A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

Having recently become a seated officer, German, the former guild leader of the magic guild 'Saberbite Tiger,' looked at the people sitting in the conference hall with a hint of eager fighting spirit in his eyes.

He once aspired to be the strongest, and now the strongest people in the world are right here. How could he not be excited?

Germain wore a black hat, had white hair and eyebrows, a long white beard, and a string of red Buddhist beads around his neck. He wore a slightly oversized monk's robe and yellow trousers with black stripes. Judging by his age alone, he was already a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, but his muscles were full and powerful, and his physique was robust, fully deserving of the description "still vigorous in his old age."

Under the influence of 'Nirvana', Germain's personality was also reversed. He changed his original obsessive pursuit of the strongest and replaced it with a balanced and warlike nature.

With just one glance, Germain suppressed the fighting spirit that had unconsciously surged within him, and sat quietly in his seat, as if he were an old monk in deep meditation.

The four emperors didn't even glance at the newly appointed official; their minds were focused on the topic they had already decided on for the day.

Today's topic mainly revolves around a dark organization in the Southern Empire. This organization is familiar to everyone present; it is Fairy Tail, a magic guild that has had a great influence on the empire for a long time.

As a unified magical empire, all mages must register with their real names, and ordinary people who want to learn magic must also go to a magic academy.

After learning magic, mages need to join the army and become members of the Imperial Magic Legion. This identity is equivalent to a license to use magic. If they cause damage to others, the Empire will protect them, mediate between the two parties, and provide compensation.

Mages who do not join the Imperial Magic Army are considered wandering mages. Their use of magic is 'illegal' but not a crime. They will not receive compensation, protection, or mediation if they cause damage to others. Furthermore, victims can ask the Magic Army to issue arrest warrants for these wandering mages.

In other words, the magic army is equivalent to a special task force, also serving as a warrior.

After the Empire reclaimed magic as a special power, guilds were no longer permitted. Fairy Tail, however, never disbanded and naturally became a terrorist organization similar to the former dark guilds.

"On May 3, an attack on Sidwell train station resulted in 33 people seriously injured, 127 people slightly injured, two trains completely destroyed, and one train damaged by one-third!"

"On May 17, seven streets in Kuimur town were vandalized, causing property damage to residents exceeding 20 million J!"

"On May 22nd, the mayor of Sokos town was kidnapped, along with half the town's inhabitants, and dragged into a dreamlike world to play a trap maze for a full two weeks!"

"On June 2, a disturbance occurred at the Spider Cinema, causing panic and injuring 34 people, with 6 others suffering from mental illness!"

"On June 5th, the stone statue that the town of Sgard had built for His Majesty the Emperor was smashed, rendering the work of the craftsmen, which had lasted for three months, futile!"

"July 6th..."

"..."

One incident after another pushed Fairy Tail to the face of Zeref, the current emperor of the Southern Empire.

Thirty minutes later...

"The above is a summary of all the terrorist activities that Fairy Tail has carried out in the Southern Empire over the past two months! I believe this organization has developed to the point where it must be dealt with. I request Your Majesty's approval!"

After Imber finished speaking, the air in the conference hall fell into a deep silence.

Snapped!

It was unclear whose dozing bubble had popped, but the meeting room was quiet again.

"I can't believe a magic guild could do this..."

"I can't believe he could talk for a full thirty minutes without stopping to drink water..."

"I can't believe I'm actually sleeping soundly in a place like this..."

Amidst repeated exclamations of "I can't believe it," Imber calmly put down the documents in his hand, adjusted his glasses, picked up the water glass beside him, and took a sip.

The sweet rain soothes my throat, and makes me feel completely refreshed!

Fairy Tail has always been active in the Southern Empire. As the highest-ranking official in the Southern Empire after Emperor Zeref, Imber is responsible for handling almost all the unrest within the empire, so he is very familiar with all the activities of this guild.

I could talk for thirty minutes straight, let alone another thirty minutes.

Upon hearing Imbal mention the name 'Fairy Tail,' everyone present felt a chill. Before the world reversed, this guild was a household name in the magical world.

Needless to say, even ordinary residents in Ishgar know that it is the number one magic guild on the continent; and looking at the other three continents, apart from it, there are basically no other guilds whose reputation can spread there.

This is the weight of the number one guild on the mainland!

However, this weight seems a bit too heavy now.

"Fairy Tail... what a headache!"

Even though Zeref already knew this news, he still felt extremely troubled, not only because the corrupted Fairy Tail was several times stronger than before and had become an incurable cancer in the empire, but also because Zeref and the others knew that they were not like this by nature, but that their personalities had been reversed by Nirvana.

