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章節 57: S-Class Promotion Exam; Part 3

Earth Land, Ishgar, Tenrou Island.

December, x779.

"Good job, Bickslow." Laxus said, calmly walking around a tree toward the battlefield. "You distracted him enough that I could launch a sneak attack."

"Haha! Yeah!" Bickslow exclaimed happily. "It feels great to see him get what he deserves."

"Exactly." Laxus replied with a nod. "That will teach him to be disrespectful to the next master of the guild."

"Are you two fuck boys done? Or should I let you chat a little longer?" Alfonzo's voice drifted from the cloud of debris Laxus' lightning bolt kicked up.

Hearing the voice, both Laxus and Bickslow immediately snapped their heads in the cloud's direction. When they did, They saw that it was dispersing. And inside the cloud was a black cone that seemed to be moving.

"What the hell is that?" Laxus asked in a dumbfounded tone.

"Oh, didn't you know?" Alfonzo asked, walking out of n opening that appeared in the black cone. "There are trace amounts of metals in most things. On top of that, below the surface, if you go deep enough, you can find iron sand in large amounts."

"Are you saying you pulled enough iron sand to shield you and ground the lightning strike… In the time it took for the lightning to fall?" Bickslow asked, just as dumbfounded as Laxus.

"Of course not." Alfonzo replied, shaking his head. "A lightning bolt drops from the sky at a speed of over 200,000 miles per hour. (approx. 320,000 kph) As good as my reaction speed is, I'm still not at that level yet. I mean, sure, I could dodge it with my body, but I can't draw enough iron sand to shield myself that quickly."

"Then, how?" Bickslow asked.

"If figuring out where people are with the metal they are wearing was the only way I could track people, I'd be a pretty shit A-Class wizard, now wouldn't I?" Alfonzo asked. "But why would I tell you how I do it exactly? We're only in the same guild, and the two of you hate me."

As he spoke, Alfonzo shrugged his shoulders, causing Laxus and Bickslow to frown.

"That doesn't matter." Laxus said. "Either way, you won't be getting promoted to S-Class with me here."

"Are you two delusional?" Alfonzo asked while cocking his head. "I've beaten the two of you together before. Why would that change now?"

In response, both Laxus and Bickslow gritted their teeth.

"We'll see about that." Laxus said as his body was engulfed in his lightning.

In the next instant, Laxus appeared in front of Alfonzo, his fist already headed toward the younger boy's face. However, before his fist could land on its target, the cone of iron sand unraveled and turned into a curtain that placed itself between Alfonzo and Laxus.

When Laxus fist landed on the iron sand curtain, much of the sand was drawn together. Seeing this, Alfonzo's eyes lit up.

"Hmm… Thanks, man. You just gave me a good idea, Laxus." Alfonzo said with a smile on his face. "I should start studying [Magnet Magic]. it would complement my [Metal Magic] quite nicely."

Although Alfonzo was thanking Laxus with sincerity, Laxus, due to his dislike for the boy in front of him, could only see it as mockery. As he continued to rain down lightning charged punches, he heard Alfonzo muttering about electro-magnetism being even better. That statement almost made him spit out a mouthful of blood.

"You're too arrogant!" Bickslow shouted as he, now with all five of his dolls, charged an attack. "How dare you get lost in your thoughts in front of us? [X Formation]."

With Bickslow's chant, a cross-shaped energy slash flew at Alfonzo from behind.

Looking back over his shoulder, Alfonzo saw Bickslow standing on the ground. In front of him were all five of his dolls, linked together in an X-shape with their energy attack approaching him quickly.

"Tch! Arrogant?" Alfonzo asked with disdain in his tone. "It's not arrogance if I have the ability to do so. [Spring Launcher.]"

Like when the fight with Bickslow first started, Alfonzo's legs and feet were covered in metal wires that coiled beneath him. Then, as the wires uncoiled, he was shot straight up into the air, the iron sand rising with him. When it did, Laxus found himself right in Bickslow's line of fire.

