Fairy Tail: Magic is not such an inconvenient thing.

Is there anything noteworthy about this?

"...That's true."

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Time quickly passed to the end of X782, and the annual Fairy Tail S-class promotion test was about to begin.

Sitting in the enormous magical vehicle rented by the guild leader, Abbot glanced at his current stats:

Energy: 6069/6666

[Stamina: 5060/5090]

[Magic Power: 50203/52011]

然后是核心技能：【冥想LV4】【锻体魔法LV4】【信息魔法LV4】【空间魔法LV4】【文字魔法LV4】【魔力控制LV4】

次级战斗技能：【附加魔法LV3】【强化魔法LV3】【光魔法LV3】【重力魔法LV3】【风魔法LV3】【造型魔法LV3】【灵魂魔法LV3】【链接魔法LV3】【契约魔法LV3】【枪棍术LV3】

There are also a whole bunch of LV2 skills and countless LV1 skills.

Aibo couldn't even imagine how he was going to lose.

It's important to know that even though Erza, who is 17 years old now, has much more energy and strength than me, her magic power is only a little over 40,000. Her magic skill is only magic control, which is barely at level 4. Her swordsmanship is close to level 4, and she also has the special ability of mastering all weapons.

Mira, also 17 years old, despite her outstanding talent, only had her innate receiving magic reach LV4, and her enhancement magic did not reach LV4 either.

Laxus, on the other hand, has reached level 4 in lightning magic.

If you only look at the skill panel, Abbot can basically declare himself invincible among his peers.

However, combat strength cannot be judged solely by stats on paper. Their mature bodies do indeed have an advantage over Aibo, and their combat experience far surpasses Aibo's.

If they really went all out, there was a possibility of igniting their inner power and unleashing their full potential. Aibo wasn't exactly guaranteed to win, but that possibility didn't exist.

Moreover, today Aibo doesn't need to compete with the three who have already been promoted to S-rank. As for the remaining group of S-rank reserves...

Natsu and Gray's magic power is only around 7,000, which is about one-ninth of Ebo's, so they're just extras.

Although Juvia has the highest level 5 water magic in the entire guild, her magic power is only 5000+, which is less than Natsu and Gray.

Kana's magic power is high enough, around 15000, but a summoner against a spatial assassin... well, she has no chance at all.

Mystergan... well, his magic circle technique is indeed better than Abbot's, but he doesn't even have magic power, so he still can't win.

A magic power of 10,000 is a watershed moment; anything above 10,000 is on another level. Abbot with 50,000 magic power is a complete dimensional reduction attack.

If Aibo were to get serious, this test could already be declared over; it's a guaranteed win, with no suspense whatsoever.

Makarov felt the same way, which is why this S-class test seemed a bit frivolous.

"This is the Demon Forest! It's teeming with terrifying monsters. See that towering mountain over there? I've built an arena deep within the forest. Your first challenge is to reach the summit as quickly as possible. Only the top eight will advance to the next round. Alright, let's go!"

"Wow! I'm fired up!"

Natsu chose Happy as his travel companion, and the two flew away before they even finished speaking.

"Hey Aibo, see you at the top of the mountain!"

Kana chose Levy as her partner, and the two jumped onto the pterosaur that Kana summoned and flew away.

"Waaah, let's go! Wendy! We can't lose to them!"

Juvia's companion was Wendy; she transformed into a stream of water, swept Wendy up, and quickly disappeared.

One by one, his companions left, but only Abbot remained safely in place, chatting with the guild leader. However, no one was worried about Abbot; everyone knew that this guy was most skilled in spatial magic.

"Boss! When do we leave, meow!?"

Abbot's companion is naturally his kitten, Ailu; otherwise, it would seem like he's bullying her.

"Let's go, Abbott, let's teleport us all over there first."

The guild master and a few "examiners" remain in the carriage: Laxus, Erza, and Mira, all S-rank.

"Damn it, I'm not your babysitter!"

Abbo muttered something reluctantly, then teleported the entire carload of people to the mountaintop.

"President, how did this bare hill come about?"

"I transformed into a giant and turned a small mountain upside down, shaping it into this. How about that? Impressive, right!"

"You must have a lot of free time."

"What?! You brat! This is a brilliant idea that I've been thinking about for days!"

"Then your imagination is truly lacking."

"Mira! I'm going to strip this brat of his S-class qualification!"

"Ara ara~ President, don't be angry. Aibo was just telling the truth. He's not guilty of this."

"You! Humph!"

After teasing the old man, Ai Bo leisurely asked:

"President, what's the second challenge? Is there a third challenge?"

"The second round is the arena competition, where eight people will compete one-on-one to determine the top four. In the third round, the top four will challenge the three S-rank opponents..."

"I think it's unnecessary to go through all that trouble; it won't waste too much of your time."

Chapter 103 Aibo, promoted to S-rank

About two hours later, the contestants finally arrived at the top of the mountain one after another.

Traveling quickly wouldn't take that much time. As members of Fairy Tail, they could tell at a glance that the first round of the competition was testing one's ability to cause trouble for others!

So they kept tripping each other up, which is why it took so long.

The first to arrive were Kana and Levy. They weren't surprised to see Abbot at all, and they even came over to ask for food to replenish their energy.

Then came Mistgang, Gray, Fred, Juvia, Macao...

The last one is...

"Great! Happy! We're finally here! We're number one!!!"

Natsu proudly climbed to the top of the mountain, with Happy, who had been flying for a while and was already exhausted, on his head.

