socalfunplaces Chapter 75 Makarov: Remember, use titles when you're in the guild!
Chapter 75 Makarov: Remember, use titles when you're in the guild!
Chapter 75 Makarov: Remember, use titles when you're in the guild! (Part 5)
Night falls.
Id arranged for Gray to stay in the boys' dormitory.
According to Id, boys should learn to live independently.
cough cough.
As for Cana, she continued to live with the Id family. She did not choose to live with Gildarts. In Cana's words, "Gildarts is just too smelly. I can't understand how my mother could have fallen for him?!"
And so, Cana and Gildarts, father and daughter, were successfully reunited, and Gray settled in the town of Magnolia, beginning his new life as a Fairy Tail mage.
In the blink of an eye, a month has passed.
The year is April of X774.
Yes, it's that time of year again for the S-rank Archmage assessment.
Why are there so many people today?
Gray, who had been living quietly in the Fairy Tail guild for a month, got up early as usual and came to the guild to choose a mission. He was attracted by the dense crowd in the guild hall.
"By the way, Gray."
"As a newcomer, you probably don't know this yet, do you?"
"Today is the day our Fairy Tail guild announces the candidates for the annual S-class mage examination."
When Marcao saw Gray, who had gotten up early, he first waved to greet him, and then said with a smile.
"The S-Rank Archmage Assessment?!"
Gray's pupils trembled slightly; this was the first time he had ever heard of such an assessment within the Fairy Tail guild.
"Yes."
"S-rank archmages are the foundation and top combat power of a guild."
"Although the difficulty of the S-rank mage assessment varies slightly from guild to guild, any mage who can pass the S-rank mage assessment has considerable combat strength."
"After all, what they will face next will no longer be ordinary missions, but more difficult S-class missions, as well as those high-risk missions that surpass S-class."
Marcao explained to the little white-haired magician, Gray.
"I see."
Gray listened with a shocked expression, feeling as if his blood was burning inside him.
"By the way, Macao-senpai."
How many S-rank mages do we have in our guild?
After a moment of contemplation, Gray turned to Marcao for further guidance.
"Our guild currently has three active S-rank mages."
"They are Id, Uru, and Gildarts."
Marcao answered truthfully.
"Master, mistress, and Gildarts are all S-rank mages in the guild?!"
"In that case, I can't let myself down; I have to become an S-rank Archmage too."
Gray clenched his fists. He set himself his first small goal: to successfully pass the Fairy Tail guild's S-rank mage exam.
Like his master Ide and his mistress Uluna, he aspires to become a glorious S-rank mage.
"It's not that easy."
Marcao shook his head slightly, pointed to Ivan sitting in the corner of the guild, and laughed, "Gray, do you see that person? His name is Ivan Doraeus."
"Ivan Dolea?"
"This isn't about the old man, the chairman—"
"Grey, this blind student," seems to have discovered a key point.
"That's right, just as you guessed, Ivan is indeed the son of our guild leader, Makarov."
Macao nodded.
"etc."
"You just said that the guild currently only has three active S-rank mages: Master, Mistress, and Gildarts."
"So, even the guild master's son isn't an S-rank mage?!"
Gray was finally taken aback; he seemed to realize the difficulty of the Fairy Tail guild's S-rank mage exam.
"It's not as simple as failing the S-rank Archmage exam."
"Ivan has failed our Fairy Tail guild's S-rank mage exam for ten consecutive years."
Marcao added.
"ha?"
"Can't pass the exam even after ten years?"
Gray stopped talking. He gritted his teeth and secretly vowed that in order to pass the S-rank mage assessment, he must work twice as hard in his training and be more diligent than anyone else.
"alright."
"Now that everyone is here, let me, as the guild master, announce the candidates for Fairy Tail's S-class mage examination this year."
While Gray and Macao were chatting, Makarov, as the guild leader, had already taken to the podium with the guild's three active S-class mages, Ido, Ur, and Gildarts.
"There are a total of four candidates for this year's S-class Archmage assessment."
"They are Ivan Dolea —"
Makarov first introduced his eldest son, Ivan.
"arrive."
Ivan stood up from the corner. Today, he was radiant, and his magic was more restrained and stronger than in previous years.
"Oh?"
"Has Ivan finally broken through the 'Ten Wizard Saints' barrier?"
