He hadn't expected Makarov to include him in this year's list of participants for the Fairy Tail Guild's S-Class Mage Examination.
After all, strictly speaking, he didn't even have magic power, so he wasn't considered a Magician.
"The above ten people…"
"Will be this year's S-Class Mage Examination candidates for the Fairy Tail Guild, heading to Crocus, the capital of the Fiore Kingdom, to participate in this year's Magic Fighting Tournament!"
"The ultimate winner who receives the prize money…"
"I mean, the prize money isn't important! The person who eliminates their opponents and makes it to the very end will pass this year's S-Class Mage Examination and become a member of the Fairy Tail Guild's S-Class Magicians."
Makarov stood on the podium, speaking loudly in front of everyone.
Indeed, this year's S-Class Mage Examination differed from last year's in that it was conducted with each participant acting alone.
At the same time, Makarov, in order to protect the peace of the world…
He did not set up examiners for this year's S-Class Mage Examination.
After all, the active and non-active S-Class Magicians of the Fairy Tail Guild were all extraordinary monsters.
If Medivh, Gildarts, Ur, or Warrod, these 'Heavenly King' level or above individuals, were to serve as examiners, it would surely turn this S-Class examination into an earth-shattering event again.
As for why this year's S-Class examination wasn't held on Tenrou Island, the sacred land of Fairy Tail?!
It was because Makarov was genuinely afraid…
He was afraid that Tenrou Island would truly be torn apart by these little brats in the Fairy Tail Guild. He absolutely could not allow such a thing, disrespectful to the First Master and the Second Master, to happen during his 'reign' at the Fairy Tail Guild.
Although the First Master herself didn't really care.
"Everyone, do your best! Go, Fairy Tail! Go, Fairy Tail!!"
At this moment, the First Master, shaking her snow-white little feet, sat on the railing of the second floor, constantly cheering on this year's S-Class Mage candidates of the Fairy Tail Guild.
Indeed, Mavis was inherently a mischief-maker; she was the kind of person who could dance on her own grave.
As for the reason for holding the examination in the arena in the capital of the Fiore Kingdom?!
Anyway, it was the King's venue, so it wouldn't hurt if it got destroyed.
"Wuwuwu…"
However, not all of these S-Class candidates chosen by Makarov to participate in the S-Class Mage Examination were overjoyed…
Among them, Freed was the unhappy one. After realizing that not only could he not participate with Laxus this year, but he would also become Laxus's competitor, he burst into tears, constantly complaining, "I just want to participate in the Fairy Tail Guild's S-Class Mage Examination with Laxus! An S-Class examination where I can't be teammates with Laxus is meaningless to me."
"Freed, you can do it."
In response, Laxus gently patted Freed's shoulder and said seriously.
"Laxus?!"
"I understand, I will work hard!"
Upon hearing this, Freed wiped away his tears, his eyes firm as he spoke.
Freed was easily swayed; for him, everything Laxus said was treated as a sacred decree.
"If there are no objections from anyone!"
"The ten individuals mentioned above will be the participants for this year's Fairy Tail Guild S-Class Mage Examination."
"Please give them a warm round of applause!"
Makarov was full of confidence; he simply refused to believe it.
This year, the monsters of the Fairy Tail Guild, because there were no examiners, would not participate in the S-Class Mage Examination at all. With the source of the chaos already cut off by him, Makarov!
With only these S-Class candidates from the Fairy Tail Guild participating in the examination, could they still mess up his carefully designed S-Class examination?!
Impossible! Absolutely impossible!
"Clap, clap, clap."
Immediately, the entire first floor hall of the Fairy Tail Guild resounded with warm applause, and everyone offered their admiring gazes to Makarov's wisdom.
"I have an objection~"
However, before Makarov could feel too relieved, an unexpected event occurred.
Eileen, dressed in a magic robe, appeared in the Fairy Tail Guild at some unknown time, offering her most sincere smile to Makarov on the podium.
"I also have an objection~"
Immediately after, accompanied by a water-shaped portal appearing in the Fairy Tail Guild's hall, Selene, dressed in a miko robe, returned to the Earth-land World after several months and once again stepped into the Fairy Tail Guild. Her eyes held a hint of ruthlessness as she glared fiercely at Eileen not far away, yet a seemingly relaxed smile hung on her face.
"Oh my~"
"It seems you've completed your suppression of the rebellion?"
"I heard that the miko of the White Destruction Village in your world suddenly learned Dragon Slayer Magic; that's truly surprising~"
Eileen looked at Selene in front of her and said with a chuckle.
"Thanks to you, it's tentatively successful."
Selene's tone was calm, and she also had a faint smile on her face.
If one didn't know them, they might even think they were good friends who cared for each other~
In response, Old Man Makarov smiled faintly: "It's over!"
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