Man is infinite, and his ambition is to slay the dragon

"The chosen wizards will have a period of preparation in the next period of time. Before the preparation period is over, everyone must choose a partner in the guild."

"There are two rules. One is that you cannot choose an S-class wizard as your partner. The other is that the wizard must be from the guild."

"The preparation time is one week. After one week, all the selected wizards will gather at Hargeon Port. This year's examination venue is our guild's [Holy Land]!"

“——【Tenrou Island】!”

11. Can I be your partner?

After Makarov finished his explanation, the boiling and enthusiastic atmosphere in the entire guild did not subside. With the eight selected wizards as the center, a large number of wizards were enthusiastically discussing this S-class wizard upgrade exam.

What people care about most is their "partners".

"You have to choose a partner within a week. Generally speaking, you should choose a wizard you have a good relationship with, right?"

Sieg glanced at the chosen ones.

"Natsu has already chosen the cat named Harpy... Well, although it's understandable, won't he be at a disadvantage in terms of combat power?"

"It can't be helped. Natsu and Happy grew up together."

Lisanna smiled and said, "Gray seems to have found one too - Elfman brother, what about you? Who are you going to find as your partner?"

"Um~~~~"

The tall and strong Elfman showed a somewhat conflicted expression: "Lisanna, can you be my partner?"

"Eh? Me? Of course I can."

Lisanna and Elfman are siblings, so there is no problem for them to be partners. However, in such an important S-class wizard exam, Lisanna is really worried that she will hold back.

After all, when choosing a partner, in addition to finding someone with whom you have a good relationship, strength is also something that needs to be considered - except for Natsu.

"Should I also recommend myself?"

Sieg smiled and looked at the few people who hadn't chosen their partners yet: "S-class wizard upgrade exam...Tenrou Island...It sounds interesting. Let's just treat it as a trip."

Treat the S-class upgrade exam as a trip...

Hearing what Sieg said, Lisanna couldn't help but laugh and said, "Sieg, you are really optimistic and relaxed. But that's right~~~ How about you become Elfman's partner?"

"Eh?"

"Lisanna?"

The sudden invitation made Sieg and Elfman stunned for a moment, and they couldn't help but look at each other.

After a moment of silence, Sieg put down the wooden wine glass and said, "I don't have any problem with that, but is this okay? I've only been in the guild for a short time."

"It should be okay, right? The president only said that we are not allowed to date anyone outside the guild or an S-class wizard. Sieg, you fit the bill perfectly~~~" Lisanna said with a smile, "Besides, your strength is obvious to all. I feel relieved to leave my brother to you!"

"Besides, I also want to help another person~~~"

Hearing Lisanna say this, Sieg and Elfman also looked in the direction she was looking - they saw a girl wearing a light blue dress, giving off a heavy and gloomy feeling, sitting alone not far away, looking a little lonely and unsociable.

"I remember she was one of the eight wizards selected this time. Her name is Juvia, right?"

"Well, it will be hard for Juvia to find a partner, so I'm going to help her. Sorry, Elfman-san."

Lisanna clasped her hands together and apologized to her brother.

Seeing his sister's cute apology, Elfman paused for a moment, then patted her shoulder heavily: "Lisanna, you are really a man! That's what you should do! Helping each other is what a man does! Just go with peace of mind! Be a man!"

"Brother, I'm a girl~~~~"

Lisanna shrugged helplessly at her brother's reaction: "Then I'll trouble you, Sieg."

"Well, leave it to me!"

Ziggy smiled and patted his chest.

After watching Lisanna run to Juvia, Sieg looked at Elfman and said, "She is such an optimistic and naive girl. Generally speaking, would anyone give such an important task to someone who just said a few words today?"

However, Sieg saw some shadows of people he knew in her.

Like Toudou Touka, like Stella, like Himehira Setsuna - of course, they are just shadows. Not to mention the vast universe, even on a planet, or even in a guild like Fairy Tail, there are many people with similar personalities.

So Sieg only saw a little bit of her shadow.

"So we are partners now? Elfman... Your Excellency or Mr. Elfman?"

"Just call me Elfman! There's no need for too much respect and etiquette between men!" Elfman said with a smile, "I'm going to trouble you next! Sieg! Man!"

(He seems to be a very motivated person. Hmm, I think we will be easy to get along with.)

Compared to those riddle men, Sieg still prefers people like Elfman who are straightforward.

"Then I will call you Elfman. How do you want me to cooperate with you? If we're partners, will I fight alongside you? Or will I provide you with support from behind as best I can?"

Having said that, Sieg feels that if a fight really breaks out, he can destroy all the enemies by himself, and Elfman won't need to do anything at all.

If the exam this year was about combat, Sieg was confident that he could wipe out everyone except his own group.

And if the [Obstruction] that Erza, Mira, and the man named Gildarts are responsible for is also a battle, then except for Gildarts who might spend a little effort, Erza and Mirachig can also be defeated easily.

"That's not very clear. The exam content hasn't been announced yet..."

"Yes, then let's start by getting to know each other."

Sieg said, "I know a lot of magic, including fire magic, freeze magic, lightning magic, wind magic... I also know some telekinetic magic and gravity magic, and some... uh~~~~ my master said it's magic used to please girls, like magic to make flowers bloom, or magic to clean clothes."

"You actually know so many magics?!"

"I just learned a lot of miscellaneous things, but there are only a few that can actually be used in combat - what about you? What kind of magic do you know? Would you mind showing it to me here?"

