After an hour of stuffing their faces, everyone was lying on the ground stuffed, except for one little snake who was still eating like crazy.
Everyone was stunned to see the little snake swallow a piece of roast meat larger than her own body in one bite; where did all that food go in such a tiny body?
Natsu said with a face full of admiration, "You're amazing, Monica. You can actually eat more than me."
Lucy was speechless with shock when she saw that Monica wasn't full yet and had even cleared the food from other tables; although Monica had become smaller, her appetite hadn't decreased at all.
Soon, it was four in the afternoon. Monica had been eating for a full four hours before she finally let out a burp and stopped.
Seeing everyone staring at her with wide eyes, she felt a bit embarrassed. Had she eaten too much?
Lucy lifted her up with one hand and didn't feel any increase in weight at all. "Where did all that food go?" she asked, full of disbelief.
Gajeel frowned and said, "You didn't use magic, did you? That wouldn't count."
The others were also curious; Monica's famished appearance didn't look like she was using magic.
Monica blinked. "I burn through it quickly. The food is digested into energy and stored in my body so that I won't be hungry for a long time."
She was currently in a growth phase; if she could maintain a full stomach and a state of sufficient energy, she could reach five hundred meters in length upon reaching adulthood.
"So that's how it is!"
Natsu said enviously, "To be able to store it as energy... doesn't that mean if you store a hundred years' worth of food, you'll never go hungry again!!"
The members of Fairy Tail, knowing the massive size of Monica's true form, had a sudden realization. She belonged to the Titan race, so her digestive system was likely different from normal life forms.
It made sense; for Monica to grow to such a size, there had to be something special about her. Among the Dragon race, the largest size they had seen was Acnologia's world-ending dragon king form, which was only eighty meters. Compared to her two hundred meters, the difference was significant.
Members of other guilds didn't know the specifics, but a large appetite and high energy demand usually meant great strength, so they were secretly alarmed by how Fairy Tail was a place of hidden talents.
Monica won the competition without any suspense. Makarov presented her with the prize, and the 100,000 Jewels made everyone envious, especially Lucy, who was practically drooling.
After resting for a while, everyone began to head out into the streets. Today was an important festival, so how could they not join in?
People bustled in the streets, and melodious singing spread to every corner of the town. There were magic merchants, decorated floats, well-dressed beauties and handsome men, Mages performing magic, and people dressed as funny frogs and pumpkins; it was full of excitement and joy.
Irene took a group of young beauties shopping. They visited various shops, and faced with a dazzling array of goods, they bought and bought all the way. She paid for everything, making the girls cheer with joy.
Many men looked on with envy and then turned to look at Acnologia, earning a roll of his eyes.
What, you want me to treat you too?
If Acnologia ever offered to treat them, these guys wouldn't be polite at all; some shameless person might even bring their property deed or motorcycle for him to pay off.
Laxus asked curiously, "What programs have you all prepared?"
The Master had previously requested everyone to prepare a performance. He had already prepared the Thunder Castle, but the others didn't seem to be doing anything.
Gajeel, wearing a white suit and sunglasses, said with confidence, "I'm planning to perform my specialty and hold a concert. If any of you haven't prepared a program, you can be my backup dancers."
Actually, he had wanted to find two beauties, but no one agreed. Even Levy planned to perform with Droy and Sarusuk.
"A concert?"
Thinking of Gajeel's metallic, grating voice, everyone shuddered and made up their minds to stay far away from him.
Seeing everyone backing away, Gajeel was slightly confused. "Why are you all so far away from me?"
Everyone looked speechless. How could he have the nerve to ask why? Does he have no self-awareness?
Laxus looked at Gildarts and asked, "What are you going to perform?"
Gildarts had never been on stage before, and Laxus really couldn't imagine what kind of talent the guy had.
Gildarts said with a broad smile, "Cana is going to perform magic tricks, and I'm going to be her assistant."
In reality, it was just performing magic under the guise of magic tricks; the audience wouldn't be able to tell the difference.
Others also spoke about the programs they were going to show. Gray and Juvia were still partnering for ice magic, Natsu and Happy were doing freestyle fighting, and Elfman was going to perform Beauty and the Beast with Mirajane and Lisanna... Finally, only Acnologia was left. Everyone was curious about what program he had, as it seemed nothing but fighting and killing was associated with him.
Acnologia said unhappily, "What's with those looks? Can't I have any talents?"
"You guys perform the same things every year, and the audience is already bored. Today, I'll show you what it means to lead the trend."
He possessed memories of another world, so putting on a show was a breeze. This year, he would let them feel the shock of the war god son-in-law.
This piqued everyone's interest, but since he liked to keep people in suspense, there was no point in asking; they would just have to go and see for themselves when the time came.
Feeling that the time was about right, everyone dispersed. Acnologia also went to find the actors he had arranged, calling back Irene, Ultear, and Lucy along the way.
These were the sharp-tongued mother-in-law, the vicious female supporting character, and the white lotus female lead.
The protagonist was certainly not Acnologia; he didn't want to get slapped by a mother-in-law, so playing a passerby would suffice.
The protagonist was Jellal. With a bit of grooming and the aura he had from being a former member of the Magic Council, he could fully handle the roles of the War God, Dragon King, or Overbearing CEO.
Time flew by, and it was five in the afternoon. Acnologia brought the actors to the square and began setting up the lighting and environment.
Lucy and Ultear were very excited. The performance was finally about to start. The war god son-in-law script Acnologia wrote had them hooked; they had stayed up all night memorizing the script and were just waiting for today.
Although Jellal was also quite into the story, he was the protagonist, and he had to take three big slaps right at the start. Who could stand that?
Acnologia had spent a long time persuading him: "If you don't get slapped, can you even be called a War God?"
In any son-in-law short drama series, the protagonist takes at least thirty slaps. It's that feeling of being wronged that's needed; that way, the reveal of the true identity is even more satisfying.
Jellal felt somewhat helpless. Circumstances were stronger than people; if it weren't for a certain guy threatening to strip him naked and throw him into the street, he would have refused.
But now that things had come to this, let's do it!
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