Fairy Tail: Capturing the Demon Mirajane at the Start

In fact, the coachman was stunned when he learned that the black-haired youth he had brought into the town was Igor: "What do you mean I scolded Igor himself to protect his reputation? Will Igor forgive me?"

"no!"

“Even if Lord Ig doesn’t care, I still have to apologize to his face.”

So the driver stopped doing any work and stayed at the foot of the Halberd Mountains for a whole month, just to apologize to Igor in person.

"Alas, it seems that a sad, thick barrier has already separated us."

In response, Igor waved to the driver while imitating Xun Ge'er, looking up at the sky and sighing.

Then, Igor paid the driver enough money and had him take him to the train station.

Of course, despite the driver's repeated refusal to accept Igor's money, Igor still gave it to him.

Chapter 65 The Selection of the Ten Wizard Saints?!

After dealing with Pacas, who had been relentlessly pursuing him and challenging him to a duel no matter what magic he used, Igor went directly to the Magic Council ERA to collect his reward for hunting the magical beast Balgan.

As Igor said, he was never a great man. The reason he hunted the Balkans so diligently was simply to go to the Magic Council ERA to exchange for some money. Unfortunately, no one believed him.

At the same moment that Igor was rushing towards the 'Magic Council ERA'...

The Magic Council ERA is also holding a major event closely related to Igor, namely the legendary annual selection of the Ten Wizard Saints.

Of course, although the Magic Council ERA holds a meeting every year to select the Ten Wizard Saints according to its rules, in previous meetings, it was often difficult to even gather nominees.

This year, however, is completely different.

As for the organization of the meeting?

As follows:

December of X781.

'Magic Council ERA'.

The highest meeting room of the Magic Council ERA, accessible only to the Chairman and council members.

Speaker Crawford sat smiling in the main seat, facing the assembled members, and said with a smile, "First of all, in the name of Crawford, the Speaker of the Magic Council ERA, I hereby declare the X781 'Ten Holy Mages' Selection Conference, convened by the Speaker and the members, officially begins. The entire conference is guaranteed to be absolutely fair and impartial, and we members have absolutely no selfish motives."

"hehe."

When Crawford mentioned that all members of parliament would be 'fair, impartial and without any selfishness', it seemed that some members of parliament present couldn't hold back their laughter.

The other councilors didn't say anything either, and everyone present remained silent.

"Alright, as usual, the first step is the nomination process for the new 'Ten Wizards of the Ages'. I'll give you about five minutes to speak in turn."

Crawford looked at the crowd with a smile and said.

"Heh, a nomination for the 'Ten Wizard Saints'?"

"This is truly a headache for this old man."

"After all, those little brats in the magic world are still too green in my eyes, not worthy of the title of 'Ten Wizards'."

First up was Og, the second-ranked council member, an old man who always kept a blind eye to the Fairy Tail guild. He frowned and said, "However, if you insist that I choose a mage from the magical world of Ishgard to participate in this year's nomination for the Ten Wizard Saints, then I will definitely choose the ace mage of the Boa Suzaku guild, who is also the guild's only S-class mage, Haura Regis."

"Kura Regis, 24 years old, also known as 'Iron Iron', is the ace of the mage guild 'Snake Scales' and the guild's only 'S-class' mage. She uses rock magic."

No sooner had Og finished speaking than the secretary in charge of the meeting immediately presented the information about Gu La to the judges for review.

"Ok?"

"At such a young age, you've already completed seven 'S-rank' missions, fifty-eight 'A-rank' missions, and over a hundred 'B-rank' missions on your own?"

"She's really excellent!"

After reading through the information about Haura, Crawford nodded slightly to the council staff member in charge of recording.

"Khoora Regis".

Without hesitation, the staff immediately wrote the name 'Kula Regis' on the blackboard at the front of the meeting room.

"Next one."

Crawford looked at the third judge and continued with the process.

