Chapter 4

With books, life is long; without books, life is short. Five years have passed in the blink of an eye.

At the entrance of Magnolia town, a young man came in, wearing a white cloak with the Fairy Tail logo printed on the back of the cloak, and a black suit lining. He had black hair, black eyes, and a face as handsome as the readers. He was very handsome.

The young man was holding an oversized horn in his hand. The horn was four or five times bigger than him. This was Raphael who had just returned from an S-level mission.

In the third year after defeating Mirajane, he became the second S-level magician, and also the youngest magician in the world.

'After surviving in the wilderness for so long, I finally returned to the city. I really miss you all. I wonder if you all miss me. '

Thinking of this, Raphael couldn't help but speed up his pace. He hurriedly said hello to the people he knew along the way and walked towards the Fairy Tail Guild.

"Bang!"

The door of the guild was kicked open by Raphael.

"Everyone, I'm back! I brought specialties for you to eat."Raphael shouted loudly

"Raphael, you bastard, knock on the door next time, you kicked the door open!" This is Makarov's roar

"Oh oh oh!!! You are finally back, Raphael, come and fight with me, I am on fire!" This is Natsu's cry

"Get away from you droopy eyes. If you want to duel, I should fight first. I am the first one who should fight with him."This is... Gray who took off only his underwear.

"Ahhhh! Gray, where are your clothes?"Okay, this is the little angel Lisanna.

At this time, an armored fist and a black claw hammered Natsu and Gray away:"Get away from me, Raphael, I have been waiting for you for a long time. Yes, you really kept me waiting for a long time. I look forward to your coming back every day!"

Erza and Mirajane always have an inexplicable tacit understanding on certain things. They can actually repeat such a long paragraph verbatim.

"Hey, hey, hey, I was here first, what are you trying to steal? Armored woman!" Mirajane said to Erza unhappily

"I was the one who came first, and it was you who robbed you, you bad girl!"Erza, not to be outdone, immediately grabbed her and the two began to wrestle.

"Wow~ Our Raphael is so charming, the two beauties in our guild are fighting for him!" Makao blew smoke rings and smiled like an auntie.

"Confess, this is a confession, youthful youth~" As an old friend of Macao, Wakaba naturally kept up with the rhythm.

"Alas~"

"Shock! Two beauties from a certain guild actually fought over a man."

The people around them didn't mind the fuss, and one or two began to tease Raphael, Mirajane and Erza.

Erza and Mirajane stopped wrestling, looked at each other, and nodded tacitly, One by one, they rushed towards Makao and Wakaba and punched them all away.

"You bastards, you actually arranged us like this, I think you are itching for trouble, right? Do you want to practice with us?" See, the inexplicable tacit understanding is here again, not only do they speak in unison, but their movements and postures are exactly the same.

Raphael looked at the farce in front of him, touched his head, and smiled happily:"It seems that everyone is still the same, nothing has changed, okay, I will accept your challenge, but not now, there will be opportunities later"

"Opportunity?" Erza and Mirajane looked at each other and looked at Raphael in confusion.

Raphael smiled mysteriously and did not intend to answer their doubts. He walked straight to the bar.

"You're back. It looks like your ten-year mission went smoothly. Makarov, who always sits at the bar, smokes and looks at Raphael.

"Yes, President, it's not as simple as smooth, but very easy.

It's just a low-level demon summoned by the Dark Guild using the Book of Demons.

It's a little hard to find except that it's invisible, but I turned on the normal mode.

It was solved immediately, and I even brought the horns on its head back as souvenirs.

"As he spoke, Raphael put the horn he had been holding on the ground and poked a hole in the floor.

After five years of training, Raphael developed three modes.

One is the casual mode, which is 100% convergent.

Use 90% of your strength to fight with others, and basically maintain this mode at ordinary times.

One is the normal mode, which uses 55% of the strength to fight.

The third is the serious mode, which has no strength.

The upper limit depends on how long you want to resolve the battle, but it may be a characteristic of the magic world.

Since the development of the mode, Raphael will have magic circle special effects when he punches.

The black and red magic circle looks very special.

Handsome, but of no use.

The only function is to add points for being handsome.

"Oh my god, did you actually complete the ten-year mission so easily?"

"Then won't it be a century-long mission next time?"

"So amazing, he is worthy of being called a 'Titan' wizard."

Everyone was stunned. After all, Raphael was indeed the wizard who completed the ten-year mission with the highest efficiency and the shortest time.

Because of his powerful strength and his self-proclaimed Titan power, others gave him the title of 'Titan', which means a powerful existence with the power of a Titan giant.

"So you just smashed the fields, orchards and half of the town into powder with your fists?!!"Makarov was so angry that he jumped up and hit Raphael with his pipe."I always told you to hold back and just use your random mode, but you actually used random mode? Do you think that demon is made of diamonds or that town is made of diamonds? You made me go to the council again to listen to those idiots nagging me"

"So I said I wanted to dismantle the Magic Council, but you disagreed."Raphael muttered, covering his head.

