Crossover Anime: I, Shirou Kotomine, King of Uruk

Chapter 259 Lucy's Victory

With all the teams present, the host began explaining the competition schedule.

This Grand Magic Games will last for five days.

The daily competition is divided into two categories: combat and arena.

The competition involves all teams, revolving around a theme, and scores are awarded based on the results.

After the competition comes the battle.

The battle consists of pairing eight teams into four matches, with each team participating in one battle; no team is exempt.

The winner of the battle will receive ten points, while the loser will receive zero points.

If it's a tie, then each person gets five points.

All teams will be ranked according to their scores.

After the five-day competition, the winner of this Grand Magic Games will be ranked first based on the scores.

That is, the strongest guild recognized by the kingdom.

It is worth mentioning that the battle combinations are not arranged according to any particular rule.

Instead, the rankings were based on fan votes.

"The official Grand Magic Games are about to begin. The first event will be the competition, and the theme will be 'Secret'."

"Each team needs to select one person to participate in this competition first. We will announce the rules of this competition after all the teams have selected their players."

The host spoke loudly from the commentary booth.

"Are they going to confirm the players before announcing the rules?" Hearing the commentator's question, Mirajane remarked thoughtfully, "Looks like this is to increase the fun of the competition!"

After all, if the rules are announced first and then the players are selected, then all teams will choose their players accordingly.

This will result in stronger players with more versatile abilities continuing to appear in matches.

"So, who should go first?"

"I asked Kotomine Shirou."

"I'll do it!"

No sooner had Shirou Kotomine finished speaking than Juvia raised her hand to indicate that she wanted to participate in the match.

As for the reason?

That's because Gray, who was standing next to him, chose to participate.

This did not surprise Shirou Kotomine and the other three.

Even Shirou Kotomine couldn't help but shake his head.

Being love-struck is terrifying.

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In Shirou Kotomine's memory, it was Juvia who participated in the same competition.

But his score was dismal, he seemed to have only scored one point.

Meanwhile, Gray on the other side didn't score a single point.

The main reason for this is that the members of Big Crow Tail were involved in finding fault with each other.

They don't care about the actual ranking scores at all; they only intend to interfere with Fairy Tail's score, and that's Raventail's goal.

However, even knowing this, Shirou Kotomine did not intend to prevent Juvia from participating.

After all, his participation in the Grand Magic Games was a celebration, a source of fun.

As for the outcome, Fairy Tail was able to win the competition even with such a short training time in the original work, let alone this time with even more ample training time?

Their strength is even greater than in the original story.

Therefore, Shirou Kotomine is not worried about the final victory at all.

All he needs to do is have fun.

"Since you've taken the initiative to challenge me, then go ahead, Juvia!"

"Leave it to me!"

Jubia patted his chest and promised.

"I have no doubt about Juvia's strength, but there is one thing you should be careful about: Raven's Tail. I think they are very likely to target you and Gray."

"So don't forget to tell Gray about this later too."

"I see."

Juvia nodded.

The lovestruck expression faded, replaced by a serious one.

His cold demeanor earned Shirou Kotomine's praise in his heart.

"Keep it up! Don't forget the reward the president promised us!"

"I said with a smile."

In order to get Laxus and Gajeel to join Team B, Makarov promised that whichever team in Fairy Tail had the lower final score would have to serve the team with the higher score for a whole day.

With the intention of making good use of Natsu, Laxus and Gajeel readily agreed to join Fairy Tail Team B.

Juvia, who was already interested, was overjoyed.

Juvia was incredibly excited at the thought of being able to command Gray all day long.

Reminded by Shirou Kotomine, Juvia's fighting spirit was ignited even more.

Gray was so startled when he saw Juvia again in the center of the arena.

Juvia's condition is terrifying.

As the members of all eight teams arrived, the arena suddenly began to change.

Houses appeared one after another in the arena, and soon the entire arena was transformed into a small town.

At the same time, the host began to announce the rules.

The theme of this competition is secrecy.

So this competition is basically about eight members from eight teams playing hide-and-seek in this makeshift town.

