Fairy Tail Space Mage

"I see. So, the two girls who chose my side are quite lovely. But even if they are lovely girls, I won't hold back at all!" Gildarts didn't show it, but he was still a little disappointed.

Although they are all from the younger generation of Fairy Tail, Gildarts has different expectations for Natsu and Sora than for others.

Gildarts sees Natsu as a natural-born powerhouse. His unique psychology and personality destined him to become strong as long as he survives. Sora, on the other hand, is someone who fully understands what he's doing. Such people, as long as they don't lose themselves, will eventually grow to a terrifying level.

Gildarts is strong, but he doesn't believe he can stay strong forever. More importantly, he's not the kind of person who can stay in the guild indefinitely. The guild master may still be very powerful, but Gildarts knows very well that the guild master is getting old.

Under these circumstances, it's no wonder that Gildarts and the Chairman have placed so much hope and care on the younger generation.

Mira and Cana weren't feeling well. So, when faced with Gildarts' somewhat flippant greeting, they were too busy catching their breath to respond immediately.

The traps along the way were far more treacherous than they had imagined, and even with Kana's divination aid, they trudged on with trepidation. The most obvious evidence was that Mira had transformed into "Satan's Soul" mode.

Mira in "Satan's Soul" mode has more abundant magic power, but maintaining this form consumes a great deal of magic power. Before the S-rank exam, the two had agreed not to use this mode unless facing a strong enemy. But it seems that this agreement has been easily broken.

"I'm sorry, Mira. If I hadn't been in such a bad state before..." Although Kana is smart, she is only 14 years old after all. She suffered such a blow when she chose the Stone Gate... She almost completely fell into a state of "dejected Kana".

They barely made it this far thanks to Mira's "rescue" almost entirely. But it seems this is the end of their trial.

“Kana, don’t mind. After all, I’m your assistant… Look, this is a spacious, open area. Here, I can fly and unleash my full potential… We’re not without a chance!” Mira was also a little discouraged, but she still comforted Kana.

Before the S-rank exam, Mira was constantly worried about what she would do if she faced Sora. But the current situation... it seemed that Mira had been too optimistic all along. If she couldn't overcome this hurdle, she wouldn't even have the chance to face Sora...

“You’re right, Mira! No matter what, I’m going to try! Mira, I’ll do everything I can to help you, so I’m counting on you to defeat…” Kana didn’t dare say the name of the person in front of her. This wasn’t because of fear, but because of more complex emotions.

After all, it's too difficult for a daughter to say that she wants to defeat her father, whom she admires!

This is truly a difficult situation. In Kana's heart, her father is someone no one can defeat! And now, she has to tell her friends that they must work together to defeat her father!

For some reason, Kana felt a strong sense of guilt. It was the guilt of deeply deceiving her friend!

"Ha! Not bad, not bad! I originally thought they were just two little girls. Now it seems they're much more mature than I imagined... Well then, bring it on!"

Gildarts was intrigued by the two's courage. Although he noticed that Cana's behavior was a bit strange earlier, he didn't think much of it.

……

On Tenrou Island, on another path to the S-class exam, the battle between the three began when Mira spread her wings and took to the sky, and ended when she was knocked to the ground by Gildarts. Although Cana threw out a bunch of cards to buff Mira with various status effects, it couldn't bridge the enormous gap in strength, magic power, and magical abilities.

Gildarts is not afraid of any kind of head-on combat.

All incoming magic is disintegrated!

Decompose everything that's in the way!

All the opponents that came into view were also dismantled!

This is how mages fight, using super-high-level destructive magic as their base magic!

Mira finally understood why Sora, Erza, and Cana reacted the way they did when Gildarts was mentioned.

Even though Gildarts only used an ordinary fist, its power was still greater than when she used the Super Slash!

Before being knocked unconscious by Gildarts from the sky, Mira seemed to recall the feeling of utter helplessness she had before encountering Sora...

……

When they saw Gildarts return carrying an unconscious girl in each arm, everyone already knew the result of the test.

Makarov sighed. Sora and Elsa quickly took the two unconscious men, checked their condition, and treated their injuries.

Cana's injuries weren't serious; she was probably struck in the back of the neck by Gildarts with a hand chop and then passed out. Her other injuries seemed to be from various traps and obstacles along another path. Mira, however, was in much worse shape. Her abdomen, in particular, appeared to have been hit hard!

"I'm sorry, Mira is much more difficult to deal with than I expected. So I accidentally used my full strength." Gildarts quickly apologized when he saw that Sora's expression was not good.

"You said you used all your strength, so what about the result of the exam..." Elsa couldn't help but ask when she heard Gildarts say that.

