Chapter 203

Eight Path's is the two hundred and third chapter of Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail.

Full Summary
All the contestants and their partners make their way to the first exam on a ship. They all wear scarce clothes beacause of the intense heat. Juvia stays in her clothes though claiming she is not hot, but she is hot for Gray, who is naked.... Eventually they all spot an island ahead called Tenrou Island. Makarov then appears and tells the kids that in ancient times Fairy's were said to live there and that it is the resting place of the first master of Fairy Tail, Mavis Vermilion. Makarov then explains the first exam. There are eight paths on the island, each for one team to go through. Paths will converge with other contestants where they will battle, and the team who makes it to the other side wins. Makarov says one path has no battle, and three paths will be against S-Class mages, Erza, Mirajane, and Gildarts. Makarov says Strength and Luck is needed to pass and begins the exam right then and there. The contestants race to get off the boat, first one being Freed and Bixlow, also locking the others in their runes. Levy re-writes the runes for only her and Gajeel, and they make their way to the island. Evergreen, being with Freed for a while, also re-writes them for her and Elfman. The rest wait five minutes for the ruens to disappear. Juvia and Lisanna swim there, Lisanna using Take Over Fish. Happy Flies Natsu, Gray uses Ice Make to slide there. Lucy and Cana then notice that Mest and Wendy had just disappeared. The two girls swim there, getting there last so they go down Route C where they run into Freed and Bixlow.