Fairy Tail: Starting with Fairy Queen Erza

Laxus snorted coldly, seemingly unconcerned with all of this...

In fact, Laxus took a deep look at his admirer in the crowd and imprinted the man's face in his mind.

This guy is so arrogant.

Just as the festive atmosphere reached its climax with the Fairy Tail guild's parade, Makarov, wearing cat ears and looking like a circus worker, suddenly stood at the center of the parade's highest point.

Makarov raised his right hand, index finger pointing skyward, his heart brimming with fighting spirit, and shouted: "Whether the enemy is human, dragon, or some other demon or monster! Anyone who opposes Fairy Tail, bring it on! Fairy Tail will never lose, for we are the mages of Fairy Tail!"

"We are mages from the Fairy Tail guild!"

At this moment, all members of the Fairy Tail guild, or those who were of one mind with the Fairy Tail guild, raised their right hands, pointing their index fingers to the sky, just like Makarov.

No matter where they are, their hearts are connected.

Finally finished this chapter! Another long chapter of 5,000 words! It's almost 6 o'clock now, I need to take a short nap. I've set an alarm this time, so I definitely won't oversleep. I'll continue writing after I wake up. By the way, this chapter took me an hour, and I painstakingly found five pictures, but only one has been approved so far. So tiring…

Chapter 61 No Time to Be Sad! Next up is the S-Rank Archmage Assessment!

The celebration of this bountiful harvest season continued until dawn the next day.

As the first rays of the rising sun shattered the darkness and fell upon the earth.

The Fairy Tail guild mages who presided over the parade floats, along with the townspeople of Magnolia who lined the streets, cheering and discussing while enjoying the performance brought by the Fairy Tail guild, finally went home, still feeling quite unsatisfied.

"I really hope next year comes soon!"

"I wonder what kind of tricks the Fairy Tail guild's mages will pull off at the next Harvest Festival?! I'm really looking forward to it."

Many townspeople, from the moment the Harvest Festival ended, began to look forward to next year's. They were curious to see what kind of spectacular performances the Fairy Tail guild mages would present at the next Harvest Festival, given their penchant for creating entertaining shows!

Who knows, it might shock everyone again!

However, some elderly people who lived in the town of Magnolia and knew the personalities of the Fairy Tail guild mages very well clasped their hands together and prayed to the gods: "I really hope that the performances presented by the Fairy Tail guild every year will be surprises, not frights."

cough cough...

And so, the harvest festival passed quietly.

The date is October 8th, X778.

There are only two months left until the Fairy Tail guild's most important annual event, the S-class mage exam.

Perhaps, for an ordinary archmage, two months is still a long time...

However, for the S-rank mage candidates within the guild, these last two months are extremely tight...

Especially those few, who are generally recognized by Fairy Tail guild members as the top seeds most likely to pass this year's S-class mage exam.

noon.

After a night of revelry, the Fairy Tail members finally got up and, dragging their dizzy bodies, walked into the Fairy Tail guild's gates.

As soon as everyone entered, they heard the continuous arguing coming from inside the Fairy Tail guild's gate.

"Laxus..."

"Those missions you have, I was the one who took a liking to them first."

Erza pointed at the quest sheet in Laxus's hand and said angrily.

"Erza, hasn't anyone taught you the principle of first come, first served?"

"Just seeing them isn't enough. All these task sheets are posted on the bulletin board. Whoever gets them first gets them!"

Laxus held a dozen or so A-rank mission slips in his hand and spoke smugly.

"Damn it, you only got the mission order before me by relying on the speed unique to your lightning-attribute dragon-slaying magic! What's so great about that?"

Erza's face puffed up with anger at Laxus's words, and she huffed and puffed.

"Erza, don't you know?"

"Speed ​​is also an advantage..."

Laxus's lips curled up slightly, and his smug little expression made Erza grit her teeth.

"hateful……"

Erza was somewhat sullen; her premonition had indeed come true...

When Erza first met Laxus, she foresaw that this annoying blond guy would steal the quest she wanted, and now it has come true.

