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    "Excuse me, I'm not very good at this magic yet, so the repair is slow. But as long as I have some time, I can fix the entire hall."

    George got back on the round bench and tucked his magic wings away.

    In terms of combat power, he felt that whether it was the offensive spells he currently possessed or his own superpowers, they might not be as strong as those of most magicians here.

    So he needed to find a different approach, starting from other aspects.

    The Fairy Tail Magicians were known for their destructive nature. For instance, as reported in the magazine before, Gray single-handedly wiped out all members of the infamous Dive Robber Tribe and destroyed seven homes in the process.

    This kind of situation is quite common in Fairy Tail. Given his skill in repairing things, he should be quite needed, and it's very likely that he can pass the guild's trial with it.

    Although he cannot repair a house all at once at his current strength, he can spend time on it if necessary, and his magical power will not be depleted.

    Once he mastered this magic, not just one house but even a street could be instantly repaired.

    Most importantly, it would allow him to avoid combat. His goal was to learn and study magic, not to engage in fighting and killing.

    "Tap!"

    The wine glass in the hands of the headmaster, Marakoff, fell to the ground, his eyes wide open like bronze bells, his gaze at George seemed to shoot lightning-like intelligence.

    He moved in a flash, appearing before George instantly, then he grabbed George and stuffed him into Mira Jean's arms, his face filled with excitement as he shouted:

    "Mira Jean, hurry and give George a mark of status, quickly!"

    It seemed as if he was afraid that George would fly away from the guild the next second.

    George's guess was spot-on, but he still underestimated the extent of Marakof's importance placed on the magic of restoration. It wasn't just that he might be needed; it was that he was desperately needed.

    Don't look at Marakof standing there with a passionate and inspiring demeanor, telling the magicians not to worry about the high-ranking members of the Council and to go all out.

    In reality, his heart was bleeding.

    And forget about having to lower his dignity and apologize to those Council members, just paying the fines has already left the guild in a monthly deficit.

    Here, we need to highlight Natsu and Gray.

    The guild's revenue mainly comes from taking a cut of the magicians' mission rewards, but often times the group's mission bonuses are not even as much as the compensation he has to pay.

    It's only thanks to a few reliable S-class magicians supporting the guild that it hasn't gone bankrupt already.

    And George's arrival gave him a glimmer of hope.

    He doesn't need George to take on dangerous battle missions like other normal magicians; he just needs him to be a firefighter, helping with the aftermath after the other magicians' missions are completed.

    Of course, perhaps George's current magical abilities are not enough to handle the entire Firetail Guild as a firefighter.

    Nevertheless, that's not a problem. Not being able to do it now doesn't mean one won't be able to in the future. Just focus on improving.

    George, he is the hope for the future of the fairies!

    By that time, George won't have to put up with those council members' faces in the Council, nor will he have to worry about paying fines every time.

    So, how could his reaction not be exciting?

    And George was also very surprised by this. He had no idea what was going on when he found himself being pushed into a soft abyss, and then a mark was stamped onto his back, turning him into a cat with a tattoo.

    He knew that he was likely to pass the test by revealing the repair spell, but he had not expected Marakof's reaction to be so great, nor had he expected him to move so quickly just then.

    To be honest, he thought that if Marakof was trying to kill him just now, he probably wouldn't even have a chance to react before being killed.

    Being a cat, his body already had a high level of dynamic detection and reaction abilities. Adding the physical attributes of his own body and another clone on top of that made it even higher.

    However, it is still far from being comparable to the headmaster Marakof.

    This also made George come to the conclusion that in the future, when fighting against magicians from this world, he should still try to keep a distance and avoid close combat.

    He noticed that the magicians in this world are all very fond of close combat, much like Gandalf.

    "Great! Let's congratulate George and Lucy, our new partners, and raise a toast!"

    Seeing George's back being marked with a seal, Marakof stood on the front table and roared with laughter as he raised his wine cup.

    The magicians below then reacted, raising their wine cups one by one. But as soon as they had finished drinking, they rushed to George's side in a hurry.

    "George, do you want to join our little team... we are..."

    "Their team is not good enough, join our team, we're... "

    "George should join our team..."

    It turns out that everyone, upon seeing George's repair magic, had the same idea: they wanted to recruit him into their own team. This way, there would be no restrictions or concerns in the future when performing missions.

    Even Gray, who always preferred to act alone, and Natsu, who already had Happy, rushed up to George together.

    Happy, who was still a dwarf, used his fellow dwarf status and kept making connections with George, explaining to him the benefits of joining forces with Natsu.

    This scene also made George somewhat confused.

    He really didn't expect that just by showing off a repair spell that he wasn't very skilled in, it would have such a tremendous effect.

    As George was thinking about how to politely and face-savingly decline the offer, Natsu and Gray had already started fighting.

    Then, other magicians joined the fight, and the scene became chaotic again.

    This time, the purpose of the contest had become to vie for the right to recruit George, with only those who could stand at the end having the right to invite him to join their team.

    "You... don't... fight anymore!"

    George stretched out his cat's paw and wanted to speak up to stop them, but helplessly let it down.

    He wanted to say that the repaired hall was still hard to repair again, and it was troublesome.

    But he knew that these reckless magicians would not listen to him.

    To be honest, he thought that if the magicians of Fairy Tail were at Hogwarts, they would all undoubtedly be sorted into Gryffindor, none would escape.

    Turned his head to look at Marakoff, Marakoff saw George's furrowed brow and immediately put down his wine cup, transforming into a giant and dealt with all the magicians in a flash.

    "George can decide which team he wants to join. If you guys make him unhappy, I'll break both of your legs!"

    George is the hope for the future of the fairies, and we can't let these guys scare him. If he runs away, where will he even cry?

    "And Gray and Natsu, you two as well. Be careful when Ella comes back, I'll let her deal with you severely."

    Hearing the headmaster's demonic roar, the magicians nodded in fear, just like chickens pecking rice. The headmaster was still terrifying when he was angry, especially when he mentioned the even more terrifying Fairy Queen Ella.

    If Ella found out that they had made the headmaster angry, they were truly doomed when she came back.

    You see, the strongest among them, Natsu and Gray, have both fought against Ella before.

    With just a few moves, they were both severely beaten.

    Getting the headmaster angry, he might just transform into a giant to scare people. But if you anger Ella, she will truly beat you until you're left with only a breath of life.

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