Fairy Tail: Starting with Marrying the Dragon Queen Irene

"Gildarts actually trained in Dragon Slayer Magic?!"

"Selene, Irene, Ian, Eresh, Ur, Erza, Laxus, Natsu, Wendy! Our Fairy Tail guild is practically turning into a dragon's den..."

"Besides, magic is something that's inherently free!"

"Every type of magic is unique, with its own distinct charm!"

"They originate from our hearts; they are the power of our spirit..."

"But still, what's so great about these Slayer magics?"

"Why is everyone abandoning their original magic to learn these?!"

Upon discovering that Gildarts had also secretly learned Slayer magic, Makarov became furious. His brows furrowed deeply as he shouted in anger.

"No, it'd be one thing if someone else said this..."

"But Master Makarov, you—the one who secretly asked Irene and Master Mavis to help you train in God Slayer Magic—what right do you have to say this?!"

"Did you really think that nobody knows about the shady things you did?"

"You can't hide the truth forever!"

In response, Macao and Wakaba, the old jokesters of Fairy Tail, showed no mercy, loudly criticizing their master, Makarov.

"Oh, come on~"

"How can you say that about me?"

"A mage's pursuit of the magical path can't be called sneaky, can it?"

Hearing this, Makarov's face turned beet red.

Hmm, there are limits to Giant Magic! Starting today, Makarov decided to no longer be a mere giant; he would become a Titan God.

"Like I said, every type of magic in this world has its own unique charm! The unique charm of Slayer Magic is that it's really just too suitable for combat."

"More so than any other magic in this world..."

Makarov murmured quietly.

Among mages of the same level, those who mastered Slayer Magic were the most powerful in battle! Slayer mages were the indisputable kings among their peers and often fought beyond their level—something that other magic types couldn't achieve easily.

So, in order to catch up to the kids in the guild as quickly as possible...

Or at least not fall too far behind, Makarov shamelessly trained in the God Slayer Magic most suitable for him.

A giant's God Slayer Magic—Titan God!

Yes, Fairy Tail was becoming a guild of Slayer mages.

It might as well be called a dragon's den, with everyone like little dragons.

You train in Dragon Slayer Magic, and I train in God Slayer Magic—everyone has a bright future ahead! In fact, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call Fairy Tail the Ishgar equivalent of Kassel Academy.(Reference to Dragon Raja, which is an academy that teaches to fight dragons)

After this...

The time came to the next morning.

Fairy Tail's 24-hour endurance race officially ended.

On the cratered ground lay the Fairy Tail mages.

Aside from the S-class mages and candidates defeated by Gildarts...

Natsu, Gray, Lyon, Elfman, as well as Freed, Bickslow, and Evergreen, all took each other out.

As for Cana...

Wakaba and Macao, those two sly old foxes, had their sights set on the reigning champion Cana from the beginning. In the end, Cana managed to defeat both of them but collapsed from exhaustion.

And so, the winner of the X779 Fairy Tail 24-hour endurance race was... Wendy Marvell! The runner-up was Carla! And in third place... Happy!

Yes, the cutest trio in Fairy Tail successfully won the 24-hour endurance race.

As for why Wendy and the others won?!

The answer was simple...

Fairy Tail might be a guild full of rogues, but even they had limits—no one could bring themselves to harm little girls and cute cats.

"The prize is yours~"

Makarov handed Wendy the one million jewels symbolizing the championship.

"Master Makarov, this is far too much money for me."

"You should take it back, or give it to someone who needs it more!"

Wendy's face turned slightly red. It was the first time she had ever seen so much money, and the first time someone had given her so much—it made her a little embarrassed.

"No! This is what you deserve..."

Makarov looked at Wendy's cute, well-behaved face, and gently wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes. If all Fairy Tail mages were as sensible as Wendy, he wouldn't have to write over a million words of apology each year!

Indeed, the difference between people could be quite large.

In his heart, Makarov silently called out Erza, Mirajane, and others...

"But..."

Wendy still hesitated, as if she hadn't yet made up her mind.

"Wendy, since this is the prize you earned, just take it."

Carla urged Wendy, seeing her indecision.

"Alright then."

Wendy finally accepted the generous reward.

"Sigh..."

Seeing this, Carla sighed helplessly.

Wendy had been a member of Fairy Tail for over half a year, but she still hadn't adapted to the mentality! Could she not understand?

