Fairy Tail: Capturing the Demon Mirajane at the Start

Gildarts was still completely bewildered, unable to understand what Igor was saying.

Yes, as he got older, everything new became difficult for him to accept.

cough cough.

"Simply put..."

"Take this, Ivy King!"

Igor smiled and skipped over the 'little boy'. Using the power of the 'Uranium Elemental Demon' and the 'Bomb Demon', he unleashed his strongest technique available to him, the Evergreen King, to bombard Gildarts.

"Ok?"

Gildarts was stunned. He didn't know what had happened when he saw Igor raise his hand and create a perfectly shaped airburst bomb in the form of a teardrop spindle.

Since Igor only has Gildarts to deal with, there is no need to drop it into the air to increase the effective kill radius of the nuclear missile.

In Igor's view, the best way to deal with Gildarts is to detonate a nuclear bomb right in his face.

As for Igor himself, as a demon born from humanity's fear of nuclear bombs, he will not be harmed by the nuclear bombs he created.

"Buzz!"

In the instant Gildarts was stunned, King Ivy had already been detonated by Igor.

"Boom!!"

The next second, a fireball nearly one kilometer in diameter exploded directly on the ground! The originally flat land was torn apart and melted by this nuclear weapon, instantly creating a bottomless crater with a radius of 500 meters and a depth of more than 50 meters.

Then, as a mushroom cloud slowly rose into the sky, a visible shockwave emanated from Igor and Gildarts, tearing everything within a five-kilometer radius to shreds.

"Boom!!"

Not only that, the violent shockwave even caused the entire island to shake violently in the sea, appearing as if it were about to collapse.

After all, with the combined power of the 'Uranium Element Demon' and the 'Bomb Demon', Igor's Evergreen King's attack was close to 800,000 tons of TNT.

It can be said that the power of this nuclear bomb is astonishing, and its destructive force is terrifying.

After the commotion caused by this man-made, largest-ever bomb gradually subsided...

On the scarred island, Igor and Gildarts still stood in the same spot, gazing at each other from afar.

"As expected of you, Gildarts."

"Incredibly, the flames, radiation, and temperature released by the nuclear bomb were completely shattered the moment I detonated it."

Igor looked at Gildarts, who was completely unharmed, with a helpless expression.

It seems that the power of the 'Nuclear Bomb Demon' can only threaten mages of the 'Weak Shield' and 'Normal Shield' levels at most.

Mages of the 'Strong Shield' level are all at the conceptual level, and it's very difficult for them to be defeated by the power of the 'Nuclear Bomb Demon'.

“Igor, you’re already very good.”

Gildarts smiled at Igor and continued, "Among the young people I've ever met, you're number one. It's only a matter of time before you surpass us old guys."

"In short, as a current S-class mage of the Fairy Tail guild, I announce that Igor has successfully passed your S-class mage exam."

Gildarts smiled and watched Igor announce.

"Ugh."

Igor sighed and said helplessly, "Finally, I passed."

"And then?"

The moment Igor passed the test, Gildarts suddenly stepped forward and said with a smile, "Igor, there's still about half a month until the 'S-class' mage exam ends. In the next half month, you can have some fun with me."

"Huh?"

Igor's expression changed drastically, and he shook his head repeatedly, saying, "Are you joking? I don't want to fight you!"

"That's not up to you."

"Let me show you a little of the destructive power on the continent of Ishgar!"

Gildarts, a smile playing on his lips, strode up to Igor, his magical power erupting continuously, the powerful magical waves almost covering the entire island.

"Crush!"

Then, all I heard was Gildarts utter the word 'crush'.

"Boom!!"

The next second, the island, which was 20 kilometers in diameter, was instantly shattered into countless pieces by Gildarts, turning into buoys floating on the sea.

"Uh."

Igor stared at the island utterly destroyed by Gildarts's attack, his eyes twitching as he muttered to himself, "No matter how you look at it, the power of Gildarts's attack was just too outrageous!"

Without a doubt, this is the huge gap between a 'strong shield' level mage and a 'weak shield' level mage.

Chapter 103 The year is X782, the Gildarts Farewell Conference! (Part 1)

And so, half a month later.

July 6, X782.

Kingdom of Fiore.

Magnolia.

Within the Fairy Tail guild, a magician's guild.

"I hereby announce that the Fairy Tail Guild's S-Class Mage Examination for X782 has officially concluded, and the two who passed are Igor and Mirajane Strauss."

As the acting guild master of Fairy Tail, Igor stood on the podium and announced this.

"Oh!!"

As soon as Igor announced it, loud cheers erupted throughout the Fairy Tail guild hall.

