A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

Larkad Doragneru

Jura Regis

Laxus Dole

Urutya Mirkovic

Erza Scarlett

Timalia Yesta

Mira Strauss

Natsu Dragneel

Imber Yura

Of the ten people in total, half were from Fairy Tail. This honor was enough for them to be arrogant for several years.

"Is that Jura even considered a young man? He's clearly an old man already!"

"Oh...it's incredible, but official records show he's only 30 years old this year!"

"Huh?! How is this possible?! Younger than Gildas?! This is unbelievable!!"

Such comments were heard constantly in the hall, and everyone noticed that Jura's expression had become noticeably gloomy.

Afterwards, Pumpkin Sauce announced to everyone that the Fiore Royal Family would hold a 'Grand Magic Games' every year at the same time to select the strongest magic guild in the kingdom and update the 'Ten Outstanding Young Mages', which was like giving all the magic guilds and citizens a shot of adrenaline.

Motivated by the high prize money and honors, the people developed a strong interest in magic.

Only after everything had settled down did the venue announce the end of the event, and the audience was guided to leave in an orderly manner by the staff.

An hour later, only eight mages from magic guilds remained in the venue.

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The arena, originally intended for mage duels, was now filled with mages from the eight guilds participating in the Grand Magic Games. However, the number of mages was not large, totaling only about three hundred people.

Why did you specifically leave us here?

Inside the Fairy Tail camp, Macao and the other mages looked puzzled and began to discuss among themselves, "It's not just us, there are people from other guilds here too, what exactly happened?"

Kira and the others told Makarov about the possible dragon attack as soon as they returned to the inn last night, but Makarov didn't spread the word. He just told them to take precautions. So the rest of the guild is still unaware of this potential catastrophe.

Veteran smoker Wakaba, puffing on his cigar, said, "I just heard the chairman say that there's something very important going on, and someone very important is going to issue a commission..."

"Issue a commission?!"

The mages were stunned. They looked around at the hundreds of mages present and pointed incredulously, "So many requests? Who is this person with such wealth and power? Could it be the king?"

"Maybe...who knows?"

"Generally speaking, a request is only issued to a specific guild, and some are even specifically assigned to a particular individual. What kind of request could possibly warrant the other party keeping all the mages from every magic guild here?"

"Could this be another century-long mission?"

The commission, which no one has been able to complete for a century, is known as the 'Centennial Quest'. Among all the commissions, only this type of commission can be posted to multiple magic guilds at the same time. There is no other type, not even the 'Ten-Year Quest'!

However, this level of commission is extremely rare, because the entire history of the 'Magic Guild' is only about a hundred years old. Even the oldest magic guild in the Kingdom of Fiore, 'Fairy Tail', only has one century-old mission!

Chapter 753 The King's Commission

Each guild's "Centennial Quest" is kept secret. Not only are the details of the quest kept secret, but even their existence is confidential. So, whether a guild has a Centennial Quest or not, members of other guilds don't know. It's just that people like Fairy Tail are carefree and don't take the so-called secrets seriously.

There's nothing we can do; they have a strong foundation and deep pockets.

On the other side, there's the 'Raven's Tail' stronghold, an area almost completely isolated by other guilds.

Breya frowned and asked Jerome, who had been silent beside her, "Why are we still here? I don't think that guy can't guess why we're being left behind."

The "that guy" she was referring to was, of course, Ivan, the current public leader of "Raven's Tail".

Two people from 'Raven's Tail' were invited to last night's banquet: one was Breya, and the other was Narubudinku. The latter was from Ivan's old faction, so it was impossible for him not to tell him about the 'Ten Thousand Dragons' attack' that he had heard last night.

In this situation, all the mages were summoned for reasons that are obvious to anyone.

Dragons!

Ten thousand dragons invaded the skies above Crocus and launched a war against the Kingdom of Fiore!

Without a doubt, King Fiore, Thomas E. Fiore, that short man, wanted to get these mages involved in the war to increase their chances of winning!