"Shit! Laxus, look out!" Bickslow cried in panic.

Laxus, like Bickslow, was also caught off guard by the course of events. However, he was still able to dodge the incoming attack after coating himself in lightning and throwing himself to the side.

Meanwhile, Alfonzo looked down on Laxus and Bickslow from the air, supporting himself by densely compacting the iron sand and using it as a foothold.

"That was a good move, Bickslow." Alfonzo said from above the battlefield. "I'm sure defeating one of the S-Classes will get you some extra points on the evaluation."

Hearing that, Laxus frowned while Bickslow began to panic even more.

"No, Laxus, that's not what I was trying to do!" Bickslow exclaimed, afraid that Laxus would get the wrong idea after Alfonzo's statement.

"Shut up!" Laxus roared. "You think I don't know that. Why would you even take what--- Watch out!"

Raising his head at Laxus' shout, Bickslow saw that Alfonzo was now directly in front of him, his hand outstretched, about to grab his visor.

'When? How?' Bickslow asked himself, completely unaware of when Alfonzo got so close.

*Boom!*

A moment ago, after Alfonzo insinuated that Bickslow was trying to take out Laxus, as soon as he saw Bickslow start to panic, he wrapped his feet with he iron sand. Then, he used it to point himself toward Bickslow. Once he was aimed correctly, he used the iron sand to propel himself forward much faster than he could move with the [Spring Dash] spell.

When he was close enough, Alfonzo wrapped his hand around Bickslow's visor, and with the momentum from being launched from the sky and gravity, Alfonzo slammed the back of Bickslow's head into the ground.

Standing up after the collision, Alfonzo looked down at his handy work. Seeing Bickslow lying unconscious with his eyes rolled back in his skull, Alfonzo nodded with satisfaction.

"And that's a textbook example of using your words to distract your enemy long enough to land the finishing blow." Alfonzo said with a smile.

"Why do you look so smug?" Laxus asked, anger evident in his tone. "You sneak attacked him like a coward."

"Oh, don't give me that shit." Alfonzo scoffed in return. "And just how did you insert yourself into this fight between Bickslow and I? Pot calling the kettle black much?"

"Rah! Shut up!" Laxus roared angrily.

Then, cloaked in lightning, he charged forward once again. However, before he could even travel half the distance between himself and Alfonzo, he slammed face first into the ground. Looking down at his feet, he saw that a pair of anklets that were connected to a chain were hooked around his ankles. ON top of that, the chains were anchored into the ground.

"Damn you! The same trick again!" Laxus shouted. "Don't think it will work a second time!"

While roaring angrily, Laxus began accumulating magic power, intending to destroy the ground. That way, even if he was shackled, they wouldn't be attached to anything. Unfortunately, Alfonzo had no intention of just leaving him stuck to the ground.

"Nope, not this time." Alfonzo said, appearing next to Laxus, using his [Spring Dash] spell and pumping his magic power into his legs to increase his speed. "I can't have you hunting me down for the rest of the exam if you escape. So, we'll say good night for now."

*Bang!*

While he spoke, Alfonzo created an Eskrima stick out of a metal that absorbs lightning. Then, once he finished, he swung it down, hitting Laxus in the temple, robbing him of his consciousness.

"Damn, why won't these dickheads just let it go?" Alfonzo said in an annoyed tone. "I mean, I can understand why Bickslow is so hung up on fighting me for Lici. Anyway you look at it, Lici is fucking awesome. But Laxus, that asshole provokes me first every time."

Taking a deep breath to calm himself down, Alfonzo turned away from the two unconscious wizards. Then, he spread his magic power sense and started walking into the forest.

"Fuck it." Alfonzo said as he walked. "I'll just kick their asses as many times as they come. I wasn't before and I'm still not to be fucked with."

