A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

'Snake Princess Scale' didn't perform well, partly due to Leon's elimination on the first day, but the blame isn't too great. It's just that they encountered Inbell, who completely overwhelmed them in terms of strength, right from the start, which was a real pity!

Most importantly, whether it's Fairy Tail, which was originally considered by many to be the ultimate winner, or the newly emerged, powerful, and mysterious Emperor's Shield, Sin of the Witch, and Heart of the Dragon, the overall strength of these three magic guilds is no weaker than that of Boa Hancock.

Especially the 'Emperor's Shield', although they are few in number, each of them has the strength of a Wizarding Ten or higher, making them even stronger than the original number one magic guild, 'Fairy Tail'!

This directly resulted in the 'Snake Princess Scale' guild, which possessed Jura, having its limelight completely suppressed in this tournament. Even in the only competition where Jura participated, its performance was mediocre due to issues such as the competition format and magical compatibility.

The only bright spot might be his reflective head.

"Teaming up with Natsu... I don't think I've ever tried this before. Will we be able to work together well?"

Upon seeing her name appear on the screen, Kana muttered to herself.

She wasn't Gray, and she didn't have the chemistry she'd developed from fighting Natsu every day. Suddenly being asked to team up with Natsu, especially against an opponent like Jura, made her quite apprehensive.

Compared to Cana, Natsu was much more carefree, suggesting with a grin, "How about we each take one? I'll handle Jurasan!!"

"No! I want to try out the new cards!"

"What?! You traded cards with Kira again? That's way too rich!!"

Natsu looked at Cana in surprise. Although he hadn't personally visited to inquire, he knew from Lucy's complaints how outrageous Kira's card prices were—basically, a single set required the rewards of several S-rank missions. (In reality, it was less, because a portion of Natsu's team's money was often used to compensate for losses.)

However, to everyone's surprise, Kana shook her head at this moment: "No! I made these cards myself!!"

Kira smiled and nodded, "Mhm!!"

The surrounding air suddenly became still...

"Eh?! You made this yourself?! ...

"Why are you so surprised?! You bunch of guys!!"

"Kana, you can actually make cards?" Lucy asked in shock, as if she were meeting her for the first time, with a look of 'I never expected this from you, Kana'.

"..."

I feel offended!

"As a card mage, isn't it normal for me to be able to create cards?!"

"Oh! That makes a lot of sense! But... why haven't I seen you do this before? And isn't it a bit risky to use it suddenly in this kind of situation?"

Who do you think you are? I've spent more time playing cards than you've spent playing with keys!

"Don't worry!! Just watch my performance this time!!"

Kana smiled confidently, then turned and walked confidently towards the arena, leaving a group of mages behind her, staring in astonishment at her tall and smooth back.

"Is this guy... really okay?"

Chapter 688 Natsu, Cana VS Jura

"Kana-chan~ Kana-chan!!..."

Gildarts, who had been missing for several days, finally appeared in the Fairy Tail arena. He held up his cheering fans with both hands and shouted loudly to Cana in the arena with a smile.

"I feel like this guy's behavior is really embarrassing..."

Marcao chuckled: "Never mind, let's be understanding of his feelings as an old father."

"Exactly... Seeing how outstanding my daughter is, I'm so happy!" Alzak, who recently became a father after having Asuka, said he felt this deeply.

"Hahaha... You're right! You really understand me!"

Gildas nodded to Alzak upon hearing this, and the two smiled at each other, their eyes revealing a tacit understanding that only a father with a daughter could comprehend.

Kira retorted during their conversation, "Is it embarrassing? Cana looks like she's having a great time!"

"Isn't this a bit much? Do you have some kind of misunderstanding about the word 'happy,' Kira?"

Gray rolled his eyes and muttered, "All I see in Kana's eyes is disdain..."

"That's because you're neither the kind of girl with a father nor the kind of father with a daughter! In this respect, among us... Lucy should be more experienced, right?"

Everyone turned to look at Lucy, Gildarts' eyes sparkling as he wanted to hear Lucy's opinion of him.

He had heard Natsu mention that Lucy also had an elderly father. The two used to have a bad relationship, but it has improved a lot now, and they often exchange letters. Lucy also had thoughts like 'proving herself to her father and showing him how good she is'.

Gildas also knew that Lucy and Cana were good friends, so Cana would often tell Lucy about herself. He was curious about his daughter's true opinion of him—after all, some things can only be said in front of a close friend.

"Where is there any experience to share?"

Lucy's face flushed with embarrassment: "I don't see anything in common besides the 'father and daughter' relationship..."

"Haha, I knew it! You're still too modest, Lucy!"

