Chapter 615 Return
"The final winner of this S-level assessment..."
In the field surrounded by wizards, Makarov excitedly and joyfully announced the results of this year's S-class assessment, "In X785, the person who passed the assessment and became an S-class wizard in 'Fairy Tail' is..."
"Natsu Dragneel!!"
"Yoshi!!!" Upon hearing the result, Natsu was extremely excited and as happy as a nine-year-old child.
"Happy, did you hear that? I'm an S-class wizard now!!" Natsu was the first to rush towards Happy.
“Hey hey!!”
The man and the cat clapped their hands in understanding, cheering for Natsu's struggle over the years.
"Lucy... did you hear that? I'm an S-class wizard now!!" Natsu ran towards Lucy and shared his joy.
"Yes, yes... Congratulations!" Lucy smiled and touched Natsu's head lovingly.
"Erusa..."
"Well done, Natsu! Keep it up!" Erza gave Natsu a thumbs up and patted him on the shoulder to show encouragement.
"Gray... ah, I'm so sorry..."
"Why are you apologizing?! Oh... I really can't stand you... Never mind, congratulations!"
Even though he lost in the end, Gray was not someone who couldn't afford to lose. He lost by a small margin this time, but he would get back at them next time. As a close friend, he still offered his congratulations with a little shyness.
"Wendy...what do you think? I'm awesome, right?"
"Well! Congratulations, Natsu-san!" Wendy was very happy. She clasped her hands in front of her and looked at Natsu with longing.
"Wakakaka... Next year it's your turn, Wendy, keep up the good work!"
“I will try my best!”
After becoming an S-class wizard, Natsu shared his joy with everyone one by one.
His order was clear: Happy was his long-time partner, Lucy was his most important companion, then the members of the squad, then Kira, the 'supporter' and the strongest of the younger generation of the guild, Gildarts, the target he had been chasing since childhood, Laxus, the person he wanted to defeat…
"Well done, keep it up! There is still a long way to go!"
"I knew you could do it, Natsu! Hahaha let's have a good drink today!!"
"S-rank is just a threshold. There is still a long way to go between you and me! But... it can be considered an improvement..."
Finally, Natsu stood in front of Gajeel with his head held high, chest puffed out, and full of energy: "Yo, yo, yo... How about it, Gajeel ? I became an S-class wizard before you!"
"Tsk, I'll give it to you this time, you bastard Fire Dragon! But don't get too proud, I will catch up next year!"
Although Gajeel was extremely jealous, he pretended to be calm on the surface, as if Natsu was lucky enough to get the S-rank title this year.
But Natsu didn't seem to hear the other party's boasting words at all, and laughed to himself: "Wakakaka... Next year there will be Gray, Wendy, Lucy and Elfman, just take your time!!"
"Huh? What did you say?! You mean I'll lose to them?! Are you kidding me!!"
Gajeel felt as if he had suffered some kind of great humiliation, and he was so anxious that he jumped up and down.
"Who knows..."
Natsu said this smugly, then turned and walked away in a very cocky manner, leaving behind Gajeel who was gritting his teeth in hatred, making his iron teeth squeak.
Looking at Natsu who was moving among the wizards and happily sharing his joy, even August was secretly congratulating his uncle in his heart.
"You seem very happy, Auguste?" Mavis noticed her eldest son's expression and asked curiously.
"yes……"
On the surface, August was happy about the emergence of so many talented people in Fairy Tail, but in his heart, he was thinking: My uncle has won the S-rank title, will my father come to see it? I am so looking forward to it...
No one knew that this nearly ninety-year-old man in front of them actually wanted something as simple as enjoying the happiness of family life in the arms of his parents - although this was an extremely difficult thing for everyone present.
In comparison, the wish of another old man of the same age as him was much simpler.
Makarov now returned to Magnolia, returned to the guild, drank some wine, looked at young and beautiful girls, and felt the excitement of retirement life in advance - even if his previous life was similar to the above situation.
"Kids, it's time to go back!!"
…
Sunny and cloudy, no snow, windy, cool and slightly humid.
Magnolia ushered in its winter, and Fairy Tail ushered in its daily routine.
“Drink! Keep drinking!!”
"Hahahaha...let me tell you..."
"Milasan, another drink!"
"Yes~"
"You are incredibly beautiful today too!!"
"Thank you~"
For the wizards of Fairy Tail, the next few days will be the most relaxing.
The backlog of work over the year was mostly cleared up before the S-level assessment. After the guild's wizards finished the S-level assessment, they needed some time to summarize their progress in the past year and then imagine their development in the coming year, such as working more, making more money, getting a girlfriend, buying a house, clearing debts, having a baby, traveling... certain plans always have to be made.
