Chapitre 193: Laxus' Return to Magnolia
Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.
September, x784.
While Alfonzo, Elicia, Cana, Ultear, and Erza were having breakfast and preparing to check out of the Akane Resort, Laxus and the Thunder God Tribe were finally returning to Magnolia after their long absence.
"Ha! Now that we're done with our little tour, there are a lot fewer Dark Guild's in Fiore." Bickslow said loudly as he walked with Laxus, Fried, and Evergreen towards the southern gates of Magnolia.
"Less Dark Guilds! Less Darrk Guilds!" A chorus of voices echoed from behind Bickslow.
"That's right, my babies." Bickslow said happily.
"Yeah, in a little over a month, we destroyed nineteen Dark Guilds." Evergreen said. "I wouldn't be surprised if they put a bounty on us after this."
"Even if they did, they would just be sending more Dark Guilds to their destruction." Laxus said, sounding completely unbothered by the thought of having a bounty on his head.
"Laxus, we ignored the guild's summons when it was attacked by Phantom Lord." Fried said, sounding a bit concerned. "Are you sure that was a good idea."
"For the last time, Fried..." Laxus said in an annoyed tone, coming to a stop as he spoke.
Naturally, when Laxus stopped, the rest of the Thunder God Tribe came to a stop as well. Then, Laxus slowly turned around and looked directly into Fried's eyes, causing his heart to begin racing. Whether that happened due to the nervousness Laxus' annoyed tone caused or for some other reason, only Fried would ever know.
"With all the recently added S-Class wizards, there is no way they should have lost." Laxus said, begrudgingly admitting that the top level combat strength of the guild was strong. "And if they had, that just proves that I should be named the new guild master."
"Even if they won, you should still be named the new guild master, Laxus." Bickslow chimed in.
"New guild master! New guild master!" Bickslow's dolls parroted.
"Indeed, there is no one better suited to become the guild master than you, Laxus." Evergreen said with a smile.
Although Fried agreed with the rest of them, he still did not think it was right to ignore an emergency summons from the guild. Because in the end, Laxus was not the guild master yet. Though, he was smart enough to not mention that thought aloud.
"I understand, Laxus." Fried replied, slightly bowing his head. "I won't bring it up again."
Nodding in reply, Laxus patted Fried on the shoulder before turning around to continue walking towards the town.
After that short conversation, the quartet continued as usual, engaging in small talk as they walked. Not long afterward, they arrived at the southern gates of the town and finally returned to Magnolia.
As they walked through the town, they saw that there were slight signs of the battle that took place when Phantom Lord attacked. Though, none of the damage the battle caused seemed to be too serious, other than a large portion of a certain apartment building being destroyed, that is. They did, however, hear the real reason why Phantom Lord decided to attack.
"Ha! Other than her pretty face, I knew there was nothing the new girl would bring to the guild other than trouble." Laxus said disdainfully. "On top of that, she's weak. Gramps should have listened when I said to send her away."
'You literally say that about everyone.' Bickslow, Fried, and Evergreen thought to themselves simultaneously. 'You even said it about Alfonzo, who has beaten you up more times than I can count.'
"You're right, Laxus." Evergreen replied. "besides, she's not even that pretty."
"Of course that's what you're most concerned with." Bickslow said. "Whether she's pretty or not has nothing to do with being weak or strong, you know."
"Of course, it does." Evergreen replied, slightly raising her head with pride. "Just look at me. I'm absolutely stunning. On top of that, I'm the strongest woman in the younger generation of the guild."
When she got there, Evergreen gritted her teeth.
"Those bitches Erza, Mirajane, and Ultear just got lucky during the S-Class exams." Evergreen continued in an angry tone. "There's no way they should have become S-Class before me. And how dare those fools of the kingdom give Erza the epitaph Titania? The title, Queen of the Fairies, fits no one better than me!"
"*Sigh* And there she goes again." Bickslow muttered. "Besides, Elicia is definitely prettier than her."
As soon as Bickslow finished his mutterings, he immediately slapped his hands over his mouth. A moment later, he felt a glare hot enough to melt sand into glass focused on the side of his head. Then, after another moment, he felt a hand land on the shoulder opposite the glare.
Looking in the direction of the hand, Bickslow almost teared up when he saw Fried smiling at him. However, after hearing what Fried had to say, he actually started crying.
"Good luck, my friend." Fried said as he walked past Bickslow.
