# 178 - Fairy Tactician
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You put some thought into it, Number Six.
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In the end, it was all
I could do, Number One.
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If we win the Grand Magic Games, they may
release Lucy, fair and square. But...
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...we can't put all our faith in that,
so there had to be an alternate plan.
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With everyone absorbed in the tournament,
this is the perfect chance.
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We'll cheer the team on as usual.
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Meanwhile, behind the scenes, a separate
team is heading to rescue Lucy.
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A war fought on two fronts, right?
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I'm counting on you, brats!
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Previously on Fairy Tail...
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Lucy's been captured?!
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It seems she's gotten
mixed up in some scheme.
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But it looks like she'll be returned
if we win the Grand Magic Games.
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So even as our team takes the field,
a second group storms the palace.
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All right! The Grand Magic Games
have reached their climax at last!
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I'll announce the current standings.
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In 6th place, Quatro Puppy with 15 points!
***SIGN*** 6th Place
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Well, keep watching us.
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In 5th place, Blue Pegasus with 30 points!
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5th place. That's tough...
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30 points...
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We have to get fired up again.
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Yeah...
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What? The important part is coming up now.
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"Adversity is our greatest
chance" Ichiya here.
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We've got two teams tied in 3rd place!
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Lamia Scale and Mermaid Heel,
both with 40 points!
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The final day of the festival...
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All of the guilds are fired up.
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In 2nd place, Sabertooth, with 44 points!
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And in 1st place, Fairy Tail, with 45 points!
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Fairy Tactician!
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It sounds like the final battle of
the Grand Magic Games is starting.
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All right! Now's our chance!
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Aye, sir!
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While everyone is absorbed in the
tournament, we'll rescue Lucy.
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A battle fought on two fronts...
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Given the circumstances,
this was our best option.
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But how can we sneak into the
palace without getting caught?
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I have a good idea!
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I bet it's a stupid one!
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Yeah.
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What are you talking about?
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See? Perfect disguises!
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That's way too suspicious!
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It's okay! I've got an idea!
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That's our Mira!
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Said while looking like that doesn't
instill any confidence in me.
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We'll do everything in our
power to rescue Lucy-san.
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Erza-san and everyone else,
good luck at the tournament!
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Leave this to us. I'm counting
on you to save Lucy.
***SIGN*** Grand Magic Games
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Show us your fighting skills! Your magic!
And the bond you have with your comrades!
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The final day! A survival game
in which everyone participates!
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Let the Grand Magic Game begin!
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It's about to start.
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I guess this will decide which guild wins.
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And for this final battle, the battlefield
is the entire city of Crocus-kabo!
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The members of each guild have already
dispersed and are standing by.
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The teams run around town and if they
encounter an enemy guild, a battle ensues.
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If an opponent loses consciousness
or becomes unable to fight,
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the other side will gain one point.
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And each guild assigns one leader.
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Although the guilds don't know who
the other guild leaders are-kabo!
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If the leader is defeated, the
other team gets five points.
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So theoretically, the highest
score could be 45 points.
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Every guild has a chance to win.
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Should the team stay together
and fight or split up?
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That depends on your strategy-kabo!
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Listen. We have no choice but to win.
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To get Lucy back!
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Hopefully Natsu-san and the
others will safely rescue her...
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But we can't pin our hopes on that.
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Even so, we've got another
motive for winning this thing.
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We gotta win for the guys in the guild
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who had it rough while we
were gone those seven years.
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Who will attain the glorious peak of magic?!
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Let the Grand Magic Games begin!
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Let's go!
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Yeah!
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Well! The final battle has begun at last!
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Yes.
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It seems many of the teams are
splitting up to fight individually.
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Do your best, everyone-kabo!
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The members of Sabertooth, each of whom has
great fighting strength, have split up!
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Otherwise, some teams are
using the buddy system,
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while others have formed a three-person cell.
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What's wrong, Rufus?
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They're not moving.
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W-What's this?!
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Hey, what the hell?
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What's goin' on?
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W-What's wrong?! The members of Fairy Tail
have their eyes closed and aren't moving!
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What the hell are they doing?!
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W-What is this?
