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"For me, of course it's Happy!"
Not long after the announcement of the S-Class Mage Promotion Exam, Natsu puffed out his chest and shouted.
"Other than Happy, who else is suited to be my partner?"
"Aye!" Happy raised one hand, equally full of fighting spirit.
"I'll definitely make Natsu an S-Class Mage!"
"Do you think it'll be that easy?" Lucy did not seem too optimistic about Natsu.
"Noah will be taking this S-Class Mage Promotion Exam too."
"Yeah." Wendy also voiced her own opinion for once.
"Noah is the strongest. He'll definitely become an S-Class Mage."
"Not necessarily." Gray glanced at Noah and grinned.
"The exam content might not even involve fighting. Even if it does, we won't admit defeat so easily!"
"That's right!" Elfman struck a perfect pose to show off his muscles.
"A man shouldn't admit defeat before the match has even begun!"
"More importantly, I absolutely won't lose!" Natsu pointed at Noah, who was sitting innocently to one side, and made his declaration.
"Noah, just you wait!"
With that, Natsu said nothing more and immediately sprinted for the door.
"Now that I've decided, I can't waste any time. Time to train!"
"Aye!" Happy followed without the slightest hesitation, flying after Natsu as the two vanished through the entrance in the blink of an eye.
"That idiot." Gray looked utterly contemptuous.
"There isn't much time left before the S-Class Mage Promotion Exam. How much stronger can he get by training now? If he wrecks his body instead, he'll be the one suffering later!"
"Well, that's Natsu's style." Noah merely smiled.
"If you made him sit around