Jerome, however, had some idea about Ivan's decision. He was one of the few people in 'Raven's Tail' with a decent IQ, so he explained in a deep voice: "Now that 'Raven's Tail' belongs to the Guild of Light, if we want to maintain this identity, we can't do those commissions that violate the rules like before. If we can participate in this war, we can gain a lot in terms of both money and reputation later."

The so-called 'commissions that violate the rules' naturally refer to murder, robbery, and double-crossing, all of which are not permitted by the Council and the Kingdom and are crimes!

"Although 'Raven's Tail' didn't have a good reputation in the magic world before, ordinary people might not be able to tell the difference. Now, after the Grand Magic Games, we have made a certain impression on the people of Fiore, which is at least a good start."

"So, does that mean we have to work properly from now on?"

Breya couldn't help but scoff. She didn't believe that Ivan, Aroc, and Brian would accept a normal commission. "Putting all that aside, I don't believe Ivan has such noble sentiments as to stay and help the Fiore royal family fight against the dragons!"

Jerome nodded firmly and said, "I also think it's unlikely, but Ivan must have his reasons for staying. Perhaps it's for the reputation of 'Raven's Tail' and his future status in the kingdom!"

"Think about it, what positive impact would it have if the people knew that 'The Crow's Tail' was involved in this battle? Even if we don't perform well in the end, it doesn't matter. By agreeing, we've done them a favor and saved face, which will be beneficial to us in the future."

Having spent years navigating the gray areas, Jerome knows all too well that the wizarding world isn't just about fighting and killing, but also about human relationships and social dynamics.

In fact, Jerome's guess was slightly off, but not far off.

Ivan's initial goal in establishing 'Raven's Tail' was to deal with 'Fairy Tail'. Although he failed this year, he will never give up easily! He has already made a comprehensive plan. In the coming year, he will reorganize and rebuild the guild, recruit talents, enhance its reputation and strength, and crush 'Fairy Tail' in the Grand Magic Games next year.

To achieve this, he couldn't allow 'Raven's Tail' to run into trouble this year and become a dark guild again.

Breya was somewhat incredulous: "You mean, he's willing to put himself in such a dangerous situation now so that he can gain more benefits in the future? Really?? That's ten thousand dragons!"

While the old saying goes that 'crisis is also an opportunity,' this is far too dangerous!!

"The idea of ​​'ten thousand dragons destroying the world' is too outlandish. It might just be someone's prank or joke. Look, there haven't been any signs at all so far."

Jerome remained skeptical of the prophecy of the 'Invasion of Fiore by Ten Thousand Dragons', saying, "What's wrong with staying if our lives are threatened? There are other guilds standing in front of us if there's real danger. We just need to act according to our capabilities!"

Upon hearing this, Breya finally understood Jerome's thoughts and couldn't help but feel a deep respect for him.

She might not be able to do a good job at something serious, but who can't slack off? It's just that this situation seems to be considered passive resistance, right?

The two didn't hide their conversation from others, so Brian, Arok, and the others heard it clearly. When they heard the last sentence, they immediately admired Jerome, who seemed to be very intelligent.

'Indeed, this is a talent!'

'It's a pity their strength is a bit lacking.'

As time passed, through conversation, the mages from various guilds present finally learned that a horde of dragons might invade the Kingdom of Fiore, potentially triggering a cataclysmic disaster.

"Are you kidding me? How could there possibly be ten thousand dragons in this world?!"

"Perhaps Acnologia missed a batch back then..."

"Kira, is this really not one of your pranks?"

The group of middle-aged men casually remarked, "Look, could it be that you secretly went to the king's study and wrote a letter as a prank or something..."

"Please, I'm not that bored!"

"Hmm...that's hard to say."

"Are you looking for a beating?"

It took Kira three seconds to prove with his fist that this wasn't a prank. His companions, who had previously doubted him, were finally convinced and obediently waited for the important person to appear.

Not long after, King Thomas the Elder, accompanied by his daughter Princess Emerald, finally appeared before the crowd.

Many people present were seeing the king and princess for the first time, so when the two appeared, Kira could clearly hear a series of hissing sounds, and the air became even more stuffy. Then, he heard the chattering of the crowd.

"Are these two really a king and princess? They don't look like one at all... Oh, I don't mean they don't look like a king and princess, I mean they don't look like father and daughter, given their height..."

