Chapter 290: Secrets of the Star Spirits
The meeting ended and everyone in the guild dispersed.
Several assessment members gathered together to discuss the candidates for their respective teams, and Kira sat aside and listened openly.
Among the 8 people this time, except for Kana and Felide, the rest are participating in the selection for the first time. Even Juvia, who was rated S-level in Phantom, has never participated in a similar assessment.
After a brief conversation, Kira said with emotion: "As expected... our 'Fairy Tail' is still the strongest! Only after going through such a strict selection can we be worthy of the so-called S-rank!"
"Oh?! I didn't expect you to say something like that, Kira!"
"Idiot! What he means is that this is why he, as an S-rank in the guild, is far stronger than the so-called S-rank in other guilds!"
"Haha... So that's how it is..."
Soon, after several people communicated with each other, several contestants present determined their respective partners.
As expected, Natsu chose Happy. Even though Happy itself did not have much fighting power, years of getting along had made this man and cat a tacit combination that no one in the guild could match.
Gray's partner is Rocky. The two had made an agreement last year, so he came from the Celestial Realm specifically to fulfill his last agreement as "Rocky".
"Didn't you say before that the Guild War would be your last appearance as Rocky?"
"I'm sorry, Lucy! But this was already agreed upon!"
Although Rocky was wearing a black suit and tie in the image of Leo at this time, he still had his original hairstyle, and his appearance dropped a level.
" Just like last time, I also created a door to use my magic, so you don't have to worry! But... I didn't expect you to be able to collect all the Zodiac Keys. With them around, even if I'm not by your side, you can't be guaranteed to be safe!"
Kira said, "You should all thank me for this! Two-thirds of these keys were contributed by me! I haven't paid you back yet!"
Lucy looked helpless: "I know, I know! Big creditor!"
"Come to think of it, the Star Spirit Realm has existed for so long, so the resources there should be very rich, right? If so, as one of the twelve zodiac signs, you should also be very rich, right?"
Hearing Kira's question, Rocky chuckled and shook his head, and replied: "In fact, it is not true! Everything in the Star Spirit Realm, including resource allocation, is managed by the Star Spirit King."
Kira was full of disappointment: "It turned out to be like this..."
"Besides, the Star Spirit World has its own social system. Although we are special Star Spirits, it doesn't mean we are rich! We also need to abide by certain rules when it comes to income and expenditure!"
Rocky's words immediately aroused Kira's interest. He looked at Rocky with shining eyes: "Oh? Can you tell me in detail?"
"To put it simply, the stronger the Star Spirit is, or the closer the relationship with the Contractor is, the higher the income will be."
Seeing that everyone looked like they wanted to know more, Rocky could only bite the bullet and continue to explain: "You all know that the power of the Star Spirits depends a lot on the magic of the wizards, right?"
"Uh-huh……"
"But in fact, the longer a star spirit lives, the stronger it will be in its respective magic. For example, Hololochim of the Clock Constellation and Crux of the Southern Cross are star spirits who have lived for a long time. In comparison, the existing twelve zodiac signs are their descendants."
Rocky's words made Kira suddenly enlightened: No wonder Clock Sign was able to save Lucy so many times, and it could succeed in any crisis. It turned out that it was because he had lived long enough, so his protective ability was strong enough!
Kira stroked his chin and thought for a moment, then asked, "This is not unexpected... Are you trying to say that you, the most special 'Zodiac' in the Star Spirit Realm, are actually poorer than these two old men?"
"Unfortunately, that's it!"
Rocky nodded with a dark face and said, "As you know, the 'Zodiac Star Spirits' are different from other Star Spirits. The key is unique! But in fact, we also have our own racial divisions!"
"The so-called 'Zodiac' is actually a collective name for the twelve important star positions in the Star Spirit World, and we are the most outstanding Star Spirits selected from our respective tribes!"
"I think I understand what you mean!"
