Fairy Tail: All Magic Converges in One Body

"no!"

"Guilds like this should be kicked out of the ranks of legitimate guilds!"

"No! It should be disbanded!"

"That's right! They should be disbanded!"

"Disband!"

"......"

There was no need for Hope to continue guiding the audience; they had already done the things he wanted.

After all, even the most ordinary person knows right from wrong, and when they see or hear darkness and injustice, they will more or less feel indignant.

Crawford watched the one-sided situation on the field with a headache. Sure enough, things always get complicated when Fairy Tail is involved.

Using the voice of the masses to influence the verdict—that's a brilliant move to manipulate people's hearts. That young man named Hope is truly remarkable.

He glanced at Zikrein beside him, who was resting with his eyes closed but seemed to have a slight smile on his lips, and then looked at the other senators who were clearly moved by Hope's words, and sighed helplessly.

Crawford and the councilors conferred in hushed tones for a moment.

Finally, he struck the gavel.

"With the unanimous approval of the council members, this court hereby renders the following ruling!"

"'Phantom Lord' attacked 'Fairy Tail' first, triggering a guild war. They used a magical giant equipped with forbidden weapons to threaten civilian safety and take hostages... Their actions were extremely heinous."

"I hereby declare that, effective immediately, the 'Phantom Lord' guild is to be forcibly dissolved! And its guild leader, Joseph Paula, is to be stripped of his 'Ten Holy Ones' title!"

"Fairy Tail guild's actions constitute passive defense and reasonable counterattack, and therefore they will not be convicted!"

"but......."

Crawford emphasized, giving Hope a deep look. "Given the significant damage to public property caused by Fairy Tail's battle with Phantom Lord, a fine of 1000 million J is imposed to compensate the residents of Oak City for part of the losses."

"Fairy Tail will bear 30% of the compensation, and the remaining compensation will be paid by Phantom Lord."

"yeah!!!"

"We won!!"

Upon hearing the verdict, the members of Fairy Tail erupted in triumphant cheers, completely disregarding the amount of the fine and the fact that this was a serious council adjudication court.

Natsu and Gray were so excited that they didn't even notice each other hugging, while Macao and Wakaba, the two elders, excitedly patted each other on the shoulder.

Some people even felt a lump in their throat.

Fairy Tail has been to the council court many times, but whether it's the members or the chairman Makarov, they've always been the ones standing in the dock being criticized.

I never thought that Fairy Tail would have a day when they could hold their heads high in the council.

Makarov stroked his beard, a relieved smile spreading across his face. A fine? That's nothing! As long as the guild and the children are alright.

As Hope stepped down from the podium, he was immediately surrounded by his swarming companions and tossed into the air.

"Well done, Hope!"

"Now let's see who dares to underestimate us Fairy Tail!"

"Time to go back and have a banquet!!!"

"..."

Amidst the jubilation, Hope looked at his excited family and felt a warmth fill his heart. He looked up at the towering Council building, a subtle smile playing on his lips.

The other council members were alright today, but the council member who started was clearly biased towards the Phantom Lord, and kept trying to get himself to confess. I don't know if he was bribed by the Phantom Lord or was acting under someone else's orders.

If it's the latter, then the only person who could instruct a member of parliament would probably be the fat, ball-shaped council chairman, Crawford.

Amid the cheers of the crowd, Erza did not appear particularly happy. She looked up at the young senator with short, dark blue hair in the jury seat where the senators were seated.

Zekein felt Erza's gaze, gave her a warm smile, opened his mouth, and silently said to her:

Erza, don't you dare cause me any trouble.

This is good for "everyone".

What Zeklay didn't know was that a guy being tossed high into the air by his celebrating companions had witnessed this scene, and he... could read lips.

Chapter 85 Iron Dragon Joins the Club

Time flies.

In the blink of an eye, three days have passed since the council trial ended.

The Phantom Lords were disbanded that very day. When the Council's army came to raid their homes, they discovered that the Phantom Lords headquarters, as well as their branches throughout all the towns of the Kingdom of Fiore, had been completely deserted overnight.

Even Joseph himself suddenly disappeared.

This is very unusual.

Although it is not yet clear where the Phantom Lords went, fortunately they were not able to take all of the Phantom Lords' wealth with them. After the council's inventory, a total of 5 million J of property was confiscated.

It's worth noting that for an average mage guild, after deducting necessary expenses, it's already quite good if they can save a few million a year.

Not to mention Fairy Tail, a guild where you have to work and still lose money.

Such a large sum could not have been obtained solely through extortion of the client.

After a detailed investigation, the council discovered that Joseph had secretly sent Thor to make deals with the Black Magic Order, and that most of the 5 million had come from this arrangement.

As a result, Joseph, who was once a glorious "Ten Wizards", is now wanted by the council along with his two subordinates, Aria and Thor.

As for the 500 million J in embezzled funds that were confiscated, the council divided them equally into four parts.

As the guardians of order in the magical world, the council naturally received a share. The Kingdom of Fiore, Fairy Tail, and the Orc City government each received 125 million J as compensation for the harm caused by Phantom Lord.

