Fairy Tail: Starting with Fairy Queen Erza

Under the care of Freed and Biguslow, Laxus gradually regained consciousness and was sitting in the shade of a tree, enjoying Freed's massage and the breeze from the Biguslow babies. His eyes were undisturbed by anything else, fixed on Ian and Gildarts in the arena, waiting for this rare and precious showdown between the continent's top warriors.

Laxus had a premonition that Ian's battle with Gildarts would open the door for him to reach the level of the Ten Wizard Saints.

Meanwhile, Gray, Leon, Natsu, and the others, emerging from the passage covered in wounds, stared wide-eyed in disbelief upon hearing that Ian was going to fight Gildarts. "Hey, hey, hey, are you kidding me?" they exclaimed.

"Ian is actually going to fight Gildarts here to determine the strongest mage in Fairy Tail guild?!"

"What would happen if these two monsters went to war? Would they destroy the entire island?"

Gray, with Kuroko's basketball on his head and holding pieces of Natsu's burned clothes in his hand, looked tense and flustered. Well, in the end, Gray still couldn't get his clothes on properly.

"like!"

Beside Gray, Happy flapped his little wings and spoke loudly with Natsu almost simultaneously.

Yes, Natsu is so excited that he has turned into a hobbit.

the other side.

"This is serious. We need to make sure everyone in the guild sees this clearly."

Warren pressed one hand to his head, his eyes bloodshot and red as if they were about to burst. He held a huge magic crystal in his hand, absorbing its magic power while using a crystal ball beside him to transmit everything he saw to a crystal ball in the Fairy Tail guild hall, far away from here.

Yes, Warren was willing to risk everything he had and exhaust all his magical power to transmit what he saw back to the Fairy Tail guild.

Warren, he's such a good man, I'm so happy...

Magnolia town.

Inside the Fairy Tail guild's main hall on the first floor.

"I wonder how the S-rank Archmage assessment went this year?"

"It's so boring when Natsu and the others aren't in the guild!"

The Fairy Tail mages, bored out of their minds, huddled together, drinking and chatting...

Perhaps because Guild Master Makarov, along with Ian and other key members of Fairy Tail, had all gone to Tenrou Island to participate in the S-Class Mage Exam, the Fairy Tail Hall, with only guild veterans like Macao and Wakaba remaining, seemed particularly deserted.

Sometimes, that's just how people are...

When Natsu and his friends were in the guild, they found them too noisy, always fighting and never having a chance to drink in peace, which was incredibly annoying. After Natsu and his friends left the guild, they became incredibly bored because they weren't there.

After being away for a while, they started to miss the noise and commotion of Natsu and the others...

"Come and see!"

"An image is coming from the magic crystal ball inside the guild..."

"It seems to be on Sirius Island."

"What did you say?"

"Let us see quickly..."

Just as these Fairy Tail mages were wondering what to do...

In the guild hall, many mages suddenly noticed that a clear image was being transmitted from the magic crystal ball that Makarov usually used to spy on the 'women's bathhouse'.

Well, at this moment, the crystal ball hasn't been smashed to pieces by Mirajane's punch.

"This is……"

When everyone heard the sound and gathered around the crystal ball, they were all stunned by the scene displayed on it.

In the image reflected by the crystal ball...

The sky was dark, the clouds churned, and the sea churned with wave after wave, shrouding the entire island in an atmosphere of impending doom.

In the midst of this terrifying atmosphere, Ian and Gildarts were subtly confronting each other.

"What...what's going on?!"

"Why are Ian and Gildarts facing off?"

"Was it something between those two scumbags that caused them to fight?"

For a moment, both Macao and Wakaba were shocked by the scene before them. Their pupils trembled as they asked in bewilderment.

Can you hear me?

"This is Warren Laco..."

"I have something important to announce now!"

"In the year X778, the Fairy Tail guild's S-class mage examination officially concluded!"

"Then, the battle between Ian and Gildarts, the strongest mage in Fairy Tail guild, officially began..."