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I don't know!
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The devil takes the hindmost!
Hurry up and start kicking ass!
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Fairy Tail's odd behavior is curious...
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Seriously?! Two of you?!
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...but other people have already
made contact with the enemy!
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Got it? While I seal his magic...
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You're leaving him to me?!
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Don't get mad. Wave Boost!
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Magic sealing...
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Crap! Then I can't...
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Mega Mega Jellyfish!
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Wild!
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Quatro Puppy's Novali is incapacitated!
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Lamia Scale gains a point, which
puts them in 3rd place alone!
***SIGN*** 1st Place: Fairy Tail 2nd Place: Sabertooth 3rd Place: Lamia Scale 4th Place: Mermaid Heel 5th Place: Blue Pegasus 6th Place: Quatro Puppy
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We had to run into women? How unlucky.
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If that's how you feel,
you can always hold back.
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Nope. We're gonna go all out.
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Don't hold it against us, okay?
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Wouldn't have it any other way!
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Aerial Fourze!
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White Fang!
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Oh, my! Mermaid Heel's Arania
and Beth are both incapacitated!
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Blue Pegasus gains two points,
bringing their total to 32 points!
***SIGN*** Blue Pegasus
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All right, the scores are on the move!
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Unlike the members of Fairy Tail,
who are still just standing there!
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Hey, Erza!
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Get out there and take down the enemy!
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This is so irritating!
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Whoa! In the meantime,
Lamia is crushing Puppy!
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What's wrong? Is this as far as you go?
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W-Wild...
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Lamia Scale gets another two points.
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Their total is 43 points-kabo!
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While Jura, one of the Ten Great Wizard Saints,
is around, I can't picture Lamia losing!
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Somebody take him down!
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That's right. With Jura and Lyon
on our side, we're invincible!
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Cheria is strong, too!
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Don't get mad.
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I don't know about that...
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Uh-oh! Lamia's Toby and Novali
are suddenly face-to-face with...
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...Bacchus!
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We're invincible!
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Two against one, huh? The odds are
against me, but my soul is trembling!
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Guess we have no choice.
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I'll put you into a deep sleep!
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It's Sting!
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Saber's Sting came out of nowhere to knock
out Bacchus, the leader of Quatro Puppy!
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Sabertooth gains five points!
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Our total is 49 points. In other words...
***SIGN*** 1st Place: Sabertooth 2nd Place: Fairy Tail 3rd Place: Lamia Scale 4th Place: Mermaid Heel 5th Place: Blue Pegasus 6th Place: Quatro Puppy
**[10:51] ---**
They did it! Sabertooth, the
strongest guild, is in first place!
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He beat 'im! Dammit!
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Now the two of us have to beat him!
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It smells like booze here!
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My mistake! Now we're done in!
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Oh, my! Kagura is here!
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With Yuka and Toby out of the way,
it's a one-on-one fight with Sting!
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Huh?
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He's gone-kabo...
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That's good. Avoid Kagura and Jura.
Let them exhaust themselves.
***SIGN*** Mermaid Heel
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Mermaid Heel gets two points
for a total of 42 points!
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It seems Mermaid Heel's Millianna has
taken down Quatro Puppy's Rocker.
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That's another point, bringing them up to 43!
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Wow, Mermaid is really
putting the pressure on!
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And I think Puppy is already wiped out?
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Wild-kabo!
***SIGN*** 1st Place: Sabertooth 2nd Place: Fairy Tail 3rd Place: Lamia Scale 4th Place: Mermaid Heel 5th Place: Blue Pegasus 6th Place: Quatro Puppy
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The points are increasing at a dizzying rate!
But Fairy Tail has yet to move a muscle!
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What's going on with them?!
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What are they doing?!
They've gotta win to help Lucy!
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That's why.
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That's why they must be calm.
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From all of the previous competitions,
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I've observed the enemies' fighting strength,
magic, psychology, and behavioral patterns.
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I took it all into account and ran hundreds
of millions of battle simulations in my head.
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Um...
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Number One, what...?
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Their movements, predictions
and results, locations.
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It's all gone according to my calculations.
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I've already told them the strategy.