The council was quite fair in matters of money; after all, for a magical institution that had lasted for nearly a thousand years, 5 million was just a drop in the ocean.

However, on Hope's advice, Makarov obtained the Phantom Lord's Super Magical Giant from the council for the incredibly low price of 500 million.

Because Hope, along with Gajeel and the others, concealed an important piece of information from the council: the Phantom Magus Giant was not just equipped with a single, extremely powerful magic cluster cannon.

Inside the Magic Giant, there exists a terrifying forbidden magic that requires the power of the "four elements" to activate—"Purgatory Shatter".

Its power was far greater than that of the Jupiter cannon.

Because of Juvia and the others' deliberate concealment, coupled with the Phantom Lords' collective escape, the Magic Council failed to discover that the Magic Giant was hiding such a powerful spell.

Now Fairy Tail is all cheap.

In Fairy Tail's backyard, Hope looked at the headless, battle-damaged Magic Giant and said, "500 million for a forbidden spell, plus a magic cluster cannon, and a transformable 'Gundam'? That's a steal!"

"What is Gundam...?"

Erza looked puzzled. "But we really got a great deal. You can recreate the Magical Giant using the 'Arc of Time'."

"The Jupiter can be dismantled and given to Bisca."

"As for 'Purgatory Shatter,' it requires four sufficiently powerful magical energies: earth, water, fire, and wind to activate. You, Natsu, and Gray possess the magical energies for 'fire' and 'water.'"

"But it seems that our guild doesn't have anyone suitable to provide the 'earth' magic that represents the earth, or the 'wind' magic that represents the sky."

Hope nodded. He could use earth magic tricks, drawing magic from the earth using the "Arch of the Great Tree," but he didn't have a powerful wind mage guild.

However, Hope wasn't in a hurry. He could go to Mildian Magic Academy in the middle of next month. There were so many top students there, and he figured there would be quite a few who knew wind magic. He could just copy them all back then.

Just as Hope was leisurely preparing to begin her small project of repairing the Magic Giant, Natsu ran over excitedly, "Erza! Hope! A councilwoman has arrived with that 'Iron Dragon'!"

The councilor's mother-in-law?

Hope immediately realized it was Senator Belluno. Could she be coming to settle scores because she'd used Gajeel to blackmail her...?

The two immediately returned to the hall with Natsu.

However, when Hope saw Belluno chatting and laughing with Makarov, he knew his worries were unnecessary.

"Your Excellency Belluno".

Hope and Erza went up and greeted them.

Belluno nodded, glanced at Gajeel beside her who had a sour face, and said to the group, "The reason I came to visit today is that I have a favor to ask of Chairman Makarov."

"Please feel free to speak."

Makarov was quite pleased, after all, there had been too many things to be happy about recently, and Bellno was someone who had helped Fairy Tail.

Seeing this, Belluno got straight to the point: "I want Gajeel to join Fairy Tail. He grew up in Phantom Lord and is used to guild life."

Before Makarov could even respond, Gajeel, who had remained silent until now, jumped up, "Hey! You old hag! Let me tell you! I'd rather die out there than join this guild..."

Uppercut!

Before Gajeel could finish speaking, Erza knocked him down with a merciless punch. Because of some past experiences, she had the least respect for people who disrespected their elders.

Gajeel got up, glanced cautiously at Hope, and seeing that he didn't react, he revealed his sharp teeth and spoke defiantly to Erza, "You wretched woman, you actually ambushed me! How about a real fight!"

Erza turned around. "Come with me."

Without hesitation, Gajeel followed Erza to the guild's backyard. Seeing that there was a good show to watch, everyone in the hall instantly ran away.

Hope couldn't help but joke with Belluno, "Senior, it seems your godson has already blended into the Fairy Tail atmosphere even before joining the guild."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a scream of agony came from Gajeel.

Then came the guild members' laughter and Gajeel's voice challenging Natsu, who was unwilling to accept defeat.

Belluno sighed and rubbed her forehead. "Gajeel is just like my dead son. He's young and impetuous, and he acts so rashly. I'm sorry you two had to see this."

Makarov smiled with satisfaction. "What kind of young man wouldn't be full of vigor?"

Hope shifted his position, feeling that after Makarov said that line, he would pull out a watermelon knife from behind his back and cosplay "Hua Qiang buys watermelons".

Makarov glanced suspiciously at Hope, who had suddenly gone mad, before agreeing to let Gajeel join Fairy Tail.

Although the time spent together was short, Makarov could tell that Gajeel was not a bad person at heart; otherwise, he wouldn't have entrusted him to Belluno in the first place.

Furthermore, Gajeel possesses high magical talent, and with his "Iron Dragon Slayer" magic, he is a formidable combat mage.

Hope was about to congratulate Makarov, who would have another troublemaker in the guild, when she inadvertently spotted Loki sitting in the corner of the hall.

This guy, who's usually always chasing girls, seems a bit hesitant right now. Is it because all the girls have gone to the backyard to watch the fun?

Hope stroked his chin, and suddenly remembered something.