Fairy Tail 201 Discussion/ 202 Predictions

[igotthegoods]

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[EroThraX]

Looks like someone from Fairy Tail is going to die to this new character's power.

[Mashiro_Luna]

Wow surprised it is out so early but this new arc looks good and the bit at the end is quite interesting. Anyone heard of that eighth guy before?

[sarutobi_sensei]

Uhh this surprised me. The chapter got released really soon!

Someone from the guild is going to die? I honestly hope that it isn't Lucy. What could be bothering Cana? And who's that Mest guy? xD

I have a feeling that the one who will pass is either Fried or that guy Mest or something.

[LoS]

Someone from the guild is going to die? I honestly hope that it isn't Lucy. What could be bothering Cana? And who's that Mest guy? xD

This is fairy tail dude, no one dies even if they do die they get brought back to life. You saw an arm and some tears. Could be someone sleeping and we have seen tears before in this manga as well.

Mashima just now introducing a character is a really good thing though. The guy could either build him up a ton, and use him to fill the voids left by Mist Gun and/or Luxus, or he could actually have the readers come to like him just so that he could off/kill the guy(very unlikely though).


I have a feeling that the one who will pass is either Fried or that guy Mest or something.

Well from the onset everyone says Mest is the strongest of that particular bunch, he "just" missed becoming S class last year. But you HAVE to know that it wont be cut and dry like that. Of course it won't go to just the strongest person. I assume that they will all band together at some point and show some teamwork. The S class spot could be awarded to someone not for being the strongest but the most compatible, most full of heart, insert some other lame garbage here.

Levy's inclusion is absolutely retarded IMO, but I wouldn't put it past Mashima as using her as the person in trouble they all have to help out, or the person who gets awarded the position in the end.

On that same token, I really could care less if Lucy is involved. I would prefer her not to be actually. Why FORCE her to be involved, by "some mysterious" way. Seriously

Guess my wish/hope that Lisana would die shortly is down the drain, since the cover page said she'd be here for a while.

Also, lol moment for Charlie. Heck tons of people con others doing that kind of shit. Everyone in the guild knows those two get together and talk about the younger generation. It aint no secret, lol.


Also BY FAR the most amazing part about all this is this:

The chapters will be out on Friday now!!!! We used to get them on Tuesdays, and sometimes Mondays until Mangastream changed/lost their old raw provider. But now we get the chapter 4+ days earlier.

[gotdott]

Uhh this surprised me. The chapter got released really soon!

Someone from the guild is going to die? I honestly hope that it isn't Lucy. What could be bothering Cana? And who's that Mest guy? xD

I have a feeling that the one who will pass is either Fried or that guy Mest or something.

Time to go through old chapters and look for him :P although they say he almost made S-class the previous time so he must be strong?

[Baka_Sousui]

Cana my favorite minor roll female is finally getting some action!!!
Isn't one of Cana's powers to read the future through her cards? I mean not a clear I mean she won't see images like Charle but she read minor details about it. Like she did for Lucy in one of the Omakes. She probably read a bad omen in her cards.

[LoS]

That image of the stage was kind of disconcerting for Fairy Tail. They only had 3 S-class mages up there. One an extremely old decrepit old man who is only getting weaker, a burly man who has lost 2 of his limbs, and then there's Erza.

Mashima is really putting everything into the young generation. I know it is cyclical but there should be more adults up there in their 20-40's. Not a guy nearly 50, and a guy closing in on 80.

[hongoasdf]

Good to see an early chapter, and a pretty good one at that. Now we wait and see how Mashima screws it up *Ahem* I wonder how it'll play out. It seems very promising, and even if the actual trial doesn't involve figthing, there surely will be some. I am surprised Levy made the cut, though. I assume Mashima wants her there to hinder Fried's progress, because he's most likely the one to succeed otherwise, and that don't sit well with his plans.

For the ones who aren't sure, Fried isn't an S-class mage, but according to Erza, he has met the requirements for the title. I'm too lazy to search for the link, but I believe this was said during the "flashback" Fried had when Mirajane bested him.

About Juvia, I'm confused as everyone. I though she was S-class, too. Here (http://www.mangafox.com/manga/fairy_tail/v12/c100/4.html) it shows explicitly that Juvia is an S-class mage. I suppose Mashima has a plan for this, otherwise he failed pretty bad (Though I don't see Mirajane marked as an S-class mage in the link... may not be as official as I thought).

Anyone think this Mest guy is related to Cana (Like and ex-boyfriend or something), and will be the one to die?

Lol @ Charle's first premonition. You don't need clairvoyance to predict Macau and Wakaba are old perverts. And good to see Pantherlily can regain his old form, even if for a short amount of time.

Next chapter's title, "Best Partner", suggests the theories about the candidates being able to take a "squire" are true. I suppose we'll see. In any case, if they were true, who do you suppose everyone will take? And assuming the trial doesn't get interrupted by some sort of tragedy, who do you think will win? My vote goes to Gray. But if Levy gets disqualified early on, it's Fried's win.

[Lectro Volpi]

Now we wait and see how Mashima screws it up *Ahem*

Don't scare me... That's been a pattern for most arcs (excluding Phantom Lord and Luxu's, those for me were 100% great)

Yet I'm pumped! guess that Phantom Lord's quality control is not the same as Fairy Tail, and no wonder! Erza owned Aria with such injuries.

I'm glad for the early release, thank you from just here.

[LoS]

About Juvia, I'm confused as everyone. I though she was S-class, too. Here (http://www.mangafox.com/manga/fairy_tail/v12/c100/4.html) it shows explicitly that Juvia is an S-class mage. I suppose Mashima has a plan for this, otherwise he failed pretty bad (Though I don't see Mirajane marked as an S-class mage in the link... may not be as official as I thought).

I try to just let this story play out, as consistency is not a strong suit for Mashima, but every now and then something glaring and truly asinine pops up like this and I am just taken aback by how he messed up so poorly. But of course he could easily pass it off as "being S-class at another guild isn't the same as Fairy Tail's S-class requirements" or something else dumb like that.


Anyone think this Mest guy is related to Cana (Like and ex-boyfriend or something), and will be the one to die?

Do you really expect someone to die?


Lol @ Charle's first premonition. You don't need clairvoyance to predict Macau and Wakaba are old perverts.

already beat you to that one, hahah.


And good to see Pantherlily can regain his old form, even if for a short amount of time.

yes that is indeed good to see. Wonder what kind of unique trait/power happy will have now. If Lilly is the physical brute, and Charlie is the foresight mental one.


Next chapter's title, "Best Partner", suggests the theories about the candidates being able to take a "squire" are true. I suppose we'll see. In any case, if they were true, who do you suppose everyone will take?

Well it will be cool to finally see an arc without Erza. I assume that you can't take S-class mages with you. Elfman will probably take Lisana. Lucy and Wendy will go along is my guess. Although if Wendy goes she would have to leave behind Charlie, since that is her partner. Luvia will probably take Gazille, but the question is are the cats allowed along with the person they choose as their partner? Because if so who does Natsu choose along with Happy?


