On December 31, X778, the weather was clear and fine. The Fairy Tail guild was closed for the day as everyone gathered at the training grounds to watch the final ranking matches of X778. The stands were already packed with guild members; though it was still early, it did little to dampen their enthusiasm.
"Lucy! You can do it!"
"Gajeel! Don't you dare lose to Lucy!"
Cheers echoed back and forth across the stands, creating an atmosphere so electric it felt as if it might blow the roof off the training grounds.
Chapter 108