Fairy Queen Kidnapped (First Update)

"Hey, Little Mirajane, get me a mug of barley ale!"

At the Fairy Tail Guild, Makarov leaped onto the bar counter with his hands behind his back and sat down, his face full of ease and contentment.

Mirajane filled a large mug with barley ale, handed it to Makarov, and smiled.

"Ever since Jerry agreed to take over, Guild Master, you seem to have been in a good mood."

"I no longer have to listen to those idiots from the Magic Council nagging me, and I don't have to worry about the guild's finances. How could I be in a bad mood? By the way, where's Jerry?"

Makarov took the mug and drained the barley ale in one gulp.

Mirajane pointed toward the stairs leading to the basement.

"The Vice Guild Master went down to the basement. He's probably in the library reading magic books again!"

"Sure enough, someone with his personality is best suited to be Guild Master. He can sit still. When I was his age, I was out adventuring almost every day. If I hadn't fallen for Hades's trick, I wouldn't have been Guild Master for so many years."

Makarov could not help but sigh.

Back then, his temper had been even more explosive than Natsu's. It was only after becoming Guild Master that he had to restrain himself considerably for the sake of the guild.

"Jerry has been handling the guild's affairs lately. Do we still have enough money to keep things running?"

As he said this, a trace of worry appeared on Makarov's face.

When he had first dumped the guild's affairs on Jerry, the guild's savings had been nearly depleted.

"Don't worry, Guild Master. The guild's funds are more plentiful now than they have been in many years."

Mirajane narrowed her eyes, took out