### Chapter 37: Magic Council
"Thunder God!!"
Lucy's eyes widened suddenly as she looked at Riku. Before 'Salamander' became active, 'Thunder God' was the most famous mage in the Kingdom of Fiore, known for doing outrageous things.
It was just that he seemed to have disappeared in the last half year, which was when 'Salamander' rose to fame. But even so, the name 'Thunder God' was still talked about enthusiastically by everyone, his reputation even louder than 'Salamander'.
"Riku, you are... 'Thunder God'?!"
Before Riku could nod, Happy said proudly: "That's right! Riku is the 'Thunder God'."
He looked as if he were the Thunder God himself.
Lucy was stunned. The two most famous mages in the Kingdom of Fiore right now—she actually met both of them. What incredible luck.
At this time, heavy footsteps sounded, followed by someone shouting: "Quick! Surround this place! Someone reported mages fighting here! We must arrest them!"
"The Army!!"
Riku and Natsu's expressions changed. As guild mages, they disliked running into officials the most. It wasn't fear, but rather that investigations and evidence collection could take a week, involving various interrogations, which was extremely troublesome.
Although these troops were vulnerable in front of them, fighting the army would be even more troublesome. So, when encountering the army, there was only one best solution.
"Run!!"
Natsu grabbed Lucy and ran immediately.
"Why do I have to run too?!"
"Don't you want to join Fairy Tail? Then come with us!"
Hearing this, a look of surprise appeared on Lucy's face. She ran away from home this time to join her dream guild, Fairy Tail, but she didn't expect it to happen this way.
"By the way, Riku... Eh? He's gone?!"
Lucy turned her head and found that the place where Riku was standing was already empty.
Happy said: "Don't worry about Riku. He is the fastest mage in the world; no one can catch him."
*****
Magic Council ERA
Bang!
Councilor Org angrily slammed the newspaper on the table: "It's those idiots from Fairy Tail again! This time they destroyed half the port!! It's simply unbelievable?! Maybe one day they will dismantle an entire city!"
"Don't jinx it. They might really do something like that."
Councilor Leiji felt that with Fairy Tail's style, they might really do such a thing.
Councilor Yajima said: "It has been reported to the local government that it was to capture the criminal Bora. This involved the felony of human trafficking. Moreover, with witnesses and material evidence present, and twenty-three girls rescued, the local government decided not to pursue it further."
Siegrain said with a grin: "Isn't that great! The incident is perfectly resolved! I quite like those idiots."
Org immediately said grumpily: "Shut up! Sieg! Is it just about this incident? Those idiots from Fairy Tail are always causing trouble!!"
"Ah! Although those guys are always causing trouble, there are many outstanding talents among them. For example, the 'Thunder God' and 'Salamander' in this incident. Both are top-tier mages of the younger generation. Especially 'Thunder God' Riku, he has a high hope of inheriting Makarov's title of Ten Wizard Saints."
As Councilors of the Magic Council, these people stood at the pinnacle of power on the Ishgar continent and knew a lot of intelligence that others weren't clear about.
Especially regarding the intelligence on 'Thunder God' Riku. When they were assessing Siegrain for the Ten Wizard Saints, many councilors actually favored Riku more. It was just that Fairy Tail already had Makarov, a veteran Ten Wizard Saint.
If there were another such young Ten Wizard Saint, this guild might become even more lawless. The Magic Council's main job was balance, so naturally, they didn't want to see a situation where Fairy Tail dominated alone.
"'Thunder God' Riku, hasn't he not appeared for half a year? As soon as he appears, he causes such a big commotion."
Female Councilor Belno was curious about what Riku had been doing for the past half year.
Ultear said: "According to the intelligence given by the King of Eulalie, the reason Riku didn't appear for the past half year was that he was clearing a dungeon in that kingdom. It seems he has cleared that dungeon completely."
"Is it that dungeon in the Kingdom of Eulalie?!"
"It was actually cleared?!"
"Didn't we send so many Rune Knights back then and fail to deal with that dungeon?!"
"Didn't even the Ten Wizard Saints have no way to deal with that dungeon?!"
Hearing this, the councilors were all very shocked. Several years ago, the dungeon attacked human cities. The King asked the Magic Council for help, and the Magic Council naturally sent Rune Knights to help suppress it.
As a result, the fully armed Rune Knights sent on the expedition were all buried there. To avoid heavy losses, they retreated and even planned to use Etherion to resolve it.
But the King of Eulalie disagreed. After all, it was his country. The Magic Council couldn't act arbitrarily; otherwise, the entire continent would have a crisis of trust in the Magic Council.
Now that place was actually resolved by one person. They couldn't help but be shocked.
Since he could solve that trouble, his strength might be comparable to the Ten Wizard Saints.
"Truly an incredible young man!"
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