And assuming the trial doesn't get interrupted by some sort of tragedy, who do you think will win? My vote goes to Gray. But if Levy gets disqualified early on, it's Fried's win.

It most certainly will not be cut and dry, like I said earlier. I really am expecting a shocker/darkhorse to win the title. Makarov/Mashima might go for the lulz and choose someone based on something really foolish.

[GomuGomu_Getsuga]

The only thing I didn't like about this chapter was this Mest guy being introduced out of nowhere. I don't think anyone in the group can beat Natsu in an all out brawl, but it might be too early story-wise for him to be promoted.

[hongoasdf]

Do you really expect someone to die?

No, of course not. I forgot the massive sarcasm quotes. But if it's a newly introduced character who has ties to someone in Fairy Tail, it could, by a strange chance, happen. Look at Shimon. And I am fairly certain this Mest guy is somehow related to Cana. I mean, why would she bring up that whole conversation about Lucy's father, if she wasn't worrying about her own family?


Well it will be cool to finally see an arc without Erza. I assume that you can't take S-class mages with you. Elfman will probably take Lisana. Lucy and Wendy will go along is my guess. Although if Wendy goes she would have to leave behind Charlie, since that is her partner. Luvia will probably take Gazille, but the question is are the cats allowed along with the person they choose as their partner? Because if so who does Natsu choose along with Happy?

Yes, I pretty much thought of the same. If the cats do count as the "partner", Natsu will obviously take Happy, and Wendy and Gazille will be forced to not take their cats, if they were to go. That might work, actually, since it would prevent Charle from warning everyone of her premonition... if shee feels the need to (She seemed hesitant about doing so).

Lucy will obviously be there, as read in the last few panels. Maybe as Cana's partner. Lluvia or Levy will take Gazille, leaving the other one to choose from... heck, I don't know. Elfman will take Lisanna, as you said. Fried will take someone from the Raijinshuu, if anyone (I suppose some will choose not to take anyone... Fried and Mest might be those). And that would leave Gray taking Wendy. That is the only awkward point in this theory... I hardly see that happening.

The bad part is, Mashima can't handle that many characters at once. We all saw what happened in the Oración Seis arc.


It most certainly will not be cut and dry, like I said earlier. I really am expecting a shocker/darkhorse to win the title. Makarov/Mashima might go for the lulz and choose someone based on something really foolish.

Y'know, I can really see that happening. Lol if Levy wins.

[LoS]

But if it's a newly introduced character who has ties to someone in Fairy Tail, it could, by a strange chance, happen.


Yeah I mentioned this as well. If he introduced a very strong character he'd have to develop him quite a bit, and that would mean we are headed to a 30+ chapter arc. But where as, he could just kill this guy to showcase some emotion and turublence it wouldn't really affect the story since this guy is an out of the blue character.

But the other thing is, like I said, there are plenty of spots for strong/S-class members to step forward. As it is now, its just Erza, Mirajane(most likely), Gildartz, and Makarov.



Yes, I pretty much thought of the same. If the cats do count as the "partner", Natsu will obviously take Happy, and Wendy and Gazille will be forced to not take their cats, if they were to go. That might work, actually, since it would prevent Charle from warning everyone of her premonition... if shee feels the need to (She seemed hesitant about doing so).

Lucy will obviously be there, as read in the last few panels. Maybe as Cana's partner. Lluvia or Levy will take Gazille, leaving the other one to choose from... heck, I don't know. Elfman will take Lisanna, as you said. Fried will take someone from the Raijinshuu, if anyone (I suppose some will choose not to take anyone... Fried and Mest might be those). And that would leave Gray taking Wendy. That is the only awkward point in this theory... I hardly see that happening.


Honestly, I'm not going to get into the guessing game at this point. It will only hurt my head, because too much could actually happen.


The bad part is, Mashima can't handle that many characters at once. We all saw what happened in the Oración Seis arc.


Oh goodness, don't ever bring up that arc again. I am knocking on wood for good things this arc, because truth be told we desperately need a solid arc. We have had two very very very sub-par acrs in a row. But I am sticking to my guns, I don't want Erza to be in this arc!!!!!!


Y'know, I can really see that happening. Lol if Levy wins.


Yeah, I really do feel Mashima will take this route, if he actually awards someone the position then it would be a WTF person.

[Finale]

This Mest guy must be fairly powerful if people favor him over Fried. I'm just wondering where has he been all this time while all this crap was going down with Phantom Lord and the Laxus coup attempt. Maybe he's in charge of one of Fairy Tail's subdivisions. He has to be a good person otherwise Evergreen and Bixlow should've been added to the group (I assume Fried was allowed because his heart never really seemed into the whole coup thing)

My other question would be why just 1? Laxus was kicked out and Mistgun is gone. Maybe Makarov is going to make Gazeel S-class for his help in the Raven Tail matter.

[LoS]

There really is not sound argument, Mashima included Levi, let me say it again LEVI. That ruins any and all aruguments about strength lol.

[WilliamK]

Go Levi! I'm rooting for you!! :D

Also, Levi isn't the strongest, but by far, I assume she's the strongest and honestly, she can write the fastest! She deserves it, she got rid of Fried's barrier in little time (had to have been a small amount of time, or the hall of thunder would've crashed down); did you see how much pages she wrote during that time, too?

Being a mage isn't all about strength and I think she's the most adaptable out of the Shadow Gear team, as I heard Jet and Droy got knocked out, so she finished the mission by herself (may have been an anime filler, I can't recall properly).

~GOOO LEVI~

[ghostexiled]

yeah but Levi seems to be the smartest member of the guild... so maybe that is why. I am sure that Gazille will be addressed since he was shown wondering why he wasn't chosen.

I am glad as well that he has finally included Cana in a story arc this time.

They could never leave Lucy out... due to the fact that she is suppose to be the one telling us the story.

[conn-man]

This new arc is shaping very nicley, I'm gonna go ahead and predict it to be the best one for a while. Mest looks interesting, he should have some nice stuff to bring to the table. Gazilles scene was really funny, I always laugh at his nervous moments.

All in all it looks like things will get intense, I'm excited!

And speaking of intense, that fan service, weow...

[hongoasdf]

I suppose next week we'll see Mest's Guild Card and get to know a little more about him. Or the week after that, since we haven't seen Pantherlily's yet.

[Newkerzy]

Y'know, Wendy also has the potential to become S-class in at least 2-3 years if Natsu or Gazille would train her. Her fighting style would be very similar to Sakura. She focuses on support and healing, but if the situation calls for it, she switches the use of her DS powers from support to offensive. In the last arc, we saw that Wendy has potential to become one of FT's strongest fighters. Her element is also probably the strongest out of the 3. She just needs to learn how to build up a bit of courage to fight an opponent head-on alone like Natsu & Gazille does. It would also be good for her if she learned evasive abilities.

