Chapter 61 No time to feel sad! Next up is the S-class mage assessment!
This harvest season carnival lasted until dawn the next day.
As the first ray of sunlight rises in the east, it shatters the darkness and falls on the earth.
The magisters of the Fairy Tail Guild who presided over the parade, as well as the townspeople of Magnolia Town who were standing on both sides of the street, cheering and discussing while enjoying the performances put on by the Fairy Tail Guild, then I returned home still unfinished.
"I wish I could arrive soon next year!"
"I wonder what kind of tricks the Fairy Tail Guild's magicians will come up with at the next Harvest Festival?! I'm really looking forward to it."
Many of the townspeople began to look forward to next year's harvest festival from the moment the harvest festival ended. They were very curious, with the level of activity of the Fairy Tail Guild Magisters, what kind of wonderful performance would the next Harvest Festival put on? !
I'm afraid it might shock everyone again then? !
However, some old people who are resident in the small town of Magnolia and know the character of the Fairy Tail Guild Magister very well, put their hands together and kept praying to the gods: "I really hope that the Fairy Tail Guild will present every year The performance is about surprises, not shocks.”
Ahem...
Just like that, the harvest festival passed quietly.
The time comes to October 8th, X778.
There are only two months left before the Fairy Tail Guild's most important event every year, the S-Class Mage Examination.
Perhaps, for ordinary magisters, two months is still a lot of time...
However, for the S-class magister candidates in the guild, the last two months are very urgent...
Especially those few who are recognized by the members of the Fairy Tail Guild as the top seeds who are most likely to pass this year's S-Class Mage Examination.
noon.
Everyone in Fairy Tail, who had been partying all night, finally got up and dragged their top-heavy bodies into the gate of the Fairy Tail Guild.
As soon as everyone entered, they heard the constant quarrel coming from the gate of Fairy Tail Guild.
"Lacusas..."
"Those missions in your hand are obviously what I took a fancy to first."
Erza pointed at the task list in Lacusus' hand and said angrily.
"Erza, didn't anyone teach you the principle of first come, first served?"
"It's no use just seeing it. All these task orders are posted on the billboard. Whoever gets it first will get it!"
Lacusus held a dozen A-level task sheets in his hand and preached proudly.
"Damn it, you just relied on the rapidity of the thunder attribute dragon-slaying magic you have practiced to get the task list before me! What can you be proud of?"
Erza's little face was bulging with anger at Lacusus' words, and she spoke angrily.
"Erza, don't you know?"
"Fast speed is also an advantage..."
The corners of Lacusus' mouth raised slightly, and his expression of wanting to be beaten made Erza grit her teeth.
"Damn..."
Erza was a little depressed, and her premonition came true...
I remember that when Erza first saw Lacusus, she expected that this annoying yellow-haired man in front of her would take away her favorite task list, and now it has indeed come true.
"Lakusus, you have gone too far!"
"Can you complete all A-level subjugation missions by yourself?"
"At least give us some."
At this time, Mirajane also came to Lacusus' side and accused loudly.
"Sorry, Mirajane..."
"If it's a weekday, I don't care if I give you a few A-level task sheets."
"But it's a pity..."
"In order to prepare for the assessment two months later..."
"I'm not giving these to-do lists to anyone."
"In other words, Mirajane, you and I are now competitors."
Lacusus glanced at Mirajane beside him and explained a few words.
"Damn it." Mirajane heard this, stamped her feet vigorously, and said grumpily: "It seems that the only option is to rob."
"Yes, the only option is to grab it."
Urrutia, who had just joined the guild, found out that all of the guild's A-level missions had been taken over by Lacusus. She, who had always been good-tempered in the past, inevitably became a little more irritable.
"Then give it a try!"
"Let's see if, with your speed, you can snatch these task orders from my hands."
Lacusus said, his body turned into a bolt of lightning, and in just one breath, he disappeared into the first floor hall of the Fairy Tail Guild.
"Damn it, don't let him run away."
Erza, Mirajane and others saw that Lacusus was about to escape, their expressions suddenly changed, and they rushed out of the guild, heading towards Lacusus who turned into thunder and lightning...
"What happened?"
"How come Erza, Lacusus and the others are fighting at noon?"
As for the other magisters in the guild, they were as confused as Monk Zhang Er. They looked puzzled when they saw Lakusas and others who started fighting as soon as they entered the guild.
"Isn't it the day when our guild will hold the S-class magister assessment soon?"
"If nothing else happens..."
"The candidates who pass the guild's S-class magister assessment this year will be decided among the four people: Lacusus, Erza, Urrutia and Mirajane."
"So, Lacusus and Erza are taking advantage of it..."
"Although the assessment will be in two months, the war concerning the identity of the guild's new S-class mage has begun now."