Lisana and Elfman immediately surrounded Mirajane, hugging her and cheering, "Sister Mirajane, did you hear that? You successfully passed our guild's 'S-class' mage exam!"

"Of course I heard it."

"Isn't this something I should take for granted?"

Mirajane's lips curled up as she looked at Erza and Laxus standing not far away and sneered, "Erza, Laxus, you two better prepare yourselves! Starting today, I will directly compete with you for the title of the strongest candidate among the younger generation of the Fairy Tail guild."

Mirajane used the title of the strongest candidate among the younger generation of the Fairy Tail guild. In other words, Mirajane consciously excluded all the old guys like Gildarts, Makarov, Warlord Sinken, and Precht Gellerberg.

Mirajane's statement about Fairy Tail being the strongest candidate among the younger generation of the mage guild specifically refers to the position of the number one person after Igor.

Gildarts: "Am I that old?"

Gildarts, being a member of the middle generation, is in a rather awkward position, as there are no other powerful figures of his age in the Fairy Tail guild.

The main reason is that during the era when Gildarts was active in the magical world of Ishgard, his strength was so dazzling that many of the powerful figures of his time were driven to the brink of shattering by him.

Therefore, whether in the Fairy Tail guild or on the continent of Ishgard, the magical world seems to have experienced a period of decline.

"hehe."

"I'm sorry, Mirajane."

"I'm not going to give you the second-best spot in the guild."

Laxus smiled, a hint of mockery in his eyes.

Although he had acknowledged the fact that Igor was above him, he could only tolerate Igor being above him; he would never allow anyone else to surpass him.

"Aha?"

"Who said you're the second best guild in Fairy Tail?"

Erza frowned and said angrily, "I don't agree with you talking to yourself here, Laxus!"

"Anyone with eyes can see that I am the second-best member of the Fairy Tail guild's younger generation."

Laxus snorted and said confidently.

"What did you say?!"

The instant Laxus finished speaking...

Laxus, Mirajane, and Erza unleashed their magical power once again, subtly preparing to fight to the bitter end.

"OK OK."

"Everyone, please calm down for a moment."

"There is something very important that I want to announce here."

Seeing that Laxus, Mirajane, and Erza were about to start a fight, Igor sighed helplessly and released a powerful magical force with a wave of his hand, suppressing the three of them in place.

"Such powerful magic!"

Erza, who was originally planning to activate 'Changing Magic', suddenly changed her expression, a look of horror appearing in her eyes.

"This magic has surpassed that of Grandpa."

Laxus also looked astonished. He suddenly realized that, after only a few days, Igor had actually taken several steps toward the abyss of the sorcery.

"Damn it!"

"It seems I must master the Intermediate Magic Refining Method."

Laxus gritted his teeth, vowing that he must thoroughly understand the "Intermediate Magic Refining Method" that Ig had taught him; otherwise, he feared he would never be able to catch up with Ig in his lifetime.

"Igor, you've improved again."

Mirajane was genuinely happy for Igor, and she laughed, "It seems that it won't be long before Igor surpasses Master Ulfheim."

"Alright, now that everyone has quieted down, you can listen to what I have to say."

After Igor saw that Laxus, Erza, and Mirajane had all calmed down, he announced, "Let us bid farewell here as Gildarts departs for his studies in the western continent of 'Aracidadsia'."

"Everyone, give us a round of applause!"

After Igor finished speaking, he led the applause for Gildarts: "Clap clap clap clap!"

"puff……"

Gildarts, who was sitting at the bar drinking beer, was completely taken aback by Igor's farewell performance, and immediately spat out the beer he had just drunk.

Then, Gildarts rushed to Igor's side, pulled him into a corner, and asked, "Igor, what are you doing?"

"I'm seeing you off."

Igor answered in a very serious tone.

"What do you mean by 'welcome me back'?"

Gildarts was in a real bind. Did he need Igor to send him off?

"After all, if something unexpected happens, you might not be able to come back."

As Ig said this, he assumed a sobbing posture and grieved silently.

"Don't say such unlucky things. I will definitely return safely from the Western Continent."

Gildas was sweating profusely and kept waving his hands.

Anyway, I wish you all the best.

Igor smiled and offered his blessing to Gildarts.

"you……"

Gildarts's eye twitched slightly, and he sighed helplessly, muttering, "You vengeful brat."

"Clap clap clap!"

"Qildas, we'll remember you~"

"Clap clap clap!"

"Gildarts, you must make sure you return to the Fairy Tail guild safely!"

"Clap clap clap!"

"Kildarts, you must remember this: be careful in everything you do, nothing is more important than your life."

In the Fairy Tail guild hall, the entire Fairy Tail art style underwent a sudden change under Igor's leadership, as everyone was bidding farewell to Gildarts as he left the Fairy Tail guild.