Returning to the Guild

"You just said you killed Bolunte?"

Mira looked up and asked.

"Hmm." Chiba smelled the fragrance in her hair and said, "I couldn't resist and killed him."

Mira glared at him. "That guy was considered by many to be one of the Ten Wizard Saints, okay? He's just a little lacking in strength right now. Maybe he'll be selected as one of the Ten Wizard Saints next year or the year after. What do you mean you couldn't help but kill him?"

Chiba paused, then asked, "Is he really that good?"

Mira rolled her eyes. "What do you think?"

Chiba chuckled dryly, but a hint of worry flashed in his eyes.

If, as Mira says, Bolunte truly possesses such immense potential and is also the leader of the Magic Council, then the Magic Council members must hold him in extremely high regard. Killing him could lead to serious trouble.

"Tsk tsk tsk, so sour, so incredibly sour~"

At this moment, Feiyin walked over, holding Seele's hand, and kept praising her.

She suddenly hugged Seele tightly, struck a pose, and stammered, "I... I... I killed Bolunte..."

Seele chuckled, Feiyin laughed too, laughing so hard she couldn't stand up straight.

Chiba's face flushed red, and he said fiercely, "I haven't even settled accounts with you yet, and you're already mocking me!"

"Oh dear! Oh dear! I'm so scared of you! Sister Mira will take good care of you!"

"You..."

Mira glared at him and said, "What do you want?"

Chiba immediately deflated like a punctured balloon, stammering, "Well... she was just too arrogant..."

Mira snorted, "If Feiyin hadn't told me those things, I'd still be completely in the dark..."

Chiba opened his mouth, but Mira placed a finger on his lips and said, "I don't care about your identity, nor do I care who you are. I only care about you, nothing more."

Chiba gently rested her head against his chest and whispered, "Thank you."

Feiyin grabbed Seele's hand and turned around, saying sourly, "Listen to this, these days it's fashionable to lure dogs to you so you can kill them."

Erza and Laxus walked over laughing. Erza put one hand on her hip and said, "Seriously... everyone in the guild could tell you two were interested in each other. Even the guild leader was worried about you two. Now you're finally together..."

Mira's eyes widened. "No way... you all knew?"

Laxus nodded.

Erza shrugged. "Mystogan probably doesn't know yet. Oh, and Natsu probably doesn't either."

Mira covered her face and buried her head in Chiba's chest. "Wow... this is too much..."

"Hahaha..."

"However..." Erza looked around, somewhat helplessly, "This place has been razed to the ground. If the guild master knew... he might go crazy..."

"Leave this to me..."

Chiba clasped his hands together and gave a low shout.

"Wood Release: Multiple Wood-Style Pillar House Technique!"

The earth trembled, and countless trees sprang up, forming one wooden house after another. In no time, wooden houses "grew" up from the places in the village that had been leveled by the battle, and the entire village was transformed.

Everyone's eyes widened, and Erza smiled in admiration, "This ability is truly amazing, but it's also quite suitable for us..."

Chiba was speechless. It was indeed suitable, and suitable for everyone in the guild. That way, they wouldn't have to pay compensation for demolishing houses when they went out.

At this moment, the village chief, accompanied by his guards, Earth Flow over with a complicated expression.

Chiba and the others looked wary, Erza said in a deep voice, "Village Chief, although it wasn't our intention, we have completed our mission. Apart from the old priestess, we did not harm anyone in the village."

"I know, and you've restored the village to its original state..."

The village chief, his face contorted with complex emotions, sighed and said, "Perhaps we really were wrong. Those two girls truly didn't harm any innocent people. It's just that the old witch insisted they were demons... Heh, in the end, it was just my excuse. If we hadn't been so cowardly, this tragedy wouldn't have happened..."

He looked at the Fairy Tail members, bowed, and said, "I heard everything that girl said. She's right. Even if they are born with demon blood, they are not true demons. They possess the kindness of a human heart. We are the ones who are wrong. If we had listened to Menair back then, perhaps they wouldn't have died."

"It's rare to see someone so understanding..." Chiba took a deep breath and said.

The village chief smiled bitterly and remained silent. In fact, when the doll Weir almost accidentally injured him earlier, the real Weir saved him. He had also witnessed what the old witch had done to them afterward, but at that time he was also struggling with his own conscience, struggling with right and wrong, good and evil.

"Mr. Jura has already left. He asked me to tell you [I'm sorry I couldn't be of help]," the village chief said.

Mira remained silent, knowing Jura's reason for not helping. At that point, they were already on the opposite side of humanity, and Jura couldn't possibly protect the target of his mission for the sake of some mages he had only met once. He had to consider the bigger picture; the Lamia Scales were behind him. Not intervening was already the greatest act of kindness he could show.

The village chief still paid them their dues, a total of twelve million.

"Also... I have to tell you something," Laxus said. "The Magic Divine Crystal has already been mined ahead of time and used by the village's old witch as payment for hiring the Phantom Lord for extra help. After all, there's only one objective. And... while Mira, controlled by Weir, was fighting the old witch, Aria and Totomaru had already left with the Magic Divine Crystal."

Chiba exclaimed in surprise, "Wouldn't that Phantom Lord would already be S-Class Mage?"

"That's about right..." Laxus said.

Chiba hesitated for a moment, then finally said, "Everyone must resist the Phantom Lord. This guild is very hostile towards our guild, and war is only a matter of time."

Erza then said, "Doesn't the Magic Council prohibit disputes between mage guilds?"

Chiba shook his head. "That's true, but nobody really knows anyone else. Those people are incredibly audacious; they're capable of anything."

In the original work, Phantom Lord disregarded the rules set by the Magic Council and arbitrarily started a war against Fairy Tail. Its guild master, Jose, couldn't stand Fairy Tail surpassing Phantom Lord, so he chose to fight Fairy Tail, which can only be described as insane.

What's unusual is that, despite being disliked, this guild has wiped out quite a few dark guilds. While they may be considered a legitimate guild, their methods are extremely ruthless. And while they may seem to be developing into dark guilds, they have indeed eradicated many of them.

A peculiar guild.

Chiba and his group didn't stay there for long. Although Chiba had restored the houses, the villagers suffered significant financial losses. The village chief didn't ask them for compensation, but he also didn't have time to attend to them.

They traveled through the night and finally returned to the guild at noon the next day.