Ren Akatsuki vs. Arania Web is a fight between Blue Pegasus's Ren Akatsuki and Mermaid Heel's Arania Web.
Prologue
After the first battle of the first day of the Grand Magic Games between Lucy Heartfilia and Flare Corona is finished, the second match is decided by the organizers to be between Team Blue Pegasus's Ren Akatsuki and Team Mermaid Heel's Arania Web.[1]
Battle
- The details of the first part of this battle are unknown.
Arania attacks Ren
After having been fighting for some time, Ren compliments Arania's skills, noting that she had improved since last year, while Arania just asks him if it was alright for a member of Blue Pegasus to attack a woman. In the announcer's booth, Chapati Lola notes that not one of the two sides are yielding and Yajima states that it's a good match. Jenny Realight then cheers for her guild mate, saying that Sherry Blendy is cheering for him too. Ren is stunned by his guild mate's comment, giving Arania an opening to attack him with her Web Magic.[2]
Arania defeated by Ren
In the stands, Sherry shouts at Ren, telling him to do his best. Her guild master scolds her for cheering for a rival team but a guild member notes that it's alright since Sherry is already engaged to Ren. Ren shouts at them, telling them that they're not engaged but are merely resigned to being together. He also states that it's irritating since Sherry is always hanging around him. However, he says that he's only at his best when they're together and that he cannot allow himself to look uncool in front of her. Ren then proceeds to attack Arania with Aerial Phose, defeating the Mermaid Heel Mage.[3]
Aftermath
Being the victor of the second match, Ren is awarded 10 points, giving his guild a total of 14 points in the tournament while Mermaid Heel is stuck with merely 3 points. With that, the second match officially ends and the first day's third match begins.[4]