Grand Magic Games – Day Four
"The competition segment: Naval Battle. Each team will send one participant," the pumpkin-headed referee explained, pointing toward the massive spherical water arena in the center of the stadium.
"Anyone who leaves this water sphere will be considered eliminated. The last one remaining will be the winner. However, when only two participants are left, a special rule will be applied: the five-minute rule. Once there are only two remaining, a countdown will begin. The participant who is eliminated within those five minutes will be ranked last."
From the commentator's booth, Chapati began his live commentary duties.
"Alright! The fourth day's competition segment has officially begun!"
"This is pretty much underwater sumo," Yajima commented from the side.
"I'm really looking forward to this. Thank you very much," added the special guest for the day, Rabian, the leader of the Troupe Tale Theatre Company.
"The selected competitors are now entering the water," Chapati announced as the chosen participants dove into the spherical arena.
Interestingly, aside from Quatro Puppies, every other team had sent a female competitor for this event.
Lamia Scale chose Sherria, Blue Pegasus sent Jenny, Mermaid Heel fielded Risley, Fairy Tail Team B was represented by Juvia, Fairy Tail Team A by Lucy, and Sabertooth had Minerva, one of their top five members, stepping in to replace Yukino.
"This is Juvia's home turf," Noel remarked, watching her move effortlessly through the water.
"Lucy, however, has the Aquarius key, which could give her an edge. And that Sabertooth competitor... she's not to be underestimated," Mira added with a fair assessment.
"Go, Lucy!" Natsu cheered enthusiastically from the stands of Team A.
"She can use Aquarius in the water," Gray nodded in approval.
"This match is ours to win," Erza added confidently, placing her faith in Lucy.
Over in the commentator's booth, Chapati was visibly excited.
"What a spectacular sight!! All the female competitors have entered the water arena in swimsuits!!"
(Rocker from Quatro Puppies: "Hey! I'm here too, you know?!")
"The rules are simple—if you leave the water, you lose! Let the Naval Battle begin~!"
The moment the starting bell rang, Lucy wasted no time, immediately pulling out the Aquarius Key from her waist.
"Attack first... Sorry, everyone!" she declared, thrusting the key forward.
"Open! Gate of the Water Bearer—Aquarius!"
With her summoning, the fierce and temperamental Aquarius made her long-awaited appearance.
Using her celestial spirit's power, she unleashed powerful currents, throwing the entire water sphere into chaotic turbulence.
"I won't let you have your way!"
Seeing this, Juvia raised both hands. "Water Cyclone!"
Two whirling currents clashed fiercely within the water sphere, twisting and entangling as they attempted to overpower one another.
However, their forces were evenly matched, creating a delicate equilibrium of colliding currents.
"Juvia?!" Lucy exclaimed in surprise as she watched Juvia holding her ground against Aquarius in a stalemate.
Juvia, however, remained serious, her eyes locked onto Lucy. "Love rival!"
"What is this nonsense?!"
"They're evenly matched?!"
While the battle raged on, Jenny from Blue Pegasus, who had been keeping her distance, suddenly flashed a sly smirk.
Seizing the opportunity, she swiftly kicked Rocker from Quatro Puppies, sending him flying out of the water sphere.
"One down!" she declared triumphantly.
"Now's my chance—you're next!"
Sherria's hands spun with swirling water as she suddenly launched an attack toward Risley from Mermaid Heel.
However, Risley skillfully dodged it with ease.
"Don't underestimate curvy women~!" Risley teased with a playful smile.
Meanwhile, inside the water sphere, Aquarius, still locked in a stalemate with Juvia, suddenly spoke up,
"This fight will go on forever at this rate. I'm leaving for now."
Her words made Lucy's face turn pale.
"Huh?! Why?! You're the strongest in water battles!"
Hearing Lucy's question, Aquarius turned to her, cheeks slightly flushed, and muttered,
"I have a date."
"WHAT?!" Lucy was speechless at the unexpected answer.
"A chance!"
The moment Aquarius disappeared, Juvia seized the opportunity.
Controlling the water currents, she wrapped them around Lucy, attempting to throw her out of the water sphere.
Fortunately, Lucy reacted quickly, summoning Virgo and Aries just in time to stop herself from being launched out.
Juvia, now freed from her duel with Lucy, rushed to the center of the battlefield, magical energy surging around her.
The surrounding waters turned chaotic, and if one looked closely, faint heart-shaped ripples could be seen.
"This is my new ultimate move, mastered after unlocking my Second Magic Origin... Feel its power!!"
"[Wings of Love]—Gray-sama, LOVE!!!"
(Gray: "STOP IT!!!")
BOOM!
Juvia's overwhelming attack blasted Sherria, Risley, and Jenny out of the water sphere in an instant.
"Unbelievable!"
Chappati, the announcer, couldn't contain his excitement.
"Juvia just took down three opponents at once! She's showing absolutely unstoppable power in this water battle!"
Sherria, who had been knocked out of the water sphere, let out a helpless sigh.
"Ahh... As expected, I really can't bring out my full strength in the water."
From the stands, Wendy encouraged her.
"You did your best, Sherria!"
Juvia, after her impressive feat of instantly eliminating three opponents, eagerly turned to look at Gray-sama.
But what she saw was Gray standing there, completely frozen in shock.
(Did he get scared!?)
Just as Juvia was feeling a little disappointed, she suddenly realized something strange—before she even knew what had happened, she had somehow ended up outside the water sphere.
"That idiot..." Gajeel muttered, speechless at the sight.
"What happened?" Mira blinked in confusion.
"....." Laxus also raised an eyebrow, clearly puzzled.
Noel, stroking his chin in thought, suddenly said, "Space..."
"Space? You mean that woman from Sabertooth did something?!" Gajeel quickly caught on and asked.
Noel nodded. "Yeah, Minerva's magic seems to be space-related... Just now, she must have used some kind of spatial transfer magic to move Juvia out of the water sphere."
"That's a really troublesome magic..." Laxus gave a concise evaluation.
From the commentary booth, Chapati looked at Juvia, who had landed outside the water sphere, and announced regretfully:
"Despite her outstanding performance, what a pity!! She's out! But even so, she takes 3rd place!! Earning 6 points!"
Inside the water sphere, Minerva from Sabertooth lowered her raised hand, a sly smile forming on her lips.
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