Crossover Anime: I, Shirou Kotomine, King of Uruk

Chapter 257 First Place in the Preliminaries!

Guided by the spirit, Shirou Kotomine led Mirajane and the other three forward without stopping.

As they continued up the stairs, pushing open door after door, the five members of the group, including Shirou Kotomine, ventured deeper into the labyrinth without ever stopping.

"I see. Logically speaking, the easiest and simplest way to advance here is to seize the maps of other teams and then solve them to speed up your exploration of the maze."

Mirajane analyzed, following behind Shirou Kotomine.

In this enormous maze, besides their team of five, there are 112 other teams. In order to solve the maze, they must draw up a map.

This is the easiest method to think of.

However, this time the rule is that only the first eight teams to get out of the maze can enter the main competition, so they also need to compete on how fast they can solve the maze.

In this way, it is much faster to steal someone else's map than to slowly explore the maze on your own.

"Actually, we could eliminate all the other teams here, and that would be a direct victory."

Gajeel, who was in the group, suggested with a smile.

But Laxus shook his head and retorted, "This method sounds good, but it's not reliable. After all, this maze is too big, and it's difficult to quickly find all the teams and defeat them all."

"If you're not careful, some of the teams might slip through the net. And if eight teams do slip through the net, then the team that keeps fighting will be eliminated."

"That's right, there are just too many lines here."

Juvia nodded in agreement.

"I think Natsu and the others will definitely choose to steal the map, what do you guys think?"

"I think so too!"

"It's definitely them."

"As expected of Lord Gray!"

Laxus, Gajeel, and Juvia spoke with different expressions.

"I don't care what methods they use, I just care that they ran into us here, which is a bit boring."

Kotomine Shirou, who was leading the way, shook his head and said.

He really wanted to see the surprised expressions on Naz Lucy and the others' faces when they saw them during the main tournament; that would be very interesting.

"Hahaha!"

Upon hearing this, the people behind him couldn't help but laugh.

Clearly, they had already envisioned that scenario.

Only Juvia was fantasizing about Gray praising her.

Just as the five were chatting and laughing, the maze suddenly began to shake, and then the ground beneath their feet began to spin.

"Oh no, the maze is starting to spin."

Mirajane shouted a reminder.

"Don't panic, this won't affect us."

Upon seeing this, Kotomine Shirou immediately extended his palm, and a ring composed of magic seals encircled his palm.

As Kotomine Shirou waved his hand, the ring gradually expanded, encircling Kotomine Shirou and his four companions.

The maze beneath their feet was still spinning.

Many teams exploring the maze were accidentally thrown off and fell from the sky.

Fortunately, the kingdom was prepared.

Numerous magic arrays unfolded in mid-air, catching all of them.

But catching it also means being eliminated.

In the blink of an eye, nearly half of the original 113 teams were eliminated.

The labyrinth in the sky continues to turn.

It didn't stop until the entire maze had rotated 180 degrees.

At this point, the former ceiling has become the floor, and the former floor has become the ceiling.

But whether on the ground or the ceiling, this place is still a maze.

However, this also directly increases the difficulty of solving the maze.

However, this applies to other teams, but it makes no difference to the five members of Kotomine Shirou's group.

Because they are walking on the ceiling at this moment.

If other teams saw them, they would be shocked by their appearance.

Because they were walking on the ceiling with their heads facing downwards.

Surprisingly, their hair, clothing, and other items were no different from those worn by people walking normally on the ground.

This is because Shirou Kotomine adjusted the direction of gravity within this circle.

Under normal circumstances, gravity is downward.

However, at this moment, the gravity on the five people, including Shirou Kotomine, who are in this circle, is upward.

This is naturally Shirou Kotomine's technique.

During these seven years, in addition to developing the power of gods and dragons, Shirou Kotomine was also developing technology that belonged to human power.

This technique is magic, or rather, a spell.

After all, both the magic in the Fairy Tail world and the magic in the Type-Moon world are techniques that weave reality with spells.

