Prelude to the Riot

After calming the young girl down, the beautiful woman looked up and asked, "Lord Sordil, you didn't come here just to amuse me, did you?"

"Hehe! What a clever woman! It's a pity we met too late, otherwise I would definitely have snatched you away!"

Upon hearing such a blatant comment, the beautiful woman's cheeks and neck instantly flushed pink.

Due to the influence of the powdery mist, the beautiful woman's language system experienced a brief delay, so the little one in her arms naturally took over the right to respond.

"Silver-haired brother, please don't hurt Mom. If you really want to take her, then take me instead!"

After the little girl finished speaking, the two adults in the room looked at each other and then burst out laughing.

"Ha ha!"

"Ha ha!"

"What are you laughing at? I'm telling the truth!"

Seeing the pretty girl glaring at him relentlessly, the Silver-haired pervert could only jokingly say, "Alright, alright! When Brandish grows up, your silver-haired brother will come and snatch you away!"

"Pinky promise!"

Since things had come to this point, the person had no choice but to extend their right hand, hook their ring finger onto the other person's ring finger, and then leave their integrity on the other person's 'stamp' and 'letter paper'.

"Brandish, go back to your room and play first. Mom has something to discuss with your silver-haired brother."

"Oh!"

After saying that, the pretty girl nodded and then turned and walked towards her room.

"Bang!"

After the sound of the door closing faded, the beautiful woman picked up the topic she had just left behind and said to the man, "Alright, now you can speak!"

"Um!"

Nodding to the beautiful woman, the silver-haired man said, "Just a short while ago, someone saw him on a passenger ship near Galakor Town."

"A passenger ship? Where is it going?"

"I don't know exactly where the passenger ship went, but one thing is certain: its destination is definitely in the Western Continent!"

Upon hearing this, the beautiful woman's soft hand, which was in Old Suo's palm, trembled involuntarily, and at the same time, two strings of tears welled up in her red eyes.

"That's great! That's really great!"

"You're not planning to take Brandish to him, are you?"

"Of course! Brandish and I have been waiting for this day all these years, haven't we?"

"But the Western Continent is so vast, where will you find him?"

"As long as he's in the Western Continent, we'll definitely find him!"

Is it worth it for a man who abandoned you?

"Lord Sordil, I appreciate your kindness, but he is, after all, my husband Brandish's father!"

"Fine! Even if he's worth it, have you considered how many difficulties he'll face along the way, and whether Brandish can handle them?"

The beautiful woman frowned as she associated her daughter with hardship, but soon the worry vanished, replaced by a resolute expression.

"Brandish is a good girl, she will definitely be able to persevere!"

Having seen that the beautiful woman had made up her mind, Sordil withdrew his words of advice and handed her a silver-white rhombus-shaped Magic Crystal.

"Keep this Space Magic Crystal with you. If you encounter danger, crush it, and I will come to your rescue."

"This..."

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not doing this for you. I just don't want anyone to hurt my students!"

Seeing the person's cheeks flushed red with pride, the beautiful woman smiled and then casually accepted the gift.

"Pop!"

After lightly pecking at the red, scorching ground in front of it, a wisp of orchid-like energy carrying important information sprayed onto the trembling arc.

"If you had appeared before him, I would have been captivated by you!"

After speaking, the beautiful woman turned around, quickly walked into her daughter's room, and closed the door tightly.

He reached out and touched his cheek, which still retained warmth and moisture, glanced at the closed door, and left the room with Old Suo feelings of joy and disappointment.

Tower of Paradise, a certain prison cell

"Isn't what we're doing too dangerous?"

After the Crimson man finished speaking, the blond-haired radish-headed man who was transporting earth and rocks retorted, "If we don't find a way to escape, we'll either die from exhaustion on the construction site or be beaten to death by those despicable guys."

"That's right, our only way out is to find a way to escape!" (Woolie)

"But what about those people from before... (Simon)?"

