Chapitre 314: Leaving Tenrou Island
Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Tenrou Island.
December 16, x784.
"Give us a reason why we shouldn't send you back to the Magic council on a stretcher." Natsu growled with flames covering his body.
"Yeah, I can understand why you feel that way." Doranbolt replied while raising his hands disarmingly. "Believe me, I wouldn't have come here to bother you if I wasn't truly in need of your help."
"Oh, so, you need someone to get your ships off the top of the Great Tenrou Tree, huh?" Elicia asked with a smile.
Hearing Elicia's question, Doranbolt could not help but open his mouth and eyes wide in surprise.
"H-how did you know that?" Doranbolt asked.
"That's classified." Elicia said with a wink and a smile while imagining a busty, redheaded, time traveling, second year high school student.
Naturally, that response dumbfounded Doranbolt. Before he could regain his senses, however, Makarov cut in.
"Even if we wanted to help you, there's only one person among our group who could do so." Makarov said. Then, with a wry smile on his face, he continued. "But he's not really in the best of moods right now."
Hearing that, all those present, except Doranbolt, knew Makarov was referring to Alfonzo. Unfortunately, many of them were not sure that he would even listen to their request after what happened earlier.
"Huh? What do you mean?" Doranbolt asked in confusion.
After scanning the faces of those present, however, Doranbolt quickly realized who Makarov was talking about.
"So, the Master of Metals isn't here right now, huh?" Doranbolt said in a disappointed tone. "I guess we'll just have to---"
Before he could finish, Doranbolt caught sight of all the Magic Council's ships floating from the top of the Great Tenrou Tree.
A moment later, all the Fairy Tail wizards looked in the same direction as the dumbfounded Doranbolt.
"I guess he's feeling better now?" Gildarts asked while scratching the back of his head.
"Probably not." Elicia replied while shaking her head. "But he's probably gonna get a huge~~~~ paycheck for this."
Just as Elicia said, shortly after Alfonzo left, he flew up to the top of the Great Tenrou Tree. In fact, from the moment Tenrou Island re-entered the normal time flow, he had spread his [Magic Power Detection]. It would not have been good if Acnologia had still been waiting when they got back, after all.
During that scan of his surroundings, Alfonzo noticed all the magic power signatures on top of the tree. So, to take his mind off of what just happened, he decided he would fly up there and fleece the Magic Council.
And by the time he arrived at the fleet, Doranbolt had already left, making the negotiations with Lahar much easier than they would have been otherwise. As a result, Alfonzo and Lahar agreed on a reward of 1,000,000 Jewels for every ship Alfonzo returned to the sea surface.
Meanwhile, Doranbolt and the wizards of Fairy Tail could only watch blankly as the nine Magic Council ships floated through the air before being placed on the sea.
"Well, now that you got what you came here for, you should leave." Carla said in a very hostile tone.
"Yeah, I guess I should." Doranbolt replied.
A moment later, Doranbolt [Teleported] away from the island and appeared next to Lahar, who was still speaking with Alfonzo, on the deck of the Magic Council fleet's flag ship.
Earth land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Open Seas.
"Now, I hope you folks from the Magic Council don't try to go back on your word." Alfonzo said while waving around a recording lacrima. "I do have video evidence, after all. And let me tell you, I don't take too kindly to people messing with my money."
"The Magic Council would never do something like that." Lahar replied in a stern tone while adjusting his glasses.
"Yeah, just like they'd never sit back and watch a Legal Guild fight a member of the Balam Alliance without raising a finger to help, right?" Alfonzo said in a sarcastic tone. "And they would definitely never send a spy to infiltrate that same Legal Guild, right?"
Lahar could only look away in response. At the same time, Doranbolt appeared on the ship's deck.
"Oh, speak of the devil." Alfonzo said with narrowed eyes. "I really should beat the shit out of you for trying something with our little Dragon Slayer."
