A/N: Hello, readers! Another chapter is here!
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CHAPTER NINETEEN: MIRAJANE VS. JENNY
"It's the third match of the second day of the Grand Magic Games! Mirajane Strauss from Fairy Tail B versus Blue Pegasus reserve member Jenny Rearlight!" Chapati announced.
"So it's a showdown between two former models, huh?" Levy questioned.
"Jenny's incredibly popular. I seem to recall that seven years ago, she was voted the "Number One Wizard I Want To Be My Girlfriend" in Weekly Sorcerer." Cana stated.
"I remember reading she really looked up to Mira-nee as a role model and aimed to be like her." Lisanna said.
"But Mira-nee was asleep for seven years, so I guess Jenny is the older one now..." Romero added.
"Have you recovered?" Lily asked, noticing Carla joining him and Happy.
"Carla!" Happy waved his arms in excitement.
"Wendy's okay now, too. I was told that everyone but the participants have to stay in these seats." Carla said.
Happy jumped in the air. "I was so worried about you!" He exclaimed as Carla moved out of the way, causing Happy to fall behind her.
"Never mind that. The match has already started, right?" Carla asked. "There's no sense being hung up on my dream now. I've got to cheer our guild on!"
"Mirajane! Do your best! Uh..." Carla stopped her cheering when she saw what was happening in the arena. "What is this?!"
"They're..." Happy muttered. Lily nodded his head as Makarov had heart eyes.
"Master, calm down." Romeo said, not amused.
"Like this?" Mira questioned as she posed in a bikini. The men in the audience had heart eyes.
"How's this?" Jenny asked, also in a bikini and posing.
"What the hell's goin' on here?!" Gray and Natsu said in unison.
"Mira-san..." Wendy mumbled.
"I guess... since they're both former pinup models..." Happy started to say.
"...an irregular rule turned it into a cheesecake showdown." Lily finished.
"This is despicable." Carla commented.
"Now that I think about it... Anna, didn't you use to worship Mira and her Take Over Magic?" Massorao questioned.
Anna nodded. "Yes. She's an amazing wizard. I would love to battle her someday." She responded.
"Like so?" Mira questioned, this time in a different bikini.
"Hi..." Jenny said as she was in a pink leopard bikini and the crowd went wild.
"They do this kind of thing in the battle part too?" Wendy asked Lucy.
"I imagine this involves a special rule... Or at least, I hope so..." Lucy responded.
"Who would've figured we'd have to dip into our reserves on the second day..." Hibiki commented.
"Couldn't be helped. Not with Ichiya-san like that..." Ren said.
"A competition that relied on physcial strength must've been really tough on him." Eve added.
"As expected, pretty impressive." Jenny complimented.
"It's been a while since I've done this kind of thing." Mira admitted sheepishly.
"I didn't think you'd agree to do a pinup idol showdown." Jenny confessed.
"Yeah, well, I'm not too fond of slugfests. If we can resolve this peacefully, all the better, right?" Mira replied.
"Two former pinup idols! And both of them using Transformation Magic, making this a dream battle come true!" Chapati said. "I'm Chapati Rola, a judge along with Yajima-san, and reporter Jason of the Weekly Sorcerer!"
"It's a big responsibility!" Yajima claimed.
"Both of them are cool beauties!" Jason exclaimed.
"What's the next swimsuit going to be..." Chapati trailed off.
"Hold it!"
A sudden shout got everyone's attention. "It won't do to let these little girls get all the attention! When it comes to strength as well as beauty..." Risley started to say.
"...Mermaid Heel is number one!"
"Why do I have to be out here?" Beth asked.
"This is an unforseen happening! Mermaid Heel has crashed the battle! And I'm happy that Risley is slender for the moment!" Chapati said.
"Stop right there!"
Another voice soon joined in. "You people don't have enough love! If you think you can please the crowd just by posing in swimsuits, you're gravely mistaken!" Sherry and Sherria soon joined the field. "It's all about love! Without love..."
"...You can't beat us!" Sherria finished.
"And now Sherry and Sherria from Lamia Scale have joined the party!" Chapati said.
"You three can't just sit back and watch either! Let's all join in!" Mavis told Lucy, Wendy, and Erza.
"Why?!" Lucy questioned.
"When other people from the cheering section take the field, doing nothing is not an option!" Erza claimed as both Lucy and Wendy looked at her in disbelief.
"Swimsuits look best on Juvia, the water-manipulating wizard!" Juvia exclaimed.
"What, you're going out there too?" Gajeel asked.
"A woman in love has to battle at a time like this." Juvia replied.
Laxus sighed. "I'm sick of hearin' about it..." He said.
Soon enough, every woman was on the field participating. "I think this has gotten out of hand..." Mira stated.
"Well, it's not so bad as a fun little stunt..." Jenny claimed.
"It's chaos here! And yet, the crowd is eating it up, so we'll go with it!" Chapati said.
"Not to mention we'd have a riot on our hands if we put a stop to the fun now!" Yajima added.