In the end, Wakaba, who was sitting at the bar from the beginning, drinking whiskey and smoking a cigar, with a deep look on his face, explained to everyone in the guild why Erza and others were fighting. The specific reasons and circumstances of the trouble.
"S-level magister assessment?!"
As Wakaba finished speaking, the faces of the magisters present in the guild changed.
"So, it's that day again, right?!"
Makao said, and walked up to Wakaba with a serious face. He was always amiable. As a good old man of the guild, he had a very rare and solemn expression in his expression at this moment.
"Yes..."
Upon hearing this, Wakaba snapped his fingers and ordered a glass of whiskey for Macao.
"Ding~"
"Cheers to our cause~"
Macao took the whiskey floating on ice, lightly collided with the wine glass in Wakaba's hand, and drank it in one gulp.
Then...
"Young men, let's bet! Let's bet!!"
"Who will be selected by President Makarov to take the S-class magister assessment this year?!"
"It's time for a wave of divine predictions..."
While Wakaba and Makao were talking, he took off his shirt and cheered loudly.
"Oh!!!"
For a moment, the entire Fairy Tail Guild Hall howled like wolves.
At this time...
As the president of the guild, Makarov walked out with a few specially invited poster girls, pushing a blackboard.
"Young ladies, please write down the names of all the members who you think can participate in this year's Fairy Tail Guild S-Class Mage Examination~"
Makarov had a profiteer-like smile on his face. He looked at the members of the guild as if he were looking at a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
Sorry, there is no father and son at the card table!
Only when participating in gambling...
He, Makarov, is not the father of the Fairy Tail Guild Magisters.
"I, Lakusas, will be selected to participate in this year's guild's S-class magister assessment of 100,000 J! Brothers, I'm going to study first, and then it's up to you..."
"I also bet Lacusus ten thousand dollars!"
"It must be Lacusus!"
"Lakusus is already a sure thing, right?"
The magisters in the guild almost all bet their money on Lacusus.
Although Lacusus has a bad temper and doesn't like to talk, there seems to be some distance between him and the members of the guild.
But no one in the entire Fairy Tail guild thought Lacusus couldn't be beaten.
You can say that Lacusa is difficult to get along with, but you can’t say that Lacusa has good food...
"Hey, hey, hey! You can't bet on one person, you bastards."
When Makarov saw that everyone present was betting money on Lacusus, he frowned and reprimanded loudly.
Really, now he was thinking about making a little trick to prevent Lacusus from participating in this year's S-class magician assessment held by the guild. Ahem...
"I will escort Erza for twenty thousand dollars!"
"I will also escort Erza..."
"I bet Milaj for five thousand jacks!"
"I bet Urrutia twenty thousand dollars!"
With Makarov's voice, the choices of magisters in the guild began to diversify. Everyone wrote down all the players they thought were likely to participate in the S-class magister assessment. .
"I bet Naz 10,000 J!"
"Well you have the courage!"
"I bet Gray twenty thousand jacks!"
"I bet Elfman five thousand jacks!"
Immediately afterwards, there were more and more different voices in the guild, and they began to choose some members who were relatively unpopular but also had certain strength.
After all, the possibility of these people is also very high. Once selected, the fewer people bet, the more they will earn.
"I am Abridasu Jiongna three thousand coins!"
"No brother, I really don't want to talk about you..."
"The person you bet on can be very unpopular, because these unpopular and capable players can easily be upset! But your bet can't be too unpopular, right?!"
"You said, wouldn't it be good for you to take three thousand dollars for a meal?"
"Why are you betting on a painter?!"
"If it were a painting competition, Ridaso Hyung-na would definitely be No. 1, but this is a competition that requires fighting with force..."
As the nominated magister became more and more biased, everyone in the guild was quite speechless.
Even Ridasu Jonna himself was stunned when he saw his name written on the nomination board. He said in confusion: "Huh? Me?! Taking the S-class magister assessment ? Compete with Lacusas? ”
"I will escort Erza for five hundred thousand dollars!"
Just when everyone was having a little fuss, a discordant voice slowly sounded, shocking everyone present and speechless.
"Hiss..."
"What, five hundred thousand J?!"
"Are you kidding? This is too much, isn't it?"
"Even if Erza is your daughter, there's no need to stress about it, right?"
"We are just having fun, you are here to cause trouble, right?"
When everyone heard this, they first took a breath, then looked at the figure slowly walking into the Fairy Tail Guild Hall and murmured.
Yes, the visitor was naturally Ian who had just woken up.
"Ah woo~"
"Good morning, President~"
"Let me see who everyone chose?"
Ian yawned and strode to the innermost bar of the guild. He first said hello to Makarov, the guild leader, and after saying hello...