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Lead your comrades to victory...
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That's my war.
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War?
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Begin Operation: Fairy Star!
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Roger!
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Finally! Fairy Tail has
finally started to move!
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Lucky. I wanted to see
the final battle, too...
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Hey, what do you want? And who are you?!
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Intruders. I'm sure they've
come to save that Fairy girl.
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Fairy Tail?
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His Majesty and the
Minister of Defense are both out...
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We'll just have to throw 'em
in the dungeon. Take 'em.
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Roger.
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Hey, the dungeon is that way.
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Sorry. I've just recently been posted here.
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Mira-san is brilliant!
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Aye!
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I'm squished!
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Hurry up and get me out of here!
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Princess. Now might be a good opportunity...
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Yes. Let's begin...
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...the Eclipse 2 Project.
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Everyone, spread out! Please
proceed to the next checkpoint.
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N-Number One...
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What's the checkpoint?
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I don't know.
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Fairy Tail is on the move!
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Maybe that was some kind of strategy.
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Even if so, I think it'll be kind of tough
for them to take back enough points-kabo.
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At this point, there's a 97%
chance Rufus will make a move.
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I see them.
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My enemy tracking ability really
shouldn't be underestimated.
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I'll take them all off the board at once.
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Memory Make! Night of Falling Stars!
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This magic is...
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He used this magic to wipe out
the enemies on the first day.
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It's beautiful-kabo!
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Ignore the lights in the sky,
and in two seconds, you can dodge it.
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How many times d'you think
I'd fall for the same trick?!
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This magic's attribute is lightning.
Only Laxus should block it.
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It doesn't even tickle.
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What?! He stopped it?!
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The enemy is shaken and his
thoughts are disordered.
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Because of those disordered thoughts,
there's a 68% chance Rufus will try to approach us.
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There's a 32% chance he'll stand
by at his current location.
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But even in that case, it doesn't have
much of an effect on our strategy.
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What's Number One sayin'?
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You got me...
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Operation: Fairy Star...?
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I get that it's a strategy
to make us win, but...
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At this point, Erza will make contact
with an enemy by proceeding northwest.
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Uh, I'm not sure I'm ready...
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Number One was right.
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Erza?!
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What a scary opponent.
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Escape and live to fight another day!
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Destroy her.
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No!!
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Gajeel, obliterate the enemy to the south.
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I didn't know you were gonna ambush me!
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Sorry, bro!
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All right. Wanna attack me in order?
Simultaneously? I'm okay with either way.
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Hibiki, you get out of here.
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Ren!
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I'll stop this guy!
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You can stop this?!
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Fairy Tail has someone who trumps
the calculations of my Archive?!
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That's right.
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Another ambush?!
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Gray, after you take out the enemy who
escaped to the water fountain plaza,
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go directly to point B4.
***SIGN*** 1st Place: Fairy Tail 2nd Place: Sabertooth 3rd Place: Lamia Scale 4th Place: Mermaid Heel 5th Place: Blue Pegasus 6th Place: Quatro Puppy
**[17:11] ---**
Oh, boy! After getting a succession of points,
Fairy Tail has tied it up with Sabertooth!
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What spirit-kabo!
**[17:19] ---**
Number One's strategy is right on target!
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Seriously?!
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Juvia, scan for enemies while supporting
the rear guard! Laxus, continue to F8!
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Erza, go to S5. There's
enemy movement in that area!
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I just remembered your
nickname, Number One...
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With that genius eye for strategy, you
attained victory in a number of wars!
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The Fairy Tactician!
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That girl can do anything!
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She isn't just a soothing presence.
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Maybe you see her like that,
but she did create Fairy Tail...
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Yeah, although now she's a ghost...
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Ichiya-san, I'm sorry...
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Men... Never fear! Leave the rest to me...
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You were wide open.
**[18:13] ---**
Jura of the Ten Great Wizard Saints gets 5 points
for taking out Ichiya, the leader of Blue Pegasus!
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Befitting one of the strongest
wizards in this tournament-kabo!
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And my Cheria-tan gave the
boot to Mermaid Heel's Risley,
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tying them for first place
with 49 points, too!
