Chapter 124 Chess, join forces with me to create the strongest guild in Ishgar!
Chapter 124 Chess, join forces with me to create the strongest guild in Ishgar!
Chapter 124 Chess, join forces with me to create the strongest guild in Ishgar!
"Hahaha! There are still many good people in this world! That way, I can get the old man to build a giant dragon's lair!"
Natsu's sudden appearance interrupted Lucy's complicated thoughts.
"Don't tell me we're a legitimate mage guild! What were you thinking, building such a weird thing in town?!"
Lucy sighed heavily, abandoned her speculations, and jumped out, tearing apart the grotesque image of the dragon's lair in Natsu's mind.
"No way, Natsu, the guild's structure has already been decided."
Happy, unusually, didn't side with Natsu. He shook his head and put on a troubled expression.
It was rare to see it so normal, and Lucy was about to praise it when she heard Happy continue with a serious face: "Since it's a new guild, we definitely need to buy a huge fish tank to display it in."
"When everyone is tired from work, they can relax and enjoy the view!"
Lucy immediately cast a questioning look at her: "It's a good suggestion, but are you sure that's really what you think?"
"Love~!" Happy excitedly raised his hand.
"Love my ass!"
Lucy angrily pointed to the drool dripping from Happy's mouth, "Could you wipe your drool before saying things like that?!"
Forget about relaxing, this dead cat just wants a free buffet.
"I know, Lucy, you're trying to eliminate your competitors and use a billion dollars from a kind person to buy those revealing clothes!" Happy retorted.
"Exactly! The dragon's lair is much more interesting!" Natsu chimed in, equally sternly criticizing.
"Where, where are those revealing clothes!"
Lucy immediately panicked, flying over at lightning speed to cover Happy's foul mouth, while emphasizing, "Also, that billion is guild funds!"
"Oh my god, I think I accidentally overheard some shocking news."
Mira, sitting at the bar, smiled broadly. "No wonder Lucy is so popular in the guild!"
Lucy's face instantly turned bright red, and she was speechless on the spot.
"They're such idiots, they still don't know who donated the money."
Gray walked over and looked at Natsu with a disdainful gaze.
"Pervert! Who are you calling an idiot?!"
"Whoever it is, that's right, Natsu, I'm talking about you!"
"You really dare to say that! Believe me or not, I'll beat you to a pulp right now!"
"Come and try if you dare! I haven't settled the score with you for yesterday's fusion yet!"
Without a word, the two sworn enemies clashed forehead to forehead again.
However, this time they didn't fight as usual—a barrel suddenly flew from the side, knocking them both backward and leaving them dizzy.
"Say that again, you bastard!"
A stern rebuke followed.
Lucy and Mira stopped joking and looked up with serious expressions.
Erza's face was grim, her fists clenched, as if she was trying her best to suppress her anger.
Across from her, Laxus crossed his legs, a defiant and irritating smile playing on his lips.
"I've made it very clear that this guild doesn't need weaklings."
"I heard there were a few poor souls who almost got attacked by the Phantom Lord. Who were they? Ha, disgrace to the guild. I can't even be bothered to remember their names."
The three girls, including Levy, lowered their heads in disappointment. "And you, that Celestial Spirit Mage over there, it's all thanks to you that the guild was ruined like that. You're such a useless piece of trouble—"
"Laxus!"
Mira couldn't take it anymore. She braced herself against the makeshift bar and emphasized seriously, "This has absolutely no fault of anyone's. You, who didn't take the recall notice seriously, have no right to criticize from here. That's what the chairman told me!"
"This has nothing to do with me. If I were to join the war, I wouldn't be able to wait until the Phantoms come knocking on my door!"
Laxus remained unmoved, and his attitude became even more arrogant.
"You bastard!"
Once he recovered, Natsu shouted and charged at Laxus with his Fire Fist, but he missed. Laxus simply transformed into a streak of lightning and dodged his attack.
"You heartless bastard, if you've got the guts, fight me right now!" Natsu roared in frustration.
"Hahaha! You think you can even touch me?"
Laxus, having reassembled his physical body, spread his arms wide and laughed arrogantly.
"If I were the president, I would expel all the weak and all of you who resist!"
"Let's build the strongest guild, one where no one can easily raid our gates, and where just hearing our name will send shivers down our spines!!"
Upon hearing this, everyone around lowered their heads in resentment.
While I completely disagree with Laxus's statement, it is a fact that I am not as strong as him.
Erza's patience had reached its limit, and even the gentle Mira began to emanate dark purple magical energy fluctuations.
"Oh? I was wondering why the construction site smelled so bad today. So it was you who kept yelling, Laxus."
A slightly mocking voice came from the entrance of the fence.
Under the relieved gaze of his companions, Chase, followed by the Dark Magician Girl, walked slowly to Laxus with a smile on his face.
His appearance subtly changed the tense and oppressive atmosphere at the scene.
"You really know how to pick your time to show up, Chase—"
Laxus abandoned his arrogant and conceited demeanor, his muscles, hidden beneath his clothes, tensing slightly.
Due to space limitations, Erza and Mira could only pretend at most; they would never actually fight him here, so there was no need to be on guard.
But Chase doesn't care about all that; he might just unleash a full-force attack right from the start!
After making preparations for battle in advance, Laxus continued, "I heard about your battle with Joseph."
"You're different from those weaklings. How about coming over to me?"
"If we join forces, we can definitely make Fairy Tail the strongest guild in Fiore, or even Ishgar!!"
Faced with his "enthusiastic" invitation, Chase only coldly asked, "Are you done?"
Whoosh.
A flash of light appeared, and several cards immediately appeared at his fingertips.
The refusal was quite obvious.
"You! Hmph! One day, I'll show you just how incredibly foolish it was to associate with these weaklings!"
Laxus's momentum eventually weakened.
He was well aware of the punishment he would face in the guild for attacking his comrades, and at least for now, he could still tolerate it, unwilling to completely ruin his relationship with the old man.
After uttering this harsh statement, Laxus transformed into yellow lightning and vanished from the spot.
With his departure, the tense situation instantly eased.
"What an annoying, rebellious child."
Chase retrieved the card, shook his head, and sighed.
Now that he possesses fusion and god-slaying magic, he is fully confident that he can beat Laxus to a pulp, but this does not solve the core problem.
Laxus's rebellious nature meant that he could only realize the deep value he held for his comrades in battle when he finally reached the limit of his patience and launched a civil war to vent all his emotions.
That makes sense, but for a moment just now, Chase was really ready to make a move—Laxus at this stage was just too annoying!
In terms of "endurance," the contest between the two had already begun long ago!
"It's really amazing. As soon as the annoying flies are gone, the air immediately becomes fresh."
Chase took a deep breath, put on a relaxed and carefree expression, and walked straight to the makeshift bar.
Before he even arrived, Mira had already brought out a warm breakfast from the counter and pushed it in front of him with a big smile.
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