In the time that followed...
Erza, Laxus, Mirajane, Ultear, and other S-Class Mage candidates were all busy with their respective training.
Medivh, too, was uncharacteristically quiet...
He finally found some free time to study medical knowledge.
In the wooden house in the forest east of Magnolia Town.
Ms. Porlyusica, the Fairy Tail Guild's special consultant and resident physician, looked up at the clear blue sky and murmured, "The weather is really nice today! It's suitable for living alone, traveling alone, harvesting alone, and alone..."
Porlyusica paused slightly at this point and looked at a certain overly familiar young man who was sitting on her usual lounge chair, eating her apples, and flipping through her self-written medical books that she had no intention of sharing. She angrily said, "So, since you heard what I said, hurry up and leave! I've told you eight hundred times, I don't welcome you Magicians from the Fairy Tail Guild here. I just want to be alone, quietly away from you annoying humans."
"Oh, Senior Porlyusica, you're looking very energetic today!"
"I'm relieved to see you in such high spirits!"
Medivh, who was flipping through a medical book, calmly closed the book in his hand and greeted Porlyusica with a smile after realizing she had noticed him.
Medivh's words were full of respect for Porlyusica.
Yes, in Porlyusica's eyes, that annoying and overly familiar person was Medivh himself.
"Hey, hey, hey..."
"Did you hear what I just said or not?"
"If you heard me, then hurry up and leave!"
"Don't force me to chase you away..."
Porlyusica faced Medivh, her expression tinged with displeasure...
As she spoke, she picked up the broom beside her, ready to swing it at Medivh at any moment.
In Porlyusica's eyes, the Fairy Tail Guild was like beer brewed from moldy food; although addictive, it was a drink that came at the cost of her health, and she absolutely had to stay away from it.
"Senior Porlyusica, honestly, I have many questions I want to ask you right now. First, do you know what this part of the book means?"
Medivh seemed to have long been accustomed to Porlyusica's cold attitude. He acted as if he couldn't hear Porlyusica's complaints, like a good student pestering a teacher with questions after class, holding a textbook with utmost respect.
"Ah, ah, ah..."
"You're driving me crazy!"
"It seems if I want to find a place to live where I'll never be disturbed by annoying humans, I'll have to move to an even more primitive forest."
Porlyusica seemed to be on the verge of being driven mad by Medivh. She truly had no way to deal with such an overly familiar person as Medivh...
"Sigh..."
After a long period of internal struggle, she finally understood that if she didn't solve Medivh's problems, he would absolutely not leave. After realizing this, Porlyusica seemed to despair...
So, having come to terms with it, Porlyusica sighed deeply, picked up the medical book in Medivh's hand, examined it for a moment, and then asked weakly, "So, what exactly don't you understand?! Ask quickly if you have any questions. The time I can give you is very limited. Do you know how precious my daily time is? I'm not like you Magicians, I don't have such a long lifespan."
Porlyusica was telling the truth...
After all, strictly speaking, she was not from this world...
She came from the distant Edolas, a world that was a mirror image of Earth Land, but with extremely scarce magic resources, where humans were inherently unable to generate magic within their bodies.
Furthermore, just like Mystogan and Jellal, people from Edolas had mirror images in Earth Land that were almost identical in appearance...
Porlyusica was no exception; she also had her mirror image in Earth Land, but Porlyusica's mirror image in this world was not a human, but a giant dragon soaring in the sky, the Sky Dragon Grandeeney.
"Hehe..."
"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Porlyusica."
"Honestly, I don't quite understand the content of this entire book."
Medivh looked helpless. Although he had formidable magic talent, he truly lacked talent in the medical field. To him, this medical book was basically no different from a divine scripture.
So he still maintained his stance: advising people to study medicine brings divine retribution!
"You don't understand any of it?"
"If you don't understand any of it, why are you reading this book?"
"Do you really intend to study medicine properly?"
"Ah! Ah! Ah..."
"I'm truly exasperated!"
