Fairy Tail Civil War 3

On the streets of Magnolia

Elfman ran around like a headless chicken.

"Laxus, where are you?! Laxus!"

"Stop shouting! Stop shouting! You're so damn loud!"

Elfman hurriedly looked around. "Who was that?"

Suddenly, Elfman spotted a figure appearing ahead through the crowd. It was Evergreen, the one who had turned his sister into a statue.

He immediately rushed over and shouted, "You're the one who turned my sister into a statue! Turn her back now!"

Evergreen slowly removed her glasses and looked at the charging Elfman. The moment he noticed, he immediately shut his eyes.

Evergreen took the opportunity to kick Elfman.

"Waaah!!"

Elfman rolled across the ground several times before crashing into a flower shop. The people nearby immediately scattered and fled.

Inside the flower shop, Elfman slowly rose to his feet. His body began to swell, his clothes tore apart, and two horns emerged from his head.

"Full-Body Take Over: Beast King's Soul!"

"Turn my sister back to normal!"

Evergreen looked at Elfman, who had not gone berserk.

"Oh my, oh my. You didn't go berserk? I almost feel like praising you. But unfortunately, I'm a cold-hearted woman."

"Fairy Bomb: Little Fairy!"

Boom! Boom! Boom! Fairy scales appeared all around Elfman's body and exploded.

"Roar!" Elfman fixed his gaze on Evergreen and charged at her through the explosions.

Boom! His powerful punch slammed into the ground, leaving a huge crater. Wings spread from Evergreen's back as she flew into the sky. Elfman grabbed several chunks of stone and threw them upward, but Evergreen effortlessly dodged every one.

"Fairy Bomb: Little Fairy!"

"Waaaaah!" Evergreen cast her magic again, setting off explosions around Elfman.

Elfman's body suffered another heavy blow, and his Take Over magic was dispelled. He slowly fell downward.

"Big Sis, Brother-in-law, Lisanna... I still haven't become stronger..."

Just as he was about to collapse onto the ground—

Smack! An arm supported Elfman. He opened his eyes and saw a familiar figure. Tears slowly flowed down his face. "Brother-in-law! I... I still..."

"Enough, Elfman. Have you forgotten what I taught you? A man shouldn't be afraid of failure. He should face it bravely. Only after failing can you clearly see your shortcomings. Work hard to make up for them, and you'll become even stronger. Remember to stay calm in battle. Only then can you show your true strength. I saw everything just now. You were too anxious."

"Rest for now. I'll save your sister."

"Evergreen, restore everyone else to normal." Ye looked at Evergreen coldly.

When Evergreen saw that it was Ye, her body trembled uncontrollably. She wanted to run, but thinking of Laxus, she forced herself to suppress her fear.

"I won't undo the magic. This is all for Laxus."

"Is that so? You really are loyal to Laxus. Then let me see just how strong that loyalty is."

"Fairy Bomb: Little Fairy!" The moment she cast the spell, Evergreen had only one thought in her mind: Run!

As the smoke cleared, Ye slowly walked out without a single injury on his body.

"What a nuisance. Shave!"

A figure suddenly appeared in front of Evergreen as she fled. When she looked closely, she realized it was Ye.

"So I can't get away..."

"Evergreen, I'll ask you one last time. Will you undo the magic or not?"

"I... I won't undo it."

"Very well!" Ye instantly appeared before Evergreen and punched the ground in front of her. Broken stones flew toward her.

"Ahhhhh!" The flying stones struck Evergreen.

"Still won't undo it? My next punch won't be so gentle." A powerful Conqueror's Haki burst from Ye's body.

Startled by Ye's aura, Evergreen collapsed onto the ground. She looked at him in terror. "...N-no... I won't."

"Then die!"

In Evergreen's eyes, Ye's figure gradually grew larger. When he was only one meter in front of her, Ye swung another punch at Evergreen, a fist carrying an overwhelming aura.

I'll die! I'll die! I'll definitely die!

The punch she had imagined never came. She slowly opened her eyes and found that Ye's fist had stopped right before her face. With her nerves suddenly relaxing, Evergreen fainted.

"She really can't take a scare. I suppose the magic has been undone."

At the Fairy Tail guild hall

Bang, bang, bang...

The petrified girls returned to normal.

"Huh? What happened to me? What happened?"

"I don't know."

"That felt strange."

"They've all recovered." Makarov looked at everyone who had returned to normal.

"Master, what happened to us just now?"

"You were all caught in Evergreen's petrification magic."

Makarov finally breathed a sigh of relief. Laxus no longer had hostages, so this farce could finally end.

"That brat finally did something decent."

Cardia Cathedral

"Bickslow and Evergreen both failed? Damn it!"

"Laxus!"

"Why did you come back, Fried?"

"Because the game is over. Evergreen failed, and the hostages in the guild have been freed. The Master won't listen to us anymore."

Crackle! A bolt of lightning carved a trench beside Fried.

Fried said in terror, "Laxus..."

Laxus said angrily, "When did I say the game was over? Those were just entertaining little events to clear out the riffraff. The real game hasn't even begun yet!"

"But wasn't your goal—"

"Becoming Fairy Tail's Master is merely the final result. What I really want is to show everyone in the guild how powerful their ruler is. To tell them who the strongest wizard is, and who deserves to lead them!"

"But even so, there's no need to take things this far, is there?" Fried said with a frown.

"Of course there is. Those people in the guild have been living easy for too long. I need to remind them. And more importantly, I want Ye to lose all reputation! All those titles of his—the strongest on earth, the Martial God—will all become a joke!"

After hearing Makarov's explanation, the people who had awakened in the guild understood what had happened.

Erza said angrily, "Damn it! How could that bastard Laxus do something like this? And those others too! Once this is over, I'll teach them a proper lesson!"

Makarov felt somewhat helpless upon hearing Erza. "But it's all right now. You've already been rescued. This farce can more or less come to an end."

"There's no need for a lesson, because Ye has already given them one."

Happy explained, "Almost everyone up there was taken down by Ye."

Everyone stared blankly at the battle report before them. Every single winner was Ye.

"That little brat. I only told him to stop them, but who knew he'd go and beat every last one of them? Though he did stop them, I suppose."

"Even so, I won't let them off! And Laxus too!"

"Even if you let Laxus off, I won't. He went way too far this time."

Suddenly, the magic screen changed.

Laxus's voice rang out. "Can the old man and everyone else hear me?"

Makarov's heart skipped a beat. Not good. That brat is about to cause trouble again.

"Since one rule has been removed, I have activated the Thunder Palace so that Fairy Tail's grand battle can continue."

"There are less than two hours left. Can you defeat me? Otherwise, when time runs out, the Thunder Palace will begin attacking indiscriminately. Or you can announce throughout Magnolia that I am Fairy Tail's Master. Maybe I'll be kind enough to spare a few people. Hahahaha!"

Whoosh! All the magic screens disappeared.