On the next day, all three continents were on fire from the news they got and everyone prepared for the Grand Magic Games...
On the headquarters of the strongest Guild...
Ryouji was trying to pamper Sorano ever since they came back and make her fall for him but alas it was way too difficult...
He could, however, see that she easily blushed and tried to avert her eyes from him causing him to smile as it was working...
How should he know that for this he had to thank Lily and Tina...
When they had returned he had found Zera and asked her about Riana...
Zera completely forgot to tell him that she liked watching the sky and having the feeling of flying through the air, therefore she was staying at a branch in Edolas...
As to why she hadn't returned, she didn't know...
Ryouji was puzzled about that and immediately send an order to his members to go in Edolas and find her...
Since then, he had been pestering Sorano for her heart getting closer and closer...
At that moment a few members entered inside while holding official papers and handed them to Ryouji...
Ryouji : Hm?? Oh, these are the forms for the teams and they also included the Trials for the selection of the top 5 Teams...
Ryouji : Top 5 Teams??
Ryouji : Aren't they usually 8??
Violetta : Let me see...
Violetta who came in with the others and the kids took the papers and started reading it loudly and all of them noticed that it's different from the other years...
Violetta : Oh... It says here that all three continents will participate...
Violetta : Can it be that the three places are for the higher-ups of those continents??
Ryouji : That's kinda odd... As it usually tests the Guilds right??
Ryouji : Unless... They want to treat the Spriggan and Ten Wizards and the Edolas as Guilds...
Ryouji : Buts that's odd as Makarov is the current Master of Fairy Tail...
Ryouji : If i'm not wrong there are rules that Masters can't participate right??
Violetta : Correct...
Ryouji : So they turned the Games into a chessboard for all powers...
Ryouji : Doing it this way perhaps they want to say that this continent has the upper hands and the other two shouldn't try anything funny...
Although he reached in that conclusion, for now, he filled the named of the people that would participate...
From his Guild, It was Tina, Lilly, Erion, Noah and Joe...
Above the sea where the floating continent of Edolas was located many people frowned as they gathered the Guild Masters and discussed this...
Knightwalker, Coco, Hughes, Sugarboy and Lily were sitting while in the throne the King was pondering the same conclusion Ryouji reached...
Furthermore, they were in a disadvantage as they didn't possess Magic therefore the first Trial was not suited for them...
Knightwalker : With us five i would say no more than 30%...
The King : The Magic Measurement works by infusing magic into it and records its value...
The King : The higher the value, the higher the score...
Coco : If that is the case then they must have a lacrima device...
Coco : Which means that we can imbue magic either by attacking or by directly coming into contact with it...
Knightwalker : Thankful for us we can skip those three as we have a secured spot...
The King : Since the Magic Council wish for us to participate we will comply... Either way, we don't have much to show...
The King : I will sign the five of you, perform to the best of your abilities...
On the other side of the world, across the sea and inside a Mansion a few people had gathered around a table and each one was close to erupting from what they heard as the King and Queen read the invitation...