As the banquet commenced, the entire Fairy Tail Guild erupted in excitement.
Makarov sat at the bar with a worried expression, painfully counting on his fingers how much everyone had drunk.
Besides who spent how much money.
Everyone else was already eating and drinking to their hearts' content.
However, as time went on, the amount of alcohol consumed also increased.
Makarov's face gradually turned red, and he finally overturned his little plan, entering a state of frenzy.
Looking at the chaotic scene downstairs, Bai Yu smiled and continued to sit at the bar, drinking alone. At the same time, he raised his glass and looked up at the second floor.
The first thing that caught my eye was four familiar figures.
The Fairy Tail Guild is divided into three levels.
The first floor is a tavern where members gather, as well as accommodations and a notice board for accepting quests.
Tasks below S-Class are posted on the notice board on the first floor and handed over by Mirajane, who acts as a waiter.
Missions of S-Class or higher will be posted on the notice board on the second floor.
These types of missions are rare, but the rewards are exceptionally generous.
The amounts range from hundreds of thousands to millions, or even tens of millions.
Unfortunately, this type of mission also requires extremely high levels of skill.
Within Fairy Tail, Makarov, as the guild master, even established a rule.
Only those who become S-Class Mage can set foot on the second floor to receive S-Class missions.
As for the higher-level SS and SSS missions, they require that the number of S-Class Mage in the team meets the required standard before they can be accepted.
Of course, the 3S task is not the limit.
Above that, there are actually two other types of missions considered to be Hell Level.
These are the ten-year SSS mission and the hundred-year SSS mission, respectively.
This means that no one has been able to complete this task within the next ten years, or even the next hundred years.
In the original work, Gildarts Super S-Class Mage in Fairy Tail, accepted a century-level SSS mission and eventually encountered the Acnologia, the Black Dragon King, who ultimately had half of his internal organs Crush in one blow.
It's almost unbelievable that Gildarts was able to come back alive.
Of course, these two types of time-limited quests are rarely encountered within the Fairy Tail Guild.
"Lord Laxus, why didn't we teach this guy a lesson earlier? He clearly took advantage of a loophole, and now he's so arrogant."
"Now, as long as you, Lord Laxus, nod, I will immediately go and kill him."
Bickslow's face turned ashen, and he spoke through gritted teeth.
Having just exchanged blows, Bickslow was clearly losing face.
Putting aside the fact that he lost inexplicably, in the end he didn't even get to use his strongest Figure Eyes.
This would be seen as a defeat by the opponent.
This was an utter disgrace to him.
" Bickslow, shut up! Don't you think you've made the Thunder God Tribe lose face?" Evergreen glared at her and said angrily.
" Laxus- sama has his own reasons for doing things. If you could come up with something like that, would he still be the Laxus- sama we admire?"
As members of the Thunder God Tribe, they have been fervent fans of Laxus since childhood.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have gathered together, nor would they have chosen such a rustic name.
Despite their resentment, Laxus remained indifferent, took a sip of red wine, and then spoke.
" Freed, you should know very well why I let him go."
Freed is the leader of the Thunder God Tribe.
According to rumors, Mirajane and Erza even considered him to be qualified to possess the strength of S-Class Mage.
He refrained from acting only to maintain his authority over the Thunder God Tribe and to avoid overshadowing Laxus.
He has remained at the A-Class Archmage level and has been delaying his participation in the S-Class Mage assessment.
However, this does not diminish Laxus's high regard for Freed.
After all, besides his strength, Freed is also the strategist of the Thunder God Tribe.
In the original work, the main reason why Laxus was able to single-handedly defeat the entire Fairy Tail Guild was due to Freed's wisdom.
Without his intervention, no matter how strong Laxus was, he probably wouldn't have been able to fight against the entire guild.
Feeling the eager gazes of Evergreen and Bickslow, Freed hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"Lord Laxus, it seems you've already received word and know the beginnings of something."
"If that's really the case, I wonder if Lord Laxus intends to stand by and let those guys experience the ironclad rule of the jungle, while also making that arrogant fool regret joining Fairy Tail?"
"If this really comes to fruition, I think it won't be difficult for Lord Laxus to take the position of Guild Master."
Evergreen and Bickslow paused, their expressions momentarily frozen.
Freed spoke these words subtly, but as one of the Thunder God Tribe, and a confidant of Laxus, he was nonetheless a master of the Laxus.
They knew perfectly well that Laxus had always harbored an ambition.
In Laxus's eyes, Fairy Tail was indeed very strong, and was one of the top guilds in the Kingdom of Fiore.
It also holds the title of one of the Ten Wizard Saints.
However, these things were clearly insufficient in Laxus's eyes.
At least, such an annoying banquet hides some far too weak individuals.
This is clearly incompatible with Laxus's long-held belief in the survival of the fittest and the mindset of the strong.
In Laxus's eyes, the strongest guild must have everyone in it being the strongest.
If possible, it must be all S-Class Mage.
Even if we take a step back, he is still at least an A-level mage.
As for those B-Class or lower-ranking ants, they have absolutely no value within the Fairy Tail Guild.
They were genuinely unsure of the reason behind Freed's sudden response.
However, it's equally clear that Laxus's moment of ambition has finally arrived.
"Heh, Freed, I knew I hadn't misjudged you. In a guild teeming with ants, only you have the right to survive. As for the others, forget about them." Laxus sneered, taking a sip of his drink.
"Originally, I was planning to find an opportunity to let the old man know that his ideology had completely led the guild astray."
"However, since someone is willing to stand up for us, let them make a scene first, let the old man and his ilk get thoroughly hurt, and then I'll step in to clean up the mess."
"As for that brat, I believe he'll never forget it."
Upon hearing these words, Bickslow and Evergreen couldn't help but smile.
In their eyes, only a composed Laxus is the kind of being they admire.
However, when they thought about what had happened not long ago, an extremely absurd idea couldn't help but sprout in their minds.