Back on the ship the Fairy Tail wizards used to travel to Tenrou Island, Makarov was watching the projection that let him monitor the movements of the participants in the exam.

"It looks like Mest is out." Makarov said in an intrigued tone. "I thought he would last much longer. Did he run into one of the S-Classes? No… It was Elicia. I knew she was good. But she's better than I expected. Taking down Mest can be quite tricky."

Continuing to watch the projection, Makarov drank more and more.

"Those kids, Macao and Wakaba really are unlucky." Makarov said with atone of pity. "It's been three years in a row, now. And in all three years, they've run into Gildarts and Ur as their first challenges in the promotion exam. Definitely a steep hill to overcome."

After that, Makarov's eyes wonder to the last fight that had started during the early stages of the exam.

"*Sigh* It looks like Laxus and Bickslow challenged Alfonzo again." Makarov said after taking a sip of his ale. "I don't know why he's so fixated on beating the boy. I know he wants to become the next guild master, But he really doesn't have the mentality for it. You can't oppress your wizards and demand obedience. *Sigh* I can only hope he grows up soon."

Taking another sip from his mug, Makarov frowned when he realized that it was empty.

"Well, I guess this is a sign…" Makarov said as he lowered his mug. Then, with a smile on his face, he continued. "… That I should go and get a refill."

Back on the island, Fried was walking through the forest. Taking every step with caution, he walked with his right hand on the hilt of a sword that hung on the left side of his waist.

"I wonder if Laxus and Bickslow won against Alfonzo yet?" Fried asked himself in a quiet voice. "After seeing the lightning strike, I knew they found him. I just hope the battle goes in their favor. Personally, I don't think it is the best idea to target that guy. But I will support any decision Laxus makes."

As he spoke, Fried's eyes were a little brighter than usual every time he mentioned Laxus. However, his musings were brought to a halt when he felt a presence approaching him.

Unable to sense his surroundings as accurately as Alfonzo or Elicia, Fried unsheathed his sword and swung it around, using it to implement his particular style of [Letter Magic], [Jutsu Shiki], and his [Eye Magic], [Dark Ecriture], To inscribe runes around himself.

Fried's [Eye Magic], Dark Ecriture], that allows him to write runes in the air with either his sword or finger, is the perfect supplementary magic for [Jutsu Shiki], his variation of [Letter Magic] that is specialized in creating barriers using runes. However, once someone sets foot in the barriers, they are not allowed to leave until they fulfill the conditions Fried sets.

These conditions could range from meeting a certain age requirement, to waiting for a certain amount of time to elapse, to defeating any other people inside the barrier.

The major flaw with this magic, however, is that the barriers can be rewritten if someone knows [Letter Magic] and understands the runes Fried uses.

After putting down barriers that would be able to buy him time after seeing who the approaching wizard is, Fried patiently waited for his opponent. But when the new arrival finally stepped into his field of view, he exhaled a sigh of relief.

"Ever, it's you." Fried said, letting go of the tension in his body.

"I'm surprised I found you too, Fried." Evergreen replied, also relieved. "Have you fought anyone yet?"

"No, not yet." Fried replied with a shake of his head.

"Me neither. But since we ran into each other, I think we should stick together until we're the only ones left." Evergreen said, placing her hands on her hips. "There's no rule about us working together, after all."

"Well, considering this is an exam to promote to the S-Class, I would think that seeing how well we can work together with others is part of the grading criteria." Fried surmised.

"Then that settles it." Evergreen said with a smug smile. "We'll stick together 'til the end. Then, we'll fight each other to see who the ultimate victor is."

"Agreed." Fried replied with a nod.

With that, Fried disengaged his barriers. Then, along with Evergreen, they began walking through the forest, looking out for any of the other examinees and the S-Class wizards.

Meanwhile, hanging upside down from a tree branch, Elicia watched the two members of the Thunder God Tribe walk away with a smile on her face.