The clearer this is, the harder it is to take tough measures against them—yes, these villains whose personalities have been reversed are now just as indecisive as the usual 'good guys'.

"I remember their current president is that boy named Kira, right?"

The old man sitting in the center of the east side asked in a deep voice.

He is now the emperor of the Eastern Continent of this world, and the former chairman of the 'Heart of the Devil', Precito.

Precht had never met Kira before the incident, but he had heard his story and knew that he was the most outstanding new mage in the former Kingdom of Fiore.

"What a pity..." Precito sighed inwardly.

If it weren't for this unexpected event, this boy named Kira would probably have been able to lead Fairy Tail to new heights...

Even so, being at odds with the entire empire is still quite glorious.

"Kira was indeed an excellent mage, and I deeply regret what happened to him. However, during this period of time, Fairy Tail's operations were not limited to the Southern Empire; there were also traces of his and his subordinates' activities in the Eastern Continent, and the losses we suffered as a result were no less than those in the Southern Empire!"

“Such actions have already posed a threat to the stability of the Eastern Empire. Although it is regrettable, we cannot stand idly by!” Gerald, one of the three vice-presidents of the Eastern Empire, said in a deep voice, mimicking Sasuke’s thoughtful gesture.

Upon hearing this, people from both the Eastern and Southern Empires turned their heads to look, and even the officials who had been drowsy from boredom instantly perked up.

Although the structure of four continents and four empires has only recently taken shape, the basic agreements have been signed by all parties. Gerald's words have touched upon one of the sensitive agreements, namely the transnational handling of criminals, and this is the first time they have encountered such a situation.

The thought, "Could this kid be trying to interfere in the affairs of our empire?" suddenly crossed the minds of all the officials in the Southern Empire, and their faces immediately turned grim.

It has been proven that regardless of gender, age, or status—whether one is a scholar, a homebody, a lesbian, someone with a adolescent delusions, or anything else—once one is involved in politics for an extended period, one will become a standard politician.

For a moment, the officials began brainstorming.

Over the next 120 minutes, the issue was hotly debated, with the two sides being the Southern Empire's officials, represented by Imber, who insisted that their own country should handle its own criminals, and the Eastern Empire's officials, led by Gerald, who believed that the criminals' heinous acts had affected the stability of the Eastern Empire and that their intervention was necessary.

However, halfway through the argument, everyone gradually realized that something was wrong, and the source of the problem was Gerald's attitude; he was being too persistent about this matter!

After some thought, everyone finally realized: all the international issues were just a pretext. The real reason that Gerald was meddling in Fairy Tail's troubles was because there was someone he wanted to protect!

Using public office for private gain, ugh!

We people of the Southern Empire have the utmost contempt for this kind of love-obsessed mentality!

When this idea came to the minds of Imber and the others, they subconsciously ignored the fact that they were originally from the Western Continent, while Jellal was the true native of Ishgar.

Even after the meeting ended, Jellal did not relinquish his right to intervene in Ishgar's handling of Fairy Tail. After seeing through his ulterior motives, the Eastern Empire officials who had previously supported him fell silent, simply watching with a spectator's mentality as this clown took on a fight against the crowd.

"I can't believe that someone so emotional was once your apprentice?!"

One of the three vice-presidents of the Eastern Empire, Hades Maldo, was looking at another vice-president of the Empire, Brian, with a mocking expression.

“He’s a traitor!” Brian didn’t hesitate to distance himself from Gerald.

Who would have thought that the once mighty Balam Alliance trio, who once dominated Ishgar, would now be driven to the Eastern Continent and unable to even return home?

Maldo was the most dissatisfied!

In terms of status, he was a noble demon, while Precht was merely human; in terms of position, they were both guild leaders, and the 'Gates of Tartaros' was far more powerful than the 'Heart of the Devil'; in terms of strength, he was stronger than Precht; and in terms of backing, he had Zeref, the emperor, as his master…

From any perspective, my resume is better than Precito's!

Chapter 757 The Second Meeting

Why did Precito become emperor in the end, while I could only be his deputy, and even have to work with a young man in his twenties like Gerard?!

Jellalye! What kind of mage is this?! He's even a vice-minister in the same country as me?!

Looking at Gerald's pale face with its red tattoos, Maldo was furious.

"A young boy with tattoos on his face deserves to be severely punished!"

"They'd be better sent back to the magic academy for re-education!"