"Fine, I'll explain it to you from the beginning, so listen carefully..."
"And remember, I'll only explain it once. How much you remember is up to you."
Porlyusica said, immediately adopting the posture of a teacher.
In the end, Porlyusica was also an old tsundere...
If Medivh's deduction was correct...
Porlyusica's MBTI personality should be a typical INTP.
"I'm all ears."
Medivh adopted an attentive posture, watching Ms. Porlyusica with full concentration. He was ready to not miss a single word Porlyusica said, intending to deeply engrave all this knowledge into his mind.
"Then I'll begin. Listen closely..."
"Actually, the content here is very simple, but it's connected to the previous content. If you want to fully understand it, you need to understand the earlier parts first, so I'll start from the very beginning with you."
Porlyusica said, then began to give Medivh a free medical lesson.
At the same time.
In the Magic Development Bureau behind the Fairy Tail Guild.
"Zzzzzz..."
Accompanied by a series of electric currents...
Erza, Mirajane, and Ultear were competing with each other, gradually developing their respective magic power.
The aura of the three girls was continuously rising.
The pain, which was originally comparable to torture...
Seemed to have vanished without a trace under the subtle competition among Erza, Mirajane, and Ultear, and the exhilarating feeling brought by the visible improvement in their strength.
"Ultear, can you not take it anymore?"
"What a joke, you're the one who can't take it anymore..."
"Turn my setting higher!"
"I can last even longer!"
"But then again, Erza and Mirajane, you two are a year younger than me after all. If you can't take it, just tell your big sister."
"Huh? Are you trying to make us laugh?"
"This is nothing! Not enough, far from enough..."
Erza, Ultear, and Mirajane continuously challenged the limits of this machine.
Yes, they weren't challenging the limits of their own bodies, but rather challenging Medivh's craftsmanship, vowing to make the machine Medivh improved break down...
Among them, Erza, as the child of Irene and Medivh, inherited the powerful physique of both as Dragon Slayers...
Therefore, it was not surprising that Erza could endure for so long at the highest power of the Magic Power Developer.
Mirajane also gained a powerful physique comparable to a demon due to the special nature of her magic...
Only Ultear...
She was purely relying on her willpower to compete with Erza and Mirajane, who were essentially cheating.
In fact, even when Ultear was on the verge of giving up, she mistakenly believed that she simply wasn't trying hard enough. She never considered that Erza and Mirajane's perceptions were different from hers; to them, the power of this Magic Power Developer was not as painful as they had imagined.
So much so that when Ultear discovered this secret, she resolutely embarked on the path of physical training...
Just as Erza and the others were diligently honing their magic power.
"It seems they're working very hard!"
"I absolutely cannot let them surpass me like this."
Not far from the back mountain of the Fairy Tail Guild, Laxus, wearing headphones, secretly observed Erza and the others' training progress. He had to constantly modify his own training plan based on the speed of Erza and the others' strength improvement.
He was determined to win this S-Class Mage Examination of the Fairy Tail Guild...
In the time that followed.
Erza, Ultear, and Mirajane almost lived inside the Magic Development Bureau, unreasonably monopolizing this powerful developer.
As a result, other Magicians of the Fairy Tail Guild who also intended to use the developer to train their magic power could only watch helplessly, completely powerless...
"Damn it! Erza, you can't always monopolize the Magic Power Developer."
"Even if your Father is Medivh, you can't be so excessive!"
"Yes, yes! Medivh even promised us that from now on, the Magic Power Developer he improved would be available for free use by all Magicians in the guild..."
In response, these Magicians loudly reprimanded them.
"Huh?"
"Don't use Father to pressure me..."
"If you want to use the developer, follow Fairy Tail's rules and defeat us..."
"If you can't defeat us, then wait patiently."
Erza and the others didn't indulge these Fairy Tail Magicians.
At the slightest disagreement, they were ready to resolve the problem in Fairy Tail's style...
"Uh, well, then we'll wait until you're done!"
