Reference Candidates, Group Nine

"S-Class exam? (Confused face · Golden Softie)"

"Fine if Wendy doesn't know, but why doesn't Lucy know about the exam either? (Same confused face · Gildarts)"

"Haha... Gildarts, did you forget? Not long after Lucy joined, Lazy God came back, and then there was that! (Macao)"

"Oh, right!"

"Seriously... old man, your memory is beyond saving! (Viola holding her forehead)"

"Exactly! Forgetting what others did would be one thing, but you can even forget something you personally took part in? I'm speechless! (Wakaba)"

"Um... could someone please explain the S-Class exam? (Wendy)"

"The full name is the S-Class Mage Promotion Exam. At the end of each year, the guild evaluates its members based on the number and quality of commissions they completed, as well as their performance during missions. Those with exceptional abilities are selected for the promotion exam. Pass, and you become an S-Class Mage. Fail, and you have to start over."

"Originally, the S-Class exam was held every year. But after Uncle Sordil returned, he was very dissatisfied with certain people dragging down the strength of the S-Class Mages. So, in addition to the S-Class Mage Promotion Exam, he added an S-Class Mage assessment to weed out those occupying positions without doing any work."

"Therefore, starting last year, the S-Class exam became a biennial event. That's why Lucy didn't know about it!"

After the white-haired big sister finished explaining, newer members like Lucy and Wendy nodded in understanding, while old hands like Natsu and Gray stared intently at someone seated at the third table on the left.

"Why are you all staring at me?! (Churchill)"

Facing the enraged middle-aged man, the Fire Dragon said irritably, "Hmph! If it weren't for you, would we have to wait two years? Would we have to endure the baptism of those two