A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

"Wait a minute! That guy was the former leader of the Oración Seis! He wasn't even exonerated by the Sin of the Witch. What are the council members doing?!"

Turning to look at the 'Sin of the Witch', I found that they were also surprised, especially Eric and the others who were formerly the 'Oración Seis'. At this moment, they all had gloomy faces and I wondered what they were thinking.

It's definitely not a good thing!

To be fair, putting aside the others, Brian and Arok, who can summon the Eighteen War Gods of Calamity, are enough to uphold the prestige of 'Raven's Tail'.

Let alone the 'Four-Headed Hound', it might not even be able to defeat the stronger 'Azure Pegasus' and 'Snake Princess Scale'!

One night, Jura and the others had met Brian before. He hadn't even changed his name, and he just stood there openly in front of everyone, which made the group's expressions not very good.

"That guy... I remember he's from the Oración Seis..."

"When he was taken away by Kirasan, we promised to hand those people over to him. Later, when 'The Witch's Sin' was established, we didn't hear his name. I thought he had been secretly hidden away by the royal family, but I never expected..."

Although they didn't know why Brian was there, both Jura and Ichiya sensed something was wrong and became extra vigilant.

The other guilds had similar members to those who appeared in the Grand Magic Games from the original work, except that Kira saw Simon in 'Four-Headed Hound' and Erza saw him too. The two long-lost friends nodded to each other from afar, which could be considered as a greeting.

Then there's 'The Sin of Witches', which features a flamboyant Lustiros, presumably there to clear his name. However, Kira didn't see the short, fat Kawain; he's probably retired.

Just as Kira suspected, 'Dragon's Heart' was someone from the Dragon Slayer Research Institute.

The president is Silver as expected. The team members are: Nadia the clone, the sickly Dixizhu, the female warrior Macala, the team pet Nicol, and two unfamiliar faces who look like twin sisters, about seventeen or eighteen years old, one named Sido and the other named Cora.

Overall, although we weren't very familiar with each other, we knew most of them.

Furthermore, since Silver and Jellal knew each other, and Eric had studied there for a period of time as a second-generation Dragon Slayer Mage, the other party also had connections with 'Sin of Witches'. It wasn't a very good relationship, but it was definitely not bad either.

Finally, there's the 'Emperor's Shield,' chaired by August, with Larcade, Inbell, Neinhart, Timalia, Jacob, and Agil as the participating members. Brandish is not on the list of participants.

"This is troublesome. Our opponents are the Twelve Shields. Can we defeat them?"

Makarov's face darkened once again. He had lost count of how many times he had felt this frustrated today. What frustrated him even more was that Mavis was smiling brightly beside him, looking as if the fairy had known all along.

"The First Generation?! Could it be that you already knew all along??"

Yes, yes.

"Uh... if that's the case, why didn't you inform us first?!"

"Well... I think it's fun like this!"

Mavis's eyes sparkled, and she looked innocent and harmless, just like an innocent and romantic angel.

interesting??!

Makarov nearly coughed up a mouthful of blood.

What time is this?! The Grand Magic Games!! It's almost decided who will become the number one magic guild in the Kingdom of Fiore, and you're just shutting down enemy intelligence because you said "it's interesting"? Is this something a guild leader would do?!

Is it true that after retirement, family is all that matters to you?

If it weren't for the fact that you're the first president, I would...

"So what?"

The question from behind startled Makarov: "Did I just blurt it out?"

Wait a minute, when did I start talking to myself while thinking? Am I really getting old this fast?

"no!"

Kira said calmly, "President, you didn't say anything just now, but your true feelings were written all over your face!"

"..."

You're making me very embarrassed!

Chapter 660 Marcus, you should set your goals higher!

"The rules for the upcoming competition are as follows!!"

"Each of the eight participating teams, including substitutes, has 5 points, which means each team has 30 points!"

"The 'fighting mode' on the first and second days is a single battle, while the 'fighting mode' on the third and fourth days is a two-player battle. We will randomly select players to fight. The winner of the battle can get the points from the loser. If it is a draw, the scores of both sides remain unchanged."

"Once a contestant's score is cleared, they will be unable to participate in the next round of the competition, and of course, they will not be included in the 'fighting mode' for random selection!"

"By the way, the same person cannot participate in the 'Competitive Mode' repeatedly. The 'robbery' just now also belongs to 'Competitive Mode'."

The rules are very simple, and both the contestants and the audience can understand them immediately.

The 'fight mode' is used to eliminate opponents. Unless the team is both weak and unlucky and all six players are eliminated in the first four days, they should be able to survive until the fifth day.

If any team truly cannot survive, they will be left at the bottom and miss the fifth day of the competition.

After briefly describing the upcoming match, the announcer shifted the focus, directing the audience's attention to the emphasized 'fighting mode'.

"What follows is a series of one-on-one battles between the eight official teams!!"

As he broadcast, a huge crystal screen appeared in the venue, with guild names and player names constantly flashing, each change captivating the audience.

Finally, the pulse stopped at two names—

"The chosen ones for the first battle are..."

“Pakas, the ‘Four-Headed Hound’!! ...and the Black Serpent, the ‘Raven’s Tail’!!”

Who? Pacas?

Kira froze, and it took him several seconds to remember the extra: "I feel... this scene isn't going to be very interesting..."

