After the civil war ended, Acnologia and Gildarts were both hailed as the guild's strongest, only needing an opportunity for a final showdown to determine the true number one of the guild.
As for the title of the strongest female Mage, it already belonged to Irene; the power she once displayed far surpassed that of Erza and Mirajane, making her the undisputed strongest female.
Next, guild life returned to normal.
Since there were no S-class members in Acnologia's Fire Dragon Squad, according to the rules, they still had to look for missions below the s-class.
However, the strength of the four people and one cat was obvious to everyone, so Makarov gave them special permission to choose any mission except for a hundred-year quest.
This made Natsu excited for a long time; it was his first time taking an s-class mission openly, as in the past, he always had Happy sneakily take one.
"Subdue the sea monster, the Three-Headed Devil Fish..."
Lucy saw the mission illustration of a giant octopus with three heads and countless tentacles, and couldn't help but shudder: "No, no! This one won't do!"
"Subdue the Thousand-Legged Centipede... this one won't do either!"
"The Slumbering Demon's Quagmire..."
Lucy had a look of refusal; she didn't want to deal with slimy tentacle monsters, and as for that quagmire, it didn't sound like a nice place.
Happy took a mission request and handed it to Lucy: "Protect the Heartfilia Family. Lucy, is this your home?"
"Protect my home?"
Lucy hurriedly grabbed it, her eyes filled with urgency: "Let me see!"
The Heartfilia Family has recently suffered an invasion by foreign enemies. Because the family head, Layla, had scattered the celestial spirit keys, her strength had rapidly declined. She has currently sustained serious injuries and is undergoing treatment.
"Mom!"
At the thought of her mother being injured, Lucy's tears began to flow: "How could this happen?"
What exactly happened during the time she was away?
Natsu said without hesitation: "We'll take this mission!"
Irene agreed, saying: "That works."
"I have no objection!"
Acnologia was a bit puzzled; as a super-conglomerate of the Kingdom of Fiore, who would be so blind as to dare move against the Heartfilia Family?
Even the Dark Guilds of the Balam Alliance probably wouldn't do such a thing. After all, the Heartfilia Family's financial power was terrifying.
Lucy was incredibly moved: "Thank you, everyone!"
Irene reached out to hug the crying Lucy and comforted her: "Why are you crying? Layla is just injured. We can just have Acnologia heal her when the time comes."
Natsu's expression was cold: "No matter the enemy, we will make sure they never return!"
He couldn't stand seeing Lucy cry; the anger in his heart made him want to tear the enemy to pieces right now.
Acnologia said: "We'll set out now. This time, we'll fly directly there."
Now that the plot had changed, even he was in the dark. He feared that his own negligence might lead to bad things happening, so this time he would be fully alert.
Lucy was slightly stunned: "Fly there?"
Irene laughed: "You didn't think my Enchantment Magic could only carry one person, did you?"
"Let's go now!"
Natsu's spirits lifted; not having to take a train was wonderful.
The four people and one cat were preparing to set out when Erza walked over and said: "I'm going too. I won't forgive anyone who hurts Lucy's mom."
She knew how important this was; if someone were to take away her parents, she would definitely go crazy.
Acnologia nodded. More people meant more strength; no matter how strong he was, he couldn't guarantee he could eliminate all dangers.
"We're going too!"
"Lucy's family is our family!"
Suddenly, a large crowd gathered around, shouting one after another.
Lucy looked at everyone's serious expressions, her eyes welling with tears: "Gray, Mirajane, everyone..."
"We can't be careless about this. Everyone, let's go together."
Makarov and the First Master walked over together, their expressions full of solemnity.
As long as they could help resolve the danger to Lucy's family, any amount of power was worth using... This time, the entire Fairy Tail Guild was mobilized, which immediately caused a massive stir throughout the kingdom. Even the Magic Council was extremely anxious, wondering which Dark Guild they were going to wipe out this time.
Could it be Tartaros, the last of the Balam Alliance?
Gran Doma, the chairman of the Magic Council, couldn't sit still. This damn guild never rested for a moment. Tartaros had to be wiped out by them, so he immediately summoned all the councilors to start a meeting.
Within ten minutes, an order was issued for Lahar to lead the newly recruited Jellal, Ultear, and Meredy, along with the main magic force, to set out and eliminate Tartaros before Fairy Tail could!
If Fairy Tail arrived first, they were to be driven away. This operation by the Magic Council was to demonstrate their dignity and strength to the entire continent, and they absolutely would not allow others to interfere.
And so, in a state of confusion, the Magic Council activated all its spies, and the main force set out in a grand fashion.
This operation was not only unconcealed, but they even summoned reporters and news agencies to promote it to the entire continent, drawing the attention and cheers of countless people... On the other side, Irene directly used Enchantment Magic to lead all members of Fairy Tail in flight, with over a hundred streaks of light streaking across the sky.
"It's so high!"
"Are we flying?"
Everyone rode the wind, shouting and cheering in excitement.
Beside them were clouds within reach. Looking down, the familiar cities, mountains, and rivers now appeared so tiny and beautiful, as if the entire world was beneath their feet.
Natsu shouted excitedly: "Happy, I can fly too! I'm a flying Fire Dragon!"
Happy sat on Lucy's rear and said proudly: "I've always been able to fly!"
Lucy didn't know what was wrong with her, but she liked to stick her rear out while flying. She said nervously: "Happy, remember to catch me if I fall!"
The last time she flew so high was in a dream; she constantly felt like she would fall at any second.
Suddenly, two clicking sounds were heard. Lucy looked back and her eyes widened: "Irene, what are you doing?"
"Just taking a souvenir!"
Irene said with a smile. The Magic Camera was given to her by that reporter, Jason, earlier; it was indeed quite fun.
As she spoke, she took a few more photos. Lucy's embarrassing photos were very much worth collecting.
Lucy's face darkened. Before she could say anything, Irene said indifferently: "If you dare scold me, I'll take back your ability to fly!"
Lucy: "Big sister! (╥﹏╥)"
"Good girl! Stick your rear out a bit higher!"
"..."
"So this is what it feels like to fly into the sky!"
Erza excitedly spread her arms, feeling the strong wind against her face, her long hair fluttering. This was a freedom she had never experienced before; this sense of refreshment was truly incomparable.
On a whim, Acnologia even took a sword to step on, his hands behind his back and his long hair fluttering, experiencing the feeling of riding a sword like an immortal.
"Acnologia is actually acting so cool!"
"Stepping on a sword, his temperament feels a bit different."
"A real man should fly like that!"
Everyone watched with gritted teeth; while they were flying all over the place in awkward positions, this guy was so elegantly enviable.
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