In a place like Fairy Tail, where survival of the fittest ruled, one had to display strength! Although, in Carla's opinion, Wendy's cuteness was her greatest asset...

"I'm going to buy lots and lots of fish!"

Happy tightly gripped his 100,000-jewel prize for third place, drooling so much that it dripped onto the ground with audible splashes.

"Ugh!"

"That tomcat is disgusting."

Carla frowned at the sight.

"In any case, let me record this moment!"

Reedus Jonah decided, opening his canvas and beginning to paint Wendy, Carla, and Happy. These three were simply too adorable—it would be a shame not to capture this moment.

"Huh..."

After painting Wendy and the others, Reedus stared at his work, letting out an exclamation, "I ended up painting Wendy as a goddess without realizing it. But what can I do? Wendy's just too cute!"

Oh, by the way!

It's worth mentioning...

The reason Erza and Eresh didn't win the 24-hour endurance race was that they forgot the contest rules and teamed up to beat up Gildarts.

Even though, towards the end, Gildarts didn't fight back...

Elsewhere...

Ian's 24-hour endurance contest had also ended.

Yes, his truly was a "24-hour endurance" challenge.

At this moment, Ian looked like a dried-up mummy drained of blood, as if he had lost over ten kilograms in weight.

"Ahh, that was satisfying~"

In contrast, Irene looked radiant, glowing with beauty.

"Well then, let's send the Fairy Tail guild back."

Irene said, using her magic.

"Boom!"

With a series of rumbles...

The entire town of Magnolia returned to its original location even faster than it had been moved.

"We're finally back!"

The townspeople of Magnolia, who had put on their winter coats and prepared for the cold, realized that the snowstorm had vanished, replaced by the endless ocean. They wiped their eyes in disbelief, their hearts filled with relief.

They were finally back! Everything they had lost had been returned!

They were genuinely moved to tears...

They had even prepared themselves to live out their lives on the eastern side of Fiore forever.

"By the way..."

"Isn't this year's Fairy Tail 24-hour endurance contest a bit too much?!"

"Absolutely..."

"If they go this far for an endurance contest..."

"I can't even imagine what they'll do for this year's Harvest Festival!"

The citizens of Magnolia, who had suffered so much because of Fairy Tail, sat around chatting.

The Fairy Tail mages had managed to hold their annual endurance contest by moving the entire guild—and the town of Magnolia—from the western part of Fiore to the east.

Based on past experience...

If the Harvest Festival was usually more eventful than the endurance contest, who knew where Fairy Tail would take them this time?!

Would they end up on another planet?

Or maybe in some other world?

The people of Magnolia could only hope that the Fairy Tail mages would behave themselves. They simply couldn't take any more.

And so, time marched on to two weeks later.

October 7th.

Magnolia was bustling, celebrating the rare Harvest Festival.

However, if one looked closely, they would see that a hint of unease remained in the eyes of the townspeople—they seemed wary, keeping an eye on Fairy Tail, afraid they'd cause chaos.

Surprisingly though...

The entire day, Fairy Tail remained unusually quiet.

More precisely, since the end of the autumn fight, Fairy Tail had been much calmer.

In the Fairy Tail guild's infirmary...

"Seriously, what did you all do to end up like this?!"

Half a month had passed...

Yet Laxus, Gildarts, and others had not been discharged; they were still bandaged from head to toe, resting in their beds.

As for the other guild mages, they weren't much better—most had bandages and plasters.

Indeed, Fairy Tail's greatest enemy was not external foes, but internal conflicts.

"Looks like we won't be able to hold a parade for this year's Harvest Festival."

Makarov sighed as he looked around at the mages lying all over the guild.

"So, for next year's brawl..."

"I mean, the 24-hour endurance contest, why don't we hold it after the Harvest Festival—in October or November, during autumn or winter?"

"No matter what, we can't let our traditional guild event affect something as important as the Harvest Festival, which is for all the people of Magnolia, right?!"

Ian, with dark circles under his eyes, considered this for a moment before turning to Makarov with the suggestion.

"That's the only way."

Makarov nodded in agreement.

Indeed, no matter what, the Harvest Festival was the most important.

It was Fairy Tail's rare opportunity to open up to the outside world.

It was also an opportunity to promote Fairy Tail as the world's best mage guild.

But this year, due to the aftereffects of the brawl contest...