"Well~, well~, well~." Elicia said in a sing-song tone. "Although it wasn't the case with Mest, I see two people wearing the clothes I made for them. Hehehe."

With a that, Elicia disappeared among the leaves and branches as she followed Fried and Evergreen.


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章節 58: S-Class Promotion Exam; Part 4

Earth land, Ishgar, Tenrou Island.

December, x779.

Watching the two people below her, Elicia quietly sneaked through the trees. While she could tell that there was no one nearby, Fried and Evergreen, who she was stalking, were not so lucky. So, she could only smile as the pair took every step with caution. However, the moment she was waiting for did not take too long before it arrived.

"Ahh!" Evergreen screamed in frustration. "We've been walking around for at least an hour. "How is it that we haven't found anyone yet? This place isn't even that big!"

"I don't know, Ever." Fried Replied. "But if you keep screaming like that, they'll find us before we find them."

"Oh, shut up!" Evergreen shouted as she turned away from Fried and started walking away.

"Ever, where are you going?" Fried asked, confused by his teammate's actions.

"To powder my nose." Evergreen replied in annoyance. "Don't follow me. Just wait right there… Oh, and keep watch."

Shaking his head at how unreasonable Evergreen could be when she was annoyed or worse, Fried began setting up some barriers in the three directions that Evergreen did not leave in. However, he was so focused on his task that he did not notice the figure that lowered itself behind him.

With a smile on her face, the figure, Elicia, quickly, yet silently, wrapped an arm around Fried's neck while simultaneously covering his mouth with her other hand. Then, as she began to raise herself back toward the tree branches, her threads were wrapping the rest of Fried's body.

"One down." Elicia muttered as she looked into the bound and gagged Fried's eyes.

After wrapping Fried tight enough that he would not fall out of the tree by accident, Elicia turned her attention back to the forest floor. After a few minutes, she saw Evergreen return from her potty break.

"Alright, Fried. Let's---" Evergreen said as she walked back to where she left Fried. However, the rest of her words were caught in her throat when she saw that Fried was nowhere to be seen.

Looking around in a daze, Evergreen grew more cautious as time went by. Though they were faint, she could see traces of Fried walking around the area.

'If I know him as well as I think I do, he should have been making barriers to protect us.' Evergreen thought to herself as she examined Fried's tracks. 'Yup, that's exactly what he was doing. But it looks like he never got the chance to finish. Otherwise, there wouldn't be any traces of his magic power to detect. His barriers don't leak any when they're completed.'

No matter how much Evergreen thought about it, she could not figure out what could have happened to Fried. Until she remembered one of the participants, that is.

'Wait!' Evergreen exclaimed internally as she came to a complete stop. 'Didn't that one guy have [Teleportation Magic]? He's the only one who could have split us up like this. And so silently.'

*Smack!*

While Evergreen was thinking to herself, she suddenly smacked the back of her left thigh.

"Did a bug get under my dress?" Evergreen asked as she rubbed the place she just smacked.

*Smack!*

Before she could figure out what just happened, she reflexively slapped the outside of her right thigh a moment later.

"Damn bugs!" Evergreen groaned as she felt the sting on her right thigh as well.

A moment later, she was ready to slap the front of her left thigh, as well. However, her hand came to a stop when she saw that her skirt was waving and caressing her thigh in only that location.

"What the hell is this?" Evergreen asked in confusion. A moment later, however, she remembered that one of the participants was able to do something like this with ease. "Elicia, it's you, isn't it!? You're the one who took out Fried too, aren't you!? Why don't you come out and face me face to face?"

Without hesitation, Elicia dropped from above, landing in front of Evergreen with a smile on her face. However, she did not speak, something Evergreen found a bit strange, though she could not put her finger on why.

Deciding to think about it later, Evergreen ejected a large amount of her [Fairy Magic] dust from all over her body. Then, she compressed it, forming it into needles.