Following Fried with his eyes, he watched as the emerald green-haired young man picked up the pace of his steps to catch up with Laxus, who had also started walking faster.
'They abandoned me.' Bickslow thought to himself while the intensity of the glare he was feeling increased. '*Sigh* But I guess I did this to myself. Still, how could they just leave me behind like that?'
After having that thought, Bickslow slowly turned his head in the direction of the glare. And when he did, he almost soiled himself.
As he expected, Evergreen was the one glaring at him. However, unlike her usual pretty face, her expression right now did not look all that human. The anger contorting her facial expressions made sure of that.
'Has Ever been training with Mirajane and her siblings?' Bickslow thought absent mindedly. 'Because that's gotta be a [Take Over] of some kind, right?'
*Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!*
While Bickslow's mind was drifting away from reality, Evergreen opted to hit first and ask questions later. So, she punched him in the face with a devastating right hook. Then, she followed up with a left then a right hook to his gut, causing him to bend over. After that, she lowered a double handed smash on the back of his head before he slammed face first onto the street.
"What did you just say?" Evergreen asked while standing over Bickslow with her hands on her hips. "Because I know you did not just say that girl was prettier than me. I'll admit the clothes she makes are gorgeous but to say she's prettier than me? Has that eye magic of yours caused you to go blind, or something?"
While Evergreen continued to scold the barely conscious Bickslow in the middle of the street, Laxus and Fried continued walking towards the guild hall.
"*Sigh* Will he ever learn" Laxus muttered, still able to hear the scolding from Evergreen even though he and Fried had covered a considerable distance.
"Beauty IS in the eye of the beholder, after all." Fried replied. "But still, he definitely does not have to give his opinion aloud. At least not when Ever is around.'
"Maybe he just likes getting beaten up." Laxus muttered before recoiling in disgust. "Damn, that just made me remember that crazy blonde knight. The rest of my day just got ruined."
Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Crocus.
On one of the training grounds in the knight's barracks, a team of three, two males and a female, were practicing their sword forms on wooden dummies. While they all swung their swords gracefully, as expected of knights, there were only two sounds of the dummies being struck echoing through the training ground.
The reason for that is simple, the two male knights continuously struck the vital spots on the dummies. Meanwhile, every swing of the female knight's sword missed its target by a large margin, not even touching the dummy in front of her.
'How in the world did she get promoted to Squad Captain with sword skills like this?' The male knights thought to themselves. 'Has she been using her body to climb the ranks?'
After that thought, they quickly shook their heads after remembering their squad captain's usual antics.
*Sneeze!*
The sound of their captain sneezing broke the two male knights from their internal musings. At the same time, they stopped their sword practice and looked in her direction.
"Lady Dustiness, are you okay?" One of the knights asked with concern. "If you're not feeling well, perhaps we should escort you to the infirmary."
"Yes, Captain, you have to take care of your health." The other knight added.
"*Sniff* No, I'm fine." The captain of the three-man squad, Darkness, said while dismissively waving away her men's concerns. "There's probably someone talking about me. There probably saying something bad about me behind my back. Maybe, they're starting a terrible rumor about me that will get me demoted back to a squire. *Pant* And when that happens, my family will disown me. *Pant* After that, I'll be forced to live on the streets, *Pant* forced to sell my body for a stale loaf of bread *Pant* …"
"And there she goes." The two knights muttered simultaneously.
"Hey, let's go grab an ale." The first knight said, sheathing his sword as he spoke.
"Only if you're paying." The other knight replied. "I just spent most of my salary on an engagement ring for my girlfriend. So, I don't have the extra jewels."
"Oh, you're finally popping the question, huh?" The first knight said with interest as he started walking towards the entrance of the training ground. "When are you gonna do it?"
"On our next free day…" The second knight replied as he and the other knight left the training ground.
Meanwhile, Darkness, who had not even noticed the departure of her squad was writhing in place in the middle of the training ground with her hands covering her reddened cheeks as she continued to fantasize about the cruel fate that would be fall her because of the malicious rumors.
Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.
Shortly after mention Darkness, Laxus shuddered. Then, he quickly scanned the surroundings, feeling that he may be in danger.
"Laxus, are you alright?" Fried asked in a concerned tone.
"Yeah…" Laxus said unsurely as he looked around. "I just feel like something dangerous happened. But I'm not sure why, or what it was."
"That is quite the odd occurrence." Fried said while tilting his head in confusion. "but the senses of a strong wizard should never be underestimated. So, I will stay by your side to help in case anything happens."
