Chapter 444: Three-man team
On the field, Makarov looked excited as he introduced the three-person team participating in the competition to the audience.
"The first to appear is one of the most famous teams of 'Fairy Tail'. These three people are: 'Fire Dragon' Natsu, 'Spirit User' Lucy, and 'Cute Pet' Happy!!"
"Ohhhh!!! It's 'Fire Dragon' Natsu!! And Miss Lucy!!!"
As soon as the first team came out, the audience cheered in unison.
Looking at the audience's enthusiastic reaction, Makarov nodded with satisfaction: "Just as I expected! It was indeed the right choice to put the popular Natsu first."
In fact, there is a reason why Natsu is so !
Part of it, of course, was due to the notoriety he left behind by destroying towns, which was his strength; and the other part came from "Magic Break Sphere" written by Kira. By virtue of being the prototype of the protagonist, he left a deep impression on those who yearned for magic but did not know how to use it.
In comparison, whether it is Happy, who has always been inseparable from Natsu, or Lucy, who is known for her bond with her boyfriend, they can only be regarded as foils.
"The members of the second team are: 'Fairy Queen' Erza, 'Wind Girl' Wendy, and 'Cat Girl' Xia Lulu!"
“Ohhhh!!!”
"Erusa!! Erza!!..."
"Wendy-chan!! Wendy-chan!!..."
As soon as this group appeared, the audience cheered even louder than before! Such high popularity is mainly due to Erza's reputation - of course, Wendy is also famous.
In fact, before joining Fairy Tail, Wendy had the nickname "Sky Priestess", but because the magic guild "Cat Transformation Inn" was not well-known at the time, almost no one knew her, and naturally no one cared about the nickname of a eleven or twelve-year-old girl.
Since the incident on Tenrou Island last year, under the leadership of Kira, people in the guild began to call Wendy "Daughter of the Wind". Later, I don't know when it started, but this nickname became a nickname that was talked about by people outside, just like Natsu's "Fire Dragon" and Erza's "Fairy Queen".
"Erza and Wendy, the Queen and Loli... This is a team that only exists in dreams!"
In the audience, some old perverts had pink hearts in their eyes and drooled over this new group. "But... what is this 'Catwoman'... wow!! This look?! Is this [＊＊Catwoman] a spirit?"
It's no wonder that the audience had such a reaction, because Xia Lulu was too eye-catching at that time: she looked like a young girl of fifteen or sixteen years old , wearing a white shirt, black jacket, a black tie with cat paw prints, a white skirt, black stockings, black loafers, and long hair and cat ears. She was simply the killer that countless otakus dreamed of!
"That... is Xia Lulu?! Can she transform into a human like Lili?!"
Not to mention the audience who barely knew her, even her guildmates were stunned by her appearance, and some lecherous uncles even had nosebleeds: "So cute!!"
Amidst all the shock, only one person... or to be more precise, a cat, was hit hard. That person was Harpy, who could only be codenamed "cute pet"!
At this moment, he stared blankly at his goddess who was in the limelight, while he was standing there like a lackey. The whole cat immediately became extremely gloomy. He knelt on the ground unwillingly, and two lines of salty and crystal tears could not help but flow down from the corners of his eyes: "Xia Lulu, how could she... I feel like my whole cat life has ended here."
Lucy and Natsu were helpless and could only stroke his fur with distressed faces, patiently comforting him: "Don't be that serious, Happy. Be more confident! You are also very good!"
But Habibi definitely won't listen to such words now.
On the other side, Erza looked at Xia Lulu who was still in human form and enjoying the cheers of the audience, and asked: "Is this okay? I remember that it takes a lot of magic and energy for a Transcendent to maintain a human form, right? Can your body withstand it?"
Xia Lulu smiled happily: "It doesn't matter! This is my first time to appear in front of everyone in this form, so of course I have to keep it for a longer time! And this is not my first time to transform, Wendy knows it!"
Erza looked at Wendy questioningly, and the little girl nodded: "Xia Lulu is telling the truth! She can usually maintain this state for more than ten minutes."
"Really? That's good!"
Xia Lulu casually lifted her hair and said with a giggle: "Actually, more importantly, my magic power will be amplified in this form, and my predictive ability will also be stronger, which will be very helpful for the competition later."
Erza smiled cheerfully: "Really? That's really amazing! But don't push yourself too hard, after all, I'm still here!"
"Don't worry!"
After being interrupted briefly, Makarov continued to announce the next group: "Third group members: Cana, Gray, Juvia!"
