Chapter 19: S-Class Mage! You're Becoming a Good Wife Again
"It's not a big condition. When we're at the guild, just feed that guy some lightning once in a while."
Ren grinned and pointed at Zeus beneath him.
"…?"
Hearing Ren's request, Laxus froze.
It wasn't that Ren's condition was hard. If anything, it was almost too easy.
"Alright."
Ren nodded, smiling lightly at Laxus.
After a brief silence, Laxus nodded and agreed.
"Fine. Let's go."
Ren made a bit of room for Laxus and Freed. Zeus carried the four of them back, unwilling as ever.
Zeus was fast, and it didn't take long for them to return to Magnolia.
At the guild entrance, Laxus and Freed jumped down and awkwardly pushed open the doors.
Inside the guild, Makarov was smiling—until he saw Laxus walk in. The smile instantly froze on his face.
Stiffening, Makarov looked at Laxus with curiosity. "Laxus, you passed the trial?"
That didn't make sense.
Makarov knew Laxus's strength best. There was no way Laxus could pass under Ren's hands.
Laxus shook his head and pointed toward Ren, who was walking in through the doorway. "That guy passed."
Seeing that Laxus didn't look resentful at all, Makarov nodded with relief.
Being able to accept defeat was a good thing.
The guild's eyes all fell on Ren as Makarov strode up to him and announced loudly, "Starting today, Ren Dikasis is Fairy Tail's newest S-Class mage!"
"Yeah!!!"
"Congrats, Ren!"
"I knew Ren would pass!"
"That's amazing, Ren!"
As Makarov's words fell, the entire guild erupted in cheers.
Their shouts shook the room.
Ren smiled too as he looked at Makarov in front of him and Gildarts lounging at the bar.
"Ren, congratulations!"
Standing before Ren, Makarov smiled kindly.
"Guild Master, I'll carry the name of Fairy Tail. I won't disgrace this mark."
Ren lifted his arm and pointed at the Fairy Tail emblem on the inside of his forearm, his expression serious.
"The name Fairy Tail isn't something you're given. You earn it. Follow your own path forward—that's Fairy Tail!"
"Alright! Let's throw a party for Ren becoming an S-Class mage!"
Makarov cheered, shouting to everyone.
"Yeah!"
"Party time!"
"Come on, Ren, let's have fun!"
Dragged into the crowd, Ren let himself cut loose for once.
Night fell.
Ren shook his slightly dizzy head.
Erza supported him as they walked back home.
Seeing Ren looking a bit rough, Erza couldn't help complaining, "Seriously. You're not even an adult, and you're drinking."
Hearing Erza's nagging by his ear, Ren's lips curved up.
"Erza, you're really starting to look more and more like a good wife."
The moment Ren said it, Erza suddenly went quiet.
Head lowered, she kept supporting Ren as they walked home.
Where Ren couldn't see, Erza's face was bright red, her eyes hazy and flustered.
When they got home, Erza brought Ren to his room, then ran off.
Watching Erza vanish in the blink of an eye, Ren chuckled and shook his head.
Time passed, and two years flew by.
In the second year after Ren became an S-Class mage, Laxus also passed the S-Class trial and became an S-Class mage.
Over those two years, Ren met quite a few characters who appeared in the original story.
Most of them were side characters, but Ren still raised the Whitebeard template to \(50\%\) and obtained the Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability.
That day, Ren lay on Zeus, drifting gently through the sky.
Soon, the outline of Magnolia appeared ahead.
"Master, we'll be at the guild soon."
A light breeze brushed his face as Zeus spoke softly.
"Mm."
Ren rested his hands behind his head. Warm sunlight spilled over him. He lazily opened his eyes, then shut them again because the light was too bright.
Standing at the guild entrance, even before he opened the door, the noise inside reached his ears.
"Seriously… I haven't been back in a while, and it's still like this."
Ren pushed the door open with a helpless sigh, and sure enough, the guild was in an uproar again.
"Yo, everyone."
Ren smiled and waved at the crowd as they froze mid-motion.
The sound of the door opening drew everyone's attention.
When they saw that familiar yet slightly changed figure, the guild instantly erupted.
"Ren! You're back!"
"Welcome home, Ren!"
"Zeus, Prometheus, Napoleon—welcome home!"
Seeing that Ren had grown taller, everyone rushed over and crowded around him, asking about his latest job.
"Stop."
With everyone swarming him, Ren quickly raised a hand to stop the questions.
Wiping sweat from his forehead, Ren smiled and said, "Is the Guild Master here? I'll report the request details first, then I'll catch up with everyone."
"The Guild Master got called to the Council again. Seems like it's because of you, Ren."
Gray stood off to the side with a snicker.
"Huh? Because of me?"
Ren scratched his head, not understanding.
"Because you went too far on the request and blew an entire mountain apart."
Gray shouted at him.
Ren spread his hands helplessly. "That magical beast was huge. I didn't control my strength, so I shattered both the beast and the mountain in one quake."
"That's so Ren. Destroying a mountain like it's kicking over a dirt mound."
"Too strong, Ren!"
"I've decided. I'm making Ren my goal!"
"Yeah right. If you can reach even half of Ren's strength, you should be thanking the heavens!"
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