The magic merchant who mingled with Fairy Tail

For some reason, Kira felt that the way Precito looked at her was serious.

"Is it an illusion? No... I feel like this old man must be arranging me in his mind!"

Precito, who has corrected his evil ways and entered a healthy life for the elderly, has washed away the stains of decades and restored the kind appearance he had when he was still in Fairy Tail. His profound knowledge has given him an extraordinary appearance. With his refined temperament, white hair, eyepatch, cloth armor, and cloak, you can tell at a glance that he is an extraordinary character.

If Kira is the 'Sage', then Precito is the 'Great Sage', a respected magician who combines wisdom and power.

But no matter how cunning the old goblin is, there will be times when he is careless. Kira keenly caught the fleeting cunning and gossip in Precito's eyes.

"I don't know what this old... boss is planning..."

Kira adjusted her clothes, her bright sky blue eyes filled with vigilance.

"Is it finally starting?"

"What is the second test? I can't wait!!"

"How many more levels are there to come, how about we go through them together?"

Natsu, Gray, and Gajeel were eager to fight, urging Prechto to move faster.

‘It’s really not polite at all! Are all the children in the guild so disrespectful of their elders now? Forget it if you don't respect the elderly, they are just some guys who don't have smart minds and only do things recklessly! ’

Precito cursed in his heart and was worried about the future of the guild.

Compared with these three people, Philide, Wendy, Lucy, Juvia, and Elba Green seemed much more mature. They stood quietly waiting, but they didn't know it was because of the influence of Precito. Most of them are newcomers. There is a clear sense of uneasiness in these people, which is obviously different from Natsu and the other three.

The panicked eyes, tense muscles, and rapid breathing all indicate that they are nervous due to unknown challenges.

With just a glance, Precito remembered the status of each of the eight people and rated them according to his most proficient method of selecting talents.

"Still too young!" Precito thought.

After everyone had gathered, the 100-year-old man finally announced the content of the second level of the assessment: a four-person battle!

"Four-man battle? What is that? Send four people up to fight in a melee?"

With doubts on their faces, several people began to analyze according to the question: "If that's the case, then we should divide into two groups, and then the last two people would be left to decide the winner?"

Natsu scratched his head and suggested: "Since there's going to be a melee, wouldn't it be better to just let the remaining eight people go up together? Then whoever stands until the end will be the final winner!"

Gajeel laughed out loud: "What a great idea! I can defeat you all in a melee!"

"If there is a multi-person melee, it would be better to join forces to fight against the enemy in the early stage, right?"

People with brighter minds have already begun to form cliques, such as Lucy and Wendy, Felipe and Abby Green. "Generally, the strongest ones are eliminated first..."

Hearing that he could join forces with Juvia, he immediately fell into love mode, his eyes turned into red hearts, and he opened his arms and rushed towards Gray: "Gray-sama~ Let's join forces with Juvia!!"

"I do not want it!"

Gray dodged away in disgust, and had already taken off his shirt when he turned around, "It's going to be a showdown in the end anyway, so joining forces will only misjudge the timing of the attack!"

"Gray is right! No one knows when his temporary teammates will take action against him in order to balance the combat power on the field. It is better to treat everyone as opponents from the beginning..."

"Then you don't want to form a team!"

"Tch! I have my own playing style..."

"Ahem!! Everyone be quiet!!"

Precito's tactical cough interrupted everyone's commotion, and secretly sighed in his heart that these people are really crazy about their thoughts.

"Sorry, your guess was wrong from the beginning!"

"The so-called four-person battle is not about letting four candidates fight in a melee. Instead, you have to draw lots to match the target, fight with the supporters, and try to eliminate the opponent's candidates."

Everyone suddenly realized: "Is it just a two-on-two battle?"

"Not entirely!" Precito shook his head.

"The assessment rules for this level are as follows: determine their opponents by drawing lots, forming four groups of two-on-two competitions; we will circle part of the mountain range as an examination room, and the sixteen people participating in the assessment will start from different directions at the same time. Enter, find the corresponding target and defeat it before sunset, and those who successfully survive until the end of the assessment will advance."

While Precito was explaining, Mavis stood beside him at the same time, holding a few child-like doodles, showing everyone his 'hand-drawn rules'.

"I see! A survival battle with a limited time and a limited location?"

Lucy held her chin in her hand and thought, "That means the candidates can choose to hide. As long as they hide until the time is up, they can still advance even if they don't participate in the battle!"

As expected of you, Lucy, did you think of hiding it from the beginning?

Kira looked at the girl and continued: "Not only that, under this rule, it is possible for both parties to lose, or for both parties to advance!"

He looked at Precito: "Maybe this level can eliminate all the candidates! In that case, how will this year's assessment be calculated?"

"Then no one passes this year's assessment!"

Mira smiled brightly: "No one passed... It seems that this situation has not happened for several years..."

"Huh??" Natsu and others instantly realized the connotation of Mira's words.

Doesn't she mean that none of them passed the S-level assessment this year, and they are worse than Kana, who passed last year? ! How can they endure this? !

"Wait! I will definitely stay until the end!!"

"In other words, as long as it's hidden enough, it's fine, right?"

"I have no ambition! How can a wizard from Fairy Tail say such cowardly words as 'hide'!!"

"Then you go and fight Kira and Gildarts! Fight now! Don't let me look down on you!"

In just one sentence, the flames of war were started. This Mira was indeed white and black!

Kira glanced at Mira, who had a gentle smile on her face, and secretly complained in her heart: "Could it be to avenge the defeated younger brother and sister? 'Sister' is really a terrifying creature!"

Seemingly noticing this gaze, Mira turned back instantly, her eyes narrowed into slits, and her smile grew stronger: "Kira, what can I do for you?"

"No...nothing..."

Kira pretended to be calm on the surface, but actually she was panicking in her heart: Is it an illusion? No...it feels like this woman is cursing me in her heart! Wait... Why does this idea have such a strong sense of déjà vu? ! This world is really not peaceful, there are always people who want to harm me!

After finishing the assessment rules, Precito cleared his throat and continued: "There are two restrictions this time: first, supporters can only actively attack the enemy team's candidates and supporters; second, no one can Leave the limited examination room."

Upon hearing this supplementary rule, Disper's face instantly fell: "Huh? Doesn't that mean that I can take advantage of this opportunity to have a good fight with Kira?!"

It's really not a good feeling to be picked up for a fight by yourself.

"No need to compete, I am definitely stronger than you!"

"Huh?! So confident?"

"Of course! Because I know magic, and you are in a world with magic!"

Of course, Kira's reason is obviously not enough to convince Disper: "You still have to fight to know who is stronger..."

"That's right, even though you are the same person, I think Disper is better!"

Serena was standing next to him, not because he really thought Disper was much better than Kira, but because he lost to Disper but had not fought Kira yet.

"Speaking of which, the rules just mentioned that the supporter cannot attack anyone other than the target, but it didn't say that the alternate can't, right?"

Precito grinned, nodded and said, "That's true!"

"That means that the candidates can choose anyone to fight at will!!" Natsu's eyes suddenly lit up and he jumped out to answer. After speaking, he turned back to look at the remaining candidates.

Lucy looked at Natsu speechlessly, who was raging with anger and was about to ignite in the next moment. She suddenly got excited and asked aloud: "Wait! In other words, it is also possible to form an alliance with the hostile party, right?!"

"Can!"

"It's just as you just mentioned, even if we are in the alliance now, we will become opponents in the future, and there is no guarantee in the alliance for this kind of separate admission!"