Day 1 of Silver joining Ur, Gray, and Lyon's streaking squad:
"Ah, the looks from the guild members make me feel so uncomfortable. I don't understand how Ur and the others can accept those gazes so calmly. Truly, streaking is not the righteous path!"
Day 3 of Silver joining the streaking squad:
"Sigh, Fairy Tail members are just a bunch of perverts. Let them look all they want! What do their gazes have to do with me?"
Day 5 of Silver joining the streaking squad:
"Sigh, the looks from the residents of Magnolia Town make me feel so uneasy. How do Ur and the others not feel embarrassed when walking down the street? I don't get it…"
Day 7 of Silver joining the streaking squad:
"The residents of Magnolia Town are too shallow. They can't understand what I'm doing. This is all for getting Ur, Lyon, and Gray back on the right track!"
Half a month after joining the streaking squad:
"Actually, streaking isn't as bad as people say. Society's disdain for streaking is mostly prejudice!"
Day 20 of Silver joining the streaking squad:
"I'm starting to understand my son Gray and his teacher Ur's mindset. Truly, fighting naked is much easier than fighting clothed. Clothes restrict many of my movements. Now, I feel stronger than before."
Now, Silver:
"Streaking is awesome! If the heavens hadn't birthed me, Silver Fullbuster, the way of streaking would be like a long night!"
Proven fact: Silver didn't take a month to turn into a Fairy Tail member. He proved that even the strongest will gets assimilated in Fairy Tail…
"Ultear, join us! Join our glorious naked squad! Only when your skin is accustomed to the icy cold can you become a true ice wizard. We ice wizards never need clothes…"
Silver, naked except for a loincloth, looked at Ultear passionately and spoke in a deep, magnetic voice.
"Yes, Sister, join us!"
Lyon looked at Ultear, earnestly pleading.
"Sister, I know we're connected heart to heart!"
Gray touched his chest, listening to his heartbeat, knowing Ur connected him and Ultear.
"Ultear, my dear daughter! Our ice wizard family is just missing you…"
Ur stood next to Silver, Lyon, and Gray, smiling at Ultear, waiting for her to join.
"Ultear, before I took off my armor, I didn't realize your mother was such a great wizard! She created such an amazing ice magic training method…"
"Do you know what's most important for an ice wizard?"
Silver smiled, asking Ultear.
"The strength of your magic, mastery of spells, and the state of your mind, right?"
Ultear answered without hesitation.
"Wrong! The most important thing is to take off the clothes that restrict our bodies!"
Silver denied Ultear's answer and told her the key to becoming an ice wizard.
"Really? If I join you and streak with you, I can become a glorious ice wizard like you?"
Ultear's face showed hesitation as she looked at the four surrounding her.
"Yes!!"
Silver, Ur, Gray, and Lyon nodded in unison.
"But I refuse!"
Ultear's expression sharpened, and she directly rejected them.
"What?!"
Silver, Ur, Gray, and Lyon were shocked by Ultear's decisive refusal, their faces filled with disbelief.
"If being an ice wizard means streaking, I'd rather not be one! From now on, I'll be an Arc of Time wizard, a Time Wizard, Ultear."
Ultear rejected becoming an ice wizard upon realizing its limit.
"What?!"
Silver, Gray, Lyon, and even Ur were shocked and disbelieving.
"Clothes, return to us!"
Ultear's eyes seemed to reflect a clock, with hands ticking. As she activated her magic, their previously discarded clothes flowed back onto their bodies.
"With my Arc of Time, I can control the time of any non-living object, including your clothes. So, from now on, no streaking in my sight!"
Ultear used her magic to prevent them from streaking.
"What?!"
"This can't be…"
"Unbelievable!"
"Damn, she had this trick…"
Gray, Lyon, and Ur took a step back, even Silver was shocked by Ultear's magic.
"I should have stopped you from the beginning."
Ultear pressed her forehead, looking at the four with helplessness.
"Damn, if we can't take off our clothes, how can we use ice magic?"
"This is terrible…"
Gray and Lyon were panicked, unable to imagine fighting with clothes on.
"Sigh…"
Ultear sighed at her two foolish junior brothers.
"Why are all her family members like this? Can't there be one normal person? Damn…"
Ultear held her head in pain.
"Slap!"
As Ultear was troubled, a big hand landed on her shoulder.
"Huh?!"
Ultear turned around, confused.
In front of her was a middle-aged man with a weathered face, chiseled features, stubble, and orange-red hair slicked back. It was Gildarts, Magnolia Town's biggest scoundrel.
"What do you want, Gildarts?"
Ultear raised an eyebrow, puzzled. She didn't remember being close to Gildarts.
"Ultear, if I'm not mistaken, your time magic can not only put clothes on but also take them off, right?"
"If you could, please use it on all the girls in town! That would be spectacular!"
Gildarts' eyes shone brightly, filled with a pure, boyish dream.
"…"
Ultear was silent after hearing Gildarts.
Ultear finally understood what a real scoundrel was like…
"Slap~"
Ultear silently slapped Gildarts' hand off her shoulder and brushed the dust off. Then she took out Fairy Tail's women's association exclusive communication lacrima.
