle Laxus—Go for it!" Emily shouted after Chabadi finished speaking.

Then, Chabadi introduced, "Next up is someone who brought the most adorable angels to our world—"

"Imperial Viscount—"

"The Second Generation Fairy Strategist—"

"Emily's mentor, guardian, head of the Valiel family, holder of the Valiel name—"

"A distinguished contributor to the development of deception magic—"

"he is the one--"

"The elegant magician—Jeffrit de la Vallière!"

"Master—I love you the most!!!" Emily was even more enthusiastic than before, shouting like a fangirl chasing after a star.

This left the audience bewildered. They couldn't very well just shout that they liked it too, could they?

Moreover, why does this adorable little angel turn into a bit of a madwoman as soon as she meets this guy?

Some people were even a little jealous.

This guy was completely absent for seven years during Emily's most important educational period. Emily has grown up to where she is now through her own efforts, whether it's doing good deeds or turning deception magic into super magic. What does this guy have to do with it?

The audience was unhappy.

But it has nothing to do with Emily; she was a saint, not the Virgin Mary.

She is kind, so she helps people.

This does not mean that we must be constantly aware of the emotions of our "fans," but rather that we must exercise restraint because of them.

“It seems Miss Emily is quite fond of Mr. Yevlit,” Chabadi said with a smile.

"Yes, yes, I love Master the most!" Emily readily admitted.

“Then let’s hope that Mr. Yefrit, who also possesses the magic of deception, will achieve good results,” Chabadi said.

Although he didn't have any hope.

If Yefried were truly that great, he would have been a prominent figure seven years ago.

Now, most people believe that he is no longer as good as his disciple Emily, who is the most accomplished user of deception magic in history.

Then the other people were introduced.

Eight teams gathered, and acquaintances chatted among themselves.

"Miss Erza!" Ye rushed towards Erza, only to be slapped away by Erza with a look of disgust on her face.

“Miss Lucy, I didn’t follow you because I like you,” said the dark-skinned handsome guy. He was Ren from Blue Pegasus, a guy with a strong tsundere personality.

"Ah," Lucy said helplessly, but she was much more mature than she was seven years ago and didn't feel shy.

With a 'smack,' Natsu grabbed Lucy and pulled her over, saying, 'She's mine.'

"???" Everyone was completely dumbfounded.

Lucy blushed deeply. Was this a confession? Natsu confessed to her? So suddenly? In this setting? So directly?!

But when she looked at Natsu, she found that his expression was normal.

Ah, it's not a confession of love.

It's just possessiveness.

Lucy wasn't disappointed. Compared to that fake tsundere Ren, Natsu was the real tsundere. She wasn't in a hurry, since she already knew Natsu's feelings.

“Gray, if we win, let Juvia join our guild, okay?” said Leo, Gray’s senior brother.

“First of all, you can’t win,” Gray said. “Secondly, you have no chance.”

As he spoke, Gray grabbed Juvia's hand and lifted it up, saying, "Leo, you should be more careful about the people around you. Don't make jokes like that anymore; it'll hurt the girls' feelings."

Gray's words surprised Leo. He suddenly realized that this silly junior brother seemed to have matured a lot.

"Yo—Laxus." An older man greeted Laxus.

"Laxus, don't be impulsive," Erza quickly said.

Because the speaker was none other than Laxus's father, Ivan.

Despite having a father who is the renowned strongman Makarov and a son who is the supernova Laxus, Ivan doesn't seem to have the aura of a strongman at all. Both his appearance and his attire are quite ordinary.

Laxus snorted coldly, ignoring him.

Ivan's Raven Tail has also joined the eight teams. If they encounter each other, Laxus will teach them a lesson.

“Then—” Chabadi said, “the Grand Magic Games schedule will now be announced!”

'Rumble'

A huge stone tablet rose up.

Chabati said, "The competition is divided into two parts: competition and combat."

"First, there will be a competition to determine the first to eighth place winners, who will receive different points based on their ranking."

"The eighth place will get 0 points, the fourth place will get 4 points, the third place will get 6 points, and the first place will get 10 points!"

"Next is the combat part."

"This segment also takes into account factors such as audience voting, and the organizers decide the matchups for each team."

"Each winning team will receive 10 points, a losing team will receive 0 points, and in the event of a tie, each team will receive 5 points."

"And now—"

"Grand Magic Games, First Match—"

"[Secret] Begin!"

"Each team will have one player participating in this match!"

"The specific rules will be explained after the players are in place!"

soon.

Eight teams selected their participants.

In Fairy Tail Team A, Gray is chosen to fight. Erza is the ace, and Natsu is too impulsive. With the rules unclear, he could easily suffer a loss. Only Gray is strong, intelligent, and cautious, so he should be able to handle the situation.

For Fairy Tail Team B, Wendy will be making her appearance.

Anyway, Gray is likely to score consistently when he's on the field, so let Wendy get some experience.

After all the players are in place.

A town suddenly appeared in the venue.

The eight participants were separated.

"The rules of the [hidden] are very simple: in this city, no contestant knows the location of the other, and they are all in a relationship of pursuit and escape."

"They have to find each other and then attack each other, whether using magic or physical skills. As long as they hit the other party once, they can get 1 point."

"Is it that simple?" Gray had just finished speaking.