[Ravis]

Go Levi! I'm rooting for you!! :D

Also, Levi isn't the strongest, but by far, I assume she's the strongest and honestly, she can write the fastest! She deserves it, she got rid of Fried's barrier in little time (had to have been a small amount of time, or the hall of thunder would've crashed down); did you see how much pages she wrote during that time, too?

Being a mage isn't all about strength and I think she's the most adaptable out of the Shadow Gear team, as I heard Jet and Droy got knocked out, so she finished the mission by herself (may have been an anime filler, I can't recall properly).

~GOOO LEVI~

its 168 i believe so no its not a filler but she still lost to iron so shes still not that strong even if we've never seen her fight, I also noticed how with the exception of elf and the new guy 6/8 are being strongly related to Lucy. Not sure if that's just a chance though from them being semy main chr, but it would explain the levy factor. Still, considering when the master thought about his retirement he considered pretty much only the s-class members I'm surprised to see some of them there.

That said seeing as how there's one of these per year supposedly and only 3 S's, its probably safe to assume that not all years someone passes.

[LoS]

Y'know, Wendy also has the potential to become S-class in at least 2-3 years if Natsu or Gazille would train her. Her fighting style would be very similar to Sakura. She focuses on support and healing, but if the situation calls for it, she switches the use of her DS powers from support to offensive. In the last arc, we saw that Wendy has potential to become one of FT's strongest fighters. Her element is also probably the strongest out of the 3. She just needs to learn how to build up a bit of courage to fight an opponent head-on alone like Natsu & Gazille does. It would also be good for her if she learned evasive abilities.

The thing is, not all mages NEED to be hack and slash fighting types. It is perfectly fine with me that she remains a support/healing type. As you said, if push comes to shove she has the ability to make an offensive switch.

[Ero-Sanji]

Wait a minute, wasn't Lluvia and Gazille already a S-class member?
Anyway, pretty sweet chapter and I can't wait to see Cana and Mest going all out.

If somebody is going to die I believe it would be Mest since he's the new guy. The one getting a promotion, well I hope it's not Natsu nor Gray. I'll put my bets on Fried or Cana.

[Newkerzy]

Yeah, but the thing is she doesn't seem to like close combat. While DS attacks focus heavily on close range attacks. The roar is the only long range attack for DS, if I'm not mistaken. If Wendy can use her Tekken like a tornado punch, it should be fine. But I sort of doubt it. So, she's gonna have to find a fighting style that allows her to fight long range with her DS powers.

Maybe she could do something like Sakura does. Destroying the surrounding area & follow up with a roar.

[MechR]

But of course he could easily pass it off as "being S-class at another guild isn't the same as Fairy Tail's S-class requirements" or something else dumb like that.I don't think it's that dumb. There's been alot of debate in the past on this exact question, i.e., whether an S-rank carries over when a mage switches guilds. I was on the side that Gazille and Juvia kept their ranks, but it looks like I was wrong.

Permission to take S-class jobs comes from the guild master, who's different between guilds. If there's no rule that the rank transfers, then yeah, some guilds can have higher standards (or lower standards, as long as the mages don't fail/die on the job).

[kkck]

If I do recall cana also has some sort of ability to look into the future by reading her cards. Perhaps she also saw a bit of what charle saw? If she did look into the future with her cards, perhaps she chose to go to lucy's house because whatever he saw also involved her. It is bound to be an interesting chapter. Funny how lisana had little participation here. Who the hell is this mertz guy though? I don't recall ever seeing him before. I am a tad surprised cana and levi were actually nominated. I was under the impression they were quite behind the likes natsu, grey or jubia. Heck, pull out aquarious and even lucy would seem capable of making short work of them. Elfman is not particularly a surprise, he certainly seems to have the caliber if he is able to fully transform.

[LoS]

If I do recall cana also has some sort of ability to look into the future by reading her cards. Perhaps she also saw a bit of what charle saw? If she did look into the future with her cards, perhaps she chose to go to lucy's house because whatever he saw also involved her.

That doesn't work, because Mirajane said Cana acts that way every year once the S-class promotion rolls around.


Elfman is not particularly a surprise, he certainly seems to have the caliber if he is able to fully transform.

Another problem here, Evergreen clearly mopped the floor with him. It obviously isn't a matter of strength, else the participants would be different.

[WilliamK]

its 168 i believe so no its not a filler but she still lost to iron so shes still not that strong even if we've never seen her fight,

I always thought she and the rest were ambushed, just like in the anime. It's not right to say she lost to Gazille, as we don't know what exactly happened. I'm pretty sure Levy's the strongest member out of Shadow Gear, so I won't put it past her to rival Cana or Gray.

Also, the S-Rank's from FT total 5: Erza, Mirajane, Mystgun, Gildartz and Luxus, considering two of the five got kicked/quit, I wouldn't put it past the fact that even if one was definately chosen each year that they may leave/die/quit or other stuff may happen.

[Unlucky Boy]

Err... Mashima doesnt keep track on his own manga... Besided the isuue of Juvia being S-class or not, Lucy said it's 6 months since she joined fairy tail, but already on volume 19 it was supposed to be a year.
http://www.mangafox.com/manga/fairy_tail/v19/c158.2/10.html

Anyway, I like the idea behind the new arc.

In Charle's premonition that was a girl's hand so the one to "die" would most probably be Lisanna or Lucy. I sont think it would be Levy, Natsu would be shocked not crying like that.

About Cana, I've waited so long for an arc about her... I think maybe her father was a fairy tail mage once and when he was nominated to S-class he chose her as his partner and something terrible happened there. That's why she wants to leave the guild every year around this time, and why she asked Lucy about her relationship with her father.

Now time to guess who the partners will be

Natsu- Happy
Gray-That's a hard one... I dont think he can pick Erza, so Lucy is the only close friend he got left but I think Lucy will be teamed with someone else. Maybe Wendy but I have doubts about that... I really dont know.
Juvia- Gazille
Elfman- Lisanna
Cana- Maybe Lucy caused they never talked much untill this chapter, why would Mashima make them seem as freinds all of the sudden? Macau is also an option as they used to date but I dont think she'll take him...
Fried- Bixlow/Evergreen, Bixlow is stronger but my bet is on Ever.
Levy- She wont be able to pick between Jet and Droy so she'll have to take Lucy or Gazille if he wont be chosen by Juvia, there was something going on between those two in Fantasia arc.
Mest- I think he'll surprise everyone and take Wendy, although they dont know eachother.

[Raijatsu]

ohh I am thrilled about this S-class promotion arc :D
we get new s-class mages, we get an arc about Cana, ever since chapter 2 I want to know more about her, this got worse after we learned she like Erza, Natsu & Gray is in the guild since her childhood. Plus Charle's premonition looked awesome too, this new life absorbing mage is interesting (I'm rooting for the wood/life dragon slayer here)
I't cool Lilly can go back to his old body for fighting, mayb charle & happy can do that too (I'm doubting though)

[ShoobyDooBop]

What are u guys talking about partners?Could the participants choose a partner in the up coming tria?