With bloodshot eyes, Warren relayed what he had seen and heard to the rest of the guild.

"what?"

"Fairy Tail Guild, the battle for the strongest mage?"

"My God! This is amazing!"

"It's Chinese New Year, it really is Chinese New Year..."

When the people who remained in the Fairy Tail guild hall heard...

When Ian actually decided to fight Gildarts, this group of troublemakers went into a frenzy, looking up at the dilapidated, patched-up Fairy Tail guild ceiling and cheering loudly.

"They've placed their bets! They've placed their bets..."

"Bet on Gildarts with red tickets, bet on Ian to win with white tickets..."

"Ah! Ah! Ah! It's such a shame I couldn't go!"

"Don't even think about it. Even if you went to the scene, you'd be killed by the aftershocks."

Without a moment's hesitation, the group of Fairy Tail guild gamblers immediately started a new betting game, shouting excitedly.

"Oh, right, you haven't told us yet..."

"What were the results of this year's S-rank Archmage assessment?!"

At this moment, some of the more perceptive people noticed something and looked at Warren to ask him questions.

"The winner of this year's S-class Archmage Examination is..."

Upon hearing this, Warren took a deep breath and spoke with a firm gaze.

"Shh..."

As Warren spoke, all the gamblers in the Fairy Tail guild's main hall held their breath, intently awaiting the outcome.

"...Uru and Erza."

Seeing that everyone's interest had been piqued, Warren decided not to keep them in suspense any longer and gave the answer directly.

"Yay! We won..."

As soon as Warren finished speaking, countless gamblers in the guild jumped up from the ground and cheered loudly.

"Damn it, we've lost a fortune!"

Of course, there were also countless mages who sat down on the ground with despair in their eyes, speaking with resentment.

"Damn it! Victory and defeat are common in war. You have to get back up from where you fall. All in, all in! I've staked everything on Gildarts..."

"Gildarts, you absolutely mustn't lose! You're not the only one standing behind you; there are countless gamblers behind you, I mean countless Fairy Tail companions' hopes for a comeback."

Will gamblers give up gambling because of one loss?

No, they won't. They'll just escalate their betting and keep going, always hoping to turn things around in their next round. That's the classic gambler's mentality.

A friendly reminder: whatever you do, never get carried away...

Gambling in moderation is harmless, excessive gambling is detrimental to health, and reckless gambling leads to ruin.

"boom!"

Meanwhile, the battle between Ian and Gildarts, under the watchful eyes of many and amidst the intense anticipation of countless people, finally began.

"True Celestial Magic: Starfall!"

Without any hesitation, Ian immediately used Starfall.

"Boom!!"

Along with the shattering sky, beneath the rolling clouds, a huge crack appeared, as if the sky itself had broken apart...

"It looks like something is about to fall from the sky?"

At the same moment, Laxus looked up at the sky and muttered to himself.

It was the very moment Laxus finished speaking!

A meteorite burning with crimson flames and trailing a long tail fell from the shattered sky, heading straight for Gildarts.

"Is that a meteorite?"

"Isn't this too exaggerated?"

"Using this level of super magic right from the start?"

The moment the meteorite fell from the sky, all the Fairy Tail members present tensed up. Under the subtle divine might, they were utterly helpless, only able to tremble in fear...

"Crush!"

Gildarts looked up at the meteorite that faintly exuded divine might, his brows furrowing slightly. Meteorites of this level were nothing more than child's play to him.

"Boom!!"

With a wave of Gildarts' hand, the supreme-level destructive magic 'Crush' was unleashed...

The meteorite, summoned by Ian, was a hundred meters in diameter, moved at a speed exceeding the speed of sound, and was engulfed in flames due to high-speed friction with the air. It was instantly shattered into countless fragments.

"The meteorite was shattered?"

"Is this guy some kind of monster?"

Gray and the others had already stared wide-eyed when they saw the huge meteorite streak across the sky and fall down. When they saw Gildarts shatter the meteorite with a wave of his hand, they were speechless with shock.

"and many more……"

"Have you noticed?!"