Phantom Lord, a mage guild in the Kingdom of Fiore as renowned as Fairy Tail.
However, Phantom Lord had always had an extremely poor relationship with Fairy Tail. Jose, Phantom Lord's guild master, practically hated Fairy Tail and its master, Makarov, to the bone.
As for the reason, aside from the grudge between Phantom Lord's founder and Fairy Tail's founder, Mavis,
there was another reason. At the Guild Master Meeting six years ago, Jose and Makarov got drunk and both insisted that their own guild was the best and strongest. They ended up fighting, and Makarov won.
Jose had never let that go, even treating Fairy Tail as a thorn in his side.
Although Fairy Tail's members loved causing trouble, they had an exceptionally strong sense of belonging and unity.
The moment they heard Seiya say that Phantom Lord was preparing to make a move against their guild, the members present immediately erupted in outrage.
"Phantom Lord, huh? They've got some nerve!"
"I've wanted to test myself against Phantom Lord's mages for a long time. The strongest guild in the Kingdom of Fiore has always been our Fairy Tail!"
"If those Phantom Lord bastards really dare come here, I'll beat them until they're crawling on the ground! Right, Lucy?"
Unlike the other guild members, who were filled with righteous fury and fighting spirit, Lucy looked completely distracted. Natsu called her several times before she finally reacted.
The reason Lucy was so absent-minded was simple. Jude Heartfilia, the man Seiya had just mentioned, was her father.
Obviously, the girl Lucy's father had hired Phantom Lord's guild master to bring back was her.
Just as Lucy was about to ask Seiya about the details concerning her father and Phantom Lord, Mira returned with Makarov.
"You brats, calm down first!"
Makarov's furious shout