Chapter 651: Thirty million in bonus, how much can we get?
This summer, Kurokas is more than ten times busier than in previous years.
"Is it because of the Great Demon Fighting Performance?"
"Before this, many people had gathered here because of the 'Great Secret Treasure Martial Arts Performance'."
On the flat and wide streets, Kira and his companions strolled among the crowd, feeling the prosperity of the capital of the Kingdom of Fiore and the bustle that was far greater than at other times of the year.
In the next few days, which is the first few days of July, the 'Great Magic Fighting Martial Arts' will be held here. Since magic is a profession that is more valued than treasure hunters, there will be many more people participating in this competition than in the 'Great Treasure Fighting Martial Arts'.
"I heard that there are more than 60 magic guilds that have signed up!"
As the guild president and the leader of this tournament, Makarov is very familiar with the information related to this tournament, which is something that Kira, who never leaves his house, cannot compare to.
His piece of news shocked several wizards who were following him.
"What?! There are 60 magic guilds?!"
"What?! There are only 60 magic guilds?!"
"???"
Natsu and Kira looked at each other and saw the strangeness in each other's eyes: What's wrong with you?
"What are you thinking about, Natsu? This is a tournament involving the entire kingdom of Fiore. 60 magic guilds are already very few, okay?"
Happy waved his white wings and nodded in agreement beside Natsu: "That's right..."
"Eh?! Is that so?"
In the original comics, there were more than 110 magic guilds in the Grand Magic Tournament in X791, but now there are only 60, which is really small.
Although the original work had the influence of the rule that 'a guild can register for a maximum of two teams', in reality, there were only a few magic guilds that could put together two powerful teams, and most guilds only sent out one team, so the number 110 should not be too exaggerated.
But after careful recollection, Kira suddenly remembered another thing. The Pumpkin King in the original work said that the number of teams participating in the Grand Magic Fighting Performance was increasing year by year. This shows that there were not many magic guilds participating in the performance at the beginning. It was only later, as the performance became more and more popular, that the number of registrations increased every year.
Nowadays, there are probably less than a hundred magic guilds in the Kingdom of Fiore. In addition, with the popularity of Fairy Tail, most of the magic guilds feel that they have no hope of winning the championship, so they do not participate in the registration. It is already a lot that more than 60% of the guilds participate in the competition.
So Natsu's exclamation was actually correct.
"Forget it, instead of shocking the number of magic guilds, why not think about how to take first place!"
Kira ignored the awkwardness and turned to another topic, "Which guild do you think will be our rival?"
The people around him were indeed attracted by this topic. After thinking for a few seconds, Erza was the first to express her opinion, "Blue Pegasus and Snake Princess Scale, right?"
There is Ichi from Blue Pegasus and Jura from Snake Princess Scale. These two are the most powerful wizards in their respective guilds. In the past, they were equivalent to Gildarts' status in Fairy Tail. They are both difficult characters for Erza.
"And the Four Hounds, they are also an old guild, they should also have the strength to become our formidable rival, right?"
Mira smiled and brought along this guild that had a good relationship with Fairy Tail, although Kira felt that she didn't take the other party seriously at all.
But it is also true that the strongest wizard among the 'Four Headed Hounds' is Pakas, who is only at the same level as Elfman after seven years. The overall strength of the guild is much worse than the other two.
"Don't worry! I'm not bragging..."
Hearing the voice, several people looked at Kira, knowing that he was going to start bragging next.
"The three guilds combined are not enough for us to defeat!"
It is true...Oh, this is not bragging.
Laxus nodded quietly, agreeing with Kira's statement.
"Speaking of which, with more than 60 guilds, how are we going to compete?" Erza, who always worked seriously, was the first to ask.
"Who knows?"
Makarov frowned and shook his head. He had not received any relevant information, but he knew that on the day of the competition, the competition organizers would use a special method to select the teams.
"No preliminaries or anything like that?"
“I haven’t heard of it!”
