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In the afternoon, the sun was shining brightly and there were clouds in the sky.
In short, in this sea condition and weather with good visibility, after the players had been practicing for more than two hours, the quarter-finals of the first 'Fairy Tournament' was finally about to officially begin.
In order to keep the competition compact and to decide the winner as quickly as possible, the quarter-finals showdowns will be held simultaneously in that huge offshore arena, on a venue that has been divided into four. conduct.
The lists of players' respective opponents have already been drawn by lot.
However, people were not in the mood to look at the list at this time, because on the four playing fields, the eight players were standing on their respective fields and looking at each other silently with their opponents. There was no need at all. People look at that boring notice again.
At this moment, the top eight duel is divided into four combinations, they are:
Fairy Mage Anne Hastur VS Fire Dragon Slayer Mage Atrias Natsu Dragneel
Iron Dragon Slayer Gajeel Redfox VS Fairy Queen Erza Shukaretto
Ice-shaped mage Gray Folpasta VS Demon Mirajane Strauss
Thunder Dragon Slayer Laxus Dolea VS Mysterious Man Mistagon
"..."
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"Natsu! Why don't you surrender quickly before the game starts? I won't beat you. You won't be able to beat me anyway. You've tried it many times before, haven't you?"
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Before the game started, during the time provided for the players to communicate and warm up before the game, Annie looked towards her partner Naz who was doing warm-up exercises in a serious manner on the opposite side, and followed Lucy's example before. The bad guy advised her as well as the other party.
"Your fire dragon-slaying magic only has two boring attack methods: melee combat and fire breathing. As you know, people like you are not afraid of flames at all!"
❤(ˆ⌣ˆc)
"And if you dare to rush over and engage in close combat..."
๑乛◡乛๑
"They will definitely turn you into a frog and throw you directly into the sea!!"
(๑‾ꇴ‾๑) Hehe!
That's right, it's not good for the unlucky Natsu across from him to meet anyone, but he meets her, Queen Anne, who is extremely restrained, so there will definitely be no good results!
Therefore, she felt that even if she didn't cheat, even if she only used the power of 'Lulu' and her limited signature skills, she would still be able to defeat the opponent 100%.
Anyway, she never thought of any way the other party could defeat her!
When the fire-breathing attack is completely ineffective, and may even be controlled and counterattacked by her, and when he rushes to engage in melee combat, he will 100% be instantly subdued by her transformation spell, the other party can do nothing but take advantage of the game. What else can you do besides surrendering honestly and honorably before starting?
"Ha ha!"
"Little Annie, I'm afraid you don't know yet, right?"
"Your tricks of 'Fantasy' and 'Wild Growth' have been cracked by Erza and Gray. I'm not afraid of you at all now!"
"Especially that 'fantastic idea', we have a way to restrain your transformation spell!"
Yes, if Erza and Gray hadn't figured out a way and shared that useful method with him, Natsu would really have no other choice but to surrender honestly.
However, it was different now. He was not afraid of the other party's transformation technique at all.
He had already decided that later on, he would knock the other person flying into the sea far away with one punch while the other person looked at him in shock, so that the little guy knew that he, the Fire Dragon Slayer Mage Natsu, was The great thing!
"??"
(๑•̌.•̑๑)ˀ̣ˀ̣
"The guy who talks big will be turned into a puppy later!"
(￢д￢.)
Obviously, Anne didn't really believe that the other party could really find a way to restrain her skills. Otherwise, she wouldn't have succeeded repeatedly, turning those who thought they were powerful into small animals and humiliating and ravaging them. .
"ha!"
"I knew you wouldn't believe it, so..."
"Clang clang clang clang~!"
"look!!"
Natsu seemed to have been prepared for it, so after seeing that little Annie didn't believe what he said, he proudly took out a small bottle of strange, slightly cold medicine from his pocket. It looked like some kind of strange potion and was held up to show off.
"!!"
Σ(°△°|||)︴
"What is that thing again?"
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Unexpectedly, the other party actually brought out a strange thing, which made Anne feel a little surprised.
"Of course it's a good thing!"
"Annie, let me tell you, this is actually a negative potion made by Gray. It's called 'Ring of Ice'!"
"As long as I eat it, within a certain period of time, it will cause weak and continuous damage to the body every second. It is as simple as being pricked by a needle. Although it is very painful, it is still within the tolerable range, but It won’t put too much burden on the body.”
"So, your transformation will no longer work on me!"
"Be prepared to wake up!!"
Gulu! Gulu!
After saying that, Natsu actually looked up and drank the messy bottle of potion while Annie and the referee beside him were dumbfounded. Then he smiled evilly and drank the bottle with a wave of his hand. The bottle was thrown into the sea outside the ring behind him.