[jacke12]

its really stange to see Natsu Crying

[kkck]

The part were lucy had been a member of FT for one year was an omake though. In that sense, I don't think it has s fixed cannonical place in the manga. If that has been a year since lucy joined FT, the logically this chapter happened six months before that.

[You Say]

Partners would be awesome!

Juvia would maybe pick Gazille, Natsu - Happy, Gray - Bixlow (irony meh), Elfman - True man can make everything alone, Cana - Lucy, Freed - Evergreen, Levy - maybe a good book? Mest - how the hell I should know that?

I would be fun. :)

[hongoasdf]

Err... Mashima doesnt keep track on his own manga... Besided the isuue of Juvia being S-class or not, Lucy said it's 6 months since she joined fairy tail, but already on volume 19 it was supposed to be a year.
http://www.mangafox.com/manga/fairy_tail/v19/c158.2/10.html

The thing about it being a year already was an omake, not necessarily in chronological order. This pretty much confirms that was canon.


About Cana, I've waited so long for an arc about her... I think maybe her father was a fairy tail mage once and when he was nominated to S-class he chose her as his partner and something terrible happened there. That's why she wants to leave the guild every year around this time, and why she asked Lucy about her relationship with her father.

With this I can agree. We don't know anything as of now, so every theory is equally possible. My bet is that she's somehow related to this Mest guy. At any rate, you bring a sound point. Why would she ask Lucy about her father if she wasn't worried about her own family?


Natsu- Happy
Gray-That's a hard one... I dont think he can pick Erza, so Lucy is the only close friend he got left but I think Lucy will be teamed with someone else. Maybe Wendy but I have doubts about that... I really dont know.
Juvia- Gazille
Elfman- Lisanna
Cana- Maybe Lucy caused they never talked much untill this chapter, why would Mashima make them seem as freinds all of the sudden? Macau is also an option as they used to date but I dont think she'll take him...
Fried- Bixlow/Evergreen, Bixlow is stronger but my bet is on Ever.
Levy- She wont be able to pick between Jet and Droy so she'll have to take Lucy or Gazille if he wont be chosen by Juvia, there was something going on between those two in Fantasia arc.
Mest- I think he'll surprise everyone and take Wendy, although they dont know eachother.

That's pretty much what I thought of myself. Thing is, some of them probably won't take anyone, as the partner thing, if true, is most likely just an option. I don't see Fried, for instance, taking Bixlow or Evergreen. He's likely to go alone. Same with Gray, if there's no-one available. But what we do know is that Lucy will somehow go. probably as Cana's partner.

[wooticus]

the chapter was nice to read.. but with introducing more and more characters the arc in which fairy tail got attacked by phantom guild becomes more and more ridiculous. if there's another near s-rank character introduced now, how did phantom even think about destroying fairy tail? imagine all of those newly introduced characters were around.

mistgun (well he was at least somehow involved)
the three luxus bodyguards + luxus
gildartz
+ the new guy

well i think in the next chapter they have to build teams of two people which will of course bring together gray and natsu, cana and lluvia, elfman and levy and freed and the new guy.
and then.. let's see

[meny]

I know why Cana is sad im sure 100% that somebody close
or a member of her family died in the computation im thinking her dad

[Nonlife]

I forgot Natsu's backstory, besides Dragneel/Igneel. Didn't he say he met some interesting people in the time between Egneel's disappearance and when he joined Fairy Tail?

[LoS]

Well he met this deadly powerful mage, and Gerard somehow. I am guessing that the circle of dragon slayer mages all were involved with powerful forces drawn to the dragons, or whatever draws/commands the dragons themselves.

[abc1233]

The part were lucy had been a member of FT for one year was an omake though. In that sense, I don't think it has s fixed cannonical place in the manga. If that has been a year since lucy joined FT, the logically this chapter happened six months before that.

But at the start of the manga Lucy was 17 I believe, and in that particular chapter she states that she is still 17, so I don't think it was just a case of it not being in chronological order, I don't think it was part of the main storyline at all. That or Mashima messed up and deserves a facepalm

[Ravis]

the chapter was nice to read.. but with introducing more and more characters the arc in which fairy tail got attacked by phantom guild becomes more and more ridiculous. if there's another near s-rank character introduced now, how did phantom even think about destroying fairy tail? imagine all of those newly introduced characters were around.

mistgun (well he was at least somehow involved)
the three luxus bodyguards + luxus
gildartz
+ the new guy

well i think in the next chapter they have to build teams of two people which will of course bring together gray and natsu, cana and lluvia, elfman and levy and freed and the new guy.
and then.. let's see

I dont think the world stops for an arc to take place, Phantom had other locations that mystgun took out, its probable that fairy tail has a similer situation in which not all members regularly visit the HQ.

Though I agree that the partners thing will be within the eight, I dont see why an S class test would have non S class capaible members.

[GomuGomu_Getsuga]

I don't see how one can become S-class without having the proper strength. I'm sure Luxus was only ranked S because of his strength. If anyone weak becomes S then I'm really going to be disappointed.

[Krono]

That image of the stage was kind of disconcerting for Fairy Tail. They only had 3 S-class mages up there. One an extremely old decrepit old man who is only getting weaker, a burly man who has lost 2 of his limbs, and then there's Erza.

Mashima is really putting everything into the young generation. I know it is cyclical but there should be more adults up there in their 20-40's. Not a guy nearly 50, and a guy closing in on 80.

Well, the drinking age in Fairy Tail is 15, so that's probably the age of adulthood as well. Erza and Mirajane are 19, Luxus was 23, Mystogan was probably 19-20. So you'd probably start to get your wish if those two were still around.

Also, keep in mind that judging by Jose's rant, Fairy Tail was a relatively obscure guild before Luxus and the ones younger than him started making a name for themselves. The strongest ones mentioned before that are Gildartz and Ivan. I'd guess that Fairy Tail went through a decade or two where the lack of a reputation meant a dearth of powerful new talent coming in.

[Nonlife]

Julia needs to return to her "sexy" self. (I don't like this relapse into her old guild's design). When are we going to see Luxus' father? (Is he the pld man's son, or son-in-law?)

[LoS]

When are we going to see Luxus' father? (Is he the pld man's son, or son-in-law?)

We have seen him already. He is Ivan, guild master of the independent dark guild Raventail. He is a big man, with jet black hair and beard. Doesn't look like Makarov or Luxus, since they are both blond. And yes, he is the son of Makarov, and Luxus' father.

