Fairy Tail: You said you were just acting, are you serious

Buzz!

As soon as the speaker finished speaking, the crystal ball embedded in the high platform lit up instantly, revealing a magical light screen in the air above the hall.

The names of the sixteen finalists were written on it, and then they were enlarged and began to spin wildly and randomly.

A few seconds later, the sixteen names stopped scrolling and transformed into two columns of eight names each, displayed on the left and right sides of the light screen.

The mages in the hall all focused their attention on the light screen, searching for their names.

Ron looked up and saw that he was in the first row, which meant that it was the first match of the official selection tomorrow.

[The First ERA Youth Mage Examination]

Ron White vs. Eric

Ron raised an eyebrow and gave a subtle smile. What a small world!

On the other side, Eric couldn't help but shudder and gasp when he saw the match list.

He then looked down and thought, "Wait a minute, the reason I'm afraid of Ron is because I suffered a great loss to him during the written test, but this is real combat."

He thought about how he had now implanted the Dragon Slayer Crystal, and a confident smile appeared on his face.

He watched Ron's retreating figure with a cold smile, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit.

He had been planning to settle this score sometime, but he never expected to face Ron in the very first match. Now he could get his revenge with interest.

Speaker Crawford Him, standing on the platform, ignored the various thoughts below and finally announced:

"The match rosters for the first round are finalized. Everyone can begin preparing now. We'll meet in this hall tomorrow morning. Dismissed!"

As the battle lineup was displayed, the councilors' thoughts transformed into specks of blue light and dissipated on the high platform.

Then, the door opened again, and several proctors walked in.

"Alright, that's all for today. Everyone, take your belongings and come with me. I'll show you around this arena."

Led by the proctor, the group passed through the inner corridor of the arena and arrived at the spacious and bright living area at the back.

"This is the cafeteria, which provides a variety of foods and potions to restore magic power all day long."

This is the indoor training ground next to you, where you can familiarize yourselves with the use of magic.

Go further in, and you'll reach your dormitories. Each of you will have a private single room, and your name will be posted on the door to prevent you from going to the wrong room.

After the proctor gave a brief introduction, he waved to Ron and the others to dismiss them.

"Free time now. Meet at the arena at 7:00 AM sharp tomorrow morning!"

The crowd dispersed, each searching for their own room.

Ron followed the corridor and quickly found the door with his name on it.

He pushed open the door and went in to check the facilities inside the room.

Although the room was small, it was clean and tidy, the bed was soft, and the bathing facilities were complete. It was clear that the council had put a lot of effort into this mage assessment.

Ron showed a satisfied expression, then put his luggage aside and immediately turned to leave.

He's starving, he should go to the cafeteria to fill his stomach first.

Meanwhile, in a secluded room at the far end of the residential area, six figures were gathering.

The two major dark guilds of the Balam Alliance, Oración Seis and Heart of the Devil, who had previously pretended not to know the six people, now sat in two rows at the table according to their respective guilds.

"Ultear, judging from your expression, you seem to be distracted by something."

Lastiros elegantly pushed up his glasses, his tone somewhat sarcastic, seemingly dissatisfied with Ultear as the leader of their operation.

"Although Chairman Hades said that you would be in full charge of this infiltration plan, if anything goes wrong, you won't be able to explain yourself when you get back."

Furthermore, our allies seem somewhat dissatisfied with your allocation and aren't very cooperative.

On the surface, he was reminding Urutia, but in reality, he was giving a warning to his ally sitting opposite him.

Faced with Rastiros's sarcastic remarks, Sora, sitting opposite him, laughed without hesitation.

"Oh dear, the message we received was only to cooperate with you. The selection of councilors was originally intended based on our performance."

If you can't take it down yourselves, then don't blame us for being impolite~

Hearing the two sides start arguing as soon as they sat down, Ultear glared coldly at Sora.

"Just mind your own business."

And as for Lastiros, it's none of your business to tell me what to do.

With a serious expression, Azuma crossed her arms and interrupted their argument.

"Alright, stop arguing about those pointless things."

Now that everyone has successfully gotten in, let's rely on our own abilities.

Sora chuckled softly, then turned her gaze to Eric.

"On another note, instead of worrying about the councilor elections, let's take a look at tomorrow's first session."

"Kbra, are you alright?"

"Hmph, who are you underestimating?"

Eric sneered dismissively, adopting an arrogant posture, completely unlike his previous embarrassment.

"That kid named Ron will be defeated by me tomorrow!"

"Let's not be too careless."

A piece of intelligence material appeared in Lastiros's hand, and he began to slowly recount Ron's deeds.

"According to the intelligence we received, this Ron White is not only a mage of Fairy Tail, but also the leader of a theater troupe."

"Oh?"

Dark Night, who had been squinting, slowly opened his eyes, revealing his curious gaze.

"The Pure White Theater Troupe, Fairy Tail does this kind of side business? How ridiculous."

"Don't be fooled by this superficial identity."

"The intelligence says he's using clay modeling magic, and it's even explosive magical clay, and..."

Lastiros paused, his gaze sweeping over everyone present.

"Just a few months ago, he assisted the famous mage Ul in successfully sealing the demon of the Book of Zeref, Deliora."

"Tch, you said it's just a support role, what's there to be afraid of?"

Even if his magic explodes, so what? I'm still confident I can beat him.

However, Lestiros and the others at the same table ignored Eric's boast.

The two from Devil's Heart turned their heads in unison, their gazes falling on Ultear, whose fists were clenched tightly.

"That wretched woman..."

She cursed under her breath through gritted teeth, the hatred in her eyes clearly visible to them.

"That woman and Ron, right in front of me, took Deliora away!"

The two of them exchanged a glance, then wisely kept quiet.

Although the Oración Seisu was a little curious, he also fell silent when he sensed the awkward atmosphere.

Urudia then suppressed his anger and continued:

"You guys keep providing intelligence, I'm going to calm down first."

After saying that, Urudia stood up, turned around, and strode out of the room.

After she closed the door, a magic circle lit up on it, and then the crack in the door disappeared, turning into a wall, leaving no trace of the door.

She let out a long sigh, dropped her pretense, and then revealed an anxious look in her eyes.

Take this opportunity to talk things out with him quickly, or things will get really bad!