Lucy also understood why Yukino was carrying luggage; it turned out she had been kicked out of Sabertooth.
"Come with me!"
Lucy stood up and pulled Yukino as she walked downstairs.
"Miss Lucy, what are you doing?!"
Yukino looked at Lucy in surprise, not knowing what Lucy intended to do.
Soon, Lucy had pulled Yukino downstairs. At this moment, the members of Fairy Tail were downstairs drinking and celebrating the fact that they had swept the top two spots today.
Of course, even if they had lost, they would still celebrate. After all, the guys who lost would make for good side dishes to their drinks. For instance, Natsu and Gajeel—who had been so confident yesterday—ended up taking only 2 points and 1 point respectively in today's competitive event.
"Everyone!"
"What is it, Lucy?"
"Everyone, I want to recommend someone to join the guild."
"Miss Lucy?"
Yukino was greatly shocked to hear Lucy's words. She already knew what Lucy was going to say.
"It's her. I want to recommend her to join our guild."
Lucy pushed Yukino forward.
"Eh? Isn't this lady..."
Makarov looked at Yukino and felt she looked somewhat familiar.
"Isn't she that girl from Sabertooth?"
"That's right! It's her! She was very impressive during the match today!"
"Why are you letting someone from Sabertooth join Fairy Tail?"
Lucy explained: "She has already been expelled from Sabertooth..."
Next, Lucy told them about Yukino's situation—how she had to strip her clothes off in front of the entire guild and remove her guild mark with her own hands.
The expressions of everyone in the guild changed instantly upon hearing this.
"Sabertooth actually did something like that?!"
"Just because she lost a match, they expelled a guild member?!"
"That is way too much!!"
"Can that even be called a guild?!"...
Everyone in the guild spoke up for Yukino. Looking at the Fairy Tail members who were getting angry on her behalf, Yukino's tears could not stop falling.
She had been in Sabertooth for a year. When she was expelled, not a single person had pleaded for her, and not a single person had spoken up for her.
Yet, these people from Fairy Tail, who had nothing to do with her, were angry over what had happened to her. This was the first time she had ever felt the warmth of a guild.
"She's crying?!"
"Why is she crying?!"
The guild members panicked a bit seeing Yukino's tears streaming down.
"I... I'm sorry... I... I've never been valued so much before..."
Yukino kept wiping her tears with her hands, but the more she wiped, the more the tears flowed.
Mira came to Yukino's side and handed her a tissue.
"Thank you..."
Makarov clenched his fist and said angrily: "I didn't expect Sabertooth to be such a guild. Matches have winners and losers. The children even wagered their lives for the honor of the guild, and even so, they were expelled. Sabertooth has gone too far."
Next, Makarov comforted Yukino: "Child, if you have nowhere to go, then settle down here at Fairy Tail for now. If you want to join Fairy Tail, the gates of Fairy Tail are always open to you."
"This... A person like me who was expelled from Sabertooth, how could I be qualified to join Fairy Tail..."
If it were the Fairy Tail from before, she could have, but the current Fairy Tail was not the last-place Fairy Tail anymore. Having won first place for two consecutive days and sweeping the top two spots, even Yukino knew that Fairy Tail was now the returning king and absolutely the strongest candidate for the Grand Magic Games championship.
If she, who had just been expelled from Sabertooth, joined Fairy Tail immediately, wouldn't she be belittling Fairy Tail?
Makarov waved his hand: "That kind of thing doesn't matter at all. We don't care about that. Let others think whatever they want."
"Exactly! Let them think whatever they want!!"
"Sabertooth actually expelled such a cute lady; they really have no eyes!"
"Now our guild has one more beautiful wizard!"...
Everyone in the guild expressed their welcome to Yukino. Seeing the attitude of the Fairy Tail members, Yukino's tears fell again.
"Crying again?!"
"Why?!"
"No... it's not... I just... I just..."
"Those guys who don't cherish their comrades—if I run into them, I'll definitely show them!! No, I want to give those guys a piece of my mind right now!!"
Natsu said to Yukino. He was furious after hearing about Yukino's situation. To think there was a guild that didn't cherish its comrades; he wanted to go to Sabertooth and cause a major scene.
"Lord Natsu..."
Yukino couldn't help but be moved.
Kael pressed down on Natsu: "Alright, it's late at night. Don't go causing trouble. Even if you do, it won't solve the problem. If you can't stand it, then defeat them fairly in the competition."
Kael was also somewhat dissatisfied with Sabertooth's behavior after hearing about Yukino, but in the end, that was someone else's guild business. He wasn't close with Yukino, so he naturally had no right to stand up for her.
"Right! Since they don't cherish their comrades, then we will cherish them!"
"Come! Drink! Welcome to Yukino for joining us!!"
Yukino wanted to say something more, but Mira had already placed a glass of wine in her hand and said to her with a smile: "I know you just went through something painful, so just drink. Using joy to wash away pain is a very good method."
[Grand Magic Games Day Three: Competitive Mode]
[The Grand Magic Games has finally reached the mid-point on the third day. Currently, the guild sweeping the first and second places is Fairy Tail. One must say, this is quite a miracle.]
"Yes, the members of Fairy Tail have all performed very well."
Yajima nodded and said.
[Today's guest is Mr. Lahar from the Magic Council.]
Lahar nodded and said: "Please guide me."
[Mr. Lahar is the Captain of the Enforcement Unit, right?]
"Yes. I will not tolerate any foul play during the tournament."
In the audience, Mest sat there. He had been forced to come along by Lahar. He felt a significant amount of guilt toward Fairy Tail. As a council member, he hadn't saved anyone from Fairy Tail, and because of him, a little girl like Wendy had been dragged into it. Knowing that everyone from Fairy Tail was safe, the guilt in his heart had lessened quite a bit, but he still felt he owed Fairy Tail.
[The competitive event for the third day is Pandemonium! The number of participants is one person per guild!! Now, each guild must choose its representative.]
Erza said: "I'll go!"
"Good luck, Erza!" Lucy cheered for Erza.
"Let me go out! I want to smash Sabertooth!"
Natsu clamored to go out. It was already the third day, and he hadn't had a single proper fight yet.
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