Framed

Dobengal pointed to himself in astonishment. Letting him manage the guild was no different from making an idiot emperor.

He's just a mage who wants to become Ninja, he has no idea how to manage a guild!

"President, I..."

Before he could finish speaking, Hughes Teuchi: "This is the reward for taking the blame!"

Dobengal stood there stunned, speechless for a long time, his eyes gradually welling up with tears.

This is supposed to be a reward? It should be punishment!

As the crowd below buzzed with discussion, Hughes continued, "You should have guessed my identity by now. I eliminated Jiemma because he secretly did something against me."

But taking over Sabertooth was a decision I made after careful consideration, not on a whim.

The murmurs among the crowd subsided, and everyone looked up at Hughes.

Seeing this, Hughes simply stood up and looked them straight in the eye. "I have no demands on you, just strive to become stronger while doing what a proper mage should do."

While I'm away, please help Dobengal run the guild well. If there's anything you can't resolve, contact me!

Hughes understood the principle that you have to feed a horse before you can make it run.

He pointed to the guild crest on his arm and continued, "In a moment, write down your respective strengths and the magic you want to learn on a piece of paper and give it to Gar. I will personally designate a training plan for you."

After a couple of seconds of confusion, everyone Satori, and their expressions became excited.

That's the "Ten Wizard Saints," one of the ten most powerful people on the continent.

With his guidance, I would definitely make remarkable progress.

Mira hesitated, wondering whether she should invite Granny Porlyusica to the Fairy Tail guild ahead of time.

Makarov will definitely "kill" Hughes...

"Guild Master, are we affiliated with Fairy Tail?" Guild Master trainee Dobengal asked, raising his hand.

Hughes shook his head. "No, although I am currently still a member of Fairy Tail, Sabertooth will always be an independent guild."

In a few years, Fairy Tail will begin to encounter increasingly terrifying enemies. If Sabertooth is too closely associated with Fairy Tail, it could easily be implicated.

The goal is definitely to separate Sabertooth from Fairy Tail. Sabertooth needs to focus on developing its strength cautiously and wait for Rogue and the others to grow stronger before it can make a significant impact.

Thinking of this, Hughes beckoned to Dobengal and explained to him in detail his arrangements for Sabertooth.

After all, for the next few years, the Sabertooth guild will have to rely on Dobengal for management.

The two talked for over an hour, until Dobengal's eyes glazed over, and Hughes, still wanting more, finally clicked his tongue and let him go.

"President, I'm just a kid. You can't entrust me with all these important matters!" Dobengal said, on the verge of tears.

Who knows how many tasks Hughes assigned him in that hour or so?

In particular, he was tasked with sending people to recruit a group of children Sting, Yukino, Rufus, and Orga into the guild.

The Kingdom of Fiore is so vast, how would he know where to look?

Hughes shrugged. "Who told Dobengal to aspire to be Ninja?"

Ninja are always busy. The Ninja in the film crew next door have been on the battlefield several times by the time they reached Dobengal. It's normal for me to give them some work.

The workload might be a bit heavy...

As noon approached, under the watchful eyes of Rogue and the others, the hands-off manager, Hughes, led Mira on his journey back to the Fairy Tail guild. "Remember to run the guild well. If anything happens, contact me with your Communication Magic Crystal. I'll come back to check on things from time to time."

I'll have someone deliver the magic and training advice you requested in a few days!

Before leaving, Hughes gave a few more instructions, and then his figure disappeared.

As soon as he stepped out of town, Hughes encountered members of the Magic Council's investigation team and the Toad Messenger.

Hughes frowned and stared for a long time. The Toad messenger looked much the same, but he always felt that the Toad messenger not far away was the same one that had taken him to the Magic Council last time.

He looked down and met Mira's gaze; Mira nodded knowingly.

Hughes chuckled and appeared behind the Toad messenger in the blink of an eye. He intended to place his hand on its head, but after one glance, he felt nauseous.

So, Hughes patted the Toad messenger's shoulder, which was covered by his clothes. "Hey, Toad, long time no see!"

The startled Toad messenger stiffened. "How dare you frighten a member of the Magic Council!"

The Toad messenger turned away in anger.

In a fit of anger, I snapped!

"You... how did you get here?" The Toad messenger involuntarily took a few steps back and stammered.

This is a ruthless man who dared to kill the Speaker, and most importantly, he got away scot-free afterward.

I heard they recently beat up Jose from the Ten Wizard Saints "...

The investigators who also recognized Hughes's identity subtly changed their expressions and quietly distanced themselves.

"Ha, it really is you! I thought I'd mistaken you for Toad!" Hughes laughed. "What brings you here? Got a mission?"

Tell me, given our relationship, maybe I can help you out.

Since the powerful figure had spoken, how could the Toad Messenger not answer? He told Hughes everything he knew.

The more the Toad messenger spoke, the more cold sweat poured down his forehead, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

It didn't know why Hughes's face suddenly turned black, and his aura became inexplicably terrifying.

"Are you sure they reported that 220 million J was stolen?" Hughes asked in a deep voice.

The Toad messenger nodded obediently. "The amount is huge, so we came to investigate as soon as we received the report!"

Hughes's face turned cold. He had only robbed 20 million J in total, but this group had pinned 220 million J on him!

No, it can't be considered robbery, because he really did lead Mira and the other two to clear out all the wild animals in the mountains surrounding the town.

From now on, people in the town will no longer need to worry or hire mages when traveling far away.

From a long-term perspective, he really didn't want more than 20 million J.

As a result, those bastards turned around and framed him for money laundering!

Alright, then let them see what it means to have absolute power.

Hughes stared at the Toad messenger, his expression serious. "I believe they are fabricating this out of thin air. You can go back now."

"Go back and give Crawford Him a message: I suspect that the town's wealthy man has a huge amount of unexplained wealth with the mayor, possibly related to the Dark Guild, and I want him to launch an investigation."

The Toad messenger wanted to say that this was against the rules, but he didn't dare... so he nodded.

Someone in this town must have messed with this madman!

The Toad messenger came quickly and left quickly.

Watching them leave, Hughes took out his Communication Magic Crystal and chatted with Dobengal for a while.

If you want to play, play big. Two hundred and twenty million is hardly enough...

After finishing his business, Hughes turned to Mira and called out a few times, "Mira, let's go back to Magnolia Town first. I need to talk to the old man about something, and then we'll go out again."

"I have two demonic entities. I'll find a deserted island, release them, and after I've absorbed the Devil Factor, you can take them all!"