Immediately, these Magicians who intended to borrow the Magic Power Developer quickly backed down.
Who told them they really couldn't defeat Erza, Mirajane, and Ultear?!
In fact, even if they teamed up, they could barely defeat one of the three girls.
Let alone all three?!
Well, in their Fairy Tail Guild, everything was based on strength.
Currently, according to the situation at their Fairy Tail Guild's Magic Development Bureau, those who needed the Magic Power Developer couldn't defeat Erza and the others...
And those who could defeat Erza and the others didn't need this Magic Power Developer.
Of course, besides using the developer, Erza and the others would occasionally go out on missions to accumulate practical experience.
This also gave other Magicians the opportunity to use the developer during fragmented time.
Fairy Tail Guild Hall.
"Gray and Natsu are coming with me on a mission."
Whenever Erza went out on subjugation missions, she would always bring Natsu and Gray along.
Ostensibly to help them grow quickly...
In reality, Erza did it to prevent her chosen mission targets from being insufficient for her to get enough training, which would lead to many of her techniques being unable to be applied in real combat...
For this, once Erza found the target's strength to be too lacking, she would have Gray and Natsu deal with the target!
And Erza's gaze would gradually fall upon Natsu and Gray, finding a flimsy excuse to give them a good beating, in order to increase her combat experience.
However, the benefit of this was that the bond and strength between Natsu and Gray continuously increased, that was all...
At the same time, when Gray and Natsu saw Erza, they would enter a state of calm after psychological trauma and stress.
Subconsciously quieting down...
However, seeing this infuriated Mirajane.
"Damn it..."
"I knew you two were part of Erza's faction."
"Since you've chosen Erza..."
"Then you two are my opponents from now on."
Mirajane crossed her arms in front of her, her expression extremely angry.
Yes, at this moment, Gray and Natsu were already enemies in Mirajane's eyes...
As for Mirajane, she had her own team of Magicians.
Well, that would be her younger brother and sister~
In Mirajane's view, Natsu and Gray were part of Erza's faction, her younger brother and sister stood with her, and the useless Lyon stood with Ultear.
Mirajane was a person with strong boundaries, so much so that when she saw her younger sister, Lisanna, getting very close to Natsu, she would furiously shout, "Damn it! How could you get so close to someone from Erza's faction? Lisanna, are you even my sister anymore?"
"Hey! What the hell is Erza's faction?!"
"Mirajane, although I really like it when you form Magician teams and compete to improve your respective strengths…"
"But I never said you should form cliques and engage in favoritism!"
Makarov, as the Guild Master, looked at Mirajane with a headache and spoke, educating her.
"Master Old Man…"
"Instead of educating me, why don't you go check on your good grandson, Laxus?"
"As far as I know, Laxus's fervent fans have compared him to a Thunder God and even formed a Magician team called the Thunder God Tribe, you know~"
Mirajane, still in her rebellious phase, wouldn't listen to anyone's advice. With an attitude of defying heaven, earth, and air, she looked at Makarov at the bar counter without any regard for his feelings and said coldly.
"Uh…"
"I was actually lectured by a teenager."
"And I have no words…"
Makarov's heart was broken.
"Master, Master, what's wrong?"
"Master, be strong, don't cry…"
For a moment, the Magicians drinking near the bar counter all gathered around Makarov, constantly comforting this old man who, despite being at an age to retire, often rushed to the front lines and fought desperately because of the troublesome children in the Guild.
Time flew by.
Unconsciously, two months passed in a flash…
The date arrived at December 7th, X778.
This was the start time for the S-Class Mage Examination of the Fairy Tail Guild.
Instantly, the first-floor hall of the Fairy Tail Guild was bustling with people!
Every member of the Magician Guild Fairy Tail, no matter how dangerous or difficult the mission they were on, returned here on this day…
They would witness the birth of a new S-Class Mage here.
"Everyone, since everyone is here!"