Kira was confused, but according to the original work, the competition system is different every year, so it is possible that there is no preliminaries.
As they were talking, they arrived at the hotel where they were staying.
The other members of the guild had already arrived here. They had just gone to register for the competition, and to get familiar with the environment of Kurokas, and... to see if there were any capable people online on the streets.
The hotel is connected to the tavern, that is, the first floor is for reception and the second floor and above are for accommodation. So when they returned to the hotel, Kana, who was already drunk, came straight up to them.
"How was it? Did you meet anyone who looked strong?"
This guy...really drinks wherever he goes...
“Not at all!”
"I didn't see anyone who could fight!"
"They all look so weak..."
Kira, Laxus, and Natsu answered at the same time, boredom revealed in all three pairs of eyes.
“Don’t take it lightly!”
Makarov took a glass of beer from the waitress who passed by with a smile, then turned around with a serious expression: "This world is bigger than you can imagine, there are many powerful wizards, you just haven't met them yet!..."
"Tsk... you're such a nag..."
"Really? I'm on fire!!"
"Strong? Haha... How strong?"
This statement is actually correct, but Kira and the other two are not worried. They have even encountered wizards of August's level before. How strong can the wizards out there be?
Kira was the least panicked. At this time, due to the changes in the plot, most of the members of 'Saberbite Tiger' had dispersed, 'Mermaid Heel' had not yet grown up, and minus the Blue Pegasus, Snake Princess Scales, and Four Hounds mentioned above, there were only a few capable guilds in the entire Fiore Kingdom.
The other one is Laxus. He has been practicing hard for the past six months, and with Serena's guidance from time to time, his strength has improved by leaps and bounds.
In comparison, Natsu, Erza, Mira, and Cana improved more slowly, but in a tournament like this where the overall strength can be seen at a glance, it is more than enough for them to win the championship together.
"Hey! Pay some attention to me, you little brats!"
Makarov shook his beard, pointed at the careless Kira and the other two and shouted, "The champion of the tournament has 30 million J. If you lose it because of underestimating the enemy... you know the seriousness of it, right?"
"30 million? Will we get a share if it gets paid?"
Kira's soul attack made Makarov choke on his words: "Well...well...dang...dangdang...of course there is!"
Upon hearing this, the eyes of the remaining five people all lit up: "Really?"
Makarov frowned again, and felt that the wine in his hand no longer smelled good: "Really...really!"
"How many?" Kira raised his eyebrows and put his face directly in front of Makarov, asking persistently.
"Ahem... why are you asking so many questions?! Kira, I've told you so many times that young people should focus on practicing magic and improving their own strength, and not care too much about money, which is only external! Don't always think about what you get from the guild, think more about what you have brought to the guild..."
Kira was speechless and interrupted Makarov's chicken soup: "President, have you read the "Magic President's Training Manual"? I wrote that book!"
What?! How could such a thing happen?!
Makarov froze for a moment, his face flushed red: "Isn't your pen name 'Light of Hope'? When did it become 'Money First'?"
"Look at the way you ask this question... As a novel author, it's normal to use two pseudonyms, right?"
"So...30 million, how much can we get?"
This time it was Laxus who asked, and the look of grandfather loving and grandson filial was touching.
Makarov's old face was embarrassed, his hands were shaking like he had Parkinson's disease, his eyes rolled, and after thinking for two seconds, he said: "Don't worry, I will reward you according to the strength of your opponent!"
"What do you mean?"
"The stronger your opponent is, the harder you fight, and the more money you can get! If you want to get more money, you have to fight for it yourself!!"
Hiss...the old guy is quite calculating!
Not to mention Kira, even Erza and the other two girls who had been just listening were shocked. After all, they were saying a minute ago that few people could compete in this tournament.
This is not something we have to strive for, it’s something our opponents have to strive for!!
"What about the guarantee?"
"There is no guarantee! I will not give in on this point!"
Makarov straightened his back proudly.