[weird_pirate]

im kinda hopin w'll c a new key found in the island since lucy said tat she somehow bcame involed i the whole thing, and i bet bcuz of it he s-class watvr might not rly go through

[kota]

We have seen him already. He is Ivan, guild master of the independent dark guild Raventail. He is a big man, with jet black hair and beard. Doesn't look like Makarov or Luxus, since they are both blond. And yes, he is the son of Makarov, and Luxus' father.
They look so unrelated......'Ivan' is the name of my bro O.O (had to bring that up)

[Anti-panda]

Maybe this "mystery" guy we encountered or were introduced to in the last chapter has more to do with the Trial .. than anything else ..
HYpothetically speaking ... I could easily see natsu Crashing a previous S-class challenge ... And meeting this guy ... It would also explain why they were both punished by that harsh freakout punishment that was never explained .... When natsu took the S-class quest without permission ... Erza said .. it would probably be "THAT" ... and natsu and grey both freaked out ...
Well illegally sneaking into the S-class wizard competion .. in the process i'm betting grey did too ... but maybe natsu is the only one who met our mystery man ... and maybe made a impression .. "I'll get here for real one day .. just you wait" .. or something similar ... And now he's made it into the competition Legit. ^_^

As to why cana is so depressed .. it dawns on me that her and teh mystery man look alike .. Brother maybe ... I'm just saying seeing a brother you care about .. but can't be with ... because he destroys all life .. must be painful ..
Just some theorys .. :P

Also remember .. Knowing just a bit of the future .. is more dangerous than not knowing ... Just remember edolas ... A small tidbit ..taken out of context ..can be so misleading .. it's dangerous .. and can instill doubt where there shouldn't be any. (try randomly watching a 30second clip from a movie you know nothing about and seeing what it makes you think of the whole movie and how wrong you are sometimes ^_^ )

[NNGirl]

Err... Mashima doesnt keep track on his own manga... Besided the isuue of Juvia being S-class or not, Lucy said it's 6 months since she joined fairy tail, but already on volume 19 it was supposed to be a year.
http://www.mangafox.com/manga/fairy_tail/v19/c158.2/10.html




That was an omake, it doesn't count

[ShoobyDooBop]

I hope Charle won't constantly predict what will happen in the future.It would be annoying and ruin the arc.

[topkomputer]

I hope Charle won't constantly predict what will happen in the future.It would be annoying and ruin the arc.

Charle and lily are annoying. I was hoping that Lilly won't be Gajeel's cat. The one that should be his cat is the one that non-stoply punch his hand to the air. That will be hillarious.

[ca12nag3]

Im wondering if we get to see any other dragonslayers and if those want/have cats too.
Thing is the cat thing was just random luck.

Charle accidently fell to Wendy and thought she had that mission, wich was not true.
Happy ended up on accident with Natsu, and was totaly oblivious to everything. Ofc since they were to survive in this new world.
Then you got Gajeel, he had no cat and was like why dont i have one :s
Eventualy he claimed a cat and PL decided to go along with him.

Now if we get to see more Dragonslayers i doubt theyll have a cat ^^

[ShoobyDooBop]

I wonder if there are really real thunder DS and poison DS.

[Sanitypact]

But now we get the chapter 4+ days earlier.

We still have to wait a week between releases. It's only early one time, per schedule change

[kkck]

I get the impression that next chapter the participants get to choose partners for the task at hand. That said, I doubt the participants get to choose from the other participants. Odds are they will have to choose from those who were not selected. I think the teammates can't be chosen at random though. If this is meant to test their abilities to be in an s class mission then I doubt any member can just be chosen. Anyways, I think teammates will be chosen among the following:

-Gazille(jubia)
-Lucy(natsu or grey)
-Lisana(natsu or elfman)
-jet or droy(levy)
-wendy(her abilities to heal and boost can be convenient in a dangerous mission, not to mention her fighting was excellent in the edoras arc)
-macao(experienced guildmember, perhaps cana would choose him)
-lily(convenient little critter, has considerable strength if only for a while)
-Anyone of the raijinjishu(fried would choose his older teammates naturally)

On another note, the visions charle had were kinda familiar, as if I had seen them before. Anyone has any clue about that?

[Unlucky Boy]

Charle's vision + last chapter make us think that this new life absorbing guy is going to "kill" some fairy girl.

I call it from now, this guy has nothing to do with it. He'll actually be a good guy that seeks help to get rid of his curse or whatever.

What I wish to happen is that that Mest guy would be the real culprit, he could go crazy or be a double agent for Ivan or have some grudge that is somehow related to Cana. That would really make things more interesting.

[scareChinaman]

Err... Mashima doesnt keep track on his own manga... Besided the isuue of Juvia being S-class or not, Lucy said it's 6 months since she joined fairy tail, but already on volume 19 it was supposed to be a year.
http://www.mangafox.com/manga/fairy_tail/v19/c158.2/10.html



That was in an omake so I'm not too sure about its relation to canon but I guess that probably happened in the future.

Anyway Levi is definitely a strong character she just hasn't had the oppurtunity to display her abilities yet.

[LoS]

We still have to wait a week between releases. It's only early one time, per schedule change

Obvious post. Yes, they will come out every Friday now, which is 4 days sooner than Wednesdays... It goes without saying it is once per week.

[kkck]

Levy, if I do recall, was a rune user or whatnot such a fried. It'd be a tad boring if her stile was similar to frieds though... wonder what kind of fighting stile she has. She must be quite stronger than I thought if she made it to the tests. Perhaps picking up jet and droy's slack actually contributed to her being so strong lol.

[ca12nag3]

Charle's vision + last chapter make us think that this new life absorbing guy is going to "kill" some fairy girl.

I call it from now, this guy has nothing to do with it. He'll actually be a good guy that seeks help to get rid of his curse or whatever.

What I wish to happen is that that Mest guy would be the real culprit, he could go crazy or be a double agent for Ivan or have some grudge that is somehow related to Cana. That would really make things more interesting.

now your saying that the guy looks somewhat older so he might know from the time that Ivan was in the guild.So who knows he might be connected to him.

Also key might be Canas crying? Notice how she is totaly freaking out in sorrow as for Natsu just trying to hold it together. So what if its not a girl at all? Lets say the parters they chose might be the target here. Im calling it to be Macao since Cana is so upset in that pallet. (however its not linked directly to her uncomfort atm)

Canas uncomfort might be that she has to pick a partner and she doesnt seem to tag team a lot. So... might be she feels for Macao but doesnt know how to or w/e. And she wants to pick him. But shes confused or something.

I might sound confusing but i might also be on the right track someone help me out here ^^"

[hongoasdf]

Levy, if I do recall, was a rune user or whatnot such a fried. It'd be a tad boring if her stile was similar to frieds though... wonder what kind of fighting stile she has. She must be quite stronger than I thought if she made it to the tests. Perhaps picking up jet and droy's slack actually contributed to her being so strong lol.

Actually, her magic was explained in her Guild Card introduction. I'm not going to search for the page, but it said something along the lines of "Written Magic", where if she, for instance, wrote the word "Fire", and hurled it at someone, it would feel like getting hit by a fireball.