Regardless of the intensity of the damage, you can gain a point as long as you can hit other players.

These are the basic rules.

Subsequently, after the building was completed, countless illusory dolls of the eight contestants began to appear on the entire street.

At a glance, all you can see are those eight people.

This makes it difficult for others to tell who the real contestant is if they stand still.

This leads to another rule.

That means you can't attack the illusion doll.

One point will be deducted if the illusion doll is attacked.

These are the basic rules of this game.

"In short, you can't use wide-area attacks, and the accuracy of your attacks must be high. You also need to have strong target acquisition and stealth capabilities."

Mirajane speculated.

"If it were Shirou, how would you compete?"

"Me? Of course, I'll just find a high place to set up my bow and shoot."

Kotomine Shirou said with a smile.

Kotomine Shirou's eyes can encompass the entire arena, and he can simply harvest the spoils from his high vantage point with his bow and arrow.

With his keen insight, he could easily distinguish between truth and falsehood.

"If Shirou, you were to participate in this match, wouldn't you be able to rack up points?"

"Gajiru asked."

"Then you underestimate me, Gajeel! I can rack up points no matter which competition I participate in!"

Louis said confidently.

"What if it were a beauty pageant?"

Mirajane suddenly grinned mischievously.

Laxus and Gajeel couldn't help but laugh when they saw this.

To this, Shirou Kotomine nonchalantly replied, "Then I'll use transformation magic to become a beautiful woman, and then join the battle in the most revealing outfit possible!"

Shirou Kotomine was completely unconcerned about Mirajane's petty tricks.

She probably has never heard of seduction techniques.

This is the Seventh Hokage's signature technique.

How could Louis, with his Will of Fire, not know this move?

Upon hearing this, Mirajane fell silent.

Laxus and Gajeel were also dumbfounded.

This guy is really flashy!

The two thought to themselves.

While Shirou Kotomine and the others were chatting in the audience, the match in the arena had already begun.

Just as Shirou Kotomine said, the members of Raventail were constantly causing trouble for Gray, making it impossible for Gray to compete properly.

The same is true for Juvia.

Although Shirou Kotomine had warned them to be wary of the crow's tail, it's not something you can prevent just by knowing it.

As a result, Juvia and Gray's grades remained the same as in the original story, ranking seventh and eighth respectively.

However, there have been some changes.

Because they had taken precautions against the raven's tail attack, the creature did not act recklessly as it did in the original story.

In other words, Raventail's ranking changed from second to fourth in the original work.

The final scores are: Saber-toothed Tiger 10 points, Snake Princess Scale 8 points, Blue Pegasus 6 points, Raven Tail 4 points, Mermaid Heel 3 points, Four-Headed Hound 2 points, Fairy Tail B 1 point, and Fairy Tail A 0 points.

Upon seeing these scores, Gray was enraged.

He came with the goal of winning the championship, but he failed to score a single point due to the targeted attack from the crow's tail.

How could he possibly bear that?

Juvia was also in a low mood after returning.

"Welcome back, Juvia. Did you have fun?"

Mirajane greeted her with a smile, trying to comfort her.

"Sorry, I only got one point."

"It's alright, it's not Juvia's fault. In fact, your match has proven Shirou's guess. Raven's tail was indeed targeting us. This makes it easier for us to deal with it later."

"Take her hand in mine," Mirajane said gently.

"Thanks!"

Jubia expressed his gratitude.

Seeing that Juvia's mood had improved, Mirajane smiled and gave Kotomine Shirou and the other two an "OK" sign.

Seeing this, the three of them, including Shirou Kotomine, breathed a sigh of relief.

The three members of the group, including Shirou Kotomine, didn't care at all about Juvia's defeat.

This is just because of some of the other party's underhanded tactics.

However, comforting their own members is also necessary, but neither Laxus nor Gajeel are the type to be eloquent.

Shirou Kotomine is eloquent, but comforting other girls in front of Mirajane is far too dangerous.

So it was Mirajane's turn to do this.

In reality, the best choice is still Gray.

