Although few people had witnessed Serena and Laxus's battle, many knew that Serena had gone to Fairy Tail to cause trouble. Now that Fairy Tail remained unchanged as usual while Serena had simply disappeared, anyone paying close attention knew that Serena had failed as well.
The moment this speculation arose, everyone was shocked. Who was Serena? He had been Ishgar's strongest West Heavenly King for many years and had even been given the title of Heavenly God. No one had expected that even Ishgar's strongest mage would be unable to cause Fairy Tail the slightest trouble.
Yajima happily called after receiving the news.
"Little Makarov, you really came through! Even Serena couldn't gain an advantage against you. The Council has suddenly become much quieter. As expected, we can still count on you!"
Yajima mentioned the Council because it had recently begun plotting against Fairy Tail again. After having people investigate, Yajima discovered that some old holdouts were unwilling to accept the changes and wanted to trip Fairy Tail up. But after hearing of Serena's defeat, those people had lowered their flags and silenced their drums, afraid to make any further moves in case Allen came knocking on their doors.
Makarov, who was on the other end, burst out laughing when he heard Yajima's voice. "Hahahaha, it's nothing. It's only natural that Serena would lose to Laxus."
Makarov had not gone to watch the battle. Gildarts had told him about it after returning. Makarov had been rather worried when he heard that Serena had come to cause trouble, because Serena had risen to fame during Makarov's tenure, so he had been somewhat concerned about Serena's arrival. Now that he saw Laxus had come away unscathed, Makarov's mood immediately improved.
Yajima did not want to listen to Makarov boast any longer, so