"The winner of the first round is Team B! They advance to the semi-finals!"
"Team B's hard-fought advancement to the semi-finals! They were once behind but managed a comeback thanks to player Freed winning two rounds in a row!"
"Team F, a warm round of applause!"
"And Team C! The second match of the quarter-finals is about to begin!"
Match 1: Kagura vs. Macao
"Kagura from Team C attacks first!"
"Go Kagura!!!"
Kagura took a lunge step, lowering her body as much as possible, and slapped the card down hard with her hand!
SMACK!
"Ah~ It hit, but didn't flip successfully!"
"Next is player Macao's turn to attack!"
"Player Macao also failed to succeed!"
Kagura slapped down again without hesitation.
"Ah~ Still didn't succeed. The chance returns to player Macao."
"Shouldn't it flip with that kind of sound?" Jason, standing at the hexagon platform, passed the microphone to Raizel.
Raizel nodded and said, "Right, actually with that level of sound, it should have flipped. We can only say the luck wasn't good."
PING!
"It bounced! But still didn't flip over!"
"Macao actually hit the center; the card even flew up."
Kagura tried again but didn't succeed.
FLIP!
"It flipped! With this, player Macao wins! 1:0!"
Kagura's expression was bitter; she never dreamed she could lose to Macao in a contest of strength...
Raizel brought a microphone from the commentator's booth and joined in the commentary. "A tense situation from the very first game! Kagura has the advantage in strength, but Macao's accuracy is better."
Match 2: Macao vs. Gajeel
"Alright, now it's the second round matchup, still Macao's first attack! His opponent is Gajeel, a player with considerable strength."
"Failed to succeed. The chance goes to Gajeel!"
"What's happening!"
"The power is too great!"
With a loud smack, Gajeel's own card flipped several times in the air from the recoil.
"Direct hit! It flipped! Ah~"
Macao successfully flipped it... but it flipped a full circle and landed face up again...
"Player Gajeel! Success!!!"
"He hit the center correctly! The score becomes 1:1!"
Match 3: Gajeel vs. Alzack
"Player Gajeel succeeds again! Now Team C leads 2:1!"
Alzack came up and left the field without even touching the card... Gajeel's momentum was unstoppable.
Raizel looked at Gajeel with newfound respect. "Underestimated Gajeel. He's a strong contender for victory!"
Match 4: Gajeel vs. Wendy
"Ah..." The audience watched regretfully as Wendy's slap missed.
Raizel glanced at the screen. "A narrow miss. A bit unfortunate for Wendy this time."
"Ooooooooh!!!" The audience became happy again as Gajeel, who had just flipped two in a row, failed this time.
Gajeel held his head regretfully.
Jason said excitedly, "COOL! Really, I didn't know card flipping was this fun before."
"Ah~ What a pity! The card even flew up!" Wendy's slap was quite good this time.
"Perhaps the cheers from the audience affected player Gajeel's performance; player Gajeel failed again."
It now felt like Wendy's home ground, with the audience cheering her on.
FLIP!
"We won!!! i mean... Wendy successfully turned the tables!"
Wendy, who had succeeded in her flip, jumped up happily.
"That was an amazing flip! Wendy!" Mirajane high-fived Wendy.
Match 5: Wendy vs. Loke (Team C)
"Player Wendy gets the first attack!"
"Wendy seems to have found her rhythm!"
SMACK!
This time, Wendy hit the mark with a single strike, flipping Loke's card over instantly, leaving Loke no room to struggle.
"Wendy! Wendy! Wendy!" The atmosphere grew even more intense, and the arena practically became Wendy's home ground.
Match 6: Wendy vs. Bisca
"Now Team C only has Bisca left!"
"Player Wendy gets the first attack again!"
"Player Wendy's luck is really good!"
"Smack!"
Under everyone's watchful eyes, the card flipped over once more.
"Huge success! Player Wendy has three consecutive wins!!!"
"With this, Team F successfully advances to the semifinals, facing Team B who won the previous round!"
Jason suddenly became a master of balance. "It's quite a pity. Bisca and Loke faced Wendy who was in great form, lost at rock-paper-scissors, and lost the first attack privilege. It's really unfortunate; otherwise, the outcome might have been uncertain."
Quarterfinals Match 3: Team D vs. Team G
"Next up is the highly anticipated match! Team D versus Team G!"
Just as Raizel was about to step onto the field, Jason suddenly posed a question.
"Player Raizel, do you have anything you'd like to say?"
"When it comes to card flipping, I'm second to none!"
"Alright! Player Raizel is very confident!"
Jason, being fair to all, also interviewed Cana and Lucy.
After exchanging a glance with Lucy, Cana replied, "We'll just do our best."
"Uh... very, um, good too, then please do your best!"
...
Match 1: Reedus vs. Lisanna
"Reedus's first attack, failure!"
Makarov suddenly joined in, adding himself to the commentary team. "It's actually not easy to flip them over, especially when the cards are too thin."
"The chance goes to Lisanna! She also failed to succeed!"
FLIP!
"Oh!!! Well done just now! Reedus!"
Raizel and Laxus cheered, patting Reedus on the shoulder.
"It's okay, it's okay." Cana comforted Lisanna by patting her head.
Truth be told, ever since she was placed against Raizel's team, she had already accepted defeat.
Match 2: Reedus vs. Droy
"Next up is player Droy!"
"Go Droy!" Levy cheered for Droy from the sidelines.
"Troy gets the first attack!"
Encouraged by Levy, Droy charged forward with great momentum and slapped down hard.
Makarov commented, "So close, it was almost flipped over."
Jason added, "Yes, just a little bit more."
"Whew~" Reedus almost lost ten years off his life; that card was so close to flipping over.
"The sound was great, but player Reedus didn't succeed!"
Droy aimed for a long time but missed... by a wide margin.
Makarov was dumbfounded. "Uh... looking at the card, he slapped somewhere else entirely..."
Jason didn't know how to describe it either, exaggerating a bit. "Uh... he slapped all the way to Crocus."
"Failure! The chance returns to Droy!"
Watching Droy's movements, Jason said, "What's going on? Player Droy took off his shoes? He's serious now, serious!"
"Ah~ the fighting spirit of going barefoot... failure..."
FLIP!
"This time, success! Player Reedus has two consecutive wins! Already leading 2:0! Could it be?"
Makarov chimed in appropriately. "Could it be that they can win without even sending out Raizel and Laxus?"
Match 3: Reedus vs. Lucy
Jason asked, "Next up is Lucy, do you think Lucy can succeed?"
After thinking for a moment, Makarov replied, "Lucy has never played with Pogs before, I'm not very optimistic about her chances."
SMACK!
"Oh! Lucy! You did it!"
Makarov was instantly proven wrong...
Makarov even felt that the crisp sound of the pogs slapping together was like a sharp slap directly across his face.
"Oh? The next contestant is!"
"The legendary Pog Master—Raizel!"