Heading to Another Kingdom

"Hughes has gone traveling across the continent!"

The noise in the guild suddenly stopped, and everyone's eyes fell on Laxus.

Makarov stopped shaking his head and sighing, his expression turning serious. "Laxus, tell me the details!"

"Hughes said he's going on a journey of spiritual practice, but he didn't tell me exactly when he'd be back," Laxus mumbled.

He picked up the package beside him, stood up, and walked to the guild's main entrance. "By the way, he also told you, old man, how to write a self-criticism letter. I reckon he'll cause quite a bit of trouble!"

As they spoke, a piece of paper, folded in a slightly distinctive way, flew from Laxus's hand and landed in front of Mira, whose lips were tightly pressed together and whose expression was one of disappointment.

"Hughes asked me to give this to you. Also, if any of you three encounter trouble in the future, you can come to me anytime!"

Laxus, who had just returned this morning, has left again to carry out his next S-Class Mission.

Even Hughes, who was stronger than him, did not slack off, traveling and cultivating. How could Laxus, who was determined to surpass Hughes, have the nerve to rest!

Inside the guild, Erza punched Natsu and Gray once each, and the two immediately clutched their stomachs and curled up like shrimp.

Erza, her competitive spirit ignited by Hughes and Laxus, raised her fist and shouted, "Natsu, Gray, let's go train too!"

Having said that, he forcefully dragged the unwilling forest fireman straight to the eastern forest on the outskirts!

"Ouch, that hurts!" x2

Without these two clowns, the guild's enthusiasm instantly waned, and after exchanging bewildered glances, everyone scattered.

Makarov was left standing petrified at the guild entrance.

Listen carefully, and you can faintly hear a sound of heartbreak coming from within him.

"Shu... Hughes, my pension really isn't much..."

In a corner of the guild, Strauss and his two companions huddled together, examining the letter left behind by Hughes.

After reading only a couple of lines, Mira angrily chased Lisanna and Elfman away.

Hughes is such a rascal!

"Mira, let's go, I'm going to find you a beautiful, big-breasted sister-in-law!"

I left a Communication Magic Crystal at home. If anything happens, just contact me. If I can't get back in time, ask the old man and Laxus for help.

I'll first spend some time in Sabertooth, then explore the Ishgar Continent, and finally go to the Alakitasia Continent.

The Guiltina Continent.

I'll be back in about four years!

Don't neglect your magic these next few years, and don't be reckless. When you encounter a suitable demon, gather a group of people to beat it up until it's half dead before taking it over.

Oh, and I also need to urge Elfman and Lisanna to get stronger. I don't want to see you two unable to handle a Beast King when I come back.

Remember to eat more and grow bigger soon; I'm not interested in a skinny figure.

When you held my hand, I didn't feel a thing.

Upon seeing the last two sentences, Mira's pretty face flushed with anger and embarrassment. She clenched her small fists, wishing she could punch Hughes three inches away again.

The displeasure lasted only a couple of seconds before her face flushed red. She picked up the paper again and carefully read the last two sentences.

"Oh, how embarrassing! So Hughes knew everything!"

Suddenly, white smoke rose above Mira's head, and her shyly covering-her-face expression made Lisanna shake her head in disappointment.

"It's hopeless, Mira is completely beyond saving. It seems the Strauss Family still has to rely on me Lisanna!"

The new guild leader of Sabertooth Guild, who had just taken office and then abandoned his responsibilities, has finally returned.

The emaciated Dobengal wept bitterly.

Finally, he can be free. This damn vice president is a burden he shouldn't have to bear.

"That guy, Dobengal, right!" After sitting in the main seat and thinking for a long time, Hughes finally remembered the name Dobengal.

He beckoned to Dobengal, Hughes looked directly at him and said, "How about you change your name to Ninja? That way, I won't have to spend a few seconds thinking about your name next time."

"President, Dobengal is me..."

Seeing that Dobengal was unwilling to cooperate, Hughes interrupted him, pulled out a stack of papers from his pocket, and placed them in his hand. "Ninja, from now on you'll be called Ninja. Distribute these things!"

You're already the president, can't you even enjoy yourself a bit!

Do you even understand what hegemony is?

Dobengal, whose name was forcibly changed by Hughes, was on the verge of tears, his eyes seemingly filled with tears. This was the name his parents had given him.

He has let his parents down!

But when his gaze fell upon the thick stack of papers in his hands, Dobengal's expression changed drastically.

That's a good change. From now on, he'll be called Ninja.

"This is the training plan that Saint Makarov devised for you based on the information you provided."

He's written down the magic you need on it. Take it all back and practice it diligently!

As soon as Hughes finished speaking, the crowd below erupted in uproar.

Everyone swarmed forward, surrounding Dobengal eagerly.

Dobengal, his head throbbing from the noise, roared, "Don't rush! One at a time! If anyone breaks this, I'll be coming to their bed tonight!"

Hughes ignored them and continued to pull out two separate pieces of paper from his person.

The writing on it was dense and varied, with numerous annotations, clearly showing that Makarov had put a lot of effort into it.

Handing them to Rogue and Minerva, Hughes raised his chin. "Master these, and becoming a top-tier S-Class Mage in a short time won't be a problem!"

The two stared wide-eyed at the densely packed papers in their hands, as if they had found a priceless treasure, too shocked to utter a single word.

As mages, they naturally understood the weight of Hughes's words.

Half a day later, Dobengal, having finished his work... bowed and clasped his hands in Ninja to Hughes Hughes, reporting on the recent situation, "We will..."

Boss, we've successfully completed the task you asked us to do last time.

Currently, the town mayor has been replaced, the wealthy have been fined a considerable sum by the Magic Council, and we've also received a large sum of money!

Upon hearing this, Hughes looked at him suspiciously. "You put on that outfit again to threaten them?"

Otherwise, Hughes couldn't understand how the guild could have obtained so much money by dealing with the mayor and the tycoon who framed him!

When he was speaking, Dobengal held up two fingers to him.

That's twenty million J, no small sum!

Dobengal... The Ninja hurriedly shook his head, knowing that the new chairman was malicious, but he couldn't just throw mud at him. What did he mean by threatening people by wearing that outfit again? He had never done such a thing from beginning to end!

"It was given to us by the toad messenger of the Magic Council. When the messenger went with us to investigate, the mayor and the others tried to bribe it."

The toad messenger gave them a stern lecture, then gave us the money!

Upon hearing this, Hughes immediately understood that the toad was "paying tribute" to him!

"Let's not talk about such trivial matters!" Hughes waved his hand and said, "Have someone pack up, we're moving to the Kingdom of Bosco!"

"Huh?" Dobengal was puzzled. The new guild had only been established for a short time; were they already abandoning it?

Money doesn't grow on trees... well, it really does seem like it grew on trees.

Hughes thought for a moment and added, "Not everyone will leave. You, Rogue, Minerva, and then you arrange for four or five more people to come with us to the Kingdom of Bosco. The rest of you will stay here to continue searching for Sting and the others."

Once we find them, we will bring them to the Kingdom of Bosco.

As for the Kingdom of Fiore, we'll come back in a few years!

(ps: Thanks to Mr. Wu Yanzu for your monthly ticket)