Kira interrupted Rocky and analyzed, "That is to say, this is something similar to the hereditary positions of 'General' and 'Knight Commander'. After the previous 'Zodiac Star Spirit' abdicates, the most outstanding Star Spirit will be selected from a fixed group to inherit the title, right?"
"That's right! Although the lifespan of the Celestial Spirits is much longer than that of humans, the Celestial Spirit World has existed for who knows how long. Even the current Celestial Spirit King is not the first one. The first generation of the 'Zodiac' Celestial Spirits have long since died. The twelve existing golden Celestial Spirits are all successors. The oldest among us is Caplico, and he is only over 100 years old."
Kira smiled sinisterly and said to him with a teasing look in his eyes: "What about you, Rocky? You must be at least several dozen years old! Good fellow, it turns out that you are also an uncle! This is what they say, 'Don't judge a book by its cover'!"
"The lifespan of a star spirit is several times longer than that of a human! If you convert it to that, I'm not even 20 years old as a human!" Rocky snorted, then his eyes turned into hearts. He approached Lucy and said softly, "Lucy! Even if you live to be 100 years old, I will still be the immortal knight guarding you!"
Lucy forced a stiff smile: "Haha...thank you so much..."
"Several times... You really are an uncle! You've been with so many girls before..."
Before Kira could finish his words, Rocky interrupted him: "You... you're never going to stop, are you?"
"Okay, okay..." Kira waved his hand and asked, "Then what is the truth behind the so-called 'the stronger the Celestial Mage, the stronger the power that the Celestial Spirit can exert'...?"
Rocky answered directly: "In addition to the power of the star spirits themselves, more of it comes from the stars they control. The more magic power the magician has, the more star power we can mobilize, and the stronger our strength will be!"
After hearing what Rocky said, Kira's doubts were partially resolved.
Originally, he was thinking that even if the strength of the star spirits depended on the magic power of the wizard, there should be a range. But what is the average life span of humans? Except for a few special cases, a normal wizard may not be able to exert their full power throughout their lifetime. Doesn't this mean that all the star spirits are never in full condition?
Furthermore, it was no wonder that Lucy's several Celestial Spirits did not recognize Zeref and the demons he created. It now seemed that they had not yet ascended to the throne hundreds of years ago. Not to mention, the Celestial Spirit King, the master of a world, had fallen to the point of becoming the enemy of Pluto. It turned out that it was because He was not the first one.
"Now it makes sense!" Kira clapped his fists and suddenly realized, "I didn't expect there could be such a setting!"
After talking about the history of the Protoss, they turned the topic back to their partnership.
Natsu and Gray's partners have been chosen, and arrangements have also been made for Juvia, Elfman, Felide, and Levy. They are Lisanna, Alba Green, Bigusro, and Gajeel. Finally, only Cana and Mest, who are not here, have not been found.
…
Hope Hut at night.
Under the bright white light, Kira sat at the desk, supporting his chin with one hand, and constantly turning the pen with the other hand, writing and drawing on the open notebook.
While he was looking through everything he had written over the years about "Fairy Tail", he recalled every detail of the "Tenrou Island Incident" in his mind.
Assessment...Devil's Heart...Zeref...Black Dragon...Seal...
Words appeared one by one on the notebook, and Kira's eyes never moved away from it.
"From the known information, Zeref was the first to land on the island. Devil's Heart went to Tenrou Island to find him , and confronting Fairy Tail was just a coincidence."
After a long time, the muttering sound was heard again in the room.
"After the incident at Demisool Academy, the top brass lost half of their combat effectiveness, and there has been no news of a prison break in the Council. So, at the moment, they should only have Hades, Lastiros, Melty, Huayuan, Ultear who is about to defect, and Jellal who was sent undercover before... Oh, and there are a bunch of unknown extras!"
Kira was not worried about the devil's heart. Even in the original plot, it would not be a problem for the guilds to fight each other. Now that the strength of both sides is increasing, it is even easier.
What he was worried about at this moment was still Acnorolia and the seven years of being sealed!