"Laxus, you've gone a bit too far!"

"Can you complete all the A-rank subjugation missions by yourself?"

"At least give us some."

At this moment, Mirajane also came to Lacussas's side and loudly accused him.

"I'm sorry, Mirajane..."

"If it were a normal day, I wouldn't mind giving you a few A-level mission orders."

"But unfortunately..."

"In order to prepare for the assessment two months from now..."

"I will not hand over these task lists to anyone."

"In other words, Mirajane, you and I are now competitors."

Lacussus glanced at Mirajane beside him and offered a few words of explanation, a rare occurrence for him.

"Damn it!" Mirajane stomped her foot angrily upon hearing this, and said in a fit of temper, "Looks like we'll have to resort to robbery."

"Yes, we'll have to resort to robbery."

Ultear, who had just joined the guild, became somewhat irritable after discovering that Laxus had taken all the guild's A-rank missions. Usually, she was good-tempered.

"Then give it a try!"

"Let's see if you can snatch these mission orders from my hands at your speed."

As Laxus spoke, his body transformed into a bolt of lightning, disappearing from the Fairy Tail guild's main hall in the blink of an eye.

"Damn it, we mustn't let him get away."

Erza, Mirajane, and the others, seeing Laxus about to escape, immediately changed their expressions and rushed out of the guild to surround and attack Laxus, who had transformed into lightning...

"What's going on?"

"Why are Erza and Laxus fighting in the middle of the day?"

As for the other mages in the guild, they seemed completely bewildered, looking at Laxus and the others who had started fooling around as soon as they entered the guild, their expressions showing incomprehension.

"Isn't the S-rank Archmage Examination going to be held in our guild soon?"

"If nothing unexpected happens..."

"This year's S-rank mage will be selected from among Laxus, Erza, Ultear, and Mirajane."

"So, Laxus and Erza are already at odds..."

"Although the assessment is in two months, this war, which will determine the identity of the guild's new S-rank mage, has already begun."

In the end, it was Wakaba, who had been sitting at the bar from the very beginning, drinking whiskey and puffing on a cigar, who explained the specific reasons and circumstances of Erza and the others' fight to everyone in the guild with a deep expression.

"An S-rank Archmage assessment?!"

As soon as Wakaba finished speaking, the mages present in the guild all changed their expressions.

"So, it's that day again, isn't it?!"

As Marcao spoke, he walked up to Wakaba with a serious expression. He was usually kind and approachable, and as the guild's good guy, but at this moment, his expression carried a rare air of ruthlessness.

"Yes……"

Upon hearing this, Wakaba snapped his fingers lightly and ordered a whiskey for Macao as well.

"Ding~"

"Cheers to our cause!"

Macao took the whiskey with ice cubes floating on it, gently clinked it against Wakaba's glass, and then drank it all in one gulp.

then……

"Men, let the betting begin! Let the betting begin!!"

"Who will be selected by President Makarov to participate in the S-class Archmage examination this year?!"

"It's time for a series of prophetic predictions..."

While talking to Macao, Wakaba took off his shirt and cheered loudly.

"Oh!!!"

In an instant, the entire Fairy Tail guild hall was filled with howls of wolves.

At this time...

Makarov, the guild leader, came out with several specially invited mascot girls, pushing a blackboard.

"Minions, write down the names of all the members you think are qualified to participate in this year's Fairy Tail guild S-class mage exam~"

Makarov wore a sly smile, looking at the guild members as if they were lambs to the slaughter.

Sorry, there are no fathers and sons at the poker table!

Only when participating in gambling...

Makarov is not the father of the Fairy Tail guild mages.

"I'm betting Laxus will be chosen to participate in this year's guild's S-rank mage exam with a 100,000 gold reward! Brothers, I'm going all in now, it's up to you guys..."

"I'm also betting 10,000 J on Laxus!"

"It has to be Laxus!"

"Laxus is a done deal, isn't it?"

The mages in the guild almost all bet their money on Laxus.