A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

They grew wildly toward Kira's location, like carnivorous plants that had caught their prey, their coldness carrying the scent of death, enough to make more than 70% of the world's mages despair.

"Wow! This ice-themed design... is so much better than Gray's!"

"What did you say?!"

"Lord Gray is the strongest!!"

"No...no, that's not true..."

"This little girl named Ultear is also very talented in ice magic, even more so than that boy from before!"

"Hmph! I think she's become too complacent since she escaped the 'Heart of the Devil'!"

"Go for it, Urutiasan!!"

"What are you saying, Wendy?! She eliminated you yesterday, and you're still cheering her on?!"

"This... hahaha..."

Ultear's Ice Shape magic was indeed powerful; in just a moment, thorns and roses had almost reached Kira's feet.

"There's been progress...there's been progress..."

As he spoke, Kira's body flipped 180 degrees in mid-air, his right hand clenched into a fist, gathered magic, and then a heavy punch containing terrifying magic power slammed down from his hand.

Gravity - Bone Crusher!!

An unstoppable impact erupted from Kira's fist, and a terrifying shockwave swept across the entire mountain. This was a new move he created by combining gravity magic and shattering magic.

boom!!

With its powerful explosive force, the Ice Rose Garden beneath Kira shattered into countless tiny ice shards in an instant. The shockwave pierced through several meters of ice, entered the previously pulverized pit, and continued downwards, heading straight into the interior of the mountain!

Rumble...!

The deafening explosion echoed in my ears and reverberated throughout the Darussal Mountains.

Everyone felt the sky and earth shaking before their eyes, and the mountains beneath their feet trembled violently. The mountain peaks, which had taken countless years to form, crackled and shattered under this single blow.

"No way?!"

"real or fake?!"

"I knew this would happen!"

"Kira, that kid is really something..."

"Oh no! The mountain is about to collapse!!"

"Run! Run!"

Seeing the earth-shattering scene before him, Makarov's blood pressure spiked, and he couldn't help but roar, "You bunch of damn brats! Don't you dare tell anyone we were here when we get back!!"

They were told to keep this trip a secret from others, but their voices were louder than anyone else's.

"I don't care what happens! Someone save me!!"

"Seriously... Kira is so reckless! I'll definitely teach him a lesson he won't forget!!"

Makarov muttered to himself as his body swelled into a giant, scooping up everyone and the ground beneath their feet with his bare hands.

"saved!"

"Truly worthy of being the president!"

"But what if there's a landslide? Won't it cause a lot of deaths and injuries?"

“If no one is around, it should be fine…” Makarov said, his expression stiffening.

He can save lives, but he can't stop a landslide.

Just when everyone thought that the Darus Mountains were destined to suffer this once-in-decades calamity and felt sad and regretful, Brandish suddenly stepped forward.

"Let me do it!"

Form magic activated!

Bang!

The mountain peaks, which were originally hundreds of meters high, instantly looked like they were piled up by a child on the roadside with mud and sand, and all the scenes of landslides and earthquakes vanished.

"Phew... I'm safe now... Wait! Oh no!"

Makarov had just breathed a sigh of relief when he suddenly realized that there was nothing beneath his feet. His expression changed, and his body began to fall backward uncontrollably.

A wail echoed throughout the entire Darus Mountains: "My back!!"

Brandish: "...I'm sorry!!"

When the battlefield shifted to the ground, Urutia surrendered without hesitation.

"What? You can't admit defeat according to the rules? I'm not a member of your guild! Don't say I won't participate in the assessment for three years, even if I don't participate for thirty years, it has nothing to do with me!"

"Besides, this isn't a test for Kira and me. Knowing we can't beat him, why do we insist on going up there and getting beaten up?!"

"Shut up! Rules are meant to be broken!"

"If you're angry, go find that Kira guy..."

Makarov was rendered speechless by Urutia's retort and could only declare Kira the victor in the third encounter.

Chapter 610 It was clearly you who acted recklessly, why should I take the blame?

The assessment was suspended because Makarov twisted his back and would probably be bedridden for three days. Naturally, the others also lost interest in continuing the assessment.

Inside the tent at night, the four judges, four supporters, and four candidates began discussing 'who should become this year's S-class mage'.