Only then did he look at the list of people who the members of Fairy Tail thought would participate in this year's Fairy Tail S-Class Mage Examination.
The names on this list are Lacusus, Erza, Urrutia and Mirajane. These four are recognized as powerful people in everyone's mind. After them are Natsu, Gray, Leon, and Elfman, and Riddler Jonner.
"Huh?"
Ian didn't expect Ridaso Jonah's name to appear on the list.
"Don't look at me, I don't know what's going on..."
"Perhaps it was a prank by a member of the guild?"
Ridasu Jonah shrugged helplessly. As an artist, a painter who can use magic, he is really not very interested in fighting or anything like that.
"No Kanna?"
Ian found that Kana's name was not on the list. He picked up the chalk on the side, casually added Kana's name, and bet Kana 10,000 J.
Well, in Ian's heart, Kana is absolutely worthy. As an S-class mage seed, in terms of potential magic talent and physical potential, Kana is not much weaker than Mirajane and others.
Although, Kana will definitely miss the S-level position in the guild this year...
But it doesn't mean that Kana will never have the chance to pass the assessment in the future.
In response, Kana said: "Ian, thank you so much! You have worked so hard to let me experience the experience of failure."
After Ian finished all this, he frowned tightly, rubbing his chin while looking at the list of people in front of him, silently in a daze, as if he was thinking about something important.
"Ian..."
Makarov seemed to notice Ian's abnormality. He raised his head and looked at Ian who was facing the list of people in a daze, and asked in confusion: "What's wrong with you? Are you okay?"
"I just think~"
"It seems that something crucial is missing from this list of people."
"But now I suddenly forgot something and couldn't remember it for a moment..."
Ian frowned, rubbing his temples and thinking hard.
"Huh?!"
"Do you think anyone is missing from this list?"
Makarov heard this and turned to look at the list of people beside him.
To be honest, the names on the list of members who will participate in this year's S-class magister assessment voted by the members of the guild are already very close to the list of players who he expected to participate in this year's S-class magister assessment. Close...
If there is any difference...
There is just one more great painter, Lidarsu Jiongna.
Also, in Makarov's opinion, Elfman's strength is not enough to participate in this year's S-class magister assessment.
You should practice for three or four more years before doing that!
Others, it's nothing much.
However, since Ian said there was a problem with this list of people, there must be something wrong, Makarov thought, and began to recall the specific names of all the magisters in the guild during this year. performance and task completion.
"Right..."
Just when Makarov was recalling with Ian, he was checking to see if he had missed anything because he was older, and there were strong members in the guild who had participated in the S-class magister assessment...
Ian's expression suddenly flashed with enlightenment. He seemed to have thought of something important. He turned to look at Makarov and said seriously: "Speaking of which, I remembered something very important! I don't know. President Makarov, have you thought about it?”
"What's going on?"
"Just tell me directly!"
"Old man, I don't have anything in my mind right now."
Makarov raised his head and looked at Ian and asked.
"That's it..."
"Is Uru the S-class mage of our guild now?"
"Because I can't remember something clearly, I'm going to ask you."
Ian looked at Makarov and asked seriously.
"Eh?!"
When Makarov heard this, he opened his eyes wide. After going through his memory, he said in disbelief: "Yes, speaking of it, Ulu, who is currently one of the top ten holy magisters, seems not to be an S-class magister of the guild. ”
"Huh?"
"No way! Isn't that Uru the S-class mage of the guild?"
"I remembered! Although Ulu joined the guild four years ago, he has been practicing outside. Normally, he would not show up in the guild at all."
"At the same time, in my memory, there is indeed no record of Uru participating in the guild's S-level magician assessment, which means that Uru is indeed not S-level yet..."
"Wait a minute, hasn't Uru already obtained the title of the Ten Holy Magisters awarded by the Magic Council? Isn't that a title at the same level as the president?"
"That means that next, she, who has been recognized by the Magic Council as one of the top ten magisters in the Ishgar continent, will compete with others in the guild for the only S-level position this year? Are you kidding me? ”
For a moment, everyone in Fairy Tail present dropped their jaws in astonishment.
So, in this year’s Fairy Tail Guild’s S-class magister assessment, Uru from the ‘Holy Ten’ will also participate, right?
Since Wulu from the ‘Holy Ten’ also has to take part in the assessment, can others withdraw from the exam directly?
After all, what’s the point of taking this exam?
Well, Fairy Tail Guild’s matching mechanism is as good as ever!
You are a rising star who has just glimpsed the mysteries of magic.
So the person who is going to compete with you next is Uru Mirkovi, who has stepped out of his own way of magic and has been immersed in the field of magic for decades. He is the strongest plastic mage in the mainland and one of the top ten magicians in the Holy Land. strange.
First update, continue with five thousand words, a big chapter!
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