"What is this light? It's so dazzling," Bisca shielded her eyes with her arm.
"I don't know. Look, all the Phantom Soldiers have disappeared," Alzack replied, pointing at the Phantom Soldiers who were gradually disappearing after being illuminated by the light.
"But nothing happened to us. Instead, we feel warm," Macao said. Chen Fan was about to explain.
Suddenly, a voice explained for Chen Fan, "That's Fairy Law."
"Fairy Law?"
"It's a super magic that has become a legend, using holy light to defeat darkness. The user only attacks the people he sees as enemies. Only the Master can use it," Erza explained, looking at the light with a hint of excitement.
After the light faded, Jose's entire body turned a grayish-white. His arms shielded his eyes, and his eyes and mouth were wide open. His pupils seemed to have lost focus, and he was trembling uncontrollably.
"Don't go near Fairy Tail again in the future." Then, as he turned around, Makarov said, "After causing such a huge mess, I'm afraid the Council won't just stand by. After this, you should worry about yourself. We're in the same boat, aren't we?" He started walking out, then suddenly stopped and said, "It's over. The line between the guilds has been drawn. If there's a next time, you will be wiped out without a trace."
Makarov's figure appeared before everyone, and the Fairy Tail members cheered loudly.
"Hooray!"
"We won! We defeated Phantom!"
"We won..."
"Hooray!"
"This victory is not something this old man achieved alone; it's a victory for the entire family!" Everyone was moved by Makarov's words, looking at him with joy, some beginning to congratulate each other.
Only Chen Fan covered his head speechlessly, thinking, 'This old man is acting again. Ah, whatever, since he's old, I'll just go along with it.'
"I have an announcement!" Makarov waved his hand, and everyone's gaze refocused on him.
"Chen Fan will be the next Master of Fairy Tail!" As soon as Makarov finished speaking, "Gak!" Everyone's smiles froze. Even though Chen Fan was mentally prepared, he didn't expect Makarov to say it now, and he was also stunned.
"Hoo... hoo, oh... poor Xiao Shasha, oh... goodness Mira, mm... a kiss." Chen Fan was sitting in the defendant's chair, snoring loudly, bubbles coming out of his nose, and talking in his sleep, enraging the Council members on the platform.
There were exceptions, however. Jick Raines rested his chin on his palm, looking at Chen Fan with an amused gaze, then looked around at the Council members. Ultear was also smiling as she stared at Chen Fan. If you looked closely, her eyes were out of focus, clearly lost in thought. There was also a short old man who smiled kindly at Chen Fan, like a grandfather looking at his grandson.
"Ahem, Master Chen Fan, you're not sleeping, are you?" A man with a frog-like face said to Chen Fan.
"Puff!" The bubble in Chen Fan's nose burst, and he opened his eyes, saying very seriously, "How could that be? How could I possibly sleep here? Was one of you talking in your sleep?"
Who would admit to that here? Admitting it meant he was talking in his sleep!
"Chen Fan, stop acting silly. Where is Master Makarov? Why didn't he come?" Mikelo said.
It was better not to mention it. Once the topic was brought up, Chen Fan got angry, saying with a very aggressive tone, "Who knows where that old man went to die?!"
It turned out that after Makarov announced Chen Fan as the next Master, he faked being sick and left the mess for Chen Fan to handle, grandiosely calling it "training for the next Master." He even shed two crocodile tears, making others in the guild think Chen Fan was bullying an old man.
Erza and Mira were looking at him with anger, not knowing if they were angry for Master Makarov or because they had overheard Chen Fan carrying Lucy.
Chen Fan had no choice but to come, still seething with anger.
"Alright, alright, just say whatever it is. I've given up today. Just do whatever you want," Chen Fan sat arrogantly in his chair—of course, it was his special cowhide chair—and even rested his feet on the front panel.
"Don't be arrogant! This is the Council, and you are sitting in the defendant's chair! Don't forget your place!" The person who had been taught a lesson by Chen Fan last time yelled at him again.
Chen Fan picked his ear with his finger, then flicked it away casually, not even looking, and said, "Whose dog is that? Isn't anyone going to control it? Why is it being so annoying?" His attitude was extremely arrogant; he never considered it his own.
"Pfft!" Ultear unintentionally let out a small laugh. Her voice was like a white bird, very pleasant to listen to. It had to be said that Ultear was a very beautiful woman. When she dropped the fake smile and showed a sincere one, Chen Fan was stunned.
Hearing the laugh, everyone shifted their gaze to Ultear. Ultear then reacted, quickly covering her mouth. Chen Fan also reacted, shifting his gaze back, resuming his nonchalant expression.
The man's face was a little pale, and several others also looked displeased, but they all looked back at the front. Only Jick Raines looked at Ultear and Chen Fan with deeper meaning, but he quickly hid his expression, returning to his smiling face.
"Chen Fan, don't be so arrogant. Your crime this time is too great. Although Phantom Lord started the war, you killed too many people, even more than Dark Guilds. You can't escape responsibility," Mikelo said.
Hearing this, Chen Fan lowered his feet. "Whoosh..." His figure disappeared and reappeared at Mikelo's table.
Chen Fan squatted on the table, staring at Mikelo's face, and said faintly, "As a person who incites war, you should be prepared to die at any time." As he spoke, Chen Fan stroked Mikelo's white beard. Chen Fan's words made everyone break out in a cold sweat.
Hearing Chen Fan's blatant killing intent, Mikelo didn't back down. He instead stared at Chen Fan and said, "Are you threatening me?!"
Chen Fan put Mikelo's beard back. "Whoosh..." Chen Fan returned to the defendant's chair, his feet still resting on it as before. If it weren't for the cold sweat that was still on their backs, they would have thought it was just an illusion.
Chen Fan waved his hand indifferently and said, "Alright, alright, don't be so serious." Suddenly, his expression turned grim again as he said, "Didn't I stop killing them? I was being very kind. They should be thanking me."
His face suddenly broke into a bright smile as he said, "Alright, alright, let's not talk about things that hurt our feelings. Let's discuss how Fairy Tail and this Phantom Lord incident will be handled." While speaking, he also lowered his feet.
Mikelo and the others exchanged glances. They had originally planned to use this opportunity to suppress Chen Fan's arrogance, but Chen Fan's sudden change in expression had startled them. They blinked and finally reached an agreement, with Mikelo speaking on their behalf: "Alright, then let's discuss how Fairy Tail will be handled in this incident."
About half an hour later, Chen Fan pushed open the door to the interrogation room and walked out with a radiant face, leaving behind a group of ashen faces. He raised his hand to block the dazzling sunlight in front of his eyes, looked at the sky, and said with a hint of amusement, "Oh, the sun is so bright today, it's shining so hard my mom wouldn't recognize me."
After speaking, he skipped away. His voice was just loud enough to reach the ears of the Council members, who were so angry their faces turned dark green.