Freed The hand holding the sword loosened slightly, and the sword tip suddenly paused, but he immediately shook his head vigorously.
'Not to the point, not to the point... Besides, Laxus is measured.'
No matter how cruel he says, those people are all members of the same guild after all. All he wants is to take over the guild, and he shouldn't really hurt anyone.
Even if those two people get out of trouble, they won't be too harsh on Laxus... right?
Freed took a long breath, suppressed those ominous thoughts, and gripped the hilt of the sword again.
'I can no longer think wildly. All I should do is follow Laxus unswervingly.'
The tip of the sword continued to swim in the air, and the runes continued to spread. After a while, after half of the arrangement was completed, Freed's movements suddenly got stuck.
"It is forbidden to enter and leave the stone statues... this rule is no longer a problem."
He put down his right hand holding the sword, and held his chin with the other hand, lowering his head in thought:
"But number two..."
"It would be nice if we only restricted Guild Master by saying 'no entry or exit for those over eighty years old', but in this case, Gildarts and Blanc cannot be restricted..."
After a while, he scratched his head a little awkwardly.
"And Guild Master, Gildarts and Blanc happen to cover the old, middle and young generations. Now age cannot be used. What rules should be set?"
The night was getting dark, the moonlight was blocked by the clouds, and the surrounding street lights were extinguished by him in advance to conceal his whereabouts. The surroundings were pitch dark. At this time, a gust of cold wind blew by, making the guild appear gloomy in the middle of the night.
Freed had just finished speaking when a faint voice suddenly picked up his words from the dark shadows on the side:
"Hmm~ Since age is not easy to deal with, how about using magic power as a restriction? For example, just set 'No one with a magic power exceeding Laxus is allowed to enter or leave'."
Freed was immersed in hard thinking. When he heard this suggestion, he shook his head subconsciously and replied smoothly:
"No, how do I know the magical power of Laxus?"
"Furthermore, the magic power of the human body is so easy to quantify. Without a series of measurements at a professional institution, it is impossible to know the specific value. Normally, no one would go out of their way to measure it."
"The determination of the rule is based on objective facts. Without accurate numerical values, this rule cannot be established at all. Even if it is written reluctantly, it will only..."
Halfway through the words, Freed's voice stopped abruptly.
He suddenly realized something, and his pupils suddenly dilated to the extreme.
Tonight, he came alone to arrange Jutsu Shiki. Evergreen and Bickslow had been told by him not to show up in the town. He had clearly arranged Warning Jutsu Shiki on the outside. It was impossible not to know if someone approached him.
So... that voice just now was...?
Cold sweat suddenly broke out on his back, soaking his shirt in the blink of an eye.
Freed's whole body stiffened, he swallowed, and his neck turned backwards like a rusty gear.
In the darkness less than one meter behind him and close at hand.
The black-haired young man was standing there with his arms folded and a leisurely posture. His eyes were looking at the half-written Jutsu Shiki with great interest.
The purple runes reflected on his face, showing an expression of serious study.
Seemingly noticing Freed turning around as if he had seen a ghost, Blanc looked at him with a smile, then raised his right hand and waved in a friendly manner.
"Hi, good evening, Freed."
"Huh~"
Seeing the person clearly, Freed's heart suddenly dropped and he let out a long breath.
"What... it turns out to be Blanc--"
"Blanc!?" After a brief moment of relaxation, even greater shock suddenly surged into my heart.
"Why are you here!? How did you get here?"
"Impossible! Is my Jutsu Shiki invalid?"
"Huh? I just walked over here." Blanc said immediately.
Hearing this perfunctory answer, Freed felt confused in his heart, but soon all the thoughts receded.
There was only one thought that took up all the space in his mind.
'It's over!'
Harvest Festival started, and Magnolia became lively from early in the morning.
On both sides of the street, a dazzling array of food stalls line up, and the aroma of all kinds of food fills the entire street.
Every time you walk along the road, you can encounter street performances of different styles. Singers, piano players, flute players, and drummers spontaneously form a band to provide wonderful performances to the residents passing by.
The children held the adults' hands and looked around excitedly. Before they finished looking at one stall, their attention was attracted by another stall.
"The festival has begun--!"
Natsu stood in the middle of the street, spreading his arms and shouting excitedly, with a look of anticipation on his face.
"Love~!" Happy jumped with excitement.
"Come on, Happy! Let's go eat all the delicious food in the festival from beginning to end!!" Natsu took a strong breath of the aroma that filled the street, his eyes lit up instantly, and he immediately locked onto the nearest barbecue stall.
"Eat it all!"
A man and a cat jumped into the crowd and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Lucy put his hands on his hips, looked helplessly at the direction in which the two people disappeared, and sighed in a funny and annoyed tone, "Really, I am too excited."
"Don't worry about him, he's just like that." Gray looked like he was used to it and didn't even bother to look over there.
"The city is really lively." Juvia clasped her hands on her chest and looked around with bright eyes. This was her first time participating in Magnolia's Harvest Festival, and everything she saw felt fresh.
"So there are so many residents in Magnolia?"
"There are so many people because there are many people who came here from other places just to watch the parade at night." Gray explained casually.
"It's a big parade!" Lucy's eyes lit up and he clapped his hands excitedly, "I really want to see it too!"
Gray glanced sideways at her. "You are a participant, right..."
"Participate?" Lucy blinked, and the thoughts in his mind were stagnant for a while. "Speaking of participating..."
Her words stopped suddenly, the smile on her face froze little by little, and a drop of cold sweat broke out on her forehead.
"Ah--! Fairy Tail Miss Selection Contest is about to start!"
With the scream, Lucy rushed out with his golden ponytail flying in the wind behind him. "Wait for me, my rent~!!"
Juvia was stunned for a moment, and then seemed to be inspired by some kind of competitive instinct. He clenched his fists suddenly, and his eyes were filled with fighting spirit:
"Juvia must not lose to Lucy!"
After saying that, she held down the hat on her head and hurriedly chased after him.
Gray, who was left in the same place, looked at the two figures who were quickly retreating, and twitched the corner of his mouth. "You also want to participate..."