"[Fairy Magic: Fairy Machine Gun: Leprechaun]." Evergreen chanted as she raised her left hand toward Elicia.

In response, Elicia sprinted away from the spot where she stood. As Evergreen's focus followed her, Elicia was forced to duck, dodge, jump, roll, and flip to avoid taking damage. All the while, she kept a smile on her face. And that smile infuriated Evergreen, making her feel as if Elicia was looking down on her.

Meanwhile, up in the tree, Elicia watched Evergreen giving it all she had.

"She's way to wound up after Fried disappeared." Elicia whispered to herself. "If she paid attention, she would notice that my [Thread Clone] isn't making any noise when it moves. It's just too light and soft to make the same noises as a normal human does."

Back on the ground, Evergreen's frustration was growing. Eventually, she released even more of her [Fairy Magic] dust. This time, however, instead of compressing it, she directed it with her right hand to surround Elicia, in the form of a cloud.

Using the [Fairy Machine Gun: Leprechaun] in conjunction with the [Fairy Magic] dust, it did not take long for Elicia's clone to find itself surrounded.

"I guess play time is over." Elicia said before silently lowering herself from the tree branch.

Unlike Fried, however, Elicia knew that wrapping Evergreen with her threads to incapacitate her was a useless endeavor. Like the first time they fought, Evergreen could just make her [Fairy Magic] dust slip between the bindings.

'I guess I'll have to do this the good old-fashioned way.' Elicia said as she was suspended right behind Evergreen.

Silently, Elicia began manipulating her threads to spin herself in place.

'Ugh… I think I'm gonna puke after this.' Elicia thought to herself as she spun at high-speed.

At the same time, Evergreen was able to completely surround Elicia's clone with her [Fairy Magic] dust.

"Haha!" Evergreen cackled victoriously. "There's no escape this time. I made the cloud of my Fairy dust even bigger than last time. No matter how fast you charge through it, there will be so much stuck on your clothes that you'll still get blown up!"

Just as Evergreen was about to detonate her [Fairy Magic] dust, however, Elicia's clone surprised her by raising its right hand and pointing behind her.

Feeling like there was no way that Elicia could get away from her, Evergreen took a moment to look over her shoulder. When she did, she was flabbergasted. Behind her, Elicia was spinning like a ballerina. Then, she raised her left leg and let the rotation smash her heel into the side of Evergreen's face.

*Bang!*

*Bang!*

Evergreen's face was snapped in the opposite direction, her glasses flying away, before she was blown away from her position. Flying uncontrollably, Evergreen only stopped when her back smashed into a tree. Then, she slid down the tree before landing on her butt with her head hanging low, a large bruise on the side of her face, and blood dripping from her lips.

Taking a second to regain her bearings, Elicia dry heaved a few items from the nausea caused by all the spinning. Then, after seeing the state she left Evergreen in; Elicia wore an apologetic expression.

"Maybe I went a little too far?" Elicia asked herself why she scratched her cheek. Then, she shrugged and turned away. "Well, she'll be fine. It's only a bruise, it's not like I left a scar on her face."

After muttering those words, Elicia turned back toward Evergreen, walked closer and knelt in front of the unconscious girl. Then, she closely examined Evergreen's face.

"Yup, no scar" Elicia said, wiping a bead of sweat from her forehead. "Thank goodness. If I had left something that would turn into a scar, Ever would hunt me down for the rest of my life."

With that, Elicia allowed her clone to unravel. Then, she shot back into the branches and continued searching for opponents.

On Fairy Tail's ship, Makarov noticed that Fried and Evergreen's guild marks had been stationary for a while after running into the guild mark that represented Elicia.

"It looks like Alfonzo and Elicia brought down Laxus and his friends… again." Makarov said before taking a sip of his ale. "*Sigh* I wonder how long it will take before Laxus realizes that people like those two are good for the guild? Especially since their the only ones in the guild that don't destroy everything they touch on quests."

