"Gray!!"
"I didn't expect the first person to arrive before would actually be you."
Looking at the familiar figure before her, Ur revealed a gentle smile, her voice tender.
"However, if you want to pass through here, it won't be that easy."
She raised her right hand, and a shimring white mist of cold air condensed in her palm.
"You have to earn my recognition to pass!"
"Phew..."
Gray exhaled a puff of white vapor, straightened his body, and bowed to Ur.
"Ur... please guide !!"
In the next second, the master and disciple attacked simultaneously!
"Ice-Make: Infinite Blade Leaves!!!"
Ur waved her hand casually, and a massive amount of leaf-like ice blades swept toward Gray.
"Ice-Make: Ice Shield!!!"
Gray held both hands forward and snapped them open.
A thick Ice Shield instantly condensed in front of him, blocking the ice blades coming from the front.
Imdiately after, he exerted force through his feet and leapt high into the air.
"Ice-Make: Lancer!!!"
Dozens of sharp ice spears ford in the air, pouring down like a rainstorm.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
The ice spears collided with the Ice Shield, producing a crisp symphony.
"Too naive, Gray."
Ur's figure retreated as an ice-blue magic circle suddenly lit up.
She pressed both hands down, slamming them heavily onto the ground.
"Ice-Make: White Rose Garden!!!"
The surrounding ground froze instantly, and then nurous ice roses grew from the ice surface, attacking Gray in a spiral fashion.
Gray perford a beautiful flip in the air, dodging the incoming roses.
"Ice-Make: Ice Cannon!!!"
A cannon barrel made entirely of ice instantly ford on Gray's shoulder, its muzzle condensing intense magic power.
BOOM—!!!
A massive ice shell whistled out, and the violent cold current shattered all the incoming roses!
"It's not over yet!"
Gray gave a low growl and slamd his hands together in front of his chest.
This ti, he didn't use those brute-force weapon shapes, but instead condensed his magic into countless tiny ice needles.
"Ice-Make: Senbon Ice Rain!"
Ice needles poured down like a torrential rain, sealing off all of Ur's evasion space.
However, Ur stood in place without moving even an inch.
She simply opened her palm, and countless thorny roses blood brilliantly above her head, their petals layering to block all the ice needles, producing a crisp clinking sound.
"Gray, it's over!"
Ur's voice rang out softly.
The hard ice roses lunged forward, instantly surrounding Gray.
Just as Gray broke through the ice layer...
The petals of the thorny ice roses drifted down, transforming into countless blades in the air, pointing directly at Gray.
Surrounded by ice blades, they reflected the sunlight, emitting a dreamlike halo.
This scene was clearly presented before all the citizens of Magnolia through the magic screen.
"Wow! So beautiful!"
"That woman nad Ur, her magic is so pretty!"
"This is true art! It's completely different from Natsu's demolition crew!"
The citizens' exclamations of admiration rose and fell.
"I lost, Ur!"
Gray looked at the ice blades transford from petals and lowered his head.
Ur ruffled Gray's hair, her eyes full of smiles and gratification.
"Gray, go on ahead."
"You passed!"
Gray froze in place, sowhat unable to believe it.
"But... but I didn't even touch you."
"The outco of a battle isn't important."
Ur shook her head and reached out to brush the ice shards off his shoulder.
"I have seen your growth, and that is enough."
"Go, let them see that my, Ur's, disciple is outstanding."
Gray's eyes grew warm; he nodded heavily and, without saying another word, stepped forward and rushed toward the cathedral... While Gray was passing his trial, on the path guarded by Makarov.
"Heaven's Wheel: Blunblatt!!!"
Countless swords swirled around Erza, whistling sharply as they tore through the air, colliding fiercely with the light rays released by Makarov.
BOOM!!
After the violent collision, Erza used the force to retreat and landed steadily.
"Enough, enough!"
Makarov looked at Erza and waved his hand.
"You, pass!!"
Erza gave a crisp salute and imdiately rushed toward the finish line.
Looking at her departing back, Makarov's eyes held gratification, a smile on his lips.
"It seems that after the events of the Tower of Heaven, Erza has also grown quite a bit."
"That's great!!"
...
As ti passed minute by minute, many people arrived at the finish line and underwent the trials of the two gatekeepers.
anwhile, on the other two paths without gatekeepers, people were also passing through one after another.
Inside Kardia Cathedral.
Mirajane, Natsu, Elfman, and others had already gathered here.
"Phew... fi... finally made it!"
Lucy leaned against the wall, rushing in out of breath.
Behind her followed Jet, Max, and Bickslow.
"We finally made it through. It's really thanks to you this ti, Lucy!"
"Yeah, yeah, if it weren't for you, we'd probably still be stuck in those traps!"
Jet and Max had expressions of having survived a disaster.
Bickslow's totems also bobbed up and down, making "bababa" sounds in agreent.
As everyone knew, the majority of Fairy Tail consisted of reckless brutes; intellectual talents were extrely rare.
And it just so happened that several brutes had tead up and fallen into an intellectual trap. If Lucy hadn't happened to pass by, those three would probably still be trapped there.
"Hehehe... it's fine, it was the result of everyone's hard work."
Lucy was humble in her speech, but her heart was already blooming with joy, her inner self standing with hands on hips, laughing wildly.
'Ahhh! I carried them! I actually had a day where I carried the whole team! This feeling is just too great!'
"Lucy seems very happy."
Mirajane said with a smile as she watched Lucy, whose tail was practically wagging in the air.
"Of course!!"
Beside her, Ron leaned against a pillar. Knowing the whole situation, he nodded in deep empathy.
"After all, she carried the whole scene by herself."
"Showing off like this is simply too satisfying!"
Just then, the beaming Lucy suddenly noticed a figure in the crowd that couldn't be more familiar.
Orange hair, a handso face.
"Loke?!"
Lucy cried out in surprise and quickly walked up.
"Wh-why are you here? I rember I didn't..."
She rembered clearly that she hadn't summoned any Celestial Spirits during the entire process.
Therefore, seeing Loke appear here, Lucy was both surprised and puzzled.
"Haha..."
Loke gave a sowhat embarrassed dry laugh, scratching the back of his head as he explained.
"Sorry, Lucy, it's a bit complicated."
"Actually, it's Ron. He contacted the King directly and told about this tournant. Also, everyone in the guild hoped I could participate as Loke."
"So... I was allowed to temporarily dissolve the contract to complete my final curtain call in Fairy Tail!"
Loke's gaze beca serious and sincere.
"Don't worry, Lucy, I used my own power to co here; it won't cause any trouble for your subsequent matches."
"So that's how it is..."
Lucy realized and waved her hand dismissively, feigning ease.
"It's fine, it's fine. Everyone is very happy that you could participate!"
However, deep inside, a little version of her was crying a river of tears.
'It's over, it's over!'
'If Loke competes, I've not only lost a powerful combatant, but I've also gained an opponent.'
'Wuuu... life is too hard for !!!'
Inside the cathedral, the number of people who had successfully passed the trial gradually increased.
Groups of people gathered in twos and threes, talking about what they encountered on the road while simultaneously criticizing the mischievous Ron.
Bickslow, who had successfully reunited with Fried and Evergreen, suddenly noticed a certain detail.
"Eh?"
He scanned the crowd, then tilted his head with a confused expression.
"Laxus..."
"Has he actually not arrived yet?!"
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