Shaking his head to rid himself of the strange feeling, Laxus started walking once again.
"Though that won't be necessary." Laxus said, regaining his normal tone. "I appreciate the thought."
In response, Fried nodded and started walking again as well. However, he noticed that Laxus came to a stop once again shortly after entering the central plaza.
"Laxus, did you get that feeling again?" Fried asked as he approached Laxus.
This time, however, Fried did not receive a response. So, he quickened his steps. However, once he entered the central plaza, he knew exactly why Laxus had stopped.
From their current position, now that they were past the Kardia Cathedral, Laxus and Fried could now see the tall, metallic building with a Fairy Tail emblem towering above the rest of the buildings in the town at the end of the road leading to the north.
"What the hell is that?" Laxus exclaimed after finally coming out of his daze.
"I heard that the guild hall had been rebuilt on our way back." Fried said, looking at the tall building with his eyes wide open. "But I never thought it would be something like… this…"
"How does something like that get built in only a month?" Laxus asked in disbelief.
"Hey, I can't believe you guys abandoned me!" Bickslow shouted as he approached the duo form behind. "You could have at least tried to calm… her… down…"
Like Laxus and Fried, Bickslow also came to a stop as soon as he saw the towering building at the end of the road.
"What the hell?" Bickslow asked in a confused tone.
"The hell? The hell?" Bickslow's dolls parroted.
Evergreen, on the other hand, was too shocked after seeing the new guild hall while she approached with Bickslow to say anything.
Eventually, Laxus was the first to break out of his stupor. And when he did, he started walking towards the new guild hall with determined steps.
Naturally, Laxus' departure pulled the members of the Thunder God Tribe out of their dazes as well. So, they all picked up the pace and followed Laxus to the guild hall.
'Although I'm not sure why, after seeing the new guild hall, I have a really bad feeling.' Laxus muttered to himself as he approached the guild hall. 'I need to talk to Gramps. If I do, I'm sure I'll understand what this bad feeling is about.'
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Chapitre 194: Embarrassing Alfonzo
Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.
September, x784.
Around sun set of the same day Laxus and the Thunder God Tribe returned to Magnolia, Alfonzo, Elicia, Cana, Ultear, and Erza also returned to the town. Though, instead of walking, they were riding in style in the Escalade.
"It's only been three days, but it feels like we've been gone for a really long time." Ultear said as she looked at Magnolia through the windows of the Escalade.
"Yeah." Cana replied with a nod while taking a sip from a bottle of ale. "It's because of the crazy stuff that happened while we were on 'Vacation'."
As Cana said the last part, she used her free hand to make air quotes.
"Still, it was good that the Tower of Heaven was destroyed." Elicia said with a smile. "Not having that hovering over our heads is a really good feeling."
"Agreed." Erza chimed in. "And knowing that my old friends are safe and sound is a blessing as well."
To that all the passengers in the Escalade nodded their heads in agreement.
"*Sigh* Even so, I feel like I need another vacation to recover from this vacation." Alfonzo said as he watched the road while driving through the town. "I mean, other than the first day, we didn't really relax at all."
Once again, all the passengers nodded in agreement.
"And we definitely won't get the chance to now that we're back." Alfonzo continued. "In a little more than two weeks, it will be time for the Harvest Festival."
"Yeah, which means we'll have to prepare for the Fantasia Parade, too." Ultear added.
"But those events are so much fun." Erza said, not understanding why the others would not see that time as relaxing.
"Yeah, it's fun for the people who don't actually have to work." Elicia said in a jesting tone. "But for those of us who break everything they touch; they get the chance to relax."
Immediately, Cana and Erza's cheeks reddened after Elicia's comment while they both turned their heads away simultaneously.
"Yeah, the only thing you two will have to worry about is preparing your performances for the parade." Ultear added. "The rest of us, on the other hand, will have to build floats and coordinate the performances."
"I overheard Gramps and Ur talking about one thing that will be different this year, though." Elicia said excitedly.
That was enough to gain the attention of everyone in the car.
"Well, don't keep us in suspense, Lici." Cana said, sounding a bit impatient. "Just spit it out already."
"Okay, okay." Elicia said, raising her hands disarmingly. "I heard them talking about having a beauty pageant with the girls from the guild as the contestants."
With that, Cana, Ultear, and Erza's interest spiked visibly. Alfonzo, on the other hand, had no visible reaction.
"Why do you look so blasé about this, Alfonzo?" Ultear asked after checking Alfonzo's reaction from her spot in the front passenger seat.