"Ok?"

"Is it finally my turn?"

Michael, the third seat of the council, first frowned slightly, then lowered his voice and said, "The candidate for the 'Ten Holy Ones' that I recommend is Zekrein, who only made his mark in the magical world last year and has already been ranked alongside us as the eighth council member this year."

As Michele spoke, his gaze fell upon the boy with short blue hair and a scarlet inscription under his right eye, who was sitting at the back of the judges' table.

This boy is only seventeen years old, but he has shown an overwhelming fighting power that is comparable to the 'Ten Wizards'. After joining the 'Magic Council', he was promoted to council member level in just one year.

"Haha~"

"First of all, I'm very grateful for Lord Micah's support~"

"Secondly, I also choose to support myself as one of the 'Ten Wizards of the Ages' selected by the Council this year."

How so?

"Our Magic Council ERA needs to have its own 'Ten Wizard Saints,' doesn't it?"

Ziklay looked at the men present with a smile, his expression as warm as a monkey's, but the smile didn't reach his eyes; his deep eyes held a chilling and pure malice.

"I also agree with Lord Zikrein's choice."

Sitting beside Zikrein was a girl with long black hair, about the same age as him. The girl had a blush on her face, and beneath that blush was a chilling coldness and a mocking expression.

The girl's name is Ultear, and she is one of the council members of the Magic Council ERA, ranking last.

However, unlike Zekeline, the reason this young girl was able to become a judge at such a young age was because she had a good mother…

A year ago, she used her mother Uruk's achievement of freezing the demon Deliora as a stepping stone to join the Council.

After joining the Magic Council, she demonstrated outstanding strength and intelligence, successfully replacing a retiring former councilor within just one year and becoming the current councilor of the Magic Council ERA.

"Lord Zikrein, three votes."

With the joint selection of Mickelor, Zikrein, and Urutia, Zikrein immediately gained three more votes.

“I also choose Zekrein, as he said, our council needs a ‘Holy Ten’ of our own.”

After some thought, Belluno, the fourth-ranked, agreed that what Zikrein said made sense.

Me too.

Reggie, the fifth-ranked member, echoed this.

"Then let's make it official. We'll award the title of 'Top Ten Wizard Saints' to Councilor Zekelein this year."

Hogg and Yuri echoed his sentiments.

"It's stable now."

Zikrein, or more precisely, Geral, had a smile on his lips. Everything was going according to plan. Once he obtained the title of 'Ten Wizard Saints,' it seemed that he was one step closer to activating 'magical spirit power' and completing the 'R System.'

"Heh, what a foolish woman. You'll be perfectly fine to be used by me."

"You'd better grow to the level of Uruk as soon as possible, so I won't have to go through all this trouble to search for sacrifices all over the world. I can just use you as a 'Ten' level sacrifice to resurrect the 'Dark Mage' Jef."

Zikrein glanced at Urutia beside him, his eyes filled with disdain.

“Foolish fellow, you are completely under my control without even realizing it.”

Urudia wore a smile on his face, but inwardly he was constantly mocking Geral.

"hehe."

For a moment, Zikrein and Gerald laughed, each with their own ulterior motives.

“I propose that Igor from Fairy Tail be appointed as one of the Ten Wizard Saints.”

Just when Zikrein and Urutia felt things were settled, Yajima slowly spoke.

Chapter 66 Igor: What do you mean I've been named one of the Ten Wizard Saints?

“Igor?”

"You mean Igor, the one hailed as the hero of the Harbe Mountains?"

Yajima's words caused a huge uproar in the conference room, causing everyone present to change their expressions.

Even Og, who harbored prejudice against the Fairy Tail guild, couldn't help but exclaim upon hearing Ig's name, "Oh right, isn't there Ig? How could I have forgotten about this promising youngster? Although I genuinely despise everything about the Fairy Tail guild, Ig is indeed related to Wakizashi!"

