Chapter 133 The Long-Awaited Magic Council
Chapter 133 The Long-Awaited Magic Council
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"boom!!!"
With a deafening roar, the ruins of the Ghost Dominator's guild hall were blasted into the air, sending sand and gravel flying everywhere.
"Boom boom boom!"
Then came a series of explosions, with magic bombarding the area. Clearly, many people seemed to be buried beneath the ruins.
Before long, a complete exit was blasted open, and the mages hiding in the guild's underground came out one by one.
The one leading the group is the Rabbit Ball that Moen and his friends are looking for.
When the guild hall was attacked, the members immediately took refuge in the underground bunker.
After all, in that situation, it was impossible for them to leave. Even the guild hall was about to collapse from the impact, so how could they dare to go out?
The only option was to hide underground before the guild hall collapsed, which would be safer. No one was stubborn enough to insist on going out. As for Usagi-maru, he was imprisoned underground from the beginning.
When the guild members who had taken refuge underground were leaderless and panicked, they naturally thought of Usagi-maru, one of the previous "three elements".
Rabbit Maru is usually very righteous and powerful, so everyone is happy to let him out. At this time, they also need a leader to guide them.
The fact that Rabbit Maru was locked up was not something that everyone supported to begin with.
The members of the Ghost Dominator weren't stupid either. This time it was Usagi who was treated this way, wouldn't it be them next time?
Although their strength may not be enough to warrant such treatment, it's inevitable that they would feel a sense of shared sorrow or sympathy.
Usagi-maru didn't do anything wrong; in fact, he could be described as extremely kind and considerate. They were planning to leave the guild, yet he still brought back their defeated comrades, preventing them from having to run back to Fairy Tail to be reunited with their lost loved ones in disgrace.
He could have simply handed in his resignation and left, but he waited until Joseph Paula came out of seclusion before personally bidding farewell to the chairman, which was quite a show of respect for Joseph Paula.
But all these actions resulted in Joseph Paula betraying him.
Joseph Paula's actions, taken in a fit of rage, were an absolute blunder, dealing yet another severe blow to the already crumbling Phantom Lords.
The fact that this guild is still able to exist and not fall apart is entirely due to Joseph Bora's "Reign of Terror."
But it's not entirely incomprehensible that Joseph Paula would do such a thing; he was inherently arrogant and conceited.
After suppressing his injuries and barely managing to emerge from seclusion, Joseph Paula was immediately enraged to see his public image in such a state. He wished he could kill all the media outlets that were spreading such nonsense in order to clear his name.
The defeat of the "Three Elements" was like adding fuel to the fire for him.
"Air Element" Aria was captured by the Magic Council, "Earth Element" Thor was seriously injured, and even Gajeel was beaten into a daze. Only you, Usagi-maru, were unharmed and then wanted to leave the guild.
Under these circumstances, Joseph Paula didn't care about the details of what happened, whether they went to Magnolia to cause trouble, or whether Aria was going crazy in Magnolia and disregarding the lives of Magnolia's civilians.
Joseph Pola pinned all the blame on Rabbit Maru for his "inaction" and "desertion," refusing to let him leave the guild and forcibly imprisoning him.
Although everyone was very dissatisfied with this obvious illegal act, no one dared to stand up against Joseph Pola at that time, and could only watch as the innocent Rabbit Maru was locked up.
After being released, TuTuMao did not harbor any resentment. He did not complain about the fact that no one spoke up for him while he was imprisoned.
After all, it's perfectly normal that no one dares to defy Joseph Bora, who is the tyrant of the Phantom Lords.
After gaining their freedom, Rabbit Maru took the initiative to lead everyone to break through the ruins.
He probably guessed some of the current developments; his plea for help to Fairy Tail must have been received, and people from Fairy Tail must have come to rescue him.
Moreover, it's highly likely that Chairman Makarov came in person, otherwise Chairman Joseph Pola wouldn't have been able to unleash such power.
Rabbit Maru was deeply moved. That old man was indeed a man of his word; just because of a promise he made years ago, he had traveled so far to rescue him.
"What...what happened?"
Coming out of the ruins and looking at the half-intact and half-ruined Ougu Town, Tutuwan was dumbfounded, and so were the other guild members. Was this the work of President Joseph Pola?
They all knew that the collapse of the guild hall was the work of Guild Master Joseph Pola. After all, his magic, filled with the aura of death, was easy to recognize. No one but their guild master could possess that terrifying dark magic.
After their initial shock, they saw guild members lying on the ground, and Guild Master Joseph Pola kneeling on the ground, which made them all stare wide-eyed.
"The president was defeated?"
Despite their utter shock, the reality before them forced them to accept that the Phantom Lords had been wiped out.
"Bunny Maru! Bring your people and come help!"
Seeing a group of mages emerge from the ruins, Makarov shouted. They were short-handed, and since Tutu Maru had brought people out, they certainly couldn't let them stand idly by and watch the show.
"good!"
Rabbit Maru realized what was happening and quickly responded, immediately leading his people to help with the rescue.
"Has President Joseph gone mad?"
As they rummaged through the ruins of the houses, the members of the Spectre Dominator couldn't help but wonder why President Joseph would unleash such powerful magic in the town of Ogu.
"For his sake."
Rabbit Maru's face was grim. He hadn't expected Joseph Pola to go to such lengths. That guy had truly gone completely mad!
As time went on, the rescue operation progressed smoothly. Although many houses collapsed, few residents of Ougu Town were injured. They had either been organized to evacuate early on or had taken refuge in underground bunkers.
The residents of the other half of Ogu Town, who had been protected by Moen and Makarov, also joined the rescue operation, and more and more residents who had taken refuge underground were rescued.
The members of the Magic Council arrived late, seemingly always arriving just after the battle was over.