"Because I already knew about it." Alfonzo' replied calmly. "I've known for about a month already."
"And you didn't think to tell any of us?" Cana asked.
"It was supposed to be a secret until the first of October." Alfonzo replied. "But I guess Lici found out early somehow."
In reality, Alfonzo and Elicia both knew about the Miss Fairy Tail pageant that was supposed to take place on the day of the Harvest Festival thanks to their meta knowledge. However, since neither of them had any proof, they had always kept it to themselves.
"How did you find out about this, Elicia?" Erza asked curiously. "You were not snooping around in something you shouldn't have been, were you?"
To that, Elicia looked visibly offended. Though, everyone in the car knew her well enough to tell that she was just playing around.
"Erza, you wound me." Elicia said in a theatrical tone. "Why would you ever suggest that I would do something like that."
"Probably because of the way you like to watch things others would rather keep to themselves." Cana said, answering in Erza's stead.
"Well… When you put it that way…" Elicia replied with a shrug.
That was enough to get a chuckle from everyone in the car.
"but seriously, how did you find out about it?" Ultear asked, bringing the conversation back on topic.
"Oh, I heard Gramps talking about it with your mom, Ultear." Elicia replied with a smile. "It was a few days before we finished the new guild hall. After a long day, Gramps and Ur were drinking at the bar by candlelight. And Gramps was trying to convince your mom to participate. Saying stuff about how a MILF or two would be enough to turn this beauty pageant from something fun into something legendary."
During the last part, Elicia did her best to mimic Makarov's voice and tone, which caused everyone else in the car to sigh in exasperation.
"And how did my mom react?" Ultear asked in a tired tone.
"Well, she said she was not interested." Elicia replied. "But from the look on her face, that could not have been further from the truth. If I had to guess, she just didn't wanna be the only older woman to participate. But I bet she would jump right in if Ren decided to participate, too."
"*Sigh* That really sounds like mom." Ultear replied while shaking her head. "No matter what she says, after getting out of her depression, she likes to be in the middle of anything fun. On top of that, although she's not as bad as Gray, she likes to take her clothes off as often as possible."
To that, Alfonzo shuddered momentarily. Something that the girls did not miss.
"Fonzie, what's wrong?" Cana asked curiously.
"Nothing." Alfonzo replied bluntly, gaining a laugh from Ultear.
"He's just embarrassed." Ultear replied after her laughter died down. "Maybe a little scared, too."
"Oh, now I have to hear this story." Cana said, leaning between the two front seats with interest flashing in her eyes.
"It's not that big a deal." Alfonzo said, trying to downplay the situation.
"I think you should let us be the judges, Fonzie." Elicia said, stroking Alfonzo's left cheek from the back seat.
For the next minute or so, Alfonzo tried to dissuade the girls from caring about Ultear's story, to no avail. So, around the time the Escalade pulled onto the path leading to the guild hall, Ultear started her story.
On a side note, one of the girls would pinch Alfonzo's waist whenever he tried speeding up so that Ultear would have to stop telling the story when they arrived at the guild hall.
"Anyway, it happened earlier this year… In February, I think, right after Alfonzo and I completed a quest to bust some magic power enhancing drug runners." Ultear said, starting her story. "When we got back in town, I remembered that mom wanted me to come by right away. Something about having a gift for me."
"What was the gift?" Cana asked curiously.
"It was something that would help me work on lowering the temperature of my [Ice Magic]." Ultear replied. "Anyway, so instead of going straight to the guild hall to report on our quest, we decided to stop at Mom's house first."
By now, all the girls were listening with rapt attention while Alfonzo looked really uncomfortable.
"I had sent a message back to Magnolia, telling Mom that we should be arriving that day, but I didn't say when." Ultear continued. "So, it was unsurprising that Mom wasn't ready to see any guests. Anyway, when we arrived at Mom's house, I used my key to open the door instead of knocking, like I always do. And… Well… Alfonzo ended up seeing something.. or rather… some things that he wasn't expecting to."
"What do you mean?" Erza asked, fully invested in the story by now.
"Well, Mom was sitting on the couch in her living room with her legs crossed while sipping from a glass of wine." Ultear replied, trying to suppress a giggle.
"What's wrong with that?" Cana asked curiously. "There's nothing weird about relaxing with a glass of wine, right?"
While Cana was a little confused by the story so far and Erza was simply listening with interest, Elicia had put two and two together after thinking about what Ultear said before she started telling the story. And just like Ultear, she was trying to suppress a giggle.