Pakas, the legendary top mage of the "Four-Headed Hound," is a master of "Drunken Fist: Chopping Palm," whose power increases the more alcohol he drinks. He is a pure martial arts expert.

My impression of him is based on Erza saying that Pacas is no less than me and that Pacas fought Elfman to a draw seven years later, which makes him an overhyped character.

“Pacas…” Erza’s face immediately turned serious upon hearing this name.

"Erza, do you know him?"

Lucy had never heard of this person before, so she was immediately curious after seeing Erza's reaction: what kind of person could make Erza make such an expression?

Erza's eyes flashed with a bright light, and on a whim, she began to tell the group of newbies around her about the past.

Back then, Erza was just a young girl, far less powerful than she is now. One day, while out on a job, she happened to run into a man named Pacas.

At first glance, the other party was just an ordinary drunkard, drunk and staggering in a tavern. But after a group of thugs walked into the tavern to collect protection money, Erza discovered that the other party was more than just a drunkard.

That bully was arrogant and domineering, and he even tried to grope the waitresses at the tavern. Just as Erza was about to step in to help, Pacas asked the waitress to pour him a drink, and then stood up to confront the bully.

"I've already killed 56 people like you!"

The bully had a small mustache and held a knife, looking extremely arrogant. However, in less than three minutes, Pakas had knocked dozens of thugs to the ground, where they were screaming in agony.

He then casually straddled the 'meat chair' made of stacked thugs, casually took the wine handed to him by the waitress, and nonchalantly tilted his head back and downed it in one gulp—the wine was even still warm!

Erza compared her own strength with her opponent's and found that the two were evenly matched.

"That's amazing?!"

Lucy's eyes lit up as she listened. Although she had done similar things herself, hearing Erza say it, with the subtle admiration in her tone, gave her a completely different feeling.

"And... what happened next?"

"And then? He took the waitress with him and disappeared somewhere."

Lucy: "..."

Everyone: "..."

"It wasn't until later that I understood why they ran away after beating people up. It must have been because they damaged the tavern's property and were afraid of being chased down and beaten up for compensation!!"

Erza smiled slightly and confidently raised her head, "Looking back now, I was really slow! It wasn't until years later, when I broke someone else's things at work, that I finally realized what was going on..."

She now has a lot of experience in this area herself, so she is very confident in her ideas.

"Well... I don't think their reason at the time was because they were afraid of being chased by debt collectors..."

Lucy is a smart person, and she immediately thought of something Erza wouldn't have thought of. Her face turned red instantly, and her eyes darted away, but she still couldn't suppress her inner吐槽 (tu cao, meaning to roast or criticize).

"Huh? That can't be right. If it's not because you're afraid of getting beaten up, what is it for?"

Ailu blinked at Sha curiously, glanced cautiously at Makarov, and only after confirming that the old man wasn't paying attention did she whisper, "Don't we often break other people's things and then run away? You should know this very well."

"Hehe...yes, yes, yes..."

Seriously, there's no need to lower your voice like that! Everyone in the guild knows this!

“In the years that followed, I ran into Packas several times at work and we even had a few sparring matches, but neither of us could gain the upper hand. He is indeed a very strong person!”

Gray's expression immediately changed: "To receive Erza's assessment of him as 'very strong,' it seems this Pacas will be a formidable enemy in the future..."

Kira turned to look at Gray, thinking that he must have forgotten that Erza had also said that he was strong, that Lucy was strong, and even that Ichijo was strong.

Erza really is 'someone's very good appraiser', right? Although the appraisal results aren't particularly accurate.

On the field, the battle between Pakas and Black Serpent has begun.

Both were slender mages, but compared to the black snake who was dressed completely, Pakas looked more powerful.

Despite the unknown strength of his opponent, Pakas was not afraid at all. As the strongest mage of the "Four-Headed Hound," he had encountered countless powerful opponents and had never been intimidated!

With a raised eyebrow and a playful smile, Pakas lunged forward as if defying gravity, his palms thrusting out with a powerful, sweeping palm strike. His movements were as effortless, elegant, and concise as a butterfly flitting among flowers.

Looking at the black snake, its speed was also extremely fast. Its agile footwork constantly shifted left and right, dodging all the chopping palms. It also used mimicry magic to unleash Marcus's sand magic, and it was surprisingly not at a disadvantage in the fight.

"That's my magic?!"

Marcus was surprised, never expecting that his magic could be used so effectively.

Mavis, being quite knowledgeable, quickly recognized the black snake's magic: "This is mimicry magic, characterized by its ability to simulate the magic of others in combat. It's a relatively rare type of magic."

"Looks like Ivan has done a lot of research on our guild members... What a despicable tactic!!"

Makarov grew angrier and angrier, and shouted without regard for his image, "Go for it, Pakas!! Give that guy from Ivan's Guild a good beating!!"

Things did not go as he wished, and the battle between the two on the field became intense.

"If he can simulate other people's magic, why doesn't that guy simulate Kira, Laxus, or Erza's magic? Why does he have to simulate Marcus's magic instead? Isn't that putting the cart before the horse?"

"Hey... saying things like that is so hurtful!!" Marcus was powerless to refute, and weak tears streamed down his face.

“I say, Marcus, this should be your most glorious moment, right? They used your magic to fight that Pacas to a standstill! How long do you think it will take you to be able to do that?”