Fairy Tail: Capturing the Demon Mirajane at the Start

"what?"

"Has the midterm exam started?"

As Igor finished speaking, the members of the Fairy Tail guild, who had been sleeping on the ground, were jolted awake and stared at Igor in disbelief.

Well, in order to promote the healthy development of the 'Fairy Tail' guild mages, Igor has added a midterm exam in addition to the original final exam, which is for 'S-class' mages.

According to Igor, the results of the midterm exams are directly linked to the year-end 'S-class' mage exams.

The three students who score the highest in the midterm exams will be directly admitted to the final 'S-class' mage exam.

Well, the main reason Ig arranged a midterm exam was because he was afraid that those brats from the Fairy Tail guild would complete some tasks that took too long.

The reason for scheduling the assessment in the middle of the year is to ensure that these rascals return to the guild at least once every six months.

Although Igor's restriction only applies to mages below 'S-class', the people Igor originally intended to restrict were only 'near-S-class' mages like Natsu, Gray, and Elfman.

"Yes, Ig! I've finally seen Ig."

Upon seeing Igor, Emerald immediately forced a smile and said in a silly voice.

“Igor?”

"The former guild master of Fairy Tail, the hero of the Halberd Mountains, and now the seventh seat of the Ten Wizard Saints?!"

After catching a glimpse of Igor, the White Tiger immediately scrutinized him and said coldly, "He is indeed good-looking! But his mistake is that he caused the perfect Emerald Princess to fall completely."

"Ok?"

After feeling the White Tiger's gaze, Igor subconsciously glanced in the direction where the White Tiger and Emerald were standing, wondering, "Who are these two... Did I offend them somewhere?! I can't remember at all."

After thinking for a while and finding no solution, Igor simply stopped thinking about it. With a wave of his hand, he took out his newly improved 'Magic Power Measurer MPF' and said coldly, "Now, please come up on stage one by one to take the test! As before, the first ten will be rewarded, and the last ten will be punished."

"Could that instrument be the 'Magic Analyzer MPF' developed by the Council?"

White Tiger stood still, looking at the machine that Ig had brought out, his lips curving upwards as he laughed, "Hmph! Let you members of the Mage Guild see the strength of the Kingdom's best knight."

As one of the captains of the kingdom's most elite magic knight order, White Tiger naturally knows what the 'Magic Power Analyzer MPF' is used for.

After all, they also use 'MPF' to measure the strength of their magic during their private training sessions.

Chapter 160 Fairy Tail is almost capable of mass-producing the Ten Wizard Saints! (Part Two)

In the vast Kingdom of Fiore, the standard for a royal guard knight is to score over 300 on the Magic Power Analyzer (MPF).

This is also the standard for 'A-rank' mages in major mage guilds, and the level of a captain in the 'ERA' division of the Magic Council.

Yes, so never underestimate an 'A-rank' mage!

In fact, on the continent of Ishgar, S-class mages with a strength of over 1,000 points are the ace and elite of the major mage guilds.

Apart from the Fairy Tail guild, mages who reach this level can be considered powerful figures, or even top-tier fighters, in other places.

Even within the Kingdom of Fiore, the vast majority of mage guilds do not have 'S-class' mages.

Even among the powerful guilds 'Blue Pegasus' and 'Four-Headed Hound', which rank in the top ten among more than a hundred mage guilds in the 'Fiore' Kingdom and even the 'Ishgar' continent, only Ichiya and Pascal possessed the strength to meet the 'S-class' mage standard.

Therefore, 'A-rank' mages are the backbone of major mage guilds, the 'ERA Magic Council', and even the Royal Knights.

As for White Tiger, the leader of the White Tiger Knights, one of the most elite units in the Fiore Kingdom, her magic power has reached the 'thousand points' level.

That is, the 'S-rank' level of the major mage guilds. This level of strength is extremely rare, not only in the kingdom's army, but even in the 'Magic Council ERA'.

Therefore, Baihu was full of confidence in his own strength.

"White Tiger, will you make it into the top ten?"

Emerald looked at the familiar machine and asked her guard knight, White Tiger.

"Don't worry, we will win."

White Tiger smiled. If she remembered correctly, according to the information she had, there were only five S-class mages in the Fairy Tail guild: Erza, Mirajane, Laxus, Mysterio, and Igor.

In other words, her strength, comparable to the 'S-class' mages of the major guilds, is enough to rank her sixth in the 'Fairy Tail' guild.

If the Fairy Tail guild's S-class mages don't intervene, then she is undoubtedly number one.

"Your Highness, Princess Emerald, please take a good look."

"I will show you with my strength that the real strong are not in the Mage Guild, but in the Kingdom's army."

As the white tiger thought this, its gaze fell on the 'Magic Measurer MPF' beside Igor.

Just as Byakko was about to draw her sword and set an example for the mages of the Fairy Tail guild, a boy with short, cherry-pink hair walked past her and quickly approached the MPF, loudly proclaiming, "Let me go first! Open your eyes wide and watch my progress over the past six months! Dragon Slayer Secret Technique: Crimson Lotus Blade Burst!!"

"Boom!!"

Blazing flames danced, leaping from the boy's arm and transforming into a sharp blade that crashed heavily onto the 'MPF'.

As the sweltering heat subsided, a blurry yet shimmering number gradually materialized, displaying the number '2427'.

“Naz, 2427”.