“Indeed, after all, Ig is unusually steady for a mage from the Fairy Tail guild, while everyone else in the guild is destroying towns, train stations, reservoirs, and docks…”

"That young man, Igor, ventured alone into the Halber Snow Mountain, which was considered a forbidden area by the world, and within just one year, he successively killed thousands of 'B-rank' to 'A-rank' Balkan magical beasts, bringing the previously rampant Balkan magical beasts back under the control of our council. This is undoubtedly a great achievement."

Michele looked on with a touch of emotion.

Honestly, Igor doesn't seem like someone who came from the Fairy Tail guild.

"Moreover, according to the latest investigation, among the Balkan monsters hunted by Ig, there were many Beast Kings whose strength rivaled that of 'S-class' monsters."

"Of course, Igor's greatest achievement is that he single-handedly created an adventurer's town with tens of thousands of inhabitants, thereby boosting the local economy. Even the royal family of the 'Fiore' Kingdom praised him highly, and the royal family, in the name of His Majesty Thomas E. Fiore, granted Igor a special privilege from our 'Magic Council ERA'!"

Belluno said with great admiration.

"This is troublesome. If we have to choose between Igor and Zekrein to be the holder of this year's 'Ten Wizards' title, I really can't decide right now."

Reggie was immediately stumped and said, at a loss for words.

"hehe."

"Although Igor is indeed very strong, Zekrein has an overwhelming advantage in the number of votes."

Urudia smiled as she silently memorized the name Igor, thinking, "Igor, is that right? I'll remember you."

"this……"

The judges present looked at each other, none of them daring to draw a conclusion on this matter.

After all, Igor's achievements this year have been too outstanding, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that he has surpassed all others. If they forcibly ignore Igor and award Councilor Zekeline the title of "one of the Ten Wizard Saints", it will inevitably be criticized as having a shady deal and not being fair and just enough.

These commentators are not afraid of anything except public opinion.

"Your Excellency Chairman, please give us an answer."

As the meeting to select the 'Ten Holy Spirits' gradually fell into a lull, Yajima passed the pressure on Speaker Crawford.

"Uh, this..."

Crawford was holding two letters in his hand.

The letter was a recommendation from Lord Warlord, currently the fourth seat of the 'Ten Wizards' and one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Ishgard, recommending Ig of the 'Fairy Tail's' guild to become one of the 'Ten Wizards'.

Another letter was sent to him by Councilor Ultear. In the letter, Ultear said that she had found a batch of relics left by an ancient mage from a lost ancient civilization three hundred years ago. Among them were many antiques and magical items, all of which could be given to him, but in exchange for his support of Zekelein as one of the 'Ten Wizard Saints'.

"It seems impossible to refuse either of them."

Crawford fell into deep thought.

First of all, we cannot disregard the respect due to the Four Heavenly Kings of Ishgar. If the Four Heavenly Kings suddenly turn against the Magic Council ERA, even if we tie all nine of them together, it will be of no use.

Secondly, he genuinely wanted the legacy of that ancient mage.

"hehe?"

"Who says that our 'ERA Magic Council' can only award the title and medal of 'Ten Wizard Saints' each year?!"

“I think both Igor and Zekrein are quite good, both are promising young genius mages! Why don’t we, the council, do something different this year and award two ‘Ten’ medals at once? This would also encourage young people to work hard and be awarded the ‘Ten’ title as soon as possible.”

Crawford's mind works fast. Since one side has powerful connections and the other has immense wealth, and he can't afford to offend either of them, why not just avoid offending either of them?

In any case, there aren't even ten active 'Ten Wizards' titles.

Currently, there are only six mages on the continent of Ishgar who hold the title of "Ten Wizard Saints".

First Seat: 'God' Serena

Second seat: Hayberry

Third seat: Ulfheim

Fourth seat: Warlord Sinken

Fifth seat: Makarov Dole