Fantasy in the world of crossover anime

“But Wendy doesn’t seem to know how.” Mira tilted her head.

"Wendy is a Dragon Slayer Mage too, isn't she?"

"What? Do you doubt that Wendy isn't a Dragon Slayer Mage?" Charlene immediately bared her teeth and defended her.

Don't look down on people.

"Xia Lulu, nobody said that," Habi quickly tried to appease her.

"Maybe Wendy secretly used magic to heal her sense of balance."

“No, I didn’t do that.” Wendy shook her head.

"Similarly, I don't experience motion sickness either."

Immediately, everyone was caught in a dilemma again.

Seeing her companions struggling with the issue between Natsu and Gajeel, Li Xiaoxi couldn't help but feel a mix of amusement and exasperation.

Unexpectedly, Natsu, Gajeel, and even Laxus all suffer from motion sickness, which is an unexpected weakness.

Is this really a common problem among Dragon Slayer Mages?

But Wendy seems to be fine?

"Alright, registration is now closed." Makarov looked around at everyone.

"Now all we have to do is wait for the Grand Magic Games to officially begin."

"Is that all?" Li Xiaoxi stepped forward and asked.

"Is there anything else we need to do?"

“Yes, the authorities haven’t issued any official notice, they just told us to pay attention to one thing.” Makarov held up one finger.

"Before midnight, the contestants who need to participate in the Grand Magic Games must stay in the designated hotel."

"The designated hotel?" Erza also stepped forward.

"So, will the contestants and guild members live in separate places?"

“That’s it.” Makarov took out two small pieces of paper and handed them to Li Xiaoxi and Erza respectively.

"These are the hotels designated for your two teams, A and B. You must all be there before midnight. Understand?"

Li Xiaoxi and Erza both nodded, took the small piece of paper with the address written on it, and returned to the line.

"Then, you're free to do whatever you want with the rest of the time," Makarov said casually, his expression relaxing.

"As long as we arrive at the designated location before midnight, that's fine."

The guild members immediately beamed with joy.

Of those present, fewer than ten had actually been to Kurokas before.

Naturally, the group was also quite interested in this famous flower city.

So, people gathered in twos and threes, then dispersed to find fun in various corners of the city.

"I'll go check out the hotel first." Erza turned her gaze to Li Xiaoxi and smiled slightly.

"Keep it up, Xiaoxi."

"You too," Li Xiaoxi replied with a smile.

Chapter 315 The Little Mouse and the Preliminaries

Originally, Li Xiaoxi planned to invite Mirajane to visit the famous Flower City, but before she could even speak, she saw Mirajane, Yukino, Brandish.μ, and Wendy all looking at her expectantly.

With no other option, Li Xiaoxi had to invite all four of them up together. Although they were somewhat dissatisfied, they knew it was the best solution.

Yukino and Brandish.μ are now standing together, while Mirajane has Wendy cheering them on. Both sides are fiercely fighting for Li Xiaoxi's affections, neither willing to concede. However, judging from the situation, it seems that Mirajane's team has the advantage, after all, Mirajane has already had some intimate contact with Li Xiaoxi.

As Li Xiaoxi and her group of five walked down the main street of the renowned Flower City, Mirajane, Yukino, Brandish.μ, and Wendy, all centered around Li Xiaoxi, were trying their best to draw her gaze towards them.

Just then, Li Xiaoxi suddenly sensed a strong sense of malice. At the same time, apart from Wendy, who was of lower strength, Mirajane and the others also sensed this strong malice, just like Li Xiaoxi.

Li Xiaoxi's eyes narrowed instantly, her steps faltered, and she abruptly turned her head to look to the side.

There, there is a small alley.

The alleyway appears particularly dark even during the day.

However, Li Xiaoxi clearly saw a small black shadow dart into the alley and disappear without a trace.

"Xiao hope, it seems this Great Demon Tournament is a bit turbulent!" Brandish.μ noticed this as well and said to Li Xiao Xi in a relaxed manner.

"However, I believe that in the face of absolute strength, any scheme is useless! Anyone who dares to cause us trouble, I will make them wish they were dead!" As Li Xiaoxi said this, a strong magical power suddenly burst out from her body and headed towards the alley. However, the other party was very cautious and had already left by the time Li Xiaoxi noticed him.

After what happened, Li Xiaoxi lost her desire to go shopping and took Mirajane and the others back to the designated hotel.

After Li Xiaoxi and her group left, a man who looked to be around thirty or forty years old, with a buzz cut and a very thick black beard, emerged from another dark alley.

"Is this Li Xiaoxi, known as the Fairy Child and recently ranked fourth among the Ten Wizard Saints by the Council? Such terrifying strength! It seems he probably used Photon-Reconstruction to become this strong. No matter what, I must obtain Photon-Reconstruction! Haha, then I will be the strongest person in the world!" This sinister person thought Li Xiaoxi had used Photon-Reconstruction to become so strong, but who knew that what he had just seen was only a tiny, insignificant part of Li Xiaoxi's magic power.

If Li Xiaoxi were still here, she would be surprised, because this gloomy person is very similar to Laxus and Makarov, almost like they are family.

That's right, this person is Laxus's father, Makarov's biological son - Ivan Dolea.

He was once a member of Fairy Tail, but did things that harmed the guild, and as a result, he was ruthlessly expelled from the guild by Makarov.

After being expelled from the guild, it's said that Ivan didn't join any other guild, but instead created his own. That guild was called Raven's Tail.

It was a dark guild, claiming to be a specialized guild against Fairy Tail. It was known as one of the "Four Great Dark Guilds" along with Oración Seis, Grimoire Heart, and Tartaros, but it was not part of the "Baram Alliance" and operated independently.

