Not long afterward, Sorcerer Weekly's Fairy Tail special issue went on sale.
The issue was an instant smash hit! Newsstands across Fiore sold out one after another! Fairy Tail's reputation grew even greater-its bad reputation, of course...
Guild Master Makarov's hopes of restoring the guild's image were utterly dashed.
King's Tavern, Silotsu Town.
A noisy uproar filled the tavern.
Several drunken Wizards sat around a small wooden table, holding the latest issue of Sorcerer Weekly-the Fairy Tail special.
"Hahahaha! Look at this! These guys even got into a fight during their interview!"
"And this one! A pervert Wizard who doesn't wear clothes! Is there a single normal person in their guild?"
"Seriously, Fairy Tail looks so damn stupid!"
"Exactly! They even built a stage and a swimming pool inside their guild? What the hell were they thinking?"
"Wait, look at this cover." A tall, skinny man flipped the magazine back to the front and jabbed a finger at the vicious face covered in iron studs.
"Isn't that Iron Dragon Gajeel? The guy who used to be in Phantom Lord and tore down Fairy Tail's guildhall!"
"Seriously? He destroyed their guildhall, and they still turned around and let him join?"
"Isn't it obvious? Fairy Tail just chickened out! They took him in and put him on a pedestal so he wouldn't come back for revenge someday."
"I don't get how these guys became the number one guild. They all look weak as hell!"
"Why don't we challenge them ourselves? We might make a name for ourselves!"
"Hehe, yeah. Even if we lose, it won't matter. Didn't they take in those two beaten dogs from Phantom Lord?"
But lost in their fantasies, none of them noticed the burly man slowly entering the tavern, wearing a heavy mink coat over a floral shirt