The championship was decided before the match even ended… something that had never happened before.
After all, there had never been a situation like this Grand Magic Games where the point difference between first and second place before the finals was so large.
"Champions! We're finally champions!"
"We were always at the bottom before. This time, we finally vindicated ourselves!"
Although Macao, Wakaba, and the other Fairy Tail's members had already learned from Mavis that Fairy Tail had won the championship, they were still incredibly excited when the commentator announced it again.
While Makarov, Macao, and the others were so excited they were dancing around, a group of Royal Soldiers marched over in an orderly manner.
"Hmm?"
Noticing these Royal Soldiers, Makarov's old face changed slightly.
Just as Makarov was wondering why the Royal Army had come, the soldiers stopped in front of the Fairy Tail group.
"Lucy-sama, Her Highness the Princess requests your presence."
Arcadios, leading the Royal Soldiers, spoke to Lucy.
"Huh?!"
Hearing Alcadio's words, Lucy was instantly dumbfounded.
'What's going on?'
'The Princess is looking for me?'
In the Fairy Tail World, social classes still exist.
What status does a Princess have?
She is the daughter of the King of the Fiore Kingdom.
To receive an invitation from the Princess was an immensely honorable thing.
But Lucy didn't recall having any connection with the Princess.
Now, learning that the Princess had invited her, Lucy was naturally very surprised.
While Lucy was confused, Macao, Romeo, and the others were happy for her.
"Lucy, when did you meet the Princess?"
"You knew the Princess and didn't even tell us!"
"That's so great, to be invited by the Princess!"
While Macao and the others looked at Lucy with envious eyes, Lucy showed a troubled expression.
"Wait, I don't know..."
Before Lucy could finish, Arcadios spoke again: "Lucy-sama, please don't keep Her Highness waiting."
"Master!"
Lucy cast a pleading look towards Makarov.
And Makarov also noticed Lucy's predicament.
But it wasn't easy to refuse a Princess's invitation either.
"What does the Princess want with Lucy?"
Makarov asked Arcadios.
"I'm afraid I cannot disclose that."
Hearing Arcadios's words, both Makarov and Mavis frowned.
"Fifth Generation, let Natsu and the others accompany Lucy."
Makarov first nodded to Mavis, then said to Natsu, Gray, and Wendy: "Natsu, Gray, Wendy, you go with Lucy."
Subsequently, under Alcadio's lead, Lucy, Wendy, and the group left the Grand Magic Games' venue and headed towards the palace.
The other spectators in the venue naturally also noticed what happened with Fairy Tail.
"The Royal Army took away some Fairy Tail's members? What's going on?"
"Fairy Tail is the Grand Magic Games champion now. They're probably being consulted about championship matters!"
"But last year, they didn't invite the champion team, did they?"
"That's unclear."
Perhaps the audience didn't know why the Royal Army took Lucy and the others, but the King wearing the pumpkin headpiece on the high platform knew.
He knew Princess Hisui intended to ask Lucy, the Celestial Spirit Mage, to open the Eclipse Gate.
"Hisui..."
The old king looked at the retreating figures of Lucy, Natsu, and the others, his eyes flickering as he thought to himself.
The audience didn't pay too much attention to this interlude of Lucy and Wendy leaving the venue.
They just curiously discussed it for a few moments, then turned their attention back to the match.
As the commentator had said, although the champion was decided, the match wasn't over.
On the venue, battles between the various teams had fully erupted.
Kenichi vs. Jura, Sherria, Yuka.
Erza vs. Rogue, Sting.
Mirajane vs. Jenny, Eve.
Kagura vs. Yukino.
…
While everyone was engaged in fierce battles, the system's mechanical prompts continuously sounded in Kenichi's mind.
[Ding, congratulations Host, obtained Magic Power attribute +17]
[Ding, congratulations Host, obtained Combat Power attribute +1.1]
…
After some time, the system finally dropped the magic attribute Kenichi wanted.
[Ding, congratulations Host, obtained Sky God Slayer Magic attribute!]
Hearing this system prompt, Kenichi's expression shifted immediately.
'Finally here?'
[Host, would you like to collect the Sky God Slayer Magic attribute?]
'Collect!'
Kenichi answered without any hesitation.
With Kenichi's command, the Sky God Slayer Magic attribute beneath Sherria over there, along with other attributes from the battlefield, all converged towards Kenichi's location.
Because there were very many attributes dropped on the battlefield, for a moment, the converging attributes looked like a tornado, all pouring into Kenichi's body.
The scene was exceptionally spectacular.
As these attributes entered Kenichi's body, the various attributes on the virtual screen in front of Kenichi also continuously jumped.
In just a few seconds, Kenichi's Magic Power increased by several thousand.
