Fairy Tail: The Three Sacred Magic

The sun was scorching in the square of the border city of Ishgar, but it did not affect the enthusiasm of the people gathered here.

Since early morning, a huge magic screen has been set up in the main square of the city to broadcast the upcoming Great Magic Fighting Martial Arts.

The entire square was almost filled with people, and vendors in the streets and alleys had set up stalls early, selling all kinds of snacks and souvenirs. The atmosphere in the square was as lively as a festival.

"This year's martial arts performance is particularly grand. I heard that the emperor will also play!!" An old man said excitedly, as if he was going to play himself.

"I really want to see the game between Natsu and Laxus. I heard their stories when I was a child! Dragon Slayer, so handsome!"

A young man waved the Fairy Tail flag in his hand, his eyes full of expectation.

"Don't forget that there are the [Ten Saints of the Continent], Jura, Makarov, and Jellal, all of whom are among the best magicians in the world."

"Tsk~ You seem to be saying that our Laxus is not the same!"

"Laxus hasn't made a move yet! Everyone says that his strength is questionable!"

"What did you say?!"

At this time, countless people in the entire Ishgar continent were constantly discussing.

And these contestants they mentioned have not yet started to appear.

The midday sun in Crocus City sprinkled through the window into the lobby of the tavern. Happy rubbed his eyes and walked down the stairs slowly.

In the lobby, Natsu and Lucy were lazily leaning on the chairs. Seeing that Happy finally woke up, the two couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Happy, you finally woke up! We helped you catch your favorite fish!" Natsu said excitedly, holding a fat fish and shaking it.

"Hey!" Habby's eyes lit up instantly, and he immediately pounced on it, grabbed the fish in one bite and began to devour it, with saliva flowing down his mouth.

Lucy smiled helplessly, took out a handkerchief to wipe its mouth, "Really, pay attention to your eating manners."

Habby squinted his eyes, enjoying Lucy's care, "Hey, Lucy is so considerate! But why are you still here? Didn't I sleep for a long time?"

Lucy shook her head helplessly, "Yes, it's almost noon, you did sleep for a long time."

Habby was shocked when he heard it, and he didn't even care about eating the fish. He shouted anxiously, "What? It's so late? What about the big magic fight?" He hurriedly urged while eating the fish faster.

"Don't worry, the martial arts performance hasn't started yet," Natsu laughed and patted Happy's head, "Today's competition will not start until noon, and the people have just been evacuated."

Happy breathed a sigh of relief and continued to eat the fish happily, "Well, that's good! Another one!"

"Eat, eat, we caught a lot of fish today, and we have a lot of free time in the morning." Natsu waved his hand, looking leisurely.

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At eleven o'clock, Erza and Wendy were happily enjoying homemade strawberry cake in the kitchen of the tavern.

Erza sighed with satisfaction, "Mm, it's delicious!"

Wendy smiled and responded, "Yes, sister Erza's cooking skills are great!"

Xia Lulu also said with a hint of pride, "I have to praise Erza this time."

On the other side of the hall, Natsu was still dozing off in his chair, and suddenly, he keenly heard the roar coming from afar.

He woke up instantly, "Huh? What's that sound? Haven't the people evacuated? Why are there so many airships?"

Lucy rubbed her eyes and was about to answer when she heard the sound and immediately pinched Natsu's face, "Stupid, it's almost time, the game is about to start!"

Natsu immediately became energetic, stood up and waved, "Wendy! Erza! The game is about to start!"

The group hurried to the gathering place. Wendy couldn't help but exclaimed when she saw the huge magic airship in front of her, "Wow! This airship is so big!"

Erza was also shocked by the giant in front of her, "It's equipped with so many magic cannons, it's really spectacular."

Natsu laughed excitedly, "Haha, I like this kind of transportation like a dragon car!"

The Imperial Knight led them on board and reminded them, "Please follow us, all participating members, your position is different from other non-participants in the guild."

"Oh, okay!" Natsu and Lucy nodded quickly, and everyone quickly boarded the airship.

However, at this moment, Natsu suddenly noticed that dozens of magic soldiers wearing white robes and holding white staffs walked down neatly from another magic airship next door.

"Who is that?" Natsu asked in confusion.

The Imperial Knight replied indifferently, "They are the spellcasters of today's game."

Zi frowned slightly, but finally did not ask any more questions.

As everyone boarded the magic airship, the door closed quickly.

The magic airship took off quickly, passed through the clouds, rose at an astonishing speed, and hovered high in the sky of Crocus.

Wendy walked in the airship, looked around, and exclaimed, "This airship is really fast, faster than any I've seen before!"

Erza nodded in agreement, "Indeed, it's faster than Har's black battleship!"

"Please follow us to the magic circle hall where the contestants gathered." The Imperial Knight walked in front and led them.

Natsu and Lucy looked at each other, "Magic Circle Hall?" They were confused by the name, but still followed in honestly.

In the magic circle hall, a huge magic circle stood in the center, flickering with light, mysterious and solemn.

The entire hall was surrounded by 46 magic chairs, each of which was engraved with the name of the contestant.

Everyone found their seats according to their names and sat down in turn.

"Fairy Tail's A and S teams are here!" an Imperial knight announced loudly.

Jura glanced around and nodded, "Well, it seems that all teams are here except the Imperial team."

Laxus looked around and frowned, "All the substitutes of all teams have been called here, and everyone is gathered together. This game seems a little unusual."

At the same time, in the square of the border city of Ishgar, a huge magic screen displayed the game scene.

The citizens looked up and exclaimed, "Here they come! I see! They are all sitting together around a huge magic circle!"

"Wow, this magic circle is so big!" One of the people exclaimed, and the discussion gradually spread.

At this time, Natsu was staring at the direction of Jellal, who looked serious, and Cobra, who had a relaxed smile on his face.

There were two empty chairs in that position, which seemed particularly abrupt in this hall full of people.

"Harney? Not here?!"