"Then I announce that the Fairy Tail Guild's S-Class Mage Examination for X778 officially begins…"
Makarov stood on the Guild's podium, wearing a golden coat symbolizing his status as one of the Ten Wizard Saints. His expression seemed unusually nervous…
Beside Makarov, there were four people: Medivh and Gildarts, two active S-Class Mages of the Guild, and Ur, who was already internally chosen as the new S-Class Mage of the Fairy Tail Guild. And finally, an old man whose head looked like a broccoli, with skin as dry as bark, and a peaceful smile on his face.
It was precisely because of the presence of this old man that Makarov was so nervous.
"First, let me introduce the rules for this year's S-Class Mage Examination!"
"As in previous years, the active S-Class Mages of the Guild will serve as examiners…"
Makarov paused slightly here.
"What?"
"The active S-Class Mages will serve as examiners?"
"In other words, Medivh and Gildarts will both be our enemies?"
Cold sweat broke out on Gray's forehead as he said in disbelief.
"Hehehe…"
"Medivh and Gildarts, these two monsters, are actually serving as examiners for the S-Class Mage Examination this year?!"
"I suddenly feel…"
"Perhaps those who were not chosen to go to Tenrou Island for the S-Class Mage Examination are the lucky ones…"
Wakaba took a deep drag from the cigar in his mouth, then sighed with emotion.
"Everyone, please give us your guidance."
After Medivh and Gildarts exchanged glances, they slowly raised their heads and looked at the Magicians below the podium in the Guild, greeting them with smiles.
"Uh…"
However, Medivh and Gildarts' good intentions, in the eyes of these Magicians, were like the gaze of a Demon King, as if hungry wolves were choosing lambs to be slaughtered; they were terrified.
"Of course, besides Medivh and Gildarts…"
"This year, there are also two specially appointed examiners! They are Ur, who was just selected as one of the Saint Ten Wizard this year and ranked fourth among the Ten Wizard Saints, and finally, this one…"
After Makarov introduced Medivh, Gildarts, and Ur as this year's S-Class Mage examiners in turn, his gaze finally fell upon the old man beside him…
Facing this old man, Makarov's eyes couldn't help but show a hint of respect.
Yes, the person Makarov was about to introduce next was even older than him, practically a living dictionary of the magic world in Ishgar.
"Yes, he is one of the founders of our Magician Guild Fairy Tail, given the title of 'Heavenly King' by the Magic Council, currently the third seat of the Saint Ten Wizard, and a great senior to everyone in the magic world of Ishgar, Senior Warrod Sequen."
Makarov held the microphone and loudly announced the identity of Warrod Sequen, this Fairy Tail senior whose appearance resembled a broccoli, stood like a withered tree dozing off, and whose form was already Non-Human.
"What? Third seat of the Ten Wizard Saints?"
"A founder of the Fairy Tail Guild?"
"The man known as the 'Heavenly King' of Ishgar."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, this is no joke…"
As Makarov revealed Warrod's identity, all the Magicians present were dumbfounded. They couldn't imagine that the legendary man, the 'Heavenly King' of the top three Ten Wizard Saints, who was said to be like a divine dragon seen only by its head, would actually appear in Fairy Tail. What was even more terrifying was that he was also one of Fairy Tail's founders.
"Oh ho ho ho…"
"Don't panic, everyone. I'm just an old man who retired long ago, no longer bothers with worldly affairs, and has mediocre strength."
"Originally, I didn't want to come…"
"But there's a rare and powerful junior like Ur in the Guild!"
"But Ur said that she isn't the strongest Magician in the Fairy Tail Guild, and that both Medivh and Gildarts are stronger than her…"
"This made me quite curious, so I came to see for myself."
"Seeing them today, they are indeed as extraordinary as Ur said…"
Warrod held his staff and stood on the Guild's podium, giving a simple opening speech.
Although Warrod claimed that Gildarts and Medivh were extraordinary in strength…
To be honest, he didn't see what was so extraordinary about Gildarts and Medivh at all?!
This surprised Warrod. Usually, when encountering such a situation, there were only two possibilities.
