Man is infinite, and his ambition is to slay the dragon

——【The Ten Holy Wizards】.

It is a collective term for the ten most powerful wizards selected by the Magic Council from the entire Ishgar continent. Makarov, the president of Fairy Tail, is one of the current Ten Holy Wizards.

In other words, he is one of the ten strongest wizards in all of Ishgar - on paper.

And this time, a wizard of this level will participate in the Grand Magic Battle.

Honestly speaking, even if Erza and Mira joined forces, they didn't know if they could contend against a top ten expert on the continent. The thought of competing against him gave them a headache.

But if they really encounter such a situation, no one present will be afraid of fighting.

"Oh? It's here~~~"

Suddenly, among the huge crowds of people around them, Erza and the others heard a very clear voice, as if someone was speaking directly into their ears a voice that only they could hear.

Following the sound, the four of them turned their heads and looked in a certain direction, and after their sight penetrated the crowd -

"Yo, it's been almost two and a half years, right? Long time no see, everyone."

Wearing a uniform from his time at Saikai Academy and dressed like a high school student, Sieg stood on the side of the road and waved to the four people with a smile.

Seeing him dressed like this, Dao Hua couldn't help but be slightly surprised, but soon understood.

(This is probably Miss Em's suggestion again, right?)

Apart from her, Daohua couldn't think of anyone else who would suggest that Zigg wear this outfit. Zigg always dressed casually.

When they saw Sieg coming, Erza and the others greeted him with a smile.

"Well, long time no see, Sieg. You've come to participate in the Grand Demon Fighting Exercise as promised."

"After all, we agreed on that." Sieg smiled, "You are prettier than you were two and a half years ago, Ms. Erza. The same goes for Ms. Mira and Ms. Cana. Should I say they are more mature?"

"Ah la la~~~ You've become quite talkative, huh?"

Kana was very familiar with him and hooked her arm around Zieg's neck. "Could it be that you've had a woman outside in the past two and a half years? Huh?"

"No." Sieg answered simply.

"Okay, Kana, stop teasing Sieg." Mira also came over, pulled Kana away from Sieg and looked at Sieg, "Long time no see, and welcome back, Sieg."

"With this, our [Strongest Team] has been completely formed. Let's work hard together in the Grand Demon Fighting Performance and win the first place."

——【The Strongest Team】

In addition to Gildarts, all four S-class wizards in the guild are assembled, plus Sieg's extraordinary combat power.

This can indeed be said to be the strongest team that Fairy Tail can currently produce.

One could even say... a bit of a bully?

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52. Erza wants to compete?

After meeting up with Erza and the others, Sieg and his group quickly arrived at the inn that the royal family had arranged for each participating guild.

As soon as he returned to the inn, Sieg saw the Fairy Tail members who seemed to have been waiting there for a long time.

"Oh? Are you finally here? Sieg!"

"It's been two and a half years!"

"But it feels like he hasn't changed at all~~~~"

Because they wanted to show their support and cheer, about one-third of the guild members were here, and the rest stayed in the guild to watch the remote broadcast.

Of course, the people who came were all familiar faces that Zig knew.

"What changes can there be in just two years? I'm already 26, almost 27." Sieg laughed, "But you all have grown taller and more mature - but Gray, can't you change your habit of taking off your clothes anytime, anywhere?"

"Huh? When did I take it off?!"

Gray, who was sitting on the sofa, realized after hearing what Sieg said that he had nothing but a pair of shorts left.

But I can only say that this is the characteristic of Fairy Tail.

After a quick round of greetings with everyone else, Sieg realized that there was a person missing from the crowd who should have been particularly noisy: "Where's Natsu? Isn't he here?"

"He ran away to practice."

Lucy explained, "It seems that he was not selected this time, and he also lost to Miss Toudou before. He failed to pass the S-class wizard assessment three times in a row, which gave him a lot of stimulation. So he ran away to practice with Happy two months ago. It seems that he planned to practice outside for a year before coming back."

a year?

That Natsu was actually so cruel as to train outside for a year?

"This means that he is serious about wanting to be reborn. We can be sure that when he comes back next time, he will be so strong that we will be completely unfamiliar with him."

Erza smiled and said, "More than that, President, have all the formalities been completed?"

"Well, since this is the first session, there aren't many formalities involved. Plus, this is also a trial festival, so there are only 20 guilds participating."

Makarov, who looked older than he was two years ago, nodded slightly, and handed a booklet to Erza and the other four. "All the details are in this booklet. Also, welcome back, Sieg. I didn't expect you to not come back to the guild for two and a half years. Come back once in a while."

"Sorry, President, I've become a little too absorbed in my practice."

Sieg touched his hair a little embarrassedly. "And Griffith is also very strict. He said that you can't leave if you don't complete it. After I finally completed a certain target, he gave me a new target. As a result, I have never been able to leave the place of training..."

"It's really strict~~~ But no matter what, I'm glad you came back to participate. Although it doesn't match your ability, just treat it as participating in a festival and relax."

"Ah."

Sieg nodded, then moved closer to Erza and the others.

As Erza opened the booklet, the rules of the first Grand Magic Games appeared in everyone's eyes.

As the first session, the content of the rule book is not very much. Apart from some rules that are common to various activities, there are generally three main points of the Grand Magic Fighting Show.

——[President is not allowed to participate]

——[Non-guild members are not allowed to participate]

——[Before the competition begins, the content of each event will be kept confidential]

"These are all understandable rules, but it really depends on your performance on the spot."