"Because of those people before us, those bastards would never have imagined we'd resort to this method again. (Jellal)"

"Jellal is right! (Milliana)"

"Since we're going to escape, we should call Grandpa Rob and August along, otherwise they'll get beaten to death by those guys because of this!" (Erza)

"Grandpa Rob will definitely be brought along, but that August... Hmph! (Hugh)"

"Yes! I admit, August's temperament is very unpleasant, but we can't just abandon him like this!" (Erza)

"No! If we tell him, he'll definitely stop us from escaping." (Woolie)

"Exactly! Exactly! (Milliana)"

"I think Erza is right, we shouldn't abandon him!" (Simon)

"Brother Simon, you... (Woolie)"

"I also think we should take August with us, but Woolie and the others' concerns aren't unfounded. So we should tell him after we've dug the tunnel, then he'll have no choice but to come with us." (Jellal)

"Ha! Jellal is so thoughtful!" (Woolie)

"Okay! Okay! (Hugh)"

"Then let's get started!" (Milliana)

"Oh~~ (Everyone)"

After the cheers subsided, everyone immediately got to work according to their previous assignments.

"Hehe! I'll let you be happy for a while, considering your kindness!"

As the murmurs faded, the white-haired boy quietly returned to his bed.

"Heh! I thought you would stop them!"

"Hmph! As long as those guys don't cross my bottom line, I can't care about them!"

"Your bottom line? Are you referring to Erza?"

She stared coldly at the other person for a few seconds, then Xiao Ou frowned and asked, "When did you find out?"

"Hehe! Apart from those few kids, I'm afraid any normal person could see it at a glance!"

Upon hearing the other person's answer, Xiao Ou said uncertainly, "Is it that obvious?"

Haha! I didn't expect you to be shy too!

"Cut!"

Taking advantage of the moment of clicking her tongue, Xiao Ou turned her head towards the wall and said coldly, "You'd better not talk nonsense, otherwise..."

"I can keep quiet, but in exchange, you have to tell me your real identity and your purpose."

"The time isn't right yet, go to sleep!"

Looking at the boy who was fast asleep with his ears covered, the White-haired elder smiled and shook his head, then closed his eyes as well.

Magnolia, Fairy Tail

"Kana, have you seen Old Suo (Laxus) lately?"

"No, he hasn't appeared in the guild for a long time! (Kana)"

"Is that guy sleeping in late in the dorm again? (Gray)"

Thinking about someone's personality, several black lines appeared on the foreheads of Laxus and the other person.

"Hehe! If he didn't slack off, he wouldn't be the Lazy God! (Macao)"

"That's true! (La, Ka, Ge)"

After processing her shock and speechlessness, Kana asked, "By the way, Laxus, what do you want with Old Suo?"

"Of course we'll challenge him!"

"Heh! Laxus, you actually dare to challenge him? Have you forgotten what happened six months ago? (Gray)"

"Hmph! Of course I haven't forgotten, which is why I've been training hard for half a year."

"Laxus, I'm not trying to discourage you, but even if you train for another six years, you might not be able to even touch a scrap of Lazy God's robe, let alone six months. (Wakaba)"

"Um... that guy is strong, but he's not that terrifying, is he? (Gray)"

"Gray, accept reality, that guy is just that strong, and... your clothes!" (Kana)

Ah~~

After screaming about his nakedness, the Underwear man quickly put on the clothes on the ground.

"Huh? Where's Laxus?"

Upon hearing Macao's words, everyone realized that, without them noticing, Laxus, who was standing beside them, had turned into a circle of dotted lines.

"While Gray was getting dressed, Laxus left the guild and ran towards the boys' dormitory. (Lidas)"

"Hehe! This is going to be interesting, let's go! (Wakaba)"

"Tch! I don't even need to look to know Laxus will be instantly killed! (Kana)"

"Hehe! You're just comforting yourself like that because you can't get into the boys' dorms, right? (Gray)"

"Bang!"

"Call out!"

"Boom!"

After delivering the clueless ice cube to the nearby table, the brown-haired beauty said haughtily, "Hmph! I just didn't want to waste time!"

"Splash!"

"Card Girl, do you want to fight? (Gray)"

"So what if it is! (Kana)"

"Alright! Take this!"

"Whoosh!"

After dodging the opponent's attack, the experienced brown-haired girl delivered a final kick to the ice cube's lower abdomen.

"Call out!"

"Bang!"

Bombarded by the Gray, another table was smashed, and the enraged patrons naturally joined the fray, and then... need I say more? Of course, it was a chaotic free-for-all!

Just as the clattering and clanging sounds continued in the hall, a door suddenly opened in the corridor, and a disheveled man walked out.

"What are you guys yelling about? You made me... bang!"

The disheveled man had only spoken halfway through his complaint when a flying chair descended from the sky, completely covering his face.

"You guys are really... bang!"

After being precisely bombarded by the barrel bomb, his disheveled hair trembled uncontrollably with rage.

"Stop right there!"