"The Cana and Gray? I remember they were opponents in the top 16 of the guild tournament last year? They're teammates this year? I'm really looking forward to it!
"I heard that Kana-chan has become an S-class wizard of 'Fairy Tail'!"
"No way?! Is this true? Can that Kana really do that?"
Gray looked at his old friend beside him, his eyes full of ridicule: "After hearing everyone's comments about you, what do you think?"
Kana looked helpless, smiled bitterly and waved her hands, then suddenly showed unprecedented confidence: "I will surprise them! I'll leave it to you this time!"
Gray smiled: "Don't worry! I don't want to lose either!"
Juvia immediately became alert, staring at Cana: "Love rival..."
"Well……"
"Members of the fourth team: Mira, Elfman, and Lisanna!"
"Please support us!!"
Mira's sweet smile and cute waving gesture immediately attracted the audience's cheers even louder than before: "Milasan! Miralasan! ! ! ..."
"Another brother-sister duo...not surprising at all!"
"Next are the fifth group members: Laxus, Felide, and Bigusro!"
"Finally... I can fight alongside Laxus again!" Felide's eyes were filled with tears of excitement.
Bigusro joked, "We won't be pitted against people this time because of different teams!"
Laxus: "Hmph!"
"It's Laxus and his Thunder Gods! - But there are only two of them! Has Alba Green been abandoned by you? It's shameful, you three bastards!!"
"Members of the sixth team: Gajeel, Levy, and Lili!"
Gajeel shouted arrogantly in Natsu's direction: "Hahahaha... Fire Dragon, I deliberately chose the same lineup as you, this time we must decide the winner!!"
Leibi was shocked: "Huh?! You want me to fight Lu-chan?"
Lili crossed his arms and smiled: "Then my opponent is the harpy?"
"Hey, hey, hey?? What's going on with this group? Can we beat them with this lineup?"
"Wait!! Did Rei leave the 'Drive Engine' team? Did she finally realize that those were two useless men? Would she rather choose a cat than those two men?"
"Group 7: Kira, Alba Green, and Marcus!"
"What's going on with this combination? Why would Kira, who is so strong, choose these two teammates? Does he think he is strong enough, so he can take anyone with him?"
"Hey, hey...what do you mean by 'I can bring anyone'? Are you looking down on people?"
Listening to the endless discussions coming from the audience, Alba Green and Marcus were immediately furious, especially the former who was abandoned by her teammates and was extremely depressed and angry at the moment.
Kira spread his hands and said, "I didn't choose those people because I simply didn't want to eat dog food! Also, what everyone said is right. With me in the team, even pigs can take off!"
"What did you say?!" ×2
"Finally, here are the members of the eighth group: Gildarts, Ridasu, and Arzak!"
"Hey! Long time no see!" Gildarts smiled and waved, "I heard that the prize this time is a villa, so I came back."
When he showed up, all the contestants from other groups were stunned: "Gildarts??!! When did he come back?!"
Gildarts smiled and glanced at everyone, then said, "No matter who my opponent is, I will not show mercy! The same goes for you, Kana!"
Kana's forehead was covered with sweat, but she still replied stubbornly: "I wish for it!"
"Hey, hey, hey! If Gildarts also participates in the competition, do we still have a chance?"
"Kira might have it, right? It would be best if these two guys fight to the point of both being injured . That way we would have a chance!"
"Idiot! How can it be that easy?"
Natsu's entire body was on fire, and he shouted excitedly, "Gildarts? I'm on fire!!"
Lucy threw a punch at him: "Don't be so angry! That's obviously not an opponent we can beat!!"
"Come to think of it, Gildarts's teammates are pretty weak... Do these super-powerful people like to fight two people at once?"
Hearing the voice coming from nowhere, Kira suddenly laughed triumphantly: "That's right! This is the first step to becoming strong! Laxus, why don't you learn from me? You can't even beat Erza now!"
With a crackling sound, electricity covered Laxus's whole body. He glared at Kira fiercely: "What did you say?!"
Erza also looked at him unkindly, and drew her sword: "Kira! You'd better explain what you mean by 'not even as good as Erza'?!"
Xia Lulu: "I feel offended..."
Wendy tilted her head with a puzzled look: "What Kira-san just said...shouldn't he be saying that I'm weak?"
Felide and Bigusro looked at each other and said, "In other words, it means we are strong enough, right?"
"The above is the situation of the eight teams participating in this competition, with a total of twenty-four wizards!!" Marklov roared in a deep voice into the microphone in his hand, spreading his voice throughout the entire stadium.
"Now, the competition begins!!"
