06x158 - In a Night of Falling Stars

[bunniefuu]

At last, the Grand Magic
Games are about to begin.

Oh, Jellal. You just had to enter, didn't you?

Taking that risk to meet with Fairy Tail
was basically meaningless now.

No, I'd say it was meaningful.

For Jellal and Erza, at the very least.

tanjun da kedo junsui na yatsu

sono me ni wa itsumo utsutte itan da

taisetsu na mono ashita no koto

hontou no tsuyosa ga nani ka tte koto

kimi no koto o omoi dashite
chippoke na jibun ga okashiku natta

nani mo ka mo houri dashite
mirakuru misete yaru

mae ni mae ni motto mae ni zenryoku de kakero

zettai kou da to omotta toki ga unmei sa

sei ippai no koe de motte
souru motte butsukatte ike yo

sankousho o nirande tatte nan mo nannee sa

All right!

It's now time for the Grand Magic Games'
opening game, Hidden, to begin!

The first to step forward is
Yeager of Quatro Cerberus!

From Mermaid Heel, Beth Vanderwood!

From Raven Tail, Nalpudding!

With a lively cheer,
Blue Pegasus sends out Eve Tilm!

Here's one to watch!

From Sabertooth is Rufus,
the minstrel who sings to the red moon!

From Lamia Scale, Lyon Bastia!

From Fairy Tail Team A, Gray Fullbuster!

From Fairy Tail Team B, Juvia Loxar!

All eight teams have chosen their competitors!

Now for the rules of the
opening game, Hidden...!

Night of sh**ting Stars.

The Grand Magic Games have finally begun!

Join me as we go over the rules once more!

Each team consists of five members at most.

But, based on what Ms. Porlyusica said...

The Grand Magic Games
take place over seven days.

I'm sure you'll get to participate,
once you've recovered.

On my honor as Fairy Tail's
consultant pharmacist...

...I will heal you.

It seems reserve members
of sorts are allowed, too!

Raven Tail att*cked Ms. Wendy by surprise.

I hope she'll be able to enter the tournament.

Eight teams cleared the qualifying round
to move on to the main competition.

And two of those teams are from Fairy Tail!

Nicely done!

I don't care about the others,
so I'll skip them!

Is that really a good idea?!

"1. Battle 2. Battle 3. Battle"

"1. Battle 2. Battle 3. Battle"
It seems the tournament will

"4. Tag Battle 5. Grand Magic Games"
be held over five separate days.

"4. Tag Battle 5. Grand Magic Games"
This is the schedule!

Each day consists of a contest
part and a battle part.

Teams can choose any
member for the contest part.

It seems the contest scores are
determined by a ranking system!

"Battles"

"Win → 10P" "Draw → 5P" "Loss → 0P"
It seems the event organizers decide

"Win → 10P" "Draw → 5P" "Loss → 0P"
who fights whom in the battle parts!

In this case, points aren't earned by rank,
but rather by wins and losses!

This is repeated over five days,

and the team with the most
points at the end wins!

Good luck, Fairy Tail!

Will each team's Hidden
competitor please step forward!

I'll be back.

You can do it!

Don't you dare lose!

Especially to Gajeel's team!

And Sabertooth! And Raven Tail! And...

Be a man and go win, Gray!

It's finally about to begin!

Just what kind of contest is Hidden?!

And is there anyone to watch for, Mr. Yajima?!

Hmm.

Rufus of Sabertooth is
probably the odds-on favorite,

but I'd personally keep an eye on Gray.

And what does today's guest,
Ms. Jenny of Blue Pegasus, think?!

Why, our dear old Eve, of course!

He's really strong!

I'm sorry, my darling Gray,
but I don't intend to lose.

Naturally. Give me your best sh*t!

Sorry, but I'll be giving you my best sh*t, too.

For Juvia's sake!

Get lost. Your stupidity might be contagious.

Actually, I've been curious ever
since the preliminary round...

What are you?

Why, I'm a pumpkin, as you can plainly see!

Huh? Was it wrong of me to ask or something?

He looks like a pumpkin to Juvia, too.

No...

On the outside he looks like a pumpkin,
but what about the inside?

He's here every year, so I've
never really thought about that.

I reckon it's someone on the event committee!

Excellent job creating your unique character!

Non non! I'm just doing
this because I like to, 'kin!

Don't add even more
character to your character!

Hold on a minute, ya hear?

I dunno what this here Hidden
contest is gonna be like,

but it's clear as day that the fairies
will have an unfair advantage

in all the other contests, what with
two members and all, ya hear?!

Huh?

It can't be helped.

Having two teams from the same
guild reach the tournament

is an amazing feat, 'k-k-kin...

