Hatred, relief, sadness... all sorts of emotions intertwined in Erza's heart, ultimately turning into a single tear bidding farewell to the past.

Makarov saw Erza's expression and immediately felt relieved. His most important purpose for this trip was to help Erza resolve her inner conflict.

As for paying respects to Rob... he had already learned of the death of his close friend who had left the guild many years ago from Erza when she joined the guild eight years ago.

Helping Erza overcome her trauma is the best way to honor R/B.

"Guild Master, Erza, congratulations! One of you has said goodbye to the past, and the other has not let down her dear friend."

"But now I have some bad news to tell you."

Hope interrupted their thoughts with an awkward yet polite smile, and the magical wings on her back became noticeably thinner.

"What bad news?"

Makarov was puzzled. Gerald had sunk to the bottom of the sea along with the destruction of the Tower of Paradise, and the heavily injured Brunot had also failed to escape.

Could there be other enemies?

"President, you're overthinking it."

Seeing Makarov's thoughtful expression, Erza said softly, "Hope's bad news is that the little bit of magic he has recovered is about to run out, and we're about to fall."

Hope nodded, and the wings on her back became even more transparent. "That's right, exactly."

Makarov then realized the dangerous location they were in—at the same height as the top floor of the Tower of Paradise, at least several hundred meters above the sea.

Makarov then realized that they were currently at the same height as the top floor of the Tower of Paradise, at least several hundred meters above the sea.

Falling from that height, even if there's ocean below, wouldn't be pleasant.

Just then, the magical wings on Hope's back completely dissipated, turning into specks of light and disappearing into the night sky. The three were silent for a second, and then began to freefall.

"You brat, if you don't have enough magic, why were you still hovering in the sky?!" Makarov roared amidst the howling wind.

Hope looked indignant. "I was just saying this because I felt bad for bothering you two."

"Still dare to talk back? Then use your strong body as my cushion!" Makarov shouted half-jokingly, but in reality, he had already used light magic to protect the two young men.

"Erza, you need to do something about the guild master! This old man is trying to molest me..." Hope exclaimed, feigning panic, which finally made Erza turn around.

Listening to Hope and Makarov bickering, Erza said nothing, only slightly raising the corners of her mouth to reveal a warm smile.

Farewell...

The Tower of Paradise, and Gerald.

The wind whistled in her ears, and the sea below drew ever closer, but Erza felt a peace she had never known before. From this day forward, she could finally let go of the past and embark on the path to a happy future.

He lived for himself, for Fairy Tail and his companions, and for that increasingly eccentric guy...

With a "plop," the three protected by the orb of light fell into the sea unharmed. Seeing Mirajane, Gray, and the others paddling towards their sailboat, Erza said softly, "Let's go home."

"Why go home? Of course, we'll go back to the resort and continue having fun."

Seeing Hope pushing the ball of light around on the sea, Erza smiled helplessly. This guy is really... delightful.

After the events of Chapter 112

the next day.

The Toad Messenger of the Magic Council found Makarov on the beach of the Akani Resort, a perfect spot to admire beautiful women.

"Huh? You want me to go to the council to explain the situation?"

Makarov shoved aside the toad messenger blocking his view of the swimsuit-clad girls with a look of disgust. "I haven't even settled accounts with the council for the matter of magical spirit power yet, and you're already pushing your luck. I'm not going, I'm not going."

The toad messenger looked troubled.

The members of parliament actually wanted to visit Makarov in person to express their gratitude to him and Fairy Tail for the Tower of Paradise incident.

However, because it disregarded the lives of the nation and its people and activated the "Magical Spirit Power" without any prior notice, the Magic Council faced protests from almost every country in Ishgar, causing its reputation to plummet. It is now planning to reorganize the Magic Council.

The most unlucky one was Speaker Crawford. He was on vacation yesterday and not at the Council headquarters, but the Tower of Paradise incident happened to occur.

Even though activating the "magical spirit power" had nothing to do with Crawford, and it was all decided arbitrarily by the council members, what could he do when he was the chairman of the council?

With such a huge mess to deal with, as the speaker of the council, he can't escape responsibility no matter what.

Moreover, the two young senators, "Zekray" and Ulutia, were promoted by Crawford himself, but unexpectedly, they became the perfect weapon to impeach him.

The toad messenger told Makarov that Speaker Crawford had been forced to resign as a result, and nine parliamentary positions would be filled by new candidates.

The newly appointed Magic Council President, Grandoma, was so busy with other matters that he couldn't spare the time to visit the Council. So he sent a messenger to invite Makarov to the Council headquarters, and also to have this "Ten Wizards" witness the reorganized and reborn Council.

Hearing that the council was in such chaos, especially that Speaker Crawford and those annoying members had all lost their jobs, Makarov was actually a little happy.

Over the years, Fairy Tail has been criticized by the guild council in newspapers countless times. Even though some of the blame for the mistakes did not fall on the guild members, the council still ended up criticizing them.

To put it jokingly, if it weren't for the stability of the wizarding world, Makarov would have already usurped Crawford's position and become Speaker himself, continuing his music and dance.

Just then, Hope, dressed in beachwear and holding a glass of iced drink, walked over. "Hey~ isn't this the Frog Messenger? What are you doing here on beach vacation?"