"And this matter..."
=͟͟͞͞('ヮ'三'ヮ'=͟͟͞͞)
These guys, in order to target themselves, actually get the kind of continuous debuff status BUFF, and then use the method of continuously reducing blood damage to resist their own transformation... How can those cunning guys still be so cool? ?
"..."
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Of course, after thinking about it for a moment, Anne herself felt that the other party's method was indeed effective. However, how could such a small problem be so difficult to defeat her most most most most most most most most most most most Where is the greatest Queen Anne?
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so……
"Report!"
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"This referee needs to be reported! As you just saw, he seems to have committed a foul! He drank some messy potion during the game and violated the rules of the game. Go and sentence him to failure!"
!(;ﾟoﾟ)o
It's okay to secretly drink drugs before the game. The test will not be so strict in this game anyway, but the opponent dares to drink so blatantly, and under the watchful eyes of himself and the referees. The next step is to proceed...
Therefore, with the idea of not letting the other party do whatever he wanted and letting the other party know the dangers of human nature, Anne firmly and resolutely raised her own little hands to face the frog sitting on some kind of magical suspension device. The referee loudly reported to his face.
"!!"
"Huh?!"
Natsu, who had been grinning just now, was suddenly startled, and then the smug expression on his face couldn't help but suffocate and gradually stiffened. Then, he subconsciously hurriedly looked at the referee who was also looking at him in amazement.
'that……'
The frog referee was a little embarrassed.
Anyway, he never expected that there would be such a heartless guy in this world. He didn't drink the medicine secretly before the game, but openly in the ring, in full view of everyone, and between himself and the referee team. And drinking medicine under the watchful eyes of countless spectators made him unable to do anything about it.
Therefore, he turned directly towards the rostrum in the sky, towards President Makarov sitting on the row of floating devices, as well as a group of representatives of the Magic Council and the magicians who were invited. The presidents of the Taoist Guild Alliance looked and waited for the guidance of the referees.
"Hey hey!!"
"You guys wait a minute!"
"It's not like that!"
At this time, I felt that something was not right in the atmosphere. Not only did the audience on the distant coast booed loudly, but also the contestants from other groups who were preparing around them were looking at me. After looking at him like a fool, Natsu finally realized something was wrong, and loudly defended himself to the frog referee and the referee team in the sky:
"I……"
"What I just drank was a debuffing negative status potion. I hurt myself, and I didn't drink a buffing potion. This shouldn't be considered a violation, right?"
"You have to be reasonable!!"
It's a pity that the referees didn't pay attention to Natsu's protest, and they had no intention of wasting time on testing. Instead, after whispering among themselves, they all set their sights on the one who could make a decisive opinion. On the body of President Makarov.
'well……'
Sighing, President Makarov saw that everyone was waiting for his reaction, so as a last resort, he had no choice but to stand up from his magic suspension seat and grab Past the loudspeaker equipment.
'Ahem! '
'In view of the fact that the player Etelius Natsu Dragneel, the Fire Dragon Slayer Mage, openly drank a magic potion of unknown purpose during the competition, which is a clear violation of the rules and obstruction of the use of potions in the tournament. The principles of fairness, openness and impartiality in the tourney...'
'Therefore, as the president of the "Fairy Tail" guild and the head of the judging panel, I hereby announce that the participation of the Fire Dragon Slayer Mage Atrias Natsu Dragneel has been cancelled. qualifications! '
'The result of the first quarter-final match is...'
'Annie Hastur, the Faerie Mage, wins outright! ! '
Of course Chairman Makarov heard the conversation between Natsu and Annie just now. He didn't think that drinking that negative potion violated the rules of the game, and he didn't want to deal with the other party on such a small issue.
But……
However, the other party drank it openly in the ring. There were so many pairs of eyes here that saw it. If he didn't take care of it, I'm afraid this competition held by the "Fairy Tail" guild would completely turn into a laughing stock. .
"!!"
"No!!!"
"You can't do this!"
"What's wrong with me drinking a potion that hurts me? You can't do this to me!"
"Erza and Mira are here too, why don't you punish them?"
"No!!!"
Natsu struggled desperately, but was still forced to leave the competition venue by several members of the guild who were responsible for maintaining order, including Elfman.
'...'
'That fool! ! '
Not far away, Erza opened her mouth, not knowing what to say to that stupid guy who dared to bite randomly after being declared disqualified from the competition.
That's right!
