The day after the banquet, the Fairy Tail group set off to return to Magnolia.
Although everyone thought it was a matter of course that Fairy Tail won the championship, a lively celebration was still held to celebrate the return of the Tenrou Team, who had achieved good results in their first participation in the Grand Magic Games.
The residents of Magnolia had always been like this, seeing everyone in Fairy Tail as family, which was why everyone loved this town the most.
After that, the days became peaceful, but Drake never let down his guard, and was constantly in contact with Jellal.
Crime Sorcière's investigation was proceeding smoothly. Through investigating a batch of dark guilds under Tartaros's command, Jellal and the others learned that Tartaros was indeed planning something big.
They even found out Tartaros's ultimate goal - to revive Master E.N.D. - and they also learned some rough information about several members of the Nine Demon Gates.
Without Drake reminding them, Jellal and the others combined small clues and deduced that Tartaros's target was likely the Magic Council.
Although Jellal was shocked by Tartaros's audacity, actually having designs on the Council that managed the entire continent, he didn't find it strange after thinking about what Drake had said.
Sure enough, both Jellal and Ultear were the most outstanding talents. They had actually found out so much so quickly.
In comparison, the Magic Council was just a bunch of trash. Drake had clearly relayed a lot of information to them through Doranbolt, but they still hadn't taken any substantial action to this day.
Now, Drake only hoped that they wouldn't be so easily wiped out by Tartaros, and that they wouldn't cause trouble in the final war.
After the Grand Magic Games ended, Mavis, who had met with Zeref, told everyone about his declaration of war.
No one in this world dared to ignore the Black Wizard's war announcement. But for Fairy Tail, that was just an opponent that they had to defeat. Before the war came, everyone lived their daily lives like this.
However, everyone didn't relax in training themselves, and wouldn't slack off in the slightest, even if it was to protect their comrades.
So after finishing a day of training, Drake, whose girlfriend had been dragged out by Winnie and Sherria to do a job, could only drink with the old-timers in the guild.
"Drake, let's have a match!"
The one who was restless as soon as he arrived at the guild was naturally Natsu. He jumped over and punched at Drake.
Drake shook his head helplessly. Drake was the only one who had defeated a dragon on the day of the Dragon King Festival, and the other Dragon Slayers were quite unwilling.
People like Laxus had silently increased the intensity of their training, while Natsu had started to constantly "harass" Drake while working harder to train!
After all, he was his own stupid younger brother. What could Drake do? Of course, he would teach him a good lesson.
Without even putting down his glass, Drake grabbed Natsu's wrist as he punched over, and then threw him on the ground like he had done when they were kids.
Happy spread his hands and said, "It's a one-hit kill again. Natsu is still too far behind!"
Natsu did a kip-up and jumped up, and said loudly, "Damn it, I'm going to train again. I'll definitely catch up to you!"
Drake picked his ears. He seemed to have heard these words too many times.
Makarov was watching this familiar scene with a smile, when suddenly an owl flew over and turned into a scroll in front of him.
Makarov's expression changed at once, and he waved the request form, saying, "Drake, Natsu, and Gray, there's a designated request for the three of you!"
As usual, Natsu and Gray, who had started fighting again, said at the same time, "I don't want to work with this guy!"
Before, the two had teamed up to go to work, and although the request had been completed, the two had somehow started fighting again in the end, and had been brought back by Erza after she had rushed over to suppress them.
They had just had a fight because of Gray's mockery, so how could they be willing to work together again.
However, Makarov's expression was quite serious, and he said, "No, you have to go on this request! And you absolutely can't make any mistakes!"
Everyone showed curious expressions. Makarov rarely used such a stern tone to talk to everyone.
Makarov continued, "This time's client is Warrod Sequen, ranked fourth among the Ten Wizard Saints, and one of the Four Gods of Ishgar!"
The Council bestowed the title of Ten Wizard Saints to the ten strongest mages on the Ishgar continent, and the top four were called the Four Gods of Ishgar.
The reason for this distinction was because the Council believed that these four were not on the same level as the other Saints.
Because the selection of the Ten Wizard Saints mostly relied on the Council's own information and judgment, and there were many other factors to consider, the Ten Wizard Saints couldn't be said to be truly the strongest.
But the Four Gods of Ishgar were different. They were recognized as the pinnacle of mages on the continent.
A designated request issued by such a big figure. No wonder Makarov would say those words.
But it might also be related to that one of the Four Gods of Ishgar's identity.
Since Makarov had said that much, Drake naturally set off with the two problem children.
And Erza, Lucy, and Wendy also came along because they were free, and naturally Happy and Carla wouldn't be left behind.
According to the instructions on the request form, the group had to first go to the home of this powerful mage to ask for specific information about the request.
And Warrod lived in a remote area far away from people.
Walking on the path, everyone couldn't help but feel relaxed and happy.
Wendy couldn't help but say, "It's really peaceful here!"
Lucy also couldn't help but say, "Yeah, the air is so fresh!"
Erza tucked her scarlet hair behind her ear, and said, "The wind that's blowing is also very comfortable!"
Drake didn't say anything, but separated Natsu and Gray, who were about to start arguing again, and said, "That's to be expected. After all, this is that senior's hermitage.
When mages reach a certain level, their own powerful magic power can even affect the surrounding environment. That has nothing to do with whether their combat ability is strong or not, it's brought about by the level in pure magic."
Everyone couldn't help but show surprised expressions. They had never heard of the kind of mage that Drake was talking about before.
Drake had only noticed it as he got closer and closer, and couldn't help but sigh at the value of the Four Gods of Ishgar.
Although it wasn't related to fighting power, that realm was something that every mage aspired to.
Unconsciously, Drake had another trace of respect for that senior.
Erza said, "By the way, Drake, why are you calling that big figure senior?"
Drake looked at them and said, "Don't you know? Warrod Sequen was an original member who formed Fairy Tail with Mavis. In other words, he's our senior!"
Everyone showed shocked expressions. It was probably like being poor for half their lives and suddenly hearing that their parents were the richest people in the country.
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