The Destruction of Phantom's Branch Guilds

Ye Yang patted the hands resting on his shoulders.

"San Mao, Er Gou, I'm fine."

With that, Ye Yang stood up directly.

"Old Man, I'm a little tired, so I'm heading back first."

"Oh, and sorry about what happened just now. Put everyone's drinks for the next few days on my tab."

"Lately, no one should go out alone."

After saying that, Ye Yang left the guild.

Mirajane said anxiously, "This is bad, Master. Ye Yang is angry."

Lucy looked at Ye Yang's calm departing figure in confusion. "Where does he look angry?"

Mirajane explained, "That's what Ye Yang looks like when he's angry. Every time he gets angry, he does something earth-shattering."

Makarov said nothing as he watched Ye Yang leave, memories of that scene surfacing in his mind.

The four men known as the Four Heavenly Kings of Ishgar had tried to stop Ye Yang from committing further slaughter, but they had been defeated in mere moments. None of them had been a match for him.

In the end, it had taken him and Gildarts to pull Ye Yang back.

(That idiot Jose really made the worst possible move.)

"Alright, these matters aren't for you to worry about. Go home and get some rest early."

As he spoke, Makarov smacked Lucy on the butt and left.

"You dirty old man!"

That night, at Ye Yang's house.

Ye Yang climbed through the window and onto the roof.

"Oh! Old Man, you're still awake? Did you come to my roof to watch the stars?"

"At your age, you should get to bed early. That way, you can live a couple more years and keep managing the guild for us."

"Brat! This old man is in perfect health!"

"If you stopped making me angry, I'd be thanking the heavens!"

"Hahaha, alright, I won't mess with you anymore. I've got something to do, so I'm leaving."

Makarov's expression turned serious. "Be careful, brat!"

"Yeah, yeah, I know. You're so naggy."

Ye Yang flashed with golden light and vanished from the spot.

A branch guild of Phantom.

"Hahaha, Gajeel, you really did it. Look at those idiots. You smashed up their guild, and they didn't even dare make a peep."

Gajeel snorted while drinking, saying nothing.

Just then, Ye Yang arrived outside and sensed the people inside drinking.

He raised a fingertip, sending a powerful beam of golden light straight at Phantom's guild.

"Boom—!!"

Moments later, the entire guild was blown to pieces.

"A bunch of worthless trash."

Just as Ye Yang was about to leave, an iron club shot out from the ruins. He tilted his head slightly, and it flew past him.

"I didn't expect Phantom to have one slightly stronger ant."

Gajeel crawled out of the rubble.

"You bastard, who the hell are you?!"

"Tsk, tsk. You attacked my guild just recently, and you've already forgotten?"

Gajeel's pupils contracted. "You're from Fairy Tail."

"Perfect. When I went there last time, none of you were around. This time, I can deal with you."

Ye Yang's gaze turned slightly cold.

"So you were the one who destroyed my guild. Even if you were only following that idiot Jose's orders..."

"You're still an accomplice. I'll teach you a little lesson."

Gajeel leaped forward with all his strength.

"Are all Fairy Tail members as arrogant as you?!"

"Iron Dragon's Club!"

"Soru!"

Ye Yang instantly vanished from where he stood, and Gajeel's attack missed.

Gajeel watched the surroundings warily, but he could not see any movement at all.

Then, a voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Looking for me?"

Gajeel had barely begun to turn around when a powerful blow struck his body, sending him flying forward.

Ye Yang flashed again and appeared in front of Gajeel, grabbing his head and smashing it viciously into the ground.

Ye Yang slowly released him. Gajeel rolled his eyes back and fell unconscious.

"That's enough for this time."

The next day, inside Fairy Tail's guild.

Loke rushed into the guild with a newspaper in hand.

"Something huge happened!! All of Phantom's branch guilds were smashed up!"

The moment everyone heard the news, they gathered around.

Macao said excitedly, "Hahaha, something this good actually happened? Who did it?"

Mirajane took the newspaper and immediately recognized the figure shown from behind.

"It was Ye Yang!"

San Mao and Er Gou said unwillingly, "Damn it, the newspaper was definitely supposed to have us in it today!"

Everyone looked at the two of them in confusion.

"We guessed yesterday that Boss would go get revenge, but Boss knocked both of us out last night!"

Elfman said, "Boss is a real man!"

Natsu was even more excited. "Aahhh! Damn Ye Yang, sneaking off by yourself and not taking me with you!"

Natsu ran straight up to Makarov.

"Grandpa, didn't you say I wasn't allowed to go? Why could Ye Yang go?!"

"This old man tells you not to cause trouble all the time. Which one of you ever listens?!"

Natsu was still unconvinced. "But!"

"What does a brat like you know? If all of you had gone, it would have become a battle between two guilds. That's a very serious matter, and the Magic Council expressly forbids it."

"But if it was only Ye Yang, it could be called a personal grudge. There's a huge difference between the two!"

Just then, Ye Yang arrived at the guild.

"Yo! Everyone's here."

When everyone saw Ye Yang return, they immediately surrounded him. San Mao and Er Gou were especially dramatic, hugging Ye Yang's legs as tears and snot streamed down their faces.

"Boss! How could you do something so great without taking us along?! You even gave each of us a huge slap!"

"Do you know how much damage those two slaps caused us?!"

Er Gou said, "Same here."

"Alright, alright. You two are too slow. You'd have slowed me down, so I didn't take you."

"If I got back late, I was afraid it would affect my sleep."

San Mao said, "Sob, sob, sob... X﹏X Boss doesn't love me anymore."

"Er Gou, beat him up for me!"

"Yes, Boss!"

"Ow, go easy! Ow!"

The guild members all laughed at the two clowns.

Just then, the guild doors were opened.

Everyone in the guild looked outside.

They saw the Magic Council's army entering from outside. Frog did not dare enter and instead announced from the doorway,

"Last night, Jose Bora, the master of Phantom, reported Fairy Tail mage Ye Yang for attacking numerous branches of his guild. Following an investigation by the Magic Council, the allegations have been confirmed. Ye Yang is hereby arrested and will be taken away for trial."

The guild erupted the moment they heard this.

"If you take Ye Yang away today, we'll rebel!"

"That's right! Rebel! When our guild was attacked, why didn't you do anything?!"

Just as the argument became increasingly heated, Makarov shouted,

"Quiet!"

The guild instantly fell silent.

Makarov looked at Ye Yang and asked, "Brat, what do you think?"

"Since Jose managed to persuade those old fools, I should go see them. If their judgment doesn't suit me, I wouldn't mind passing judgment myself."

"Brat, know your limits."

"Alright, alright, I know, I know."