I've no qualms with it.

My memory is singing.

It says that having two members
isn't necessarily an advantage.

I don't really mind, either, dah!

I think it's fine, too!

Impressive. Does that confidence
come with being reigning champion?

Having a guildmate can
also be a drawback for you.

Hostage situations,
blackmail, information leaks...

Many other disadvantageous
circumstances can be created.

I suggest you commit that to memory.

Assuming I don't forget first.

Field open!

What the...?!

Huh?

A city?!

It's enormous!

Whoa!

What's goin' on here?!

Whoa! A city's appearing on the field!

Astonishing!

A manifestation of an entire city?
Just how much magic does that take?

Juvia! Lyon!

What happened to the others?!

Everyone vanished...

I see. So this is how this contest works.

It's Hide-and-Seek in here?

Whoa... Where should I hide?

This seems kinda strange
for Hide-and-Seek, dah.

There's no seeker.

Those of you in the stands can
follow the action in the town

via these lacrima-trons!

The eight competitors are unable to
keep tabs on each other, however!

Hidden's rules are simple!

All competitors are hiders
and seekers at the same time!

Say what?

The goal is to find other
competitors in the town

and then strike them with any magic at all!

The competitor who delivers the att*ck,
whether it causes damage or not,

will score 1 point!

Wh-What are these?

What in the world is this?!

So many look-alikes!

That makes you sick?!

Yeah, the idea of lots of Grays is gross...

This isn't good.

Even we'll have trouble telling
which Gray is the real one.

These are copies of you all!

Should you mistakenly att*ck
a copy, you'll lose 1 point!

Now, then!

Vanish into the silence, like a black
cat lurking in the darkness of night!

Let Hidden begin!

I'd say this is less like Hide-and-Seek

and more about how to find
your real opponents, dah!

S-So many lovely Grays!

With this many, surely Juvia
can have at least one!

Gray, my darling!

Oh! Juvia att*cks a copy and loses 1 point!

When this happens,
a competitor is forced to restart

from a different area 10 seconds later!

Being struck by another wizard
will also result in a loss of 1 point

and a forced restart from a
different area 10 seconds later!

That idiot...

Juvia might be at a disadvantage here!

I would've entered if I'd
known it'd be like this...

Competitors can restart as many
times as needed during the contest!

The time limit is 30 minutes!

The team that earns the most
points will be ranked 1st place!

The finding part is gonna be harder
than the hiding part of this contest!

Now, now, now.

You really oughta grasp the rules
as soon as possible, ya hear?

Who are you?!

Nalpudding of Raven Tail.

I'm surprised you came after me.

Saves me the trouble of finding ya!

Ice Hammer!

Oh!

Is it me, or is his Make magic different now?!

This is the result of his training.

Well, that's one point for me.

What?! But my att*ck hit him!

No way!

So sorry!

That was a copy, ya hear?

The real one was further back?!

Does that mean he loses a
point for attacking a copy?!

Damn! I screwed up!

Ah. Now I get it.

Using your copies to get near your enemy...

That trick of his is effective,

but another strategy is to take an
enemy by surprise after spotting one!

This is what Hidden is about!

Everyone's blended in with the crowds.

How are we supposed to find anyone now?!

I'm so glad I didn't compete!

There's no way I could handle this!

Any careless actions could
reveal yourself to the enemy.

What will you do, Gray?

Which ones are the enemy?

Which ones are real?!

Mr. Gray.

Found ya!

--Gray!
--How did he know?!

He came after me again!

You're a real sucker, ya hear?!

The quietly intense battle of
Game #1, Hidden, continues!

Nalpudding takes the lead right off the bat!

On a field full of copies of
yourself and your enemies,

how would one go about
finding actual competitors?

There are a variety of methods,

including trying to detect
an opponent's magic power.

I think Eve will use a way better method.

Searching for an opponent's magic power...

That might give you a general direction,

but pinpointing a foe would be difficult.

Gray! What are you doing?!

Don't let the same guy get you twice!

Raven Tail...

What are you looking at, Blondie?

Given how they went after Wendy too,

it looks like they're bent on
completely destroying us.

Blondie...

Enough, Flare.

Curse you, Ivan...

Stay strong, Gray!

Damn. Back to Square 1 again.

Carrot Missiles!

Oh, I missed...

What the...?!

I was waiting for a chance to cast a spell, dah!

As was I.

Lyon!

I've found you, Gray.

Gray, my darling!

Juvia!

Panties!

Hey, now. I don't need your help.

Juvia knows that.

Eye-pleasing...

Juvia will b*at you.
Because of Master's promise.

Gramps promised you something?

Yes.

Get real!

Why would I wanna be a
part of that freak show?!

