A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

Urudia was momentarily confused and turned to Melty: "What's wrong with Gerald? Did he fart in public?"

"Uh... I don't think so..."

Melty's mind raced: Good heavens! How could Ultear utter the word 'fart' in public?! Who taught her that?! Where did the gentle, motherly Ultear go?! Who is this erratic, cunning, and scheming woman before me?!

Imber slowly walked to Jelf's side, already prepared to be scolded.

"I thought you were the most compatible with the 'naval warfare' project among us, but I didn't expect you to lose..."

"Alright, Agil!"

The family of four spent four months happily together, and Zeref, whose 'contradictory curse' was well suppressed, had become much gentler in personality and was in high spirits, no longer as unstable as before.

He stopped Agil from mocking Inbel, saying, "We all saw the battle just now. In the final attack, both Fairy Tail and Boa Hancock were aimed at Inbel. He did his best. It wasn't his mistake."

Clearly, Jelf had no intention of blaming Inbell.

But as a regent, Imber possessed a proud pride and still couldn't let it go: "I'm very sorry, Your Majesty, I have failed your expectations!"

"I've already said, this isn't your fault!"

Zeref smiled helplessly yet gently, and patted Inbell's shoulder: "That girl named Ultear possesses rare time magic and has a natural advantage against material magic."

"For mages like you and Agil, fighting her is not a good idea; on the contrary, if it were Brandish or Timalia, the battle would be much easier. It's a matter of magical compatibility."

As he spoke, Zeref's gaze fell on the figure of Ultear at the 'Witch's Sin' position in the distance.

"If she grows up, her future achievements will be no less than yours. Such a person is extremely rare even in Ishgard. This time you were limited by the competition rules, so losing is not shameful!"

Imber could only lower his head and smile bitterly, swallowing his tears.

I understand the logic, but I just can't get over it!

Chapter 672 The Fight on the Second Day

"That guy must feel really embarrassed!"

"He was so arrogant before the match, saying 'Ice Shape magic is inferior to mine,' and he still lost. He must be so ashamed he could disappear!"

In the Fairy Tail camp, Gray rarely showed such a smug and triumphant look, strutting around with an air of self-importance.

"That's enough for you!"

Kira rolled his eyes and retorted to Gray, "Ultear didn't defeat him head-on with Ice Make Magic either, so next time you have the chance, you'll have to go and get revenge yourself!"

"Of course I know that!"

Gray grinned, clenched his fists, and rubbed them together in front of him. "If I beat him, I can brag to three people at once. Of course I won't let this opportunity slip by!"

The three people... are you referring to the arrogant Inbel, the opportunistic Ultear, and the brutally beaten Leon?

"I believe you!"

"Juvia believes in you too, Lord Gray~"

"Yes...yes...I understand...can you let go now?!"

Gray said impatiently, and then rubbed his hand against Juvia's chest... no, he pulled it away.

Ugh! How vulgar!

Kira inwardly scorned Gray, then refocused his attention on the tournament.

Next up is today's 'one-on-one fight'!

Judging from yesterday's matches, the individual fights were quite entertaining. Apart from the fact that the number of fighters was randomly selected, which left some viewers feeling disappointed, the feedback collected from the departing audience at the end of yesterday's matches was mostly positive, with comments like "very exciting," "excellent," and "I hope the fighters were really randomly selected."

Given the large number of participants and events in this competition, this slight regret is insignificant.

However, due to the exciting battle at the level of the Ten Saints, the audience is now feeling a bit overwhelmed and doesn't have the mood to appreciate the upcoming battle for the time being.

This is because their threshold for viewing magic has been raised. The contests between ordinary mages can no longer stir up any waves in their hearts; they are as tasteless as chicken ribs.

As expected, in the following three matches, although there were spectators cheering and encouraging them, they did not attract much attention from Kira and the others.

The first battle is 'The Witch's Sin' versus 'The Emperor's Shield'.

The one who will fight for 'The Sin of the Witch' is Lustiros, who has only recently joined the group. It is unclear whether this was his own idea or Precito's.

The Arc of Manifestation displayed its power right from the start of the match. Its unique ability to create objects and even creatures using imagination amazed the audience.

After all, who in this world hasn't had a daydream? Getting rich through imagination, or even becoming a powerful mage, is something that over 99% of people have thought about.

So when Lustiros displayed his magic, the hall was immediately filled with the sound of people swallowing hard, and everyone, regardless of gender, looked at Lustiros with fervor.

"I'm so envious!"

"If I had that magic, I could..."

"I really want to learn! I really want to learn!..."

Such voices continue to emerge, even though people know that these creations are one-time things and cannot last, they still flock to them.

Even some people who looked pale and weak chuckled while making inappropriate remarks, such as "Aren't disposable products better?", "What do you kids know?", and "That's something only adults can play with." These words were also spread in the air and could be heard clearly if you paid a little attention.

However, although Lustiros was a former member of the Seven Kin of Purgatory, he was quite powerful and had great utility, but he still had no chance of winning against the Emperor's Shield.

Rastiros was at most an S-rank, and a weak S-rank at that, while his opponent was a mage with shield-rank strength. The gap between the two was too great!

The character appearing in 'The Emperor's Shield' is Jacob Recho, a master of assassination magic.