After muttering those words, Makarov could not help but take another look at the marks that represented Alfonzo and Elicia with fondness. However, that led him to opening his eyes wide with surprise. Though he was surprised that Alfonzo and Elicia were moving toward each other in a straight line, what surprised him even more was the person who they would meet if they kept on the same course.

Back on the island, Gildarts, who had defeated Macao, was walking aimlessly through the forest.

"Macao sure has improved." Gildarts murmured to himself. "I was wrong about what I said earlier, he might be able to give Alfonzo a run for his money if they were to fight all out. I bet Wakaba is at a similar level, too. I hope they keep growing, I'm looking forward to a good fight one of these days."

A few moments later, Gildarts slowly turned his head to the left. When he did, he saw the young man he was talking about walking toward him.

"Is today my birthday?" Gildarts asked himself with a big smile on his face. "To think I'll really get the chance to beat--- *Cough* test your progress during the exam."

Hearing Gildarts correct himself; Alfonzo simply rolled his eyes in response.

"Come on, Gildarts, Cana's not here." Alfonzo said with a slight frown on his face. "We both know that you want to beat me up because Cana is living at my house."

"Oh, that's not the only reason, Kid." Gildarts said with a happy smile on his face, openly admitting that he wanted to beat up Alfonzo. "How dare you steal my Princess' heart when you already have Elicia."

"*Sigh* I feel like this is gonna turn into some kind of stupid cliché if I say this. But…" Alfonzo said in an exasperated tone. "I never made a move on Cana."

"Are you saying my little girl isn't pretty enough for you?" Gildarts asked angrily.

"Yup… And there's the cliché." Alfonzo said while shaking his head, ignoring Gildarts rant about how beautiful and perfect his daughter is.

"Hey, Kid! are you listening!?" Gildarts shouted when he saw the disinterest in Alfonzo's expression.

"Yes, I know Cana is beautiful." Alfonzo said in a tired tone. "To be honest, she's absolutely gorgeous.."

"What was that, Punk?" Gildarts asked, seeming to be even angrier. "You keep your hands off her! But I'll give you some credit for having good taste."

""*Sigh* And the cliché continues." Alfonzo said, clearly done with the whole situation.

Meanwhile, as Gildarts stomped back and forth while gushing over his daughter and letting Alfonzo know exactly why he was not, and never will be, good enough for her, he suddenly took a sharp step to the right. A moment later, a human shaped missile flew past is former location.

Elicia, the human shaped missile, used her magic to soften her landing. Then, she approached Alfonzo with a pout on her face.

"Fonzie, I missed." Elicia said, unhappy with her failed sneak attack.

"We both knew it would never be that easy." Alfonzo said, combing his fingers through Elicia's hair. "Gildarts is the strongest wizard in the guild, after all."

"*Sigh* I know." Elicia said, still pouting.

Though Elicia continued to pout, Alfonzo could tell that she was faking it. The real reason for her pout was simple. She just wanted Alfonzo to spoil her after being stuck in the hot forest for a couple of hours.

"Well, I wasn't expecting to run into both of you at the same time." Gildarts said with a smile. Then, he flared his magic power, putting pressure on the young adults in front of him. "Why don't you show me how good your teamwork has gotten over the years."

Feeling the weight of Gildarts' magic power, Alfonzo and Elicia made eye contact, nodding together after a moment. Then, Elicia spread her arms, shooting her threads all over the area. At the same time, Alfonzo created a pair of Eskrima sticks made out of orichalcum. If one looked closely, they would be able to see that a number of intricate sigils had been inscribed all over the pair of weapons.

Meanwhile, Gildarts stood in place, waiting for them to make their preparations with is arms crossed over his chest and a smile on his face.

"Good." Gildarts said, happy that neither of them backed down due to the pressure from his magic power. "Now, show me what you got!"

"Lici, let's go!" Alfonzo said as he shot forward with his [Spring Dash] spell.


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