The Wrathful War God

On the ship heading back,

Lucy looked at the key to Sagittarius, one of the Twelve Golden Zodiac Keys, in her hand.

"I never thought I'd collect one of the Twelve Golden Zodiac Keys so quickly. I'll definitely collect them all someday!"

Happy suddenly said, "Lucy, is that key really that valuable? It doesn't seem that strong."

Lucy said angrily, "That's only because I'm not strong enough. It has nothing to do with the key! This one is worth at least tens of millions, and you can't even buy it if you have the money."

Happy's eyes turned into money signs. "Lucy, why don't we sell the key?"

"Absolutely not! You thieving cat."

"Lucy, why don't you ask Ye how to get stronger? He's the War God, after all."

"But would he know how Celestial Spirit Mages train?"

"Why not just ask him?"

Lucy slowly walked up to Ye. "Um..."

"Lucy, I already told you, it's impossible without Mira's permission!"

Lucy bared her teeth in fury. "That's not what I'm asking!!"

"Do you know how to increase a Celestial Spirit Mage's strength?"

Ye thought for a moment. "You shouldn't be asking me that. You should be asking your Celestial Spirits. Your battles rely on them. I think there must be differences between summoning one, two, or three at the same time. You might even be able to fuse with your Celestial Spirits. So you should communicate with them more. I can only give you a general idea."

Lucy stared at Ye in shock. "Are you the Celestial Spirit Mage, or am I? Fusing with Celestial Spirits... I never even considered it, but it does seem possible!"

Eventually, the group arrived in Magnolia. The moment they got off the ship, they heard people discussing them.

"Those are Fairy Tail members, right? Their guild was destroyed. It looks like they don't know yet."

Lucy looked curiously at the crowd around them.

"What's going on? Why are you all staring at us?!"

Ye hurriedly said, "Let's get back quickly. I have a bad feeling about this!"

When the group reached a spot not far from the Fairy Tail guild, they saw their guild building covered in iron spikes.

At the sight, an incomparably powerful Conqueror's Haki erupted from Ye and shot into the sky. Even the clouds were blown away. Then dark clouds gathered, lightning flashed, and thunder roared. Natsu and the others around Ye were instantly crushed to the ground by the pressure, struggling to raise their heads and look at him.

Inside the Fairy Tail guild, Makarov sensed the overwhelming aura. The people in the guild had all fainted as well.

"Oh no, that brat Ye is back."

Makarov hurried outside and discovered that everyone in the entire town had collapsed to the ground. He pushed his magic to its limit to withstand the pressure and made his way before Ye.

"You brat, everyone in the guild is fine. Rein in that aura already! Look around you!"

When Ye saw Makarov arrive, he withdrew his aura.

Natsu and the others could finally breathe again, gasping heavily in relief that they were still alive.

Makarov roared, "You brat, what have you done? You've turned the whole town upside down! Do you want me to get scolded too?!"

"I..."

"Enough, let's go back to the guild first. Hati! Carry Lucy and Happy on your back!"

"Awwooo!"

The group quickly arrived at the guild and found that everyone was still unconscious.

Makarov said, "Natsu, Gray, wake everyone up."

Before long, every member in the basement had awakened.

Macao slowly said, "That feeling was..."

Wakaba said, "Yeah, it was Ye. I really missed that feeling."

After waking up, everyone looked at Ye. Ye slowly bowed in apology. "Sorry, everyone. I couldn't control myself."

"It's fine, it's fine. It's nothing serious."

Ye looked at Makarov. "Who did this?!"

Makarov hesitated. "It was those Phantom people... but they came in the middle of the night. No one was at the guild, so nobody was hurt."

"Fine. I understand."

Makarov sighed. He knew that although Ye usually acted carefree, the guild was his bottom line.

Natsu said angrily, "Old man, how can you still be in the mood to drink? Let's go take out those Phantom bastards!"

Makarov slowly said, "Calm down, calm down. It's not a big deal anyway."

"The guild is like this, and it's still not a big deal?!"

"There's no need to take people who only know how to launch sneak attacks seriously. They're nothing but petty clowns. For the time being, everyone should take commissions and do jobs from the basement."

"We can't just let this go! Who's in the mood to take commissions right now?!"

"Natsu, that's enough!" Makarov shouted at Natsu while jumping up to smack Lucy's butt.

Lucy said in embarrassed fury, "Why are you hitting my butt?!"

Mira said at that moment, "Guild Master, I'm getting angry!"

"Emergency, emergency! Bathroom, bathroom!" Makarov fled with an excuse to use the bathroom.

