Leaving

"Stop! Stop already!"

After Makarov shouted several times and realized he could not make Ywen and Gildarts stop!

"I said stop already, you damn brats!"

Makarov was thoroughly enraged. Golden light blazed in his eyes as his body slowly expanded. In an instant, his head pressed against the prison ceiling, while his feet crushed through the platform on the prison's central level and landed on the prison floor.

"Huh?!"

The prison guards all widened their eyes as they watched Makarov suddenly transform into a giant.

Boom!!

Before the guards could recover from their shock, giant Makarov threw a fierce punch at Ywen and Gildarts, roaring, "You disobedient brats! Die!!"

"Not good!"

Ywen and Gildarts, who had been fighting enthusiastically, immediately dodged when they saw Makarov suddenly attack.

As a result, Makarov's earth-shattering punch landed squarely on the black prison.

Crack, crack, crack...

In an instant, the prison's previously minor cracks began spreading in every direction...

"Huh?!"

Seeing the result of his punch, Makarov's forehead became covered in sweat.

Simply put, like attracts like. The reason Makarov had kept restraining himself and had not forcibly separated Ywen and Gildarts was because his magic was no less destructive than theirs...

Boom!

In the end, through the combined efforts of Ywen, Gildarts, and Makarov, the prison shattered apart with a thunderous crash, and everyone inside began falling toward the ground.

"Guild Master! We told you, mages like you shouldn't make a move so casually!"

Ywen and Gildarts roared at Makarov in unison as they watched him destroy the prison with one punch.

"S-Sorry..."

Makarov had already returned to his normal size and apologized to everyone with tears in his eyes.

However, it was already too late...

Amid the howling wind, the prison crashed into the canyon, creating a tremendous explosion!

Fortunately, with the help of Ywen's gravity, the prison officers and guards all survived safely.

Everyone floated in midair, staring thoughtfully at the shattered prison below.

"Sorry, sorry, sorry..."

Makarov kept bowing to Tocchi Anderba in apology, the little old man's eyes nearly red from crying.

"No, honestly, this isn't really your fault..."

"It's all the Gojobashi Family's fault."

Tocchi Anderba waved his hand and gave a bitter smile as he watched Makarov continuously bow and apologize.

"Really? Thank you so much!"

Upon hearing that, Makarov tightly grasped Tocchi Anderba's hands in gratitude.

"Heh..."

Tocchi Anderba gave a couple of bitter laughs. He did not know what else to say, but the Fairy Tail group before him were his lifesavers, that much was true.

"Anyway, we'll figure something out about the prison. In fact, we won't need it for the time being anyway, since there are no prisoners left..."

Tocchi Anderba said with a bitter smile as he looked at the prisoners who had fallen into the canyon along with the prison.

Several hours later...

After the prison guards entered the fallen prison and carried out some repairs, the prison, now riddled with several large holes, barely managed to fly back into the sky.

"Anyway, it's the repair crew's job from here. Given the prison's current condition, it should be fixed in three months!"

"Three months is within our acceptable range. After all, even the least injured of those prisoners will need to spend a year in a hospital bed. By the time some of them leave the hospital, they'll practically be due for release. I don't know whether that's a good thing or a bad thing..."

"But I doubt they'll ever want to be locked up in this prison again..."

Prison Warden Tocchi Anderba felt greatly comforted as he looked at the prison rising behind him. Fortunately, their prison was sturdy enough and of good enough quality that, after emergency repairs, it could barely still be used. As for the prisoners who were supposed to be held inside, they were now lying on stretchers nearby. The least injured among them could still barely speak.

"I'm going to sue you! Your prison can't even guarantee the safety of its prisoners..."

The only prisoner still conscious had tears streaming from his eyes. Being awake was nothing but agony now. He felt as though countless ants were crawling all over his body, making him unbearably uncomfortable.

"Add another year to his sentence."

After hearing the prisoner's words, Tocchi Anderba spoke to the guard beside him.

"Yes, sir!"

Upon hearing that, the guard added another year to the sentence of the prisoner who had demanded to file a complaint.

At once, the last prisoner who could still speak shut his mouth as well.

"Sigh..."

Councilor Toki Andarba let out a breath of relief as he looked at the prisoner who had finally fallen silent. Only then did he turn to Makarov and the others, bowing lightly as he thanked them, "No matter what, we have Fairy Tail to thank for this. I will remember this favor for the rest of my life!"

"No, no, no, it was only what we should have done!"

Makarov repeatedly shook his head and helped the bowing Councilor Toki Andarba back up.

"Now I finally understand why Senior Yajima has always taken such good care of Fairy Tail."

What Councilor Toki Andarba meant, both openly and implicitly, was that he had chosen to stand on Yajima's side.

"Oh, right. Speaking of which, if we come across any criminals in the future, could I ask Fairy Tail, in my personal capacity, to deliver them to BLACKVOX?"

Councilor Toki Andarba asked Makarov.

"Of course~"

Makarov narrowed his eyes, seeming to understand something.

"Ahahahahaha..."

Then, these two old foxes, Councilor Toki Andarba and Makarov, burst into loud laughter.

"Goodbye, Councilor Toki Andarba!"

Afterward, Makarov and the others bid Councilor Toki Andarba farewell.

"Goodbye, Fairy Tail!"

Accompanied by his subordinates, Councilor Toki Andarba kept waving at Makarov and the others.

"Gurogu, report Makarov and the others' whereabouts to the Magic Council."

Not long after Makarov and the others left, Councilor Toki Andarba looked at the prison warden beside him and gave the order.

"Eh?!"

"Isn't that a little inappropriate, Warden?"

"Fairy Tail just helped us, and now we're going to arrest them? That's a bit..."

Gurogu looked at Councilor Toki Andarba with a troubled expression. Fairy Tail had just helped them, yet they were going to turn on them the moment they left. Even though it was an order from Councilor Toki Andarba, who was like a father to him, he still hesitated.

"Idiot, I told you to report that Fairy Tail helped us solve our problem!"

"And besides... Fairy Tail is a Light Guild. Why are you making that face as though we were dealing with a Dark Guild? The Council isn't going to arrest Fairy Tail."

Councilor Toki Andarba was speechless at Gurogu's expression, then proceeded to lecture him.

"Oh! Right, Fairy Tail is a Light Guild! I completely forgot..."

"I'll report it right away..."

After hearing Councilor Toki Andarba's words, Gurogu's eyes lit up, and he hurried off to notify the Council.

"Sigh..."

Councilor Toki Andarba watched Gurogu leave and sighed. At the same time, he thought to himself, If we don't notify the Magic Council, who knows what kind of trouble Fairy Tail's lineup might cause?!

For that group, destroying a town or flattening a mountain could probably be considered a minor matter.

"Sigh..."

Thinking of that, Councilor Toki Andarba sighed helplessly again. Fairy Tail truly was both lovable and infuriating!