"President Makarov, what's going on?! Is it Fairy Tail again?! And this time you're even leading the team yourself?!"
Upon seeing Makarov, the leader of the Magic Council seemed unsurprised, as if things suddenly made sense. He appeared to have dealt with many matters related to "Fairy Tail" and seemed quite familiar with Makarov.
The only thing the team leader didn't expect was that this time it was Makarov himself who personally led the team. As expected, a crooked leader leads to a crooked subordinate. What kind of general, what kind of soldier!
"Wait a minute, DeKaliss, don't talk like we caused this too."
This time, Makarov did not allow himself to be criticized; it was the first time he had been able to defend himself in such a situation.
"You didn't do it? Do you think I'd believe that? Should I list out Fairy Tail's achievements over the past two months?"
The fire burned down three streets, destroyed half of the downtown area, and wrecked an entire dock area, damaging no fewer than two hundred shops and houses! You're telling me you didn't do it?!
Team leader Dekellis spoke through gritted teeth, recounting Fairy Tail's achievements with remarkable detail, clearly having handled numerous incidents related to Fairy Tail.
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Makarov was speechless and looked quite embarrassed. Being presented with a bunch of data in front of him was a bit difficult for him to handle.
"Let me put it this way: in the past two months, the losses caused by the Dark Guild haven't even come close to the losses caused by Fairy Tail!"
Dekelis, who looked to be quite old, showed no respect for Makarov, continuing to complain while directing his men to join the rescue efforts, which made Makarov's face darken.
"That's a rather harsh insult. At most, we only cause property damage; we won't kill people like the Dark Guild."
In the Kingdom of Fiore, few people could make Makarov feel insecure, but the members of the Magic Council had that ability.
There's nothing we can do; the kids in the guild are just too much troublemakers.
"Yes, you're very lucky. Despite causing massive destruction, only a small number of people are injured each time. Otherwise, Fairy Tail would have become a dark guild long ago!"
Makarov's words forced even team manager De Kelis to admit it.
Fairy Tail's luck is unexpectedly good. They never consider the occasion when they fight, and the damage they cause is exaggerated, but they always manage to avoid crowds.
"But Makarov, you should restrain your guild members. Do you think you'll always be this lucky?"
"If you keep acting so recklessly and wantonly destroying things, something bad will happen eventually. Look at the scale of destruction now; can you really guarantee that everyone will be safe?"
Although past events have proven that Fairy Tail has been very lucky, Dekelis doesn't believe in luck.
Every time he saw the mess caused by Fairy Tail, he was terrified, fearing to see the shocking casualty figures.
"I've already said it wasn't us this time. If you just did some testing, you'd know it was Joseph Pola's dark magic that caused the damage. On the contrary, it was we who protected this half of the city that remained intact. Dekelis, please stop looking at Fairy Tail with prejudice."
Makarov offered a helpless explanation: what DeKalis said was true, but this time it really wasn't them!
"Really? I don't believe it."
Dekelis looked suspicious. With members of Fairy Tail present and such large-scale destruction occurring, how could it not have been done by members of Fairy Tail? No one would believe it if word got out.
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Makarov shook his head and stopped explaining, letting Dekellis see for himself.
"Moreover, this time there shouldn't have been any casualties."
Looking at Dekelis, Makarov spoke rather conservatively. After all, the rescue operation had not been completely completed, and he could not guarantee that there would be no casualties. However, there was already this sign, and everything seemed to be returning to the rhythm he was familiar with.
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Dekelis fell silent. He followed Makarov to the center of the battle, where he sensed the lingering aura of dark magic in the air, which was indeed very strong.
Joseph Bora's magic was indeed too distinctive; the aura of death and fear that permeated the air was the unique aura of Joseph Bora's dark magic.
"President Joseph, what is this?"
Dekelis was shocked to see Joseph Paula lying motionless on the ground. This was one of the "Ten Wizard Saints"! How could he be in such a terrible state? He looked seriously injured.
After the initial shock, Dekelis looked at Makarov. Only Makarov could have beaten Joseph Pola like this, right? This old guy's strength was indeed unfathomable; he looked like he'd never fought before.
"What exactly happened?"
Dekellis frowned and asked Makarov.
"Joseph Paula has crossed the line."
Makarov shook his head and then briefly recounted what had happened.
"Joseph Pola violated the laws of the Magic Council by forcibly detaining a mage who wanted to leave the guild."
Upon hearing the cause of the matter, Dekelis was astonished. This was no small matter; it violated the fundamental laws of the Magic Council.
The Magic Council exists because it upholds the interests of all mages and is recognized by them; that is why it is the Magic Council.
In matters like this, the Magic Council and the Mage Guild will certainly not take sides; they will inevitably side with the mages.
Therefore, Joseph Pola is definitely going to suffer this loss this time. He had better pray that his magic didn't cause any casualties, otherwise, with multiple crimes combined, his sentence will definitely be more severe than Aria's.
Aria was actually punished for multiple offenses. She went to the Fairy Tail guild to provoke them, which violated one of the fundamental laws of the Magic Council, namely, prohibiting conflicts between guilds.
"Makarov, your actions this time are not exactly compliant with regulations either."
DeKalis glanced at Makarov, but despite saying that, he really couldn't use that reason to criticize Fairy Tail, because it was Joseph Pora who made the mistake first, so Makarov had a legitimate reason to do so.
"Upholding the laws of the Magic Council is Fairy Tail's duty!"
As expected, Makarov dared to bring his men over because he had already figured this out; he wouldn't leave such an obvious handle on anyone.
Moreover, in today's battle, it wasn't Fairy Tail that made the first move, but Joseph Bora. Makarov only shouted once, and before he could even say anything else, Joseph Bora started the fight. They were completely on the defensive.
(End of this chapter)
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