Continental Situation

"Angel Wings?"

Hearing this unfamiliar guild name suddenly from Makarov's mouth, Ul was immediately astonished.

"What kind of guild is this?"

The guild "Angel Wings" had never appeared in the original story, so Ul was genuinely curious about what Makarov had just mentioned.

After all, judging solely from the ages of those two people earlier and the Magic Power they carried, this "Angel Wings" was clearly no trash guild.

"What? You don't know yet? Angel Wings is... hic... is... hic..."

Makarov had clearly drunk quite a bit; his hiccups wouldn't stop between words, and listening to him made Ul anxious!

Thankfully!

Just then, Wakaba walked over from the side and picked up where Makarov had left off, saying: "Angel Wings is one of the two greatest Light guilds on the continent, standing alongside Temple of Gods. Their guild master, like our guild master, is also ranked among the Ten Wizard Saints."

"Light guild?" Hearing another new term pop out of Wakaba's mouth, Ul felt his head starting to throb!

Although Ul had long felt that the original story gave too little introduction to this world, he never expected that in such a short time here, he would encounter so many things he'd never heard of, one after another.

"That's right!" Seeming to sense Ul's "interest" in this topic, Wakaba first lit his pipe, then slowly began to speak: "There are many countries on the Ishgar Continent. Some are neutral nations like Fiore, but most are at war..."

"The warring nations are mainly divided into two factions: Light and Dark. Among the guilds supporting the Light faction's countries, the two strongest are Angel Wings and Temple of Gods. As for the strongest guilds supporting the Dark faction's countries, they are the Balam Alliance, formed by the three great guilds: Tartaros, Grimoire Heart, and Oración Seis."

"I see!" Ul nodded in understanding.

After hearing Wakaba's explanation, he finally had some basic grasp of the situation on the Ishgar Continent. Most importantly... he had finally heard a few familiar guild names again.

"So what did the people from Angel Wings come to our guild for?" After nodding, Ul seemed to remember something and asked.

Wakaba took a deep drag from his pipe, slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, then said with a somewhat somber look: "To ask for reinforcements!"

"Reinforcements? Are they really planning to go to war with the Dark guilds?" Ul was startled and couldn't help blurting out.

"Hm? How did you know?" Wakaba gave Ul a strange look, puzzled.

"Uh... I just guessed. Did the guild master agree to Angel Wings' request for reinforcements?"

"He already agreed!" Wakaba tapped the ash from his pipe and said: "The guild master of Angel Wings has a good relationship with our guild master, and they've helped our guild several times in the Council Assembly before, so we couldn't refuse their request for help... But, don't think too much about this matter. You're not qualified to get involved in something like this right now. Just focus on doing your missions!"

Midway through, as if remembering something, Wakaba suddenly changed his tone and warned.

"Don't worry! I'm not an idiot like Natsu. I wouldn't do something that suicidal..." Ul waved his hand, signaling Wakaba to relax and not be so tense.

Having just narrowly escaped being "accidentally killed" by a Black Magic spell, Ul had no desire to court death.

"By the way, which Dark guild is going to war with Angel Wings? Tartaros, Grimoire Heart, or Oración Seis?"

In Ul's mind, since Angel Wings was one of the two greatest Light guilds, an opponent that could make them seek reinforcements must surely be one of the most powerful Dark guilds.

But... Wakaba's answer was unexpected.

"None of them. The guild going to war with Angel Wings is Devil's Fang!" Wakaba shook his head.

Ul: "..."

"Sigh~~~ My head hurts. Why is another guild I've never heard of popping up? Mashima, you really don't stick to your work!"

Back when he read the original story, the total number of guilds in it seemed to be just a handful, especially the powerful ones—you could count them on two hands.

But ever since Ul came to this world.

All kinds of powerful guilds kept popping up one after another, and all of them were ones he'd never heard of. This made him feel quite unsettled!

"What's the story with this Devil's Fang?" Though it was a pain, curiosity still drove Ul to ask.

"Devil's Fang is a Dark guild whose strength is second only to the three great guilds of the Balam Alliance. When the Balam Alliance was first formed, they also invited Devil's Fang to join, but they refused."

"Not long ago, Devil's Fang suddenly attacked without any clear reason, destroying one of Angel Wings' branches and killing dozens of their members. That's why Angel Wings started a war with Devil's Fang!"

"And it's said that Devil's Fang's guild master also possesses the strength of a Ten Wizard Saint. Last night, the guild master of Angel Wings fought the guild master of Devil's Fang on the border of Fiore. The two were evenly matched, so this morning Angel Wings sent people to our guild to ask for reinforcements."

After explaining all this in one breath, Wakaba's voice was a bit hoarse. He grabbed the juice on the counter and gulped down several mouthfuls before recovering slightly, then continued.

"Well... although it's called asking for reinforcements, in reality, once our people go over, their main role will be to help Angel Wings guard against sneak attacks from other Dark guilds besides Devil's Fang. As for dealing with Devil's Fang itself, even if we wanted to step in, the Mages of Angel Wings probably wouldn't let our people get involved. After all, with this kind of grudge, no Mage from any guild would let someone else take their place."