"Ice-Make: Iron Fist!"
A massive fist slammed into Gray's body.
"Uwa!!"
Gray didn't have time to block and was sent flying by the giant fist.
"Gray, I truly have to thank you. It was your advice that let me see the vastness of the world. Do you remember? Seven years ago, when the Allied Forces fought the Oracion Seis."
"That was the first time I felt so weak, and the first time I learned just how powerful a truly strong wizard could be."
"Since I returned from that, I have practiced without rest. For seven years, I have constantly refined my magic and tempered my will."
As Lyon spoke, he raised his hand, and a giant ice bird was created.
Then Lyon pointed at Gray, and the ice bird spread its wings, rushing toward Gray at high speed.
"Ice-Make: Shield!"
Gray deployed a shield.
Boom————!
The ice bird smashed directly through the shield and slammed head-on into Gray.
"Uwaaaaaah!!"
Gray let out a scream of pain as he was pinned by the ice bird and slammed into the wall. The wall collapsed with a thunderous crash.
"This guy! Is his strength really this great?!"
Natsu watched in disbelief as Lyon easily ground Gray into the dirt.
Erza's expression also turned serious as she spoke: "He's strong! Both in magic power and in his spells."
She had seen that the others had grown stronger, but two people were different. One was Jura, whose formidable strength she had seen with her own eyes.
The other was Lyon. The extent of Lyon's power increase before her eyes was exaggerated.
Kael was also somewhat surprised. Once Lyon released his full magic power, his magic was second only to Jura among everyone present, roughly on par with Laxus.
In the anime, Lyon didn't seem nearly this strong. Was it because of the changes caused by his own appearance?
"Look closely! The gap of seven years!!"
Lyon raised his palm.
Swish————!
A giant cyan magic circle suddenly opened above Gray.
Next, a massive ice palm descended from the sky, slamming down toward Gray.
"Ice-Make: Ice Block!"
Gray created a giant block of ice, trying to support the palm.
The ice block was instantly crushed by the palm, which then slammed into the ground.
Boom—————!!
The ice dissipated, and a giant palm print appeared in the Grand Magic Games arena.
Gray lay in the center of the palm print, having lost his ability to fight.
[The... The winner has been decided!!]
[Winner: Lyon Vastia of Lamia Scale!!!]
[This is truly unexpected!]
[Contestant Lyon's strength is actually this great! Contestant Gray had no way to fight back!]
Sabertooth
"Quite impressive!"
Minerva couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. Originally, she hadn't paid much attention to Lyon, but now she needed to keep an eye on him. This was not an easy guy to deal with.
Rufus nodded: "Mhm, it seems this guy was hiding his strength during the first competitive match."
Mermaid Heel
"Uwah! This person is so strong!"
Beth gasped, covering her mouth.
"Yeah! Was he always this powerful?"
Arana had heard of Lyon's name; after all, he was an S-class wizard from Lamia Scale. In her memory, his strength was only average, so she hadn't expected him to be this incredible.
"Mhm, he is a powerful opponent."
Kagura's gaze turned serious as she looked at Lyon.
Blue Pegasus
"He actually became this powerful?!"
Eve was very surprised. Seven years ago during the battle with the Oracion Seis, he remembered Lyon being similar to the three of them—just a side character who was beaten by the Oracion Seis without being able to fight back.
How did the opponent's strength leave them so far behind in the blink of an eye?
"Our training is still far too insufficient!"
Ren clenched his fist. He could accept the others, but Lyon was from his same generation. He hadn't expected to be left behind by such a massive gap so suddenly.
Lamia Scale
"So amazing! Lyon!!"
Sherria cheered happily.
Toby also shouted excitedly: "Oh oh!"
Yuka smiled: "Lyon has shown his true strength."
Jura nodded: "Lyon has been the one training the hardest these seven years. Such effort naturally brings a corresponding reward."
Lyon walked to the center of the palm print and reached out to pull Gray up.
"You... you've become a bit too strong, haven't you!"
Gray said to Lyon. He had expected Lyon to get stronger, but this was a bit too much.
"Well! After seeing Kael's terrifying strike, how could I continue to get stronger at a leisurely pace? Besides, when I heard something had happened to you, I planned to get stronger to avenge you. I didn't expect you to come back alive, and then happen to become my opponent. So, I had no choice but to let you feel it." Lyon said with some emotion. He was speaking the truth; he really did get stronger for the sake of revenge.
Their master, Ur, had died together with Deliora, and there was nothing more he could do about that. But since his junior disciple Gray's enemy was still alive, he naturally couldn't slack off.
Gray hadn't expected that he was one of the reasons Lyon became stronger, and he wasn't sure what to feel in his heart.
[Oh oh oh oh oh!! What touching brotherly love!!]
[Day Three of the Grand Magic Games has ended!!!]
[Today's competitive portion is finished!]
[The overall rankings are as follows:]
Fairy Tail Team A — 42P
Fairy Tail Team B — 39P
Mermaid Heel — 33P
Lamia Scale — 30P
Sabertooth — 25P
Blue Pegasus — 21P
Quatro Puppy — 14P
Raven Tail (Expelled)
At the end of the third day, Fairy Tail still firmly held the first and second places. The guild members celebrated in the tavern once again.
Laxus and Makarov sat in a park, chatting.
"Gramps, what is Lumen Histoire?"
Laxus asked Makarov.
"Ivan asked that, didn't he?" Makarov guessed that Ivan must have said something to Laxus during the match today.
"Mhm, he seemed to really want to get his hands on it."
"Honestly, that brat..."
"He said it was the darkness of Fairy Tail."
Makarov said angrily: "What 'darkness of Fairy Tail'? He's talking nonsense. But that is indeed a very important thing. it is the greatest secret of our Fairy Tail, something that only each successive Master can know."
"Does Kael know?"
"Mhm, that kid knows."
"Then it doesn't seem like anything strange."
"Of course it's not something strange! But it's true that it's something that can't be allowed to fall into just anyone's hands—especially not into the hands of an ambitious guy like Ivan."
"Since it's not anything strange, then forget it. I was just curious because I suddenly heard there was something in the guild I didn't know about." Laxus had grown up in Fairy Tail since he was a child, and he hadn't expected Fairy Tail to still have secrets he didn't know.
"Hmph! You brat, there are still plenty of things you don't know."
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