A year had passed since Allen became an S-Class Mage. Back then, Fairy Tail had announced that eleven-year-old Allen and ten-year-old Laxus had simultaneously become S-Class Mages, causing a huge uproar throughout Fiore. Aside from those who knew Allen and Laxus and trusted their strength, the people from other guilds were extremely skeptical. As a result, Fairy Tail members often heard rumors while out on missions. The people of Fairy Tail were not known for their good tempers. Although they had tolerated it at first, some people mistook that tolerance for weakness, which led to several conflicts. Among them, Phantom Lord and Fairy Tail fought the most frequently.
Since Phantom Lord had been hostile toward Fairy Tail from the moment it was founded, it was not difficult to imagine that they were the main force driving this wave of trouble.
At first, Allen thought that all he needed to do was demonstrate his strength. But he had not expected the commotion to grow larger and larger, until even people in neighboring countries had heard about it. By then, Allen sensed that something was wrong. He keenly noticed that someone was trying to muddy the waters.
At first, Makarov advised Allen and Laxus to take as few missions as possible and wait for the storm to pass. But after the guild members got into their first fight with Phantom Lord, Laxus suggested to Makarov that he and Allen go from city to city and challenge the guilds until they beat them into submission!
Makarov's first reaction upon hearing the suggestion was to refuse. However, as the conflicts increased and the injuries grew more serious, Makarov contacted Yajima of the Council after hearing Allen's analysis. He wanted to see what the Council thought of this growing wave of trouble.
Unexpectedly, Yajima told