Chapter 800: Fight for the Position of the Fourth Generation Chairman
The first thing Kira saw when he walked into the guild was Natsu and the others lying on the table in a row, they were so tired that they were sticking out their tongues like dogs and their breathing was weak.
"Still...still haven't caught up..."
Habib lay beside him, dazed and powerless, with tears in the corners of his eyes: "My fish..."
With just one look, Kira knew what had happened: the kid definitely missed out on his breakfast fish!
“Sure enough, my decision to only run two and a half laps was the right one!”
Xia Lulu, wearing a red flowery skirt, stood beside Habby. She tilted her head and showed concern for her own male cat in a proud and coquettish manner: "It's about time you control your diet. Eating so much fish all day is not good for your health! Look..."
Having said this, Xia Lulu stretched out her claws towards Habby's belly.
Although the cat's body is relatively small and not very noticeable from the surface, a circle of fat immediately appeared after Xia Lulu pinched it with her claws. This kind of fat was not present on Lili who often trained in swordsmanship, Xia Lulu who practiced magic to keep in shape, or Rector and Froshu.
Habby's face immediately turned red with embarrassment: "This... this is also our specialty!! Besides, after this period of special training, our flying speed has become even faster!!"
Now, the five transcendents in the guild have formed a small group in private, and arranged their seats according to their strength.
Lili is good at swordsmanship and can transform into a human form. He is the strongest and has the most mature and stable personality. Therefore, he is their eldest brother and usually takes good care of his younger brothers and sisters. Xia Lulu has the ability to predict the future and can also transform into a human form. She is the second in overall strength and often helps out at work. Harpy encounters a battle during a mission, he is very handsome when he pinches frozen fish in his hand to hit people.
Rector is the most cunning one. Although he always likes to brag, no one will bother with a child. In addition, he is very good at flattering people. He is very popular in the guild. His greatest pleasure is to play with harpies and laugh at their silly looks . But among all the cats, Frosch is the most popular one. The reason is simple: cuteness! After Frosch came to "Fairy Tail", Harpies' "guild cuteness ranking" has dropped to second place.
I don't know if harpy's speed has increased, but the fat on his belly has not decreased at all.
"You are still too lazy!!"
Erza's stern rebuke suddenly rang out. It seemed that she had gone home to wash up. When she appeared, she exuded the fragrance of shampoo and shower gel, but this fragrance was quickly covered up by the armor on her body and the food and wine in the guild.
"I'm so tired after running 10 laps. It seems that I haven't trained enough!!"
Natsu, Gray, Happy, as well as Lucy, Wendy, and Charlu, who had also washed up, trembled at the same time and dared not speak, for fear that Erza would ask them to double their training workload tomorrow.
"Erza... she trains five times as much as us, so why is she still acting like nothing happened?!"
"Maybe this is the difference between monsters and ordinary people..."
Natsu and Gray used their eyes to communicate, complaining to each other in a way that only they could understand, but Lucy and Wendy beside them understood what they said, so they also silently complained: "You two are not ordinary people at all..."
Their training volume is half that of Natsu and Gray, which is one-tenth of Erza's.
"Are you guys dissatisfied with the training plan I made?!" Erza's cold eyes fell on several people, and her malice made them tremble all over.
“No…No!!×N”
At this moment, a voice sounded from behind them: "Hahaha...you are young people after all, so energetic so early in the morning!"
The man who came was Makarov. He had a hoarse voice, sleepy eyes, and a listless spirit. His hair was thinner than usual. No one knew what he did last night, but he looked very exhausted.
Seeing this scene, everyone in the guild was stunned. Kira hurriedly stepped forward to ask about the situation: "Old man, when will you give up the position of president to me?"
Makarov: "..."
Everyone: “…”
"When you see me like this, the first thing you ask me is when I will abdicate?!"
Hearing Kira's words, Makarov was first stunned, horrified, and angry, then incredulous, heartbroken, and filled with sorrow. In just three seconds, dozens of expressions appeared on that wrinkled old face. "I don't remember teaching you to be so greedy!!"
Wow, you are such a good actor?
"President, are you planning to pursue a career in acting after retirement?" Kira blinked his innocent eyes, "Or is it that what is written in the book is true? No matter what organization it is, as long as the third generation likes to hold on to power tightly?"
Kira's complaints interrupted Makarov's train of thought: "What kind of books are you reading..."
