The Guild Was Destroyed!

Magnolia Town.

The train let out a long whistle and slowly came to a stop at the platform.

As soon as the train door opened, Natsu collapsed onto the platform like a fish out of water, his face pale, kissing the solid ground.

"Finally, finally we've arrived... I'm alive again..."

Lucy followed behind, her face filled with guilt as she watched the guild draw closer.

"Ugh! The closer we get to the guild, the more uncertain I feel. I wonder how the guild leader will punish us."

"It's too late to regret it now, Lucy," Natsu muttered listlessly.

Lucy immediately bared her shark teeth and glared at him fiercely. "Wasn't it you who encouraged it!"

"But Lucy is the one who reaped the most benefits this time, isn't she?" Happy, flying through the air, hitting the nail on the head.

"Hmm... that's true!"

The thought of the gleaming Sagittarius key instantly dispelled the gloom on Lucy's face, and her steps became lighter.

The group chatted and laughed as they walked towards the guild.

Jiang Bai is extremely popular in Magnolia Town and has a very good reputation.

Along the way, the bakery owner, the blacksmith at the weapon shop, and the auntie at the clothing store all showed hesitant expressions when they saw Jiang Bai.

"Jiang Bai... you..."

"Um... you should go back and check on things quickly."

"Sigh, let's go back quickly."

Everyone reacted in the same way: after stammering for a long time, they all urged him to hurry back to the guild.

An ominous premonition spread through everyone's hearts.

When they turned the last street corner and saw the scene before them, everyone was stunned.

The Fairy Tail guild they knew so well, once filled with laughter and joy, was now dilapidated.

The entire building was brutally pierced through from the top by several huge, menacing black iron pillars, which were twisted and stuck in the ground, like a cruelly dismembered corpse.

"What happened? How did the guild... become like this?"

Lucy covered her mouth, unable to believe her eyes.

"Damn it! Who did this?!"

Natsu's anger was instantly ignited, flames erupted from his fists, and he let out an angry Roar.

Gray didn't speak, but his suddenly cold eyes and the chill emanating from his body spoke volumes about the raging fire within him.

Jiang Bai simply gazed silently at the ruins.

The next second, an indescribable, world-destroying, terrifying magical power erupted from him!

The air in the entire town of Magnolia seemed to be sucked out in that instant, and everyone felt a chill from the depths of their souls, as if the end of the world had arrived.

Inside the guild's basement, in a makeshift bar.

Makarov, who was holding a wine glass, suddenly trembled and spilled the wine all over himself.

"Not good,"

His expression changed.

"It's Jiang Bai, that kid, back! Mira! Quick! Go out and calm him down!"

Mirajane didn't even have time to answer before he dashed off in a flash.

She rushed out of the basement and immediately saw the figure standing in front of the ruins, his magical power almost tearing space apart.

Without any hesitation, Mirajane hugged Jiang Bai tightly from the front.

"Jiang Bai! Calm down! Everyone in the guild is alright!"

The soft body and familiar voice caused Jiang Bai's rampaging magic to pause slightly.

He slowly withdrew the power that had been enough to raze the entire town to the ground, and the sky cleared from its oppressive gloom.

Lucy let out a long sigh of relief, feeling as if she had almost suffocated.

Is this the magic of Jiang Bai?

Just standing next to it felt like I was going to be crushed, it was too... too terrifying.

Mira,

Natsu and Gray rushed over.

What exactly is wrong with the guild?

Mirajane gave a wry smile. "It's 'Phantom Lord.' Let's come in first."

Mirajane led Jiang Bai and the others to the guild's basement level, which had been converted into a temporary activity area.

Apart from the members who are out on missions, everyone else is here.

"That magical power just now... it really was Jiang Bai."

"Just the feeling of it is enough to kill any desire to fight."

"Natsu and Gray are back too!"

"Great! Now we have more fighting power! We must teach those Phantom Lord a lesson!"

When the guild members saw that Jiang Bai, Fairy Tail's absolute ace, had returned, they felt as if they had found their backbone, and their morale soared.

Makarov, still seated atop a large barrel, looked at Jiang Bai and the others approaching, slightly drunk. "Hey! You little rascals' all back safely!"

"Old man! This isn't the time to talk about these things!"

Natsu rushed up to Makarov and shouted.

"Oh? In that case,"

Makarov narrowed his eyes.

"Then let's punish you for taking on an S-Class Mission without authorization first."

After saying that, Makarov's arm instantly lengthened, and he smacked Natsu and Happy on the head, then slapped Lucy's butt with lightning speed.

"Wow!~"

Lucy gasped, her cheeks flushing red.

"President,"

Mirajane's voice echoed softly.

"I'll tell Erza everything when she gets back!"

"I'm sorry! I was wrong!"

Makarov immediately sat up straight and apologized earnestly.

Seeing Makarov's nonchalant expression, Natsu couldn't hold back any longer. "Old man! The guild was destroyed like that!"

"Calm down, calm down,"

Makarov took another sip of his drink.

It's nothing serious.

"What?! Isn't this a big deal?"

"Those Phantom Lord; that's all they're capable of."

Makarov said casually,

"They sneak around causing trouble when no one's in the guild."

"Is nobody home?" Gray asked.

Mirajane explained, "They attacked the guild at night, after the guild had already closed."

"Thank goodness no one was hurt!" Lucy breathed a sigh of relief.

"No way! I can't stand it! I'm going to beat them to a pulp!"

Natsu roared and charged out.

"Natsu! That's enough!"

Makarov shouted at Natsu.

As he spoke, he continued to reach out and slap Lucy's bottom, still not giving up.

Lucy was both embarrassed and angry, and said helplessly, "Why are you spanking me again?!"

"President! I'm getting angry!" Mirajane's eyes turned dangerous.

Jiang Bai! Say something!

Natsu turned to Jiang Bai.

"Let's go smash up Phantom Lord's guild too!"

Jiang Bai yawned and said calmly, "The president is right! Let's all go back to sleep early and get some rest."

With that, he gently tapped Natsu on the head, then turned and walked towards the exit.

"Why?! Why are Jiang Bai and the president so calm?!" Natsu shouted, clutching his head in frustration.

Mirajane watched Jiang Bai's departing figure, then glanced at the way he had just tapped Natsu, a knowing look flashing in his eyes.

Old man Makarov merely gave a slight upturn of the corners of his mouth.

She smiled and said to Natsu, "Jiang Bai and the Chairman are very, very angry right now. You just don't understand yet."

(Did anyone else get this? Am I just entertaining myself?)