Ivan somehow knows Fairy Tail's top secret—Lumen Starlight. He's constantly plotting to steal Lumen Starlight, but each attempt ends in failure.

His appearance at the Grand Magic Games suggests he has a significant conspiracy. He originally intended to ambush several Fairy Tail members, but Li Xiaoxi discovered him. Had he not run fast, he would likely have been captured by Li Xiaoxi by now.

After returning to the hotel, Li Xiaoxi told Makarov that someone was secretly plotting against the members of Fairy Tail.

After hearing Li Xiaoxi's report, Makarov pondered for a moment before saying, "The only thing we can do now is to strengthen our defenses. The enemy is in the dark while we are in the light, so we have to be careful. Oh, and I'll let Erza and the others know to be careful."

“Then, I’ll go over to Erza’s place.” Makarov stood up and glanced at the time.

"It's almost midnight, so don't leave the hotel anymore, understand?"

"Understood," everyone replied.

Makarov's expression softened slightly, and he turned and walked out of the hotel.

Only Li Xiaoxi, Mira, Yukino, Brandish.μ, Wendy, and Mistgan remained, and silence fell upon them.

After a while, Mira stepped forward and said something with a sweet, healing smile.

"Alright, everyone, let's not think about anything else. Let's focus on how to win the Grand Magic Games!"

“Yes…yes!” Wendy quickly chimed in.

"We have quite a few enemies in this competition."

"Enemies? No one is a match for our squad!" Yukino said with absolute certainty.

"Wendy, I'll do my best!"

"I want to see just how strong the mages of the Eastern Continent really are," Brandish.μ said with ill intent.

The strange phenomenon occurred no sooner had Brandish μ finished speaking than it happened.

"Ding-dong ding-dong ding-dong ding-dong!"

A sudden, bell-like sound echoed throughout the entire space, reverberating across the sky of Crocus.

"What's wrong?" Mira asked in surprise.

"What happened?"

"Look, everyone!" Wendy pointed to the clock in the room.

"It's already 12 o'clock!"

Only then did everyone realize that it was already 12 o'clock.

"Hmph." Mistgang stood up.

"Is there really a reason why people have to stay in the hotel until midnight?"

"Lord Nozomi, there seems to be something outside!" Yukino called out to the others.

Li Xiaoxi's gaze immediately turned to the window.

The next second, everyone saw it.

Above Crocus, an enormous projection suddenly appeared.

"Hehehe, hello mages from all over the Kingdom of Fiore!"

Before we could even get a clear look at the huge projection, a humorous voice rang out throughout the space.

"The Grand Magic Games preliminary rounds are now beginning!"

Chapter 316 The Preliminaries Begin

The enormous sound from the sky stunned Li Xiaoxi, Mirajane Strauss, Brandish.μ, Yukino Aguria, Wendy Mabel, and Mistgan.

Qualifying rounds?

The Grand Magic Games actually have preliminary rounds?

How come I've never heard of it?

Not only Li Xiaoxi and her group, but all the contestants staying in the various hotels in Crocus had the same question.

This is because previous Grand Magic Games didn't have any preliminary rounds; the official matches always started directly.

Groups from various guilds across the Kingdom of Fiore compete directly at the venue of the Grand Magic Games. Teams are eliminated one by one based on their wins and losses, and the guild of the team that remains at the end becomes the number one guild in the Kingdom of Fiore.

The Grand Magic Games used to follow this format, and there was no such thing as a preliminary round.

This naturally aroused doubts among the participants from various guilds.

With these questions in mind, Li Xiaoxi and her group went to the balcony, looked up, and gazed at the sky.

There, there is a huge 3D image.

It was an image of a short person dressed in a flamboyant, clown-like costume with a huge pumpkin head on his head.

This person is probably the referee for the Grand Magic Games.

Under Li Xiaoxi's gaze, the pumpkin image explained to everyone in Crocus with a humorous tone and exaggerated movements.

"I know you all have many questions, but there's nothing we can do about it. There are just too many teams participating in the Grand Magic Games this year—a total of 113 teams! It would be really difficult to arrange for so many teams to compete together. That's why the organizers decided to hold a preliminary round this year to eliminate the extra teams, leaving only eight teams to compete!"

"Group 8?" Mistgang's lips curled up slightly.

"In other words, teams that can't even get through the preliminaries can't even participate in the official Grand Magic Games, let alone get a ranking."

"It looks like it's going to be intense," Wendy said, sounding uneasy.

"I really hope we don't have to face so many guilds in the qualifiers all at once."

“I actually hope we can encounter more guilds, so we can eliminate them in the qualifiers,” Brandish.μ said with an amused smile as he looked at the panicked members of the other guilds.

"Isn't it quite interesting?"

“But, aren’t 113 teams too many?” Mira tilted her head and asked in confusion.

Are there that many guilds in the Kingdom of Fiore?

"Our Kingdom of Fiore has so many guilds. Actually, don't underestimate our Kingdom of Fiore. We have more than 500 guilds in total. Although that's fewer than the Western Continent, we can still muster 113 guilds to participate."

Everyone then realized what was happening.

At this moment, the giant pumpkin projection in the sky began to move once again.

"Now, let me introduce the qualifiers to everyone!" the pumpkin projection chuckled.

"The rules are actually very simple. Each participating team will compete in a race walk!"

As he said this, the pumpkin projection pointed in one direction.

"To the east of Crocus is the venue for our Grand Magic Games—the Giant Dome-Frabird. The task of each participating team is to get there as soon as possible. The first eight teams to arrive will qualify for the main tournament!"

“But…” The pumpkin projection didn’t give anyone time to react, raising its short hands high.