He jumped onto the bar, sat cross-legged as usual, crossed his arms, and said in a condescending manner, "You asked me when I will give up my throne to you? I can only tell you that I will definitely give up my throne, but when and to whom I will give it is no longer up to me alone to decide."
"What do you mean? Didn't you say before that you would give up the throne to me when you came back? Are you going to go back on your word now?"
Kira asked, and at the same time gave a look to the uncles next to him who were looking at the beautiful women early in the morning. The uncles immediately understood: "That's right... President! We all heard it at that time!"
For the "guild recruitment plan" that Kira had promised, these uncles also risked their reputation. They all spoke out to support Kira, and there was a tendency to force him to abdicate.
"You are indeed capable and intelligent, and you are the best candidate to inherit this position. But!!"
Makarov glanced at Kira and said, "It's not that easy to inherit the position of the fourth-generation president. At least you need to pass the test of the previous presidents!!"
After these words came out, not only Kira was stunned, but the other people in the guild were also confused: "The test of the previous presidents? Uh... President, do you mean the test of the first generation, the second generation and you?"
"That's right!"
Kira immediately looked disdainful: "How shameless! If I remember correctly, when the second generation inherited the position of guild leader, it was elected by all members of the guild. When you inherited the position of guild leader, it was directly awarded by the second generation. Why is it so troublesome for me?"
“Ah~ This can’t be helped.”
Makarov sighed, "Originally, I wanted to appoint him directly, but the first and second generations said that it was because the previous president's succession ceremony was too simple, so it should be taken seriously from this term onwards, and from now on, all president successions must go through at least three tests, including the previous president's. "
"Aren't they busy dating and growing flowers? Why are they suddenly concerned about the guild's affairs..."
Kira waved his hands impatiently, "Forget it, I won't be the president anymore! Whoever wants to be the president can be the president! Managing a guild is not as interesting as opening a shop and making money!"
Everyone was shocked: "Eh?! No, Kira!!"
"You promised us that you would bring a new look to the guild!!"
"Yes, yes... those young and beautiful girls are still eagerly waiting for you to give them job opportunities!!"
Who is waiting so long?
“Ahem…Kira, you don’t have to be too discouraged! These are just three tests. We won’t make it too difficult for you. Anyway, you can definitely pass my test!”
Makarov has already thought about it. His test is to let Kira complete his "New Guild Trend" plan within a month!
It is better not to procrastinate on something that is beneficial to everyone. The sooner you finish it, the sooner you can enjoy it.
After all, no one is sure whether Kira will cancel the plan after succeeding as president because he thinks it is a waste of money. Then wouldn't he have passed the position of president to him in vain?
…
In the afternoon, more and more companions received the news and came to the guild to find out what was going on.
"Eh? Kira is going to take the test to succeed the president?"
"Not only him, Gildarts was also nominated. It seems that whoever says he can accomplish it better will be the fourth generation president."
"Huh? It's obvious that the old man wouldn't be interested in such a thing, right? Instead of nominating Gildarts, why not nominate Laxus or Erza..."
As soon as these words came out, several images immediately appeared in everyone's mind:
Laxus sat on a chair in the middle of the guild's stage, wearing sunglasses and a cape. Behind him were the guild beauties who fanned him, brought him cold drinks, massaged him, and fed him fruit. Natsu, Killer, Gajeel, and the others all knelt in front of him, letting him beat, scold, and order them around. He also relied on his power as the president to order the guild members to perform acrobatics...
Erza stood on the table, and the others sat in a row on the ground, listening carefully to her scolding, not daring to look up; under her tyranny, the words and actions of all the guild members were strictly controlled, such as not being allowed to make loud noises, not being allowed to drink and flirt with the beautiful waitresses, not being allowed to run naked and fight...
Everyone shuddered at the same time, and immediately stopped their fantasies. Then they looked at each other with strange expressions.
"I think we should let Kira be the president..."
"I think so too. He will definitely be able to do well! At least it's much better than being enslaved and controlled!"
“That’s right…”
Just when these guys all thought that the position of president belonged to Kira, an inappropriate voice sounded: "By the way, why do we have to choose between Kira, Gildarts and others? We are also members of Fairy Tail! We should also have the right to succeed the president!"
Everyone was stunned, and the original noise in the guild came to an abrupt end.