She, Gray and Mira did all bring potions, and she even felt that other guys who were hopeful of advancing to the finals or people who thought they would face that little guy had also prepared corresponding things... However, they He wouldn't be stupid enough to drink that stuff on the ring in front of everyone like his opponent!
If it were her, she would secretly drink it in the rest room under the ring before competing with some little guy.
After all, the potion lasts for a long time, and this competition will not specifically detect those things.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
ꉂꉂ(ᵔᗜᵔ*)
"Small! Let's see if you continue to be proud!?"
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Although, Annie was not afraid of that guy Natsu, but when she saw him being carried away, when she saw him looking furious, heartbroken, and inexplicably angry, when she saw him being very unhappy, it was natural for her to The ground became cheerful.
(…)
ε=(´㉨｀●)))Alas
(Tibbers, a certain bear standing on Annie's shoulder, had to sigh. He thought just now that he could cooperate with his bad little master to fight with him... It's a pity. , a good thing like brain, but the other party doesn’t seem to have it.)
'Wow~! ! '
'That fool! Fortunately, I even bought him 200J of lottery tickets! '
'ha! Instead, I bought the little one! '
'Ha ha ha ha! '
'Get off the field! '
'Get off the field! ! '
'Get off the field! ! ! '
'...'
'How could he be like that...'
'hateful! '
'Is that guy's brain made of mush? '
'cough……'
'interesting! It’s really interesting, exciting and fun. I really made the right choice when I came to Magnolia City this time! '
'Yeah, it's another big news! '
'! ! '
'Hello! Don't talk about it yet, look, other group competitions are about to start. '
'Yeah? '
'Show me quickly! '
'I also want! '
'Get out of the way, that's my telescope! ! '
On the coast, the people watching the game were also amused by the little episode before the game started. They kept making noises and noises for a long time. It was not until the official game was about to start that they gradually became quiet.
"..."
"..."
At this time, on the top of the Fairy Tail Guild Castle, a place where only "Fairy Tail" guild members could enter, Lucy, the cat Habi and others were also watching the battle using line-of-sight magic.
There is no doubt that they also saw and heard the conversation between Natsu and Little Annie in the competition ring, as well as the farce that took place.
"Hey~!"
"Really, Hubby, when will that guy Natsu become more reliable?"
Then, when she saw Natsu being forcibly carried away by Elfman and others, and when she saw a certain little guy jumping back to the lounge with great pride, Lucy directly covered her forehead and sighed helplessly and ashamedly. Take a breath.
You know, before she was still thinking about what kind of fight or life-and-death battle would break out between Natsu and Annie now that they no longer had to worry about being controlled by the transformation technique, but as a result...she was full of expectations. Is this all you saw in the end?
"Reliable?"
"Habi thinks that is impossible!"
Cat Habi thought for a while, and finally had to shake his head helplessly.
Because it thinks that wanting Natsu to mature is probably like making him never eat fish. That is very, very difficult to achieve.
"That's right..."
Lucy remembered.
A few days ago, Natsu secretly asked him to meet him at night under the big tree known as the 'Love Tree' and 'The Wishing Tree' in the middle of Magnolia City.
At that time, she thought that the other party was enlightened and wanted to go on a date with her and then confess to her, but it turned out...
When she spent several hours bathing, putting on makeup, and changing clothes, and finally went to the appointment wearing a beautiful evening dress, she found that... the other party didn't mean that at all, he was just... I just want to invite myself to secretly dig up some personal belongings buried by others.
Just to satisfy his shameful, child-like desire to peep into other people's secrets?
"fortunately!"
"I bought Annie's lottery tickets before, and the lottery station also rejected my request for a refund and a replacement player, otherwise..."
Thinking about it, Lucy couldn't help but secretly sigh that she was lucky even though she was frustrated.
Although, she was a little disappointed that Natsu couldn't fight Annie, and the fight was as she imagined, but she thought about her lottery tickets and how close a certain little guy was to victory. She took a step forward and thought that all her property would not be wasted, and she couldn't help but feel happy again.
"Meow~!"
"Happy also bought Annie to win!"
"!!"
"That's not right, Hubby. I heard what you said. Didn't you say that you must definitely buy what Natsu wins?"
"No!"
"Although Habi told Natsu that way, it was just a talk, but Habi still secretly bought Annie's in private!"
"..."
"It seems that Natsu is really hopeless. Even a cat has more brains than him!"
"Meow~?"
"No! It's nothing, I'm just talking..."
"look!"
"Laxus and Erza are going to fight!!"
After saying a few words to the cat hubby, Lucy soon put all her thoughts behind her and began to watch the game attentively.
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ψ(*｀ー´)✄╰ひ╯←The guy who doesn’t vote!