Despite wanting to retort, Doranbolt chose to remain silent. He already knew that the Magic Council was in hot water, and any excuses he could make would only make their situation that much worse.
"*Cough* Anyway…" Lahar said with a fake cough to change the subject. "Could we make one more request of you, Mr. Marcus?"
"That depends." Alfonzo replied in a clearly uninterested tone.
"We would like to request that you hand over the members of Grimoire Heart that you captured along with their airship." Lahar continued.
"Oh, don't worry, I plan on handing over the members of GrimoireHeart." Alfonzo replied with a smile. "Hades died last night in his sleep, though. Still, I don't think that will affect the total I get when I hand them over for their bounties, right?"
When Lahar and Doranbolt heard that Alfonzo would be handing over the dark wizards, they were both surprised and overjoyed. However, when they heard that Alfonzo wanted their bounties, those feelings of joy vanished immediately.
"Did you really think I would just let you have the credit when you did jack shit to help?" Alfonzo asked disdainfully. "And as for the airship and everything it holds, that's a big fuck no. Those are the spoils of our subjugation. What in the fuck makes you think you have any claim over them?"
While Doranbolt gritted his teeth and clenched his fists at the disrespectful, vulgar, and profane language, Lahar only sighed in resignation. In fact, he knew his request would more than likely be shot down. But he had orders from the higher ups to make the request, anyway.
"Well, if that's all, I'm going back." Alfonzo said in a bored tone. "I've had a really long couple of days and I wanna get some rest."
Then, without waiting for a response from anyone on the ship, Alfonzo flew away from the flag ship and headed back to Tenrou Island.
"The Magic Council is really in trouble this time." Lahar said once he was sure Alfonzo was no longer within earshot.
"Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if it were disbanded once again." Doranbolt added. "And it's only been a little over a month since it was reinstated."
"*Sigh* Anyway, let's just return to HQ and give our reports." Lahar said, sounding like he had aged by a few years.
With that, Lahar gave the orders to set sail and the fleet began their journey back to Era.
Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Tenrou Island.
"Let's get loaded up and head back to the mainland." Alfonzo said while flying back to where the rest of Fairy Tail was gathered. "I'm sure the guys at the guild are getting worried by now."
"You're probably right, Alfonzo." Makarov replied. "We should have already been back by now, after all."
With that, Alfonzo nodded before flying towards the camp to pack up his tent and gather his belongings.
"Well, I guess he's still upset." Ur muttered, sounding a bit disappointed in herself.
"Just give him some time." Makarov said while approaching Ur from behind. Then, he raised his hand to pat her on the back.
*Smack!*
"Don't even try it, Perverted Old Geezer." Ur said while slapping Makarov's hand away from her butt.
"Urgh!" Makarov winced from the pain of having his arm slapped away. Especially since that was the same arm that Acnologia had bitten.
"Hmph! Serves you right." Ur snorted while walking towards the camp.
Not long later, all the Fairy Tail wizards were on their way to the camp to pack up. Meanwhile, Mavis, who was still interested in what Alfonzo had done with [Fairy Sphere], was floating around him and bombarding him with questions while he packed up.
"Hey, you're Alfonzo, right?" Mavis said while floating in front of Alfonzo.
"That's right." Alfonzo replied. "And you're the first master of Fairy Tail, Mavis Vermillion. So, to what do I owe the pleasure?"
"I wanna know how you did it." Mavis replied with an excited glint in her eyes. "How did you make it so that the [Fairy Sphere] dissipated so quickly. From my assessments, you should have been frozen in time until this time in x794."
"Wait, are you serious?" Alfonzo asked in a surprised tone while dropping the bag he had just picked up. "But I thought it wouldn't have lasted any longer than x791 if my magic item didn't work."
'Actually, now that I think about it…' Alfonzo thought to himself while he fell into deep contemplation. 'I was only basing that on the canon. It makes sense that it would have lasted longer. Especially since we have different guild members here. Plus, there were a lot more S-Class wizards present than in the canon, too.'