And it was Mine Shirou who created this technology.

It is based on the ritual of the Holy Grail granting wishes through magic, and incorporates all of its understanding of Type-Moon magic and Fairy Tail magic.

He eventually created this ability.

Its name is "Infinite Technique".

With the weaving of this technique, as long as there is enough magic power and enough time, Shirou Kotomine can do anything.

Of course, what we're doing here is mostly technical.

The key to this ability is breadth rather than depth.

If he encounters an enemy of the same level as Kotomine Shirou, or even one stronger than him, this technique is unlikely to provide him with much combat power.

However, if Kotomine Shirou discovers the opponent's weakness...

Then Kotomine Shirou will soon be able to weave abilities that target the opponent's weaknesses through this infinite technique, thereby defeating the enemy in a targeted manner.

In fact, this technique was not created to enhance Shirou Kotomine's strength.

Rather, it was used to enrich his methods.

For example, right now.

With this technique, Shirou Kotomine can compensate for his weaknesses and get out of unfavorable situations in response to various environments and changes.

"This feeling is really peculiar!"

Walking on the ceiling, I felt no discomfort whatsoever.

Mirajane and the other three couldn't help but move their bodies, as if trying to find out what was wrong.

But it's impossible for them to find it.

Shirou Kotomine only adjusted the direction of gravity.

This meant that, apart from walking on the ceiling, everything else was the same as usual for them.

And so, Shirou Kotomine and his four companions continued their journey.

No matter what changes or circumstances occur, nothing can stop them from moving forward.

The maze rotated several times during this period, but it did not have any effect on Shirou Kotomine and his group of five.

Until they arrived at their destination.

That is, the end of the maze.

Applause rang out continuously. The pumpkin head that had announced the rules in the sky earlier was now standing in front of Shirou Kotomine and the other four, clapping.

The door behind him creaked open at just the right moment, as if welcoming the five of them.

"Wow, that's amazing, five people!"

Pumpkin Head said with a smile.

"Juvia Rox."

"Gajeru Retfox".

"Laxus Dole."

"Miraja Strauss".

"And you, Shirou Kotomine!"

After calling out the names of the five people one by one, the pumpkin-headed man opened his arms and shouted loudly, "Congratulations, you are the first team to arrive here."

"I never expected this! I really never expected it! You guys managed to get through this maze so quickly. The other group that came closest has only gone halfway!"

"As expected of Fairy Tail, congratulations on successfully passing the preliminary rounds!"

Pumpkin Head announced loudly.

"Oh, we're actually in first place?"

"Isn't this obvious? Apart from us with Shirou, all the other teams need time to solve the dungeon, right? But Shirou solved the dungeon before even reaching it. How can the other teams compare to us?"

"That's only to be expected, but I wonder which number Natsu and the others will be when they arrive here."

"Could we be last?"

"Hahaha, if they're really that lame, I'm going to make a good laugh at them!"

"Hahaha!"

And so, Shirou Kotomine and his four companions emerged from the maze amidst laughter and joy.

Then, guided by the organizers, they arrived at the room that had been specially arranged for them.

As required by the organizers, they must stay near their rooms and not wander around before the start of tomorrow's main competition.

This is done to maintain the mystery surrounding the eight teams in the main competition.

That way, their appearance tomorrow will be even more spectacular.

After all the teams in the main competition are introduced tomorrow, they will be free to move around here.

The five members of the group, including Shirou Mine, had no objection to this.

After all, it's already quite late.

Keep in mind that the qualifiers start at midnight, and with all the hard work along the way, it's possible to sleep through the night until the main competition the next day.

After returning to the location arranged by the organizers, the five members of the group, including Shirou Kotomine, prepared to rest.

Kotomine Shirou, on the other hand, was quite uneasy.

While everyone else was sleeping, he teleported directly to Makarov's side.

"Shirou, is your match over?"

Upon seeing Shirou Kotomine suddenly appear, Makarov immediately leaned over and asked in a low voice.