"This is great! So cool!" Jason exclaimed. "It's settled! The next Weekly Sorcerer cover story will be a wizard swimsuit competition!"
"Still and all, this match is just between Mirajane and Jenny!" Chapati reminded.
"In that case, there's no point in us being out here!" Levy informed.
"Oh, the main thing is that we have fun!" Mavis said.
"How is it that a ghost like you gets such a kick out of this?" Cana asked.
"I bet anything her personality has an effect on the mood of our guild!" Lucy responded.
Erza looked up and saw Evergreen. "What, you're here too?" She asked.
"I won't let your people hog the spotlight." Evergreen stated.
"The next theme is school swimsuits!"
"Why are we suddenly in weird fetish swimwear?" Levy questioned.
"You don't really look that out of place in one, Wendy." Lisanna said.
"That doesn't make me happy!" Wendy exclaimed.
"Next up is bikinis and thigh-high socks!"
"For some reason, this feels even more embarrassing than the swimsuit alone..." Lucy said.
"Moving on to girls in glasses!"
"This isn't any change for me..." Laki stated.
"Cat ears!"
"Is there any point for me to wear them?" Carla asked.
"Bondage!"
"This is also a form of love!" Sherry exclaimed.
"You're too into it!" Sherria told her cousin.
"Well, Erza? Are you about ready to admit defeat?" Evergreen asked.
"Did you say something?" Erza questioned.
"I lose..." Evergreen bowed.
"The next theme is "wedding dress"! Prepare a partner, then get into bridal gear!"
"I'm sorry for suddenly dragging you into this, Master." Mira smiled.
"This is all part of the job of being master..." Makarov said.
"Well, you were at hand..." Jenny told Hibiki.
"That's actually even more of a turn-on..." Hibiki said.
Droy punched Jet's face. "I'm Levy's groom!" He protested. "She already rejected you!"
Jet punched him back. "It's the same with you!" He argued.
The two of them looked at Levy, who was looking at Gajeel. "You're not paired up with anyone?" Lily asked, pairing up with Asuka.
"This is ridiculous. I'm better off just taking a nap." Gajeel replied, making Levy sigh. Jet and Droy both paled.
"I'm the groom for you, right, Carla?" Happy asked.
"Well, since we are both Exceeds..." Carla replied.
Lyon carried Juvia bridal style. "Juvia! I'm the only one for you..." He claimed.
"Lyon-sama! But Juvia is..." Juvia began to protest but was interrupted by Gray kicking Lyon aside and catching Juvia.
"Gray-sama!" Juvia exclaimed.
"It's no fun letting a teammate get snatched by a jerk from another guild." Gray stated.
"Juvia is so happy!" Juvia cheered, tackling Gray down.
"Our love is steadfast!" Sherry said to Ren.
"Don't be so clingy! You'll make me fall in love with you even more..." Ren told her.
"Who should I...?" Lucy looked around before she got picked up by Loke. "Loke!"
"Let's take this opportunity and really get married!" Loke stated.
The bell soon rang. "The wedding showdown is over! Let's go back to the swimsuit showdown!" Chapati announced.
"I think it's about time for me to put in an appearance!"
"That's..."
"Lamia Scale's Oba Babasama is going to show you what a woman's charm is!" Oba said, flying down into the arena as she appeared in a swimsuit. Everyone turned a pale white and was left traumatized.
"With that single strike, the excitement in this arena went down the drain. The interlopers suddenly lost interest and are returning to their seats." Chapati said.
"Cool down..." Jason muttered.
Mirajane and Jenny were back in their usual attire. "It looks like playtime is over, huh?" Jenny asked.
"I'm a little disappointed. That was fun..." Mirajane admitted as her and Jenny were both tied with 30 points.
"This match has gone on much longer than planned, so the next outfit will be the last!"
"Here it is!" Jenny had sparkles in her eyes. "With apologises to Mira, no matter what the theme is, I've got a trick that guarantees my victory!"
"Mira, this'll be the last one." Jenny informed.
"Yep. And I'm not gonna lose!" Mira replied.
"Why don't we go with the flow of the previous matches and make a bet?" Jenny suggested.
"Good idea. What are the stakes?" Mira asked.
Jenny pointed at Mira. "How about the person who loses has to appear nude in Weekly Sorcerer?!" She replied.
"Mira-nee..." Lisanna muttered in concern.
"For a second, I thought it wouldn't be so bad if she lost..." Macao confessed.
"I'm sorry. Me too..." Wakaba admitted.
Mira smiled. "Sure, why not?!" She agreed.
"O-O-Oh my goodness! An unbelievable wager has just been made!"
Jenny grinned to herself. "She fell for it. Between me and Mira, I don't know which of us has more fans out of the people in the stands, but the key point is those three judges. I coincidentally asked about their type of women during last night's dinner party, and it seems their preference is for younger women! Mira hasn't aged for seven years. Which means she's young! And Jason, I'm sure you'll choose Mira to sell more magazines. After all, a beautiful model comes back after seven years without aging and she's nude! There's nothing to even think about." She thought.