Unfortunately, Gray himself is currently in a state of extreme anger, and it's already quite an achievement that he hasn't mentally collapsed.

With the competitive portion over, it was time for the battle portion.

Based on fan votes, the four battles for the first day have been scheduled.

The first match was between Lucy and Freya from Raventail.

Shirou Kotomine has a vivid memory of this battle.

Lucy was utterly humiliated in this match.

Of course, Lucy's defeat was not because she was weaker than her opponent, but because Raven's tail was constantly pulling dirty tricks.

In actual combat, Lucy, who had barely managed to summon two Celestial Spirits simultaneously through training, completely dominated Freya.

Freya, who was attacking with her hair, secretly inserted her hair into the ground and extended it to the Fairy Tail stands, protruding from behind Asuka, the child of Alzac and Bisca.

She actually used this tactic to threaten Lucy into not fighting back.

Unable to gamble with Asuka's life, Lucy could only accept the other party's demands and endure constant beatings in the arena.

Until Natsu discovered that he had burned Freya's hair.

Then, Lucy, now freed, turned the tables and beat her opponent to a pulp.

Enraged by the other party's previous despicable behavior, Lucy immediately activated the "Super Magic Star Chart Chronicle".

But the crow once again used an underhanded tactic with its tail.

The mages outside the arena actually used a dispelling spell to remove Lucy's magic, causing Lucy to run out of magic power and thus lose.

This defeat made Lucy incredibly sad.

But this time, with Shirou Kotomine there, he would never allow such a thing to happen.

"The first match of the first day: Lucy Heartfilia of Fairy Tail Team A vs. Freya Chrona of Raven Tail."

"Who will ultimately emerge victorious!?"

"I am the victor!"

Lucy said seriously.

By this time, Lucy was utterly disgusted with the raven's tail.

Whether it was attacking Wendy before the qualifiers or constantly affecting Gray in the match just now.

Lucy found the other party's despicable tactics unbearable.

She was determined to win.

"Open, Taurus Gate, Talos!"

"Open, Scorpio Gate, Scorpion!"

Lucy immediately summoned two Zodiac Spirits.

Unlike in the original story where her magic was barely enough to summon two Celestial Spirits, Lucy now possesses enough magic to sustain two Celestial Spirits permanently.

In critical moments, she can even summon three Protoss to fight simultaneously.

The current Lucy is two levels better than the Lucy of the past.

Therefore, Lucy, who was able to suppress Freya in the original work, now launched an attack with overwhelming force.

Freya was beaten so badly that she had no chance to fight back.

So, just like in the original story, she stuck her hair out onto the audience seats, intending to use it to threaten Lucy.

Just as Lucy was wondering what to do, she suddenly saw Shirou Kotomine standing behind Asuka.

In his hand, he was also holding Freya's hair.

"Shirou!"

Watching this scene, Lucy screamed Shirou Kotomine's name in her heart.

But now is not the time to go crazy.

After confirming that Asuka would not be harmed, Lucy became even angrier.

For members of Fairy Tail, you can hurt me, but you can't hurt my comrades.

Despite her anger, Lucy still chose to activate the "Super Magic Star Chart Chronicle".

But this time, no one could stop her attack.

The culprit who used the dispelling magic is currently lying on the ground, unable to move.

A powerful gravitational force pressed down on him.

He tried to remove it several times with the magic of elimination, but to no avail.

Because Shirou Kotomine is watching him, or rather, it is.

Shirou Kotomine knew very well that the Obra in Raven Tail who used the Dispelling Magic was a fake, and that the monkey-like creature beside him was his true form.

In the future, after the crow's tail was caught, only it escaped.

But this time, it's destined to be unable to escape.

Even if its owner is the dark mage Zeref, so what?

Shirou Kotomine will never forgive anyone who hurt Lucy, even if he didn't succeed this time.

"ah!!!"

Freya was instantly defeated by Lucy's "Super Magical Star Chart Chronicles" attack and fell silent with a scream.

She lay on the ground, in a near-death state.

"The victor is Lucy Heartfilia!"

The referee announced loudly.