The Magic Council's judgment upon Phantom Lord was to forcibly disband the guild. Jose Porla, the guild master who had planned everything, would be imprisoned for ten years and stripped of his title as one of the Ten Wizard Saints.
Although Fairy Tail, as the victim, was innocent, Org and several other councilors believed that Fairy Tail had also caused tremendous damage and disruption to Magnolia Town and the surrounding coastline.
They might not have been guilty since they had acted in self-defense, but someone still had to pay for all the damage, right?
Thus, Org proposed that Fairy Tail bear the losses this time, as a lesson for them.
If it had been in the past, Makarov would probably have had no choice but to swallow this injustice. Though he could fight, arguing and trading barbs really were not his strengths.
Yajima was his old friend, but as one of the Magic Council's members, he could not favor Fairy Tail too openly.
But this time was different. The moment Seiya heard that Fairy Tail was expected to bear the losses, he immediately refused.
He even stated that Fairy Tail would not only refuse such a ruling, but would also demand that the Magic Council compensate the guild for its losses.
Moreover, his reasoning was more than sufficient. By the end, he had left Org and the other councilors speechless, forcing them to swallow this bitter pill.
The purpose of the Magic Council was to oversee the various guilds and punish those that violated the rules.
This time, Phantom Lord had launched an unprovoked attack against Fairy Tail. Aside from Phantom Lord's wrongdoing, the Magic Council itself had also failed in its oversight.
If the Magic Council had discovered Phantom Lord's intentions earlier and reacted more swiftly, Fairy Tail would