"Shh! It's very rude to say things like that in front of others!!"

"This is the first time I've ever met such an important person..."

"Why does that king look so familiar?"

King Thomas was less than a meter tall, with an old face, white hair parted in the middle and a mustache, and obvious wrinkles at the corners of his eyes and on his forehead. He wore a noble suit with a red cloak over it.

Perhaps because he had been disturbed by the sudden prophecy of "ten thousand dragons attacking the border" for the past two days, unable to eat or sleep well, King Thomas was now in a daze, and could even be said to have no demeanor of a ruler.

Everyone turned to look at the Jade Princess again. She had long, emerald-green hair adorned with a red agate headdress, wore a strapless long dress that partially revealed a majestic snow-capped mountain, and had a face as beautiful as a lotus emerging from water with skin as white as jade. She was undoubtedly a young girl in the prime of her life.

But her eyes were firm, she seemed to be a person with her own opinions, and her every move was elegant and dignified, showing the style of aristocratic education. All of this was indeed in line with everyone's ideal image of a princess.

"Thank you all so much for staying and helping Fiore get through this difficult time!"

Upon his arrival, the king didn't waste any words and sincerely bowed deeply to the hundreds of mages before him: "If it weren't for the special circumstances, I wouldn't have gathered you all here. It's just that what is about to happen is catastrophic, and it may even lead to the destruction of the country!"

Thomas bowed, and Princess Emerald, to maintain proper etiquette, could only follow suit, her slightly bent waist revealing her snow-white breasts half-hidden. However, Kira was a respectable person and never did anything like peeking.

"As you all have probably heard, I received an anonymous prophetic letter a few days ago. The letter stated that ten thousand dragons would invade Crocus today, causing unimaginable destruction to the Kingdom of Fiore. To prove that what I said was true, the letter also used the results of the six days before the Grand Magic Games as evidence."

Upon hearing Thomas's words, the mages began whispering amongst themselves again, each with a look of shock on their faces.

Although they had heard their guildmates mention it before, hearing the king announce the news still felt unreal, because the news was so incredible that it surprised them so much.

This feeling is as absurd as if, in modern society, one day a netizen suddenly posted a message online saying that dinosaurs would reappear in the world.

Kira is certain that if such a thing were to actually happen, the vast majority of people wouldn't actually believe that dinosaurs have come back to life. Instead, they would think that some netizen is just bragging, trying to gain experience points, or that they just escaped from some hospital.

"Whether the dragon horde will appear, I cannot be certain, but the prophecy itself is true, absolutely true!!"

"So do you need our help?" Makarov asked in a low voice, his eyes narrowing.

"Yes! It's better to believe in something than nothing. Since some of the contents of the letter have come true, as the king of the Kingdom of Fiore, I must prepare for the worst."

King Thomas clearly had a good impression of the old man, who was about his own height: "You are the strongest mages in the Kingdom of Fiore. If a horde of dragons really appears, you are the only help I can turn to. If even you cannot repel the dragons, then no one else can!"

As he spoke, King Thomas stepped forward and warmly shook Makarov's hand, as if afraid he might run away: "Especially Fairy Tail, as far as I know, you are the only guild that has ever fought a dragon and survived unscathed. Your guild also has several powerful Dragon Slayer Mages with invaluable experience in dealing with dragons. If a dragon were to appear, they would be your strongest fighting force!"

The mage of 'Heart of the Dragon': '...'

Hey, hey, hey... short king, are you getting old and your eyesight is failing you? Maybe you should look more closely before you speak? While it's true that the mages of 'Fairy Tail' are all very strong, our side is all Dragon Slayer Mages!!

Old Thomas, oblivious to the thoughts of the mages from 'Heart of the Dragon,' turned to all the guild leaders present, from August and Jellal down to Ivan and Goldman, and pleaded again: "Guild leaders, consider this a commission issued by the Kingdom of Fiore to you all. The commission is to 'resist the dragon horde.' As long as you can protect the people of the Kingdom of Fiore, I, Thomas E. Fiore, will not be stingy with the reward!!!"

What a sincere request!