Lucy, Natsu, and Happy were shocked to see all the members of the Legion Troops slaughtered by Acnologia. He was truly merciless and cruel.
Oración Seis was also filled with terror. Were these people really from a Guild of Justice? They felt ten or a hundred times more ruthless than themselves!
Fortunately, it was Natsu's group of three and a cat fighting them. Had it been Acnologia, none of them might have survived.
"For real..."
Natsu hadn't expected Acnologia to use lethal moves from the start. Killing those seemingly strong Legion Troops was easier for him than crushing a swarm of ants.
He's just too strong!
Lucy said with some concern, "You killed them all. Won't this cause trouble?"
She didn't have much pity; she just felt that such a large organization wouldn't let a slap to the face slide and might even escalate it to the Kingdom of Fiore.
Acnologia shook his head and said, "The strongest force of the Sendorfia Church was the Legion Troops. Now that they're wiped out, they have no right to cause trouble."
Now that everyone's gone, let's see if they still have the gall to talk about world peace.
Natsu agreed, "Hurting others under the guise of world peace—even I look down on that!"
Ever since that bunch stole things from Lucy's house, he had identified them as enemies. He didn't care if they were all dead.
Acnologia felt that Natsu and Lucy were much more decisive than in the original story. While anime shouldn't be too bloody, the real magic world was full of killing, and everyone had to learn to adapt.
"Let's go, time to head back!"
"Oración Seis are still wanted criminals. Sending them to the Kingdom will earn us quite a bit of money."
...Three days later, after tossing Oración Seis into the Kingdom of Fiore's prison and enjoying some sightseeing on the way, Acnologia's group finally returned to the Fairy Tail Guild.
"We're back!"
Natsu kicked open the door as usual. However, it was late, and most people had gone home to sleep. Only Mirajane and Lisanna were still cleaning.
Mirajane smiled gently at everyone, "Welcome back!"
Lisanna looked helpless, "Use your hands to push the door, Natsu!"
He was always so reckless. No wonder the Master scolded him; he truly deserved it.
"Lisanna, Mirajane, where is everyone from the guild?"
Natsu had a bright smile on his face as he dropped his luggage directly onto the floor.
Mirajane pointed at the clock on the wall and laughed, "It's already ten o'clock at night!"
Usually, if nothing was going on, everyone would head home by nine.
Lucy and Happy just slumped lazily on the sofa, sighing, "We're finally back!"
Both the girl and the cat were covered in dust. They never came back clean from a mission.
Acnologia got a glass of juice for Irene and a drink for himself, then asked, "Has anything happened at the guild lately?"
Mirajane thought for a moment and said, "People from the Sendorfia Church came by. Your bounty has been issued, and they even expressed their apologies to you."
Lucy was slightly surprised, "It really turned out just like Acnologia said."
After all, Acnologia had wiped out their Legion Troops; she hadn't expected them to actually back down.
Irene shook her head and said, "In this world, strength reigns supreme. Do you really think those people are willing to die for justice?"
Perhaps the subordinates were brainwashed and willing to sacrifice themselves, but the high-level leaders wouldn't. Their minds are clear.
Lucy nodded. Although Fairy Tail was also a Guild of Justice where everyone would risk their lives for their comrades, if it were just for 'justice', most people probably wouldn't even bother to lift an eyelid.
Natsu rubbed his growling stomach and asked, "Mirajane, is there any food left in the guild? I'm starving."
Happy weakly raised a paw, "Me too!"
Mirajane smiled, "There are some desserts and meals left over from the day. Do you want some?"
"Yes!"
Natsu and Happy nodded without hesitation. At this point, they didn't care if it was leftovers; they just needed to fill their stomachs, or they'd be too hungry to sleep once they got home.
"Lisanna!"
Mirajane called Lisanna to the kitchen. About ten minutes later, they walked out carrying trays.
Lisanna brought out fruit, desserts, and meals, setting them across the table.
Everyone looked at the lavish dinner with pleasant surprise.
It looks delicious!
"Let's eat!"
Then they started feasting. Even Irene, who wasn't hungry, ate two pieces of Magical beast meat.
Mirajane smiled as she watched everyone eat so happily. She felt blessed just seeing her comrades every day.
Lisanna suddenly remembered something and said, "This year's Magic Combat Tournament is about to start. Do you want to sign up?"
Acnologia frowned slightly, "The Grand Magic Games?"
Lisanna laughed, "The name is similar. Anyway, it's a magic competition held by the Kingdom of Fiore to choose the strongest guild in the kingdom. It will be held every year from now on."
"It's said that over a hundred guilds have already signed up. Blue Pegasus, Lamia Scale, Mermaid Heel, Sabertooth, and even Dark Guilds can participate."
However, she didn't think any Dark Guilds would show up. Otherwise, as soon as the Grand Magic Games ended, many people would want to capture them for the bounties.
Acnologia thought to himself that this Grand Magic Games should be a bit more normal.
In the original story, this event was launched by Princess Hisui to collect magic power, aiming to open the Eclipse Gate and eliminate the ten thousand Evil Dragons predicted by Future Rogue.
Now, since the Eclipse Gate has been taken by the King of Red Dragons, that whole mess shouldn't happen.
Natsu said with full confidence, "Our Fairy Tail will definitely be the strongest!"
Lucy and Happy agreed, "Natsu is right!"
Their guild had always been the strongest in the Kingdom of Fiore. Winning the competition would make it even more official.
Mirajane laughed, "But we haven't signed up yet."
Natsu was confused, "Why not sign up?"
Lisanna said, "The Master hasn't decided on the participants yet. To showcase the guild's strength, all S-Class Mages are expected to participate. Along with those who signed up, there are ten people in total: my sister Mirajane, Cana, Erza, Laxus, Gildarts, as well as Gray, Gajeel, Wendy, Juvia, and Elfman."
"In that case, there are too many people, so we'd need to split into two teams to participate. That means our own people might face each other first."
Natsu counted on his fingers, "Then including me, Lucy, Acnologia, and Irene, that's fourteen people in total."
"If we split into two teams, that's seven people per team."
He looked at Lucy and asked, "Am I right?"
Lucy covered her face, unable to watch, "If you're going to count, then count, but don't use your fingers!"
Lisanna already said there were ten people. With the four of them added, did he really need to count?
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