"Well, the issue is that Mom was completely naked." Ultear replied. "Like, not wearing a single thread. And everything… and when I say everything, I mean everything… was on full display from the angle that we first saw her."
Immediately after Ultear's explanation, the girls burst into loud, uncontrolled laughter. Still, even through her laughter, Ultear continued her story. Meanwhile, Alfonzo was looking ahead blankly, his body on autopilot as he drove to the guild hall.
"What made it even worse… Haha! Was the fact.. Ha! That.." Ultear said, struggling to continue. "Alfonzo.. Hahahaha! Alfonzo… Hahaha! He… Hahaha! Got hard when he… Hahaha! Saw her… Hahahaha! I mean, his bulge was so big!"
"I'm a man, god damn it." Alfonzo muttered quietly. "And Ur is fucking gorgeous. I mean, look at Ultear, where do you think she got it from? It was a normal fucking reaction…"
With that, the laughter in the car raised to another level. Still, while grasping Alfonzo's right hand lovingly, clearly happy about the compliment, Ultear was not finished with her verbal assassination.
"And because Mom had been drinking… Hahaha!" Ultear said as she brought her story to a close. "She… Hahaha! Tried to freeze it off! Oh~ My~ God~! You should have seen Alfonzo running around to get away. On top of that, Mom didn't even stop to put on some clothes before she started chasing him around!"
"And because of that, I couldn't even really run away." Alfonzo continued to complain. "If I had run outside, that crazy woman would have chased after me without clothes on and showed all her goodies to the whole town. So, I had to somehow keep my little buddy safe while not going outside."
By now, the girls were laughing so hard that Alfonzo would not have been surprised if any of them passed out due to oxygen deprivation. But the laughter did eventually die down, with the girls giggling occasionally by the time they reached the front of the guild hall.
"Are you four done laughing at my misfortune yet?" Alfonzo asked as he turned off the Escalade's engine.
"Oh, don't act like you didn't get something good out of it." Cana replied while still giggling. "You got to see the naked body of one of the world's hottest moms."
"Yeah, but it wasn't worth almost losing my dick to frostbite." Alfonzo debated.
"But you didn't lose it." Elicia replied before licking her lips. "We all know that very well. So, isn't it fine?"
"*Sigh* You women would never understand." Alfonzo said while shaking his head before he opened his car door and climbed out of the escalade.
Giggling a little more at Alfonzo's forlorn expression, the girls followed him out of the Escalade and the five made their way to the guild hall's front doors.
As they arrived in front of the doors, they slid open just as Alfonzo designed them to. However, when they saw Laxus, Bickslow, Fried, and Evergreen stomping out of the guild hall after the doors opened, they were surprised.
And when they saw the expression on Laxus' face, Alfonzo and Elicia both sighed internally.
'I guess the battle of Fairy Tail arc is going to happen in this timeline, too.' Elicia thought to herself as she watched Laxus and the Thunder God Tribe approach. 'Laxus had calmed down so much over the last few years. I wonder what set him off this time?'
"I can see it in his eyes, Laxus is ready to do something stupid.' Alfonzo thought as he made eye contact with Laxus. 'I just hope it's not something stupid enough to get him kicked out of the guild. Having him around in Edolas would be helpful.'
Meanwhile, Laxus and the Thunder God Tribe did not even slow down when they saw Alfonzo and the girls. In fact, until they passed each other, Laxus held eye contact with Alfonzo. And without a word of provocation, Laxus and his entourage simply walked away.
"I guess Laxus is back." Cana said in a discontent tone. "Where was he when we were being attacked by Phantom Lord?"
"There's no point dwelling on it now." Erza said, also sounding a bit unhappy, while watching the four older wizards walk away. "What's done is done."
"Erza's right." Ultear added. "We should just go inside and report what happened with the Tower of Heaven to Master."
"Yeah, Ultear's right." Elicia replied with a nod. "Besides, it's not like Laxus having his panties in a bunch is anything new, anyway."
With that, the four walked into the guild hall, heading straight for the elevators as they greeted their friends along the way.
"I just hope he mellows out soon." Alfonzo muttered. "I get the feeling Gramps is gonna try and push the next guild master position onto me. And I definitely don't want that shit. I mean, how am I supposed to go out on quests if I'm the guild Master?"
'Plus,' Afonzo continued internally, 'guild masters can't participate in the Grand Magic Games.'
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