A month after the "Beast King Incident," Fairy Tail once again returned to its usual peace and tranquility.
Because Ankh intervened and changed the fate of Mirajane's three siblings, their personalities did not undergo significant changes as they did in the original story.
However, many fundamental things still subtly changed.
Lisanna did not "die" by Elfman's hand; instead, her personality became even brighter and more cheerful.
After Elfman successfully took over the Beast King, he seemed to be stimulated by Ankh's words, and his actions and speech became more assertive, no longer so weak.
As for Mirajane, she didn't seem to have changed much because of this incident... or rather, the change had already begun early on, Ankh just hadn't noticed... In any case, there were no accidents with Mirajane, the S-Class Mage. From the perspective of various forces, both righteous and evil, in the outside world, this boisterous guild was rapidly increasing its overall strength at a wild pace.
If this continues, the title of "Fiore's Strongest Guild" might not even be worthy of Fairy Tail's status...
And in the Council, which governs the rules and order of the Magic World, almost everyone expressed obvious disgust and apprehension towards Fairy Tail.
Inside the Mage Council Hall within the Council, a giant circular blue magic array quietly floated in the dark sky.
And above the blue magic array, a circle of old men and women, on the verge of death, stood.
Ten people stood in a circle, and after a brief silence, the old man at the head finally couldn't help but speak:
"Fairy Tail, we cannot let them continue to develop like this!"
As soon as these words came out, the originally calm individuals couldn't help but voice their agreement:
"I've said it before, a guild having two Ten Wizard Saints is simply creating disaster!"
"What can be done?! 'Reaper' Ankh, not to mention the Fiore Kingdom, his reputation is soaring in other countries. Are we to turn a blind eye and pretend to be ignorant?"
"Putting everything else aside, this guild has caused too many problems. In these peaceful times, there's no need for such a radical guild!"
Several old men, with varied appearances, spat as they spoke, every word expressing their dissatisfaction with Fairy Tail.
Seeing their agitated state, one feared they might suddenly gasp for air and drop dead on the spot.
Looking at the agitated people before him, the short old man standing to the side silently sighed.
"Little Makarov, you should at least show some restraint..."
As a long-time close friend of Makarov, the Master of Fairy Tail, and also one of the Council members, Yajima had been helping the guild suppress everyone's protests and suppression for many years.
But with the vigorous development of Fairy Tail, Yajima increasingly felt that he was about to lose control.
His colleagues had always been dedicated to balancing the development of various forces in the Magic World, and they had no good impression of a guild like Fairy Tail, which charged ahead recklessly and flaunted its power.
If this continues, unless the Council ceases to exist, Fairy Tail will easily run into trouble...
Yajima was worried, listening to the meaningless arguments of his old colleagues, his gaze slowly shifted to his side.
He turned his head to the right and immediately felt a fresh and bright youthful sensation.
Compared to the aging Council members, the three people beside him were clearly an anomaly.
In short, they were a group of handsome men and beautiful women, as if they were an idol group making their debut.
The young man with flowing blue hair, handsome features, and an eerie tattoo near his eye was named Siegrain, another young Ten Wizard Saints besides Ankh.
And beside him stood a captivating and alluring beauty, with an elegant posture, long black hair falling over her shoulders, and a plain white cinched robe outlining a perfect, imaginative curve.
She was Ultear, also the newest appointed Council member, rumored to be very strong.
And according to rumors, she and Siegrain seemed to have some cooperative relationship, often helping each other as allies in meetings.
Both of them were specifically invited by the Council and parachuted in as Council members because of the extremely high magic power they displayed externally.
Therefore, regarding these two, Yajima's intuition always gave him an ominous premonition, making him feel very strange inside.
And besides Siegrain and Ultear, there was another person who gave Yajima an even stranger feeling.
Anselion, the newly appointed young Council member, had rapidly risen to his current position after only a few years of service.
The lost magic he learned from an unknown source, the characteristics of Shadow Stream Magic, made Anselion's control and sneak attack abilities quite outstanding, making him stand out among the Council's captains.
Relying on his strange and versatile Mirror Magic, Anselion's path to advancement was almost unimpeded.
Compared to those two young people, Yajima did not feel a threat from him; instead, he detected a peculiar yet familiar scent.
Noticing Yajima's gaze, Anselion turned his head and smiled slightly at the short Yajima, like brilliant sunshine.
Yajima quickly withdrew his gaze, cleared his throat loudly, gathering everyone's attention on himself, and said:
"I heard that Ankh of Fairy Tail was invited by the King of Fiore to the capital to carry out a mission and completely eliminate the White Devil Cult."
"This world is not entirely peaceful, so the existence of this guild's Mages is still quite valuable."
Yajima explained on behalf of Fairy Tail, but everyone didn't seem to buy it. Chief Council member Crawford, with his tall stature and round belly, squinted his eyes and said sarcastically:
"The Reaper has already extended his hand to the capital. Look at his capabilities..."
Yajima was a little indignant and explained, "He is merely eliminating harm for the Magic World!"
Hearing this, Crawford pouted, turned his head, and ignored Yajima.
The others' faces showed even more mockery. Eliminating harm for the Magic World?
A dignified monarch of a nation has already begun to seek the help of guild Mages, where does that leave the Council's face?
Just as everyone fell into dead silence again, Siegrain, who had remained silent, suddenly chuckled lightly:
"Actually, I quite like this guild."
"Don't you all think that with Fairy Tail, the Magic World is like a pond with fish? How lively it is."
Everyone listened to what Siegrain said but didn't take it to heart.
After all, how could these old fogeys listen to the opinion of a young Council member?
On the contrary, his "ally" Ultear, with a hand on her slender waist, covered her red lips with her delicate hand, and giggled:
"I also really like this guild. The Magic World will be fun from now on."
Anselion, who had been silent, suddenly looked up, his eyes flashing as he gazed at Ultear.