"By the way, speaking of which, I propose setting up a special class in the Empire's magic academy, specifically to educate those lawless and unruly students. I've even thought of a name: Azkaban..."

Faced with Maldo's incessant chatter, Prejto simply waved his hand dismissively: "Enough, Maldo! Don't say anything that's detrimental to unity. Everyone's watching!"

Hearing Precht's words, everyone present nodded secretly, their eyes shining with approval: 'No wonder Precht could become emperor, while this demon could only be a second-in-command; their perspectives are truly different!'

Hearing Precito's words, Maldo became even more indignant, thinking: 'It's happening again!! That Hades guy... always acting so high and mighty, it's so annoying to look at!!'

Since his personality was reversed by Nirvana, Maldo's personality traits have lost four parts arrogance and five parts cold-bloodedness, replaced by three parts kindness. As for the few remaining positive qualities, loyalty, it has turned into seven parts jealousy.

In other words, although Nirvana turned him into the good guys, he was still not a good demon at heart. It can be said that 'a demon can't change its dark side.' Using such a powerful magic as Nirvana on him was an absolute waste!

Sensing Maldo's thoughts, Precito merely sneered inwardly, glancing over his three deputies, Maldo, Brian, and Gerald, in turn.

Precito was able to become emperor not only because of his magical talent, but also because he was very good at discovering, cultivating and managing the abilities of his subordinates.

'Heart of the Devil' is different from 'Oracles of Demons' and 'Tarren'. It does not rely on the debt of saving lives to take advantage of its subordinates, nor does it rely on the commonality of its race and the instinct of life to discipline its subordinates. Hades' methods of managing guild members are more sophisticated, effective and stable.

Before Nirvana reverses good and evil...

In the eyes of Mark Beth and the others, Brian was their great benefactor who saved them from their suffering, so it didn't matter if they recognized him as their godfather, since they would have to repay his kindness sooner or later... cough cough, sooner or later. But they knew clearly that Brian was using them, so they couldn't trust him completely.

In the eyes of demons like Kuanghua, Maldo is an unpredictable, cold-blooded, and cruel demon king. He treats human life worse than any other demon, and he shows no mercy even to his fellow Etelias subordinates. However, deep down, he is a bully who is arrogant and unrealistic. He is a despicable usurper who dares to stand up and boss around the Etelias members while Chairman END is away.

But in the eyes of Ultear and the others, Hades was like a teacher and a father. Vice President Bruno, the Seven Kin of Demons, and the ordinary mages under him only respected him, and even joked with him occasionally. The atmosphere was not much worse than that of the Light Guild.

That's the charm of the second-generation guild master of 'Fairy Tail'!

"Hades, you'll regret this!"

"Marto, I am the emperor!"

Precito was already immune to Maldo's dissatisfaction. Even though he only had one eye, he could clearly see how Maldo would fail in the future, so he didn't care at all whether Maldo was dissatisfied with him.

After the monthly meeting ended, most of the chairpersons began to leave, preparing to go back for a nap, but a small group of them stayed behind because they had another important meeting to attend.

This meeting, which required the presence of only a few people, mainly revolved around one person: Lucy Heartfilia, the only mage in the world whose personality was not reversed by 'Nirvana', who later pushed away 'Eclipse' to go to the 'past' to find a solution, but whose whereabouts have been unknown for a year now.

The council's agenda focused on how to deal with the long-sealed Eclipse Gate in the coming period, and whether the world needed to take further action.

"How is it? That little girl has been gone for a year now. Has the eclipse shown any other signs?"

The one asking the question was the Emperor of the Northern Continent, Acnologia, who was accompanied by the Moon God Dragon Selene, the guild master of the Alchemy Guild 'Golden Owl', Duke Barbaroa, and three of his deputies, George Lysen of the Magic Guild 'Diabolos'.

It wasn't until half a year ago, when Acnologia launched an unstoppable offensive to conquer the people of Giltina, Ishgar, and Aragitasia in the northern continent, that people realized the true strength and resources of this continent.

A dragon-hunting magic guild comprised entirely of fifth-generation dragon slayer mages; a powerful and mysterious alchemy guild distinct from those commonly known; and the still-existing, arrogant Six Divine Dragons. Magic, alchemy, humans, dragons, and machines—this continent possesses almost every type of talent and cultivation system!

The Moon Dragon became a second-in-command because her spatial magic could connect different worlds and open spatial passages, which was of great significance in many ways; while Duke and Georg were the guild leaders of the strongest alchemy guild and magic guild on Giltina, respectively, representing the two major forces of alchemy and magic.