Chapter 176: Top Four
Kira didn't know how long Lucy had been away from home, but based on Kira's observations during this period, she should not have been as worried about her savings as she appeared to be - at least that was the case after she joined Fairy Tail.
With Erza, Natsu and Gray leading the team, her reward/effort ratio in the team is second only to the cute pet Happy.
"Although it is natural to pay back debts, if she comes to my house to collect debts from time to time, it will probably damage my image. It is better to let her consciously earn money for me... Or how about I sell more goods in the store, and then use the guild member discounts and card discounts as gimmicks to stimulate her desire to consume?"
"Come to think of it, what does Lucy like? I heard that most girls like the same things. Why don't we ask Erza and Cana..." Thinking of this, Kira suddenly shook his head and denied this idea. "I'm crazy. I actually thought of asking these two people. I know with my toes that the answers I'll get will definitely be wine and desserts. They shouldn't be considered ordinary girls. It's better to ask Mira than to ask them..."
In just one minute, Kira thought a lot from Lucy's ordinary words. When he reacted, he realized how stupid his behavior was.
"I've never heard of a creditor being exhausted like a dog, while the debtor is as comfortable as a cat! It seems that I am too kind!"
When Kira regained consciousness and turned his attention back to the competition stage, he discovered that Natsu was almost winning.
"What's going on? So fast?"
It’s only been a little over a minute!
The situation now is like when you are in math class, you are dazed for a minute, then when you come to your senses you find the blackboard is full and you don’t understand a word the math teacher is saying.
Start with words like “Obviously…”, “We all know…”, “Everyone is aware of…” and then follow with AA theorem, BB law, CC rule, DD theory, and draw completely incomprehensible or inexplicable conclusions.
At this time, you looked at your deskmate on the left. He was looking down, immersed in his own novel world. Words such as "boy", "forgiveness" and "live" could be vaguely seen on his face.
You looked disdainful, feeling ashamed to be associated with such a person, and then turned to look at your deskmate on the right. He nodded in sudden realization, and then took notes with the pen in his hand. When you leaned over to take a look, you didn't understand anything.
You are unwilling to give up, so you look at the top student in front of you and find that he is sitting lazily, not taking notes in class, and not even opening the textbook, but his eyes are shining. His eyes meet with the math teacher's in the air, and then the two of them smile in tacit understanding. You think they are as wonderful as the Buddha preaching and Kasyapa picking up flowers;
You are devastated, and then you spend the rest of the class looking at the girl you have a crush on in class...
Kira watched carefully for another half a minute and found that the one-sided situation of the battle made sense. Natsu's attack was very strong, and his defense and speed were not bad either. It could be said that each of them was at least one level higher than Bigusro. It was not surprising that he could suppress him.
"The Fire Dragon's...Brilliant Flame!!"
boom!
With a loud bang, the fire attack exploded the wind pressure, blew Bigusro away, and smashed him heavily to the ground.
"The game is over, Natsu wins!"
This result was what Kira expected, but he didn't expect Bigslow to lose so quickly. You know, even in the preliminary round the day before yesterday, he and Gray fought very well. Has Natsu really become much stronger?
"No... maybe it's just the debut effect that has passed..."
Kira knew clearly that all the "enemies" had a very strong aura of newcomers. For example, in the Six Demons chapter, the six newly-appeared Demon Generals were able to defeat the guild coalition forces totaling twelve people with only four of them - Brian did not take action and Dark Night was just paddling.
Even though Bigslow has his own magic props, not only can the five treasures not withstand Natsu's destruction, but he himself is also far inferior to Natsu .
“And the terrain has a big influence too!”
In the preliminary round, his battle with Gray was on a side path with narrow terrain, so the Star Map Puppet Magic with straight-line attacks was more advantageous, while Gray could not exert the full power of the shaping magic; but now the battlefield on the competition stage is open, making it easier to dodge, and Natsu can use his magic at will.
"Finally, there is the issue of mana sustainability. At that time, Gray still had to deal with the battle with the Red Team later, but Natsu doesn't have to worry about that now."
Several reasons combined have led to the current phenomenon: Natsu ends the battle in less than five minutes.
From this perspective, there is a huge gap in strength between the two, one is at level 3 (middle level of Fairy Tail) and the other is at level 5 (ordinary S-level). This is probably the difference between the two positionings, which is more in line with what Kira is thinking.
Ten minutes later, the final semi-final match began.
Mira is very popular, with her sweet face, sexy figure, fair skin, gentle personality and strong strength, all of which attract men to pursue her; Rocky is also very popular, with his handsome face, slender figure and broad-minded heart, and he is also the dream boyfriend of many young girls.
One of them is the most popular cover model of Magic Weekly; the other is a handsome guy who was once on the list of "most wanted boyfriend" and has countless fans. Therefore, as soon as they came on stage, their fans started cheering first, with the men cheering for Mira and the women cheering for Rocky.
"Mira-chan, I love you!"
"Rocky, you are such an ungrateful man! Did some woman run away?!"
"Milasan, help me teach him a lesson!"
…
Hearing the voice, Mira tilted her head and smiled: “It seems to be your previous girlfriends, don’t you need to explain it?”
It has been less than half a month since Rocky resumed his identity as Leo, the Leo Celestial Spirit, so many of his ex-girlfriends have not received the news yet. It is impossible for Lucy to notify them one by one. Only when those girls come to the guild to inquire will someone who knows the situation tell them.
Hearing Mira's question, Rocky showed a playboy-like smile: "No need, they will know it naturally in the future."
Mira sighed and said, “There’s nothing I can do. It seems I can only listen to them and teach you a lesson!”
The tone was gentle, but the words were horrifying.
Rocky's forehead was covered with sweat. He didn't dare to resist and could only say weakly: "Hit me gently, Milasan..."
"Damn it! Why didn't I realize that Mira was so sinister before..."
"Demon receiving, Satan!"
At the beginning of the game, Mira directly entered combat mode and received the soul of Satan into her body. She no longer needed any armor. As a magician, it was most convenient for her to use the magic she was familiar with.
A change in makeup can change your aura drastically!
The strong contrast from the sweet girl to the cold devil aroused the cheers of the crowd; and Rocky, with the lion's light gathered in his hand, was ready to go.
"lion……"
"Demon Storm!"
boom!
Mira raised her right hand, and the dark magic tide instantly swallowed up the lion's light. Rocky was knocked away and fell to the ground unconscious.
“The game is over !”
Kira: “Pfft!”
Mira withdrew from the combat state and returned to her beautiful girlish appearance. She smiled apologetically: "Oh, I'm so sorry! I think I hit her a little too hard..."
Lucy, the king of complaints: "Mira-san... so scary..."
The people around nodded silently: "Yes..."
"She used to fight Erza in the guild all the time..."
"Sister is such a man!"
Mira's thunderous attack brought today's semi-finals to an end. Under the expectation of the audience, Disper announced the top four of this "Fairy Tail First Magic Tournament".
"They are: Kira, Mistgang, Natsu, and Mira!"
Natsu was very happy that he would get a bonus if he entered the top four, but what made him even happier was that neither Laxus and Erza, who were S-class, nor Gray and Gajeel, who were equally matched with him, had made it this far, but he did it!
On the way home, Natsu hugged his partner and whispered, "Happy, I'm so excited!!"
Happy replied: "Of course!!"
“Wow, wow, wow!! I’m on fire!!”
"Why!"