"Well then, for your sake, it's good your magic item worked." Mavis said energetically. "But still, you haven't told me how you made it dispel.
"Oh, that…" Alfonzo replied while shaking his miscalculation out of his head. "That was a lot harder than you'd think. But to make a long story short, I made the core of my magic item a temporary piece using my [Metal Magic]. The hard part was making it so that my magic power dissipated, instead of being frozen in time, as well."
With that, Alfonzo and mavis continued discussing the intricacies of [Fairy Sphere], Alfonzo's magic items, and the encounter with Acnologia. Their conversation even continued after Alfonzo finished packing up not only his things, but those of his girlfriends, as well.
And by the time the rest of the guild arrived, those who wanted to apologize to Alfonzo felt like interrupting such a passionate conversation would only make things worse with him. Eventually, the whole camp was packed, the prisoners were secured, and the S-Class Promotion group were back on Sixth Sense and heading back to Hargeon.
Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Open Seas.
About an hour into the voyage back to the mainland, Mavis had finally stopped with all the questions. By now, the sun had set and most of the members of Fairy Tail were resting in their cabins on the ship. Meanwhile, Alfonzo was sitting alone in the wheel house and steering the ship back to Hargeon.
"*Sigh* I wanna sleep in my own bed." Alfonzo muttered while his attention shifted between the sea chart and the water in front of the ship. Unfortunately, we'll have to show our faces at the guild first to let everyone know that we're all okay. *Sigh* I really need to make a simpler means of communication. Communication lacrima have too many limitations. Maybe I should make cell phones or something. Somehow bringing the internet to this world might work, too. But for that, I'd have to learn [Archive Magic]. Or work with someone who already knows it. Hmm… I wonder how Hibiki would feel about getting rich with me."
Just as he finished monologuing, Alfonzo heard the sound of footsteps approaching the wheel house.
"Um… excuse me…" Lucy said while poking her head into the wheel house.
"Oh, hey, Lucy." Alfonzo replied with a smile. "What's up?"
"Nothing really." Lucy replied as she stepped into the wheel house while twirling her side tail around her finger. "I just wanted to see how you were doing. I mean, you seemed pretty upset when everyone was accusing you."
"Oh, you don't have to worry about that." Alfonzo replied with a wry smile. "Although I was pretty annoyed, I wasn't really mad about it. I can understand why they were so suspicious, after all."
"Lici said the same thing." Lucy said with a small smile as she drew nearer to Alfonzo. Then, when she was standing next to his seat, she continued. "But still, I just wanted to make sure you were okay for myself."
"Well, I definitely appreciate the care." Alfonzo replied with a wide smile.
In response to Alfonzo's smile, Lucy's cheeks reddened slightly. Then, she lowered her head before she spoke once again.
"Anyway, it's because of you that all of us survived." Lucy said in a sincere tone. "So, I just wanna say---"
Before Lucy could finish, however, Alfonzo's hand shot out. Then, he placed a finger on Lucy's lips to stop her.
"We're all members of the same guild, Lucy. We're basically family in all but name." Alfonzo said in a stern tone. "So, there's never a need for thanks when it comes to stuff like that."
At first, Lucy was taken aback when Alfonzo stopped her words of gratitude. Then, when she realized Alfonzo's finger was pressed against her lips, her cheeks reddened even more. And finally, when she processed what Alfonzo said, her eyes began to well up with tears. At the same time, a giggle escaped her lips, as well.
"Hmm…?" Alfonzo hummed in a slightly confused tone. "What's so funny?"
"Oh, it's nothing." Lucy said with a smile. "It's just after you walked away earlier, Laxus defended you and said that you probably didn't want or need anyone's thanks. I guess he really does know you pretty well, huh?"
