Fairy Tail: Starting with Fairy Queen Erza

However, it must be admitted that when Uru fought her, he didn't even move his body. He just stood there and beat her, who had received the soul of Satan and turned into a demon, so badly that she was forced to withdraw from the fully received form. He also killed her brother Elfman in the process.

And now, she has successfully forced Uru to retreat...

Although Uruguay's retreat was not significant, it can still be considered a success.

"You did a good job~"

Uru felt the slight soreness in her arm, and a smile graced her delicate face. She was genuinely happy for Mirajane's progress…

Seeing the child who was once lost and confused grow up optimistically and cheerfully after joining the Fairy Tail guild at her recommendation, Ur felt a sense of pride.

However, it's not enough to defeat her!

Let alone Mirajane, who forcibly received Deliora's soul right now...

Even if Deliora, who reigned supreme on the continent of Ishgar for four hundred years and was known as the 'God of Destruction,' were to be resurrected, he would still be no match for Ul.

You know, within the Fairy Tail guild family, it's not just these kids who are constantly growing! Ulquiorra is also a completely different person now.

"Deliora, you've come at the right time!"

"It was a great loss for me not to have had the chance to fight you back then..."

Let's settle our score this year...

"It's time to show you my strength."

As Uru spoke, a chilling aura suddenly erupted from her body, a magical power that was infinitely close to the 'inhuman' realm. It poured out of her body, as if to freeze everything in the entire passage. Under this terrifying magical power, not to mention matter, even space and time were slightly affected.

"Forehead……"

At this moment, it was Mirajane's turn to panic.

"Uru!"

"Senior Uru, Sister Uru..."

“Open your eyes and look! I’m not Deliora, I’m Mirajane…”

"Don't come over here!"

Mirajane stared at Uru, who exuded a terrifying aura and resembled a humanoid demon god. For the first time in over a decade, the little girl, who had always been strong, felt fear. Tears seemed to glisten in her eyes. After all, she was just a thirteen or fourteen-year-old child. Asking her to fight against some S-rank magical beasts was one thing, but asking her to fight against monsters from the 'non-human' realm was simply bullying!

"boom!"

Unfortunately, Uru seemed not to hear Mirajah's words. An endless chill erupted instantly, turning the entire passage into a paradise of ice and frost.

On the other side, in the passage where Warrod was located.

"Woooooooo..."

Ultear, who was suspended in mid-air by Warrod's vines, was not much better off than Mirajane.

With this, the first stage of all the passages for the S-rank Archmage assessment has been completed!

what? !

You're asking about the passageway Gray is in?

While Gray and Leon were locked in a power struggle using Ice Shape magic, Biggleslow used his 'Shape' Mystic Eye to ambush Warren, ultimately winning the round.

Unfortunately, even with mind-reading abilities, Warren cannot evade the enemy's forced attacks in a one-on-one situation.

Next.

After the first round of the S-rank Archmage assessment ended...

Whether they passed successfully or were eliminated, they all gathered at the end of these eight passages, which was also the rendezvous point after passing the first level.

"I now announce..."

"The first-round successor to the S-rank Archmage Examination in X778!"

"The difference is..."

"Lacusas Dolea and Fried Justin's team."

"Erza Belserion and the Ellie Squad".

"Gray Fullpasta and Biguslow's team."

"And Mirajane Strauss and Elfmann Strauss's squad."

Makarov, holding a manuscript, announced the advancement of the four squads: Lacusa, Erza, Gray, and Mirajane.

"Huh? Mirajane, you actually beat Mom and advanced?!"

Ultear was shocked. She couldn't imagine that her invincible mother had been defeated by Mirajane.

"Perhaps because I received the Soul of Deliora, I was utterly crushed by Uru for a full three minutes. In the end, she only promoted me because she thought I was so resilient..."

Mirajah preached this while wiping away his tears.

Yes, for a full three minutes, she was brutally beaten by Uru for three minutes.

Thanks to Deliora's Soul, it's really durable; she almost thought she was going to die.

"Haha, is that so?"

Urudia smiled slightly upon hearing this...

That makes sense.

"Speaking of which, Urutia, you seem to have been eliminated?"

Mirajane looked at Ultear with a curious expression and asked.

"There's nothing we can do, that old geezer Warold is just too strong."

Urutia shrugged, acknowledging his defeat.

However, Ultear wasn't particularly fixated on becoming an S-rank mage in the guild. She'd failed now, but she could try again next year…

Besides Laxus, Erza, Mirajane, and Gray's squad.

The teams of Kana and Lisanna, Natsu and Happy, Lyon and Warren, and Ultear and Lucky were naturally eliminated.

However, there is some good news as well...

Cana and Lisana received Erza's care and promises...

In the coming year, Erza will be responsible for training Cana and Lisana's combat skills.

Warold went so far as to take Leqi as his apprentice, and will guide her to further her studies in the field of nature magic.

Only Leon and Natsu seem to have gotten nothing.

but……

When Natsu saw Erza and Ereshkigal, who had come hand in hand with him after comforting the defeated Cana and Lisanna, he quickly ran to Ereshkigal and shouted, "You are a dragon, aren't you? I would never mistake the aura you released earlier!"

"Hehe, yes, so what?"

Ereshkigal smiled and admitted her identity, then turned to Natsu and asked him a question.

"Suck……"

After Ereshkigal admitted to being a dragon in front of him, Natsu took a deep breath, bowed, and asked, "Please, tell me, where is Ignir?! He is my father! I have been trying to find him."

"Your father is Igniel?"

"Are you referring to the famous Flame Dragon King Igniel?"

Ereshkigal paused for a moment, then looked at Natsu and asked in return.

"I'm not entirely sure if he is the Flame Dragon King, but Igniel is definitely a fire dragon."

Natsu answered truthfully.

"Then that's it..."

"There is only one fire dragon named Igniel, the famous Flame Dragon King."

"However, I'm sorry, I don't know the whereabouts of the Flame Dragon King Igniel either, after all, he has been missing for four hundred years."

Ai Lei shook her head helplessly as she finished speaking.

"Disappeared for four hundred years?"

"Impossible, I saw Igniel last year..."

Natsu shuddered and shook his head.

"Excuse me, where have you met Igniel before?"

Eresh looked at Natsu and continued to ask.

"Right here on this continent."

Natsu answered truthfully.

"Then I'm sorry, I can't answer your question..."

"I only recently arrived on the continent of Ishgar."

"I know very little about everything on the continent of Ishgar."

"However, I can answer one thing for you: if Igniel has been living on the continent of Ishgar, then for us, it's no different from him being missing."

"After all, this place is known as the Dragon Graveyard, a forbidden zone for all dragons in the entire world of Asland..."

"That's all I can answer for now. As for anything else, with your current strength, you're not qualified to know."

Eresh shook her head. She had originally planned to tell Natsu about Igneel's son, Natsu's brother, 'Eagle God Dragon' Igneel...

But then she thought that with Natsu's current strength, it was best for him to know less about these top-tier fighters.

Meanwhile, Irene had a suspicion in her mind...

Based on what Natsu said and considering Igniel's disappearance, there's probably some big shot involved. It's best for her to stay out of things involving top-tier fighters.

"That's it."

Natsu looked somewhat disappointed.

“Natsu, I understand how you want to find your father…”

"After all, I did try my best!"