"Oh!"

There is no hard and fast rule in Fairy Tail that forbids the use of magic in the guild. After all, on this planet, magic has long been integrated into life, and as long as it does not cause conflicts and is just used for display, there is no problem with the use of magic.

Elfman raised his right arm, and with a burst of magical power, the human arm was transformed into an arm covered with spiked scales, like the limbs of a wild beast!

"This is my magic—"

"It's receiving magic~~~"

Mira's voice suddenly came at this moment.

Walking out from the bar, Mira smiled and said, "Me, Lisanna, and Elfman, all three of us use [Reception Magic], which allows us to receive the power of monsters or animals into ourselves. Lisanna prefers to receive animals, while Elfman prefers to receive monsters."

"Oh huh?"

Sieg looked at Elfman's arm with interest.

(Receiving magic? Judging from the performance... it seems a bit similar to my dragon transformation, but the two should be completely different situations, right?)

"What about you?" Sieg looked at Mira, "What did you receive with your receiving magic?"

"Hehe~~~ If there is a chance, I will reveal this on Tenrou Island~~~" Mira showed a mysterious smile, "Compared to this, I didn't expect you to become Elfman's partner. It seems that Elfman has a great chance of passing this time. Although this is a trick in a certain sense, as a sister, I am also very happy to see you become an S-class wizard, Elfman."

"Oh! As a man of integrity, I will never let you down, sister!"

(The momentum is really good. The relationship between the triplets is pretty good.)

Sieg smiled slightly. "Well, Elfman, there is still a week until the exam. Although I don't think I can help you improve too much, would you like to have a special training with me? I think it should help you become stronger."

"Of course! A real man never backs down!"

12. Zig is a mobile central air conditioner!

Time flies, and the one-week adjustment period is over in no time.

Following Makarov's instructions, they headed to Hargeon Port, and Sieg and Elfman boarded the ship...

Now it is under the scorching sun!

“It’s so hot~~~~~!”

On the deck of the ship, Lucy, completely unconcerned about the other men on board, wore only a very sexy swimsuit and slumped in a chair in a very heroic posture, her whole body covered in sweat.

And it wasn't just her. Everyone on the boat was dressed similarly. The women were all wearing swimsuits, and the men were almost all stripped down to their underwear.

After all, it’s really hot now!

"Why is it so hot at this time? It's the end of the year, so it's winter, right?"

Before we set off, it was freezing cold at Hargeon Harbor, but after just a short while on the sea, the weather became incredibly hot! It was like we were back to summer!

"You better look after your appearance, Lucy."

At the coffee table next to Lucy, a petite girl looked at Lucy awkwardly - her name was [Lebi], and she was also one of the wizards participating in the S-class wizard upgrade assessment this time. Next to her sat Lucy's partner this time.

"Who makes this area like this all year round because of the influence of the warm current?"

The female wizard with big wavy hair, Cana, was fanning herself while drinking water: "It's really unbearable to have it like this every year."

"That's right~~~~but......"

Lucy, who was panting from the heat, looked towards the table where the boys were sitting not far away, and her sight focused on someone who had not taken off any clothes.

"——Why aren't you sweating a drop, Sieg?!"

"That's it!"

Among so many people on the boat, Sieg was one of the only ones who didn't take off any clothes and didn't sweat a drop, as if he was not affected by the scorching weather at all.

It was obvious that the other boys sitting next to him were extremely hot, and Gray's pants were even flying off!

When asked, Zig just smiled and said, "I'm just used to it. I've been to hotter places before."

Compared to the climate of Harmony God Island, the current temperature is nothing. It is a high temperature zone where the temperature can reach 30 degrees Celsius at night in winter. The current perceived temperature is only about 35 degrees Celsius, which is easy for Sieg.

"Also, my magic can affect the temperature to some extent, so I'm actually not afraid of high or low temperatures."

"Are you going to use magic from now on? Can you sustain the magic power?" Gray asked, "Don't lose the election due to lack of magic power!"

"The magic power I'm consuming right now is simply not as fast as my magic power recovery rate. Theoretically, I can keep going forever."

Seeing Sieg's nonchalant look, the eyes of the other people on the boat turned red.

They are all so hot that they feel like they are burning, but Sieg is the only one who is so comfortable!

Although as members of the same guild, it would be okay to ask him for help, but now they are competitors and they really can't bring themselves to ask him for help!

"Being a man means enduring the heat! Only those who can endure the pain are real men!"

Elfman yelled.

But the next moment,

"If you have the guts, don't let Sieg help you cool down————!!!"

As the other person who did not take off his clothes, Elfman was attacked by the others as soon as he finished speaking.

Sieg smiled helplessly, and slowly spread the freezing magic that only affected himself and Elfman to the entire deck.

“Oooooooooh! It’s so cold!”

The sudden chill made everyone shiver! They quickly wiped their wet bodies and put on their clothes!

And as their bodies adjusted to this temperature, everyone couldn't help but show a comfortable expression.

"Oh~~~ It's still so comfortable~~~~ Thank you, Sieg!"

"You really should have done this sooner!"

"Damn it, I actually let the enemy help me——"

"Then Gray, you should continue to be hot. You like to take off your clothes anyway."

"Don't!"

Seeing Gray regretting his decision in a second, the others all laughed, and in the midst of such a fight and noise—

"That's it, right?"

Sieg said as he looked towards the front of the ship.