"If you ask me, of the remaining four teams, Natsu beat Lucy, Gray lost to Brandish, I beat Ultear, and Juvia and Gildarts didn't make it to the end, so this year's S-class title should belong to Natsu!"

Kira was the first to voice his opinion, supporting Natsu Dragneel, the candidate for his team.

"Hahaha... You're right! I'm the only winner today! Of course, I'll be the S-rank!!"

That's not wrong. Judging from the number of wins, Killer and Natsu's team is the strongest, but how could the others agree so easily?

"I object!!" ×6

Kira and Natsu: "..."

"Ahem... I propose a re-evaluation of the third round! Because Gray lost to the supporter, not the substitute!"

Ultear was the first to step forward. Despite having just lost to Kira, she was now recklessly contradicting him. Perhaps she thought she had Kira under her control because she was in debt.

Gray's face flushed slightly, probably because he felt that he had lost after all, and his current behavior was somewhat unreasonable—even a pervert who could take off his clothes and run naked in the guild had a sense of shame!

Mebius understood Ultear's point: "Ultear, you're right. This is, after all, an exam for the candidates. It's the third round, and it's really inappropriate to have supporters or anything like that."

"Neither of our teammates has even made a move yet, so how can you say we've lost?! We won't give up our spot in the next round! We have to retake the test!"

Gildas said with a serious expression.

It must be said that his reasoning was quite valid.

"Actually, it wouldn't be a problem to give Juvia's spot to Lord Gray..."

"Shut up!"

Precito also felt that Gildas made a good point. After all, Gildas was one of his promising juniors, and as a 'second-generation' himself, he couldn't help but support him. So, after pretending to think it over carefully, he said, "Hmm... Gildas is right! It's really unfair to that little girl to end it like this..."

Immediately afterwards, Brandish, abandoning his usual languid demeanor, participated in the meeting, saying, "I also agree to a re-evaluation. Our team eliminated a substitute, and our results are much better than the other two teams. If they can re-evaluate, why can't we?"

As she spoke, she unconsciously puffed out her chest, adopting an attitude of "I'm superior, therefore I'm right".

"Huh?! But I've already lost... Is this really okay?" Lucy, the substitute, was filled with anxiety.

"you shut up!"

The rest of the people present: "..."

Seriously? You have no right to demand a retake!

Although Brandish won, Lucy lost! And she lost to Natsu, a candidate, which is completely different from Gray losing to a supporter!

But after Makarov, Gildas, and the others carefully examined Brandish a few times, they suddenly realized that Brandish's words made a lot of sense! A profound truth!

not to mention……

The two then turned their gaze to August.

August first smiled and nodded at Brandish, then turned to Makarov and said, "I think Brandish is right!"

Everyone: "..."

Is this what they mean by 'no need to panic if someone on the judging panel is taking the exam'? How great!!

After listening to everyone's comments, Makarov could only helplessly spread his hands, looking at Kira and Natsu and saying, "That's the situation now. They all think we should retake the exam! Natsu, Kira, there's nothing I can do to help you!"

President, could you act any more convincingly?

Kira and Natsu looked at each other, and as they stared at each other, a tacit understanding arose: since they couldn't beat them, they would join them!

"Very good!!"

"I said from the beginning that the mechanism of today's assessment is not interesting at all. It would be better to sit down and play cards, but you just wouldn't listen! You insisted on making this dice game, and in the end, you still have to draw people out for one-on-one duels, right?"

Makarov was stunned: "Huh?!"

Your reaction is wrong! Shouldn't it be that you're indignant but can't overcome the public opinion, and then I step in to take charge and offer a solution that everyone can accept? Why are you criticizing me?

Besides, I spent half a minute racking my brains to come up with that assessment model!

Just as Makarov was about to retort, Natsu suddenly seemed to have a flash of inspiration and continued Kira's words: "That's right... Kira is right! Wouldn't it have been better to just have everyone fight together, and whoever was last would win?"

Once these two took the lead, the others began to echo them.

"Well... this level for the Third Hokage was indeed poorly designed!"

"First generation?!!"

"A year ago, when you faced me, you wouldn't admit you were old, but now you've turned out like this..."

"No... what have I become?!"

"Ah! Lord Makarov is about the same age as me, but he looks much older. He must be under a lot of pressure..."