No, the "24-hour endurance" aftermath—the Harvest Festival was called off.

---

"Makarov, I'll say it again..."

"Don't bother me with anything related to you mages ever again."

Elsewhere, Porlyusica had just finished treating everyone and walked up to Makarov, her brows furrowed deeply, a hint of disgust in her eyes as she warned him.

"Alright, Porlyusica! Understood, Porlyusica!"

Makarov forced a smile on his face, raising his hand to promise.

Yet, everyone knew Makarov had no intention of listening to Porlyusica.

"You old fool..."

Porlyusica glared at Makarov one last time, then stormed off.

Both Makarov and Ian seemed used to this behavior. They smiled, paying no attention to her anger.

Yes, Porlyusica had always been a tsundere—though she often said she wouldn't care about the Fairy Tail mages, she was always the first to rush over whenever anything happened.

"Her aura—it's a lot like Grandeeney's."

Meanwhile, Wendy blinked her big eyes, looking curiously at Porlyusica. She could sense her mother's, the "Sky Dragon" Grandeeney's, aura within her.

"I am not Grandeeney..."

Hearing Wendy's muttering, Porlyusica turned back, glaring at Wendy coldly.

"Uh..."

"S-sorry!"

Wendy jumped, quickly bowing in apology.

"Hmph."

With a snort, Porlyusica continued towards the door.

But if one looked closely, they would see a deep motherly love in her eyes, along with worry and pity for Wendy.

"Hey! You scared Wendy!"

Carla shouted, hands on her hips, scolding Porlyusica.

"..."

Porlyusica said nothing and left.

"It's okay, Carla. It was my fault—it had nothing to do with Porlyusica."

Wendy gently took Carla's paw, softly reassuring her.

After leaving the infirmary, Porlyusica walked alone along the streets, seemingly talking to someone, or maybe just muttering to herself: "Hey! Isn't that child too young? Can you really leave her alone in a mage guild, in such a dangerous place? Wizards are always walking hand in hand with death! Also, since you're guarding her, why not reveal yourself?! That child has been looking for you! Don't you think it's cruel to keep her in the dark?! Even if you're a legendary dragon, you shouldn't toy with a human like this. Forget it; I don't have the right to lecture you."

At this moment, the one communicating with Porlyusica was none other than Grandeeney from the world of Earth Land.

As mentioned before, Earth Land, Elentear, and Edolas were parallel worlds—each had their own counterparts!

Porlyusica, like Mystogan, was originally from the non-magical world of Edolas. Thus, there was a counterpart of her in Earth Land.

But in this world, Porlyusica's name and even species were different—her name was "Sky Dragon" Grandeeney.

This was why Wendy sensed an aura similar to that of the Sky Dragon from Porlyusica.

Time flew by swiftly.

In the blink of an eye, November arrived.

As the weather turned cooler, the entire Fairy Tail guild grew busier.

"That's strange. What's going on?!"

Wendy woke up and walked into the guild hall with Carla, her expression filled with confusion as she watched the bustling mages around her.

Ever since Wendy joined Fairy Tail during the 24-hour endurance race earlier this year in X779, where she came out on top and won the one million jewel prize, she had been living in the guild's female dormitory.

After all, constantly bothering Ian weighed on Wendy's conscience.

Although, truth be told, Ian didn't mind at all.

"It's because that is coming,"

Nab Lasaro, who was perpetually scanning the guild's mission board for jobs yet rarely departing on any, glanced at Wendy and provided an answer.

"That? What's that?!"

Wendy looked curious, utterly baffled by Nab's response.

"That refers to the most important annual event of Fairy Tail—the S-Class Mage Trials!"

Nab nodded emphatically as he explained.

"Huh?!"

"The most important event of the year in Fairy Tail... the S-Class Mage Trials?!"

Wendy's eyes widened in shock as she repeated Nab's words.

"Exactly," Nab confirmed with a firm nod.

"Every year, the S-Class Mage Trials of Fairy Tail don't only evaluate the strength of the mages but also their annual task completion rates. That's why November is always the guild's busiest month. Everyone is striving to qualify for the trials and ultimately become an S-Class Mage..."

As Nab spoke, a flicker of hope crossed his eyes.

Even Nab dreamed of one day joining the ranks of Fairy Tail's S-Class Mages.

"S-Class Mages?!"

