### Chapter 22: Riku VS Gildarts
Inside the villa.
"Cana's Magic is so comprehensive!"
As the Guild Master of Blue Pegasus, Bob naturally had very good judgment. Such comprehensive Magic was advantageous in daily work and could handle various situations in combat.
Makarov nodded: "Cana is indeed good. But because she's comprehensive, she's also slightly mediocre. Faced with Mira's unreasonable attacks, she has no power to resist at all."
On the other side, Natsu was suppressing Elfman. Fire Dragon Slayer Magic was stronger than Elfman's ordinary Take Over Magic.
Elfman could only struggle to hold on.
"Haha! Elfman, you are so strong! It would be great if you fought more often!"
Natsu was fighting excitedly. Usually, Elfman was submissive and never fought, so Natsu thought he was weak. But after fighting for so long and Elfman still hadn't fallen, he realized Elfman's strength was also very strong.
"I will definitely make Big Sister an S-Class mage!"
Elfman gritted his teeth and persisted.
"Go down!!"
"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!"
Natsu's fist, wrapped in flames, punched Elfman's body.
"Ughhhhh!!"
Elfman was knocked flying and fell to the ground.
"Phew!"
Natsu let out a breath. Elfman was really tough. It took quite a bit of effort to defeat him. Next, he just had to team up with Cana to defeat Mira.
Suddenly!
A faint voice rang out behind Natsu: "Natsu, did you enjoy the fight?"
Hearing this voice, Natsu's hair stood on end. He turned around quickly and saw Mira in her Satan form standing behind him, unknown when she had arrived.
"Mira!!!"
Natsu was scared silly.
"Stupid brat, grit your teeth!!!"
"Yaaaaahhhh!!!"
Mira caught Natsu and began to beat him up. Although Natsu tried to resist, there was a certain gap in strength.
"Uh... Kid, you like that girl Mira? Do you have some special fetish?"
Seeing Mira's violent appearance, the corner of Gildarts' mouth couldn't help but twitch.
Riku rolled his eyes, thinking: I'm investing in advance, okay? Mira looks a bit violent now, but in less than two years, she will blossom into a gentle and cute beauty.
Soon, the battle ended, and Natsu was beaten black and blue by Mira.
"Cough cough! Congratulations to Mira's group and Riku's group for passing the second round of the exam!"
"Now announcing the third round, which is also the final round of the exam content."
Riku and Mira listened attentively. This was the final round. If they passed, they could be promoted to S-Class mages, which was crucial for both of them.
"The content of the third round is very simple. You can choose either me or Erza to challenge. As long as you defeat us, you can be promoted to S-Class mage."
Gildarts announced the content of the third stage exam.
"?!!"
"Defeat Erza and Gildarts?!"
Natsu and the others were very surprised to hear this. They didn't expect the third exam to be this.
Riku, however, clenched his fists, feeling very excited, with an eagerness to try.
Gildarts smiled and said: "This assessment is almost a mandatory stage for all S-Class assessments. To become an S-Class mage, naturally, you need to be recognized by an S-Class mage."
"Alright, choose the opponent you want to challenge. Like the second stage, once one person chooses, the other person automatically becomes the opponent for the other group. You are free to discuss."
As soon as Gildarts finished speaking, Riku spoke up: "No need to discuss. Teacher Gildarts, I choose to challenge you."
"?!"
"Riku wants to challenge Gildarts?!"
"There might be a small hope in defeating Erza, but defeating Gildarts is impossible!"
Gildarts was the strongest mage in the Fairy Tail guild; his power was deeply rooted in people's hearts. Although Mira or Natsu often clamored to settle things with Gildarts, that was just children challenging their father. Winning? There was no such thing.
"Hey! Who allowed you to decide on your own?! Even if we pick, I should pick first!"
Mira shouted at Riku, feeling that Riku was deliberately letting her win. Everyone in the guild knew how powerful Uncle Gildarts was. No matter how strong Riku was, he couldn't be a match for Uncle Gildarts.
Riku looked at Mira and smiled: "I'm not letting you win. I truly want to challenge Teacher Gildarts."
"You can challenge him anytime. Why must it be now?"
Mira didn't believe Riku's words at all.
"Challenging him usually and challenging him now are completely different. I also want to try what it feels like to go all out."
As Riku spoke, his gaze turned to Gildarts, his eyes revealing a thick fighting spirit.
Although Erza's strength was good, if it were purely a contest of combat skills, he definitely wouldn't be her match. After all, whether in talent or training, he was far inferior to Erza.
But if Magic was included, it would be completely different. As long as he wanted, Erza would have almost no power to resist.
Gildarts was different. This uncle would be at the level of a Marine Admiral or Yonko even in the *One Piece* world. Riku could go all out without worry.
Seeing Riku's eyes full of fighting spirit, Mira knew Riku really wanted to challenge Gildarts, so she stopped arguing with him.
At the same time, she felt a vague sense of pride in her heart. This was her boyfriend; he should challenge the strongest.
"Do your best!"
Mira whispered to Riku.
Gildarts looked at Riku with a smile on his face, seeming to have expected Riku's choice.
"Not bad! Actually, at this time, no matter what choice you make, it's not wrong. But since you chose me, let me, as your teacher, give you a good final lesson."
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