Chapter 695: Facing the Future
"The third day of the Great Demon Fighting Exercise, the fourth fight, a two-person duel, because both sides are unable to continue the game, it will be treated as a draw."
"But this draw is different from the last one !"
"In the previous battle between 'Snake Princess Scale' and 'Fairy Tail', the last four of them just couldn't decide the winner, but they all still have the ability to continue fighting, so they can be retained at the same time;"
"But in the battle between 'Witch's Sin' and 'Crow's Tail', since both sides lost their ability to fight before the end of the game time, they were eliminated at the same time!"
This decision by the competition organizers shocked all the guilds and caused a lot of discussion.
"Eh?? Eliminate at the same time... There's actually such a settlement method?"
"That's right! After all, they all lost..."
"It's a bit of a shame, but since the rules are like this, there's nothing we can do about it."
Amid the regrets of the wizards, the third day of the competition officially came to an end.
The staff immediately entered the arena and took action. One group skillfully carried the contestants to the medical room, while another group skillfully began to repair the arena in preparation for construction.
Looking at the construction workers who were sweating and working hard on the field, Kira sighed: "It's really hard for these workers. They have to repair it almost every game. Such frequent construction must be very hard, right?"
Gray rolled his eyes and complained speechlessly: "You...why do you always pay attention to weird things..."
"Of course you would care , right?"
Kira looked at Gray inexplicably, pointed at the construction workers in the arena and said, "Put yourself in their shoes and see for yourself. Every half an hour or so, you have to complete the same work, and then watch a group of lawless guys destroy the fruits of your labor. Wouldn't you be angry?"
"Well... I don't think it feels good..."
Suddenly, Kira seemed to have thought of something, turned to look at Makarov and asked: "Come to think of it, the arena has been destroyed so many times in the past three days, but not once was it because of us, 'Fairy Tail'. Isn't that a bit unreasonable, President?"
Makarov suddenly shuddered, and then shouted at Kira: "Shut up! Isn't it good like this now?"
"From now on, our 'Fairy Tail' will no longer be the 'problematic guild' in the public's impression. I can rest assured even if I retire..."
It seems that the old man is really planning to retire...
Kira thought to himself, and felt that his chance had come. He was suddenly excited, but his face remained calm: "But a stable 'Fairy Tail' has no soul..."
"Stop talking so much!! The soul of our guild is our companions and family!! Not destructive power!!..."
Without mentioning Makarov's rage, Kira approached Mavis and asked, "First generation, what are you looking at?"
Mavis stretched out a white and soft finger, pointed at the crystal screen in the venue and said, "I was wondering what the points are used for. This competition is obviously an elimination system, right? So what are these points used for?"
On the crystal screen at the venue, the ranking of the eight guilds participating in the competition was displayed according to their points and number of members:
First place: Fairy Tail, 50 points, 6 remaining
Second place (tied for first place): Emperor's Shield, 50 points, 6 people remaining
Third place: Heart of the Dragon, 40 points, 5 players remaining
Fourth place: Snake Princess Scale, 30 points, 5 people remaining
Fifth place: Witch's Sin, 25 points, 3 people remaining
Sixth place: Four Hounds, 20 points, 3 remaining
Seventh place: Blue Pegasus, 10 points, 2 people remaining
Eighth place (tied for seventh): Raven's Tail, 10 points, 2 people remaining
This time, the Grand Magic Fighting Games chose an elimination system instead of a points system, but there is a rule of 'defeat the opponent and get his points', which is indeed curious.
"The score in this big game?"
Kira pondered for a moment, then said with a twinkle in his eyes, "If I were designing this, I would add some items that need to be exchanged for points in the subsequent games. Probably on the fifth day, after all, the process of that day is still unknown."
"Hmm? That sounds reasonable..."
"Anyway, since we get this after winning, we should definitely get as many of these as possible, right? Come to think of it, I'm lucky that I got those 10 points in today's competition, otherwise our guild would be second now."
As soon as Kira finished speaking, Natsu and Cana were shocked at the same time, and a chill ran up their bodies from the soles of their feet: "Sorry... We are sorry! We have brought shame to the guild..."
Makarov consoled them kindly: "Forget it, forget it. Our opponent is that Jura. You have done a great job to hold on until the time is up!"
Instead of blaming him, he comforted him. This attitude made Natsu and Cana even more ashamed.
If they were not so weak, they would be first in the guild ranking now, instead of tied for first.
…
Night, pub.
A group of wizards are celebrating that "Fairy Tail" has remained at the top of the rankings for three consecutive days.
"What a pity that in the end they both died together."
'Witch's Sin' and others sat at a table, raised their glasses and had a round of drinks, expressing regret for the elimination of Markbeth and Eric.
"In fact, at that time, if you two had chosen to hold on a little longer and wait until the time was up, wouldn't you have been able to avoid being eliminated like Natsu and the others?"
After hearing the complaints from several people, Eric and Markbeth also looked embarrassed: "If possible, we would like to win! Besides, who knew that there would be a tie and we would be eliminated together..."
The banquet lasted a night and both the guests and the hosts enjoyed themselves greatly.
Meanwhile…
In the Royal Palace of Fiore, deep underground, the Eclipse Gate slowly opened.
A 1.6-meter-tall figure wearing a black cloak walked out slowly, and then the door closed again.
The man in black looked around and determined his location. He then easily bypassed the patrolling soldiers in the palace and soon arrived at the streets of Kulokas.
Ten minutes later, the man in black turned into an empty alley and sat down on a chair by the roadside.
A right hand with the pink "Fairy Tail" guild emblem printed on it put down the newspaper it had just bought, then took out a notebook and a pen from its arms, and began to write on it in the light of the street lamp above its head.
"I opened the Eclipse Gate for the seventh time and successfully entered a parallel world, recorded as World No. 7."
"Time: 21:45:37 on the evening of July 3, X786..."
"Location: Ascalante - Ishgar - Kulokas - Fiore Palace - Basement..."
"Big event, the third day of the first Grand Demon Fighting Martial Arts Competition..."
After an unknown amount of time, the girl finally finished recording the information she had just collected. She then rolled up her long golden hair that was hanging on the notebook and stared in a daze at what she had written.
"It seems that this world is still normal so far. I wonder if we can find a solution here?"
“Anyway, let’s go find Natsu and myself in this world first… No, it would be better to find Kira first. Right now, they are celebrating in a tavern near the hotel where they are staying, right? I remember those people just said they were in this direction…”
The girl stopped hesitating and immediately stood up and walked out of the deserted dark streets and headed towards a pub she had heard about.