“It’s a pity…they are far inferior to Laxus and Sora back then. When I said I used my full strength, I only meant my full-force punch without using magic…” Gildarts explained.

His explanation struck a nerve with Mira, who had just woken up. Although Mira didn't open her eyes, she couldn't help but clench her fists slightly.

“Since Mira’s injuries are quite serious, I’ll have to take care of cooking.” Sora gently squeezed Mira’s fist as a silent comfort. Then, he suddenly stood up and said this.

"Wait...you're going to cook? Don't you know how to cook?" Makarov was a little surprised.

"Don't worry, at least the food will be cooked. Guild Master, don't worry that I'll put in a lot of sugar. I'll make it very light..." Sora said these somewhat frightening words in a calm tone, seemingly on Mira's behalf to get revenge on Gildarts and the Guild Master.

“Elsa…” The guild leader paused for a moment, looked at Elsa, and seemed unwilling to give up hope so quickly.

“Um… when I do commissions with Sora, Sora is usually in charge of cooking… I think he’s at least a little bit better than me in this area… just a little bit…” Erza counted on her fingers like a little girl, looking very embarrassed.

The president had completely given up hope. Gildarts looked at Mira, who was still lying on the blanket, and also looked regretful.

(No, the plot is still a bit slow. I must finish the S-class exam tomorrow!)

Chapter 036 Elsa's Secret Plan

In the end, it was Sora who "went shirtless" and took on the responsibility of cooking. Of course, he was just trying to scare the student council president and the others. Sora wouldn't let everyone eat inedible food just because he was angry.

Since it was outdoors and they had enough cooking equipment, Sora decided to grill some fish and meat for lunch. She was quite confident in this regard.

Grilled dishes aren't difficult to make. I got the owner's secret seasoning from my usual restaurant, so all I need to do is prepare the ingredients and control the heat. And even someone with no talent can master that with a few tries.

While anime often features disastrously bad dishes created by girls who aren't good at cooking, in reality, such situations are unlikely to occur as long as the cook isn't greedy, doesn't add ingredients haphazardly, and diligently follows the instructions and recipes step by step.

Of course, for a careless girl who's so absent-minded she'll mix up salt and sugar, soy sauce and vinegar, it's best to keep them away from the kitchen.

Erza went to catch some birds and fish, while Gildarts went to catch up with Laxus, who had already boarded the ship and was preparing to leave. Judging from Gildarts's expression, he seemed quite uncomfortable staying any longer and was preparing to leave with Laxus.

The president is quite free; he has nothing to do.

Mira had already taken some medicine and was meditating in place. Kana, whose injuries were less severe, hadn't woken up for some reason. However, since she was perfectly fine, no one bothered to wake her, intending to let her rest a little longer.

Kana failed the S-rank exam. She'll probably be in a terrible mood when she wakes up.

What woke Kana was the irresistible aroma of grilled meat. Indeed, an empty grilled meal is always presentable.

If Natsu and Happy were here, they'd probably be drooling and their stomachs growling. Fortunately, everyone here, except for the childlike guild master, is quite self-controlled.

……

Apart from Gildarts and Laxus, who had already left, everyone else enjoyed a delicious meal.

Perhaps because everyone exercised a lot this morning, they ate far more food than usual for lunch.

The Chairman seemed to have completely forgotten that he was an old man, utterly ignoring Boryusica's reminder to eat "light food." He ended up eating until his belly was completely round. Sora had thought this was Natsu and Happy's special skill; it turned out the Chairman could do it too.

Elsa had a good appetite to begin with, and this roasted meat was the fruit of her own hunting, so she ate with great satisfaction. Of course, while eating, she kept muttering to herself, asking Kong to teach her the secret to roasting meat.

Elsa is unwilling to learn complicated cooking methods. In this respect, she seems to be similar to Sora.

Of course, Sora is lazy and doesn't want to spend extra time on cooking. Elsa, on the other hand, is clumsy... The delicate nature of cooking is surprisingly unsuitable for someone like Elsa who is overly hardworking, relentless, and prone to nervousness and indecisiveness at crucial moments.

Mira savored Sora's cooking. How to put it? Although she had failed the exam and suffered a deep blow, Sora's concern and the food he had personally prepared... Mira felt a sweet warmth in her heart. This trip to Tenrou Island didn't seem to be all bad after all.

It seemed like only Kana was there, devouring the barbecue as if to vent her frustrations. Many girls eat when they're unhappy; it's unbelievable that Kana was the same.

Of course, Cana was still yelling about "where to get some wine." The guild master actually did prepare some wine, but before Cana woke up, he asked Erza to secretly put the wine into his spatial necklace.

Nobody wants to be carrying a drunkard back to the guild. Although, given Kana's alcohol tolerance, the chances of her getting drunk are slim.

