Fairy Tail: Starting with Fairy Queen Erza

"President, as you know, I also bet that Uru will pass the assessment."

"President, please refund all the money I just bet!"

"Please allow me to place my bet again..."

"I'm not only betting that Uru will participate in the assessment, I'm also betting that Uru will pass the assessment..."

"me too!"

"Same, same..."

"Long live Uru! Uru, you are my goddess."

After Ian revealed that Ul wasn't yet an S-rank mage in the Fairy Tail guild hall, the eyes of the gamblers in the hall lit up with a dazzling light. If Ul was going to participate, what was the difference between that and playing with open cards?!

They didn't waste any time, they just went all in!

At this point, if you don't go all in, you'll never amount to anything.

Selling a house is like going all in!

"This……"

"No, this..."

Cold sweat poured down Makarov's forehead...

If everyone bets on Uruguay to win, he has no one to hedge against.

Ultimately, if Uru passes this year's S-rank mage exam, who should pay this money to those damned gamblers?!

Without a doubt, it was Makarov, right?

This time, they're probably going to go bankrupt...

Makarov knelt on the ground, looked up at the sky, and murmured, "I'm going to die. This time, I really have to sell the guild."

"Oh no, the president's soul has escaped."

"President, President, cheer up!"

The members of the guild looked anxiously at Makarov, who was kneeling on the ground, looking up at the sky, and spitting out some kind of transparent substance.

Of course, these gambling addicts weren't worried about their leader's safety...

They were just afraid that if Makarov died here, no one would pay them.

Well, I have to say...

Their Fairy Tail guild's mage, Xiao, is just too filial!

"Ian, save me!"

Makarov knelt on the ground, one hand on his chest and the other gripping Ian's trouser leg, speaking pitifully.

Given the current situation, Ian is the only person in the entire Fairy Tail guild capable of saving him.

"President, how about this?"

"Let's set up an extra S-rank Archmage position this year."

"In other words, unlike previous years when only one person was allowed to pass the S-rank mage assessment, this year's assessment has two positions that can be passed."

"At the same time, the candidates who passed this year's S-class Archmage assessment..."

"It's not enough to guess one person correctly; you have to guess both of them correctly..."

After thinking for a moment, Ian looked at Makarov beneath him and said with a chuckle.

"No."

"Since the very beginning, there has never been a case in our Fairy Tail guild where two people passed the S-class mage exam on the same day..."

“I absolutely will not allow this rule to be broken here.”

"We must strictly control the quality of our guild's S-rank mages."

Upon hearing this, Makarov's expression turned serious.

The S-rank Archmage assessment is not a game, but a form of recognition.

Only by strictly controlling the quality of the guild's S-rank mages...

In this way, when the members who have passed the S-rank mage assessment go to the second floor to receive their S-rank missions, no regrettable accidents will occur.

Makarov persisted because he wanted to be worthy of the lives of his guild members.

"I know what you're worried about, President."

"However, I think your worries are completely unnecessary..."

"Do you think that Ul, who has already been ranked among the 'Ten Wizards,' is not qualified to serve as an S-rank mage in the guild, or do you think that Laxus or Erza, whose strength far surpasses that of ordinary S-rank guilds and who are constantly advancing towards the 'Ten Wizards,' are not qualified to serve as S-rank mage in the guild?!"

Ian looked at Makarov and asked helplessly.

"This one……"

Makarov hesitated.

Indeed, whether it's Uru, Laxus, or Erza, their strength has fully reached the S-rank standard of the guild.

Uru's strength needs no further explanation; the title of 'Holy Ten' speaks for itself.

As for Laxus and Erza, their current strength is far superior to that of Ian when he passed the S-class assessment.

"If you still don't agree, then there's nothing I can do."

"You'd better find someone soon who has enough funds to buy this small building that has been the site of the Archmage Guild for a full century."

"Although this little building looks a bit dilapidated, its location is quite good. Converting it into a hotel wouldn't be a bad option."

"Oh, right! You must remember to find plenty of antique collectors~"

"Perhaps when they see this ruin of the Archmage's Guild, which bears the inscription of at least a century of history, they will be very tempted..."

"At that time, you can make more money."

Ian shrugged and said helplessly.

"Ian, you forced me to do this..."

Upon hearing this, Makarov slowly stood up from the ground, puffed out his chest, raised his head, glared at Ian, and said with unwavering resolve, "Then I'll grant your wish and set up two S-rank Archmage positions this year!"

"Hmph, I refuse to believe it..."

"Does that mean that if two S-rank mages pass the exam in a year, the quality of our guild's S-rank assessment will decline?! That's utter nonsense..."

"Of course, this is also the last time I will break the guild's rules."

"The main reason is that Uru is now recognized by the Magic Council as one of the Ten Holy Archmages."

"If we don't acknowledge it, wouldn't that mean we look down on the 'Ten Saints' title awarded by the councilors?"

After Makarov decided to succumb to money, he quickly added a few words to try and prove his integrity.

Well, when it comes to money, Makarov is all talk and no action.

"Ah! No!"

"Isn't this just being a scoundrel?"

"Guild leader, you must act like a man and stick to the rules when it comes to the guild!"

In response, the gambling addicts in the guild clutched their heads and cried out in anguish.

They watched helplessly as a large sum of money was about to be deposited into their accounts, but the opportunity simply vanished right before their eyes.

As for the person who blocked their path to wealth, it was naturally Ian...

Cutting off someone's livelihood is like hurting their parents!

That damned Ian! They're determined to win this gamble and teach Ian a lesson.

Well, they can't educate Ian or anything like that.

Why, you ask?!

Because they can't beat them...

They couldn't beat Ian, and they couldn't even beat Ian's daughter, Erza.

As for Ian's wives, whether it was Eileen or Selene, they were like unattainable gods to them, and they were no match for them at all.

"Anyway, it's settled then."

"All of you, shut up!"

"It's not your place, you brats, to talk to me about how to follow the Fairy Tail guild rules right now..."

"You should know that I am the guild leader."

Makarov stood with his arms crossed in front of him, looking neither convinced nor angry, completely behaving like a one-man show.

"Eh?!"

As for Ian, who helped the chairman and ruined all the gamblers, he seemed somewhat dazed after hearing Makarov's words...

Although it's not quite right to say it like that, Third Hokage, your lines seem a bit off, don't they?

In short, the decision to have two S-class mage positions this year was finalized after a few words between Ian and Makarov.

Whether the rest of the guild agrees or not is completely irrelevant.

Because gamblers never deserve sympathy.

Fairy Tail's little tip reminds you: "A little gambling is harmless, but excessive gambling is harmful! Reckless gambling will lead to ruin!"

Next.

After the S-class mage assessment was finally confirmed in front of everyone, the usually crazy and noisy mages in the Fairy Tail guild finally quieted down.

Since that day, when Laxus took over all the A-rank missions in the guild before Erza and the others, he has never returned to the guild.

Clearly, besides completing quests, Laxus was also quietly training on his own...

"That damned Laxus, he still managed to get away in the end!"

"Since we can't do any more of the subjugation missions and can't gain any practical experience, then we can only continue to accumulate magic power..."