Chapter 442: Unexpected Guest: Volod Sinken
When the day of the competition came, the stadium was packed with people.
This stadium is the place where the 'Fairy Tail's First Magic Tournament' was held last year. Perhaps because they had expected it to be requisitioned this year, the mayor only made some minor repairs there over the past year without making any major changes.
At this point, the number of spectators had actually far exceeded the number of tickets sold for the convention, but no one, whether the mayor or Makarov, or the contestants or the spectators, cared about such a small matter.
A month ago, the news that Fairy Tail was going to hold the Magic Tournament at this year's Harvest Festival had spread throughout Magnolia and the surrounding cities. Since then, there has been an endless stream of tourists visiting Magnolia.
Such a situation naturally gave rise to a very serious phenomenon of ticket scalping, but no one dared to intervene to resist it because the person leading this was an unknown red-haired boy.
No one knows why this young man dares to be so arrogant, they only know that "he has someone above him."
"Look at these people, they are so happy and smiling!" Kira pointed at the densely packed heads in the audience and said to his teammates, "They can stand here and enjoy the fun of watching the game, but they should thank me!"
Yes, Kira is not fighting alone, he has two teammates beside him!
In this competition, Makarov adopted the team participation mode, so the final trophy was not for "the first person in the guild", but for "the first team in the guild"!
A few days ago...
"What did you say? We're going to compete in this tournament as a team of three?!"
Just like a stone that causes a thousand ripples, when Makarov announced the news in the guild, everyone gasped in disbelief.
" President, why is this happening? I've never heard of this before."
Makarov spread his hands helplessly: "There's nothing we can do! The rules of this competition are such that it would be a bit boring if you compete as an individual, so after discussion among the organizers, we unanimously decided to let you compete as a team!"
Everyone was speechless: "The organizers...are just you and Kira..."
"And the mayor! Mayor!! Don't forget that the mayor has made a lot of contributions to our guild's ability to make money through this event!"
"Make money? What kind of money?"
Kira's face suddenly froze, and he subconsciously said: "Don't worry about this, it's all my... ahem... I mean, it's my responsibility to seek benefits for the guild, you don't have to worry about it, I will communicate with the mayor."
"Oh, all right then."
There are two registration rules for the competition: the team must be three guild members; each team can have no more than one S-class wizard.
Once this rule came out, it was undoubtedly bad news for the previously invincible 'Team Erza' in the guild, because it meant that they had to split into two teams.
Amid the clamor, only Lucy was nervously counting her teammates on her fingers: "Really, I thought that with our team's tacit understanding and strength, we would definitely be able to win the first place in this competition, but I didn't expect that it would only take three people... As for me, I still hope to be with Natsu, as for the other teammate..."
Before Lucy could decide who to look for, Natsu came over excitedly and invited her first: "Lucy, team up with me?"
I have to say, this is a two-way journey.
Facing Natsu's invitation, Lucy naturally agreed with joy: "Okay, okay! There is one more person. I suggest inviting Erza, because..."
Lucy's idea was simple. Erza was S-rank, her strength was guaranteed, and she was a familiar teammate . She was the perfect choice for the team competition. However, she obviously forgot one thing...
"No!" Without waiting for Lucy to explain why she chose Erza, Natsu directly rejected the proposal.
“Eh?!! Why…”
"Of course I don't want to team up with Erza because I want to fight her!!" Natsu said confidently, as if this was common sense that everyone knew, "Also, our last teammate should be Happy, right?!"
"Harpy?!"
As if in response to Natsu's decision, Happy suddenly jumped out from the side, raised his hands and shouted, "Hey hey!!"
This time Lucy was really stunned: "Harpy is going to participate too? Aren't you going to be a mascot this year?"
Now it was Habib's turn to be stumped. His expression fell and he answered with a sad face: "I don't know why, Kira didn't invite me this year, and I didn't dare to ask..."
