After the Naval Battle ends, it's time for the 3rd Day's Battle round. But before the Battle round can even start, people's attention is drawn to the high tension between 2 Guild Masters.
Ur and Jiemma are glaring at each other while releasing their strong magic power. When Ultear was taking revenge on Minerva, Jiemma who watched from the audience seat was furious. He released a dangerous aura that scared the people around him.
Unbeknownst to him, Ur was sitting a few seats behind him. She knew Ultear won't take it easy on Minerva after what happened to Flare. So Ur decided to watch over Jiemma just in case he tried to do something because Minerva is his daughter.
He didn't do anything about the game, but he did scare the normal people with his anger. So Ur steps in to prevent him from injuring the normal people with his rampaging magic power. She froze his feet and made a small ice barricade around him, shifting his attention to her.
"You shouldn't involve normal people in the feud between Mages. And as a senior, you shouldn't get involved in the game between children. If you really want to throw your hands, then I'll be more than happy to throw mine at you."
Ur speaks calmly as the ice on Jiemma's feet climb to his knees. He scoffs as he breaks the ice on his legs by releasing a strong shockwave from his legs before standing and turning back to look at Ultear who just sits there with a calm smile.
People are already moving away from them, afraid of being dragged into a fight between 2 Guild Masters. The organizer is also worried now because it will be difficult to stop a battle between these 2 powerful Mages if they really start to fight.
"You know, as much as I want to see you fight, it's better if you don't do it here and now."
Alex suddenly appears near them, crouching on a seat a little to the west from the middle spot between them. His sudden appearance surprises everyone including Jiemma and Ur who didn't sense him coming at all.
"Look, people are terrified by your scary auras, so calm yourself down, before I force you."
Ur shrugs her shoulders as she retracts her intimidating aura, while Jiemma keeps staring dagger at Alex with no intention to obey. He's sure he is stronger than Alex, so he doesn't have any reason to do what Alex asks.
"You sure want to do this the difficult way? Stop acting like a kid and start acting like a grown-up before you embarrass yourself and your Guild, Jiemma!"
Alex stares back at Jiemma and the old man suddenly flinches before his intimidating aura suddenly disappears. Others can't see it from afar, but Ur who stands closely can clearly see that Jiemma's eyes are shaking for a moment before he calmed down.
She has decades of experience as a Mage, so she instantly recognizes what Jiemma felt through his shaking eyes. He quickly hid it, but she knows what he felt. Fear. Alex just stared at him and he got scared, making Ur wonder what Alex did to Jiemma in that brief moment.
So as soon as Jiemma leaves, Ur asks Alex what he has just done. He just laughs it off, saying that it's nothing while leaving too, which just makes her more curious. She wants to know, but she can't force Alex to tell her, so she just keeps being curious.
Well, what Alex did was casting a Genjutsu on Jiemma using his Rinne-Sharingan. He showed all 9 Tailed Beasts and intimidated Jiemma. Their intimidating aura managed to scare someone as arrogant as Jiemma.
It was just a brief moment because Alex canceled the Genjutsu very quickly. Jiemma realized it was just an illusion, that's why he got very embarrassed for showing such a scared reaction and left, though he didn't show it.
With that, Alex managed to prevent the clash between 2 Guild Masters and the tournament can continue. The teams send their representatives and the organizer decides the matches as usual before announcing them.
1st match: Mermaid Heel Millianna vs Quatro Puppy Semmes
2nd Match: Blue Pegasus Eve vs Sabertooth Rufus
3rd Match: Fairy Tail A Lucy vs Heaven's Runners Sawyer
4th Match: Lamia Scale Sherria vs Fairy Tail B Cana
These matches can change the current ranks again that have already changed after Naval Battle. Well, only Mermaid Heel and Sabertooth change positions after the Naval Battle.
Fairy Tail A : 44 Points
Fairy Tail B : 42 Points
Mermaid Heel : 25 Points
Sabertooth : 22 Points
Lamia Scale : 17 Points
Heaven's Runners : 16 Points
Blue Pegasus : 13 Point
Quatro Puppy : 3 Points
Anyway, the 1st and 2nd Matches are actually the same as in the series. The matches also go similarly and the results are the same. Millianna won the 1st match and Rufus won the 2nd match, adding 10 points to each of their team.
The 3rd match though, is different. In the series, Lucy was taken out of the tournament after being badly injured by Minerva in the Naval Battle. But now, she is in good condition and can participate in the Battle Round.
Her opponent is troublesome though. Sawyer's magic can greatly slow her down as if time moves very slowly for her. His magic only works on a certain radius, but it almost covers this entire arena if he stands in the center, so Lucy's options are very limited.
She has prepared a strategy before the match though. Alex and the others also tried to help her make strategies, but they couldn't come up with any idea to help her counter Sawyer's Slow Magic. So they were surprised when she told them she already thought of a strategy.
But she didn't tell them, so they don't know what she was planning to do. That's why they watch intensely when the match starts and to their surprise, Lucy just gets hit.
"..... Huh?"
She did try to summon a Celestial Spirit. But she is already in Sawyer's Slow Magic's range on their stand off positions. So as soon as the match started, Sawyer used his Slow Magic and Lucy had no way to get out of his range.
For everyone who watches, it looks like Lucy is moving very slowly while Sawyer is moving just as fast as average Mages. But for Lucy who gets affected by his Slow Magic, Sawyer's movements become very fast.
Sawyer hits her a few times with punches until the duration of his Slow Magic ends. This is one of his Slow Magic's drawbacks, it can't be used infinitely. Every time he casts it, the spell will only last for a while depending on the magic power he uses.
Well, it's just like other Magic that can't be used infinitely nonstop. He also can't use every single bit of magic power he has to make it last very long because there is a limit for casting it. Though no one other than him knows the longest duration he can go for because it also depends on his mastery of the magic.
That's why when the spell wears off, Sawyer takes a distance from his opponent to prevent being attacked during the cooldown period and prepares to cast the spell again. If he can use it infinitely, he can just beat up his opponents until they get knocked out without being able to respond to his attacks.
He slowed down Lucy's perception of time for a minute. While his strength is average for a Mage, he still can cause a lot of damage when he can attack without being interrupted for a minute. Average Mages will be badly injured, but Lucy is actually very durable.
She is in Natsu's team and Natsu has become an S-Class Mage now, so she often goes to S-Class jobs. Those jobs are dangerous and getting hurt is almost unavoidable. The enemies are also powerful, so getting hit by powerful attacks is normal for her.
That's why Sawyer's attacks are not enough to take her down. She has taken many stronger attacks even during training with her monstrous Guild Mates. Besides, her strong magic power also acts as a shield that reduces the damage she takes.
After 7 years, Lucy's Magic Power surely has grown greatly. Doing dangerous jobs and fighting strong foes have helped her magic power grow significantly over the years. If it's just magic power capacity, she has enough to be an S-Class candidate.
Then with her powerful magic power she summons..... Horologium, the standing clock-like spirit. She's already inside Horologium's body when he is summoned. Everyone's jaw drops because Horologium just stands there doing nothing after being summoned.
"... She isn't just planning to stand there until the end, right?" Alex asks even though no one can answer him because they also don't know what Lucy is planning. They just hope that she really has a way to win.
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