You Little Brat!!!

The mountains and forests were deathly silent.

The huge gap that penetrated the heaven and earth left by the virtual "" was like an eternal scar, engraved on everyone's retinas.

Erigor, who was imprisoned in place by Jiang Bai, had already fainted from the shock of witnessing this miraculous attack, and the Telekinesis that had been binding him dissipated along with it.

"You brat!! I told you to show your strength, not your destructive power!!"

Makarov's heart-wrenching roar echoed clearly through the empty mountain forest via the magic crystal ball.

Jiang Bai picked at his ear, then lazily replied, pointing to the empty space ahead, "Hey, old man, don't be so loud, I can hear you."

He turned around, looked at the mountain that had been "deleted" halfway, its cut as smooth as a mirror, stroked his chin, and nodded seriously.

"Besides, don't you think it looks more artistic this way?"

"I call this 'subtractive sculpting,' a very avant-garde art form. Look at this cut surface—how smooth it is, how visually impactful it is."

"Art my foot!" Makarov's voice sounded like he was about to cry.

"Do you even know that mountain is a natural heritage protection area designated by the Magic Council?! The restoration bill has arrived—are they trying to force me to sell the entire guild to pay for it?!"

"Relax, relax," Jiang Bai waved his hand, looking completely unconcerned.

"It's no big deal. At worst, the Magic Council send another bill later, and we can just add it to Natsu's damage record. What's the big deal if we have too many lice?"

Just then, several slightly disheveled figures finally rushed out from the woods in the distance.

It was Erza, Natsu, Gray, Lucy, and Happy who had just dealt with the remnants of the Eisenwald.

As soon as they arrived, they were completely stunned by the surreal scene before them.

The terrifying demon from the Book of Zeref, a story only heard of in legends, was now completely gone, not even a trace remained.

But that majestic mountain seemed to have been precisely sliced away by a god with a ruler and a carving knife, leaving behind that inconceivable, enormous gap.

"Jiang Bai!"

"Natsu! You idiot, it's all your fault for not taking the train!"

Erza and Gray's voices rang out almost simultaneously.

Wow! That's amazing! What's that mountain all about?!

Natsu, staring at the massive gaping hole, showed no fear. Instead, his eyes gleamed, and he roared with fierce fighting spirit.

"Jiang Bai! Did you conquer that mountain? That's so cool! Come fight me!"

"Hit you my foot!"

An angry little fist slammed into Natsu's head, making him stagger.

It was Makarov who arrived at some unknown time.

"It's because there are too many destroyers like you! My hair is almost turning white from worry!" Makarov said angrily, his beard bristling and eyes wide.

"President?!" Lucy exclaimed in surprise, looking at the small old man.

Then, her gaze returned to the flattened mountain peak, and she looked at Jiang Bai beside her, who looked relaxed as if he had just casually tossed away some trash. She was plunged into deep self-doubt.

She covered her mouth, muttering in a voice only she could hear, "A mountain... a mountain... just gone like that... What... what kind of guild did I join...?"

Erza walked to Jiang Bai's side, looked at him, then at the mountain, and finally sighed helplessly.

She knew that if she let this guy run wild, things would definitely go in the most outrageous direction.

"Jiang Bai..."

She rubbed her temples, her voice tinged with weariness, "You've been using Laxus's name again?"

"No, this time I did it openly and honestly in my own name."

Jiang Bai shrugged, looking completely innocent.

"See, the old man saw everything, didn't he? Now I can't blame it on Laxus."

Upon hearing this, Makarov, who was far away in the meeting hall, felt his blood pressure spike again.

"You brat! You think you're right?! You mean Laxus deserves to be blamed for all those past bills?!"

"No, that's not it," Jiang Bai said seriously.

"The main thing is that Laxus is pretty resilient, and he causes a lot of damage anyway. Even the Magic Council can't tell the difference between a few extra or minor incidents. I call this making reasonable use of resources."

"You..." Makarov was so angry at his twisted logic that he almost choked.

Gray walked to the edge of the huge gap, reached out and touched the smooth, mirror-like rock wall, feeling the lingering, terrifying energy on it, and couldn't help but gasp.

"Hey... you're kidding, right...? What level of monster is this guy...?"

"Don't be discouraged, Little Gray," Jiang Bai patted him on the shoulder and said with a grin.

"When you can freeze an entire ocean instantly with 'ICEMAKE,' you'll be able to touch my heels."

"Who wants to touch your heels! You pervert!"

Gray instinctively retorted, then realized the meaning behind Jiang Bai, and his expression turned even more unpleasant.

Freezing an entire ocean? That's simply not something humans can do!

"Alright, alright, old man, don't be angry."

Jiang Bai adopted a tone of coaxing a child when speaking to the old man.

"See? The matter has been perfectly resolved, hasn't it? The Dark Guild has been defeated, the demons have been eliminated, and the guild leaders are safe. Everyone's happy."

As for that mountain,

He pointed to the huge gap.

"I'll suggest to the Magic Council that we develop this place into a new tourist attraction, called 'Infinity Abyss' or 'God's Cut,' with ticket revenue split 50/50. We might make a fortune."

"Who wants to split it 50/50 with you?!" Makarov Roar again.

However, for some reason, listening to Jiang Bai's nonsensical words, the anger in his heart inexplicably dissipated by more than half, leaving only a deep, helpless feeling of being both amused and exasperated.

My own child is someone I both love and hate.

Forget it, it's just a mountain... At worst... At worst, Jiang Bai can just go and Magic Council with those old guys in the council himself...

Makarov was already plotting how to evade this exorbitant bill.