Time flew by…
In the blink of an eye, two more months had quietly passed.
The date was December 8, X780.
This was the most important event of the year for the Fairy Tail Guild!
It was the day the Guild Master of the Fairy Tail Guild personally announced the list of mages participating in this year's S-Class Mage Examination.
"Good morning, everyone…"
Makarov stood on the podium deep within the Fairy Tail Guild, facing the assembled mages, greeting everyone with a tired expression.
Makarov had been out of the position of Guild Master of the Fairy Tail Guild for so long that he was starting to feel unaccustomed to it!
Especially now, the members of the Fairy Tail Guild were much stronger than before, and the troubles they caused were also much "stronger" than before.
"Master, don't waste time!"
"Yes! Yes…"
"Hurry up and announce it! This year's S-Class Mage Examination list."
Inside the guild, a group of mages who had long been looking forward to this year's S-Class Mage Examination of the Fairy Tail Guild shouted loudly at Makarov, hoping he would quickly announce the details and participants for this year's S-Class Mage Examination.
Among them, Natsu, Gray, and others were the most boisterous! They were also among the most likely candidates to be chosen by Makarov to participate in the S-Class Mage Examination.
"Honestly, you guys…"
"You can't keep a secret at all!"
"What's the rush?!"
Upon hearing this, Makarov looked at the impatient guild members, all eager for the S-Class Mage Examination list, and sighed helplessly.
"Since that's the case, listen up, all of you…"
Makarov said, pulling out the list of Fairy Tail Guild members participating in this year's S-Class Mage Examination, which he had drafted overnight, and prepared to read it aloud in front of all the Fairy Tail Guild members present.
"Here it comes, here it comes…"
As the people in the guild hall saw Makarov pull out the list, they all became excited, muttering loudly: "There's no mistake! This year's S-Class Mage will definitely be decided between Mirajane and Ultear!"
"Isn't that right!"
"I've gone all-in with all the money I earned this year…"
"I'm counting on this year's S-Class Mage Examination to turn my fortunes around."
Wakaba said loudly, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth.
"Heh heh, who isn't?!"
"I already had Cana calculate it yesterday; this year is the year I completely turn things around."
Macao looked smug; he seemed to already envision his beautiful life of smoking cigars and drinking red wine next year, Happy forever, after completely turning his fortunes around with this gamble.
"Speaking of which, Cana-chan~"
"Who did you bet on?!"
Of course, there were also some more cautious people in the guild. They didn't place their bets immediately but instead found Cana, known as the guild's top fortune teller, hoping she could show them a clear path.
"I'm not betting on anyone."
Upon hearing this, Cana first elegantly poured herself a glass of XO brandy, then chuckled and said.
"What do you mean by that?!"
As Cana's words fell, all the mages present showed puzzled expressions, looking at Cana with incomprehension.
After all, from the perspective of these Fairy Tail Guild mages, the start of the S-Class Mage Examination each year was always when Cana made a huge profit~
"The reason I always win in the casino…"
"It's not because my predictions are accurate, but because I never place bets!"
However, to everyone's surprise, Cana immediately dropped a huge bombshell.
"What?!"
Upon hearing this, the group of novice gamblers all showed shocked expressions.
"But, as you've seen…"
"Every year when the gambling begins, I make a fortune!"
"The main reason for this is…"
"Every year, just before the gambling is about to start, I take the time to specifically tell the fortunes of those who plan to bet, in order to earn a certain fee!"
"Of course, if my prediction isn't accurate, I don't take a single penny, but if it is accurate, I take ten percent as my fee!"
Then, Cana revealed another huge bombshell.
"You can do that?!"
For a moment, these newcomers all widened their eyes.
"But, if you lose the bet, won't you not earn a single penny?!"
At this moment, another newcomer looked at Cana and questioned her.
"That's right! That's right!"
The other newcomers all agreed with Cana, nodding repeatedly.
"Hey…"
"Isn't that simple?!"
"As long as someone wins, isn't that enough?"
"For example, let's take this year as an example…"
"Any member of the Fairy Tail Guild knows that this year's S-Class Mage Examination winner will definitely be decided between Mirajane and Ultear…"
"So I had Wakaba bet on Mirajane and Macao bet on Ultear. This way, one of them is bound to win!"
"And that's why my accuracy rate for predicting the S-Class Mage Examination winner each year is always above fifty percent!"
"This is also why people come to me for predictions of the S-Class Mage Examination winner every year, the main reason~"
Cana yawned, speaking lazily.
"That makes so much sense!"
As Cana's words fell, these newcomers all widened their eyes.
"Sigh…"
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