"Huh?! Is that so?" Lucy blinked, looking completely bewildered.

In the arena, Natsu and Cana are already itching to fight Jura.

"Finally, we can have a proper fight, Fairy Tail!"

Jura's lips curled slightly. He had been waiting for a long time for the battle against the mages of Fairy Tail. "Although I originally expected Killua-san, Gildarts-san, or Laxus-san to be my opponents."

"Huh? I'm pretty strong too, old man!"

Natsu grinned, his eyes burning with fierce fighting spirit, "'Fairy Tail' isn't just those three. If you dare underestimate me, you'll be in big trouble later!!"

"Uncle...I'm only 30 years old..."

Hearing Natsu call him "uncle," Jura gave a helpless wry smile. Although he looked older than his age, he was actually only about ten years older than Natsu and had just graduated from adolescence!

With his extremely low emotional intelligence, Natsu naturally couldn't imagine how much it hurt for men to be called "uncle" and for women to be called "auntie." He simply asked honestly, "30 years old, isn't that being an 'uncle'?"

Jura: "..."

Oh yeah! At 30, I'm already considered an "uncle." Thanks for reminding me!

"Pfft—!"

Who?! Who's laughing?! Step forward if you dare!!

Jura looked over at the sound and saw that the other two were laughing.

Boom!

Jura tapped Toby beside her before turning to Cana on the other side and saying, "Before she went on stage, our old lady said that Miss Cana is Gildarts' daughter and one of Fairy Tail's six current S-class mages. Her strength must be considerable, right?"

"What are you saying, old man!"

However, to Jura's surprise, Kana just laughed heartily at his words, showing no fear whatsoever.

"The person standing here isn't anyone's daughter or son, but just a mage about to show his skills!"

Such boldness and courage impressed Jura, who immediately felt that this young girl named Cana was no ordinary woman and might be a mage who could rival Miss Erza and Miss Mira!

Fairy Tail is truly full of talented people!

"What excellent eyesight!!"

Fairy territory...

"hiss--!"

Hearing Kana's voice coming from the arena, everyone gasped: "When did Kana develop that kind of aura?!"

"It wouldn't be surprising if Laxus said something like that, but it's Cana... that Cana who only drinks all day..."

Those who had lived with Kana since childhood and knew her personality well couldn't help but shake their heads, unable to believe what they were seeing and hearing.

"Outrageous! Absolutely outrageous! This is even more outrageous than when we first found out she was Gildas's daughter!!"

"That girl actually has such a broad mind and spirit?! Could it be that we've been underestimating her before?"

"What's wrong? Isn't Kana supposed to have a large chest?"

"You'd better be magnanimous! Gildas is still here!"

"Heh... Gildas? He's busy bragging right now!"

The group turned around and, sure enough, saw Gildarts beaming with pride, hands on his hips, wildly boasting in front of the guild's mages: "Hahahaha... Did you hear that? Cana actually said something like that, she truly is my daughter!"

On the arena.

Just as Jura was admiring Kana and wondering how much of Gildas's talent and strength she had inherited, a voice suddenly rang out.

"But...I am Igneel's son!"

Jura: "..."

Kana: "..."

audience:"……"

Can a person's emotional intelligence and IQ really be so low that they can't even understand the meaning of such a basic conversation? At this moment, tens of thousands of viewers had this question in their minds.

The 'Emperor's Shield' position...

“Father…” August couldn’t help but call out to Zeref, wanting to confirm whether the person below was really a member of the Dragneel family.

He himself (his nephew), his father (his brother Zeref), and his mother (his sister-in-law Mavis) are all geniuses, and his future aunt (his girlfriend Lucy) can also be considered intelligent, so why does this uncle seem so stupid?

As for Larcade, August doesn't intend to include him in the Dragoneel family for the time being, or perhaps, like Natsu, he doesn't fit the descriptions of 'genius' or 'intelligent'.

Zeref saw through August's thoughts but didn't blame him. He just smiled gently and said, "Natsu has never liked studying since he was little, and he probably hasn't read many books yet. You'll have to take better care of him in the future!"

August was taken aback: Take responsibility? How am I supposed to take responsibility? Tutor my uncle? That's unnecessary, isn't it? And there's that little girl named Lucy there too…

Natsu's words put Jura and Cana in an awkward position. After a moment of silence, they finally refocused their attention on the match.

Ding ding ding!!

"The third doubles duel is officially beginning!!"

Chapati's voice came through, which eased the awkwardness of the situation somewhat.

Jura pulled her hands out of her sleeves and looked directly at the two spirited young men in front of her: "Now that the introductions are complete, let's begin!"

"Oh, I'm fired up!!"

"Let me show you my new cards!!"

Just then...