"Guild Master, you're not joking, are you...?"
Seeing Makarov nod with a smile, Seiya's mouth immediately twitched. He felt like he had been set up by the old man.
"No, I refuse! Being Guild Master is way too troublesome, and with my personality, I'm absolutely not suited to be Fairy Tail's Guild Master.
Aren't there plenty of people more suitable than me? Like Gildarts, or Laxus. Especially Laxus—he's always wanted to become the next Guild Master, hasn't he?"
Seiya genuinely had no interest whatsoever in the position of Fairy Tail Guild Master.
Leaving aside the fact that Seiya simply was not management material, just thinking about Natsu and the others was enough for him to imagine how much trouble he would have if he took the Guild Master's seat.
Fairy Tail wizards getting complaints was practically an everyday occurrence. All anyone had to do was look at how Makarov was summoned to the Magic Council every other day to get chewed out.
Now Makarov wanted him to succeed him as Guild Master. This was clearly a trap!
"As for Gildarts, I did mention it to him before, but he said that someone as unsettled as him was not suited to bear the responsibility of Guild Master.
As for Laxus... I think you should understand as well. If he became Guild Master, would Fairy Tail still be Fairy Tail?"
Makarov's words immediately silenced Seiya. There was no doubting Laxus's strength. Even within Fairy Tail, he could firmly rank among the top five.
Even the current Erza and Mira were no match for Laxus.
However, Laxus had also been influenced by his father, Ivan. Coupled with the expectations and pressure brought by living under his grandfather Makarov's reputation, this had caused his relationship with Makarov to break down.
When he was young,