A few days after the teams were formed, everyone from Fairy Tail set out for the Flower Blooming Capital, Crocus.
The Grand Magic Games would begin soon, and all of them intended to arrive in the capital early to make their preparations.
For a time, every Mage Guild in the Kingdom of Fiore began moving at once, all of them gathering in the royal capital.
In the end, the number of teams participating in the Grand Magic Games reached a full one hundred and twenty.
Some teams had six members, others had five, and the number of participating mages alone was already close to seven hundred.
As for the spectators, there were even more of them.
The Grand Magic Games had been building momentum for a long time, and in recent days, huge numbers of tourists had flooded into Crocus.
Some came from all over Fiore, while others had even traveled from other kingdoms.
Fiore's Grand Magic Games were extremely famous.
Fiore itself was a kingdom where magic flourished, and the number of Mage Guilds there far exceeded that of other countries.
It had more famous guilds as well, not to mention a huge star like Marco.
Naturally, the attention it received was not something other countries could compare to.
Over the years, it wasn't as if other kingdoms had not tried to imitate it.
But no one had ever surpassed it.
After all, the protagonists of the Grand Magic Games were still mages.
If one wanted to hold the event well and make it truly appealing, then powerful, popular mages had to take part.
Nothing else needed to be said.
Even if Marco did not enter the arena, even if he merely sat in the guest seats at Fiore's Grand Magic Games, he could still attract a massive audience.
That was what it meant to be an international superstar.
The current fame of the Grand Magic Games was also one of the reasons the event had been handed over to the kingdom for official management.
Even the preliminary round alone now required a massive venue, and accommodating this many tourists was not something an ordinary city could manage.
Crocus, the Flower Blooming Capital, was the royal capital of Fiore, a city that had stood for several centuries. Its level of development was far beyond that of ordinary cities.
Even the rapidly developing Magnolia could not compare. A few years was not enough for Magnolia to surpass the capital.
With so many tourists pouring in, hotel business was naturally booming.
Marco had been afraid they might not be able to reserve rooms, so he had booked their stay very early.
"Honeybone Hotel. Same as always."
The hotel Marco had reserved was naturally Honeybone Hotel.
Every time he had come to the capital over the years, he had stayed here.
The strange sign showing a bee with a skull still hung outside. Because of Marco, Honeybone Hotel had never lacked guests over the years.
After all, there was always a chance that staying here might lead to a chance encounter with him.
So when Marco asked in advance to reserve the entire hotel, the owner of Honeybone Hotel agreed without a second word.
Now, Honeybone Hotel had become Fairy Tail's temporary base.
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After everyone chose their rooms, put away their luggage, and settled in, Marco called them all together for a brief meeting.
"Keep yourselves under control. Don't tear someone else's hotel apart!"
That was the sole purpose of this little meeting: to remind everyone not to get too carried away!
This was not the guildhall and this was not Magnolia.
At home, they could go wild however they liked. But outside, especially here in the royal capital, going wild would be a problem.
They had better not demolish Crocus.
Of course, because of Hisui, this place would more or less become part of his family's territory sooner or later.
All the more reason to cherish it properly.
He did not want them turning it into a dangerous building before Hisui even took over.
"Got it!"
"Don't worry!"
Faced with Marco's warning, everyone naturally agreed without hesitation.
At this point, they were already itching to move.
They were ready to properly explore the capital. Not many of them usually had the free time to come sightseeing in Crocus.
Most of them were usually busy, and even if they had come to the capital before, it had mostly been for work.
This time, they had come several days early for the Grand Magic Games precisely so everyone would have time to look around Crocus.
"All right, then. Have fun, everyone."
Marco nodded and announced the end of the meeting.
He was not the sort of person who would drag a meeting on endlessly once he started talking.
That said, he did not believe a single word of their promises.
These bastards always promised beautifully with their mouths, but once they actually got excited, they would forget everything and charge ahead without a second thought.
Every time they caused damage, the answer was always, "I didn't do it on purpose."
What use was not doing it on purpose? Would the victim believe that?
Still, even if he knew the warning would be useless, he had to give it.
That was part of his responsibility.
And afterward, when these people caused trouble, he would be able to scold them properly and make them take responsibility for what they had done.
"Oooh! Let's go!"
"Anyone going to Ryuzetsu Land?!"
"Ryuzetsu Land? What kind of place is that?"
"It's a super famous resort! We have to go at least once!"
The moment Marco said the meeting was over, everyone immediately scattered in excitement.
One by one, they began calling friends over.
Some had clearly done their travel research in advance and knew the famous sights of Crocus.
Ryuzetsu Land was indeed extremely famous, and not only within Fiore.
It was a tourist attraction known throughout the continent of Ishgar, Fiore's premier summer leisure resort, with many large swimming pools and water slides that attracted tourists from all over the continent.
Although it was already the end of X784, Crocus, as the Flower Blooming Capital, was not cold.
Ryuzetsu Land remained a popular attraction, and there were probably no shortage of visitors there now.
Wearing glasses and holding a small notebook, Levy kept explaining the details of Ryuzetsu Land.
The one who had carefully done her homework was her, and all her information was guaranteed to be reliable because it came directly from Hisui, a true-born local of the capital.
"That sounds great! We have to check it out!"
Levy's description was very convincing, and after hearing it, everyone wanted to go join the fun.
There was no helping it.
Everyone knew that Crocus, the Flower Blooming Capital, had many flowers, but as for what other fun places there were, most of them had no idea.
Since they had a guide like Levy strongly recommending it, everyone immediately became willing to follow her there.
"Ryuzetsu Land, huh?"
Watching the guild members head off together in a grand procession, Marco also found himself interested.
It was their first day here, so going out to have fun for a while did not sound bad.
Of course, Marco's main reason for going was to keep an eye on that group and remind them to behave.
If they split up in groups of one or two to play, the danger level would actually be lower.
But once this many of them gathered together, the danger level would rise in a straight line.
Marco was afraid that if he didn't go, Ryuzetsu Land would be ready for reconstruction by tomorrow.
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