"You idiot, tear them down. If it's the Dark Guild, will you deal with it? If there are any documents and actions, will you handle them?"Makarov rolled his eyes.

"Forget it, I'm too lazy and hate these troubles."Raphael waved his hands repeatedly

"But the Council can let them die, as long as you are fine." Then Makarov smiled. After all, he brought the cub home and watched him grow up, so he could only bully him and not others.

"Do you know the mission after returning this time?" Makarov looked at Raphael and said

"Well, yes, we just take this opportunity to take a good rest in the guild and improve the strength of our guild."Raphael nodded and said

""Old man, what are you talking about? We don't understand a word you say." Natsu, who was impatient, couldn't stand their charades and asked hastily.

"Ahem, now that everyone is here, I will say that the S-class wizard assessment will begin now, and Raphael will be the examiner of this assessment. Makarov stood up and said loudly

"S-class magician assessment? Calculating the time, it's indeed this time"

"Yes, it was Laxus who became an S-class mage last year, but who will it be this year?"

""President, please announce who can participate this year. I'm looking forward to it!"

Everyone was talking about it.

Makarov stood at the bar and saw that everyone was in high spirits. He didn't keep anyone in suspense and announced solemnly:"After a year of investigation and observation, there are three people who are eligible to participate in the S-class wizard assessment this year. They are Erza Shukaletto, Mirajane Strauss and Kana Alupelona!"

After hearing the president say the names of the three people, there was no further news. Many people showed annoyance on their faces. After all, being able to become an S-class wizard is also a recognition of strength.

However, their strength was indeed insufficient, but they soon let it go.

"Oh, they are all girls. The previous times were all boys, but this time it is all girls."

"The girls in our guild are basically better than the boys!"

The boys in the guild were already very upset when they heard that their names were not on the list, and then they heard the adults' teasing, and they instantly became furious.

"Damn it, I don't accept it, I want to participate too..."Natsu was about to make a scene, but was knocked unconscious by Erza before he could finish his words.

Gray, who was standing by, was about to speak, but when he saw Natsu's miserable state, he immediately shut his mouth and swallowed his saliva.

Erza and Mirajane were looking at each other at this moment. After all, they had always been competitors and rivals. They were usually evenly matched in their sparring and challenges. If it weren't for Raphael's arrival, the younger generation in the guild would probably have watched them compete. However, this assessment came at the right time, just right for them to compete with each other.

Erza dealt with the noisy Natsu and said to Mirajane:"Finally, I can compete with you thoroughly. I hope you don't lose so quickly. Let's have one last duel!"

Mirajane grinned and said with great enthusiasm:"Haha, I have been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. Let's see who is the strongest female wizard in the guild!"

At present, the outside world generally recognizes that the strongest wizard is Raphael, because his tasks have always been completed with only one strike, which is higher than Gildarts's completion rate. So now they will compete for the strongest female wizard first, and then compete with Raphael for the strongest wizard.

Raphael didn't care about this. He looked meaningfully at Cana who was excitedly drinking several barrels of wine next to him. This wheat-skinned girl wanted to become an S-class wizard for a different reason than them.

Gildarts's daughter is really a scumbag, but Cana is really good. She went to recognize her father in the same position. She is very tough. Then should I give her some water when the time comes?

Raphael stroked his chin and thought.

Makarov continued,"Since some of you are participating for the first time, I will briefly explain. You can choose a partner from the guild members present, except for the S-class wizards. Finally, one will become an S-class wizard. As you all know, Raphael will continue to serve as the examiner this time."

"Choose me as your partner, Erza. I also want to have a duel with Raphael!" Natsu, who was just dead, immediately revived and recommended himself to Erza as soon as the president finished speaking.

"No, Natsu, I choose Gray as my partner." Erza rejected Natsu. Gray, who was standing by, raised his eyebrows and gave Natsu a smug smile.

"Why? Am I not stronger than that droopy-eyed guy? How am I inferior to him?"Natsu was dumbfounded.

"Because Gray's modeling magic can bring me a lot of conveniences. It can not only help me detect traps but also give me assistance. It's very comprehensive."

"If you have droopy eyes, just admit it, I am actually better than you."Gray proudly exposed his underwear to Natsu... well, he took off his underwear again.

Natsu turned his attention to Miraje without giving up, but was disappointed to find that she had already been with his brother Elfman. A partner was formed, and finally he looked at the final candidate like an abandoned puppy: Kana.

Seeing this, Kana said weakly:"I don't have a partner, but if you don't think I'm weak, I can. Become a partner."Although Kana was surprised and excited that she was also on the list, she really didn't have any confidence against Erza and Mirajane. Having Natsu as a powerful partner was also a good choice.

"It's settled then, I will do my best to make you an S-class wizard, hahahaha, I'm so excited!!!"

Seeing that they had all chosen their partners, Makarov immediately announced,"Then, get ready, we're about to start the assessment!"