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JackInqu Since: Jul, 2009
#276: Sep 28th 2010 at 7:56:49 PM

I have to say, it was kind of nice of Gajeel to volunteer to be Levy's partner. Of course, it may turn out that he has an exterior motive for doing so, but for now it's a nice gesture. Maybe he's trying to atone for roughing her up back when.

I may be giving Nasu too much credit, but I wonder if he didn't choose Happy to be his partner to prove that he can achieve S-Rank without the help of another mage.

Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
One Winged Egret
#277: Sep 28th 2010 at 8:40:11 PM

He considers Happy a mage, so that's very doubtful.

JackInqu Since: Jul, 2009
#278: Sep 28th 2010 at 8:48:30 PM

^Ah, did not know that. Thank you. With that in mind, my point might still be valid. It's not like Happy is one of the strongest mages.

It could also be as simple as them being partners for so long Natsu never really thought about choosing anyone else.

Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
One Winged Egret
#279: Sep 28th 2010 at 8:56:46 PM

Natsu's one of the few people who routinely considers Happy a person. Happy's basically his Heterosexual Life-Partner.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#280: Sep 28th 2010 at 9:03:38 PM

I totally missed It. Loke/Loki has his old haircut again, even though he's still sporting the suit. it must be because He's coasting on his own power like before.

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#281: Sep 28th 2010 at 9:20:26 PM

@Jack Inqu: I thought it was pretty obvious from the scene itself and how Gajeel felt about it in the previous chapter that he's mostly just doing it out of pride, since even if he can't qualify as an S-rank mage he can show he's strong enough to be one and probably qualify next year.

edited 28th Sep '10 9:21:26 PM by thatother1dude

Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
One Winged Egret
#282: Sep 28th 2010 at 9:33:18 PM

Given what he did way back before the festival arc though, he does seem to have a "protect Levy to apologize/be accepted" complex though. Most likely it's both.

edited 28th Sep '10 9:34:04 PM by Clarste

Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
One Winged Egret
#283: Oct 2nd 2010 at 11:40:49 AM

new chapter.

So I guess it's going to be at least partially a tournament arc, although of course this is just the first test. I wonder if they're going to stay in swimsuits the entire arc. And seriously, put on some clothes Gray. Funny how everyone seemed to get used to it though.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#284: Oct 2nd 2010 at 11:55:56 AM

Ouch. Talk about really poor luck for Cana and Lucy right off the bat. Lucy is lucky though. Despite always getting the short end of the stick, she's managed to pull through each time. So she has both bad and good luck, often one after the other, and usually in that exact order too.

Looks like their keeping Mest's magic under lock and key for now. I wonder what he does exactly. Plus, I I notice there was a question mark next to Mirajane. Is her status still up in the air?

Interesting.

edited 2nd Oct '10 11:56:15 AM by HandsomeRob

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Gilphon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#285: Oct 2nd 2010 at 11:56:33 AM

I predict that whoever got the 'quiet' path will run into the new mysterious guy. And whoever ends up facing Gildartz is kind of screwed.

Also, whatever Mest and Wendy used to get off the ship allowed them get there before Natsu, judging from the number of routes that were sealed off... possibly, they got through Fried's barrier somehow?

Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#286: Oct 2nd 2010 at 12:05:47 PM

Big surprise, Fried isn't going to make it. I'm also assuming that Elfman won't be making it too far.

Also, I wouldn't say whoever goes up against the current S rank mages is screwed necessarily. They'll hold back a little.

Anyone else think Natsu got the quiet route? After all, he wants to fight.

edited 2nd Oct '10 12:08:05 PM by Arha

silver2195 Since: Jan, 2001
#287: Oct 2nd 2010 at 12:23:15 PM

We don't really know much about Cana's abilities. It will be interesting to see what she can do in this fight.

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Everzwijn glarblgrklgrgg from under your bed Since: Sep, 2009
#288: Oct 2nd 2010 at 12:38:18 PM

Natsu picked the "E" route, which sounds like it would be the fifth (quiet) route from the left, but is actually the fourth (Erza).

Cana took the third route and ended up against Fried who therefore must have taken the second.

Of the three (Levy, Elfman and Mest) besides Fried who arrived before Natsu, one took the first route (Gildartz), one took the sixth route (battle), and one the eight (Mirajane). And of the two (Gray and Juvia) who arrived between Natsu and Cana, one took the fifth (quiet) and one the seventh (battle) route.