"First place!"

Kotomine Shirou responded calmly.

It was as if this was just an insignificant achievement.

But Makarov burst into laughter upon hearing this.

This drew the attention of the Fairy Tail members around him, who all looked over at his laughter.

"President, what are you laughing at?!"

"It's nothing, I just heard something interesting."

Makarov waved his hand dismissively.

But his sly smile aroused the curiosity of everyone around him.

Then they turned their light on Kotomine Shirou.

After all, Makarov was clearly laughing like that after Shirou Kotomine arrived, so it must be related to Shirou Kotomine.

"Don't look at me, I won't tell."

Kotomine Shirou shrugged.

"cut!"

Seeing that Shirou Kotomine said this, they could only suppress their curiosity.

But then Lisanna came up to us.

"Shirou-kun, have you seen Mira? I haven't seen her at all tonight."

Lisanna said with some concern.

After realizing that the relationship between Kotomine Shirou and her sister was different, Lisanna started calling Kotomine Shirou "Shirou-nii" (older brother Shirou).

"Speaking of which, we haven't even met Laxus."

The three members of the Thor's Legion couldn't help but speak up.

Seeing this, Shirou Kotomine knew what he should say.

"Don't worry, everyone. Mira, Laxus, and I have been entrusted by the Guild Master to prepare a surprise for everyone. After all, the Grand Magic Games is a grand celebration!"

"So Mira, Laxus, and the others were preparing this surprise, but I was able to appear before you only because of my ability to teleport."

"Oh, I see. That puts my mind at ease."

Lisanna couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Since Wendy's attack failed, Lisanna wasn't sent to find her, and the other Fairy Tail members were the same.

That's when they all gathered together and discovered that some people were missing.

Logically speaking, given Mirajane's strength, Lisanna shouldn't have to worry about her.

But they are family after all.

When we're worried, we tend to overlook the other party's strength.

"A surprise? Could this surprise be related to the president's laughter just now?"

Clever people quickly connected the two events.

In response, Shirou simply made a "shh" gesture to them, and everyone immediately understood and nodded with knowing smiles.

Clearly, they have figured it out.

As for what they actually figured out, Shirou Kotomine had no idea.

However, just in case, fearing being discovered by others, Kotomine Shirou quickly left after saying goodbye and returned to his room.

The Fairy Tail members, left bewildered, were speculating about what this surprise could be.

But no matter what they thought, they probably never imagined that Fairy Tail would send out two teams.

After all, this is unprecedented in the history of the Grand Magic Games.

Especially after Natsuerza's team was formed, it became even less likely that the others would consider forming a second team.

So no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't figure it out.

the next day.

The main tournament of the Grand Magic Games has finally begun.

The scene outside was so spectacular that it wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe it as a sea of ​​people.

Listening to the constant noise outside, the five members of the group, including Kotomine Shirou, felt exceptionally relaxed while sitting in the waiting room.

Because they were first in the qualifiers.

In official competitions, they are not afraid of anyone.

Victory will surely belong to Fairy Tail.

All five people present shared this confidence.

As required by the organizers, the next group can only come out of the waiting room after the previous group has walked out of the passage, in order to avoid being discovered.

Outside, whenever a team walked out of the passage, the host would loudly introduce that team.

"It's really lively outside!"

Mirajane said with a smile.

"We're part of this lively celebration too! Come on, it's our turn to take the stage."

Standing up, Shirou Kotomine and the other four walked out of the waiting room.

Hearing the introduction of Sabertooth being broadcast outside, the five members of the group, including Shirou Kotomine, smiled slightly.

"Fairy Tail B Team, it's your turn."

The staff in the passageway shouted.

Upon hearing this, Shirou Kotomine and the other four walked out along the passage.

"Everyone, the moment has finally arrived."

"Let our appearance herald Fairy Tail's return to its peak!"

"I speak passionately," said Shirou Kotomine.

"oh!"

The crowd shouted in unison.