I don't mind entering,

but I don't like bein' part of the B team.

Then how about this?

The winning team gets to do whatever
it wants to the other team for a day.

Put another way, the losing
team gets a punishment game?

Whatever we want...

Fetch me some food!

Yes, Mr. Laxus!

...for a day?

--Dance!
--Okay!

That sounds like fun!

Some salt-grilled saury, please!

Certainly.

Anything we want? Meaning...

I have no choice, since this is our punishment.

Now, close your eyes.

Okay!

You gotta be kidding me!

Hey, Gramps! You never mentioned this to us!

These in-house rules apply to us too, I hope!

O-Of course...

Sounds like fun to me!

Do an impression of Happy!

Aye!

You... call that fun?

Juvia won't lose!

Bring it on!

Two fairies at once!

--He's going after Gray again!
--That wretch!

What's with this guy?!

Oh! What is this?!

Snow has begun to fall in the city!

It must be Eve.

I hadn't counted on there being
several wizards resistant to coldness.

When people are cold, they shiver
and breathe out white steam.

But the copies don't.

Exactly.

I see you!

There!

Eve racks up a flurry of points!

But Lyon promptly retorts!

Sorry, but coldness doesn't affect me!

Yeah, huh?

Found ya!

Damn! That chin freak keeps coming after me!

Rufus of Sabertooth
hasn't moved at all, though!

He hasn't defeated anyone
or been defeated himself!

This contest is too dull.

Wh-What is this?!

I've memorized it all.

Every person's heartbeat,
footsteps, and magic qualities...

What's he doing in such a noticeable spot?!

He's pretty much asking to be found!

Gray! Above you!

I remember it. I've memorized it.

Memory Make...

Memory Make?

Make magic?!

Night of sh**ting Stars!

You stand out far too much, ya hear?!

Oh, no! It was a copy?!

Fear not.

You haven't lost a point.

That was a memory of my being there.

I've no need for decoys.

H-He's wiped them out!

In a single instant, he takes the lead!

This is Rufus! This is Sabertooth!

Event organizers. This contest
isn't interesting at all.

After all, I have no need to hide whatsoever.

Even when others spot me,
their att*cks can't hit me.

Because my memory is all that remains there.

Th-This guy is unbelievable...

He's strong!

It's no wonder why they hold
the title of Fiore's strongest...

That's our Rufus! He's nothing
compared to Sting, though!

Yay!

Make magic?!

I'd heard rumors of this, but...

I see. Impressive, indeed.

Quit screwing around!

Play by Hidden's rules!

Again?!

He's ignoring an exposed competitor...

...to target only us!

The game is now over!

And here's a look at the ranking!

What nonsense was that, Lyon?!

Please calm down, Hag!

Not too bad, I guess.

Yeah.

Ack. This isn't good at all.

Beth put up a good fight!

As anticipated, Sabertooth claims the top spot!

Stupendously done!

Both Fairy Tail teams gave
an impressive showing,

but have unfortunately
gotten off to a bad start!

There's always next time!

Fairy Tail is totally weak!

--Eternal last-place losers!
--Your era's over!

What's so funny, dammit?!

--Ooh! Now he's mad!
--I'm so scared!

Yeah, yelp all you want!

That's enough.

If people wanna laugh, let 'em laugh.

Sorry.

It's okay. It's still just the start.

Raven Tail's...

...Make magic wizard...

I will pay you back for this. I swear!

Next up is the battle segment!

One member of each team
will participate in one match,

but note that this isn't a tournament.

You said the event organizers get
to choose the matchups, right?

I do hope there'll be some interesting ones!

I've just received the match list!

Day 1, Match 1 will pit
Fairy Tail A's Lucy Heartfilia...

Me!

...versus Raven Tail's Flare Corona!

Blondie...!

tada ureshikute naite iru no

tada kanashikute naite iru no

sou sunao ni ikiru tte konna ni mo

jibun de irareru

kaze ni nosete sasayaku

"anata wa anata no mama de iin da" to

ari no mama no sugata de ite

sorezore no shiawase o dakishime

aruite iru no

sora no iro ga kawaru tabi ni

kokoro ga furueru oto ga naru

kimi ga kureta mono

You can do it, Lucy!

Actually, the Flare person she's
up against is kind of creepy, huh?

She's mumbling something,
though. What is she saying?

--"Blondie..."
--Huh?

--She's saying, "Blondie..."
--Bloody?

No! Blondie!

Bra... D?

--A D-cup bra?
--How did you reach that conclusion?!

Next Episode: Lucy vs. Flare.

Who knows, maybe she is saying, "Bra, D..."

"Bra, D...!"

Or not.