Hidden Powers [NaLu Fanfiction]

Chapter 37: Preliminaries

Hidden Powers
[NaLu Fanfiction]
By: JeRein_14

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Chapter 37: Preliminaries

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Normal POV

  People, both magic and non magic folk, flooded the streets of Crocus. Shops and stores were filled with busy shoppers, all wanting to get their errands done before the awaited games started. Hotels and Inns were mostly fully booked with the tremendous amount of tourists all arriving from all parts of Fiore. It'll be a busy and hectic week, most citizens reckon.

  It was that time of the year again. No. Not Christmas. The time where all wizarding guilds from across the land gathers to fight for the title as number one guild of the continent. Excitement was evident in the faces of almost everyone as they impatiently counted the hours before the event begins. Hundreds of guilds started arriving earlier that week, hoping to find a comfortable inn to rent before they ran out. North, South, East and West. No matter where they came from. They all had come to Crocus for one purpose only. To come on top. They all boasted how they're going to win this year's games and overthrow the previous champion. It's safe to say that everyone within the vicinity of the city was pretty much alive and rowdy.

  Fairy Tail had arrived a day before the games itself. Upon arrival, they had been receiving dirty looks from passersby. Some were pointing, few were laughing, most were whispering. It was no secret that they were all talking about them. Just not clear what..

  "What are they looking at?" Came the irritated response of the guild's own Ice Make Mage. Along side his guild mates, they strode through the busy and bustling streets.

  "Been wondering that myself. What are they whispering all about?" The red head and known strongest woman in Fairy Tail asked, redirecting her question to the four dragonslayers—Natsu, Gajeel, Wendy and Laxus—who were amongst their group. Seeing that they have the traits of a dragon,  including enhanced senses, the requip mage knew they can hear even the smallest sound even from miles away. The dark looks the 4 were carrying ever since they step foot in the city was enough proof of that. They, indeed knew what the people around them was talking about. And judging by their somber and glowering expressions, Erza knew that it wasn't good.

  "They're saying stuffs about our guild. Nasty stuffs." Grumbled the iron dragonslayer, Gajeel.

  "What kind of 'Nasty' stuffs?" The guild's scholar inquired, raising an eyebrow questioningly at the gloomy state the dragon slayers are at.

  "How we are a disgrace and good-for-nothing cowards. Their favorite insults so far are weak, losers and a bunch of wimps." Snarled the large and toned man who wields lightning dragon slaying magic.

  "W-Wait.. Why would t-they? I mean.. We didn't do a-anything wrong, right?" The sky maiden asked, fear was evident on her eyes. That alone made the three other dragon slayers furious. Unbeknownst to others, those three view the young girl as their younger sister. Harm inflicted on her at any way would cause havoc and despair as three raging dragons of different elements would be after the person responsible. They would show no mercy. That's how protective these brother figures are.

  "Have you forgotten what we said back at the guild? Fairy Tail is viewed as the weakest guild at the moment. Apparently, no one respects us." The former stand-in Master, Macao, solemnly said as he avoided the eyes of the spectators who were bluntly whispering and pointing at them.

  "We aren't taken seriously here. No one does anymore. That's why very few missions and requests enter the guild nowadays. Most of them were simple and stupid like helping a cat get down a tree or fixing a hole in a roof. They don't think we're capable of handling big and dangerous jobs. A reason why we can't pay off our guild's debt. They're clearly underestimating us." Wakaba snorted angrily, glaring at a bunch of kids who were laughing at them.