Fighting through pirates with Fairy Tail

Chapter 42 Ivan: I'll fight Id, really?!

"Macau, I bet a full 5,000 J that you can pass this year's Fairy Tail guild S-class mage exam, so don't embarrass me."

"Wakaba, teach them a lesson! Even though nobody believes in you, you have to prove yourself!"

In the guild, the members who were not selected for the S-rank mage assessment were surrounding Macao and Wakaba, who had successfully made it onto the assessment list, constantly cheering them on.

"Don't worry, we'll win."

Macao held his head high, looking very confident.

"Simple, simple."

Wakaba had a cigar in his mouth, revealing his well-defined six-pack abs and exuding an air of power.

"snort."

Meanwhile, in a dark corner of the guild, Ivan coldly watched Wakaba and Macao, who were surrounded by the crowd and looking smug. He snorted disdainfully and thought to himself, "They're just two small fry."

"Father."

"You'll win, won't you?"

Five-year-old Laxus stood in front of Ivan, his eyes filled with admiration and expectation for his father.

"Of course, Laxus."

"This year's S-class mage assessment is nothing more than my stage."

"If it weren't for that bastard Gildarts, I would have passed the S-rank mage exam long ago."

Ivan noticed Laxus's expectation of him. He smiled slightly, patted Laxus's shoulder gently, and said confidently.

Well, although Ivan's thoughts were incredibly depraved, he wouldn't be too cruel to his son before he completely succumbed to darkness.

In fact, Ivan was right, even though he did not inherit the immense magical power within his father, Makarov.

However, Ivan had diligently cultivated for decades, and although he was still quite far from the threshold of the "Ten Saints," he was already at level LV6 according to the Id system's rating.

After all, he was the son of the famous Makarov, so he could receive some guidance from Makarov.

As Ivan said, he had already reached Fairy Tail's 'S' rank last year.

He was easily defeated by Gildarts, who had disliked him for many years and was told to reflect on his mistakes for another year.

Just when Macao, Wakaba, and Ivan thought the S-class mage exam was theirs for the taking, Makarov announced that Id and Uru would also be participating in this year's S-class mage exam.

"What?"

"Didn't Uru and Id just join the guild?"

"They haven't even been together for a year, have they?"

"Are you kidding me? Id and Uru are going to participate in the competition too?"

Macao, Wakaba, and Ivan's expressions all changed, revealing disbelief.

"alright."

"This concludes the mobilization meeting before this year's S-class Archmage Examination."

"The members on the list need to gather at the train station one week from now."

After Makarov finished speaking, he left on his own, leaving the guild members standing there looking at each other in bewilderment.

"This is bad."

For a moment, all the mages in the guild were stunned. One of them even quietly approached the "beautiful" dealer that Old Ma had specially hired for this year's S-rank mage assessment and asked, "Is it too late for me to withdraw my bet?!"

"No, that won't work."

In response, the professional "beautiful" dealer smiled and shook her head.

"My money!"

After repeatedly confirming with the beautiful dealer that they couldn't get their bets back, these gamblers burst into tears, crying out, "That's my entire year's salary!"

"We're doomed."

"It looks like it's hopeless again this year."

As for Wakaba and Macao, after learning that Uru and Ido were also competing with them for this year's S-class mage title, they immediately showed expressions of despair, and they were both considering giving up the exam.

After all, Ido was a monster who could fight Gildarts to a draw, and Uru, as Ido's wife, was definitely not weak either.

"hateful."

Ivan was practically grinding his teeth to powder; his face was filled with resentment.

The assessment will not stop because of public dissatisfaction.

One week later.

Everyone on the list arrived at the train station in Magnolia on time.

Are we taking the train to the exam location?

Ide looked at Old Ma with a somewhat embarrassed expression and asked.

As a qualified dragon slayer mage, he truly despaired of the idea of ​​transportation.

"Of course not."

Old Ma first shook his head, then pointed to the magical four-wheel drive vehicle next to him and laughed, "Trains are too expensive! It's more suitable to take the magical four-wheel drive vehicle."

"puff."

Ide, who was initially relieved to hear he didn't have to take the train, nearly spat out blood after hearing Old Ma's follow-up words. Pointing at Old Ma's large face, he said, "Next time, finish your sentence in one go, Chairman!"

"Anyway, everyone get on the bus."

Old Ma ignored Ide, pushed open the door to the four-wheel drive compartment, and directed everyone to get in the car.

The four-wheel drive vehicle has a large cabin with seats on the other three sides except for the door, so even if there are five passengers, it won't feel crowded.

After getting into the car, Macao and Wakaba sat on the seats facing the door, while Ivan sat on the seat behind the driver's seat. Uru and Ide sat on the remaining seats facing Ivan.

"Gentlemen, let's set off."

In the driver's seat, Old Ma first put on the sleeves used to infuse magic onto his arms, and then slammed his foot on the accelerator of the four-wheel drive vehicle.

"boom!"

With the infusion of magic power at the 'human limit' level, the four-wheel drive vehicle roared terrifyingly and disappeared into the streets of Magnolia Town like a bolt of lightning.

"yue".

At the very moment the four-wheel drive vehicle started, Ide had been "dead" for a while.

"Is Id alright?"

Inside the carriage, Wakaba looked at the silent Id and asked with some concern.

"It's not a big problem."

Because the Id's vehicle was temporarily unable to speak, Uru answered Wakaba's question on his behalf.

Outside the vehicle, under the immense magical influence of Old Ma, the four-wheel drive vehicle sped to an incredibly exaggerated speed, nearly reaching 300 kilometers per hour.

Even so, the journey to the assessment location still took a full seven hours.

"get off."

The passengers in the carriage were already drowsy. They only felt the carriage shudder and heard Old Ma's voice in their ears.

"here it is?"

As everyone orderly stepped out of the carriage, they were greeted by a fantastical scene of half oasis and half desert, a testament to the awe-inspiring power of nature.

"They're here."

Meanwhile, an old man who looked exactly like a withered tree was hiding in the woods, silently watching everything that was happening.