NABC Chapter 76 S-Rank Archmage Assessment! Kana: Ultear seems a little off~
Chapter 76 S-Rank Archmage Assessment! Kana: Ultear seems a little off~
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"This year's S-rank mage assessment will be conducted in a completely new format. Participants can freely form teams among guild members and take the exam in pairs. All examinees will gather at the dock in Magnolia Town one week later for the meeting to conclude."
Before the S-rank mage assessment meeting ended, Makarov added a few more assessment rules.
"Should we team up in pairs?!"
Erza raised an eyebrow slightly, her gaze sweeping across the guild before finally settling on Cana, a hint of attraction creeping into her heart.
Well, after all, Erza and Cana have been together and working together for more than half a year. They are already familiar with each other, and they can cooperate to a certain extent in terms of personality, habits, and magic.
"Kana, team up with me."
Thinking of this, Erza walked straight up to Cana and said loudly.
"I'm sorry, Erza-neechan."
"Just now, I accepted Ultear's invitation to join my party."
Cana smiled shyly at Erza, her voice tinged with apology.
"ha?"
Erza was stunned; she hadn't expected Ultilia to act so quickly.
"I'm sorry, my dear sister~"
"I'm determined to pass this year's S-rank Archmage exam. You should just wait until next year to try again~"
Ultear then appeared silently behind Erza, pulled her into her arms, and chuckled as she ruffled Erza's hair.
Yes, petting Erza is one of Ultear's greatest hobbies.
"hateful."
"Sister, let me go."
After Erza broke free of Ultear's restraints with all her might, she ran towards Gray in a flash.
"hehe."
"Erza is cute even when she's shy."
Ultear watched Erza's departing figure with a smile on her lips.
"Gulp."
Having witnessed everything, Kana seemed to have discovered some incredible secret. She couldn't help but swallow and shook her head, saying, "I didn't see anything, I didn't hear anything, I don't know anything."
"Junior brother."
"Let's team up."
After failing to team up with Cana, Erza turned her attention to her junior, Gray, and extended an invitation to him.
"I?"
"The S-rank Archmage assessment?"
Gray pointed to his face, looking somewhat bewildered. After more than half a year of arduous training, Gray's magic level had stabilized at around level three. He was only one step away from becoming a senior mage, which was the minimum standard for independently completing A-rank subjugation missions. But this was Fairy Tail Guild, where powerful individuals were everywhere.
Therefore, Gray never expected that he would be chosen by Erza as a teammate to participate in the S-class mage assessment.
"What's wrong?"
Are you scared, junior brother?
Erza put her hands on her hips and asked Gray.
"You're saying I'm scared?"
"Quite the opposite! I'm so excited I can't sleep."
As Gray finished speaking, he unconsciously began to take off his clothes again.
"Grey, the clothes."
Seeing this, Kana, who was passing by, promptly reminded her.
"Damn it!"
"When exactly did I take my clothes off?"
"It seems I can't break this bad habit of mine?"
Gray knelt down on the ground, staring at the clothes he had taken off and tossed there that had somehow appeared on the floor. He let out a painful howl; he didn't want to be seen as a "streaking pervert."
And so, Ultear and Erza have now formed a team.
"Tsk."
"This year's S-rank Archmage assessment actually requires teaming up with others?"
"This is such a hassle! Grandpa has come up with all these useless rules."
Laxus stood in the guild hall with his hands in his pockets and an impatient look on his face, his gaze sweeping across the guild's interior.
"How scary."
"Laxus's eyes are terrifying."
"Did I offend Laxus?"
"I have this feeling that Laxus is about to devour me."
In the hall, all the mages targeted by Laxus showed expressions of fear and dared not meet his gaze.
"Tsk."
This made Laxus click his tongue in amazement.
However, at this moment, Laxus was actually experiencing something quite different.
"Ah! Ah! Ah!"
"How can I start a conversation with someone naturally?"
"Fighting is fine, but I'm completely clueless when it comes to striking up conversations!"
"Why did the old man set such a test question?! I'm not good at communicating with others at all."
Laxus, who appears extremely fierce on the outside but is actually almost extremely introverted, felt like he was being driven crazy by the test posed by Old Ma. Teaming up with others was more painful than killing him.
"Laxus, can I team up with you?!"
Just as Laxus was inwardly criticizing Makarov's unreasonable test questions, a young man with short green hair, delicate features like a young girl, dressed in a formal and well-built outfit that looked expensive, and whose demeanor was like that of a young nobleman, mustered up the courage to approach Laxus.
"Who are you?!"
Laxus glanced at the boy who had spoken to her and asked.
"My name is Fried, Fried Justin."