However, Kenichi's Magic Power had already surpassed one million.
Even an increase of a few thousand or tens of thousands of Magic Power didn't register much with Kenichi.
Kenichi skipped over the increases in Magic Power and Combat Power and directly looked at the Magic attribute column.
When he saw the words [Sky God Slayer Magic] added to the Magic attribute column, Kenichi's eyes immediately lit up.
"It's about time to end this match."
Kenichi looked at Jura, Sherria, and Yuka not far away and spoke in a calm tone.
Previously, to obtain Sherria's Sky God Slayer Magic attribute, Kenichi hadn't really attacked much.
But now that the Sky God Slayer Magic attribute was obtained, there was no need to hold back anymore.
"Jura!"
Sherria, seeing the change in Kenichi's eyes, had a sudden change in her little face.
"Finally showing some motivation, are you?"
"In that case, I'll also use my full power!"
Jura looked at Kenichi and fiercely brought his palms together.
Bzzzt-
At that moment, a powerful magical power erupted from Jura's body.
A faint golden light rose around him, and the ground beneath his feet also shook.
Rock fragments around them, as if attracted by some mysterious force, began to rise into the sky.
"As expected of Jura! Such strong Magic Power!"
Sherria, sensing the terrifying magical power emanating from Jura, was overjoyed.
"Rumbling..."
While Sherria was exclaiming, Jura over there activated his strongest attack magic.
But just as Jura's strongest magic was about to be unleashed, an immensely vast pressure of magical power swept over from Kenichi's location.
Bzzzt-
The moment they felt this magical pressure, Sherria and Yuka looked as if they had seen a ghost, their faces filled with terror.
At this moment, their bodies felt as if they had fallen into an endless abyss.
This abyss was filled with helplessness and despair.
In just an instant, Sherria and Yuka collapsed to the ground.
And Jura, the moment he sensed this vast magical power, froze mid-cast.
"This magical power..."
In Jura's field of vision at this moment, Kenichi seemed like an invincible giant.
And he himself was so insignificant.
Jura looked at Kenichi, cold sweat pouring down his forehead, his body trembling involuntarily.
Although he was a Wizard Saint, he knew that Kenichi could defeat him with ease.
"I see... you've already reached such heights."
Jura separated his clasped palms, and the magic about to be activated instantly dissipated.
Finally, a smile curled at the corner of his mouth as he said: "I concede."
From Sherria and Yuka collapsing to Jura conceding, it took only the blink of an eye.
Because it all happened so suddenly, the spectators in the venue hadn't even reacted yet.
By the time they reacted, they only saw Sherria and Yuka on the ground and Jura conceding.
"Amazing! An unexpected turn of events! Sherria-tan and Yuka collapsed for no apparent reason!"
"And what's even more surprising is that Jura, a Wizard Saint, actually conceded voluntarily! What in the world happened?"
The live commentator on the high platform commentated in an impassioned tone.
Hearing the commentator's words, the audience was also extremely surprised.
After all, from the audience's perspective, Kenichi never made a move from start to finish, yet Sherria and Yuka collapsed, and Jura conceded.
Although the ordinary audience didn't know what happened, the mages present did.
Although Kenichi released his magical power for only an instant, and it was only targeted at Jura, Sherria, and Yuka, the mages still sensed a despair-inducing amount of magical power.
At this moment, it wasn't just Jura, Sherria, and Yuka who reacted to Kenichi's terrifying magical power…
Kagura, Sting, Rogue, and others who were fighting over there also stopped their movements the moment they sensed this boundless magical power and turned their gazes towards Kenichi's location.
"That magical power just now, what was..."
"Hey hey, for real? That was Kenichi's Magic Power?"
"I've memorized it. This magical power has exceeded my understanding."
Furthermore, mages like the old lady Guild Master and Sherry in the Grand Magic Games venue were also shocked speechless.
"Yajima-san?"
The commentator called out to Yajima beside him.
But Yajima's mouth was hanging open, and for a moment, he couldn't snap out of it.
"Yajima-san?"
The commentator called again.
"Apologies, I was lost in thought just now."
Yajima recovered from his shock and responded to the commentator.
"Kenichi did nothing. Why did Jura concede, and why did Sherria-tan and Yuka collapse?"
"Kenichi didn't do nothing. Just a moment ago, Kenichi released an unprecedented amount of magical power in an instant. This magical power made even Jura, a Wizard Saint, feel fear. The weaker Sherria and Yuka were directly frightened into unconsciousness by this terrifying magical power."
As soon as Yajima said this, the previously buzzing audience instantly erupted in cheers.
"To make even Wizard Saint Jura feel fear? That's too terrifying!"
"Kenichi is so strong!"