A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

Jura looked down at herself; although she had many small wounds, they were all abrasions. "Looks like I should thank you for going easy on me earlier."

"This is a competition, not a battlefield."

A few months ago, when Zeref said he would participate in the Grand Magic Games, Timaria was very surprised. She was warlike and of course she would participate when she encountered such a thing. "Don't kill" was Zeref's requirement for their participation in the tournament, which was not difficult for them.

Simply reducing the intensity of the magic is enough.

"Well? Do you have any more tricks up your sleeve?" With a cat-and-mouse mentality, Timalia decided to give the bald man in front of her another chance.

That's too cocky! That's too arrogant!!

Timalia's voice wasn't loud, but Jura felt insulted and was about to unleash his ultimate attack in a fit of anger, but he quickly calmed down.

Everyone can see how overpowered the opponent's magic is. Rather than going all out and getting crushed instead, wouldn't it be better to just give up and surrender now?

But Jura quickly dismissed the idea.

In this Grand Magic Games, Leon was eliminated from the very beginning. Although it was because he was not as skilled as the others, since then, 'Snake Scale' and 'Emperor's Shield' have been at odds. Now, Yuuka and Toby have also left the competition, and he is the only 'Snake Scale' mage left in this tournament!

If I also fall here, then 'Snake Princess Scale' will become the third guild, after 'Azure Pegasus' and 'Raven's Tail', to be completely eliminated!

Thinking of the expectations, trust, and admiration the president and his companions had for him, Jura was instantly invigorated and filled with pride.

To restore the glory of 'Snake Princess Scales' is my duty, Jura!

"certainly!!"

Snapped! !

With a soft sound, he clasped his hands together in front of him: "Rock Shattering..."

boom!!

Before the magic could even be unleashed, it was blasted to pieces by a powerful burst of energy!

Jura had anticipated this, but she was still determined to continue her attacks, because this battle was related to the honor of 'Snake Princess Scale'!

Without any pause, he immediately channeled his magic again: "Rock Iron..."

boom!

"Rock mountain..."

boom!!

"Overlord..."

boom!!!

……

A few minutes later, Jura was panting heavily and covered in sweat. The continuous release of powerful attacks had consumed a lot of his magic power, and he was now showing signs of fatigue.

The audience was moved by this emotion, and they all watched Jura intently in the arena.

"No way..."

"The spell was interrupted before it could even be cast?!"

"The opponent is so strong!!"

"Go for it, Jura!!"

Amidst the rising shouts, Jura used all her strength to unleash a rock spell, while Timalia remained motionless, effortlessly shattering the rock into dust with a mere wave of her hand.

'Why is this guy trying to be sentimental?'

Timalia inwardly complained, unaware that her attention was being drawn to Jura's continuous spellcasting, and that Jura was getting closer and closer to her.

"Iron Fist!!"

boom!

Another boulder exploded!

"Let's end this! I'm tired of this!!"

Just as Timalia finally lost interest in playing around and was about to end the battle with one move, the air suddenly went still!

'Huh? Why isn't this uncle calling out anymore?'

Even though it was only a pause of less than three seconds, because Jura had shouted loudly with every move he made before, and each time his voice was as loud as a bell and never stopped, this sudden three seconds of silence felt incredibly long to Timalia.

At this moment, due to the continuous use of the Time Beam that caused the explosion over the previous few minutes, Timalia was surrounded by thick smoke and dust, completely obscuring her vision.

Just as I was wondering, my heart skipped a beat!

wrong!!

Something's up!!

The thought had barely crossed his mind when he saw, out of the corner of his eye, a gigantic hand pierced through the thick dust with lightning speed, heading straight for his back!

Timalia's pupils dilated violently, and she was terrified. Her body reacted instinctively, and she tried to dodge, but the more flustered she became, the more likely she was to make a mistake. For a moment, her limbs stiffened, and she even forgot her best technique, Time Seal.

Bang! ! !