After lunch and cleaning up, it was time to continue with the S-level exam.

At this point, only Erza's group remained as examinees. Therefore, the second round of the "two-group competition" was skipped. Erza and Sora went directly to the third round, which consisted of defeating Guild Master Makarov of the "Ten Wizard Saints"!

"The exam content is like this!" Even though it had nothing to do with the exam itself, Mira couldn't help but marvel at its difficulty. On the other side, Kana nodded in agreement.

Of course, Kana then sighed with mixed feelings.

Although she was eliminated in the first round, she's calmed down and thought it over. Based on the known exam content, even if she and Mira barely passed the first round, they wouldn't be a match for Erza and Sora, who were in better form. Moreover, they still had to face the unpredictable Chairman Makarov later on.

Although the exam content had been finalized, the exam could not begin immediately.

The reason, of course, was Makarov's bulging belly.

It's true that overeating can easily lead to indigestion in older people. In the time before the stomach medicine took effect, Elsa and Sora unexpectedly had time to discuss a solution.

“Kong, I have a secret plan…” Elsa suddenly thought of something and excitedly whispered in Kong’s ear.

"No way!" Kong heard Elsa's words, glanced at Mira who was resting next to him, and immediately shook his head like a rattle drum.

Almost the instant Elsa collapsed, Mira's crisis radar went off. She, of course, saw everything clearly.

Although Mira didn't know what Elsa's secret plan was, she instinctively felt that it wasn't something she liked.

Seeing Mira's increasingly grim expression, Kong shook his head even more violently. But Elsa still had no intention of giving up.

"Why don't you agree? It's such a brilliant idea... I see, you're considering Mira's feelings. It's alright, I'll explain it to Mira right away. I think she'll understand once it's explained!"

As Elsa said this, he pulled Kong toward Mira.

One minute later.

"What! You mean 'princess carry'? No way! Absolutely not!" Mira's reaction was unexpectedly intense.

"Mira, it's just for the exam. I really can't think of any other strategy besides the kind of fighting method you and Sora used when you defeated the earth demon... We are mages after all, what kind of situation haven't we encountered on the battlefield? Don't worry, I won't mind."

Despite Mira's reaction being far beyond Elsa's expectations, she still had no intention of giving up.

It has to be said that Erza's personality—once he sets his mind on something, he'll see it through no matter what—is terrifying! No wonder Natsu and Gray are so wary of Erza!

The two of them often teamed up with Erza, and they must have been tormented by Erza's "very serious and never give up" personality quite a bit!

"You actually say you won't mind? Do you even know what you're saying?!... And why do you know about my battle with Kong against the earth demon?" Mira, as expected, couldn't calm down when she was around Elsa. She looked like she was about to explode.

"Although being treated like that... is a little embarrassing, but you can just bear with it for a bit. As for the matter of defeating the earth demon, I heard it from Kana at the guild tavern." Elsa said things that were completely oblivious to the atmosphere, and without realizing it, he betrayed Kana who was next to Mira.

After Elsa mentioned "slaying the earth demon," Kana sensed something was wrong. When Mira gave her a dangerous look, she quickly…

"I heard it from Kaoru!" This betrayed Kaoru, who was far away on the other side of the sea in the Fairy Tail dormitory.

Xun'er, who was sharing a delicious cake after lunch with Lisanna and Elfman, suddenly sneezed for some reason, followed by a chill that swept through her entire body.

"What's wrong, Xun'er? Did you catch a cold because you weren't held by Kong when you slept last night? If so, you can stay and sleep with me." With Kong and Mira not around, it seemed like a good opportunity for Lisanna to have Xun'er all to herself.

(Although the novel was sent out in the afternoon, the one released tonight is the complete version. After three rounds of proofreading, the typos should be completely eliminated. The author also wanted to succeed on the first read, but perhaps because they were engrossed in the proofreading, they couldn't see it clearly.)

Chapter 037 A Mistaken Princess Carry

"do not want!"

Xun'er resolutely refused. Xun'er did like being held in someone's arms, but it depended on whether the other person held her correctly. Someone like Lisanna, who hugged too tightly because she liked someone so much, and then kept rubbing her cheek against them… Xun'er should just let that go.

However, Lisanna's words did make Kaoru miss Sora. Since birth, Kaoru had always been by Sora's side. Even when they were separated by requests, it wasn't for long. Being separated for several days like this, and having to stay alone in the house at night, was truly unbearable.

Although she felt incredibly pathetic, Xun'er truly understood just how dependent she was on Kong. Thinking this, the delicious cake seemed to lose its flavor as she ate it.

Let's leave Xun'er's situation aside for now. Back on Tianlang Island, after Elsa's persistent pleading, the "princess carry" was finally allowed.