After a month, Wraith, who had finally received the invitation from Precht, was startled by the letter's content. He went directly to George Leisen, the president of the Magic Guild Diabolos, known as the Dragon Eater, to request a temporary leave from the guild.
Well, after being healed by August, and experiencing the terror between life and death, Wraith unexpectedly awakened the magic that best suited him—Soul! Eventually, after Bob and others left the Fairy Tail Guild, he also chose to temporarily leave Fairy Tail.
He embarked on a long and arduous journey of study, solely to further learn Soul Magic. During his travels to the North Continent Giltena, he accidentally obtained part of a dragon's soul and successfully learned Soul Dragon Slayer Magic.
Finally, during one of his travels, he joined George Leisen's Dragon Eater Guild, which was eager for talent, and served as vice president there.
"I've heard about your situation..."
"You plan to return to your former guild, right?!"
"In that case, take that kid Kirin with you!"
"Hahaha! Let the Mages of the Ishgar Continent see just how powerful the Mages of our North Continent Giltena are!"
Upon hearing this, George Leisen yawned first, then spoke ambitiously.
"Alright."
Wraith nodded lightly in response.
Time flew...
In the blink of an eye, three months passed quickly.
Time arrived at X780, October.
At the Fairy Tail Guild in Magnolia Town.
All members of the Fairy Tail Guild seemed busy...
Everyone was mobilizing for the upcoming Harvest Festival.
In fact, every year starting from October...
The members of the Fairy Tail Guild would enter a state of preparation.
After all, in the following three months, the Harvest Festival (October 6th), the 24-hour Endurance Race (November 1st) (originally in September, but adjusted to early November to avoid affecting the Harvest Festival), and the S-Class Mage Examination (December 8th) would be held consecutively. These were months with a concentration of collective activities for the Fairy Tail Guild.
Especially this year, as it was the first Harvest Festival personally organized by Fairy Tail's second president, Precht, after his return, everyone placed extra importance on it!
At the same time, to showcase the strength of the Magic Guild Fairy Tail, Precht specially invited the editor-in-chief of the largest magic magazine in the Fiore Kingdom, Weekly Sorala, to provide comprehensive coverage and publicity for Fairy Tail.
"Is this Magnolia Town?!"
"The city where the legendary Magic Guild Fairy Tail is located!"
"How cool! Cool! Cool!"
"Looks like I can write an interesting report again today..."
The speaker, a young man with light yellow short hair, holding a notebook for recording, stood excitedly at the entrance of Magnolia Town and shouted loudly.
"Jason, keep it down a bit!"
Beside the young man stood a middle-aged man with a cigarette in his mouth and fluffy silver short hair. The man's dead fish eyes showed a hint of listlessness as he yawned continuously, as if he hadn't woken up at all.
"Senior, you lack energy too much. As reporters for Weekly Sorala, we must be full of energy."
Jason, currently an editorial intern and trainee reporter, turned to look at his senior, who was also his mentor, and said energetically.
"You kid..."
"Hurry up and grow up!"
"When you can stand on your own, I can retire to the background with peace of mind."
The middle-aged man still looked gloomy. Speaking of which, when he was young, he was also full of energy like Jason, doing everything with vigor!
Unfortunately, time waits for no one. In the blink of an eye, he had lost his energy and become a 'mediocre' middle-aged working man, the kind he had despised most in his early years, always writing bland reports.
"Hurry! Hurry..."
"There's no time; anyway, we've bought all the tickets we need, right?!"
"If we really couldn't get train tickets, then let's leave by ship!"
"Anyway, we'll come back after the Harvest Festival is over."
Just as Jason and his senior were invited to Magnolia Town to experience the local customs of the town where the strongest Magic Guild in the Fiore Kingdom, Fairy Tail, was located, a group of townspeople rushed out of the town like refugees, carrying their families and belongings. Their expressions were panicked, as if something terrifying was happening in the town.
"What's going on?!"
Jason keenly noticed this. Holding a microphone, he stopped a few fleeing townspeople and asked, "Excuse me, are you residents of Magnolia Town?! I saw many townspeople running out of town in panic. Is something frightening happening inside? If possible, please tell me in detail! I beg you!"
"You're outsiders, right?!"
The townspeople stopped by Jason first glanced at the camera on his shoulder. After confirming Jason's identity as an outside reporter, they checked their watches, found they had enough time, and then asked.
"Yes, we are reporters from the magic magazine Weekly Sorala."
Jason revealed his identity.
"No matter where you're from?"
"Or what your identity is?!"
"Now, really take my advice..."
"If you have the means to leave, run away as soon as possible!"
"You can go anywhere, just leave Magnolia Town."
"That thing is coming..."
The townspeople gave Jason a deep look, then without looking back, pulled their families and ran toward the train station outside the town.
"Excuse me, what is that?"
Jason shouted loudly at the fleeing townspeople.
"That is the Harvest Festival organized by the Magic Guild Fairy Tail!"
The townspeople did not look back, walking away resolutely. They seemed to have made up their minds, never glancing at Jason again, afraid that turning around would make them miss the last train of the day.
For outsiders, that was just an ordinary train!
But for the residents of Magnolia Town, it was the hope of escaping the town.
Last year, to hold the 24-hour Fighting Tournament, the Fairy Tail Guild moved Magnolia Town deep into a snowy mountain hundreds of kilometers away. He, who was originally enjoying autumn, suddenly seemed to have crossed seasons, almost freezing in place!
This year, the people of the Magic Guild Fairy Tail claimed that their Harvest Festival would be unprecedented...
Well, if nothing unexpected happened, those Fairy Tail Mages would probably move the entire town to the moon or another world. For the sake of their lives, they decided to leave first.
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