Jacob is an introverted person. Perhaps he found the Arc of Manifestation magic interesting, because he stayed still after entering the arena, letting Lustiros show off his skills with pride, conjuring various special weapons and powerful magical beasts, and then explaining his own power.

Once Lustiros had finished speaking, Jab used a stealth technique to teleport his prized creation to his own space, then stepped forward and swiftly ended the match with his fists.

The entire process lasted less than ten minutes, and apart from the fact that Lustiros's creations were somewhat interesting, the fight was unremarkable.

The second battle was between 'Azure Pegasus' and 'Snake Princess Scale', with Ren Akatsuki and Yuuka representing the two sides.

The former uses air magic to create attacks such as air vibrations and shockwaves; the latter uses wave magic to neutralize or deflect the opponent's attacks with vibrations, or to use wave projectiles for long-range strikes.

In some ways, their magic is similar, mostly using attacks that are invisible to the naked eye. Moreover, they are not good at close combat and are only suitable for mid- to long-range battles. This results in them just casting spells from a stationary position throughout the entire match, making it utterly uninteresting.

If you ignore the dazzling magic circle and the occasional air explosions and dust kicking up, their behavior is almost like two deaf-mute people communicating in sign language—and two deaf-mute people who love to show off.

Yuka emerged victorious in this match. Compared to air magic, wave magic is more versatile in both offense and defense, and its functionality is more comprehensive. In addition, Yuka has more magic power than Ren, so her victory was not unexpected.

The third match is 'Four-Headed Hound' versus 'Heart of the Dragon'.

The former is Ijeka, a burly man who uses plant magic and is an unknown nobody; the latter is the other twin girl, Kolai.

Just as Kira had predicted, the eighteen-year-old girl with short blue hair and a black sailor uniform had the Shadow Dragon Slayer Crystal implanted in her body, in contrast to the Dragon Slayer Crystal in the body of another girl, whose sister was unknown.

Rogue was slightly surprised when he saw her Dragon Slayer attribute, but because of Stinger's precedent, he quickly accepted the setting.

As expected, 'Heart of the Dragon' won the match.

A strong man isn't necessarily stronger than a young girl; in this world, magic ultimately prevails.

Although the girl is a second-generation Dragon Slayer Mage, her Dragon Slayer Magic is naturally of a high level and has great power. Therefore, even if there is nothing of the corresponding attribute to draw upon in this battle, she is more than capable of dealing with a plant-based magic mage.

With three consecutive fights and the intervals in between, it was already an hour later when the last fight was scheduled.

"Only two guilds remain to compete, which means our opponent is 'Raven's Tail', right?"

Back at Fairy Tail's camp, Makarov, arms crossed, ordered Kira and the others, "Whoever goes up next, you all need to be on your guard and give them a good beating! Got it??"

"I feel like the student council president is in a particularly good mood..."

Mira blinked her beautiful eyes and said with a smile, showing no sign of nervousness.

Since Mira had already participated in a combat mode match yesterday, she was the only member of the team who couldn't possibly play, so she didn't need to take Makarov's instructions to heart.

"It's probably because 'The Crow's Tail' suffered setbacks for two consecutive days!"

Kana leaned in and put her arm around Mira's soft shoulder, breathing heavily on Mira's fair and delicate cheek, and drunkenly complained, "Honestly... even though you're so old, you still act like a child..."

"Just fight with all your might!"

Makarov exhaled two puffs of hot air from his nostrils. "And the rest of you, keep a close eye on Ivan's movements. If he dares to make any rash moves, I'll immediately..."

"Alright...alright...President, you can relax now!"

Kira patted the restless old man's bald spot and said, "Don't think that just because I'm here, the First Generation, the Second Generation, and even Zeref's group are watching. I guarantee they won't be able to do anything underhanded!"

In the original timeline, Ivan used illusion magic to deceive the audience, and an entire guild teamed up to fight Laxus but was still killed in the process. But such a thing would not happen now.

First of all, Brian, Arok, and the others would never obey Ivan's outrageous actions;

Secondly, Mavis is standing right here alive, so Ivan's rhetoric about Fairy Tail being full of darkness is completely ineffective; everyone in the guild probably knows more than he does.

Finally, just as Kira said, with so many big shots watching, if Ivan makes a move, it will definitely not escape the notice of Kira with his full sensory abilities, Precht who is hiding somewhere, and Zeref and his group.

However, Jacob, who had just entered the arena, possessed the ability to 'see through the invisible.' In his eyes, mere illusions were thinner than a transparent window veil, not to mention August, Zeref, and others.

"The next match is the fourth one!!"

"The candidates selected for the battle are..."

"Laxus Drowier of 'Fairy Tail'!!"

"Arocodile of 'Raven's Tail'!!"

Chapter 673 Increasingly Outrageous Rumors: Just How Strong is That Girl Named Kana?!

"Aroc??"

"That priest-like person?"

"It looks very mysterious!"

"But since it's Laxus making an appearance, there shouldn't be any problem, right?"

"Yeah, yeah... He's Laxus, you know! There's absolutely nothing to worry about!"

Natsu and the others exchanged glances. Although they didn't know how strong their opponent was, they were quite confident in Laxus's strength, since he was the third strongest in the guild (not counting Makarov).

"Laxus!"

As Laxus was about to head onto the field, Makarov called out to him, "Be careful! I don't know what Ivan is thinking, but one thing is for sure, he's definitely not going to play this peacefully..."