I wouldn't say necessarily strong, but obviously useful and versatile. However, I do not think that's the reason she was nominated. My guess is that, as Natsu and Gray probably got chosen only by raw power, Levy got chosen by her intellect, which is obviously also an important part of being a resourceful mage deserving of the title of S-rank.

That said, she's still the underdog, in my opinion.

Edit: Meh, what the hell, ended up looking for it anyways. Luckily for me, I found it on my first try.

http://www.mangafox.com/manga/fairy_tail/v06/c042/

[ca12nag3]

Well since we mostly see mages who use muscle and are powerhouses like Natsu,Erza,Laxus etc etc etc. We prolly forget that magic is way more versatile.

Also take the old hag she might not be the best fighter ( tho im sure she has some tricks) but her healing magic is amazing. I think being S class takes magic skill + interlect/intelligence specialy to solve hard problems. Kicking badass demons ass weve already seen so often and it wasnt done by S class mages.

Also that Island quest itself wasnt that hard to do Remember it was only the shield that needed to be removed, the entire demon stuff was actualy a sidestep. But it takes more then just being able to tear down an entire city to solve problems ^^. Erza understood what was causing the trouble in that village and she fixed it (S class material)

[CitrusHour]

Don't forget people, Cana uses Tarot which she uses to predict the future.

Maybe she's been dreading it SO much because she knows that a massive tragedy is going to happen anyway.

Personally I see the dead person turning out to be Lisanna. A very clever loop on how to include a non-long term effective twist by killing the twist off so it would be as if nothing had happened...

[wooticus]

i don't think it can be lisanna. if you think about for what age this manga is suited.. you can't happily bring back a person whose death made a lot people suffer.. just to kill her again in front of their eyes... that would just be too hard..

moreover.. that look in natsus face.. i don't think that he is crying because someone was killed. if one of the persons of the guild, natsus nakama, were killed in front of his eyes he would be stuffed with anger with a look in his eyes like he would be ready to burn the one that hurt his friends down to ashes... he is not the guy who cries and stands around in such an apathic way..

my guess is he gets told a story about igneel being dead.

[ca12nag3]

Im more inclined to think Natsu made a mistake/misjudgement. It looks like a guilty face. Im not saying he intentionaly made a mistake or w/e. But lets say he could have prevented something to happen and then someone ends up dead. (thats how his face looks to me). Now Cana is in extreme tears more then Natsu so im betting its someome extreme close to her to say the least -> i vote for Macao.

Why? well they have a fling thing going. Not as in a full relation but they have been close always even tho it never evolved due to diff reasons. So well see ;)

[LoS]

No one has mentioned that it could be a scene where they are hypnotized/under an illusion.

[firered]

such a good chapter strike at 30 page in other forum, should have target 20 in this forum, why here less people read fairy tail.

[fistsofrage]

I don't want natsu to become an S-class mage, i like it better when he's a underestimated joker who's not S-class but owns S-class mages lol.

[Baka_Sousui]

Actually, her magic was explained in her Guild Card introduction. I'm not going to search for the page, but it said something along the lines of "Written Magic", where if she, for instance, wrote the word "Fire", and hurled it at someone, it would feel like getting hit by a fireball.

I wouldn't say necessarily strong, but obviously useful and versatile. However, I do not think that's the reason she was nominated. My guess is that, as Natsu and Gray probably got chosen only by raw power, Levy got chosen by her intellect, which is obviously also an important part of being a resourceful mage deserving of the title of S-rank.

That said, she's still the underdog, in my opinion.

Edit: Meh, what the hell, ended up looking for it anyways. Luckily for me, I found it on my first try.

http://www.mangafox.com/manga/fairy_tail/v06/c042/

Actually, It's not a fireball. It's the actual word "Fire" in the form of flames. She used it in the Fighting Festival arc. For show as a miss fairy tail contestant.
I don't know where it was in the manga. It was quicker for me to find this pic. http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100816141757/fairytail/images/thumb/9/98/Solid_script.jpg/800px-Solid_script.jpg

I saw the same power in 666Satan.

[elitefox]

such a good chapter strike at 30 page in other forum, should have target 20 in this forum, why here less people read fairy tail.

Idk, maybe because of the past arc? or the added girl.

but I'm now thrilled whats going to happen, is the guy really a DS. Out of the 8 participants, who will be taken out? hmm.... Natsu and Cana are out of the choices for sure but what about the others? it looks like a male arm to me so that leaves elly and juvia then it comes down to gray, mest and fried/freid.

This is the plot hole.
If they can see the future, why don't they tell makarov to inspect the place the second time.

[Nonlife]

What's the "beer-intolerant" girl's name? Cana, or Mest? I hope it's good, whatever her backstory will be, 'cause I'm thinking we'll find out real soon. (I'm a fan of strategists, so I don't want "powerhouse" Natsu to get moved up to Level S.)

[fistsofrage]

If the dead person is Elfman it would be so anticlimactic lol. Just got his sister back and then he dies.

[Baka_Sousui]

What's the "beer-intolerant" girl's name? Cana, or Mest? I hope it's good, whatever her backstory will be, 'cause I'm thinking we'll find out real soon. (I'm a fan of strategists, so I don't want "powerhouse" Natsu to get moved up to Level S.)

Cana... Mest is a new character.

[ShoobyDooBop]

I'm tired of others saying Lisanna will die.THE HELL!!!What's point of killing her and made everyone suffer and bringing her back just to kill her again?I'm not trying to be rude here but please use your head before posting things like that.

[justf0rnow]

Now that i read the chapter again
Kana ask about Lucy's father and Mira said Kana always talk about that (quitting) in time like this
i think Mist or the mysterious guy is Kana's father, and she always wanted to quit on trial time
And remember that Makarov talk to Erza about the 100 years quest before the Anima arc ?

[elitefox]

I'm tired of others saying Lisanna will die.THE HELL!!!What's point of killing her and made everyone suffer and bringing her back just to kill her again?I'm not trying to be rude here but please use your head before posting things like that.

Forgive their fangasm :D

You won't know until the manga finishes if lisana will die or not.
It doesn't really matter to me if she dies or not though, I hope the plot will develop faster ;)

[ShoobyDooBop]

Yeah.None of us know but right now it's not right to say someone would die.Just because we saw a hand,some would die already?Maybe he/she is just gravely injured(I might be wrong).

[Dudett]

ok so i have this theory and i REALLY think it is possible to be the truth

so DON'T READ if you don't want to have an 'awww why did i read this' later on.

lucy's gonna die.
of course not really or maybe she'll be back from the dead i don't know how but i'm pretty sure the hand belongs to her. that's why natsu's crying. and cana of course. it's perfectly logical. because we totally forgot that she is a FORTUNE TELLER and that's why she KNOWS something will happen to lucy!
that's also why she was at lucy's and asking her about her realtionship with her father. she wanted to know if they were good before lucy's going to die.

i think it's also the answer why cana want's to quit the guild every year because she can foretell that she isn't nominated for the s-class-tournament or isn't going to win or that something terrible will happen. i'd be depressed, too.

i don't think cana knows how or when lucy's gonna die but... that's pretty heavy news for her. i also cannot tell of some relationship with the death guy... but i don't believe she knows him.

