Fairy Tail Civil War

Inside the Fairy Tail guild hall

"Big sister!"

"Even Erza...!"

Ye glared at Evergreen. "Turn everyone who's been petrified back to normal. I'll pretend none of this ever happened."

Evergreen looked at Ye as he spoke, and a flicker of panic appeared in her eyes. Then she remembered that spells had already been set up here, and her courage returned.

"Impossible. The entertainment has only just begun."

Ye slowly rose to his feet. "Looks like you really don't know when to turn back until you're taught a lesson."

In a flash, Ye appeared on the stage and slowly walked toward Evergreen.

"Bang! That hurts, that hurts! What the hell?"

The barrier read: Those over 1.9 meters tall are prohibited from entering.

"So this is Fried's spell? Looks like you really came prepared this time!"

Ye gathered Armament in his right hand and struck the barrier.

Evergreen sneered. "This is rule-based spell magic. You can't break it."

"You're the ignorant one. Nothing is unbreakable. Everything has its limit, including this barrier!"

With that, an even stronger blow shattered the barrier.

"See? What did I tell you? Nothing is unbreakable."

"Evergreen, run! You're no match for that monster!"

Fried's voice rang in her ears. Evergreen snapped back to her senses and tried to flee, only to find that fear had frozen her body in place.

Seeing this, Laxus arrived on the stage in a bolt of lightning. Fried and Bickslow followed after him.

"Laxus!"

"And the other two members of the Thunder Legion, Fried and Bickslow."

"Yo! You bastard, Ye, don't get so worked up. This isn't like you. What, is one of your women in there? Hahahaha!"

An astonishing aura erupted from Ye's body.

Laxus hurriedly said, "Don't move carelessly. I might accidentally knock off some of someone's parts."

"Despicable!" Everyone looked at Laxus with utter contempt after hearing that.

Makarov rebuked him. "Enough, Laxus! We still need to prepare for the Fantasy Parade. Hurry up and make her undo the magic!"

Laxus gave a sinister smile. "The Fantasy Parade is tonight. Who knows how many people will still be alive by then?"

"The women behind me are hostages. Next, we're going to play a game. If anyone breaks the rules, I'll smash them one by one."

Veins bulged on Makarov's forehead in fury. "Laxus, even jokes have limits! Games have their proper time and place!"

"Old man, don't get so angry. It's just a game, hahahahaha!"

Fried said, "Who is Fairy Tail's strongest? Today, we'll settle that."

Laxus said, "The rules are simple. Whoever survives until the end wins. Fairy Tail's grand melee begins now!"

Natsu burst into roaring flames and said excitedly, "So all I have to do is beat everyone, right? I'm fired up!"

"Natsu!" The guild members stared at Natsu in shock.

"Natsu, I don't dislike that attitude of yours, but it's a headache that you don't have the strength to match it."

"Bastard, what did you say?! I'll send you flying!"

Warren hurriedly said, "Did you forget how badly Laxus beat you up before?"

"That was when I was a kid!"

"Wasn't that half a year ago?!"

"I was still a kid then!"

Crackle! The lightning in Laxus's hand struck Natsu directly.

"Waaaaaah!" Natsu collapsed to the floor, unable to get back up.

"Alright, enough fooling around. Now let's have a three-hour slaughterfest! Defeat the four of us within three hours, and they'll return to normal. If you fail to defeat us within three hours, then sorry, they'll all turn to sand."

"Hey, hey, hey! Isn't that going too far?!"

"Enough with the jokes already!"

"You idiots, do you still think I'm joking with you?"

"This isn't just a game. It's a slaughter!"

"The battle zone is the entire town of Magnolia. Enjoy this game before the parade, everyone!"

"Laxus, you've really gone too far. This is unforgivable."

Makarov activated Giant Magic and attacked Laxus directly.

In a flash of lightning, Laxus and the Thunder Legion vanished from where they stood.

"They disappeared? Now we have to go find them?"

Makarov gritted his teeth. "That damned brat!"

Elfman was the first to rush out of the guild.

"Big sister! I'm coming to save you!"

"We can't let Laxus look down on us! Charge! Let's beat that guy senseless!"

Everyone in the guild surged out and ran off to find the four of them.

Seeing everyone rush out, Makarov worried that they would cause damage in the streets and wanted to run out to stop those brats.

He had only just reached the entrance.

