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

On the horizon not far away, a peculiarly shaped island caught everyone's sight.

It seemed to be an island composed of two islands. In addition to the island floating on the sea, there was also a towering tree in the center of the island, pushing the other island up to the sky.

"Is that Tianlang Island?"

“It really is a peculiar island!”

"There is another island on the island?!"

Everyone present was visiting Sirius Island for the first time, and they all marveled at this peculiarly shaped island.

Then, on the second floor of the deck, Makarov also walked out of the room.

"Huh~~~ It's really cool, Sieg, well done. Although you are competitors, you are also guildmates, and it is important to help each other."

After giving Sieg a thumbs up, Makarov looked towards Sirius Island not far away.

"Yes, that is our destination this time - the legendary Tianlang Island where fairies live."

"Also, that's where the first president of our guild, Mavis Viviamilio, is buried."

(Is it an island inhabited by fairies?)

Listening to Makarov's description, Sieg couldn't help but recall some of the things he had heard about the guild in the past two weeks, and the name of the guild - [Fairy Tail] - seemed to be related to fairies.

[Does a fairy have a tail? ]

[Do fairies really exist? ]

[Because this is an eternal unknown, it is also an eternal adventure]

This seems to be what the name of the guild represents.

(Speaking of fairies, there are research facilities related to fairies on Haoxianshen Island? There are indeed records of fairies in the database of the Clinshid... but they should not be the same species as the fairies on this planet, right?)

Just as Sieg was thinking this -

"Well, it's almost time. Let's start announcing the content of the first exam!"

"You all saw the smoke floating over Tianlang Island, right?"

Makarov's words made everyone look towards Sirius Island. There was indeed a ray of smoke rising near the ship.

"First, you need to go there. There are eight roads there, and only one group of people can enter each road."

"And then, within those roads there are these arrangements—"

At this point, a light curtain suddenly appeared beside Makarov, showing a simple diagram of eight passages that seemed to be a maze. In the middle of three of the passages were the portraits of Erza, Mira, and the man named Gildarts, with the words [Fierce Battle!] written next to them.

As for the other five channels, except for one road that goes directly to the end, the other four are grouped in pairs and intersect in the middle.

Looking at this picture, anyone can understand the content of the first exam.

"As you can see, among the eight passages leading to the end, three are guarded by an active S-class wizard. If you choose these three passages and encounter three S-class wizards, you must defeat them or gain their recognition before you can successfully reach the end."

"Those who choose the other four paths that will eventually converge will meet on the way to the end. When you meet, that's when the trial begins."

"As for the last path, [Silence], you don't need to accept any tests."

"Only the team that passes the first stage of the trial and reaches the end of the passage can continue to participate in the subsequent trials. Finally, they will pass the S-class wizard upgrade exam and become S-class wizards. Do you understand?"

(In other words, judging by the results, only five groups of people were able to pass?)

Makarov's explanation was simple and easy to understand, but the difficulty was so great that everyone except Sieg, who was completely out of the ordinary, had a solemn and serious look on their faces.

Seeing his children getting serious, Makarov nodded with satisfaction:

"Then! The exam begins!"

"Eh? Now?"

This last declaration startled everyone on the boat.

This is still at sea.

"Let's go, Elfman!"

Before anyone else could react, Sieg grabbed Elfman and flew him directly into the sky! He turned into two streams of light and instantly flew towards the direction of Tianlang Island!

Seeing this, how can others not understand the current situation?

[Those who arrive at Tianlang Island first can naturally choose the path first, and in this way, they may be able to choose the path that allows them to advance without having to undergo trials! ]

"Damn it! That guy Sieg actually ran away!"

"He didn't say he could fly!"

"How many kinds of magic does he know?"

Amidst a flurry of cursing, the other seven groups of people also used magic and began to rush towards Sirius Island.

Looking at this lively scene, Makarov's expression of satisfaction became even more intense.

(Hit each other and compete with each other, kids. Only the one who stands out at the end will be the best S-class wizard.)

(But...it's getting hotter now that Sieg is gone!)

13. You have been strengthened, go ahead!

The place where thick smoke rises from Tianlang Island.

"Shua————!"

Sieg brought Elfman down to the vicinity of a bonfire that was emitting thick smoke. After putting him down, he looked at the eight roads ahead.

Differentiated by eight letters from A to H, each road doesn't look very different, but...

"Hmm~~~Are the roads ahead that are guarded by S-class wizards A, D, and E?"

"Huh? How did you know that, Sieg?"

Elfman was a little surprised.

Sieg pointed to his eyes and said, "My magical perception is very good, and I just released my magic power. Based on the feedback, I found out the situation of each road - just like a bat."

(——No, I just scanned it with the Dragon Slayer System.)

Honestly, this is a bit of a bully.