[zelllogan]

I think that death guy & cana are the same person :D
About Mest Gryder, where the fuck was he the last six months ? No one ever talked about him.

[Razh]

Did that guy even appear at all so far?

He's supposed to be one of more promising members of the guild, no? I love it when characters get pulled out of the ass.

[Jet_Alone]

ok so i have this theory and i REALLY think it is possible to be the truth

so DON'T READ if you don't want to have an 'awww why did i read this' later on.

lucy's gonna die.
of course not really or maybe she'll be back from the dead i don't know how but i'm pretty sure the hand belongs to her. that's why natsu's crying. and cana of course. it's perfectly logical. because we totally forgot that she is a FORTUNE TELLER and that's why she KNOWS something will happen to lucy!
that's also why she was at lucy's and asking her about her realtionship with her father. she wanted to know if they were good before lucy's going to die.

i think it's also the answer why cana want's to quit the guild every year because she can foretell that she isn't nominated for the s-class-tournament or isn't going to win or that something terrible will happen. i'd be depressed, too.

i don't think cana knows how or when lucy's gonna die but... that's pretty heavy news for her. i also cannot tell of some relationship with the death guy... but i don't believe she knows him.

Maybe she predicted many years ago that someone would die in the competition, so every year she is scared that she is the one to die, that's why she wants to quit.

[kkck]

Now that i read the chapter again
Kana ask about Lucy's father and Mira said Kana always talk about that (quitting) in time like this
i think Mist or the mysterious guy is Kana's father, and she always wanted to quit on trial time
And remember that Makarov talk to Erza about the 100 years quest before the Anima arc ?

I don't think that guy is cana's father but based on the circumstances I think they are definitely related. Based on age and appearance I'd guess they are related. She basically asked lucy about her family because she is in some way thinking of her own. Cana has the ability to look into the future with her cards. Perhaps a long time ago she predicted something bad will happen in this articular time (hence why it was known she always said she was going to quit the guild at that time of the year) and it will involve her and her family.

[Unlucky Boy]

Cana's and Mest's surnames are different and he doesnt look old enough to be her father...

Cana's ability isnt to predict the future like some people said. She can predict someone's fortunes, thats totally different and much less accurate. I doubt she would be that sad because she read someone's fortune.

[ShoobyDooBop]

ok so i have this theory and i REALLY think it is possible to be the truth

so DON'T READ if you don't want to have an 'awww why did i read this' later on.

lucy's gonna die.
of course not really or maybe she'll be back from the dead i don't know how but i'm pretty sure the hand belongs to her. that's why natsu's crying. and cana of course. it's perfectly logical. because we totally forgot that she is a FORTUNE TELLER and that's why she KNOWS something will happen to lucy!
that's also why she was at lucy's and asking her about her realtionship with her father. she wanted to know if they were good before lucy's going to die.

i think it's also the answer why cana want's to quit the guild every year because she can foretell that she isn't nominated for the s-class-tournament or isn't going to win or that something terrible will happen. i'd be depressed, too.

i don't think cana knows how or when lucy's gonna die but... that's pretty heavy news for her. i also cannot tell of some relationship with the death guy... but i don't believe she knows him.

I think only the R System is the way to revive the dead in FT.

[Silveretta]

My theory is that this guy could be Kana's brother, he's young after all.. he knows Natsu and so.. perhaps the arm we see is that guy's arm. It could explain because we see only Natsu and Kana crying..
There's a reason if we have seen Kana on the first pages of last chapter (and she asked lucy about someone of her family) and I think it's because she's bounded with this new guy

[Jet_Alone]

Well, isn't the trial's island called heavenly wolf or something like that? Since the misterious guy was killing wolves, maybe he is already there waiting.

[elitefox]

If he is DS what kind of DS would he be? The black dragon which gildartz was talking about?

I have a thought on what that black dragon eats though, Life :D

[Baka_Sousui]

The new guy is definitely not related to the Black Dragon, otherwise he's personality would be quite different. It seems he's too kind hearted but unable to control he's powers when threatened.

Also Natsu and Cana does not need to directly related to anyone to show the emotions they are showing. All of Fairy Tail is like family to them. They will feel something no matter who it happens to.

[Dutch]

ok so i have this theory and i REALLY think it is possible to be the truth

so DON'T READ if you don't want to have an 'awww why did i read this' later on.

lucy's gonna die.
of course not really or maybe she'll be back from the dead i don't know how but i'm pretty sure the hand belongs to her. that's why natsu's crying. and cana of course. it's perfectly logical. because we totally forgot that she is a FORTUNE TELLER and that's why she KNOWS something will happen to lucy!
that's also why she was at lucy's and asking her about her realtionship with her father. she wanted to know if they were good before lucy's going to die.

i think it's also the answer why cana want's to quit the guild every year because she can foretell that she isn't nominated for the s-class-tournament or isn't going to win or that something terrible will happen. i'd be depressed, too.

i don't think cana knows how or when lucy's gonna die but... that's pretty heavy news for her. i also cannot tell of some relationship with the death guy... but i don't believe she knows him.

Interesting comment. Its pretty accurate what you are saying and it really fits together.

Fortune telling.... if you think about it its also a form of prediction actually. Cana can read it from her cards and interprets that, usually to tell someones fortune for fun. Its seems this time she forsaw something serious which explains her behaviour.

One more thing to back up Dudett's theory; Next chapter title is called "Best partner". Im guessing it is indeed Lucy to Natsu considering Lucy was Natsu's first partner aside from Happy.
[hr]

Cana's and Mest's surnames are different and he doesnt look old enough to be her father...

Cana's ability isnt to predict the future like some people said. She can predict someone's fortunes, thats totally different and much less accurate. I doubt she would be that sad because she read someone's fortune.

And my reply to this is ; Well here's an example, ever tried reading your horoscoop ? (daily, weekly, etc)
Its the same right ?
Whether its true or not, thats something else.
We all believe Cana's fortune telling is for real right ? lol ;)

[Dudett]

thank you, Dutch.
but if i look at my theory again... wouldn't it be too obvious? everything's fitting... arrr Mashima is messing with us again... maybe there really is some kind of relation between cana and that death kid and lucy's only asked 'cause she's the main charackter and has to be involved... but then what about the last panel where lucy herself is stating that she'll be involved in a surprising way?

anyway, i'll stick with what i said until Mashima proves me wrong.

[Choutei]

I don't like and either believe in fortune-telling, but since it's a manga (and well, Fairy Tail) everything's possible.
So yes, I agree that Cana might have seen someone's death in her cards, but that doesn't explain why she wants to leave the guild every year. Also, I don't think that this Killing Mage is related to her at all. Mashima threw in numerous hints that the one we ASSUME that is going to die is Lucy (the talk on the start, her narrating in the end) but what we have right now are nothing but pieces, too little to build at least 50% believable story. I'm looking forward to Friday's release!

