"Kenichi, Erza, are you here for the Grand Magic Games too?"
Millianna looked at Kenichi, Erza, and the others and asked.
"Yeah."
Kenichi nodded.
After getting Kenichi's confirmation, Millianna was immediately delighted: "In that case, we'll be opponents this time! If we meet on the field, we won't hold back, meow!"
Hearing Millianna, Kenichi, Erza, and the others just smiled without replying.
But just as Kenichi was about to say something, Wakaba's telepathic message suddenly came through his mind.
"Kenichi, Erza, Wendy, Mira, Natsu, Gray, can you hear me?"
"Master has finished the procedures. Please arrive at the Honey Bone Inn before 12 o'clock!"
Hearing Wakaba, Kenichi, Erza, and the others exchanged glances.
Seeing the expressions on Erza, Wendy, and Mirajane's faces, Kenichi knew they had also heard Wakaba's telepathy.
"Kagura, Millianna, sorry, we have to go to the designated meeting point."
Kenichi said to Kagura and Millianna before him.
"Alright, see you on the field then!"
After bidding farewell to Kagura and Millianna, Kenichi, Erza, and the others headed towards the Honey Bone Inn.
"A designated time and place? What does the organizer want?"
As they walked, Erza showed a thoughtful expression.
While Erza didn't know why the organizer was doing this, Kenichi did.
From what Kenichi knew, this Grand Magic Games was different from previous ones, and a preliminary round would be held before the main tournament.
And this Honey Bone Inn was the starting point for the preliminary round.
12 o'clock was the start time for the preliminary round.
The content of the preliminary round was: participants from each guild would start from their respective starting points, then navigate through a huge aerial maze.
The first 8 teams to pass through the aerial maze and reach the main tournament venue would successfully advance to the main tournament.
Kenichi possessed Spatial Magic. He could instantly transport Erza and the others to the finish line.
This preliminary round held no challenge for Kenichi's group.
Of course, the rules and content of the Grand Magic Games were announced only after the competition began.
So besides Kenichi, probably only the organizers knew these details.
"Hmm~?"
As Kenichi, Erza, and the others walked, Kenichi suddenly sensed several hostile gazes from behind.
Kenichi glanced back out of the corner of his eye.
"What's wrong?"
Mirajane noticed Kenichi's unusual reaction. She asked casually, then also looked in the direction Kenichi was glancing.
Soon, Kenichi and Mirajane saw five mages looking at them with mocking expressions.
The moment he saw these five mages, Kenichi's eyebrows raised.
But Mirajane's pretty face changed.
"Raven Tail?!"
That's right. The five mages now in the view of Kenichi, Mirajane, and the others were none other than the Raven Tail Guild, led by Ivan.
"Mira-nee, you know them?"
Seeing the expression on Mirajane's face, Wendy asked curiously.
"I only recognize one. The man leading them is the Guild Master's son, Laxus's father!"
Mirajane answered Wendy.
"That's strange. Isn't Raven Tail a dark guild? Why are they here?"
Erza looked at Ivan and the other four, full of confusion.
This was the capital of the Fiore Kingdom. Mage guilds appearing in the capital at this time were definitely here for the Grand Magic Games.
But Erza knew that dark guilds were not allowed to participate in the Grand Magic Games.
Yet now, Raven Tail, a dark guild, was openly appearing on the capital's streets Erza naturally found it surprising.
"They probably used some method to convert into a legal guild."
Kenichi looked at Ivan and the other four and said calmly.
With that, Kenichi, Erza, and the others stopped paying attention to Ivan's group and turned to leave.
"Hehehe, Fairy Tail... This is interesting."
Ivan watched the retreating backs of Kenichi, Erza, and the others, a cold smile appearing on his face.
Then, a monster the size of a fist appeared on Ivan's shoulder.
"Follow those four. I want to give Makarov a welcoming gift."
At Ivan's command, the small, pitch-black monster turned into a shadow and instantly chased after Kenichi, Erza, and the others.
However, just as the monster got close to Kenichi's group, a cluster of crimson flames suddenly appeared on its body.
In an instant, the monster turned to ashes.
"…"
Seeing this bizarre scene, Ivan's old face changed dramatically.
And Kenichi, who hadn't even looked back once, curled the corner of his mouth into a slight curve.
Clearly, it was Kenichi who had burned the monster to death.