Chaotic Family Trial

"Thump!"

"Thump!"

Hearing the thuds of heavy objects hitting the ground in the hall, the half-awake, half-drunk Makarov swayed to his feet and staggered toward the hall.

"Um!"

The dazzling sunlight made him half-close his eyes, and only after his eyes adjusted could he see the situation in the hall clearly.

"Sordil, they are..."

Hearing the sound at the entrance of the corridor, Old Suo turned around and said smugly, "These are my tuition fees, President, you can't go back on your word!"

"You mean... these guys are the Brain of the cult?"

"That's right, it's them!"

Looking at the seven large "zongzi" (sticky rice dumplings) neatly stacked on the ground, Makarov asked in bewilderment, "How did you catch them?"

"Oh! Here's what happened. After hearing your description, I carefully searched the places they frequented and actually found some clues. Later, I followed the clues and happened to run into them having a meeting, so I caught them all."

"Oh, right! I also found a roster on them, Chairman!"

Upon seeing what Sordil handed him, Makarov snatched it with lightning speed and quickly glanced through it.

"President, no one's going to take it from you, what's the rush!"

Although Solo was complaining loudly, Makarov ignored him and was completely immersed in his own joy.

After a while, Makarov's hearty laughter echoed through the empty hall.

"Ha ha!"

"Ha ha!"

"Great! That's fantastic! Now let's see how those guys on the Magic Council can cause us any trouble!"

"Bob, Goldman, this time I'll give you a good mocking!"

"Hahaha!"

Looking at the excited Makarov, Sordil shook his head, then kindly reminded him, "Chairman, shouldn't we report the situation here to the Magic Council first?"

"Right, right, right! We need to report this to the Magic Council first. It wouldn't be good if these guys got away!"

"President, what about... our previous agreement?"

"Once this matter is resolved, you can come find me whenever you want to learn!"

"Alright! I'll lock these guys in the dungeon for you first!"

Go!

After Sordil left, Makarov stared at the door and grinned foolishly for a long time before he remembered to report the news to the Magic Council.

The next morning, the Restraining Force, acting on orders from their superiors, arrived at Fairy Tail and took away the seven unfortunate souls. Thus, the uproar over the Tower of Paradise incident temporarily subsided, and the guild returned to its usual bustling state.

As the key contributor to this incident, Sordil was publicly praised and granted the privilege of accompanying Makarov to Clover Town to attend the chairman's regular meeting.

With a few days left before heading to Clover Town, the His Majesty the Emperor, remembering his part-time job, took Teleportation Array back to his workplace.

"Heh! So the valiant mage Sordil did know he was an emperor, and that he had a home in the Erus Empire!"

Hearing Her Majesty the Queen's icy tone, the fool swallowed hard, then grinned slyly, "Hehe! What are you saying, Your Her Majesty the Queen? Even if I forgot who I am, I would never forget you, and look after this family!"

"Hmph! I don't think so. Isn't someone planning to build another home in the Northern Continent and find another Her Highness the Empress? (Irene)"

"Holy crap! When did Sonia betray the revolution? This is a huge problem!" (Old Suo's inner thoughts)

"Irene, don't listen to what others are saying. Ulu and I have a purely platonic friendship!"

"Hmm~~ That's right! Oh, right! I remember that a certain general and I were just friends, but later, I don't know how, he became the king, and I became the general's wife."

He was initially feeling fortunate for his successful defense, but when the idiot So heard the Her Majesty the Queen sentence, he instantly felt that he was at least 80% doomed.

Looking at Her Majesty the Queen, who possessed an astonishing comprehension in a certain area, Sordil suddenly worried that his survival instincts wouldn't be enough to protect him from this crisis, so he decisively sought help from his friends and family.

"Diphiya, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and say something for me! (Secret telegram)"

Upon receiving the intelligence, Divine Constable Di, who had entered the startup program, said, "Sister-in-law, you're wronging my brother. How could he dare to build another home outside? At most, he would just marry that girl named Ulu."

Upon hearing the news of reinforcements' divine assistance, Sordil froze, his mouth still agape.

"Hmph! Even Diphiya is saying so now, and you still won't admit that you're interested in that girl!"

"Admit it? If I admit it, I'll probably be dead in the next second, right? (Old Suo's inner thoughts)" (Why would a petrified guy have inner thoughts? Because in the instant he sensed a fatal crisis, he regained control of his heart and brain. As for regaining control of his body, that would probably be delayed by a few seconds.)

