"Gravity Shift."
Leaping into the air, Kagura pressed her slender hand downward, and a vast, crushing force blanketed the earth.
Pisces' massive bodies were pressed flat against the ground, and even Libra's face turned pale.
As the gravity intensified, Yukino collapsed weakly onto the floor, both Celestial Spirits forcibly returned to the Celestial Spirit World.
Kagura felt a pang of sorrow for Yukino's choice, but her movements showed no hesitation.
She placed her hand on the silver-blue hilt and drew the sword, along with its snow-white sheath, raising it high above her head.
This was the sword soul Ankh had once entrusted to her, and after seven years of nurturing by Kagura, it had become her exclusive weapon—No Echo: Sky Area.
Against Yukino, Kagura didn't even need to unsheathe it.
Seeing Yukino's dazed and fearful expression, Kagura swung down heavily toward her.
Yukino tried to evade, only to find herself trapped within a cube-shaped barrier of light, unable to move even a finger.
"Sky Area: Ban."
A flash of white light passed, and Yukino, confined within the cubic space with no means of escape, was struck sidelong by Kagura's descending sheath.
Defenseless, she was sent flying.
Yukino lay helpless on the ground, her snow-white haori draped over her body, covering the floor—clearly, she had no strength left to fight.
"The match is over! The winner is... Kagura Mikazuchi of Mermaid Heel!"
Seemingly surprised that the Celestial Spirit Magic which shone so brilliantly yesterday had been so effortlessly defeated by Kagura, Chapati took a moment to react before announcing the result.
The audience grew discontented.
The second day's events were far less exciting than the first—not only was the competition a boring race, but every battle ended in an instant knockout.
What everyone wanted to see were evenly matched magical duels with spells flying everywhere!
Chapati also felt the second day had passed too quickly.
Hurriedly looking at the scoreboard screen in the sky, he explained.
"The second day of the Grand Magic Games has concluded! We can see significant changes in each team's rankings:"
"First place remains Fairy Tail Team B with 31 points—they're now the sole leaders! In second place is Fairy Tail Team A with 26 points!"
"Although they performed poorly in the competitive events, Fairy Tail dominated the battle portion, winning every match without losing a single point!"
"The other teams from eighth to fourth place are: Lamia Scale, Quatro Cerberus, Mermaid Heel tied with Blue Pegasus, and Raven Tail climbing rapidly."
"As for last year's champion Sabertooth, they've fallen to third place, having gained zero points today!"
The arena erupted in noisy discussions, with many die-hard Sabertooth fans directing harsh insults at Yukino, who was competing for the first time.
Amidst the full arena's accusations and uproar, Kagura slowly walked to Yukino's side.
Looking at the beautiful face now streaked with tears, she sighed almost imperceptibly before saying coldly.
"Your life now belongs to me. I'll come to claim it whenever I choose."
Yukino bit her lip tightly, crying like a helpless child, but still managed to nod through her sorrow.
Kagura shook her head and walked out of the arena.
'So... if you're not confident, you shouldn't make bets...'
Rufus from Sabertooth looked at the scoreboard in the sky, pulled down his hat brim and said coldly.
"In my memory, this is the first time we've fallen to third place."
Orga glanced at Yukino in the arena before turning and leaving without hesitation.
"Everyone's losing so miserably. This should be interesting."
Sting silently watched the scene below for a moment before leaving with Lector.
"I hope the Guild Master will go easy on her."
Rogue sighed silently, weakly covering his face with his hand.
'This team... is really difficult to get along with...'
Erza watched Kagura walking back through the passageway with satisfaction.
"A space-attribute sword. Kagura is impressive."
Cana couldn't help but tease, "Your Scarlet: Bride is also powerful. Why don't you use it?"
Hearing this, Erza firmly shook her head, declaring with determination, "That's the one thing I cannot do."
Lucy roughly understood Erza's thinking and whispered to Cana with a suppressed laugh:
"I think Erza would only bring out that sword as a memento at her wedding~"
"Hehe~"
"You two! What are you whispering about!"
As expected, Lucy and Cana found themselves being punished by an embarrassed and angry Erza.
Gray watched Erza rubbing and squeezing their foreheads and intervened.
"Alright, we should get going too. The Master will probably want to hold a victory celebration."
"First and second place... This should be secure now."
"Don't slack off, we still need to beat Team B!"
"Alright... Wendy's injury should be almost healed. I hope she can play tomorrow."
...
The cheer squad and members of Team A had already started leaving the field, while the audience grumbled their way out.
In the contestant tunnel at that moment, Sorano stared speechlessly at the boss and the lady boss before her, gritting her teeth with a sour tone as she said, "You called me here just to flaunt your affection in front of me?"
"Why are you acting like a jealous pot?"
Ankh was puzzled by Sorano's inexplicable anger, while in his blind spot, Mirajane smugly clung to his arm and grinned triumphantly at Sorano.
Sorano felt her chest swell with rage.
'Damn it, I was too slow to make a move...'
Mirajane, who had suddenly become childish, felt satisfied inwardly.
Ankh pointed outside the arena and asked Sorano, "Take a look, doesn't that girl resemble you a lot?"
Sorano glanced out at the arena and her body trembled.
"Yu... Yukino..."
Seeing Sorano's shocked and sorrowful expression, Ankh understood and said, "Is she the sister you mentioned before, the one who went missing?"
"No mistake... She looks just like before."
Sorano withdrew her body into the shadows of the tunnel, her voice growing low and weak as she replied.
Mirajane looked at Sorano with surprise and asked. "What's wrong? Aren't you going to reunite with her?"
After hesitating for a moment, Sorano said, "No, with my current identity..."
Ankh cut her off, saying, "You're still wearing the necklace I gave you, right? With that, Yukino won't recognize you."
"When she's at her lowest, there's no harm in accompanying her as a kind stranger, like an older sister."
Sorano's eyes lit up, and she said, "That makes sense!"
But soon, she wavered anxiously again, "What if she sees through the disguise..."
"Then just come clean and tell her about your plan for redemption."
"After all, you don't want your sister to be bullied by Sabertooth like this, do you?"
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