"Well, there aren't usually all that many people that know you better than your worst enemy." Alfonzo replied with a shrug and a smile. "Not that I considered him an enemy. But he definitely thought of me as one until recently."
With that, Alfonzo and Lucy continued to chat in the wheel house until the ship docked at Hargeon's port. Alfonzo also rented another space at the port for Grimoire Heart's airship, that he had connected to Sixth Sense with a sturdy chain to tow it away from Tenrou Island.
And when Alfonzo exited the wheel house with Lucy sleeping in his arms, Elicia and the rest of his girlfriends only looked on with knowing smiles while everyone unloaded their belongings.
Meanwhile, after putting Lucy in a vehicle, Alfonzo made his way over to the Magic Council's branch office in Hargeon and handed over the members of Grimoire Heart to get their bounties for the guild. Then, after all that was taken care of, the Fairy Tail wizards left Hargeon and made their way back to Magnolia.
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Chapitre 315: There's no Place Like Home
Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.
December 16, x784.
"They sure are late." Macao said while nursing a mug of ale. "Do you think something happened during the exam."
"Nah, they probably just decided to relax a little longer after everything was settled." Wakaba replied before taking a drag from his pipe.
"Yeah, you don't have to worry, Macao." Reedus added while putting the finishing touches on a painting he had been working on all day. "All the strongest members of the guild went along to Tenrou Island. So, everything should be fine."
"*Gulp* *Gulp* I guess you're right." Macao said after finishing off the contents of his mug. "Still, they really are quite late."
"Stop blubbering like a heartbroken woman." Gozaburo said from another seat at the bar.
"What was that?" Ren asked while narrowing her eyes.
"Um… I mean… Honey, you know that's not what I meant." Gozaburo replied in a slightly fearful tone.
"Calm down, Ma'am." Masa said, trying to defuse the situation "The Boss only meant that there was nothing to worry about."
"Exactly!" Gozaburo exclaimed. "Masa's right. I'm sure all of them are fine."
"Mhmm." Ren replied, her eyes still narrowed at her husband.
"Anyway, have any of you seen Natsu?" Macao asked. "I haven't seen him since the day before they left."
"He's probably off doing something stupid." Chico said with a shrug. "I mean, he was pretty upset that he wasn't a candidate for the S-Class Exam this year."
In response, everyone in the guild hall nodded in agreement.
"Speaking of the exam, who do you think passed this year?" Wakaba asked in an excited tone.
"Do you even have to ask?" Gozaburo said in the tone of a proud father. "Of course, it was my precious Sun."
"I'll admit Sun is strong, Gozaburo." Alzack said while cutting into a fillet of fish. "But she's not the only strong member of the guild who was eligible for the exam."
"Yeah, Fried was a candidate this year, too." Bisca added. "And he's probably the strongest member of the Thunder god Tribe."
"Don't forget about Cana, too." Laki said with a smile.
"Gray's pretty strong, too." Reedus added.
Like that, everyone in the guild threw out their predictions for the newest S-Class wizard. And in the typical Fairy Tail fashion, the discussion got rather heated, before eventually turning into an argument that resulted in a guild-wide brawl.
"*Sigh* I hope they come back soon." Ren said in a bored tone while swirling a glass of wine. "Without Ur here, I have nothing to do or anyone to talk to when the boys get all rowdy like this."
A few moments later, as if to grant Ren's request, the sound of several vehicles coming to a stop outside of the guild hall could be heard. Unfortunately, most of the guild was too preoccupied with the brawl to notice. Ren, on the other hand, looked in the direction of the guild hall's front doors with anticipation in her gaze.
"Fairy Tail! We're home~~~~~!" Makarov shouted as soon as the guild's doors slid open.
*Bang!*
Unfortunately for Makarov, he did not have the time to react to the bar stool that had been flung towards the guild's front doors. As a result, he was hit in the face and sent flying back through the still open doors.
"Hahaha!" Natsu laughed happily after seeing the ongoing brawl. "It looks like they threw a party for our return!"
