### Chapter 38: Purely an Accident
Magnolia Town.
"Am I really at Fairy Tail?"
Standing in front of the Fairy Tail guild hall, Lucy looked at the guild she had been dreaming of with a delighted expression.
She had finally arrived at her dream guild, Fairy Tail.
"Welcome to Fairy Tail."
Happy welcomed Lucy.
Riku looked at Fairy Tail before him. It was the first time he had left Fairy Tail for as long as half a year. Coming back again, he felt very nostalgic.
Bang!
Natsu stepped forward and kicked the door open.
With a fierce look on his face, he shouted: "I'm back!!"
Riku also raised his hand to greet: "I'm back too!!"
"Oh oh! Riku! Riku is back too!"
"Welcome back! Riku!"
"Riku! Welcome back!"...
Everyone in the guild greeted Riku one after another upon seeing him return.
"Riku, as expected of you! Causing such a big commotion as soon as you come back. More than half of Hargeon Port was destroyed. This matter even made the news..."
Before Macao could finish, a foot kicked him in the face.
"Bastard!! The news about the Salamander was actually fake!!"
Since hearing from Riku that Igneel couldn't possibly appear on city streets, Natsu had been holding back his anger. It was this bastard who told him the news about the Salamander. Natsu swore to teach this bastard a lesson when he got back.
"Waaaaah! How would I know the news was fake! I just heard it!"
Macao tried to explain, but Natsu ignored him. This bastard made him take the train for so long; he had to teach this guy who gave fake news a lesson.
Seeing this, others also started jeering. They loved watching fights the most.
At this time, Riku appeared in front of Mira, opening his arms to hug her: "Long time no see, I missed you so much, little Mira!"
Mira pressed her finger against Riku's forehead, stopping him from succeeding, and snorted lightly with dissatisfaction: "Hmph! So you know how to come back. Not a single message for half a year. I thought you started a family outside like that uncle and wouldn't come back."
"How could I?! My loyalty to little Mira can be attested by the sun and moon! It's just that the mission was a bit troublesome. I worked desperately for half a year just to come back early and reunite with little Mira."
Hearing this, Mira's expression changed: "Troublesome?! Was it dangerous?! Are you okay?!" Mira hurriedly checked Riku carefully.
Although Riku was strong, he went on a 10-Year Quest, and a very dangerous one at that. All the mages who went on this 10-Year Quest had perished.
Riku shook his head: "I'm fine. Don't you know my strength? Danger can't stop me!"
Mira patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief: "You can't take such risks in the future."
"Sorry to make you worry. I promise there won't be a next time."
Riku held Mira's hand, and Mira's face blushed slightly.
While Riku and Mira were being affectionate, the guild was turning upside down. Initially, it was just Natsu chasing Macao, but then more and more people got involved. In the end, almost the entire guild joined in.
They even started preparing to use Magic, scaring the newcomer Lucy.
At this time, Master Makarov's majestic voice rang out in the guild:
"Stop it!! You bunch of idiots!!"
A giant whose head touched the ceiling of the second floor appeared in the guild.
"So big——!!"
Lucy stared dumbfounded at such a tall giant.
Everyone in the guild also stopped.
"Ah ha ha ha ha!! If you're all scared like this, then I win this match..."
Natsu laughed with his hands on his hips.
Squish!
Before he could finish, he was stepped on by Makarov.
"Eeeek——!!"
Lucy trembled all over in fear.
"Master, long time no see. I missed you so much!"
Riku's eyes lit up seeing Makarov, and he immediately greeted him with a grin.
"Master?!"
Lucy didn't expect this giant to be the Master of Fairy Tail.
"Ang~! Is that Riku? You brat finally came back! Is this a newcomer?"
"...Yes..."
Lucy answered cautiously.
Makarov's figure began to shrink rapidly. In the blink of an eye, he shrank from a giant about ten meters tall to a short old man less than a meter tall.
"So small——!"
Lucy was instantly dumbfounded.
"Please take care of me!"
Makarov raised his hand to greet Lucy, then jumped vigorously, landing on the railing of the second floor.
He waved a thick stack of papers in his hand: "Come on! Look at how many documents were sent from the Council! Take a good look at what stupid things you've done recently."
"First, Gray."
"Huh?"
Gray's expression was very tough; he didn't remember causing trouble.
"There was no problem with catching the smuggling gang, but why walk around the street without clothes afterwards? In the end, you stole someone's underwear drying outside and ran away!"
Publicly executed, Gray's toughness vanished, and his expression became extremely awkward: "Ah... well... running around naked isn't very good."
Elfman complained from the side: "Then don't get naked."
Makarov glanced at Elfman and sighed: "Sigh! Elfman!! You brat actually used violence against your protection target during a mission."
Elfman scratched his cheek and explained: "Because a man should look at academic qualifications..."
Makarov shook his head and continued reading:
"Cana, you falsely reported expenses, ran to some tavern and drank fifteen barrels of wine, then went to the Council to claim expenses."
"Loke, you provoked Councilor Leiji's teacher's granddaughter. A certain talent agency is also demanding compensation for damages."
"Then Natsu, you wiped out the Devon bandit clan, but destroyed seven houses. The historic clock tower in Tuligram Village was knocked down. You burned down the entire Freegia Church and destroyed part of Lupinus City. The Warrod Valley Observation Station had to stop operating due to collapse."
Lucy was dumbfounded hearing this. Natsu had caused so much trouble; almost everything written in the book was done by Natsu.
"And Riku. You brat didn't come back for half a year, and as soon as you returned, you destroyed more than half of Hargeon Port. And it was just to deal with a minor mage?!"
Riku immediately quibbled: "Accident, purely an accident! I saw that bastard impersonating my Fairy Tail trying to escape. I was too angry, and in a moment of urgency, I accidentally used too much force."
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