Chapter 288 [Prologue to Sirius Island] Assessment List
This is one of the most important days of the year for Fairy Tail, and almost all of the members are here.
Even Kira received a message from Marklov last night and came to the guild early to meet with a few people and attend this much-anticipated ceremony.
In the familiar tavern, the wooden platform used for performances was covered by two huge white cloths. There was a lot of noise outside, while several people inside were whispering and making faces.
"You...when did you come back? I thought would miss you!"
It was Laxus who spoke.
Since the "Fairy Civil War" was staged in another way, he was not expelled from the guild, so he will naturally participate in this assessment.
He said this to Kira, but Kira didn't want to pay attention to him and turned his gaze to Gildarts on the other side: "Gildarts, how is the little girl who left with you last time?"
Kira was asking about Winter, the girl he called the "protagonist template" when he was in Zonia.
"You mean her..." Gildarts thought for a moment and replied, "I'm sorry, we were together for about half a month before we separated. I don't know where they went."
"Yeah……"
"Hey! Kira! I'm talking to you, can you hear me?!"
Kira ignored Laxus and continued chatting with Gildarts: "When Demisol Academy was recruiting students, I wondered if she would go, but I didn't see her. To be honest, I heard that the girl was good and had a good talent for magic."
Gildarts recalled it briefly and nodded in agreement: "That's true. In terms of using ice, Gray back then couldn't compare to her. In the future, she might be stronger than those guys out there!"
Seeing that Kira completely ignored him, Laxus rolled up his sleeves and was about to hit him : "Kira, you bastard! I'm talking to you..."
"Be quiet!"
At this moment, Markov directly stopped the three people's behavior, "Stand still for me! Don't you know that this appearance is very important?!"
Laxus still had a rebellious look on his face, and turned his head away with disdain: "Tsk... You're still thinking about showing off at your age..."
Markov's face turned red, and he jumped up and down angrily: "What are you talking about! I'm not trying to show off! You also know that today's matter is very important, right?!"
At this moment, Kira suddenly said: "President, if the five of us stand like this, won't Erza be the center? This kind of appearance doesn't help to highlight your center position! I always feel that Laxus standing here is a bit redundant..."
The current positions of the people are: Markrov is in the front, and the other five S-class wizards are lined up behind him. Mira and Erza are on the left and right of the old man, Gildarts and Kira are on the left and right, and Laxus is on Kira's right.
It looked weird because Markov was not standing on the center vertical line of the back row.
Hearing Kira's words, Laxus was furious: "What did you say?! Say it again!"
But Kira ignored the man with bad hearing and continued to discuss with Markov: "Why don't you let me stand behind you? In this way, you will stand on the median line of our row..."
"Wouldn't that mean you are the center?"
Markrov rolled his eyes at Kira, "Then... Gildarts, you stand behind me and let Laxus stand in your place!"
The few people had no choice but to accommodate the old man and let him stand up again.
Looking at the lineup he had arranged, Markov nodded with satisfaction.
"That's right, let's go out like this..."
However, before Markov could finish his sentence, he felt the two pieces of white cloth behind him being torn apart!
? !
“President!!!”
“We’ve been waiting for a long time!!”
"Announce it now!!"
The noise came from behind, but Markov was confused at this time: I haven't turned around yet, and I haven't even got into position yet! How did the cloth get pulled apart? ! Who did it?
"Huh? Why is the president facing away from us?"
"It must be a surprise for us!"
"You're not ready yet?"
The crowd's shouts continued, and Markov could only turn around quickly. At the same time, he adjusted his facial expression with decades of experience and looked at the guild members below with a serious face.
Looking at the two trembling sleeves of the old man's coat, Gildarts chuckled at Kira and said, "You did this, didn't you?"
Kira didn't answer, but said, "Hey, hey... don't blame me every time something embarrassing like this happens!"
Gildarts laughed, "Sorry, sorry... Was it you who did it this time?"
Kira glanced at Markov inconspicuously, and when he saw that he wasn't looking at him, he nodded slightly.
"I knew it..."
"Why are you still thinking about being in the limelight at your age? Such opportunities should be left to us young people!"
"Hmph! You just learn how to talk like others..." Laxus complained angrily to make his presence known.
The six people on the stage appeared in the form of "one in front, two in the middle, and three in the back". Kira and the other two were half a body length behind Erza and Mira in the front row, and their voices were very low, but they still heard them.
"That's it! Let's get started!"
“Yes… yes…”
Markrov coughed twice in a pretentious manner, and announced to the eagerly waiting crowd below: "This has been a tradition of 'Fairy Tail' for many years. Now... the list of participants in the 'S-Class Powerhouse Promotion Trial' is announced!!!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere instantly became lively and all members cheered.
“Ohhhhhh!!!”
“I’m on fire!!”
The strange behavior of her companions over the past few days finally solved Lucy's doubts. At this moment, she was like the last person in the guild who knew about it, with a look of surprise on her face.
Even Wendy, who just joined, and Lisanna, who recently returned, were calmer than her!
After calming everyone down, Marklov announced again: "This year's trial location is...Tenrou Island!! Our guild's sacred territory!"
Everyone was shocked again, with longing or surprise on their faces.
Tenrou Island is a small island in the southern sea area, located in the south of the coastal city of Magnolia. It belongs to the territory of "Fairy Tail" and is not easily open to the public.
To the members of the guild, this place has extremely important symbolic significance. The S-level assessment is purposely set up here. I think this year's assessment will be more difficult than usual!
But if one can become an S-class wizard in this assessment, it means that one's strength has been recognized to a higher degree. This honor is incomparable to previous assessments.
It’s like, in previous years, the exam score was only 100 points, and you only needed to get 90 points to pass; but this year’s exam has 150 points, and if you pass, it means that your score is above 135!
And this is not something that can be guessed due to ratio conversion, but is the real deal, exceeding the full marks of previous years!
"Strength, heart, soul, I have witnessed your growth over the years and finally selected 8 members to participate in this assessment. However, only one person can stand out!"
Kira listened quietly to the list given by Markrov. The eight people selected were not much different from the original plot. Natsu, Gray, Juvia, Elfman, Cana, Felide, and Levy were on the list.
Finally, Kira turned his gaze to the last person, Mest.
This person was originally a member of the guild, but two years ago, in order to inquire about the news about the "Western Continent" for Marklov, he erased his memory from everyone in the guild and infiltrated the Council under the pseudonym Dolan Barut.
In order not to reveal the operation, he even erased his own memory. Only the memory of President Markov remained unchanged, and only he could remove it.
Originally, Markrov would go to the Council to get information from him every once in a while, but this made Mest, who had lost his memory, suspicious. In order to find out the information about "Fairy Tail" for the Council, he modified the memories of everyone in the guild again and infiltrated the guild, and happened to encounter this assessment.
Kira was already familiar with the plot, so he would naturally be on guard against this kind of magic. Coupled with his extraordinary magical perception, it was not difficult for him to detect abnormalities in advance and become immune to them.
