Fairy Tail: Capturing the Demon Mirajane at the Start

"Lisanna, you've got guts! Young people are so bold!"

Wakaba gave Lisana a thumbs up.

Seriously, to dare to bet on Naz to win, that takes guts.

It's almost like throwing a thousand dollars down the drain.

"Igor, when does this year's 'S-Class' mage exam begin?"

Just as the Fairy Tail guild became lively again because Igor didn't participate in this year's S-class mage exam, Cana also felt competitive. As long as Igor didn't participate, she still had a chance to win.

In this regard, Kana must find out the time of the assessment, since everyone present knows how bad the weather is in the Halber Mountains, and she must prepare cold-weather gear in advance.

"What are you saying, Kana!"

"Hasn't this year's 'S-Class' mage exam already started?"

With a smile playing on his lips and a sly glint in his eyes as he looked at Cana, Igor announced in a light tone, "I hereby declare that the Fairy Tail guild's S-class mage examination for X781 has officially begun! All participants are to immediately proceed to the Halber Mountains to hunt in the Balkans and return to the guild hall one month from now, by January 6th, X782."

Chapter 96: Let's explore the area ahead later~ (Part 3)

"Huh?!"

The moment Igor announced the official start of the Fairy Tail guild's S-class mage exam in 781, everyone in the Fairy Tail guild hall was stunned.

The next second, Gray, Naz, Kana, Elfman, and Fried all ran towards the exit of the guild hall, saying in a panic, "Oh no, the match is starting now?"

"boom!"

Because Gray, Natsu, Cana, Elfman, and Fried all arrived at the entrance of the Fairy Tail guild at the same time, none of the five were able to leave the guild, and they were all crowded at the entrance.

"Grey, you bastard, stop pushing and shoving! Let me through!"

Naz yelled at Gray, who was standing to the side.

"Weren't you the one who was pushing me?"

Gray retorted to Naz, then looked at Kana beside him, his face flushed, and said, "Kana, you bastard, where are you touching?"

"It doesn't matter where you touch me, right? The important thing is that you get out of here and don't get in the way!"

"Kana said irritably."

"Damn it, so crowded."

Elfman was balding; his large frame had him completely squeezed at the doorway, unable to move.

"Don't get in my way of passing the exam!"

Fried glared angrily at the fish, his expression filled with disdain.

He never expected that he would have such a bad start, encountering considerable trouble before even arriving at the venue for this year's S-class mage examination.

"Receive the Soul of Satan!"

Mirajane glanced at the five people blocking the doorway—Naz, Gray, Elfman, Fried, and Cana—and then absorbed the Soul of Satan, transforming into a demon with demonic wings growing from its back. She waved to the five blocking the doorway and laughed, "You guys can stay here and keep blocking the doorway. I'm going first."

"Boom!"

Then, Mirajane spread her demon wings and immediately took to the sky, flying out of a second-floor window of the Fairy Tail guild. She transformed into a streak of light accompanied by a sonic boom and vanished into the distance.

This year's 'S-Class' mage exam is the Endurance Hunt.

In other words, whoever gets to Halberd first has a greater advantage.

"Sister? Wait for me!"

Elfman watched Mirajane take flight into the sky, and without the slightest hesitation, he immediately cast a spell: "Receive - Soul of the Magical Beast Horned Eagle!"

"Shh!"

As Elfman finished speaking, snow-white wings immediately sprouted from his back, and he transformed into a half-human, half-eagle beastman, flying towards the sky.

"boom!"

Then, Elfman crashed into the air wall above the Fairy Tail guild hall.

Yes, it's like when you're playing a game with a high degree of map freedom, and because you didn't complete the task as required, you end up bumping into an invisible wall and getting a message like "Please explore the area ahead later."

"Om!!"

After Elfman's body crashed into the air 'wall', he was completely dazed and vaguely saw a string of black characters written in the sky.

Elfman looked closely and then saw the words "No Flight" written on it.

"Sorry, I can't let you go first."

As Fried spoke, he sheathed his rapier and smiled smugly at Elfman, who had failed to fly out of the guild.

"To think that he could set up such a complex spell in such a short time? As expected of Fried."

As the saying goes, laymen watch the spectacle while experts see the details. Levy, who also uses word magic in battle, praised Fried from the bottom of her heart after seeing him arrange the spell in the sky in an instant.

Because only Levy, who is also a word mage, knows just how difficult Fried's operation was.

"Humph~"

"Isn't this just common sense?"

"Fried is Thor's little brother."

Laxus smiled slightly after hearing the praise from the lecherous man.

"Laxus praised me!"

After receiving Laxus's praise, Fried's lips kept curving upwards, and he seemed to be floating on air.

"Frozen."

Then, Fred was frozen in place by Gray, who had ambushed him.

"Take this, Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!"

As Gray used Ice-Make magic on Fried, Natsu seized the opportunity to punch Gray, sending him flying and crashing into the Forbidden Movement spell Fried had written in mid-air in the Fairy Tail guild hall.

