Time flies, and it's now the year X686.
In the forest, a wild boar is running frantically.
The wild boar is quite large, about two meters tall and nearly four meters long, looking like a small hill from a distance.
Once it starts running, even standing a hundred meters away, you can feel the violent tremors.
Its skin is dark and rough, the bristles standing up on its body are as hard as iron needles, its two tusks are thick and sharp, its eyes are scarlet, and there is a long and short scar in the shape of '×' on its face.
Such a beast placed in the mountains and forests is definitely a ferocious beast, and even a light bump from it could result in paralysis and lifelong bedridden.
However, at this moment, this wild boar is not causing trouble, but is running for its life.
In order to save the muscles it had worked so hard to grow, it had been running continuously in the forest for more than half an hour, panting and sweating profusely.
Da da da... Footsteps sounded from behind.
The wild boar shuddered, its face changed drastically, and it rushed forward again.
Finally, it rushed out of the jungle and came to the coast.
But at this moment, a figure who had been lying in ambush here rushed out from the side.
The person was only thirteen or fourteen years old, still a child, but the movement of chopping down with the iron rod was quite skilled, and even more neat.
"Got it——!!"
But at this moment, the corner of his eye caught a glimpse of a shadow on the distant sea, and the movement in his hand froze subconsciously.
Boom——!
The iron rod chopped down, leaving a four- to five-meter-long, one-centimeter-thick Sword mark on the ground.
Unfortunately, due to the boy's momentary distraction just now, the wild boar seized the opportunity to escape from this fatal blow.
Taking advantage of the boy's distraction just now, the wild boar had already used all its strength to run away.
However, it had only run ten meters when it bumped into an invisible wall with a 'dong' sound.
The wild boar was stunned.
It shook its head and bumped forward again with force.
However, it still couldn't break through.
"Idiot, what are you spacing out for?!"
A slightly fat young figure ran from the opposite side, shouting loudly at the boy holding the iron rod.
The iron rod boy finally reacted and rushed towards the wild boar.
Seeing the King of Hell approaching behind him, the wild boar had no choice but to give up its plan to rush forward and wanted to detour.
Unexpectedly, no matter which direction it moved, whether forward, backward, left, right, or even jumped upward, the result was the same—its way was blocked by an invisible magic wall, and it could not leave.
"Roar——"
The wild boar let out an angry roar, its four hooves stomping frantically on the sand.
Finally——
Bang!
The iron rod of the boy behind him hit the wild boar's head.
With just a simple blow, the wild boar's eyes rolled back on the spot, fainted, and fell to the sand with a 'dong' sound.
Only at this time did the two boys finally stand side by side.
"Phew... we finally caught this guy."
"Okay, let's go back quickly, I hope we're not last again this time!"
"Don't worry, Hugh, I think we need to wait a little longer."
These two boys were Hugh and Stuart, who awakened 'Shield Magic' and 'Sword Magic' earlier than the other students in the Tenrou Village schoolhouse.
Seven years have passed, and the two have grown from the little kids of that year into Wizards who can stand on their own.
Not only that, they have also established the deep bond of 'Sword and Shield' as Weston had hoped.
"What do you mean? What are you looking at?"
"Over there!"
Sword pointed his finger.
Hugh looked in the direction he was pointing, and saw a small wooden boat slowly drifting on the distant sea.
There seemed to be a figure on it... Another place in the forest.
In the open space, a group of young people were gathering together, showing off the beasts they had hunted to their companions.
Without exception, the beasts lying on the ground were all huge beasts, and if they were placed in modern society, each one would be considered a national-level protected animal.
However, in another world, they are just villains who are wreaking havoc, harming the villagers, and destroying crops and rivers, and ordinary people can't do anything about them.
To live, they can only let the Wizards take action to catch, kill, or eat them.
But...
"Look, look... This is the crocodile I caught myself, isn't it amazing? With it, I will definitely be in the top three in this month's exam!"
"What is a crocodile? We caught a big brown bear, and its score is higher than a crocodile!"
"Tch, you two are in a team, so the final score will naturally be split equally, isn't it still lower than mine?"
Obviously, this is not an ordinary hunting operation, but a 'monthly exam' for Wizards.
In the chattering crowd, a handsome young man exuding a strong youthful aura was sitting on a large rock, counting the partners who arrived and their prey.
"Ten people came out, now eight people have arrived, and a total of six beasts have been hunted."
"Now only Hugh and Stuart's group is missing."
"Really, these two were the first to awaken magic in the guild, and their personal combat ranking is also very high, so why do they always get the bottom in every monthly exam?"
Seven years have passed, and Weston has grown from 9 to 16 years old.
He has shed the childishness and bitterness of his childhood, but has gained some of the maturity and confidence unique to teenagers in puberty.
"You guys, stop arguing about who has the higher score."
"Go and see why Hugh and Stuart haven't brought back the last wild boar yet."
"Don't forget, these seven beasts are sacrifices for tomorrow's celebration of the seventh anniversary of the founding of Tenrou Village, which are crucial!"
"If I hadn't told the village elders that I wanted to conduct an assessment, I wouldn't have been able to borrow them. You promised me that you would send them back intact..."
Just then, an urgent voice interrupted Weston's words.
"Guild Master, Guild Master!!"
Weston looked in the direction of the voice and saw Hugh and Sword running out of the forest in a hurry, looking flustered.
The two of them were carrying the last wild boar on their shoulders.
Seeing that the last wild boar had returned safely, Weston breathed a sigh of relief: "You two are finally back, what happened?"
"It's not good, Guild Master, outsiders have come to the island!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone present was stunned.
Weston narrowed his eyes even more.
Outsiders?
Who?
Since the Blue Skull attack seven years ago, Tenrou Island has only had one visit from outsiders.
That was six years ago, when Elefseria arrived.
However, the old man only taught the children magic in the village for two months, and then hurriedly returned to Magia Dragon because a Wizard from Guiltina had taken on the task of 'eliminating the Six Dragon Gods'.
Although Elefseria still maintained online communication with Weston after that, he never came back.
Apart from that, no one else has come to Tenrou Village... Wait!
This year is already X686!
Weston suddenly thought of the story in Fairy Tail Zero.
Could it be that Yuri, Precht, and Warrod have finally arrived?