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"CONGRATULATIONS!"
A cacophony of cheers overwhelms the Tenroujima group as they open the guildhall doors.
Oberon's eyes widen at the large banner with his name on it hanging in the middle of the room, while there is already a small buffet of food and snacks nearby, with some of the members already half drunk before his arrival.
Reedus steps out of the crowd as he floats forward, holding a painting out to him. "Here you are. I started working on it right after you left."
Oberon takes it and thanks him, smiling at the painting of him floating above the guild members on a usual rowdy day in the guildhall, reading one of his many grimoires. "This is awesome!"
Many people congratulate Oberon, crowding him while the other competitors and Gildarts spread out to drink, eat, and share their stories of Tenroujima Island with the crowd.
Finding his usual place at the bar, Gildarts chats with Enno as she pours him some celebratory wine. "So, when did Master Makarov call for you to set all of this up?"
"Oh no, he didn't call us. I got started right after you all left the guil—" she cuts herself off, seeing Macao nursing a beer at the other end of the bar. "I mean…I'm just happy to throw a party, as always. Everyone here loves a party."
Gildarts glances between her and Macao while Master Makarov and Laxus disappear into the main office. "It was pretty rough for him. He and Wakaba had to fight Oberon."
She gives him a sympathetic look, unable to imagine how strong Oberon is since she's never done combat missions, only ever worked in the Guildhall. "Is he that strong?"
"Yeah, he's a little freak of nature. I mean, S-Class a month before his 9th birthday…glad he's on our team."
Enno nods, and refills Gildart's glass before making a special drink for Macao. She walks over and places it in front of him. "Here, this time it's on the house."
Macao chuckles and takes it. "Thank you. Heh, maybe I should let Oberon beat me up more often…"
"Don't thank me yet. I just figured you'd handle this part better if you were a bit drunk."
"What par—"
"Hey Oberon!" She gets everyone's attention and raises a large chocolate bar in the air. "Why don't you come over here and tell us how you won the S-Class Trial!"
"Sure!" Oberon flies over to the bar and happily takes the candy bar, hovering in the air at the end of the counter, opposite Macao. "Where should I even start?"
Gildarts chimes in. "When we land on Tenroujima, the rest is pretty boring."
"Oh, yeah," Oberon opens the candy bar and bites into it, thanking Enno. "So yeah, got called on stage, flew to Hargeon, got on the boat, went to Tenroujima. Oh yeah.
Then Master Makarov took us to these awesome caves! They were super cool! He said some of them had Magic Creatures inside, they were filled with traps, killer plants, all kinds of fun stuff I'd never seen before!"
The normal guild members share concerned glances, then look toward Gildarts. "What? This was Master Makarov's idea."
Macao moves a few seats closer, chugging his special drink while listening in.
"Yeah, Master Makarov even said some of the caves merge and we'd have to fight each other or Gildarts to continue, pretty sweet."
"No it wasn't!" A man and woman in the crowd yell out, the pair who were crushed by Gildarts.
"Yeah, I didn't get that route," Oberon says. "I got one of the peaceful ones. Or at least I thought I did. Apparently, it wasn't. The last half of it was underwater. These pretty cool underwater caves! They were really dark, so I had to use Light Magic.
The Giant Electric Eels didn't like that. They were pretty cool, bigger than this room and had sparks on them like Laxus!"
"Most terrifying creature I've ever seen," Macao chimes in, acting as the voice of the reasonable and normal people.
"I asked them not to bite me, but one of them did," Oberon sighs. "That was annoying. So naturally, I had to make sure he didn't break his teeth against my Barrier, but of course he did. So I had to drag him into the chamber at the end and remove them."
The crowd's excitement shifts into concern and bewilderment, now more confused at how Oberon's power and mind work than anything else.
"Yeah, so after I removed the broken teeth, I shoved it back into the water, and that's when Macao and Wakaba attacked me!" Oberon's words cause Enno to glare at Macao, but her disdain becomes confusion as he continues. "It was awesome!"
"Thanks," Macao mutters, sipping his drink.
"Yeah. I didn't even know they had Invisibility Magic, it was great. Then they used a Unison Raid!"
A chorus of surprise sounded from the crowd.
"Yeah, you guys should have seen it. Purple Flare and Smoke Magic, it was intense. It punched a hole through the side of the cave."
"Yet it didn't break that shield," Wakaba says from in the crowd.
"That doesn't mean it wasn't strong," Oberon says. "That thing had like two or three times the power I thought you guys had. It really is an awesome ability. Even all the books I read only had a few mentions of it because of how rare it is. You guys are really great Wizards."
Macao smiles, feeling his spirits rise. "Yeah, well, we did qualify for the S-Class Trials for a reason."
"Yup. You guys will do great in the next one," Oberon says. "But after that fight I just had to go find the grave of Mavis Vermillion, and that was pretty easy. Then we all soaked in the Herbal Hot Springs for a while and came back here."
"Wow, you make it sound so easy," Enno says.
"Which is a dangerous habit," Gildarts says. "At any point in the story, a regular Wizard would have died. But we're all used to him being a little weirdo by now."
"You're one to talk, mister 'I break everything I touch'," Enno says.
"You aren't officially S-Class yet!" Master Makarov says from the second floor.
They all look up to see him standing on the railing while Laxus sits beside him, holding a wrapped gift box in his arms. The man was wearing his white and gold Wizard Saint's robes, full formal attire, and Gildarts stands respectfully at the sight.
Macao and the others take the hint and do the same, and Master Makarov leaps down to the bar, bringing Laxus via Telekinesis Magic with him.
"Oberon Alkwan, you've officially qualified to be promoted to S-Class. However, while in many Wizard Guilds this is merely a matter of what Jobs one can accept and one's earning potential. You are a member of Fairy Tail.
Because of this, all our S-Class Wizards are placed on the Ishgar Emergency Request list. We can be called upon for various Jobs by the Magic Council. And when called, while we can refuse, doing so would mean innocent lives are put in danger or lost in the time it takes to find a replacement.
To be S-Class in Fairy Tail is to accept this responsibility. Accepts the risks and responsibility that come with it. And above all else, to protect the Guild, to protect this family we have chosen.
To defend Fairy Tail from those who threaten it, and to help your guildmates to the best of your ability. Now, you're more than powerful enough, but if this weight is too much, we can postpone this promotion."
Oberon takes a moment to consider, but quickly shakes his head. "I don't know if I can handle it. But I trust you, Master Makarov. You wouldn't have called me for the trials if you didn't think I was ready. So I'll trust in my master."
Master Makarov fights back the tears as he hands Oberon the gift, the boy standing on the bar beside him.
Oberon quickly opens it, expecting an advanced Grimoire of some kind, but finds a white coat similar to Master Makarov's. But instead of golden accents and medals on the front, it is plain with black accents.
However, on the back, just like Master Makarov's, there is a Fairy Tail Emblem. Black instead of gold, with white stars dotting the darkness, mirroring Oberon's Cosmic and his hair.
"Wow," Oberon immediately puts it on, and the small jacket grows to perfectly fit him. "That's awesome!"
Makarov smiles, allowing the tears to flow while looking up at the boy. "Try not to destroy it like Gildarts did. And for you, I had to include the size-changing enchantment, otherwise, it wouldn't fit you until you were fully grown."
"Thank you, Master Makarov."
The crowd cheers for their new S-Class, celebrating with an overzealous party that leaves most of them incapacitated. And before they can even wake up with intense hangovers, Oberon is already gone.
Doing a quick interview with Sorcerer Weekly, who had already expected him to win the S-Class Trials, then off to Tenrojima to practice his new Magics…
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