After they disappeared, Natsu yelled at Laxus who was about to leave, "Stop! Don't run!" He charged toward Laxus. Flames wrapped around his fist, and he swung it.
"Stop, Natsu!" Makarov reached out and yelled, but it was too late.
Laxus looked at Natsu. He shook his head. "You really don't learn. Forget it, let me calm you down."
"Zizi," golden lightning struck Natsu's body, and Natsu fell, his eyes rolled back. He had passed out.
"You have three hours. After three hours, they will turn into sand. Fight when you meet. The battle area is the entire city of Magnolia. I look forward to your performance. The Fairy Tail civil war begins now, haha," a flash of lightning passed, and Laxus also disappeared.
"That bastard!" "I'm going to kill him!" All the Fairy Tail members rushed out, yelling that they would use the most brutal moves to defeat Laxus.
Just as everyone was about to leave, Makarov couldn't take it anymore. "Those brats! I... I'll go stop them!" He ran toward the door.
Just as he reached the door, "Bang!" Makarov hit an transparent wall, making his head spin. After Makarov hit it, words appeared in the air.
Happy, who didn't go out because he wanted to be with Natsu, saw Makarov hit the wall. He flew to Makarov. "What happened? Why can't I get out?" Happy also flew back and forth.
Makarov looked at the floating words. "This is Filid's spell. It forbids people over eighty years old and stone statues from entering. Writing this spell takes time, so it's not suitable for a quick attack. But, as a trap, it's very effective. That bastard, did he prepare this a long time ago?" Makarov clenched his fists.
"Chen Fan, why are you still sitting here?" Makarov was furious seeing Chen Fan sitting leisurely drinking tea. "Go and stop Laxus!"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, don't worry, leave everything to me," Chen Fan smiled, waving at Makarov.
Seeing Chen Fan still laughing, Makarov got even angrier. "Go now!"
"Okay, okay, I'm going now." Seeing Makarov angry, Chen Fan prepared to go out.
"Bang..." Chen Fan hit the wall.
Some words appeared in the air, "People with dirty hearts are not allowed to enter or leave." Makarov read the floating words.
Chen Fan turned his gaze to Makarov and Happy, and the two of them took a step back in unison.
"Slander! This is pure slander!" Chen Fan argued with Makarov and Happy, then pointed at the sky. "Look, my heart is as bright and clean as the sky out there."
"Crack..." A flash of lightning streaked across. The originally clear sky was immediately filled with dark clouds, as if deliberately mocking Chen Fan, similar to the scene in Naruto when the sky changed as Sasuke unleashed his power.
Chen Fan turned his head with a stiff expression. "Shua..." This time Makarov and Happy backed away about three meters, looking at Chen Fan with strange eyes. Chen Fan took a step toward them, and the two of them backed away a step.
Suddenly, Hisoka's voice was heard, and Makarov and Chen Fan's attention was diverted. Reedus was hiding behind a pillar, not considering his body shape. 'Can a pillar this thin hide me?' he thought. He should look for a thicker one. 'Wait, my body seems to be the thickest.'
Seeing he couldn't run, Reedus whispered, "I... I'm so scared... of Laxus."
Makarov said helplessly, "It's okay, it's okay. Go to the forest in the east, find Poluchka. She might have a cure for the petrification curse."
"Alright," Reedus replied softly, then ran out.
"Come on, President, don't worry. Let's have some tea," Chen Fan had already made tea on the table beside him.
Hearing Chen Fan's calm voice and expression, Makarov, who should have been angry, somehow felt relieved. Maybe Chen Fan truly had a convincing charm that was very important for being a guild leader. Makarov pondered, he had lost his composure, unlike Chen Fan.
'If he knew I only knew the ending, he wouldn't be able to stay calm here,' Chen Fan thought. He didn't know what Makarov would do if he knew.
He picked up a teacup and took a sip, letting out a cloudy breath. Makarov felt much more relaxed. "Oh..., the tea is good. What kind of tea is this?"
"Longjing," Chen Fan replied casually.
"What?! Then I have to taste it properly." Makarov took another teacup and tasted it carefully, making a 'bip' sound. Chen Fan was annoyed hearing that.
"Come on. I'll give you this bag. I'll buy more for you later. As if others don't know you're poor," Chen Fan said, scoffing.
"Who is as rich as you are? It is said that this Longjing tea costs 1 million J per liang!" Makarov retorted Chen Fan. He snatched the tea leaves on the table and hugged them. He peeked at them and laughed obscenely, making Chen Fan speechless.
Suddenly, Makarov's obscene laughter stopped. He looked at Chen Fan. "Since you're so relaxed, it means you already have a plan."
Chen Fan also looked into Makarov's eyes. They stared at each other. After about a minute, Chen Fan opened his mouth and said two words.
"No!"
"Bang!" Makarov fell under the chair.
But soon, Makarov jumped from under the table, grabbed Chen Fan's neck, and yelled with a fierce expression, "Are you going to tell me or not?"
"Ahem," Chen Fan coughed and finally released Makarov's hand. "What's wrong? What do you want me to tell you?"
Hearing that, Makarov sat on the table, a little sad.
"Old man, did you forget what I told you before?" Makarov was stunned. He didn't know what Chen Fan meant, but it was not easy to say 'I forgot'. He scratched his ear and glanced around. "Yeah, that, of course I remember, yeah."
Seeing Makarov's expression, Chen Fan knew he probably forgot. A "#" symbol kept appearing on his forehead. He clenched his fists, then released them. 'Forget it, he's old.'
Chen Fan looked into Makarov's eyes. "I told you to leave everything to me this time. You don't need to interfere. Leave the matters of the next generation to the next generation. I'll handle everything. Just consider this my responsibility as the future president. After all, you could say this incident was caused by me."
"Can I really leave it to you?" Makarov said seriously, looking into Chen Fan's eyes.
"Have I ever let you down?"
After staring at each other for a minute, Makarov said, "You have never failed to let me down."
"I'm so angry!..." The whole tense atmosphere from before vanished.
"Ah..." Natsu suddenly woke up. "You're awake!" Happy said happily.
Natsu looked around. "Where is that bastard Laxus? Why isn't anyone here?"
"Oh, you asked that? They all went to the Fairy Tail Strongest Deciding Tournament. They're all out there. You should hurry up and go," Chen Fan said. 'This person has a bad heart. No wonder he can't get out.'
As Chen Fan expected, Natsu ran out as soon as he heard about the tournament, and hit the wall with a "Bang...!"
Suddenly, new text appeared after Natsu hit the wall. "What is this?"
It caught the attention of Chen Fan and Makarov. Makarov looked at the words in the air. "Latest battle situation report."