"Mother, stop watching the show and quickly lend your son a hand! (Secret telegram)"

Compared to the treacherous Divine Constable Di, Wattster was much more reliable... Oh, I forgot to mention, she reliably put Old Suo into his urn.

"Irene, don't listen to Diphiya's nonsense. Sordil would never do such a thing. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to make no progress with Yelibell for so long."

Upon hearing this, both Yelibell and Irene blushed. As for the reason... well, I won't tell you, you can guess for yourselves!

Watching the two women's behavior, Old Suo cried out in his heart, "Mother, you reached out just in time, but did you get it wrong? It seems like you're not trying to pull me ashore, but pushing me into a fire pit!"

After successfully pushing himself toward the crematorium door, Old Suo abandoned the idea of asking his female companions for help and placed his hopes for rescue on his male companions.

"Dear old folks, please save me, or I'm doomed! (This is a coded message)"

Upon receiving the telegram requesting assistance, the four old men nodded vigorously and then launched a rescue plan.

"Irene, men are all the same, it's normal for them to be a little fickle, there's no need to get so angry!" (Gilkunis)

"Yes, Irene, that's perfectly normal. Back in the day, that old lecherous man seduced thirty or forty little female dragons all by himself!" (Hadessta)

"Ice Block, we're talking about bad boys right now, why are you tagging me? (Gilkunis)"

"Alright! We can talk about you two later. Let's get the bad boy out of danger first!" (Radel)

"Exactly! You two are adults, how come you can't even tell what's important and what's not?!" (Woodman)

"Who the hell are you talking about? (Gilkunis, Hadessta)"

"Who else could it be besides the two of you? (Radel, Woodman)"

"Wow! We're going to have to have a serious talk about this today!" (Hadessta)

"Theory it is, who's afraid of who! (Radel)"

Seeing the four old men who had exposed his distress call and were now fighting amongst themselves, Sordil felt an instant urge to jump into an urn. Fortunately, his overwhelming will to survive stopped him and gave him a clear path, so the story didn't end there.

"Call!"

After taking a deep breath, Old Suo curled up into a ball and came to Her Majesty the Queen, hugging Her Majesty the Queen long legs tightly.

"Lady Irene, I really didn't lie to you. She and I are just ordinary friends, there's nothing more to it!"

Looking at the large clump stuck to her leg, Irene shook her leg vigorously, trying to peel it off.

Unfortunately, the plan failed, and he was still hanging on his leg.

"Get up!"

"If you don't forgive me, I won't get up... Waaah!"

To avoid getting her dress dirty with the other person's snot and tears, and to avoid being seen by others with such a mess, Irene had no choice but to agree to the other person's shameless request.

"Alright, I'm scared now, get up!"

Upon receiving the pardon, Old Suo jumped up and rushed towards the Empress with great excitement.

"Irene, I..."

"Bang!"

"Boom!"

After sending the scoundrel crashing into the wall with a single punch, Her Majesty the Queen coldly declared, "Hmph! He may be spared death, but he will not escape punishment!"

"Starting today, you are not allowed to approach me for a year, nor are you allowed to sleep in my palace. Furthermore, you must report your whereabouts every day from now on, otherwise... hmph! (Irene)"

"Receive!"

After hearing the strange voice coming from the wall, the trial concerning misconduct finally came to an end. The jurors and the tainted witnesses standing below the courtroom all left... Oops, a slip of the tongue! Not a courtroom, but a council chamber.

"Snort!"

After everyone had left, the judge snorted coldly and also left.

After accepting the Her Majesty the Queen's verdict, Old Suo earnestly repented in the palace for two days, and then, with the Queen's permission, left Philiers and embarked on his journey back to Magnolia.

However, this special express train did not go directly to its destination, but instead stopped somewhere else along the way.

It wasn't that someone was unrepentant and repeating the same mistake; rather, someone finally realized that he had forgotten to leave his contact information with Leila. So he deliberately went out of his way to deliver the communication Communication Magic Crystal to her. Of course, all of this was done in the presence of the Monitor (Sonia), who promptly reported the matter to Her Majesty the Queen afterward.

After finishing these tasks, the two returned to Fairy Tail, just as it was time for the guild master's meeting. So, after taking Sonia back to the girls' dormitory, Old Suo immediately took Makarov to Clowbar City.