***SIGN*** 1st Place: Fairy Tail 1st Place: Sabertooth 1st Place: Lamia Scale 4th Place: Mermaid Heel 5th Place: Blue Pegasus 6th Place: Quatro Puppy
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That's my Cheria-tan!
**[18:37] ---**
Cheria-tan...?
**[18:41] ---**
Well, that aside, it's really heating up here
with three teams tied for first place!
**[18:48] ---**
Yes. I suppose Blue Pegasus
is also wiped out.
**[18:51] ---**
The numbers have really
been thinned out-kabo!
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I predict a fierce battle from here on out.
**[18:57] ---**
Hey, Number One, what are they
ultimately gonna do about Jura?
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Have you given thought to him?
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I've thought about him, but I couldn't
come up with a way to deal with him.
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That shows how exceptionally strong Jura is.
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I'm participating on Obaba's orders,
but my blood is boiling.
**[19:32] ---**
Lucy!
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Lucy!
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Natsu! Wendy! Mira-san, too! I...
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Sorry!
**[19:48] ---**
We're here, too!
**[19:49] ---**
Everyone!
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You look good, anyway.
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Huh?
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How did you get in here?
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Never mind that, just back up!
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He did it!
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I knew he could!
**[20:06] ---**
As expected...
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Here, we brought a change of clothes.
**[20:10] ---**
Thanks, everyone!
**[20:12] ---**
Aren't you hungry?
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We have some for you too, Yukino-san.
**[20:15] ---**
There's fish, too!
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I'm fine.
**[20:19] ---**
No peeking, Lily!
**[20:21] ---**
Why me?!
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Now we just have to think of a way to escape.
**[20:25] ---**
If possible, we should slip out of the
palace without attracting anyone's attention.
**[20:29] ---**
Wait a second. They still have our keys.
**[20:32] ---**
First, we have to look for that
guy with the scarred nose...
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Hey!
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Everyone!
**[20:41] ---**
The floor!
**[20:42] ---**
What is this?!
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I'm still getting dressed!
**[20:53] ---**
Heavy...
**[20:54] ---**
Sorry. I've been eating more recently...
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Ow...
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What the hell is this?
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Welcome to Hell Palace.
**[21:06] ---**
Who are you?
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You fell right into the trap.
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Trap, you say?
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Look around you. This is the
capital of death, Hell Palace.
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The final freedom, where
all criminals end up.
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However, no one has ever gotten out.
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Rot down there, rebels!
**[21:28] ---**
Who the hell are you?!
**[21:31] ---**
I'm Hisui E. Fiore, the princess
of the kingdom of Fiore!
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Then she's the princess of this palace?
**[21:38] ---**
Scary...
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Dammit! Where's the friggin' exit?!
**[21:43] ---**
I can't even see an entrance,
let alone the exit.
**[21:46] ---**
What should we do?!
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Excellent job, Princess!
**[21:50] ---**
Even though His Majesty is out,
you protected the castle wonderfully!
**[21:53] ---**
Hooray! Hooray! Three
cheers for the princess!
**[21:58] ---**
The Grand Magic Games continue
to be a breathtaking battle!
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And I predict the fighting
is only going to get fiercer!
**[22:06] ---**
I was told I'd meet you if I came here.
Chalk up another one for Number One.
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I almost forgot about you.
**[22:16] ---**
Will you help me remember?
**[22:19] ---**
Don't bother racking your brain about it.
This is the end of the line for you.
**[23:56] ---**
The final battle of the Grand
Magic Games has begun at last!
**[23:59] ---**
So Gray's opponent is Rufus
from Sabertooth, huh?
**[24:02] ---**
I hope Gray will be okay.
He lost against that guy last time.
**[24:06] ---**
Fairy Tail wizards don't lose
against the same opponent twice.
**[24:09] ---**
This time, I know he'll win!
**[24:11] ---**
Yeah, that's right! We need
to believe in our comrades!
**[24:15] ---**
Next time: Gray vs Rufus!
**[24:17] ---**
Hey, Gray! Don't have a hard fight
against that guy! Just kick his ass!
**[24:22] ---**
You can do it, Gray!