"Card Spell: Lightning Strike!"

While Natsu was ambushing Gray, Cana wasn't idle either. She pulled out the lightning magic card she originally intended to use as a finishing move and threw it at Natsu.

"Boom!!"

The blinding golden lightning struck the Fairy Tail guild, a sight that was hard to describe.

Naz was caught off guard and knocked to the ground by Kana's electric shock.

"I'll go first."

After doing all this, Cana took the opportunity to rush out of the Fairy Tail guild hall and head towards the Halber Mountains.

"Click, click, click..."

Shortly after Cana's retreat, the icebox that had frozen Fried in place suddenly cracked inch by inch, becoming covered with finger-thick cracks.

"Break it for me!"

Finally, with Fried's growl, the ice cabinet shattered into ice crystals, scattering in all directions and making an outstanding contribution to lowering the temperature of the sweltering Fairy Tail guild hall.

After Fried broke through the ice cabinet, he didn't waste any more time in the Fairy Tail guild hall. He rushed out of the Fairy Tail guild gate at top speed and chased after Cana and Mirajane, who had left earlier.

"Receive the Soul of the Cheetah!"

Elfman finally snapped out of his dizziness. After realizing that he couldn't fly out of the Fairy Tail guild hall, he immediately received the Cheetah Soul and displayed lightning speed, rushing out of the Fairy Tail guild gate and running towards the Halberd Mountains.

In a short while, only Natsu and Gray remained in the Fairy Tail guild hall.

"Naz!!"

"Gray!!"

Naz and Gray weren't in a hurry to leave the guild. Since they were already behind, they figured they might as well take care of their rivals here and reduce their competition.

Yes, Natsu and Gray unlocked the new gameplay of this 'S-class' mage exam almost instantly.

If you eliminate all the other participants, then you will be the ultimate winner of the game.

"go to hell!"

"Dragon Slayer Secret Technique: Crimson Lotus Blazing Blade!"

"Ice Design - Ice Dragon Slayer Sword!"

Natsu and Gray unleashed their most powerful magic at each other almost simultaneously.

"Boom!!"

As flames and ice collided, the vast Fairy Tail guild hall was instantly engulfed by steam.

Chapter 97: A Part of the Game Between Igor and Mirajane ~ (Part 4)

Three days later.

"Grey, are you giving up?"

Naz looked at Gray, panting. He hadn't slept for three days and three nights. It was all that damned Gray's fault; that bastard just wouldn't admit defeat.

"You're the one who should admit defeat, Natsu."

Gray stood in front of Naz and sneered.

"What did you say?"

The next second, Gray and Natsu were locked in a fierce battle once again. The magical power unleashed by their collision surprised the small group of people present.

“Natsu and Gray’s strength has improved a lot in just two months.”

Marcao marveled at how quickly Natsu and Gray had improved their strength.

Indeed, being young is a great thing.

"While I acknowledge that Natsu and Gray are very strong, what good is strength if they can't even reach the testing location?"

Wakaba, with a cigar dangling from his lips, said in obvious anguish, "Grey, don't waste any more time! Let's set off now! If we don't leave soon, it will be too late."

"Wakaba, stop daydreaming. It's already too late."

"Three days have long passed. At Mirajane's speed, he's probably already wreaking havoc in the Harbe Mountains."

Like Wakaba, the other Fairy Tail members all bet Gray would win the Fairy Tail guild's S-class mage exam, they said almost desperately.

Yes, they have gradually come to terms with reality.

Many of the Fairy Tail members no longer have the leisure to wait for the results of the S-class mage exam; they have already gone out to work.

After all, they had staked all their savings on that scoundrel Gray last year.

On the other side.

At the foot of Mount Halbert.

Ig Town.

Yes, this adventurer's town was born because Ig went to the Halber Mountains to hunt the magical beast Balgan and became famous. It has now been officially renamed Ig Town.

Ever since Igor instantly killed Pakas, the ace S-class mage of the 'Four-Headed Hound' guild, in front of all the adventurers and mages who lived in the entire adventure town, no one has dared to question Igor's strength.

After all, Igor's strength is something that can be seen with the naked eye.

At the same time, no one speculated anymore whether Igor had mastered a special method for hunting the magical beast Balgan, but this matter was not made public.

Everyone knew perfectly well that Igor didn't have any unique or efficient methods for hunting monsters; he was simply strong.

Well, Igor doesn't have any fancy skills; he just has high enough stats.

Meanwhile, just as Wakaba had guessed, the highly mobile Mirajane had already flown into the depths of the Harbe Mountains.

As for Elfman, Cana, and Fred, they remained in the town.

"As expected of Igor."

"He actually owns a small town named after himself?!"

"No matter how you look at it, isn't this a bit too exaggerated?"

Kana stood in the town, still reeling from Igor's influence.