Fairy Tail: The Three Sacred Magic

After being defeated, Gray walked off the ring in a daze.

The physical fatigue was far less severe than the emptiness in his heart.

Juvia hurried forward, with anxiety and worry in her eyes,

"Gray-sama, what happened?"

Gray raised his head, with bitterness and regret that could not be concealed in his eyes, and whispered: "I... lost..."

This is not the first time he has lost to Natsu.

Since they met, the two have fought countless games, and the win-loss ratio has always been evenly matched.

But this defeat made Gray feel heavy.

This is not just a failure, but a complete defeat.

Gray's eyes gradually focused on Juvia in front of him.

This girl who always accompanies him silently and pays attention to him at all times, her eyes are full of concern and love.

Gray knows Juvia's feelings for him, and that deep emotion makes him feel warm for a while, but also guilty.

He suddenly remembered what Natsu said when he defeated him in the ring, and that sentence turned into Gray's inner voice:

"You've been running away all the time."

"I... am such a hopeless guy."

Gray murmured in a low voice, with complex emotions surging in his heart.

Juvia took a cautious step closer, her voice soft but full of worry:

"Gray-sama, you look a little sad, is there something bothering you?"

At this moment, the noise around seemed to gradually disappear, and it seemed that only Juvia was left in Gray's world.

Whether it was the audience in the audience, the companions in the guild, or Natsu who was laughing ostentatiously in the ring, everything became blurred.

"It's nothing, Juvia." Gray took a deep breath, and his eyes became soft.

"I'm happy to have you by my side... I've been ignoring your feelings for so long, I'm sorry."

Juvia was stunned, as if she couldn't believe what she heard.

Gray had never spoken to her so bluntly before.

Her cheeks flushed instantly, her heartbeat accelerated, and she could hardly control her emotions.

Gray smiled softly, reached out and stroked her hair, whispered: "Thank you for staying with me all the time, I will respond to your feelings well."

Juvia's mind was blank, everything in front of her was like a dream, and finally she fainted happily.

"Juvia!?" Gray exclaimed, holding her waist and looking at her face worriedly.

Holding Juvia who had fainted, Gray shook his head helplessly, and then slowly took her away from the ring.

At the same time, the atmosphere in the ring was completely different.

Hal looked at the ring that had been almost destroyed, sighed, and began to repair it.

Laxus beside him laughed unscrupulously: "Hahaha! You are really miserable!"

"Hey, how long are you going to laugh?" Hal looked at him speechlessly.

"Laugh until the end of the Great Magic Fighting Exercise!"

"That's enough!" Hal replied unhappily.

At this moment, Makarov stood on the stage, picked up the loudspeaker and announced: "The next match - Gajeel vs. Juvia!"

"Gehi, it's finally my turn!" Gajeel laughed and jumped onto the stage.

"Come on Gajeel!" Levi and Lili cheered for him from the audience.

However, after a long time, Gajeel was still the only one on the stage.

"Juvia? Juvia!" Makarov shouted with the loudspeaker.

"Hahaha, Juvia is afraid of me!" Gajeel laughed.

At this time, Mira came forward and whispered: "President, Juvia just fainted, Gray is taking care of her."

"What!? It's like this..." Makarov was a little helpless for a while.

Just as the audience began to discuss, Hal stood up: "President, I think this is too inefficient. It's better to find an examiner to judge the winner. I recommend Miston Gang!"

As he said, Hal directly pulled over Miston Gang who was chatting and laughing with Erza.

"What?" Makarov stared at the scene with wide eyes.