bookbashuk Chapter 55 The Great Battle Begins
Chapter 55 The Great Battle Begins
Kotomine Shirou miscalculated.
Or perhaps he had never even considered such a thing before.
When Shirou Kotomine and his group returned to Magnolia by train, they were naturally in a happy mood.
After all, in a sense, this is like going home.
On his way back to the guild, he even had the mood to tease Lucy and Natsu.
However, upon noticing the unnatural expressions on the faces of passersby, Shirou Kotomine immediately paused.
He immediately sensed danger.
Especially now that Shirou Kotomine knows in advance that Fairy Tail will be fighting Phantom Lord.
In this situation, he immediately started running, even though he had a smile on his face.
"The expressions on the faces of the passersby are strange; something might have happened to the guild!"
Erza and the others, who were initially surprised that Shirou Kotomine had suddenly started running, changed their expressions upon hearing this.
They immediately looked around at the situation.
The scene was exactly as Shirou Kotomine had predicted.
So they started running quickly.
As people who have lived in this town for a long time, Erza and her friends are familiar with many of the people here.
That's why, seeing their worried expressions, Erza could guess the general outcome.
That means something's happened to the guild.
With Shirou Kotomine and the others running quickly, the Fairy Tail guild soon came into view.
However, compared to when they left, Fairy Tail now had been pierced by several huge iron pillars.
"The guild has been attacked!"
"Damn it, who did this?!"
"How could this happen!"
In front of the Fairy Tail guild, Shirou Kotomine stood quietly.
Erza and the others' angry voices kept reaching his ears.
But he seemed not to hear anything, staring intently at the ruins of the guild before him.
"How could this happen? It shouldn't be at a time like this!"
"Why did it happen earlier than expected? Is it because of the butterfly effect I caused?"
"Damn it, I shouldn't have gone on this quest with Erza."
Kotomine Shirou kept blaming himself in his heart.
After spending this time together, Shirou Kotomine has already integrated into the community.
How could he possibly allow such a thing to happen!
His original intention was to stop the attack.
I didn't expect this to happen ahead of schedule?
"What's going on? Why is nobody in the guild?"
Suddenly, Natsu's shout woke up Shirou Kotomine.
"What do you mean, Natsu? You're saying there's no one in the guild?"
Kotomine Shirou's heart began to sink again.
The situation outside his memory reappeared.
Did many members of our guild suffer casualties in this attack?
He couldn't help but cover his face, lost in thought.
Just as Shirou Kotomine was having a brainstorming session and Erza and the others were searching for answers in the guild, a voice with a sobbing tone suddenly rang out.
"Shirou, Erza, Natsu, Gray, Lucy, you're finally back!"
"Miraj!"
The voice was all too familiar to Shirou Kotomine and the others.
They quickly looked toward the source of the sound, and there stood Mirajane, weeping.
"Mira, what on earth happened in the guild?!"
Erza quickly approached Mirajane and asked urgently.
Kotomine Shirou and the others quickly came forward as well.
"Guild? Oh right, Erza and the others, come with me. The guild leader needs your help."
"I'll tell you what happened on the way!"
After saying that, Mirajane grabbed Erza and ran outside, with Shirou Kotomine and the others following closely behind.
On the way, Mirajane also told Shirou Kotomine and the others about the recent events.
The guild was attacked the night before last.
The opponent is Gajeel, the Iron Dragon who dominates the Spectres.
Because Fairy Tail's reputation has risen sharply in recent years, the reputation of Phantom Lord, once the strongest guild in the Kingdom of Fiore, has gradually been overshadowed by Fairy Tail's fame.
Therefore, if the mages of Phantom Lord encounter the mages of Fairy Tail, a conflict is inevitable.
This has been going on for a long time.
However, no one expected that the ruler of Phantom Lord would actually take the initiative to attack Fairy Tail.
After all, the council explicitly prohibits legitimate guilds from waging war against each other.
After the attack, the guild members were furious and wanted to settle scores with the Ghost Lord.
But Makarov stopped him.
There are two reasons for this.
First, let's talk about the council.
Because Fairy Tail often makes various mistakes when completing their commissions, the Fairy Council issues documents to reprimand Fairy Tail every day and frequently summons Makarov to scold them.
If it weren't for Fairy Tail having someone who could speak up in the council...
The Fairy Tail guild might have been shut down long ago.
So if possible, Makarov really didn't want to cause any big trouble.
Moreover, it was a war against the Ghost Lords.
As the two strongest guilds in the Kingdom of Fiore, both guild leaders are also among the Ten Wizard Saints.
If war breaks out between them.
That would undoubtedly be extremely tragic.
It also has a far-reaching impact.
Even the victor will likely face the punishment of having their guild shut down.
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That's the first reason, and the second reason is that no one from Fairy Tail was injured in the attack.
Because Iron Dragon Gajeel launched the attack at night, and there was no one in the guild at the time.
As an elder, Makarov always treated his family's mages as his own children.
As long as the children are safe, it's not a big deal.
The mages in the guild, these are Makarov's Achilles' heel.
Then, the ruler of the Spectres touched this sore spot.
On the night of the second day, which was yesterday night, Levy, Sarusuk, and Dorelle were attacked on their way home and then nailed to a tree in the park.
Early in the morning, after this scene was discovered, someone immediately told Makarov about it.
Seeing this, Makarov could no longer bear it.
He immediately declared war on the rulers of the ghosts.
Then he led all his members to the city where the Phantom Lords were located and launched an attack on their headquarters.
Only Mirajane stayed behind at the hospital to take care of Levy and the other two.
Mirajane had just returned from the hospital and was on her way to find some things.
"Bastard, bastard, bastard!"
After listening to Mirajane's explanation, Natsu roared angrily.
His eyes were bloodshot at that moment.
He was clearly furious to the extreme.
The same goes for Gray.
Erza, on the other hand, had an icy expression and murderous intent lurking in her eyes.
In Fairy Tail, guildmates are like family.
The Phantom Lords relentlessly destroyed the guilds that served as their "home" and also harmed their loved ones.
This matter did more than just touch Chairman Makarov's sore spot.
It also crossed the line for everyone in the guild.
The Phantom Lord, unforgivable!