Then, everyone's faces showed a look of sudden enlightenment: "That's right, anyway, Kira's idea of hiring beautiful waitresses can be implemented by other people! And if we do it ourselves, can't we choose according to our preferences?"
“Let…let us choose…?!” The uncles were all tempted, and suddenly they felt that the wine in their hands didn’t smell good anymore. “Gululu——! Is…is this really okay?”
"Hehehe... I've decided! I want to participate in the selection of the next president too!!"
"What?! I want one too! I'll go apply to the president right now!!"
"You guys are going too far!! Wait, add me in!"
"I want it too! I want it too!! As long as I become the guild leader, I can change the guild treaty at will and order everyone in the guild around. Is that what you mean?"
"Wakakaka! This kind of power really drives people crazy!! You guys can't control yourself, so let me do it!!"
As the topic went off the topic, all the wizards of Fairy Tail became agitated for the position of the guild leader, and rushed to the guild gate, wanting to find Mavis, Preshito, and Makarov to ask them to add their names to the list of nominees for the fourth guild leader.
"Stop pushing, you guys! Go back, the position of the president is mine!"
"Isn't it too early to talk about this now? Come on, defeat me if you can, you loser!"
"What did you say?! Well, since you've said so much, don't blame me for being rude!!"
"Don't worry about the test! Let's compete here with our strength! Whoever wins will be the next president!!!"
"Huh? This seems interesting. I'm excited!!"
Pa pa pa… bang bang bang… puff puff puff…
The entire pub fell into uncontrollable noise again.
But when the night covered the sky, Makarov, Kira and Gildarts, walked slowly towards the guild along the river across Magnolia.
They had just finished a meeting with Mavis and Preshito to decide on the contents of the three tests.
"It's really troublesome..."
Gildarts looked melancholy and distressed, and kept muttering along the way, "I never thought the first and second generations would give such a test. I even thought the Hundred Years Mission was easier than this..."
Kira nodded in agreement: "I think it's outrageous too. They don't want to see the old man die of exhaustion in the future, do they?"
Nowadays, Irene, Selene, Kira, Zeref, Mavis, Preshito, August, Makarov, Gildarts and other big guys living in Magnolia almost share intelligence, so they all know the settings of parallel worlds and mutations.
After analysis, they determined that for two parallel worlds to be connected, it is not enough for one of the worlds to unilaterally open the door to the parallel world, but both sides have to do it to be connected. Just like game matching, only when both sides click to match, they will have the possibility of entering the same game.
In other words, someone in their world has also attempted to open a parallel world, and this is the test that Kira and Gildarts have to complete to take over as the fourth-generation president.
The test given by Mavis is: find out the reason why the solar eclipse connects the parallel worlds; and the test given by Preshito is: find out the "change" that is about to happen or has happened in the world, and if it is a disaster that is enough to destroy the world, it must be resolved.
Compared with these two tests, Makarov's informal test of [raising the total number of beautiful waitresses/magicians in Fairy Tail to 100 within one month] actually became serious.
"Although there is no time limit, I feel that this is probably an assessment that I will never be able to complete in my lifetime, so I think I should just give up!"
"You don't have to take the old man's assessment anymore. I advise you to put your energy away from flirting with the little girl and focus on your career. After all, you will still be busy with the guild's affairs in the future..."
Makarov's face turned red: "Nonsense! I'm still okay...!!"
"President, don't worry, I will definitely complete this mission!"
Gildarts smiled and assured Makarov in a dignified manner, "Of course, it's not because I want to be the fourth generation, nor because I'm attracted to little girls. I just want to bring more fresh blood and new atmosphere to the guild!!"
Makarov was deeply moved: "Gildarts, I am very pleased that you have such awareness..."
boom!!!
Suddenly, accompanied by an earth-shaking explosion, the whole Magnolia was shaken. Even Kira and the other two were stunned and looked towards the source of the sound.
Then, they saw the familiar place and the familiar building at the end of the road ahead. At this moment, it had collapsed into ruins under the huge and chaotic magic power. At the same time, a raging fire was burning on the ruins, illuminating the entire night sky of Magnolia.
"I say, Guild Master!" Kira pointed and said, "That explosion seems to be the guild!"
Turning around, Makarov was completely petrified, with only a few meaningless sounds coming out of his throat: "Ah...ha...haha..."