"Hello? Is this Irene and Selene?"
"There's a scoundrel here that needs dealing with!"
Ultear spoke coldly into the lacrima.
"Ah, no, wait! If you disagree, just say so! Why call Irene and Selene?!"
Gildarts turned pale, looking at Ultear calling for Irene and Selene.
"Slap!"
As Gildarts' legs weakened, two large, scaled hands landed on his shoulders.
"Creak~"
Gildarts felt the power on his shoulders and turned around.
"Boom!"
He saw two massive fists.
Later…
A bloodied, orange-haired middle-aged man lay in front of a broken bar, like a corpse.
"Carla, should I heal Gildarts?"
Wendy asked, looking at the dying Gildarts.
"Stop it, Wendy!"
"That scoundrel deserves it…"
"Don't save him…"
Carla stopped Wendy, believing Gildarts deserved his fate.
"Alright…"
Wendy lowered her head, no longer looking at Gildarts.
Three days later, on December 16, X778…
From the beginning of December, Fairy Tail wizards became diligent. Gamblers, fighters, and streakers all started taking on missions, all because this month awaited the most important event: the S-Class Wizard Exam!
"Sorry! With so much trouble in the guild lately, I forgot the most important thing!"
"Everyone, the annual S-Class Wizard Exam begins now…"
That day, Makarov stood on the podium, wearing his platinum coat symbolizing the Ten Wizard Saints. In the coat, he looked much more dignified.
"First, as usual…"
"I'll introduce the candidates for this year's exam! They are Silver Fullbuster, Seilah, Ultear Milkovich, Mystogan, and Kagura Mikazuchi, who has been a seed for the S-Class Wizard for years, almost passing last year…"
Makarov listed those he believed were most likely to pass this year.
"Dad! You got selected?!"
Gray was shocked, still not over his father's resurrection, now seeing his father as an S-Class candidate.
"Of course."
"This is to set an example. The S-Class title is mine."
Silver was confident, already considering the title his.
"Didn't expect to be chosen. Dealing with lower humans is easy, but against Silver, my chances are less than ten percent. How troublesome…"
Seilah sighed, looking at Silver.
"Mystogan, didn't expect you to return from Edolas for the exam? Tired of being a prince and decided to be a wizard?"
Evan looked at Mystogan, dressed like a mummy.
"Ahem, Edolas has Mr. Wisdom, leaving no room for me. I decided to return to Earth Land, develop here, and experiment with Mr. Wisdom's magical tools…"
Mystogan adjusted his mask and explained.
"Really? Good luck, this year's exam won't be easy…"
Evan looked at the candidates, deep in thought. Even with Mystogan's tools, passing would be tough against Silver, Seilah, and Ultear.
"This year, I must win! I must prove myself to Evan and Simon!"
Kagura gripped her katana, eyes narrowing, her resolve strong.
"S-Class exam? Not interested…"
Ultear was the only one indifferent.
"Good luck, Ultear!"
"Go, Sister!"
But Ur and Lyon thought Ultear had a chance.
"Besides the top five, the candidates include Cana Alberona, Natsu Dragneel, Gray Fullbuster, Lyon Vastia, Freed Justine, Elfman Strauss, and Lisanna Strauss…"
Makarov listed seven more, bringing the total to twelve participants.
"Great, I
'm in! Dad, we're rivals."
Gray looked at Silver.
"Bring it on!"
Silver nodded at his son's challenge.
"Sorry, Sister, but the S-Class title is mine this year."
Lyon said confidently.
"No, it's not yours…"
Ultear dashed Lyon's hopes.
"Chosen again! So annoying!!"
Cana held her head, dreading the exam she was unlikely to pass.
"Fired up!"
Natsu shouted, standing on a table.
"Master END~"
"How can I ensure Master END wins this year? A bit troublesome…"
Seilah looked at Natsu, deep in thought.
"Elfman, Lisanna, let's do our best!"
Elfman and Lisanna smiled at each other, encouraging one another.
"Aww, you two are close!"
"That's right, siblings should support each other~"
Mira smiled at Elfman and Lisanna.
"Mira…"
Elfman and Lisanna smiled back.
"But even family, I won't go easy during the exam~"
Mira's eyes glinted with killing intent.
"Uh…"
Elfman and Lisanna shivered at the sight.
"Go, Freed!"
Laxus patted Freed's shoulder, confident in him.
"Don't worry, Laxus!"
"I won't disappoint you…"
Freed blushed, looking at Laxus.
"For Laxus, I won't let anyone take this…"
Freed clenched his fists, determined.
"So these are this year's candidates. The exam will be on Tenrou Island!"
Makarov announced excitedly, thrilled by the participants' quality.
"This year's exam is only missing Irene…"
"But having Irene-level wizards every year is impossible!"
"If Irene-level wizards were in this exam, I wouldn't take them to Tenrou Island…"
Makarov smiled, relieved there were no Irene-level participants to destroy Tenrou Island.
"Hmm, S-Class exam? Why wasn't I informed?"
As Makarov spoke to himself, a platinum figure appeared in the guild.