Clang, clang, clang—!
The bells of Kardia Cathedral rang out.
It announced that this elimination tournant, which had lasted for several hours and plunged the entire city into revelry and chaos, had finally co to an end.
Swoosh—!
The magic traps and barriers that had been running suddenly vanished, and those who were trapped were finally free.
"Phew... It's finally over. This elimination tournant was sothing else!"
"Damn it, I was so close! I was just about to finish! I finally had the right rhythm!"
The crowd reacted in various ways—so sighed, so expressed regret, and others felt the relief of having survived.
[Announcent! The Fairy Tail Harvest Festival Competition—Elimination Tournant has officially concluded!]
A chanical voice broadcasted over Magnolia, marking the final end of the elimination tournant.
[Within the allotted ti, a total of twenty-two people successfully reached the destination—Kardia Cathedral, earning qualification for the preliminary round!]
[According to the rules, the eight participants closest to the finish line will also participate in the upcoming preliminary round!]
[The following are the participants who passed the elimination tournant: Ron, Mirajane, Mystogan, Erza Scarlet, Natsu, Laxus...]
[The above thirty people will participate in tomorrow's preliminary round. Congratulations!]
[Those who did not pass need not be discouraged. Keep trying next ti.]
The broadcast ended, and the Gildarts Mode was lifted. The city returned to its original state amidst a rumbling sound.
The Fairy Tail guild hall.
At this mont, it was even livelier than before the elimination tournant began.
A group of people surrounded the culprit, Ron, passionately recounting his inhuman actions.
"Ron, you guy, why did you design so many shaful traps!"
"Exactly! Do you know how much determination it took for to dance that dance?!"
Amidst the heated denunciations, Ron leaned lazily against the table, spreading his hands with an innocent look.
"You can't bla for this. Most of the ideas were provided by the old man."
"I only provided a little bit..."
While everyone was arguing noisily, Makarov had already arrived on the second floor, standing on the railing with a serious expression.
"Ahem..."
The noisy sounds below stopped abruptly, and everyone looked up at the second floor, confused.
Makarov's gaze swept across the room, finally landing on the silent Laxus.
"Laxus..."
The old man's voice paused. His clenched fist tightened and then relaxed, as if he were struggling with a difficult decision.
Then, he waved his right hand in front of him, his tone heavy and resolute.
"Because you intended to use Fairy Law during the elimination tournant, threatening the lives of everyone in the guild, which is a serious violation of the guild's iron rules!"
"Now, I declare in the na of the Third Master of Fairy Tail!"
Laxus seed to have anticipated what was coming. His straight back slumped slightly, and his head hung low.
He heard Makarov's words co through.
"Laxus, you are expelled from the guild!!"
"?!!!"
"!!!!!"
In an instant, the whole room was in an uproar!
Hearing the words 'excommunicated from the guild', countless incredulous gazes converged on Makarov.
After a brief silence, the sound of discussion rose like a tide.
"This, excommunicated from the guild? The Master must have misspoke..."
"Why? What did Laxus do to warrant being excommunicated from the guild?"
"Could it be... that sudden terrifying magical power fluctuation from earlier?"
"Eh? Wasn't that part of the competition setup?"
Just as everyone was discussing it, Laxus suddenly spoke, his voice very soft.
"Ah... I see..."
After saying that, he turned around in silence and walked toward the guild gate with heavy steps.
"Laxus..."
The Thunder God Tribe, who had just co to their senses, changed expressions drastically and imdiately stepped forward to block his path.
They wanted to say sothing, but didn't know where to start.
"I—do—not—accept it!!"
Amidst the roar, Natsu jumped directly onto the table, pointing at Makarov with a defiant face.
"Old man, why are you excommunicating Laxus from the guild?!"
"What exactly did he do?!"
"Natsu..."
Lucy quietly tugged at Natsu's sleeve from the side.
Makarov's gaze was heavy, but he still explained the reason to everyone.
"Eh, so that's how it is?"
After listening, Natsu was stunned for a mont, scratching his head sluggishly.
"But that doesn't an you have to excommunicate him from the guild!"
He thought for a mont, then retorted even more loudly and righteously.
"Doesn't that Fairy Law also prove that he actually considers everyone here a comrade in his heart?!"
"Since he didn't really want to hurt us in his heart, let's just let it go!"
"Everyone is fine, isn't that enough?!"
Natsu's words were simple, crude, and even unreasonable, but they unexpectedly voiced the thoughts of everyone present.
The gazes everyone directed toward Laxus were filled with a bit of surprise.
Who would have thought that the usually arrogant and aloof Laxus actually considered everyone a partner in his heart.
But on second thought, it felt like a matter of course, after all... They were Fairy Tail!!
Seeing that Makarov remained unmoved, Natsu simply started his tantrum mode.
"I don't care, I don't care! Anyway, you cannot excommunicate Laxus from the guild!"
"If he leaves, who am I going to beat up later?!"
The Fairy Tail mbers glanced at Natsu: Hey, hey, that's your real goal, isn't it!
"Natsu is right!"
"Exactly, Master, just give Laxus one more chance!"
"That's right, that's right. Although Laxus is a bit arrogant and has a bit of a tsundere personality, he is still our comrade!"
"Yeah, since we're all fine, let's just let it slide this ti!"
A group of people spoke one after another, trying to persuade Makarov to withdraw his order.
And Laxus, the mont Natsu stood up, stood frozen in place.
Now, listening to everyone's pleas, his gaze was blank and his body was stiff.
Facing the persuasion of the entire guild, Makarov still maintained his business-like deanor, not backing down in the slightest.
"Old man, even if you want to excommunicate Laxus from the guild, there's no need to do it right this second."
Ron stepped forward and joined the persuasion army.
"Laxus is one of the preliminary round participants announced to the whole city. Kicking him out before the competition even starts doesn't sound good for the guild's reputation."
"How about... we wait until the competition is over?"
"That's it!!"
Natsu's eyes lit up, he imdiately turned around and roared at the silent Laxus.
"Laxus, are you trying to run away?"
"Or are you afraid of being beaten up by in the later matches!!"
Upon hearing this, Laxus just gave a soft "Tch," but his expression lacked the usual impatience or dissatisfaction.
Seeing everyone's persistent persuasion, Makarov had no choice but to relent.
He finally agreed to let Laxus continue participating in the competition, but stated that he would not be able to receive the final reward.
At the sa ti, the decision regarding his excommunication from the guild would still be carried out after the competition; there was no room for negotiation on this point.
Then he left directly, not giving anyone a chance to continue speaking.
Everyone looked at each other, all with helpless expressions.
"Alright, let's leave it at that for now."
Erza stood up and said when she saw the situation.
"The Master must be feeling even worse than us about the decision to excommunicate Laxus."
Ron also nodded in agreent.
"That's right. Instead of thinking about this, you'd better prepare well for tomorrow's match."
"After all... the groupings for the preliminary round are random!"
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