"That's right~~~~ It would be nice if there was a drinking program~~~"

Kana was already holding a wine barrel and started drinking from the side.

That is to say, this is in the room. If they start drinking outside, the guild will lose face... No, it seems that Fairy Tail is a guild with mixed reputations, and it has lost all its face long ago.

As Sieg looked at the rules that did not have much practical content, he remembered what Griffith had said to him before leaving.

(Basically, the content of the Grand Magic Fighting Competition is divided into two parts - one part is the magic competition customized by the official, the content is different every year, each guild can only send one person to participate, and the final score is calculated based on the final ranking.)

(The second part is the battle. I don’t know the details, but the one I participated in was a one-on-one match between the two teams after the official draw.)

Because in his timeline, Griffith had already participated in the Great Magic Games, so he told Sieg all the relevant information.

But all he knew about was the session he attended, and that was more than 20 years ago. He didn't make any special note of this unimportant thing.

Sieg could understand, after all, he wouldn't remember trivial matters.

(However, leaving aside the competitive part, I can take care of all the combat part... provided that I can be chosen to play.)

(But the Great Demon Fighting Ensemble is just for fun after all. The most important thing is the Eclipse Gate - let's sneak into the palace to investigate later.)

As for the location of the Eclipse Gate, the Crimsonhead had already found it four months ago when Griffith mentioned it. Just like what Sieg said, if you want to destroy it, you can do so at any time, but there is no need to be so anxious.

"...Then you need to arrive at the Frau Dome before 9 a.m. tomorrow, ready to play and participate in the first game?"

Erza glanced at the clock on the wall. "It looks like we only have today to prepare. So everyone, use the rest of the time to prepare in your own way. You can go shopping or use the last bit of time to exercise more. It's all fine."

"Then sister, I'll go find a bar and drink until I'm happy~~~~"

Kana, who was already showing signs of being drunk, was about to jump out of the window - and she actually jumped, with no one trying to stop her.

After all, this is very common in the guild.

"Then I will—"

"Ah...um, Sieg, excuse me, can I take up some of your time?"

Sieg was just about to say that he also wanted to go out for a walk, but Erza suddenly stopped him.

Looking at the female knight who had the same hair color as him, Sieg raised an eyebrow: "What's wrong? Is there anything else?"

"If possible, can you let me spar with you like Natsu and Gajeel did?"

Under the surprised eyes of others, Erza made this request to Sieg.

53.【Dress Up Magic】

Erza wants to spar with Sieg?

Hearing Erza's sudden request, not only Sieg, but everyone else was a little surprised.

They also didn't expect Erza to make such a request to Sieg at this time.

"It's possible, but what's the matter? Why is it so sudden?"

"I just want to see the gap between you and me." Erza smiled, "Two and a half years ago, the power you displayed was far beyond our knowledge. And now you have practiced for another two and a half years. Although this is probably asking for trouble, I still want to see how strong you have become now."

"Is that so... Well~~~~ I guess you will be disappointed."

Sieg sighed, "Griffith told me to only use space magic during this tournament. Other magic is not allowed. Also, I haven't practiced any magic other than space magic in the past two and a half years... If you think this is okay, I can practice with you."

"Well, that's enough. Then the venue is——"

"Let me prepare it. Um... let's just go to this door."

Arriving at the door, Sieg materialized a space magic keyboard, stretched out his hand and began to type slowly.

Although Griffith used "drawing paper" to describe space magic, to Sieg, this thing is more like "programming" - fortunately, Sieg had the experience of being forced by Brunhilde and Em to learn English and other languages, so he was not completely in the dark in this area.

——It took me half a year to finally memorize all the spells.

And now...

"Hmm... No, that's not the way to knock... Ah, the exit is set as the women's restroom... Eh? An error? Impossible..."

Under the puzzled eyes of others, Sieg spent a full ten minutes to complete the transformation of the door in front of him. After wiping the non-existent cold sweat from his forehead, he pushed the door open and said, "Okay, follow me. Behind this door is our sparring venue."

"Eh?"

Erza was a little surprised.

However, after following Sieg into the room——

"------!"

What comes into view is a rather empty pure white space!

The size of the entire space is comparable to the guild building of Fairy Tail!

"Zig, where is this?"

"I created this temporary space. Although it is very crude in every aspect and will collapse after a while, it is still no problem for the two of us to spar with each other."

Sieg explained, "Also, other people outside the door don't need to try to come in. For convenience, I set the access rights of this space to only Erza and I. Opening the rights would be troublesome in another sense, and the load-bearing limit of the different space is also a problem."

Erza couldn't hear other people's voices, but looking at Sieg's appearance, could he contact the outside world unilaterally?

"You have really become much stronger."

Thinking of this, Erza couldn't help but sigh: "Space magic - I didn't expect you to have mastered this difficult lost magic, it's really amazing."

"It can't be said that I have mastered it yet. In Griffith's words, it's just barely usable. If it were him, he would be able to create a much more perfect alien space in a few seconds, right?" Sieg was very clear that his attainments in space magic were still far behind Griffith's.

But this is only natural. Griffith has been studying time magic and space magic for 30 years, while Sieg has only practiced for two and a half years.

"Then, let's start the sparring. Just strike as you please."

"That's right. Then——"

After creating some distance between herself and Ziegler, Erza's eyes narrowed slightly——

“——【Change clothes】——”

A whirlwind of magic burst out of her.