The toad messenger's forehead creased with a few black lines as he looked helplessly at Hope. "Mr. Hope, I am an intelligent magical creature, not a frog."

"Huh? So you're not a frog after all. Where's Lai Ke Bao then?"

The toad messenger's mouth twitched wildly, still clinging to that rascal. It's a toad messenger now, so of course, the toad should be the most similar animal.

Why are all the Fairy Tail characters so quirky?

Is it true that this guild turns people into idiots...?

Seeing the toad messenger's expression as Hope deliberately teased it, Makarov waved his hand at it, "Alright, I've received your message. You can go back now. I'll go to the council headquarters after my vacation."

The toad messenger, feeling as if he had been granted a pardon, quickly took his leave.

Watching the Toad Messenger speed away, Hope smiled, conjured a recliner, and sat down. "President, Simon and the other three declined Erza's invitation, saying they wanted to travel the world and see the outside world to make up for the regrets of their childhood."

"However, I think they might also want to avoid causing trouble for Erza, which is why they are unwilling to join our guild."

Makarov nodded; they couldn't force the other party to stay if they didn't want to.

Furthermore, Simon is going to find his sister who was forcibly separated from him, and Wally is going to find his brother who was bought from the Tower of Paradise. It is understandable that Hugh and Miriam Anna choose to accompany their two companions in their search for their relatives.

"How did you handle the confrontation, Three-Winged Raven?" Makarov asked curiously.

Hope took a sip of her iced juice through the straw. "They... I let them go."

"You...you released them?!"

Makarov stared at Hope in shock. The Three Crows were assassins from the Dark Guild, Skull and Bones. This kid had just let these three menaces go.

Seeing Makarov's expression, Hope smiled. "I've used 'telepathy' and 'memory' to look at their memories. The three of them are not indiscriminate killers. They joined the Dark Guild to find their enemies."

It turns out that the dove, Udarudas, and the owl are combat members of a unit called the "Azure Dragon Company" in the Rubencaludo Kingdom.

But five years ago, a powerful mage attacked Ruben Kaludo, annihilated the Azure Dragon Company, and captured the company's commander, Sanjao Sin.

At the time, the three members of the Ikaruga group escaped death because they were out on a mission. However, in order to rescue their respected superior and avenge their comrades, they transformed into dark mages and joined the well-informed Skull and Bones Society, hoping to find out about the mysterious mage.

But five years later, they had gained nothing.

It wasn't until yesterday that Ikaruga saw a glimmer of hope for revenge, because the mysterious mage who attacked Ruben Carudo five years ago was none other than Bruno, who used the "gravity" magic.

Hope was also interested in the forces behind Brunot, so she sent the three ravens to investigate.

Anyway, they can't beat us, so they'll have to come begging to us, and then Hope can ask for an exorbitant amount.

For example, that girl, Spotted Dove, is so... hey~

Snapped!

A slap suddenly landed on Hope's lewd face. Erza withdrew her hand and said with a puzzled look, "Hey, I clearly saw a mosquito just now."

Hope rubbed his face; there were no mosquitoes there. He suspected Erza wanted to slap him, but he had no proof.

Seeing Hope's discomfiture and lack of courage to resist, Erza felt a little pleased. "By the way, Hope, Natsu asked you to go to the amusement park at the resort, but you weren't there. I saw him take a card from your room."

Hope waved her hand dismissively, "I only have a few blank cards, nothing valuable. Let him play with them if he wants."

"But the card Natsu is holding isn't blank, is it?"

Erza's words instantly reminded Hope of something.

Before absorbing the magic power of the Magic Crystal Tower, Hope dismantled several magic crystals containing 'magical spirit power' energy because she thought this thing would soon be discontinued, and put them into blank cards, intending to use them as collectibles.

That thing can explode violently if handled incorrectly.

Hiss... Such a dangerous thing falling into Natsu's hands shouldn't be a problem, right?

Hope suddenly slapped herself.

There would be no problem!

That's Natsu, who can create problems even when there aren't any!

Chapter 113 Crunchy, but Deadly

"You want me to take the things out of here?"

Cana looked at Natsu and Happy's excited faces, then at the magic cards in his hand. "These are Hope's cards, right? It wouldn't be right for me to take the things from them without permission..."

However, Natsu persisted, asking, "Cana, don't you want to know what Hope put in the card space?"

Kana pointed to the card, "Isn't it clear enough? A few magic crystals."

"Yes, a few magic crystals."

Natsu leaned closer. "But have you ever considered that the magic crystals that Hope is collecting must be something good?"

Kana scoffed. When she sneaked into Hope's room from the guild, she found a whole bunch of magic crystals under his bed. What was so strange about that?

Seeing that Cana remained unmoved, Natsu and Happy exchanged a glance. Sure enough, the only way to persuade Cana was to use that trick.

"Kana, how about I buy you a drink?"

Kana paused for a moment, then said, "Don't you know that Hope and I are very close partners? I, Kana, would never sell out my partner for a mere drink."

Natsu held up two fingers. "Two drinks."

Kana swallowed hard, and said with difficulty, "Hope is my dearest friend and family..."

Natsu slowly raised his third finger, "Three meals!"

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