The first, Medivh and Gildarts truly had mediocre strength.
The second, Medivh and Gildarts' strength had already far surpassed his own.
Honestly, Warrod found either of these two situations incredible.
"So next…"
"I will announce the official list of participants for this year's S-Class Mage Examination."
After introducing the examiners, Makarov's eyes sharpened; it was finally time for the main event.
"Oh!!"
Immediately, cheers erupted continuously throughout the Guild.
"First up, Laxus Dreyar!"
Makarov announced the name of the first participant.
"Isn't that obvious?"
To this, the people in the Guild showed no surprise; they acknowledged Laxus's strength.
"Second, Erza Belserion!"
"Father, I didn't disappoint you."
After hearing her name, Erza's lips curved slightly upward; she was full of confidence in herself.
"Third, Mirajane Strauss!"
"That's great, big sister, you've been chosen!"
Elfman and Lisanna, upon hearing that their sister was among the participants for this year's S-Class Mage Examination, immediately shouted excitedly…
Honestly, this made them happier than if they themselves had been chosen.
"Isn't that just stating the obvious?"
"If Erza and Laxus were chosen, how could I not be chosen?"
Mirajane said proudly, hands on her hips.
"Fourth, Ultear Milkovich!"
"As expected."
Although Ultear said "as expected" out loud, she had actually been on tenterhooks until she confirmed from Makarov's mouth that she was also on the S-Class Examination list. Only then did she slowly breathe a sigh of relief.
"It really is those four, huh?"
"No choice, their strength is too great."
The first four were almost undisputed…
The Magicians of the Fairy Tail Guild were also convinced.
"Fifth, Cana Alberona!"
"Ugh…"
Cana lay on the table, always getting a headache when the S-Class Mage Examination came around each year.
"Sixth, Natsu Dragneel!"
"That's great, Happy! We've been chosen!"
Natsu cheered excitedly.
"Aye~"
Happy flapped his small wings, floating around Natsu, echoing him.
"Seventh, Gray Fullbuster!"
"Just as I thought…"
As Gray spoke, he took off his clothes.
"Eighth, Lyon Vastia!"
"Hahaha, I've been chosen too."
Lyon stood beside Gray, also taking off his clothes as a sign of respect.
"You two, your clothes."
To this, Cana, still sprawled on the table, reminded them weakly.
"Huh? When?"
Lyon and Gray's expressions immediately panicked upon hearing this. They were surprised that their clothes had come off again without them realizing it, and they quickly picked up their clothes from the ground and put them on.
"And finally, Ul Milkovich!"
There was no doubt among those present about the last participant…
Given Ur's strength, if she couldn't participate in Fairy Tail's S-Class Mage Examination, wouldn't that be too strange?!
Ur's strength was completely at the examiner level, wasn't it?
Well…
Although Ur had already entered the competition as an examiner now, that was it…
Not long after, Makarov announced all the participants for the examination.
"Oh!"
Immediately, the entire Guild erupted into excitement…
The main reason these Guild members were shouting was that all their bets had paid off.
"Then, everyone, please give us your guidance this year."
Just as the members chosen by Makarov to participate in this year's Fairy Tail S-Class Mage Examination were excited, Medivh, Gildarts, Ur, and Warrod all stepped forward and released immense magical power.
"Boom!!"
In an instant…
The atmosphere, the earth, and space all faintly wailed under the four people's magical power.
The 'Ten Wizard Saints' level 'Non-Human' tier of magic seemed to roar, enveloping the entire Magnolia Town, pressing down on the Magicians in the Guild hall so much that they gasped for breath.
"Is this the strength of this year's examiners?"
"They're simply a group of monsters…"
At this moment, everyone finally had a clear understanding of the difficulty of this year's S-Class Mage Examination.
Hmm?!
They like their Fairy Tail Guild this year…
A lineup of examiners all at the Saint Ten Wizard level?
This year's S-Class Mage Examination is terrifyingly difficult!!
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