On the podium, Id glanced at Ivan, his expression slightly surprised.
Yes, after decades of arduous training, Ivan has finally passed the level seven hurdle.
"Just as expected."
"After all, he's the chairman's son; he certainly has talent."
The members of the Fairy Tail guild were not surprised at all that Ivan had been chosen by Makarov, as they were well aware of just how strong Ivan was.
"snort."
"I'm determined to pass this year's S-rank Archmage exam."
Ivan's lips curled into a slight smile as his sinister gaze swept across the guild hall. He thought to himself, "There are four examinees this year? Who else besides me is worthy? Macao? Wakaba? And who's the last one?!"
Not only Ivan, but also the other members of the guild believed that Wakaba and Macao would definitely be among the candidates this year.
Until the guild members heard Makarov continue, "—Laxus D'Orea, Ultear Milkovich, Erza Belserion, that's all."
"What exactly is going on?"
"Wakaba and Macao weren't even selected for this year's S-class mage assessment?!"
"That's not what shocked me the most. What shocked me the most was that Laxus, Ultear, and Erza were actually selected for the S-Class Mage Exam?"
When Makarov announced the list of candidates for this year's S-class mage examination, everyone present was stunned. They never expected that the list of candidates for this year's S-class mage examination would be so young.
"Laxus? Ultear? Erza?"
"Father, you must be joking, right?"
"Why should they compete against me?"
Even Ivan was dumbfounded. He never imagined that he would one day be reduced to competing on the same stage as his own son.
After thinking about this, Ivan immediately questioned Makarov on the stage, his eyes filled with resentment.
"Ivan, that's his title when he's in the guild."
Makarov raised an eyebrow and criticized Ivan.
"father----"
"President Makarov, are you sure you haven't made a mistake with the list?"
Ivan asked Makarov.
No.
Makarov shook his head, then turned to Ivan and said in a deep voice, "Ivan, don't always look up. Take some time to look down at yourself! Perhaps those children you look down on have already crawled up to your feet without you even realizing it!"
"What did you say?"
Ivan's mood was unpredictable again.
"Father, I can finally compete on the same stage as you."
Just as Ivan was gritting his teeth, Laxus moved closer to him, gently touching his nose as if waiting for praise.
"snort."
"You think you can compete with me just because you've mastered a little bit of magic?!"
"No matter how you look at it, you still have a long way to go, Laxus."
Unfortunately, Laxus did not receive the praise he expected; instead, he was scolded and criticized by Ivan.
"Well."
Laxus looked somewhat bewildered. He didn't understand why his father, Ivan, was criticizing him. He had worked so hard simply to catch up with his father, Ivan, and his grandfather, Makarov.
"Laxus, well done!"
"Grandpa is really happy for you."
Although Ivan ridiculed Laxus, Makarov stepped down from the podium and gently patted his grandson on the shoulder as encouragement.
"snort."
"Again, discriminatory treatment?!"
"What Laxus can easily obtain is something I can never obtain."
"Makarov, you've always been so hypocritical. You're so unfair."
Ivan seemed deeply stung by the scene before him. He turned around and left in silence.
Yes, Ivan is jealous of his son Laxus's powerful talent.
"Bang!"
In particular, when Ivan arrived at the Fairy Tail guild's gate, he slammed it shut, silently thinking to himself, "Makarov, you'll regret this!"
Makarov: "Shut up! I'm the chairman!"
cough cough.
"Grandpa Guild Master, we've also been selected for the S-Class Archmage assessment!"
So Ivan, who had turned to leave, didn't see that afterward, Makarov patted Ultear and Erza on the shoulders and encouraged them with a smile, "Grandpa is happy for you both! You must get good grades, and don't be discouraged even if you don't pass the test."
"Where is Ivan the child?"
"How could it have disappeared again in the blink of an eye?"
When Makarov finished his speech and intended to offer some guidance on magical matters from a father's perspective, he could no longer find Ivan.
"If this child always goes his own way, how can I entrust him with the guild that Guild Master Mavis, Guild Master Precito, Senior Volod, and my father built together?"
Makarov shook his head, sighing helplessly at Ivan's maverick nature and unwillingness to socialize with guild members.
Being the guild master of Fairy Tail is no easy job.
Starting with the second-generation chairman, Precito, they have been burdened with a great hatred and a secret.