"T-The final theme... is battle gear!"
Jenny got covered in a golden aura. "I'm sorry, Mira. Whatever the theme, I'll win. Just as I planned..." She thinks to herself before transforming. "This is my battle form."
"Then I'll change into mine." Mira said as she got covered in a pink aura as well. "We went with the flow of previous matches and made a bet so maybe it'll be okay to keep going with that flow and finish this with a little dust-up?"
Mira soon appeared in her battle form. "What's that form?!" Lucy asked.
"Mirajane's demonic Sitri form. From what I know, it's her strongest Satan Soul." Erza answered.
"I accepted your bet. Now I want you to accept my power." Mira informed.
"What?!"
"Okay?"
Mira charged forward and punched Jenny, defeating her in an instant.
"A complete change! In the end, we got a physical fight!" Chapati stated.
"Well, that is the original rule..." Yajima reminded him.
"Cool! Cool! Cool!" Jason exclaimed.
Mira raised her fist in the air. "The winner... is Mirajane!" Chapati announced.
"That's like the old Mira! Awesome!" Natsu said.
"I thought this was supposed to be a pinup model battle..." Gray said.
"It was a pinup model battle. But I don't think there was any "no punching" rule." Erza stated.
"I'm trying to wrap my head around that one..." Wendy said.
"Isn't that how she always is?" Lucy asked.
Mira's Sitri soon dissolved as she placed her hand up. "Sorry! I look forward to seeing you in your birthday suit, Jenny." She said.
"No!" Jenny cried out, hugging herself.
"Fairy Tail B receives ten points!" Chapati said.
"That was incredible." Gajeel stated.
"Get it? She's not someone you wanna piss off." Laxus told Jellal.
"Understood." Jellal responded.
"Congratulations, Mira-san." Juvia congratulated her.
"I feel like I wore a lot of immodest outfits." Mira said.
"Although that last one had the most impact..." Gajeel stated.
"So now we have 12 points, same as Natsu's team." Laxus pointed out.
"What's wrong, Mystogan?" Mira questioned, seeing Jellal's distressed state as Gajeel turned around.
"Nothing..." Jellal replied.
"Isn't he supposed to be the silent type?" Gajeel asked.
"Oh, that's right..." Mira agreed.
"Even though the second day is about to be over... What does this mean?" Jellal wondered.
"Alright, the second day of the Grand Magic Games reaches its final match at last! Kagura Mikazuchi from Mermaid Heel versus Sabertooth's Yukino Agria!" Chapati announced. "We got another battle of the beauties!"
"Which do you think is going to win?" Frosch asked.
"Yukino-san, of course! How is it that you don't even know that, Frosch?!" Lector replied in irritation.
"Fro thinks so, too!"
"Thanks to somebody, we couldn't get any points in the competition part." Orga said.
"No. Sting-sama was just unlucky. If we'd known the competition was going to be on top of a moving vehicle..." Yukino trailed off.
"Never mind about that. You do know what it means to be a member of this team, don't you?" Sting asked.
Yukino began walking out to the arena. "Sabertooth... It means fighting in the name without sullying it and winning without question." She replied.
"Good luck, Kagura-chan!"
"Win it for me!" Beth added.
"Still, her opponent's from Sabertooth..." Risley said.
"Kagura is stronger than her!" Arana informed.
"Never fear. I saw the path... The destination of my sword..." Kagura stated as she began to walk out of the arena.
"I guess we're done with the pinup model battles?" Yajima asked.
"Well, depending on individual taste, it wouldn't be out of the question..." Chapati answered.
"We couldn't ask this cool twosome to do that, right?!" Jason questioned.
Kagura and Yukino both arrived to the arena. "Sabertooth..." Gray muttered.
"Watch closely. This is the guild we have to overcome." Erza informed.
"Right!" Wendy replied.
"All of you already know how strong Kagura is. She's Mermaid Heel's strongest wizard as well as the Weekly Sorcerer's top pick for female wizard! Against her is Yukino, who's making her debut today. Still, she's a member of the strongest guild, Sabertooth, so we can expect her to be pretty strong!" Chapati said as the gong rang out.
"Alright, let the match begin!"
"I look forward to doing battle with you." Yukino said to Kagura.
"As do I." Kagura said.
"Before we begin, shall we make a bet too?" Yukino suggested.
"Sorry, but I'm not interested." Kagura denied.
"Is it because you're afraid of losing?" Yukino asked.
"I don't possess that kind of emotion. However, I do believe that when one makes a wager, it must be followed through. So I'd like to abstrain from any thoughtless diversions." Kagura replied.
"In that case, let's make a serious bet. Let's bet our lives." Yukino declared.
Fairy Tail could only look in shock while Sting only smirked.
A/N: Another chapter is completed!
Thanks for reading!
~ Kaleb.