With that, Natsu sprinted into the guild hall and joined the brawl immediately.
Meanwhile, the other returning members of the guild only looked down at Makarov with slight pity and great amusement in their gazes. Makarov, on the other hand, after feeling all the gazes on him gritted his teeth before picking himself up off the ground.
"You damn brats!" Makarov shouted before rushing back into the guild hall to give his rowdy children a piece of his mind.
"*Sigh* There really is no place like home, huh?" Elicia said with a smile while snuggling up against Alfonzo's right side.
"Yeah." Cana, who was snuggled up on Alfonzo's left side, replied with a smile. "Even though we were only gone for a couple of days, it always feels great to come back home."
"Right now, I'd much rather go home and sleep." Alfonzo said, sounding a bit tired.
"Before we do that, we have a celebration party to throw!" Gildarts said while patting Alfonzo strongly on the shoulder. Then, he swept Cana up in his arms and rushed into the guild hall. "Hey, everyone! My little girl is Fairy Tail's newest S-Class wizard!"
Hearing Gildarts' shout, the brawl paused momentarily. Then, the members of the guild either cheered in glee or broke down in disappointment. And the reason for those reactions was simple. The members of the guild who did not attend the S-Class promotion Exam had a little bet going for who would pass this year's exam.
Then, the brawl intensified while the wizards who lost took out their frustrations on anyone they could get their hands on, while those who won simply defended themselves as they were ecstatic about the money they just won.
After fifteen minutes, the brawl finally came to an end. While many of the guild's wizards were covered in bruises, no one was unconscious. So, when the stage was lowered from the wall, everyone was able to hear the announcement of the new S-Class wizard.
"As Gildarts said, Cana Alberona passed this year's S-Class Promotion Exam." Makarov said while gesturing to Cana, who was standing on the stage with him. "So, give her a big round of applause."
Despite some of the wizards still being unhappy that they lost their bet, everyone in the guild hall cheered happily for Cana's success.
"With her partner, Lucy Heartfilia, Cana was able to overcome all the trials that were placed before her to reach the goal of all those who took part in the exam this year."
After finishing his announcement, however, Makarov's expression turned much more solemn.
"Unfortunately, there was much more that happened on Tenrou Island than just the S-Class promotion Exam." Makarov said in a serious tone that changed the atmosphere in the guild hall to a much more solemn one.
From there, Makarov explained everything that happened on Tenrou Island over the last two days, without leaving out any details. And even when Makarov did not have all the information about an encounter, the wizards who dealt with a particular issue would chime in to fill in the blanks.
"Are you saying the island was attacked by Grimoire Heart?" Macao asked in disbelief. "But how did they even get to the island with the barrier that hides it from view?"
"*Sigh* Apparently, the master of Grimoire Heart, Hades, was actually the second master of our guild, Precht Gaebolg." Makarov said in a downtrodden tone. "I don't know what made him change so much, but he wanted everyone on the island dead for whatever he was planning."
While none of the wizards present were old enough to remember the time when Hades… or rather, Precht was the guild master, none of them could believe there was someone who would betray Fairy Tail, even after leaving the guild.
"But that's not even the worst of what happened." Makarov said, the atmosphere becoming solemn once again. "We survived an attack from the Dragon King of the Apocalypse, Acnologia."
Though many of Fairy Tail's wizards were not the biggest on studying history, therefore being unfamiliar with the name Acnologia, there were still a few whose eyes widened in disbelief.
"Are you serious, Master?" Reedus asked in an astonished tone. "Why would Acnologia attack you all?"
"If I had to guess, it's because he felt the power of our Dragon Slayers while we fought with Grimoire Heart." Makarov replied.
"I'm not sure who this Acnologia is." Jet said excitedly. "But since you all came back safe and sound, that means you defeated him, right?"
"Yeah, that's right!" Droy added. "That's just more proof that Fairy Tail is the strongest."