The aristocratic-looking young man introduced himself to Laxus.
"Hmph, whatever."
"Remember to meet at the pier in a week."
Laxus snorted coldly, leaving Freed with a dashing back view as he spoke, but unnoticed by anyone, the corners of Laxus's mouth kept curling up.
"Very good."
Fried clenched his fists; he finally took the first step and approached Laxus.
Unlike the others present, Freed joined the Fairy Tail guild specifically to get Laxus.
The reason is that Laxus once unintentionally saved his life during a mission, and since then he has been filled with admiration for Laxus, hoping to become a strong person like Laxus.
At this point, everyone except Ivan had formed a team.
One week later.
pier.
Ivan, Laxus, Ultear, and Erza, the four examinees, are all gathered here.
Their teammates, Fried, Cana, and Gray, also stood beside them.
"Father, didn't you team up with anyone else?!"
Laxus couldn't help but ask Ivan if he was alone.
"snort."
"Only the weak need to team up."
"True strength requires no one's help."
"Besides, do you really think those trash in the guild are worth my time teaming up with?!"
Ivan's words were filled with disdain for his fellow members of the Fairy Tail guild. In Ivan's eyes, all beings above him were equal, while those below him were clearly divided into different ranks.
"Tsk."
"What do you take your guildmates for, Ivan!"
Erza was very unhappy with Ivan's disdainful attitude towards his guildmates. She drew her rapier from her waist, pointed it at Ivan, and said angrily.
"Oh?"
Are you angry?
"But is there anything wrong with what I said?"
"Most of the so-called companions in the guild are just trash who loaf around and wait to die, a bunch of useless wastes."
"If I become the guild master of Fairy Tail, I will definitely kick them all out."
Ivan sneered; he didn't think he had done anything wrong.
On the contrary, in Ivan's eyes, the one who was wrong was always Makarov.
If Makarov continues to allow the guild to be filled with useless trash, the guild will be destroyed sooner or later.
"I will never let you become the president."
Erza swore an oath.
"Hahaha."
"Young lady, you don't need to worry about that. Makarov is still in good health. It's too early to talk about becoming chairman."
"So try to stop me from passing this year's S-rank Archmage exam first."
"If you can't even stop me during the S-rank Archmage assessment, what makes you think you can stop me from becoming the Guild Master?!"
Ivan said confidently.
Now that Ivan has successfully crossed the threshold of the "Ten Saints" and reached the seventh level as assessed by the Id system, he is qualified to disregard the three sixth-level brats, Laxus, Erza, and Ultear.
Perhaps with Laxus, Erza, and Ultear's talents, they will surpass him in every aspect within three years, but definitely not now, much less today.
At least that's what Ivan thinks.
"boom!"
And so, Ivan and Erza remained in a state of subtle confrontation.
"
Laxus, as Ivan's son and Erza's friend, was caught in the middle and somewhat at a loss, so he could only remain silent.
"Ivan, how dare you mock my sister! What should I do with you?"
Ulutia stared at Ivan with a fierce look, plotting how to kill him.
Just as Ivan, Erza, Laxus, and Ultear were each lost in their own thoughts, an extremely terrifying surge of magical energy suddenly erupted from the sea.
Then, an ice fortress, the size of half the town of Magnolia, suddenly appeared in the sea in front of the dock.
"This is?"
The examinees present were all startled when they noticed the ice fortress that suddenly emerged from the seabed, their eyes filled with shock.
"Ivan, Laxus, Ultear, and Erza, please listen to the question. Before you lies the location for this S-rank Archmage Examination—the Ice Castle!"
"There are currently four routes leading to the castle, each leading to a different outcome, and each outcome corresponds to a battle."
"You must, within five minutes, lead your teammates to choose a route forward and complete the challenge. The first person to pass the challenge will be the successful candidate this year."
Just as Erza and the others were in shock, they heard Makarov's voice.
"No time to explain, let's go."
The moment Makarov finished speaking, all the examinees rushed towards the ice castle in front of them.
"snort."
Because Ivan had no teammates, he recklessly charged to the front of the group and constantly used his magic to create obstacles for those behind him.
Paper figures rained down from the sky, obscuring the view of Laxus and the others, and causing considerable trouble for Freed, Gray, and Cana, who were behind them.
Yes, Ivan's magic wasn't very effective against Laxus, Ultear, and Erza, but he could easily trap Freed, Gray, and Cana.
This paper figure not only wrapped up and trapped Fried and his companions, but also sent them back to the starting point.
In other words, if Laxus and the others chase after Ivan, they will have to abandon their teammates; if they go to rescue their teammates, they will have to watch Ivan leave, putting them in a dilemma.