Then he saw a group of people staring at him with amused expressions.

"Damn it! How did you guys get here so fast?! Guild Master, what's my ranking?!?"

"Eighth place. Okay, you guys take a break, I'll announce the rules for the second round..."

Aibo leisurely waited for the chairman to finish speaking. Half an hour later, the chairman announced that the arena competition was about to begin. Just as he was about to draw lots for the first pair of contestants, Aibo finally moved.

"President, I have a suggestion that could save us some time..."

Abbot floated to the center of the ring, proudly raising his little head, revealing a defiant expression on his face.

"Given that some idiots are questioning my qualifications for S-rank promotion, I'd like to give a unified response here. First of all, I'm not targeting anyone in particular. I'm saying that everyone here is just a nobody~ a nobody!"

So, all of you come at me together! I'm going to take on all of you by myself!

"What?! Abbott, you're too arrogant!"

"You wretched brat! There's a limit to how much you can look down on people!"

Even Kana clenched her fists at Abbot's smug expression. Yes, I did say I didn't need Abbot's help, but isn't your arrogance a bit too disrespectful?

Only Juvia was drooling with infatuation: Even the domineering Abbott is so cute~?

Abbot remained silent, but his body trembled, and the aura of 50,000 magic power was revealed without reservation. The intimidation of the magic power made their faces turn pale.

Natsu and Gray, in particular, both wore expressions of utter disbelief.

"Are you kidding me? This magic power is already higher than Erza's!"

"Is this Abbot's true strength? Damn it, when did he become so strong?!"

Two years ago, when they faced off against Abbot together, Abbot didn't have this kind of momentum at all. Back then, the difference in skill level between them wasn't that big! What happened?!

Two years ago, Abbot only had 9000+ magic power, which was indeed at the same level as them, who were below 10,000.

However, once the magic power exceeds 10,000, the growth rate will accelerate. In addition, with Abbot opening the second magic power source and the internal drive engine of level 4 meditation accelerating the process, the magic power has been growing rapidly. 50,000 is far from Abbot's limit.

Laxus, now with 70,000 mana, also had a solemn expression. He hadn't expected that Ebo would grow to a level that could threaten him without him even realizing it. Did he really have a sure chance of defeating him?

"President? Is my suggestion okay? If I were to fight them one-on-one, it would be bullying them."

Makarov shook his head helplessly, then a look of schadenfreude crossed his face:

"In that case, I approve. You two can challenge Abbot together. Good luck!"

"What!? Even the student council president..."

Although the group was unwilling, since even the chairman had acknowledged Aibo's strength, if they didn't cooperate, they would have absolutely no chance.

Marcao inwardly groaned: Damn it! To be surpassed by a kid two cycles younger than me?! I don't want this to happen!!!

Abbot nodded in satisfaction and handed Ailu a specially made terminal:

"Ailu, you'll be in charge of taking pictures of me later. Remember to make me look handsome in them."

"Yes, boss! Mission accomplished, meow!"

"Damn it! I will never admit to something like this! Abbot, take this punch!"

"Hmph~ Natsu, you really don't learn your lesson, [Freeze]!"

Natsu's attack was frozen in place by the golden letter, but the next moment, a block of ice froze the letter "Frozen," breaking the spell and allowing Natsu to seize the opportunity to escape.

Gray's face darkened:

"Damn fireball, stop charging blindly. Abbot's strength is beyond our imagination. There's no other way now but to join forces for the time being."

"But! Abbot, joining forces with us would be the biggest miscalculation you've ever made! You will pay the price for your arrogance!"

"Don't underestimate the bonds we Fairy Tail share!"

Abbott wasn't intimidated at all. He soared high into the air, flying to a position no one could reach, hands on his hips, laughing triumphantly.

"You think you can dance?! Then give it a try! Let's take care of the first one!"

A pink flash disappeared in an instant. In the arena, Macao was knocked away by Aibo, who suddenly appeared beside him, and was about to lose his fighting ability as his eyes rolled back.

"It's a thought entity! Be careful of his teleportation magic!"

"Damn it! That bastard Abbott thinks he can take us down with just a thought entity?!"

"Idiot! His true form occupies the most advantageous high position and can see all of our locations. If this continues, we'll all be instantly killed by his teleportation magic! We must shoot him down! Ice Bow!"

Gray drew his bow and shot an arrow at Abbot, but the attack was completely useless. The arrow passed right through Abbot's body, as if it were just a phantom floating in the sky.

"What?! No physical form? What kind of magic is that?"

"Watch this, [Mist Concealment Technique]!"

Juvia clapped his hands, summoning a thick fog that blocked everyone's view.

"Well done, Juvia!"

"But we can't see Abbot anymore!"

“Juvia can sense Abbot’s location, and I will mark it for you... but I don’t want to fight Abbot, so I can only assist you.”

"That's enough, Juvia! Abbott, you'd better be ready!"

But at that moment, that familiar, infuriating voice echoed in everyone's minds:

[Haha, didn't you guys overlook something? My most powerful magic is telepathy! When it comes to intelligence warfare, I'm the real pro!]

"Damn it! Gray! Why did you hit me?! Want to fight?"

"Huh? I thought it was Abbott..."

"Stop breathing fire randomly, Natsu!"

"Juvia! Cancel the fog!"

The Fog Concealment spell had no effect on Abbot, so Juvia had to withdraw the magic. Then they discovered that someone was secretly working on them.

Technique: [Flying is prohibited here]