"Bang! Why is there a spell here too?"

"Old man, let me see... Those over eighty years old and statues are prohibited from passing."

Makarov was stunned. "What?! When did that little brat master spells of this level?"

"Old man, I don't think he ever intended to let you join the battle. From the beginning, this was probably meant to deal with me."

Natsu recovered at that moment.

"Damn it! Bastard Laxus, I'll make you pay."

With that, he charged toward the guild entrance.

"Bang!"

"That hurts!! Why did a door suddenly appear?!"

The others also stared in surprise at Natsu, who could not get out.

"Fire Dragon! Don't tell me you're over eighty? You sure don't look it."

"How could I be over eighty? Damn it, how am I supposed to get out?"

"Let me handle it. This is the perfect chance to get revenge."

With that, he walked toward the entrance as well.

"Bang!"

"Hahahahaha! Don't tell me you're over eighty too?"

"How could I be?!"

At that moment, Laxus's figure appeared inside the guild.

When Makarov saw Laxus, he immediately threw a giant fist at him. Strangely, however, his fist passed right through Laxus and struck the spell instead.

"A Thought Projection?"

Ye looked at Laxus's Thought Projection and said slowly, "Laxus, if you've got a problem with me, I can find somewhere to spar with you. Why drag these innocent people into this?!"

"They aren't innocent. They're all just trash. I'm taking this chance to clear the weaklings out of the guild. Those weaklings have no right to stay in my guild!"

Makarov roared, "They aren't trash. They're my children! Take that back, Laxus."

"They're trash, and now I'm not even allowed to say it? They lower the guild's reputation and damage its prestige. If people like that aren't trash, then what are they? The guild I want must be filled with the strong, a guild no one can look down on!"

"You talk like you're already the guild master."

"Not yet, but after tonight, who knows? Hahahaha!"

"Then why not create your own guild? Why are you fighting the old man for the position of guild master?"

"Bastard Ye, I could probably hear that little scheme of yours all the way from the snowy mountains of the Northern Road!"

"You want me to leave the guild and create one of my own, so you can rightfully inherit this guild afterward. You really have it all planned out!"

Ye slapped his palm against his forehead, completely speechless. He had known that Laxus was immature, but he had not expected him to be childish to this extent.

"Seriously, can you stop imagining things? It just makes you look stupid. I'm almost starting to feel bad about beating you up later."

Laxus said disdainfully, "Don't think you can definitely beat me. Since losing to you last time, I've trained relentlessly all these years. Look at you—you do nothing all day in the guild, like some salted fish. I've probably surpassed you by now."

"You seem pretty confident. Remember that expression on your face. It might change later."

"I'll give those words right back to you. You'll see how strong I am soon enough!"

Makarov said, "Laxus, do you really think someone like you can inherit the guild? Don't make me laugh. Someone who doesn't know how to cherish their companions has no right to inherit the guild! Even if I die, I will never hand the guild over to you."

"Old man, you finally said what you really think. From beginning to end, you've looked down on me. You think I'm inferior to Ye. Hearing you say that has erased what little guilt I had left."

Ye said speechlessly, "Wow! You're seriously terrifying. You didn't listen to a single word of the reasons he gave."

On the streets of Magnolia

Droy and Sarusuke of the Engine Squad saw Alzack running toward them and asked,

"How did things go on your side? Did you find them?"

"Not a clue. It's like they vanished into thin air."

"Damn it! I'll never forgive Laxus!"

"You say that like you can beat Laxus, Alzack."

Suddenly, a barrier appeared on the ground and trapped all three of them inside.

Alzack cried out, "Damn it, it's Fried's spell! That bastard even set up spells in the streets?!"

The rules of the game appeared in the air.

[Only the strongest may pass through here]

Droy asked in disbelief, "What does that mean? Are we supposed to kill each other?"

Sarusuke said, "That's too despicable."

Then Alzack's voice suddenly rang out behind the two of them.

"Sorry, you two. I have to save Bisca, so I can only wrong you for now."

[Fairy Tail Battle Report: Alzack VS Droy VS Sarusuke. Winner: Alzack!]

"See that, old man? Your so-called companions are all selfish. Cherish companions? That's nothing but a trick people use to deceive themselves. When a hunter has prey he wants to hunt, all he sees is that prey. He won't care about anything else. This is only the beginning. Who knows what good shows are still to come? Hahahaha!"