Only the guild master of Quatro Cerebrus, Goldman, had an expression as dark as the bottom of a cooking pot.
Especially at this moment, the broadcast screen once again transmitted Kabe's teasing voice.
"Speaking of which, these kids are still too innocent."
"I told them to look over here, and they actually did."
"Looks like after I return, I should suggest that Guild Master Goldman teach them a bit about strategy and tactics. Hehe."
"Hehe my ass, you brat!"
"Makao—look! This is the kind of kid your old friend raised. Just like you, he's a bastard with a stomach full of schemes!"
Unable to hold back his anger, Goldman grabbed Makarov's beard and, almost pressing his face against his, started spraying accusations at him. His saliva even landed all over Makarov's face.
"Don't slander me, you old fool!"
"Lost means lost. Don't make excuses."
"I think what Kabe said is right too. A Mage can't just grow bigger muscles while leaving their brain behind. When you go back, you should spend more time teaching your members."
Makarov refused to lose and fired back immediately, causing Goldman's chest to rise and fall violently as he angrily gasped for air.
Seeing the two old friends start arguing over such a small matter, Bob and Yajima quickly stepped in to mediate. After spending a great deal of effort, they finally managed to separate the two old men.
As for the argument between the two guild masters, King Thomas did not pay much attention to it.
His focus remained entirely on Kabe, watching his every movement.
After easily taking down Quatro Cerebrus, the score of Fairy Tail's A Team also changed accordingly, earning points and climbing to the first place.
According to the rules, the team remaining until the end of the competition would be ranked first. The rankings of the other teams would depend on their accumulated points, and only then would the elimination order be determined.
"Leave them here. The staff will come and handle them."
"We'll continue searching for others. Let's try to eliminate all of them before lunch."
After leaving the frozen sculptures of Pakkas and the others behind, Kabe continued acting as a human radar, leading Ultear and the others toward their next target.
At this moment, the remaining four teams were still wandering around the city like headless flies, carefully searching for opponents.
They had no idea that in less than ten minutes after the start of the match, one team had already been eliminated.
And the biggest Boss of this competition was already closing in on them.
The other two teams from Fairy Tail were their own people.
Even though they might have had some unpleasant thoughts toward him, Kabe still decided to keep them until the very end.
Because of that, the Blue Pegasus team, which happened to be farther away from them, became the second team to be eliminated in this competition.
This time, Kabe did not make a move.
Instead, Ultear launched the first attack.
She jumped directly into the three-person team formed by Karen, Jenny, and Ichiya, unleashing a large-scale Ice-Make magic.
Karen and Jenny immediately chose to dodge and retreat.
The only one who remained was Ichiya. He instantly transformed into a muscular man, smashing apart the incoming ice wolves before launching a counterattack toward Ultear.
"Looks like your luck wasn't bad. Your captain managed to draw the King."
Erza blocked Karen and Jenny, who had retreated to the side, holding both hands firmly around her sword as she took an attacking stance.
Seeing this, Jenny's mouth twitched. She reluctantly stepped forward.
"Um... Erza-san, since the Kings have already encountered each other, we don't need to fight anymore, right?"
"We can just wait until they decide the winner."
Although she said that, Jenny immediately used her Take Over Magic, covering her body with a layer of mechanical armor.
"Hm? So it's the same type of magic as Mira's?"
"No matter. Come on."
"They have their battle, and we have ours."
Jenny:
'I have to fight the Fairy Queen?! Are you kidding me?!'
Although she knew she would only be completely crushed if she fought Erza, Jenny had drawn the Duke identity, so she had no choice but to grit her teeth and fight.
She only hoped she could hold out as long as possible.
As long as Lord Ichiya could defeat the opponent's King, their side would be able to obtain victory.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Juvia naturally ended up facing Karen.
Looking at Juvia, who was surrounded by flowing water and had an expression that clearly said "I am not someone you should mess with," Karen took a deep breath and pulled out three glass bottles from her pocket.
"Let me show you the perfume magic I learned while following Lord Ichiya!"
After saying that, she removed the stoppers from the three glass bottles and took a deep breath through the openings.
"Close-range inhalation!"
"Pain-relieving fragrance, Speed fragrance, and Magic-enhancement fragrance!!"