"Yeah~~~~~~~~~!" The other members of the guild, who were unaware of Acnologia's identity, cheered loudly.
Those who did know about Acnologia, however, did not join in on the cheering. Instead, they watched the expressions of those who had to fight him. And when they saw the downcast expressions, they knew things weren't as positive as the others thought.
"No, we didn't defeat him." Makarov said with his head down, teeth gritted, and fists clenched. "He played with us. And when he got bored…"
Noticing how Makarov trailed off in his speech, the guild's atmosphere cooled rather quickly.
"If you didn't win, then what happened?" Gozaburo asked sternly.
"*Sigh* we only survived thanks to Alfonzo." Makarov said in a tone mixed with gratitude and frustration.
Hearing that, all the eyes in the guild fell on Alfonzo, who seemed really tired of being there. Still, he explained what he did and why he created such a magic item. Unlike those on the island, however, the members of the guild who did not take part in the S-Class Promotion Exam showered him with only gratitude for saving those they considered friends and family.
"*Sigh* And now I feel even worse about the way I acted." Ur said before chugging down the wine in her glass.
"What do you mean?" Ren asked, concerned about the tone Ur spoke in.
"*Sigh* It went like this…" Ur said, starting her explanation about the aftermath of the [Fairy Sphere] spell.
Not only Ur, but all those who were suspicious of Alfonzo having a spell like that prepared explained how they acted on Tenrou Island to the people they were closest to in the guild. And when the explanations were done, they all got the same advice.
"Just go and apologize."
And after getting enough drinks in them, that's what they all did. Lucky for them, Alfonzo had also downed quite a few drinks. So, at that point, everyone was his favorite person in the world, and he replied to all the apologies the same way.
"Don't mention it!" Alfonzo said energetically as he wrapped Ur in a hug with a big smile on his face. "Tensions were high, and emotions were out of control. There was nothing we could do about it back then. But I know you, and you know me. And we both know that we don't' wanna hurt anybody, right? So, let's just have another drink and enjoy the night!"
Although his responses were worded slightly differently every time, Alfonzo basically said the exact same thing to everyone who apologized to him. Then, after he said it to Ur, he just passed out from all the alcohol he had consumed, most of which was bought for him by Gozaburo, who was so grateful that his little girl was able to come back from such a dangerous situation.
"I think this is the first time I've seen Alfonzo pass out from alcohol consumption." Erza said with Alfonzo's head on her lap, while she ran her fingers through his hair.
"I know, right." Cana replied with a smile. "*Hiccup* He can usually keep up with me."
"*Sigh* This is my dad's fault." Sun said in a slightly embarrassed tone. "I can understand why he's happy but…"
With that, Sun looked over in her father's direction, an action that was followed by everyone else sitting at the table. And what they saw was the shirtless Gozaburo dancing on top of one of the guild's tables with a bottle of liquor in each hand and a big smile on his face.
"Yeah, but can you blame him?" Lisanna asked with a smile. "Actually, we're all lucky to have even come back."
"Yeah, Alfonzo protected his family like a real man!" Elfman added.
"Although it doesn't happen often, Elfman." Mirajane said with a smile. "But you do sometimes use that phrase in the right way."
"Still, we all need to find a way to thank Alfonzo." Meredy suggested.
"Oh, you don't have to worry about that." Elicia said while licking her lips seductively. "I think we'll be able to thank him enough for everyone."
In response, the girls in Alfonzo's harem nodded in agreement. Though, some of them nodded with flushed cheeks, some of them nodded with seductive smiles like Elicia, and one, namely Erza, nodded sternly as if she were about to carry out a sacred duty.
At the same time, Lucy's face reddened as well while thinking how she would thank Alfonzo, as well.
'As soon as we finally have our date, I'll make sure he knows how grateful I am that he saved everyone.' Lucy thought to herself while clenching her fists under the table.
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