Chapter 59

As a teenager, Laxus became increasingly uncontrollable like his element. He did not blame him, but the difficult character of the guy could not help but bother the old man, especially when he remembered his son.

After such a speech, Aidan was not at all angry, he was rather amused by this behavior. Laxus showed his superiority right from the start, and after receiving such a slap in the face in the first round of the exam, it's no wonder he went berserk. All-such, if not for the special situation and the appearance of such a newcomer, Laxus could really be considered an absolute winner here. Everyone lagged behind him by a huge margin. Therefore, the appearance of an anomaly like Aidan naturally hurt the pride of the Thunder Dragon Slayer - especially considering their age and connections with the guild. To a certain extent, Laxus could be considered an elite because of Makarov, and his magic was not one of the weak, but then some unknown type pulled in and began to show his superiority. This could not even infuriate!

Aidan stood up, ignored Laxus and calmly addressed the Master.

- Grandpa, I'm ready to kick your grandson properly, do you mind?

- Oh ... - Makarov sighed, at the same moment Laxus growled:

- Well, everything, you got a freak!

- Enough! - Laxus did not have time to cross half the way to Aidan, when a small old man appeared in front of him and said menacingly:

- Stop acting like a child! And you too! - Makarov glanced reproachfully at Aidan. He knew well that he had deliberately provoked his grandson. Of course, the old man had no favorites and the whole guild was a family for him, but he could not admit that from such actions on the part of Aidan he also became unpleasant.

- I clearly said, you will still fight, but for now follow my rules - no battles until I let you! Get into a fight, both fly out!

Laxus gritted his teeth and snorted as he turned away.

- You got a sucker this time. But for now ... I won't leave a wet place from you next time.

"I can't wait," Aidan calmly threw in his trail, returning to the lotus position again. He really wanted to fight Laxus, yet a fight with Dragon Slayer does not happen often. In addition, after such a display of lightning, Aidan no longer considered the enemy so weak. Laxus clearly had the ability and talent, not in vain he is the grandson of the Master. The fight will definitely turn out glorious, and all that Aidan now lacked from this exam was a really worthy opponent.

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Ten minutes passed, and then twenty. The first stage of the exam has officially ended. The number of those who passed was much less than expected. For example, out of the Thunderbolts trio, only Bickslow managed, the rest were very late. Well, as regards Erza and Mira, everything turned out quite sadly, these two fought on the way, from which both girls dropped out of further tests. Therefore, only four passed: Cana, Aidan, Laxus and Bickslow. Half of all remained spectators.

- Better than expected, - Makarov suddenly laughed: - True, some people were a little lucky ...

Makarov looked at Kana and then at Aidan:

- At the next stage, helping others is prohibited, remember!

Aidan looked at her friend and shrugged apologetically, to which she only rolled her eyes in annoyance.

- Okay, the next stage of the exam is simple. The four of you must cross this river, '' having moved, Makarov suddenly appeared on the other side of the river bed, but his loud voice was still heard well:

- All those who manage to get to this side can continue the exam. Those who are unlucky enough to do so in the next ten minutes are eliminated. Step back twenty meters or to the sides - drop out. Is everything clear to you? Okay, start!

Laxus glared at Aidan, but Aidan continued to ignore him, chatting with Cana about something. This angered him, but with a snort he threw himself into the water. Bickslow smiled and followed his comrade.

Aidan waited, he didn't think it would be that simple. The old man would definitely not have done such a banal exam, it would not have been a problem for the Ice Wizard to cross the river, even if it were a hundred meters wide - therefore, there was definitely some catch. Probably...

Before the guy had time to guess, he suddenly understood everything. Laxus tried, using his speed and jumping power, to just jump over the river, which, in principle, he almost succeeded, when suddenly Makarov grinned and threw his hand forward. His small hand instantly turned into a huge palm, which abruptly covered Laxus, and then reached Bickslow, who was using a pair of his dolls. After a distinct clap, the two guys set off on a flight, returning to the place where they started, moreover, they also drilled a whole moat in the ground, raising a cloud of dust and mud.

Looking at this sight, Mira grinned maliciously:

- Weaklings ...

- What can you do better? Erza snorted.

- Better than you, you arrogant!

While the two were arguing, Aidan began his run, the exam finally became interesting and he wanted to test his strength in action. Now he understood what the main problem of the exam was, Laxus played his part, his competitive spirit and hot head cost him a painful lesson from the old man. Warned of the danger - already consider half the job done!

Aidan walked to the edge of the river and cast a focused look at the grinning Makarov.

"Damn monster ..." - Aidan had no other description for this little old man. At first glance, it might seem that he was just a defenseless grandfather, sometimes gloomy and serious, and sometimes cheerful and carefree. But even if Aidan could only feel the aura of life and not really distinguish the amount of magical power as the Sensors do, he could still feel the terrifying power hidden in Makarov's body.

"Compared to the current me, he is like a huge mountain and this despite the fact that he does not even use his pressure ... Even if I again fall into madness, all I will gain is fearlessness, which will absolutely not help me in battle. What now, what later - he'll just swat me like a fly. "- Aidan did not remember much, but there were things that he remembered perfectly, because they were really worth remembering. For example, Makarov withstood the blow of Acnologia, how he destroyed the ship Heart of Grimoire with his power and withstand the shot of their Jupiter without much damage. His stamina is equal to his immense power, which allowed him to hold Acnologia, a huge dragon capable of grinding the world to dust.

Of course, it makes sense that Makarov will not use his full potential in order to slam every student. This is all a test and since Gildarts is not here, the only problem is Makarov. He tested everyone, which means it is still possible to pass ...