After all, as long as the Dragon Slayer System was there, there was no way Sieg could get out of the maze. The moment he arrived at the entrance, the map of the entire maze and the fastest route to pass it appeared in his eyes, and he just had to follow them.

However, he was able to sense the locations of the three S-class wizards himself.

"Well, choose, Elfman."

"The A route is where Miss Mira is stationed, the D route is where Miss Erza is stationed, and the E route is where the man named Gildarts is stationed."

“Route B is the route that goes directly to the destination.”

"The other four routes require you to fight with others and win before you can continue to move forward."

"Which way do you want to go?"

Amid Elfman's surprised expression, Sieg told him the details of the eight routes.

"It doesn't matter which way I take. After all, I won't lose to anyone. It depends on you. Do you want to take a shortcut and get it directly, or do you want to advance to the next round after getting the recognition of the S-class wizard, or do you want to advance after defeating your companions? The choice is in your hands."

"To borrow the words of my teacher, just make choices that follow your nature."

(Great!)

Looking at Sieg's calm face, Elfman couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Even though he has been working with Sieg as a partner for a week, Elfman only knew that he was really amazing. He didn't expect that he could actually do it to this level right now!

Normally, it should have been a blind choice question where you had to rely on your luck, but in front of him it turned into a multiple choice question with open answers!

(If that’s the case, then as a man, my choice is naturally—)

"——Let's take Route A, Sieg!"

Elfman showed a determined look.

"If you want to become an S-class wizard, you must never back down! A man should face any challenge with dignity!"

"I must make my sister recognize my qualifications as an S-class wizard! That's what a man should do!"

Sieg smiled slightly. "Good choice - let's go, and discuss how to deal with Miss Mira on the way. Although I can defeat her, it seems that the priorities are reversed if I, as her partner, defeat her, so it's better for you to defeat her."

"Oh! Man! Thank you so much! Sieg!"

At this moment, Elfman was really glad that his partner was Sieg.

......

In the passage of Route A.

Standing in the center of a road that looked like a tropical jungle, Mira carefully adjusted her state and magic power.

Although she is an S-class magician, she had a two-year gap for some reasons and did not act as a magician at all. Although she had recently regained her identity as a magician, she was inevitably a little rusty and her strength declined after not fighting for two years.

Among the three S-class wizards responsible for blocking the enemy, she can be said to be the weakest one, so she had already determined her own rules for passing the level - as long as they can hold out under her for a certain period of time, they will be considered to have passed.

It might sound a little easy, but being able to fight an S-class wizard head-on and not be defeated means that the opponent already has the combat power of an S-class wizard.

(I don't know who will come to me~~~ If possible, I really don't want it to be Lisanna and Elfman.)

After all, they are her own brothers and sisters. Mira really doesn't want to do anything to her relatives, but if she really encounters such a situation, she can only harden her heart and be a bad sister.

Of course, Lisanna's words are fine, but if it's Elfman's words...

(Sieg is really hard to deal with.)

In this S-class exam, purely speaking of strength, the three S-class wizards and Makarov all knew that Sieg was just here to fry the fish. His strength was far beyond that of this exam and he was not suitable to be a partner at all. If he were a candidate, then he would almost certainly be the one to take the S-class spot this time.

But according to the rules, Sieg can be a partner, and at this point we can't add new rules just to prevent Sieg from disrupting the balance. That would be unfair - although it is also unfair in a sense now.

(Alas~~~ It’s useless to think about these things. If you really encounter them, then just go all out.)

"Wow~~~~~"

Just as Mira was thinking this, the sound of leaves and grass being pushed aside came from not far away.

Someone's here already? That's pretty fast.

(It just so happens that I have almost adjusted myself to the best state, so let me see who I am responsible for.)

"I'm coming! Sister!"

Before she saw the person, Mira heard her brother's signature loud voice!

Then, Sieg and Elfman appeared in front of Mira one after another!

"...I didn't expect to meet you guys." Mira didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This was the group she least wanted to meet. "It seems that neither you nor I have good luck."

"No! This isn't luck. It was me who decided to come here and challenge you, sister!"

Elfman looked quite serious!

Mira was slightly surprised: "Decided to come to me? But choosing the path... Sieg?"

"Well, my magic perception ability is very good. I figured out the situation of the eight roads at the entrance." Sieg shook his scissor hands, "And in the end, Elfman also chose to enter the next round by overcoming your obstacles. I don't have any brothers or sisters, but I think his ambition is good."

"Ouch~~~~"

Mira looked at her brother with a look of helplessness and relief.

This is indeed something my younger brother would do.

"So, you two want to come together?"

“No, I won’t. That wouldn’t be a trial. Just do as we agreed. You can do it alone, Elfman.”

Sieg said as he patted Elfman on the back.

——【Lion's Gold】·【Lightning Magic】·【Body Function Enhancement】

——【Yama's Black Sword】·【Gravity Magic】·【Lightweight】