Compared to the two fairies, Natsu is truly slaying a dragon!

"It seems this new kid is quite eye-catching; everyone wants to give him a try."

"To be honest, I'm also very curious to see just how capable this young man is, that the chairman is so wary of him?"

[Kana watched Laxus walk past her towards the front of the crowd, and couldn't help but purse her lips and mutter a few words of complaint.]

"Still saying you're not jealous? Pshaw, what a hypocrite."

[Ahead, on the speech stage.]

Watching Laxus walk out of the crowd, Makarov felt even more helpless, his old face wrinkled like a chrysanthemum.

"Laxus? What are you doing here?"

Laxus stepped to the front of the crowd and crossed his arms.

[His gaze passed over Makarov and landed on Henaz.]

[A slight smile played on her lips: "I'm just very interested in him, and I want to see just how strong he really is!"]

"Hey! Laxus, what are you doing? I challenged you first."

Seeing the situation getting increasingly complicated, Gray couldn't sit still any longer and immediately jumped out to question Laxus.

Upon hearing this, Laxus glanced at Gray.

"You should probably give up. After all, the president said you're no match for that newbie. Just watch from the sidelines."

【"you!!!"】

Gray clenched his teeth, but remembering Laxus's power, he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

"You bastard, don't be so arrogant. It won't be long before I catch up to you!"

"Good luck then." Laxus smiled nonchalantly, then fixed his gaze on HyunZ.

"So? Are you confident you can fight me?"

After observing for so long, Haku could easily see through the current situation.

Therefore, when Makarov looked over anxiously, Henaz gave him a reassuring look.

"I know what I'm doing, Chairman."

Makarov opened his mouth, but ultimately let out a sigh.

[He asked doubtfully, "Really? Hopefully, something serious will happen."]

"Don't worry, I've sparred with guys like that a lot before, I have experience."

Henna smiled and said.

Gajeel: "Is this guy talking about me from another world? He must be talking about me, right??"

Gray: "Thank goodness. It seems that I won't be facing off against Black Natsu in that world. Otherwise, fighting a monster like that would cause mental problems."

Laxus: "Hmm?"

"What's going on? After watching for so long, how did it turn into another world where I and Black Natsu are fighting six people at once?"

Chapter 106 Can't they even support their own grandson?

Since Henaz has agreed, Makarov no longer needs to stop him.

[Besides, Laxus is strong enough; Makarov is confident in that.]

Makarov nodded slightly and then said.

"In that case, you can go to the guild's backyard. It's spacious enough with the sea as a backdrop, and you can do whatever you want there."

"I'm fine, besides..."

Henna nodded, then turned her gaze to Gray, who had retreated into the crowd earlier.

"Come on over too."

Gray was stunned!

Everyone present was stunned.

What did he just say?

[In a situation like facing Laxus, why are they even sending Gray along?]

[Hey! Isn't this a bit too arrogant?]

Even Gray was taken aback, pointing his outstretched finger at himself.

"You mean... I can come along too??"

Hennaz nodded as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

【"certainly!"】

"Haha, Gray, you've been underestimated."

"Isn't this enough? If it were me, I definitely wouldn't be able to resist and would have already done it."

"Grey, don't back down, teach this newbie a lesson!"

The guild members were now in a state of complete euphoria.

[A cacophony of jeers filled the air.] [Grey, feeling slighted and underestimated, looked rather displeased.]

He gritted his teeth and said in a low voice.

"I'm not the kind of person who takes advantage of others in distress. A one-on-one fight is a one-on-one fight; I wouldn't stoop to two people fighting one."

Laxus shrugged. "Me too."

He then looked at Gray: "Then you'll be next in line. If that guy can still stand up after fighting me, then it's between you and him."

Laxus paused slightly at this point.

He smiled nonchalantly and said, "Although, I don't think he'll still be able to stand up after that."

Having said that, Laxus took the lead and walked out of the guild.

Without hesitation, Henaz, surrounded by his guild members, arrived at the guild's backyard.

Not long after exiting the guild's back door, the group arrived at a beach.

[The azure sea is right next to it.]

[They're far enough away from the guild.]

Once here, Makarov nodded in relief and began to act as the referee for the competition.

[Knowing when to stop isn't just a saying; Makarov is genuinely afraid that Black Natsu might lose control and blow up the whole place, which would be a huge mess.]

Therefore, I feel more at ease being the referee myself.

At least, when things got really bad, Makarov believed he still had the ability to forcefully stop the two of them.

The guild members had already gathered around.

[Three inner and three outer rings surrounded Black Natsu and Laxus, who were staring at each other.]

A constant murmur of noise could be heard.

"I'm so excited! One is supposedly the strongest newcomer, and the other is the strongest mage of the younger generation."

"However, it seems the two are not in the same age bracket; Laxus is clearly much older than Natsu."

"Yes, from that perspective, Laxus has a much better chance of winning."

"That's not how it works. In the world of magic, strength is the most important thing; being older doesn't necessarily make you stronger."

"Take Macao and Wakka, for example. Gray is almost catching up to them, isn't he?"

"Hey, hey, hey, just say it, why are you suddenly dragging us into this?"

The guild members were chattering and analyzing the situation.

Gray stood in the crowd, his gaze tense as he watched the two people staring at each other ahead.

Regarding Makarov's previous statement that he was absolutely incapable of defeating Natsu,

Gray was very indignant.

[You know, that Natsu looks about the same age as me, and we've probably trained for about the same amount of time. How could he possibly be stronger than me?]

Although it's true that geniuses and ordinary people can have drastically different outcomes even if they train for the same amount of time, Gray was well aware of this.

But... Gray considered himself a genius too.

[No matter which guild I join, I'm always a key member who gets nurtured and developed.]

Gray acknowledged Laxus's strength, but since Laxus was older than him, he could accept it.

However, it's different if it's Natsu.

Everyone here is a genius; who would admit to being inferior to someone else?

"Hey, Gray, who do you think will win?"

Just then, Cana's voice came from beside Gray.