The second trial on Tenrou Island—the test to find the first guild master Mavis Vermillion's grave—wasn't nearly as simple as Natsu, Gray, and the other three teams had imagined.
After all, the island was home to all sorts of powerful and strange creatures. Some were enormous, some were incredibly fast, some had tough armor, and some were poisonous. There were even creatures that could talk?
In short, for the five teams, searching an island this large for a grave whose size, shape, and location they didn't know—while dodging all kinds of creatures and keeping track of the other teams' progress and movements—wasn't exactly easy.
Three whole hours had passed, but there still hadn't been any news of a team finding Mavis's grave and successfully advancing.
At the temporary Fairy Tail camp on Tenrou Island, Erza was cooking while Mirajane, Lisanna, and Juvia chatted nearby. None of them had seen anyone return to the camp to rest and eat after finding the grave.
"So that means!"
"You heard Elfman say he was going to marry Evergreen, and you got distracted, so they managed to beat you?"
"Is that true?"
"Are they really getting married?!"
Wearing a swimsuit and an apron, Erza didn't seem to care that she was showing off so much pale skin and her stunningly curvaceous figure. She stared at Mirajane, who was tending to some bruises and scrapes, and exclaimed in surprise.
"Yeah..."
"Otherwise, I wouldn't have let them team up and beat me so badly..."
"You don't know how strong Elfman is when he fully transforms into a demon. My Satan Soul is focused on speed, and taking a hit to the face from his power-focused Beast King Soul doesn't feel great. So I had no choice but to let them pass..."
As she spoke, Mirajane couldn't