Igor looked at the numbers displayed on 'MPF' and said softly.

Yes, after Natsu's physical age reached seventeen, his magical power increased faster and faster.

At this rate of progress, Natsu should be able to reach the threshold of becoming one of the "Ten Wizard Saints" by the time of the "S-Class" mage examination at the end of the year.

"Huh?"

"Are you kidding me?"

"Even among all the knightly orders in the kingdom, only the members of the strongest 'Hungry Wolf Knights' can score more than two thousand points in 'MPF'."

The white tiger, who had originally wanted to show off his skills, froze on the spot, staring at the number on 'MPF', and said in disbelief.

"My turn! Ice Form - Sword Graveyard!"

After Natsu scored a high score of 2400, Gray naturally followed suit. He clenched his right fist and slammed it into his left palm, striking a pose for the 'Ice Shape' spell. With a shout, he released bone-chilling frost, condensing it into rows of connected and sweeping blades. This scene was somewhat similar to Uru's release of 'Rose Garden,' only with swords instead of flowers.

"Boom!!"

With Gray giving it his all, he scored '2288'.

"Ah ha ha."

When Natsu saw that Gray had just scored 2,200 points, he burst out laughing and shook his head, saying, "Gray, you still need to practice."

"Naz, you bastard."

Gray's eye twitched. If Igor hadn't been there, he would have already started fighting with Naz.

"My turn!"

"Receive the Soul of the Beast King..."

The third to make a move was Elfman, who directly received the 'SS' level Beast King and used its power to unleash the Beast King's Fist.

"Boom!"

Elfman's score with this shot was '2728'.

Yes, Elfman's score is higher than both Naz and Gray's, and he is closer to the 'Ten' threshold.

Then, Elfman, having exhausted his magic, dispelled his 'SS' rank Beast King Soul possession.

"Elfman, what kind of skill is it that you got a high score on the Beastmaster Soul you hunted with the help of the Ulfheim senior?"

Upon seeing this, Natsu and Gray immediately questioned Elfman.

"hey-hey."

Elfman smiled smugly and said with his head held high, "Having a good teacher is also a manly thing to do!"

"Isn't that manly behavior?"

Harpy chimed in from the side.

"Next, it's my turn."

Next up was Kana, who stacked five magic cards together and unleashed 'Fivefold Magic Array: Mikagura'.

Kana's final score was... '2834'.

He's taller than Elfman.

"Kana, how could you use a pre-made, one-time-use magic card?"

Upon seeing this, Gray's eyes twitched incessantly.

Yes, the reason Kana was able to get such a high score is because she used a one-time card magic that she had made in advance.

"Huh? The rules don't say that one-time use magic items are prohibited?"

Kana paused for a moment, then said with a grin.

"If everyone used disposable magic items, wouldn't everyone be able to score two or three thousand points?"

Gray continued to complain.

"Yes, that's true."

"However, Kana made her own props, so they fully comply with the evaluation rules."

Igor admitted that if everyone used disposable magic items, the exam would be in chaos, but the disposable magic cards that Kana used were made by herself, which was a different matter.

"Now it's my turn."

As Fried spoke, he wrote the word 'Dark' on his body, transformed into a demon, and unleashed his strongest attack: "Secret Technique - Soul Ripper".

Chapter 161 What does it mean that 'Fairy Tail' uses siege magic cluster cannons to shoot people for fun? (Part 1)

Yes, Fried bought the spellbook of Soul Ripper from Mirajane for 'five million J'.

"Boom!!"

As a blinding magical light was released from Fried's hands, the number on 'MPF' finally reached the '2430' level.

They were slightly ahead of Naz by 3 points.

Well, it's fair to say that the members of the Fairy Tail guild have given their all and shown their talents in order to rank in the top three in the midterm exams and thus be directly selected for the year-end S-class mage exams.

Whether the magic they use on 'MPF' can be used in actual combat is another matter entirely.

"Currently, the top three in the midterm exams are Cana, Elfman, and Fried. Everyone else, please take the exams as soon as possible."

After completing his exams in Fried, Igor headed towards the Fairy Tail guild to join the fight.

"I'll do it."

Urged on by Igor, White Tiger stepped forward with a knife in her hand. She smiled confidently and said, "I understand now. It's this 'MPF' that's the problem."

"The numbers I'm seeing are fake. They're not over two thousand, but over two hundred. It's just that this 'MPF' can display numbers to one decimal place."

Byakko didn't believe that the Fairy Tail guild had so many monsters whose strength rivaled that of the Garou Knights, so she made up her own assumptions.

"you are?"

Igor looked at the newcomer, raised an eyebrow slightly, and asked.

"White Tiger".

The White Tiger confidently announced her name, then unleashed her strongest attack at the 'MPF' in front of her, shouting, "Secret Technique: Holy Knight Slash!"

"Boom!"

After two blinding white lights, a number gradually appeared on the 'MPF'.

"hehe."

"Don't be scared."

Baihu's lips curled up in a smile. She was confident that her attack would leave a terrifying five-digit number on this 'MPF'.

Then, when the white tiger turned its head to look, it saw that the number displayed on the 'MPF' was '1056'.

Yes, it's about the same number that Baihu usually displays on his 'MPF' during military training.

"Huh?"

Baihu stared blankly at the number 'MPF', thinking to herself, "Could there be a mistake?"

"Hey, is your exam over?"