What the... Mest has been in Fairy Tail all this time? and he is Mystogans apprentice? and this is the first time we've heard of him -.-

And who the f is the random dude in the forest with a "death aura" that apparently knows Natsu?

Is this filler or was this in the manga?

I was also looking forward to the whole exam when they mentioned it until that chick started going all emo because she's failed 4 times already... i'm hoping she doesn't pass this time either for the sole reason that it would be the most obvious outcome of this whole thing >_>