Of course, if the entrances depicted here do not match up with the routes depicted on the map, all of this information may be meaningless. >__>

Also, I wouldn't say whoever goes up against the current S rank mages is screwed necessarily. They'll hold back a little.

And of course, with the exception of Natsu, they do outnumber the S-rank mages two-to-one. That should help some.

wild mass guess Also, I'm thinking Mest's magic is some form of teleportation right now.

edited 2nd Oct '10 12:39:23 PM by Everzwijn

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Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
One Winged Egret
#289: Oct 2nd 2010 at 12:49:09 PM

6 posts. Spoiler Break!

I'm pretty sure the lettering is meaningless, since luck is supposed to be a factor here and not who chooses first. If the lettering wasn't random then a lot of things Makarov said about the test make no sense. Natsu chose E for Erza, but he's just stupid. It's quite likely that he'll get the quiet route simply because he's itching for a fight, but it's also pretty likely that Mest will get it to preserve his mystery for longer. Or someone else, who knows?

edited 2nd Oct '10 12:50:17 PM by Clarste

StillWaters Take it easy Since: Jan, 2001
Take it easy
#290: Oct 2nd 2010 at 1:51:04 PM

Yeah, it would make no sense for them to know where the routes lead in advance.

That said, Natsu is going to be very disappointed at ending in the "quiet" zone, so I'm going to trust the Rule of Funny and expect him to end up there.

It's also pretty likely that Lisanna will fight one of her siblings. Probably Mirajane.

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Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#292: Oct 2nd 2010 at 2:47:30 PM

If one of the eight wins and it isn't Cana, I'm betting on Mest, personally. He could take Mystogan's place as the Random Powerful Guy That Never Shows Up.

Everzwijn glarblgrklgrgg from under your bed Since: Sep, 2009
#293: Oct 2nd 2010 at 2:56:21 PM

Something I didn't really pay attention to before: Levy dispelling Fried's rune in less than a minute (and selectively at that) shows that she does indeed have great potential as a mage. I'm beginning to see why she made it into the exam.

Now I actually want to see her fight against Fried. With her magic, she would have a significant advantage against him. Though now that Fried's fighting Cana, I doubt we'll see that happen (unless Fried decides to cheat and keep going even after he's lost the exam).

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Joaqs Técnico Electromecánico from Argentina Since: Jul, 2009
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#294: Oct 2nd 2010 at 2:59:42 PM

Also Fried had enough time to prepare runes in the area so it will be even more complicated for Lucy and Cana.

edited 2nd Oct '10 2:59:57 PM by Joaqs

Everzwijn glarblgrklgrgg from under your bed Since: Sep, 2009
#295: Oct 2nd 2010 at 3:10:08 PM

And Lucy doesn't have Leo with her. Though on the plus side, she does have the spirits that she got from Angel which she didn't have last time she fought Bixlow. That does count for something, at least. Gemini in particular seems like it would be useful here, since it could mess with Bixlow's control over his puppets, or mess up Fried's runes.

edited 2nd Oct '10 3:10:43 PM by Everzwijn

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Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#296: Oct 2nd 2010 at 3:10:32 PM

Fried prepared explosive runes this morning.

But honestly, I'd expect Fried and Bixlow to lose because they get tricked into violating the rules of the runes and depriving themselves of oxygen or something.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#297: Oct 2nd 2010 at 3:12:45 PM

Huh. while we (well, okay just mesurprised) were joking about Mest getting Killed Off for Real, we were missing the signs that he might be ridonkulously powerful.

- Being in this test in the first place.

- Being Mystogan's disciple. We all know he wasn't weak.

- And now the fact that his magic is being deliberately kept under wraps.

We may have to watch out for this guy.

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Joaqs Técnico Electromecánico from Argentina Since: Jul, 2009
Técnico Electromecánico
#298: Oct 2nd 2010 at 3:14:07 PM

Something bad would be if they got tricked to fight against each other.

Everzwijn glarblgrklgrgg from under your bed Since: Sep, 2009
#299: Oct 2nd 2010 at 3:22:35 PM

Yeah, and there's also the question of why exactly he chose Wendy as his partner.

My theory is that wild mass guessMest uses magic that is extremely powerful, but comes with the drawback of being Cast From HP. He wanted Wendy as his partner for her healing magic, so he could cast more spells.wild mass guess

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Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
One Winged Egret
#300: Oct 2nd 2010 at 3:25:30 PM

That does count for something, at least. Gemini in particular seems like it would be useful here, since it could mess with Bixlow's control over his puppets, or mess up Fried's runes.

Gemini can read memories, so she can discover Fried's traps and use them against him.


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