[kkck]

^lucy always narrates stories, that is hardly an argument. I think she was talking about ending as partner of someone during the trial.

[Ravis]

I'm just wondering what the plot of the test is. I mean the guy seems to know Natsu's coming but how to that spot? And if hes part of the test how bad is the guy? If the test is for 8 and possibly 8 more that means there's inevitability non S class people going. Fairy tail really doesn't seem like the kind of guild to send 15 - 10 people to die a year, to test if one guy might be ready.

I actually had an interesting thought that Lucy might be the "enemy" of this arc, at least to the point of first person to capture her wins or something.

I'm starting to think the guy depicted as evil is actually a member of fairy tail, and lives there so he doesn't hurt anyone.

Also anyone notice that the story switched to Luciana's POV for a bit? I wonder if the author decided he needed a second "clueless person" role to narrate to when Lucy's occupied.

[ghostexiled]

This is looking to be a great arc and I am interested to see how it plays out with these new characters.

I am digging the players that are chosen for this arc and the potential partners to those ones...

Also... I really can't understand why people want or think that Lucy will die!? :blink

She is the one telling us this story!!

I mean I have never seen so many people wanting a character to die... her and Lisana both. It is almost as if people are fearful of a manga that has nobody killed off or something. Yessh!!

I bet that the mystery guy will be the one that is somehow related to Cana and Natsu and he is the one shown dead... if that is what the hand represents.

People point out that the hand looks feminine, and this mystery guy looks feminine... just IMO though.

also to note the Luvia situation... I think they were referring to her being of S-class skill and status in the Phantom guild, but since she is in a new one... she has to re-apply.

Kinda like... if you are a manager of one retail shop, you have the skills to be that... but that does not mean you could go to any other retail shop and automatically be a manager there. You would have to apply to each different retail shop for that position.

So not a difficult thing to grasp...

[p1xel]

Wow,the beginning was so ecchi:P<3
Mashima just gives us hints,i can`t really predict too much from 4 dark panels...
I think that mysterious guy has to be his brother or something,its manga so everything can happen:P. I`d be happy if this would be connected to dragons&dragon slayers somehow,i was waiting for this arc.Anyway,i`m happy Mashima gives us a good story^^

[Arrogance]

Nice, this arc is gonna have a tournament feel to it. Its nice to see them duke it out for the rank of S class. Its nice that they are tending to Guild matters for once and things seem somewhat normal. There is too much recent chaos that now things have slown down a bit and the guild can run normally. Of course Lucy and Charlie both give us the insight that this is going to go all wrong. But before that I'm curious to see how this competition works out normally. I assume we will get a straight up competition up until the point where Charlie's vision takes place.

Anywho this chapter had a lot of sweet upsides in other ways. The EXTREME nosebleeds in the beginning :nosebleed and even getting to see Lily fighting in his normal body for a little bit was also enjoyable.

[vongola_x]

I get the feeling that this battle for S-class status is going to be a race to find a particular item that has been hidden somewhere on Tenrou Island.

[kkck]

I think the trial could be any among the following:

1.- A race to the top of the mountain.
2.- Everyone gets a sort of item and in order to win you have to take everyone elses while keeping you item. Big brawl.
3.- retrieve an item from somewhere.
4.- Simple brawl.

[Arrogance]

I think just a flat out tournament would be cool, plus every member always wants to fight each other anyway and this could be that one time of year where they finally get faceoffs. Otherwise searching the island for something which involves brains and combat isn't too bad of an idea either.

[Baka_Sousui]

I really think it has to be task related. If you think about it. People want to be S-Class for the title, it's true, but being S-Class also mean you do much more difficult missions. What ever the challenge is, it must show that they can accomplish difficult tasks without too much trouble. Sure fighting does happen on missions, but I'm sure their are mission that require you to retrieve something or be a bodyguard. Fighting alone will not show if you're capable of achieving that. You might be the best in a fight but if you can't cover other aspect of your job than what's the point?

[Krono]

I'm just wondering what the plot of the test is. I mean the guy seems to know Natsu's coming but how to that spot? And if hes part of the test how bad is the guy? If the test is for 8 and possibly 8 more that means there's inevitability non S class people going. Fairy tail really doesn't seem like the kind of guild to send 15 - 10 people to die a year, to test if one guy might be ready.

I doubt the test is commonly fatal. Plenty of possible test scenarios involve everyone being equally capable, but the one or two people that are fastest, or in some way edge the others out get the promotion. Take for example the Galuna island mission. They could all be capable of solving that problem, but whoever did it first would be the one to get S-Class.

[ca12nag3]

Hmm im not sure on that realy, S-Class means that you can solve complex mysteries (also without using violence) Erza used her brains and figured there is a lens. The others were dumbified when it turned out to be that it was a lens.
Now if Erza wasnt there id say they would have never solved the puzzle. But perhaps they got more luck in this test.

[kkck]

Couple of days from now we usually get the raw although it is possible we get it a bit earlier. Normally scanlation is out on tuesdays although last week we got the chapter on sunday.

[Mashiro_Luna]

It should be out sometime today according to Manga Stream, we got it last Friday around this time.

[kkck]

Thats terrific news. I thought the chapter came out on sunday though lol

[Lee-tyme7]

Who the heck is Mest Gryder? And how come Mira Jane hasn't turn back to her former self? (Lisanna's back) Is she injured?
Anyway they got a nice selection of group for the s-class test but why is Levi there she is the weakess one of the bunch.
Gazille is freaken funny now that he's got Lilly and I'm hoping to see if Happy will discover his hidden power too?

[kkck]

It's not like lisana coming back would be a miraculous cure and revert mira to her former self lol. She went through severe trauma, even with lisana being back she would not necessarily instantly revert. I doubt she'd ever return to her former self completely but I do kinda expect her to get to the point of using magic again sometime in the future though.

[vongola_x]

I doubt she'd ever return to her former self completely but I do kinda expect her to get to the point of using magic again sometime in the future though.

Agreed. I feel it's going to be one of those situations where the magic needs to be drawn out of her in the form of anger or agitation.

I get the feeling that this next chapter will cover transportation to the island, with more focus on Cana and her change of demeanor.

[Lee-tyme7]

Who the heck is Mest Gryder? Apparently he is describe to be as strong as Fried or stronger. Is he a new character we haven't heard about? Anyone know a previous page showing this guy around?

[Krono]

Who the heck is Mest Gryder? Apparently he is describe to be as strong as Fried or stronger. Is he a new character we haven't heard about? Anyone know a previous page showing this guy around?

He hasn't been mentioned before. You might find him if you hunt around in the backgrounds but I'm not optimistic. Mashima seems to want separate files for background characters and characters that will be relevant.

On a semi related note, remember guy with a broom up his rear? If you go back and read his profile, it mentions he can't hold his alcohol, but tries to drink anyways and it ends poorly for him.