MMB Chapter 397 Tanks
Chapter 397 Tanks
Chapter 397 Tanks
the next day.
The Grand Magic Games venue was bustling with noise, even more so than on the first day, with the corridors packed with spectators.
The reason for this crowded situation is largely due to yesterday's "Gundam" battle between Chase and Future Jura.
The impact of watching Magic Crystal live is definitely not as great as watching it live. Many people who were still hesitant gritted their teeth and bought tickets anyway.
If I could see a similar exciting showdown again, even if it meant risking being caught in the crossfire, or even dying, it would be well worth it!
In addition, there is another point that is completely different from the situation on the first day—the voices supporting Fairy Tail are growing exponentially.
Looking around, you can see spectators waving Fairy Tail flags and cheering loudly in every area.
Living in a world of magic and various superpowers, ordinary people always admire the strong.
Power is the simplest and most direct way to gain widespread worship and support!
Unfortunately, they were destined to be disappointed this time: today's competition was "tanks".
The competition was simple: contestants from eight guilds would race on a long, magic-powered chariot that circled the entire city of Krocas, without any restrictions on magic.
Falling off or leaving the vehicle during the event results in elimination. The final ranking of the event is determined by the order in which participants arrive at the finish line set up at the Grand Magic Games venue!
Unfortunately, the two teams from Fairy Tail, A and B, fielded Natsu and Future Gajeel, who had won against their counterparts in a game of rock-paper-scissors.
"Today, I, Chabadi Lola, will be providing commentary for this match!"
"This is truly an unexpected turn of events. Who would have thought that the strongest guild from previous years and the strongest guild from the first day would be left far behind by the other players!"
Chabadi looked up at the magical holographic screen floating above the arena, his gaze falling on the bottom three teams whose chariots had been broken down at the rear since the start of the competition.
They are Natsu, Future Gajeel, and Future Sting.
As the chariot moved forward, all three felt a churning in their stomachs and, looking extremely uncomfortable, lay down in different places to dry heave.
"Mr. Yajima, do you know what's going on here?"
"Hmm, I heard they're all Dragon Slayer Mages, so they probably share some kind of common trait, right?" Yajima said, offering his assessment.
Viewers who support Fairy Tail and Sabertooth looked at each other, somewhat puzzled by the former council member's explanation.
"Look! Those guys up ahead are already fighting! Cool!"
Today's special guest is Jason, a reporter from Magic Weekly, who is also a familiar face.
This guy was gesticulating wildly, a bit like a child with ADHD, but he successfully diverted the attention of the audience to the contestants in front of him.
Fairy Tail Team A stands.
"So why send that idiot who gets motion sickness to participate in this kind of competition?" Future Gray said, rubbing his forehead in exasperation.
"I've already warned him, but there's nothing I can do if he insists on playing." Erza sighed softly.
Today, she wore a black tight-fitting long-sleeved top, a light-colored short skirt, and black stockings and knee-high boots, which perfectly showcased the fairy queen's figure.
"They must have gone up there with the idea that they could fight the tanks!" Future Lucy said with certainty.
This statement was instantly confirmed by Lucy in the card.
Just seeing the advancing tanks made Natsu, who was with her, look uncomfortable, and he kept muttering that tanks weren't meant for fighting.
Wendy pointed at the future Pacas who was making it through the rounds on the big screen and said weakly, "That weird guy was on the field last night too."
After being knocked unconscious by Chase's punch, Future Packas was casually tossed into a roadside garbage dump.
It wasn't until the early hours of the morning that Future Packas finally came to his senses. He glanced at the tavern with lingering fear before slinking away.
From Erza, the other members of the guild learned his identity: he was the strongest S-class mage of the Four-Headed Hound, possessing terrifying power that was on par with Erza's.
Whether this statement was humble or not is another matter, but apart from Chase, all the other companions were shocked and subconsciously categorized him as a "monster".
Fairy Tail Team B.
"Cheese, thanks for last night~" Cana, a substitute player, thanked Cheese.
Although being stripped naked in public wasn't a life-or-death situation for her, she was still considered half a girl, and it happened while she was drinking, so she still felt humiliated.
"It's alright. Anyone who dares to come to our territory and bully our guild members should be prepared to face the consequences!" Chess clenched his fist as if it were the most natural thing in the world. "Wow, that's kind of cool, this domineering and unreasonable attitude~" Kana smiled and narrowed her eyes.
Then, the next second, feeling the devilish gaze looming over her from behind, she shivered and hurriedly explained, "You truly are my good buddy!"
The vision of death then vanished.
"But speaking of which, is Gajeel really alright?" Future Juvia asked with a worried expression.
"That damn fire dragon has entered the fray, so I can no longer remain silent."
The devil—no, Mira—with a sweet smile on her lips slowly stepped forward. "That's what he said~"
"Hmph, two spineless cowards." Future Laxus crossed his arms, looking utterly disdainful.
Judging from this trend, the absolute advantage that the guild gained on the first day is probably going to be squandered by them.
"If that's the case, why didn't you volunteer to go on stage just now?" Chase asked with ill intent.
"Oh right, now that Chase says so, does that mean Laxus, who is also a Dragon Slayer Mage, also gets motion sickness?" Mira seemed to have discovered a super interesting fact.
Juvia and Kana were taken aback, then secretly pricked up their ears, eager to get their attention.
"No, no ruthless! Don't tell anyone!" Future Laxus's face turned bright red.
During the casual conversation, the competition on the field was already drawing to a close without anyone noticing.
In the future, Packas destroyed several chariots with his overwhelming strength, leaving others far behind and winning first place, taking ten points.
Following closely behind, Black Snake with Raven Tail, Reese with Mermaid Heel that can change her size, Yuuka with Snake Princess Scale Wave, and Blue Pegasus One Night crossed the finish line one after another.
In the blink of an eye, only three immobile dragon cubs were left struggling on the chariot.
"For the glory of the strongest guild—we cannot lose, not even by a single point!" Future Stinger struggled to crawl while suppressing his nausea.
Unlike the arrogant and haughty situation in the original work where he gave up the points to Fairy Tail, this time he gritted his teeth and gave it his all.
The reason is simple: on the first day, Sabertooth's score was crushed by Fairy Tail's A and B teams.
After Rufus suffered a crushing defeat in the competition, he returned home to be berated by the guild leader, Germain, who believed in the supremacy of the strong and threatened to expel him from the guild if he failed again.
Stinger fears that such a fate might befall him in the future.
"In that case, let's move forward for our comrades!"
Future Natsu and Future Gajeel's goals are much purer. They don't care about guild honor or Fiore being the strongest, even though Fairy Tail still has the advantage in the overall score, and even though Chess has silenced those who doubted and mocked them with his strength.
They are not going to give up their points so easily!
The subtle differences caused by drastically different levels of awareness were magnified infinitely when they were only a few meters away from the finish line.
As expected, Stinger lost in the future.
Future Natsu and Future Gajeel crossed the finish line one after the other with a half-body length advantage, becoming the sixth and seventh place finishers in this competition!
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