"Master! I'm taking this request—"
"Grandpa Master, it's okay to take two at once, right??"
"Mira, register this for me—"
"Master, I'm heading out—"
The Fairy Tail Guild was bustling with activity. Even the members who usually just hung around and liked to slack off were now keeping themselves incredibly busy. No one knew how long this had been going on before, but it had already lasted over a full week since Achill's return~
"I really don't get it. It's just a chance to take the S-Class assessment. Do they all need to work themselves this hard~?" Watching the Fairy Tail members in their frenzied workaholic state, Achill shook his head and muttered under his breath.
"Hehe, of course you wouldn't understand, Achill." Mira rolled her eyes at the leisurely man and said helplessly, "You're already one of the Ten Wizard Saints, standing at the very top of the world. Of course you don't need to work as hard as they do just to qualify for the S-Class Mage assessment."
"True enough. But speaking of that..." Achill shrugged indifferently, then asked curiously, "Mira, was it like this when you qualified to become an S-Class Mage, too?"
"Hehe, yes!" Mira nodded with a smile. "I remember doing the same thing when I took the S-Class Mage assessment. First, I had to work my hardest and prove myself in the period leading up to it. Once I qualified for the S-Class assessment, I went to our guild's sacred grounds for the final selection."
"How did that selection work?" Achill asked curiously.
"The selection takes all kinds of forms~ Almost every time, the method is a little different. But no matter how it changes, the essence is always the same!" Mira smiled brightly and said casually, "Simply put, in the final battle, all