The rest of the Fairy Tail members woke up the moment Mystogan disappeared, except for Natsu was still fast asleep and unresponsive.
"Is this feeling Mystogan?"
"It's that guy again. His Sleep Magic is really powerful!"
The members of the Road Engine Squad rubbed their heads to clear their still drowsy minds while reminiscing about Mystogan.
"Hey, what's Mystogan?" Lucy rubbed her eyes, half-opening them, and asked softly.
"He's one of Fairy Tail's strongest candidates!!" Elfman answered Lucy with a serious expression, beads of sweat dripping down his face.
"Bang! Yes, but for some reason, he seems to not want everyone to see his true face. Even when Erza tested him, he didn't get a chance to see it." Gray slammed his hand on the table, feeling somewhat resentful. He hadn't expected that after so much training, he still couldn't withstand Mystogan's Sleep Magic.
"Oh no, this is so strange! I've never even seen Erza before!" Lucy exclaimed incredulously, turning to look at Erza also looked unwilling to accept this.
"Hey, Erza, calm down!" Cana and Levy urged from the side.
She could almost sense Erza's anger and resentment from the way her hair danced in the air with Magic Power.
"So, apart from the Guild Master, Zorn, and Laxus, no one else has seen his true face," Gray continued.
"Huh? Laxus, where, where?" Natsu immediately woke up from his slumber upon hearing the name, turned around to look for Laxus, but couldn't find him anywhere.
"Natsu, why are you reacting so strongly to the name Laxus? Didn't you just get defeated by Erza?!" Gray Natsu, somewhat exasperated.
"Damn it, I don't care, I'm going to challenge every S-Class in the Fairy Tail!" Natsu roared, breathing fire.
"However, Laxus and Mirajane are almost finished with their S-Class Mission and should be back soon. You can challenge him then."
Zorn stared speechlessly at Natsu, who was breathing fire. Natsu's energy was truly limitless! He had just been half-dead a moment ago.
"Damn it, I really want to do S-Class Mission too!" Natsu seemed to be aroused by desire, staring at the second floor. His longing gaze caused him to struggle internally, but his feet slowly moved towards the second floor.
As if sensing something, Guild Master Makarov suddenly blocked the second floor with a massive arm. "You're not qualified, Natsu. I absolutely won't let you up to the second floor."
"Old man, I'm definitely going to become S-Class Mage this year, you just wait! Happy, Happy's go!" Natsu was so angry that he jumped up and down, grabbing Happy and striding out of the Fairy Tail.
Lucy was also somewhat confused about the situation.
Seeing this, Zorn sighed. It seemed that Natsu would sneak in tonight to take the mission sheet again. He had originally planned to take this opportunity to rest for a few days.
After all, during the meeting with the Guild Master, Cana mentioned that Laxus and Mirajane had returned with important matters to report to the Guild Master, and it seemed like these matters were quite significant.
Zorn shook his head at this thought, deciding to stop thinking about it and focus on spending time with Cana.
So Zorn took Cana out for a stroll through the night market.
--Separator--
In the Fairy Tail at dusk.
"Lucy, we're leaving now."
"Okay! Sayonara!"
Only Levy and Lucy remained in the Fairy Tail, who were engrossed in reading books; the other members had all gone home.
"Okay, thanks for waiting for me, Lucy. Hmm? What are you thinking about?" Levy packing her things and turned to Lucy was still staring at the second floor with some confusion, and asked.
"It was the Guild Master who just said something about not going up to the second floor. Why did she say that, Lucy Levy completely confused. After thinking about it for so long, she finally had the chance to ask.
"Well, that's a bit too early for Lucy."
"Actually, the work on the second-floor bulletin board is far more difficult than the work on the first floor. The slightest carelessness could lead to death; it's a very dangerous task."
Levy spoke with a hint of fear. Although she had never actually done a mission on the second floor, she was quite familiar with some S-Class Missions from the many books and materials she had read.
"A quest that only S-Class Mages can accept!!"
"However, there's one advantage: the mission rewards are very high. Zorn used the mission bonus to buy a house in this Town outright."
After emphasizing the dangers, Levy turned to Lucy and talked about the only good thing about this kind of mission: the reward.
"Why!"
Hearing about the difficulty of the mission—that even the slightest carelessness could lead to death—she exclaimed in alarm, but not for the mission's reward. After all, she was the young lady of a conglomerate.
"And who is that S-Class Mage?" After her initial surprise, Lucy quickly followed up with an even more crucial question.
"That's a title that only Mages who have been granted the qualification by the Guild Master can obtain! But so far, only six people have obtained this title, and that is..." Levy said excitedly to Lucy, leaving the rest a mystery, since most of the Fairy Tail's reputation is still earned by S-Class Mages.
Gildarts
"Zorn"
Laxus
"Erza"
Mirajane
"Mystogan"
"There are only these six people, and this order is also the order in which they received the S-Class title."
"Wow, that's really impressive!" Lucy exclaimed, her face filled with admiration.
"But you absolutely mustn't aim for that S-Class mission. Those missions are truly something you can never have enough lives for!" Levy warned Lucy as she leaned over to her.
"It seems so!"
"Okay, good. Let's go, it's getting late." Levy finished her juice in one gulp, then took Lucy's hand and tidied up the Fairy Tail.
Then at a fork in the road, they waved goodbye.
Lucy was walking alone along the Riverbank, her heart pounding with excitement. Through Levy, she had gained a clear understanding of the current power structure of the Fairy Tail Fairy Tail.
I'm so glad I joined! I'll work hard tomorrow too, haha, that's great!
Lucy was walking along, lost in her own thoughts, oblivious to the concerned words of the old man in the Riverbank beside her.
They had no idea that an uninvited guest would arrive in their house.