Chapter 286

"Are you kidding?"

"Didn't they always come in last before?"

Although the return of Following Ye Yu, Brother Na Zi, and the other mages had spread throughout the continent of Ishgar three months ago.

However, only some mages truly knew about this.

The ordinary spectators who didn't know magic didn't know.

Now seeing Fairy Tail actually get third place in the preliminary round, those spectators all felt it was incredible.

However, mage guilds like Blue Pegasus, Lamia Scale, and Mermaid Heel felt it was a matter of course that Fairy Tail achieved third place.

After all, they also knew something about Fairy Tail's strength.

"Next to appear is the second-place team!"

"Sabertooth!"

Eh?

As soon as the live commentator said this, the originally lively venue instantly quieted down.

"Second place Sabertooth?"

"No way?"

"Hasn't Sabertooth always been first place?"

"Did something go wrong somewhere?"

For seven consecutive years, Sabertooth had dominated the championship position of the Grand Magic Games.

And this had made it deeply ingrained in people's hearts that Sabertooth was the strongest guild in Fiore.

Many spectators in the stands were fans of Sabertooth.

Now learning that the strongest Sabertooth was actually only second place, they couldn't believe their ears, thinking they had heard wrong.

Soon, under everyone's gaze, Sting, Rogue, and the five Sabertooth members walked into the venue.

Although the spectators had a hard time accepting this.

But seeing Sabertooth come out, they knew this was probably true.

"The strongest Sabertooth is second, so which guild is first?" "It shouldn't be a guild from our Kingdom of Fiore, after all, Sabertooth is the strongest guild in Fiore!"

While everyone was discussing, the live commentator announced again: "Finally, let's welcome the first-place team in this preliminary round, Fairy Tail A!"

"Fairy Tail?"

"Wasn't there a Fairy Tail just now, how come another Fairy Tail came out?"

"This is a foul, right? Two teams from the same guild participating in the competition."

"Fairy Tail actually has two teams in the top three, and one of them even surpassed Sabertooth. This looks problematic no matter how you look at it!"

Seemingly hearing the complaints of the spectators, Yajima at the commentary table explained: "According to the competition rules, one to two teams from the same guild are allowed to participate in the competition!"

"In addition, a total of 113 teams participated in the preliminary round of this Grand Magic Games, but only 8 teams can enter the official competition. It is quite amazing that Fairy Tail can have two teams enter the official competition!"

Hearing Yajima's words, the spectators were slightly relieved.

113 into 8, this was indeed very difficult.

It was rare for a guild to have one team enter the top 8.

Now that one guild had two in the top 8, it could only be said that this guild's strength was very strong.

However, the spectators still harbored doubts about the two Fairy Tail teams.

Soon, under the gaze of the spectators, Following Ye Yu, Erza, Mirajane, Brother Na Zi, and Gray walked out.

At the same time, the other 7 teams in the venue were also looking at Following Ye Yu, Erza, and their group.

"So that's how it is, Following Ye Yu and Erza both participated in this competition, no wonder they got first place!"

Jura had also participated in the suppression of the Oración Seis before.

He deeply recognized Following Ye Yu's strength.

Seeing Following Ye Yu in the team, he showed a look of understanding.

"Following Ye Yu, is that person the genius mage Jura-san mentioned before?"

Beside Jura, a little red-haired girl with twin tails looked at Following Ye Yu and said.

While Jura and Sherria were looking at Following Ye Yu and his group, Following Ye Yu, Erza, and their group also noticed Jura and his group.

"Even Jura of the Ten Wizard Saints is participating in this competition, is this a foul?"

Gray looked at Jura and said in astonishment.

"Don't worry, we have Following Ye Yu on our side, we don't lose to the Ten Wizard Saints!"

Erza put her hand on Following Ye Yu's shoulder and said with full confidence.

"Yo, long time no see, everyone!"

Not long after Erza finished speaking, a hair-raising voice suddenly came to their ears.

It wasn't that the voice was unpleasant.

On the contrary, the voice was full of magnetism.

It was just that thinking of the owner of this voice, Following Ye Yu, Erza, and their group all felt uncomfortable.

Sure enough, Ichiya, Hibiki, and the others from Blue Pegasus all crowded over.

"Kagura, shall we go say hello to Following Ye Yu and the others too?"

Millianna from Mermaid Heel, seeing Blue Pegasus saying hello to Following Ye Yu, Erza, and their group, suggested to Kagura.

Kagura looked at Following Ye Yu and shook her head: "No need!"

Just then, Following Ye Yu seemed to notice Kagura's gaze and waved at her.

Kagura's pretty face turned slightly red, and she responded somewhat shyly.

"Ho, did Brother Na Zi and the others surpass us?"

Sting from Sabertooth looked at Following Ye Yu, Brother Na Zi, and their group, his face full of fighting spirit.

"That was just the preliminary round, I guess they had some special magic that gave them an advantage. The official competition that follows is the real contest!"

Rufus said with a smile.

"Fairy Tail, if you want to show off, do it now. Once the competition starts in a moment, you won't have the chance!"

Ivan, hiding under the mask, looked at Following Ye Yu, Erza, and their group, and a sinister curl appeared at the corner of his mouth. ===== CHAPTER 288 =====