nucmednet Chapter 435: The Final Day Begins!
Chapter 435: The Final Day Begins!
Chapter 435: The Final Day Begins!
As one of the few summer resorts in the capital city of Crocus and even the entire Kingdom of Fiore, Tequila Park is quite well-known.
It includes a huge indoor swimming pool, a love-themed water slide for couples, an underground aquarium, a pyramid adventure house, and many other entertainment and sightseeing facilities.
Here, Chess, Mira, and Erza ran into Nazuna, Lucy Gray, and the others who were also visiting.
So, after today, this renowned large-scale amusement park will, as expected, enter a short-term maintenance and reconstruction phase.
The scene was reduced to ruins by Natsu and his friends' rampage!
In the future, Makarov silently paid compensation with tears in his eyes, becoming even more determined to win the 3,000 cubic meter prize money for the Grand Magic Games championship.
The precious day off passed by in the blink of an eye.
In the blink of an eye, it was July 6th, the last day of the Grand Magic Games!
Support banners from the six participating guilds fluttered in the wind. The main venue, Thomas Brau, was packed to capacity, with even the aisles filled with a dense crowd of spectators.
The entire scene was bustling with noise and excitement.
"Welcome everyone to the final battle of the Grand Magic Games today. The live commentary and magic explanations will once again be provided by Mr. Chabadi and Mr. Yajima."
Perhaps because it was the last day, the host, Chabadi, changed into a suit and wig that looked quite expensive.
"As for our special guest, I'm sure you've all seen him. That's right, it's Mr. Pumpkin Man, the chief referee and mascot of this Grand Magic Games!"
"Is it okay if I don't have to be the referee today, Mr. Model?"
Pumpkin Head waved to the audience with a big smile: "No problem, Pumpkin! Everyone, do your best, Pumpkin~"
"Alright! Now, the moment everyone's been waiting for has finally arrived. Let's give the final guild teams a standing ovation and welcome them to the final battle!!"
"Ooooooo!!!" *n
A grand fireworks display lit up the sky, and amidst the excited cheers of the audience, the participating guilds entered the venue in order of their rankings from lowest to highest.
Despite some less-than-ideal performances in the previous days, each guild still had a considerable following, and there was no sign of a lull when they took the stage; the atmosphere was quite lively.
Fairy Tail audience seats.
Chess, Mira, Gildarts, and the others all stayed with their companions.
"That's strange. Everyone else seems to be here besides the four contestants. So who is the fifth person the president was talking about?"
Lucy glanced around briefly. Levy, the Thors, Lisanna, and Eclair—all the "outsiders" who might be chosen—were present, and she didn't notice anything unusual.
The mysterious fifth person should already be with Erza and the others, preparing to make their appearance!
The other companions had roughly the same reaction. They looked at each other, and then looked at Makarov's back at the front, their eyes full of confusion.
"Should we take another closer look?"
Chess, who had noticed the missing man long ago, gestured with his eyes to his silly sister and laughed, "Like the impossibility that's easier to ignore."
Lucy and the others followed his gaze and saw the future Wakaba, his face full of confusion, standing at the very back.
Instantly, everyone's heart skipped a beat, and their eyes widened in disbelief and shock.
No, no way—
"Huh? Is it...is it me? But I didn't receive any notification at all!"
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Wakaba grew increasingly worried. He dropped the pipe he was holding in his mouth and waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "No way! Someone my level would definitely hold us back, right, Maka—? Oh?"
"Wait, where's that bastard Marcao?!"
As he exclaimed in surprise, a cheer several times louder than before suddenly erupted from the stadium.
The cannons exploded, and the flags bearing the Fairy Tail crest fluttered in the wind.
Fairy Tail, currently ranked number one, makes its appearance, and the one carrying the flag is none other than Future Macao, who has shaved his beard, put on a handsome trench coat, and looks several years younger!
"What?! It really is him!!!"
"Oh my, as expected of the president, you've thought of everything so thoroughly~" Mira's light laughter rang out.
"Where is the thoughtfulness!" Natsu was the first to stand up and express his dissatisfaction.
"Hey, guild leader, isn't sending that guy up there just giving away points for nothing?!" Future Wakaba showed no respect for his old friend, who had just been jokingly saying he'd be a liability.
"Hahaha, that's exactly why Macao is the best choice for the fifth member!"
Makarov, hands on his hips, turned around with a sly grin and explained to the bewildered crowd, "Our score is too high. If the whole team is strong, we might be besieged by other guilds right from the start of the match."
"In this situation, deliberately leaving the opponent with a weakness can lead to drastically different outcomes!"
Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly realized what was going on and cast pitiful glances at Future Macao.
"So that's what it means—to give the opponent hope of victory?"
"From this perspective, this position truly belongs to him."
"Um, isn't that a bit too much to say to Macao?"
"I inexplicably feel so sorry for Dad—" Future Romeo sighed deeply.
Yesterday, during his day off, he noticed his father acting very strangely. Not only did he not go out to pick up girls, but he even actively practiced magic.
He found it strange at the time, because he hadn't seen that sharp expression on his face for several years since Natsu and the others disappeared and his father took over as guild leader under pressure.
Surprisingly, I wasn't excited about the final day, but rather about being selected as a full member of the team!
Chess didn't speak, but looked at Makarov's cunning face and shook his head with a smile: This old man really acts like a convincing actor.
The idea of deliberately creating a loophole to avoid being targeted sounds reasonable at first glance.
But given Lao Ma's usual style of doing things, he would never do anything to embarrass Macaoo in such a large setting, nor would he be afraid of other guilds joining forces.
I was really worried this would happen; we should have just sent him out on the field alongside Gildarts!
So the real reason is probably that the old man saw how hard the guild's remaining members had worked over the past seven years and wanted them to personally go to the arena to wash away the humiliation and enjoy the final fruits of victory.
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With their current points, there's no way they can lose, especially with Erza and the future Gildarts around.
As the acting president, the future Marcao, who bears immense pressure, is clearly the best representative and the one who most needs to lift the championship trophy!
Team A, Team B, and the group staying behind—
In every sense, this is the perfect team to compete in the final day!
It was precisely because Mira realized this that she smiled and said, "As expected of the president."