Mira explained, "Actually, the Guild Master is unwilling to accept this too, but guilds aren't allowed to fight each other."

"But weren't they the ones who attacked first?"

"It doesn't matter who started it."

"Damn it!!!!" Natsu could only rage helplessly.

That night!

"You brat, where are you going?!"

"I can't sleep. I'm going out for a walk. Old man, why are you still awake this late? When people get old, they should rest more. Then the guild might last a few more years."

"You brat, I'm in great health!"

"If I die, it'll be because you pissed me off!"

"Be careful. If you run into danger, get back here right away. This old man is still plenty tough."

"Yeah! I know! I'm leaving!"

Inside the Phantom guild,

"Hahaha, Gajeel, we still have to rely on you. Look at those Fairy Tail people—they don't even dare come out. Later, I need to find a woman and have some fun."

Boom!

At that moment, Phantom's front gate exploded.

"Who is it?! Who dares cause trouble at Phantom?!"

"Where is Jose?!"

"Who are you? What do you want with our Guild Master?"

"What, you already forgot what you did last night?!"

"Last night? You're from Fairy Tail! Everyone, take this guy down!"

Ye instantly rose into the air, creating sonic booms around him. He slammed a fist into Phantom's ground, shattering it into pieces as the entire Phantom guild collapsed.

"A bunch of trash dared provoke Fairy Tail?"

At that moment, someone crawled out of the rubble. His long black hair stood up in wild spikes, and he wore heavy-metal clothing covered in iron accessories. He looked rather disheveled at the moment.

"You don't think you can just leave like that, do you?!"

"Oh? Someone survived? So they're not all ants. There's one powerful ant here."

"Bastard, what did you say? You called me an ant?!"

Iron Dragon Staff!

Gajeel's arm transformed into an iron staff and shot toward Ye. Ye stopped the Iron Dragon Staff's advance with a single finger.

"How is this possible?! How can the gap in strength be this huge?!"

"Hmph." Ye knocked aside the Iron Dragon Staff and instantly appeared before Gajeel, punching him in the stomach. Gajeel was immediately sent flying into a distant tree.

Gajeel slowly raised himself.

"Damn it..." Gajeel then passed out.

"Consider this a small punishment."

The next day, inside the Fairy Tail guild.

"This is bad, this is bad! Something huge happened! Phantom's base was destroyed!"

"Hahaha, who did it? That's so satisfying!"

Mira looked at the figure in the newspaper. It was Ye! No wonder he wasn't in bed when she woke up this morning.

"Ooh! Ooh!" The guild members jeered.

Mira blushed shyly. "Read the newspaper!"

"Guild Master, did you know all along that Ye would go get revenge?"

Makarov nodded. "That brat Ye isn't someone who takes losses lying down. This time, Jose will get a taste of his own medicine."

Natsu said, "But Grandpa, didn't you tell us not to go?"

Makarov roared, "I tell you not to cause trouble all the time. Do you ever listen?!"

Natsu and the others scratched their heads awkwardly.

At that moment, the guild doors were kicked open. There was no need to guess—it was Ye.

Natsu said excitedly, "Ye, you bastard! You went to fight without calling me!"

"Hahaha, next time for sure."

"Did you see the person who destroyed our guild?"

"I did. He's a lot like you, Natsu."

"Like me?"

"He's a Dragon Slayer Mage too! He's Phantom's biggest trump card!"

After hearing Ye's words, Natsu looked completely unconvinced.

Lucy said, "What's wrong?"

Gray explained, "The Dragon Slayer Mage from another guild is their greatest trump card, while he isn't even S-Class. That's why he feels unbalanced."

"Ah! What did you say, you naked pervert?!"

"When did you say that?!"

"I'm talking about you, you fire-breathing idiot!"

"You want to fight?"

"Bring it on, bastard!"

At that moment, the guild doors opened, and people from the Magic Council entered.

Because Fairy Tail's Ye had privately attacked Phantom Lord, violating the rule prohibiting guilds from using force against one another, Ye was hereby placed under arrest.

Everyone in the guild was instantly unhappy.

"Why are you arresting Ye? Phantom was clearly the one that attacked first!"

"Alright, everyone, calm down. I'll go see how those Magic Council people plan to judge this. If the result doesn't suit me, I don't mind handing down punishment myself!"

"Let's go, members of the Magic Council."

Makarov came out and said, "For the next few days, don't go home alone. Go home in groups, understand?"

"But Ye!"

"That brat doesn't need your concern. Go on, all of you."