"Makarov, Master of the Magic Guild Fairy Tail, listen to me…"
"You condone your Guild members' violent acts! Destroying towns!"
"Allowing your Guild members to openly drink and party in the Guild in broad daylight!"
"And even ignoring the rules set by the Magic Council, assaulting fellow Magicians."
"Causing the entire Ishgar Continent to live in fear!"
"Even showing contempt for the judge in the courtroom…"
"Finally, based on the unanimous decision of the Magic Council's Chairman and Councilors, you are hereby punished… with a fine of 500,000 J!"
The judge lowered his head, looking at the magic judgment device in his hand, a hint of triumph in his expression. It had just been updated with the Magic Council's punishment for Makarov!
Moreover, just now, after the Chairman heard about Makarov's contempt of court, he decided to increase their punishment for Makarov! This excited the judge, who loudly proclaimed Makarov's crimes to the jury members in the courtroom…
It wasn't until the judge clearly saw the Chairman's actual punishment for Makarov that his voice quieted, filled with disbelief.
"Five hundred thousand?!"
"Are you kidding me?!"
"Did the Chairman make a mistake?"
"Makarov committed so many wrongs, how could he only be fined 500,000?"
"And this is supposed to be a 'severe' punishment?"
"If it wasn't severe, would I have just released him right here in court?!"
"Shouldn't his Ten Wizard Saints title be revoked, and the Magic Guild Fairy Tail be disbanded?!"
The judge said, unwilling to give up.
"What?!"
"Another 500,000 fine?!"
"Nooo?!"
As the judge's words fell, Makarov, who had initially been relaxed and dismissive of the Council, suddenly crumpled, crying out loudly as if no one else was there.
"Uh…"
This made the Council's judge pause, a hint of doubt in his heart: "Although I don't know what exactly happened, our punishment seems to have worked. Even if this punishment, in my opinion, is nothing at all."
Yes, in this judge's opinion, let alone a 500,000 J fine for Makarov, even a 500,000 J fine would not be considered much.
Nevertheless, Makarov cried as if his heart was being torn out.
On the other side, the Councilors of the Magic Council were gathered together.
"Chairman…"
"Isn't our punishment for Makarov a bit too light?!"
A Councilor approached Crawford Shem, the current Chairman of the Magic Council, and quietly asked.
"No! This punishment is enough."
Crawford Shem shook his head gently upon hearing this.
"Do you know Ur, the new Ten Wizard Saints of the Fairy Tail Guild?"
"The reason she could become the fourth seat of the Ten Wizard Saints…"
"Is because those great seniors, revered as Heavenly Kings, who are at the forefront of the Ten Wizard Saints…"
"All simultaneously recommended her to us…"
"Do you know what that means?"
"It means Fairy Tail has these powerhouses as their backing."
"Even if we don't give Fairy Tail face, we must give face to these great seniors."
Crawford Shem explained loudly to the Councilor who had raised an objection.
"Uh, this…"
"Sorry, I didn't think that far."
The Councilor shook his head repeatedly upon hearing this.
"Hmph."
Crawford Shem snorted, saying nothing more.
In fact, Crawford Shem was a complete good-for-nothing. He only wanted to make as much money as possible while he was still the Chairman of the Council, to maximize his own interests, and nothing more.
As for a huge problem like the Fairy Tail Guild?!
As long as it didn't hinder his money-making, he would let them do whatever they wanted~
Although Crawford Shem's indifferent attitude towards his work as the Chairman of the Magic Council caused more or less resentment among the Councilors…
However, this benefited the Councilors who supported the Fairy Tail Guild…
Such as Toki Andaruba Councilor, who had been saved by Ur and Gildarts, and Yajima Councilor, who was a childhood friend of Makarov.
On the other side, at the Fairy Tail Guild.
"Speaking of which…"
"Ur, your training with Warrod Senior is completely finished, right?!"
"With your current strength, you're probably almost catching up to me…"
"Truly worthy of being the fourth seat of the active Saint Ten Wizard~"
Gildarts sat at the Guild's bar, looking at the graceful Ur beside him, and sighed with emotion.
"Hehe…"
"You don't need to flatter me."
"I know perfectly well what my strength is."
"When I can effortlessly Crush Medivh's meteorite dust like you just did, even after not eating for three days! Then we can talk about catching up to you."
Ur first took a sip of the beer in front of her, then humbly waved her hand at Gildarts.
"You are too modest."
"Speaking of which, my previous proposal is still valid."
"Ur, do you want to team up with me or not?!"
"Anyway, you should have no reason not to team up with me now, right?"
"After all, both your daughter and your heart to continue advancing in the path of magic should have been found by now."
"Most importantly, if it's the two of us, working together, we should be able to challenge that quest."
As Gildarts spoke, a hint of longing for adventure flashed in his eyes.
"This…"
Upon hearing this, a hint of hesitation immediately flashed in Ur's expression, and even her hand gripping the beer mug tightened a little.
"Gildarts, please allow me to ask you something."
"What exactly is that quest you just mentioned, the one that requires the two of us to complete together?"
"As far as I know, with your current strength, there shouldn't be any quest on this continent that can stump you, right?!"
Ur thought for a moment, then looked at Gildarts and asked seriously.
"As you said…"
"There are no longer any quests on this continent that give me trouble."
"Whether it's an S-rank quest, or an SS-rank quest above that…"
"Even a 10-Year Quest cannot make me feel challenged."
As Gildarts spoke, a hint of regret flashed in his expression.
"It's been a long time since I felt the joy of adventure."
"So team up with me, and let's complete it together! Ur!"
"Let's challenge the legendary 100-Year Quest together!"
Gildarts was emotional. As he spoke, the look in his eyes towards Ur was as firm as if filled with faith.
"Will we complete it?"
Ur looked at Gildarts and asked softly.
"We will complete it! Don't worry, I am the strongest…"
Gildarts said so.
"You'll die."
To this, Medivh couldn't help but interject.
The last guy who said he was the strongest and would definitely win.
Was cut in half by the true strongest! From five to two and a half…
Well, Gildarts, who claimed to be the strongest, was also cut in half by the true strongest on his way to complete the 100-Year Quest…
Except this time it was a diagonal cut!
In just an instant, before Gildarts could even react!
He was crippled by the invincible Black Dragon King Akunorologia, losing an arm, a leg, and even half of his internal organs.
Fortunately, Gildarts had a strong life force and thick blood, which allowed him to survive!
But it also left Gildarts with two prosthetic limbs and several chapters of bandages on his body.
It was from then on that Gildarts was never at his full strength before the final battle…
This was the power of the Black Dragon King Akunorologia.
Although Medivh somewhat wanted to complain that the content of the 100-Year Quest was clearly for Gildarts to go to the North Continent Kiltina to subjugate the rampaging Five Dragon Gods…
How did Gildarts actually encounter the Black Dragon King Akunorologia?!
Or did Gildarts think that any dragon would do?!
In any case, neither the Black Dragon nor the Dragon Gods were something they could handle.
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