The war between Fairy Tail and the three major guilds led by Phantom Lord ultimately ended in Fairy Tail's complete victory, shaking the entire Magic World overnight!
The Magic Council immediately sent people to investigate.
Since the Council had strictly forbidden guilds from fighting one another a century ago, both Fairy Tail and Phantom Lord had violated the rules. Coupled with Fairy Tail's longstanding defiance and refusal to obey orders, the Magic Council had wanted to use this opportunity to suppress Fairy Tail.
But...
When they learned that Tempest Serena had been the mastermind behind this guild war, and that at the critical moment, Ishgar's top-ranked wizard—who had not appeared in a century—the Undying Witch Eclaire had stepped in and defeated Tempest Serena, the Magic Council was shaken!
Arrest Eclaire?
The Council did not dare!
Ordinary wizards who had lived through the past century had never witnessed Eclaire in action and did not know how powerful this wizard, who had existed for four hundred years, truly was. But the Council's historical records clearly documented Eclaire's might: there was absolutely no wizard capable of standing against her!
Other than that legendary existence from four hundred years ago, Eclaire was unquestionably the strongest in Ishgar, possessing within her single body the power to destroy an entire continent.
Before such an existence, the Council could only respectfully recognize her as the foremost of the Ten Wizard Saints. They did not dare do anything to Eclaire at all.
Furthermore, after investigating the matter, they found that Serena had incited and manipulated everything from behind the scenes, and that Phantom Lord had been the first to provoke Fairy Tail and attack them. Thus, the Council quickly reached its verdict, ruling that Fairy Tail had acted in self-defense and would face no punishment.
And so, the