Although Wendy had been a part of Fairy Tail for quite some time, her understanding of the guild's structure was limited. She only knew that S-Class Mages seemed different from the rest, though the exact distinctions were unclear to her.

"Let me explain it for you..."

"The guild currently has four active S-Class Mages: Ian, Gildarts Clive, Ur Milkovich, and Erza Belserion."

"These four represent the pinnacle of Fairy Tail's power!"

"They are also the candidates for the next guild master—though let's be clear, the guild master of Fairy Tail can only ever be Makarov!"

"Among them, Ur holds the same title as Makarov as a member of the Ten Wizard Saints, marking her as one of the strongest mages alive!"

"But in my opinion, she's only third in our guild's rankings. Gildarts and Ian are just too overwhelmingly powerful."

Nab paused for a moment.

"Then we have the S-Class candidates—mages closest to reaching S-Class level. These are the elite among the guild's regular members..."

"Among them are Laxus Dreyar, Ultear Milkovich, Mirajane Strauss, and Erza's younger sister, Eresh."

"Eresh, despite being an S-Class candidate, possesses power rivaling that of current S-Class Mages!"

"Without a doubt, she's a monstrous talent and the top contender for this year's trials."

"But remember, strength alone isn't enough! Take Laxus, for example. He should have passed last year based on power alone! Luck plays a role too..."

Nab continued his lecture, gesturing animatedly, revealing his deep understanding of the trials.

"Thank you so much, Nab Lasaro, the perfect candidate for Fairy Tail's front desk staff."

At that, Wendy gave a deep bow to Nab in gratitude.

"Front desk staff?!"

Nab's face twisted in disbelief at Wendy's remark.

Meanwhile, the spotlight turned to Fairy Tail's S-Class candidates:

"Boom!!"

Laxus was training under a waterfall, honing both his magic and physical strength.

After sparring with both Ur and Gildarts, his magic power and physical endurance had soared...

He had even reached the level of Jose Porla, a veteran Wizard Saint, from the Phantom Lord era in the original timeline.

However, even with such strength, Laxus still didn't feel 100% confident about passing this year's S-Class Trials.

"Laxus, you've got this!"

Outside the waterfall, his Thunder God Tribe—Freed, Bickslow, and Evergreen—cheered him on.

Incidentally, all three members of the Thunder God Tribe had A-Class strength. Freed, in particular, was close to becoming a senior A-Class mage.

In an average guild, they'd easily qualify as S-Class candidates, but in Fairy Tail, S-Class felt like a distant dream for Freed...

At least ten years away, given the guild's abundance of strong mages.

---

"Finally..."

In a snowy landscape far away, Ultear's magic erupted, freezing everything around her with a terrifying power.

With the guidance of the "Heavenly King" Ur, she had broken through her bottleneck just in time for the trials, reaching the level of the Wizard Saints.

---

Elsewhere, deep in a mountain range hundreds of kilometers from the guild...

A massive beast roamed—a ruler of these lands, undefeated for years.

Any mage who dared challenge it met their end.

Until today.

"Is this the one?"

Opposite the beast stood a petite girl with snow-white hair and a confident smirk. She flexed her fingers and murmured, "Take Over: Soul of Deliora!"

"Boom!"

With a burst of overwhelming magic power, the infamous demon Deliora materialized before the beast, which froze in terror.

Hours later...

Using Deliora's power, Mirajane had successfully defeated the colossal "Beast King."

Mirajane had secretly accepted an S-Class mission without Makarov's permission.

Fortunately, with her intense training and mastery of her Take Over magic, Mirajane was far stronger than in the original timeline. She faced the Beast King three years early and defeated it without any accidents.

Now, the only threats to Mirajane in Ishgar were her guildmates, the evil factions like Tartaros, and the looming Black Dragon, Acnologia.

"Phew..."

Cracking her neck, Mirajane smirked. "With my magic, I can maintain Deliora's form for nearly 24 hours. In this state, my strength rivals the Ten Wizard Saints."

Though her magic power only reached the peak of S-Class, Mirajane's Take Over ability allowed her to amplify her strength significantly depending on the demon she absorbed.

"Elfman, take the Beast King's soul and let's head back," Mirajane instructed her younger brother with a commanding tone.

"Yes, sis!"

Elfman nodded, approaching the defeated Beast King with a glimmer of pity in his eyes. For a brief moment, he seemed to empathize with the creature.