Plus with Christmas, New Year and other holidays to come, no one is in the mood to work.
Anyway, for the wizards of this guild, as long as there is food and drink in the tavern and their wallets are enough to make it through the New Year, it is enough. The gradually colder weather, the increasingly warm beds and the guild have greatly strengthened the determination of these wizards to continue to rot.
In front of the bar, three people were having an eating contest.
Natsu held a knife and fork, tapping the plate in front of him in an ungraceful manner, and loudly urged the chef of the tavern to serve the food: "Hurry up... give me a roasted cold fire!"
Gajeel ate in a rather rough manner, grabbing the food with his hands: "I want a vegetable iron sauce!"
Gray refused to give in: "Then I'll have a strawberry shaved ice!!"
The two dragon slayers looked at the weird one among the three and said: Hmm? ? Little brother, what’s wrong with you?
"Why are you looking at me? My evil-destroying attribute is ice! What's wrong with me eating ice?!" Gray glared back in displeasure.
Natsu and Gajeel were stunned and blinked.
"What he said seems to make sense?"
"That's it!"
Not long after, Mira came out with three plates: "Enjoy your meal~"
“Ohhhh!! I’m starting!!” ×3
"It's delicious!!" ×3
Looking at the three of them eating with relish, even though they didn't know why there could be foods like 'roasted over cold fire' and 'vegetables in iron juice', the people around them still had smiles on their faces and were chatting and laughing while watching the show.
"Wendy isn't going to join them?"
Wendy was stunned by Mira's sudden question: "Eh?! No... no need..."
Although she was also a wizard who used extermination magic, asking her to eat as roughly as Natsu, Gajeel and the others... her education would not allow her to do such unladylike actions.
What's more, air is not like fire, steel or ice. It would be extremely difficult to eat this stuff!
"You're welcome. It's normal for the guild to add special dishes for wizards!"
"For example, there is a fire menu specifically for Natsu and a steel menu for Gajeel. If you need, I can design an air menu for you, so that you can taste the different flavors of air..."
The air smells different? Just hearing it makes me drool... No no no, it just sounds weird!
Wendy smiled shyly at Mira: "It's better not to!"
"Eh?? Don't want it? What a pity!"
Hearing Wendy reject her proposal, Mira looked disappointed, "I originally had a lot of ideas..."
At this time, the 'Sage' who always likes to lead the younger generation began to act: "Wendy-chan, young people should try different experiences while they are young, otherwise they will regret it later!!"
"Besides, you are growing up now. Trying different dishes will be very helpful for your physical development! You don't want to worry about your height all the time, right?"
Wendy didn't hear the second half of the sentence. After hearing the words "helpful for physical development", she decided to try the new dishes.
"Then... I'll leave it to you, Mira-san!!"
The little girl lowered her head and looked at her toes, trying not to let the two people in front of her see her blushing face.
Mira patted her bulging chest gently and smiled confidently: "Just leave it to me! My cooking skills are top-notch in the guild!"
"I will also help design new dishes. I will make sure to design dishes that can increase magic power or help physical development, are nutritious, and have no side effects!"
Kira said with a smile, "I designed Natsu and Gajeel's cuisines. You want to be as strong as them, right?"
"yes!!"
Wendy danced away, immersed in the beautiful vision of her physical development, while Kira and Mira smiled at each other and began to discuss the future profit sharing.
Some things are areas that only adults can deal with. It’s better not to let a child like Wendy know too much.
Lucy, who was watching the whole scene, couldn't help but complain: "You two... are so insidious! You even schemed against a child..."
"What's the plan? Everything we said is true!"
Mira tilted her head, smiling sweetly, with an expression that said 'I don't understand what you're saying'.
"That's right...we won't do anything like deceiving consumers or fellow guild members!"
Kira nodded in agreement. "Business is based on a win-win situation, so it can be sustained in the long run. I will never do anything that drains the pond to catch all the fish!"
“Heh… heh…”
Lucy just smiled politely, but Kira could see from her eyes that she didn't trust him.
However, Kira was not angry. He could actually confess that he was one of the most outstanding businessmen in the new era of the Kingdom of Fiore, and a well-known boss even in the chamber of commerce. But he did not do so because there was no need to show off such things.
Fame and the like are nothing but floating clouds!
"Hey, it's normal that you can't understand someone as good, considerate, gentle, kind, and knowledgeable as me, Lucy! I won't be angry with you for this. On the contrary, it will improve your wisdom and increase your knowledge until you feel ashamed of yourself."
Lucy was speechless and embarrassed: Why didn't I realize that Kira had this problem before...