“Is… is that so…”
Lucy smiled awkwardly, but a question popped up in her mind: Could it be that the sales of Habby’s mascot dolls were not good last year?
In the next few days, the entire Fairy Tail fell into a special state. Everyone rushed around, looking for people to form a team, trying to get a good ranking in the competition. Among them, those who led an S-level team naturally became popular.
Unlike last year, when all members were forced to participate, this time the team competition was completely voluntary. However, under the temptation of "villas" and "S-level assessment candidates", many people still signed up.
With Kira's interference, words like "Recruiting, recruiting, we're just short of a DPS" and "There's an S-level leader, come and get some help" echoed in the tavern from time to time. If you took the wrong path for the first time, you might think this was an adventurer's guild that organized groups to kill monsters.
This phenomenon continued until the registration ended, which was the day before the competition began.
Back to the present time...
"Welcome everyone to watch the 'Fairy Tail Second Magic Tournament'. I am the president of 'Fairy Tail' and the host of this tournament, Makarov Dorea."
Makarov sat on the stage, wearing a black suit, a red bow tie, with a festive look on his face, acting as the host of this event.
As his voice fell, applause broke out in the stadium like thunder.
"Like last year, this year we have invited the mayor of this city to be our guest of honor. Please welcome him with applause!"
Snap, snap, snap…
"at last!"
Makarov lowered his head and pointed to the last seat on the stage. "The last guest of this competition is... Volod Shinken, one of the four kings of the Ten Holy Mages of Ishgar! Everyone, give him a warm welcome again!"
Makarov almost shouted the last part, and everyone could hear the respect in his voice. However, what followed this introduction was not applause, but overwhelming shock.
“Ehhhhh??!!!”
"He just said... the Four Heavenly Kings of the Holy Ten?!"
"Why would such a legendary figure appear here?!"
"Is that the old man who looks like a big tree in the guest seats? He is actually one of the Four Heavenly Kings?!"
"He looks like an old man who has lived a long time... How old is he?"
"This is the first time I've seen such a person! I heard that the 'Four Heavenly Kings' are all as strong as monsters. Is that true?"
Not only the audience, but even the mayor himself, who was sitting on the stage, had just heard the news. He jumped up in shock and looked at the old man sitting next to him tremblingly: "You, you, you...are you really the legendary adult?"
Volod Sinken, whose exact age is unknown, is only known to be over 100 years old. He is the oldest and most experienced of the current 'Ten Holy Mages'. He is 190cm tall, and even when sitting in his seat, he is much taller than the mayor.
Perhaps influenced by magic, or perhaps due to his personality, he dyed his hair green and styled his hair like broccoli. With his slender face that was almost connected to his neck and light gray skin like dust, he looked like a very old tree.
At this time, Volodymyr was looking at Mayor Magnolia with a kind face and a smile, like a gentle and kind old grandfather next door.
"I'm not!"
"Huh?"
The mayor and all the audience who originally thought they would hear "Yes, it's me" were stunned for a moment: "He denied it...?? Could it be that President Makarov made a mistake?"
Before they could react, Volod said with a smile again: "I was just kidding!"
“Ehhhhh??!! So it was a lie?!”×N
"So, you are indeed the legendary master?"
"Hehehe...I am indeed Volod Sinken!"
Volodymyr smiled easily and happily, without any airs of status or the attitude of the legendary "monster".
After receiving a positive reply, the mayor took a deep breath and said, "Shh... Really... Really shocking!! I heard that you have been living in seclusion, why did you agree to attend this competition?"
Volodymyr gave the mayor a mysterious smile, and from his grinning mouth, one could clearly see that the centenarian had poor teeth.
"Are you asking me why I'm here? It's because..."
As soon as he opened his mouth, he attracted the attention of everyone in the audience. All the audience were also full of curiosity and stared at the old man on the stage, hoping to hear some explosive news from him.
"because??"
“Because… they gave money.”
"Eh?!?!?"×N