A muffled thud came from her bones. Timalia felt a sharp pain in her shoulder, followed by an incredibly powerful force that traveled up to her brain. She felt dizzy and fell forward uncontrollably.

His last thought before losing consciousness was to utter just a few final words—

"You actually stole..."

Chapter 722 One-on-one battles are not the same as one-on-one battles!

"The match is over!!"

"The winner is Jura Regis of Team Laxus, 'The Serpent's Scale'!!"

The entire audience erupted in cheers.

"Wow! That's amazing!!! As expected of Kura-san!!"

"No way?! Really?!"

"They actually won?!"

The unexpected result left Laxus speechless and Kira in tears; both were dumbfounded.

"Tell me, how much money did you pay her to fix the match?"

Under Laxus's gaze, Kira's eyes welled up with two helpless and desolate tears. He looked up at the sky and sighed in grief and indignation: "I've known since I was a child that the outcome of a match doesn't necessarily depend on what happens during the match, but it can also depend on what happens outside of the match. I never thought that after all these years of being on guard, I would still fall for it today."

Laxus paused for two seconds, then said calmly, "Hmm... I didn't spend a single penny."

"hateful!!"

Kira slammed a fist, the culmination of 20 years of training, into the stone pillar.

On the other side, the 'Emperor's Shield' faction.

Jelf found the changes in the battle quite novel and interesting, and with a faint smile, he said to the people behind him, "This is quite an interesting development..."

August: "..."

Father, are you serious about what you said?

Timalia is our comrade, after all. To lose in such a disgraceful way is going to make her a laughingstock!

After thinking for a moment, August decided to explain for Timalia: "Timalia underestimated her opponent this time and was too playful!"

"Don't defend her, August!"

Jelf smiled gently, but there was a hint of cunning in his eyes. "I'm not blaming her. Come to think of it, Timalia's temper has gotten worse over the years. It's good for her to remember this lesson."

He then glanced at the people behind him who were trying not to laugh and said, "Laugh if you want to."

August shook his head. It's one thing for others to laugh, but how can we laugh at a time like this?

"We won't..."

“Oh ho ho ho... Timalia is so adorably stupid~” Brandish’s voice came from behind.

"..."

Even our own family is laughing at her, not just anyone else!

Auguste turned slightly to look at Brandish, his voice turning serious: "Brandish, don't laugh at your companion!"

Unless you can't help it.

"Oh, I see, sir." Brandish smiled obediently and continued eating her ice cream.

I'll laugh when she gets back.

After the battle, Jura returned to the waiting area of ​​the competition with a mix of confusion, disbelief, and melancholy. As soon as she arrived, she saw Kira walking towards her.

"Jurasan, I never would have guessed. With your thick eyebrows and big eyes, you don't even follow the rules of magic and resort to sneak attacks??"

"Well... I had no choice but to accept it..."

In response to Kira's teasing, Jura just smiled awkwardly and raised his hand to touch the big bald head on his head.

If he could, he wouldn't want to do that. After all, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Timalia was holding back the whole time, but he didn't hold back and even resorted to trickery, which was somewhat inappropriate.

But there was no other way; the opponent was simply too strong, so I had to resort to this tactic.

Besides, a sneak attack? Can a mage's actions be considered a sneak attack? This is called the wisdom of battle!

Even if this duel might damage my reputation and I'm criticized for being talented but immoral, it's a trick I learned from a lady named Ultear a couple of days ago... No! It should be said that it was a necessary action for my guildmates, because I am a mage of 'Snake Scale'!

Whether it was just her imagination or not, after thinking about it this way, Jura's pent-up emotions immediately eased, and she felt much better. Then she straightened her back and strode confidently toward the rest area.

"He seems to have figured something out just now?"

"Who knows..."

Kira and Laxus exchanged a brief glance before turning their attention back to the crystal screen in the arena, which displayed the names of the four mages for the next two-person battle.

So far, both teams have two wins and two losses each. There are still two doubles matches and one singles match to go, and the outcome of the battle is still uncertain.

"Here is the list of participants for the third doubles match!!"

"Oh?! This name?!"