Chapter 96: The Ghost Seeking Death
“Finally back!!”
Natsu and Happy shouted as they finally returned to Magnolia.
This mission was full of dangers, but luckily it was safe. Completing an S-level mission without being laughed at by others was secondary. The most important thing was that I saw a dragon and fought with it - although I was beaten and fled.
The airship flew directly in front of the guild, but the closer it got, the heavier the hearts of the people, who had originally been relaxed, became, because when they were in the air, they saw that the guild had been smashed by several huge iron pillars.
"what happened?"
"Has anyone attacked Fairy Tail?"
The most angry one was Natsu. If Erza hadn't stopped him, he would have jumped in and asked for clarification: "Assholes! Who are they?! I'll make them pay!!"
After all, this is the place where we grew up and it is everyone’s home. No one can swallow their anger after seeing this scene.
Kira did have some guesses. According to the development of the plot, the next battle would be between Fairy Tail and the Phantom Ruler. These iron pillars inserted into the guild should have been done by Gajeel.
Calculating the time, in the original work, Natsu and others returned from Karna Island just when the guild was destroyed. Although the mission has changed and there are some differences in time, it is almost the same overall.
Thinking of his arrogant and bad appearance in the Council branch before, Kira had an urge to beat him up. After all, he had been in Fairy Tail for 8 or 9 years, and it would be a lie to say that he had no feelings.
However, when he heard Markov say at the regular meeting that the councilors decided to let Phantom Assassin join the team to fight the six demons, he thought the plot would change, but he didn't expect it to come this.
"Let's go in!"
In the basement of the pub, the atmosphere was heavy. Markov drank alone, seeming to be worried about this month's expenses again.
With a bang, the wooden door was pushed open by Natsu who was walking in front, and the guild immediately became lively.
"It's Kira and Erza, as well as Natsu and Gray... they're back!"
"I can finally rest assured now. I haven't been able to sleep well these past few days."
"Woo woo woo, you guys are finally back. Our guild was smashed. You must settle the score with those guys!!"
As soon as Natsu walked in, he shouted, "Who did this?"
Everyone had a sad face, and seeing his angry look made them even more upset. Only Mira, who took care of all the big and small things in the guild, came out to answer: "Who else could it be? It's the ruler of the Phantom!"
really!
While Mira was explaining the situation to a few people, Kira walked straight to Markrov: "President, we are back!"
The old man seemed to not want them to face these troubles, so he forced a smile: "Oh! You are back? How was the mission? Did you not embarrass our guild? Natsu and Lucy will be punished later! Oh, by the way, who won your bet?"
"Haha, Erza won!" Kira laughed, "The enemy we met this time was really formidable, a very powerful demon! I almost couldn't beat him!"
"Really? Looks like Natsu still has a long way to go! Hahaha..."
"Yeah, yeah. Also, we met Gildarts during this mission."
Marklov was surprised and asked, "Really? Is he okay? How was the mission? Did he come back with you guys?"
"I'm in good condition. The mission failed. I had to go tell the client, so I didn't come back."
After hearing Kira's answer, Markov felt relieved: "Really? Fortunately, it's okay... As long as the person is alive."
After saying that, he took a sip of wine to calm his nerves. "As far as I know, no one has ever returned alive from this mission before."
"By the way, we also met Acnorolia during this mission. I almost died. It was a close call..."
puff--!
Markov sprayed out the wine directly, but fortunately Kira had anticipated it and dodged to the side.
"You kid, you're trying to scare me, right?"
Among all the presidents of the magic guilds in the Kingdom of Fiore, Marklov can be said to be the most knowledgeable one. He has heard of the Dragon of Destruction mentioned in the Apocalypse.
"It must be very difficult to come back alive from its clutches, right?"
Even though he had not seen it with his own eyes, Markov could imagine how thrilling this mission was.
He did not doubt Kira's words. He only needed to ask other people to find out whether it was true or not. And most importantly, as a parent, he believed in his child.
Kira nodded and said softly, "Yes, if Gildarts hadn't been here this time--"
Markrov understood: "It was Gildarts who saved you, no wonder..."
"If it weren't for Gildarts, we wouldn't have met Acnorolia."
“Ahem…”
Kira pretended nothing had happened: "Huh? President, what's wrong with you?"
“President!” Seeing that Markrov didn’t care about the current situation of the guild and was even talking and laughing with Kira, Natsu was angry and anxious, “Why can you act like nothing happened?! This is our home!!”
"Okay, Natsu! We all feel the same way!" Seeing Markrov's embarrassed look, Kira interrupted Natsu directly, "You should understand the president's difficulties occasionally and stop putting pressure on him all the time!"
Hearing this, Markov felt relieved. Kira is such a good boy!
Watching Markrov's departure, Natsu became even more confused: "Kira? How can you still laugh in this situation? Aren't you angry?"
"Of course I'm angry, but since the president is concerned about the agreement between the magic guilds, we can't make things difficult for him!" Kira spread his hands helplessly, "If a dog bites you, do you want to bite it back?"
Hearing this, Natsu thought that Kira was going to endure it, so he shouted in dissatisfaction: "Are you going to endure it like this..."
Before he finished speaking, Kira continued, "At least hire a better chef! By the way, although I have never eaten dog meat, I heard that dog meat is delicious and nutritious. Let's try it sometime."
"Um...Kira?"
"Don't worry! As long as no one saw it, it wasn't us who did it!"
"Do you want to..."
"Fuck him!"
Hearing Kira's words, everyone smiled as if they expected it: "That's right."
Suddenly, Kira thought of something and reminded everyone in the guild: "By the way, you all should be careful these days. The guy who destroyed our guild should still be hanging around nearby. Don't be left alone!"
It’s not that Kira doesn’t want to protect his companions, but Gajeel’s purpose is to lure the president to the Phantom. Even if he doesn’t attack the Wheel Team, it will be someone else. He can’t follow everyone like a pervert to protect them, so in the end he can only choose to remind them.
Anyway, no one will die, and he will regret it later.
That night, a major regional earthquake occurred in the Phantom Ruler Guild, and the entire guild collapsed into ruins.
When Kira returned to Fairy Tail refreshed, he found that Levi's team had been attacked last night. Fortunately, with Kira's reminder, Erza arrived in time and saved the three from Gajeel, saving them from being hung up and tattooed.
"Damn it! I can tolerate destroying the guild, but I will never let go of the guy who attacked my family!"
The attack on Team Wheel made Markrov so angry that his veins popped out. In front of the guild, he loudly announced to everyone: "Declare war on the ruler of the Phantom!"
Before leaving, Kira instructed: "Yoseph will not suddenly break the guild's covenant and start a war. He must have other purposes! Those of you who are not participating in the war should stay in the guild to prevent something like Rebecca from happening again! Mira, Lucy, and Rebecca are in your care!"
"Don't worry!" Lucy is now confident with the eight golden star keys in her hands.
Then, Kira handed something else to Markov: "President, take this!"
"What is this?" Markov was too angry to take a closer look, but he knew Kira would not harm him, so he took it and kept it with him.
"The source of out-of-body magic! Bring it with you in case of emergency. I heard that there is a guy in Phantom who can use extraction magic. They deliberately started a war to lure us over. If they don't want to take the opportunity to do something to the guild or the people who stayed in the guild, then they might want to attack you. You must be careful!"
After hearing Kira's analysis, Marklov calmed down a little: "I see, it seems that I was right to ask you to look up the information about the Phantom!"
Markov knew that he should vent his anger for his family, but he also knew that he was the spiritual pillar of the family. If he failed, others might not be able to stop Joseph.
"Let's go! Let's go avenge our families!"
