The Iron Forest's surprise attack on the Guild Masters' regular meeting, this terrifying incident, spread throughout the entire Fiore Kingdom overnight.
This was because it was the first time anyone had dared to launch a terrorist attack against a local Guild Master.
And the name 'Tyrant' was brought up again. Only then did everyone realize that the 'Tyrant', famous throughout the Ishgar continent, was actually a member of the Fairy Tail Guild, which greatly shocked many people.
This time, the Magic Council, quite uncharacteristically—no, it had never happened before—praised Fairy Tail, and the destruction caused by Qi Yan was simply overlooked. The Magic Council would bear the losses caused by the battle.
To be honest, Qi Yan was a little embarrassed. Actually, with his abilities, he could have just gone onto the train and performed a 'Thieves in Paradise' act.
Then, at the next station, he could have handed over those guys from the Iron Forest Guild directly to the army.
But after receiving Fushiguro Toji, it was as if another personality awakened in him, and he somewhat lost control. He couldn't predict what kind of actions he would take.
Not just Fushiguro Toji, receiving other characters also caused him to be more or less influenced by their original personalities.
At this moment, Lucy was writing a letter in her bedroom, documenting all the big and small things that had happened to her in the Fairy Tail Guild.
Overall, Lucy was very satisfied with joining Fairy Tail and had made many friends in the guild.
Suddenly!
A small blue cat flew in through the window in a panic: "Oh no!! Lucy!! Natsu is almost done for!!"
"What?!!!"
Lucy's face changed drastically when she heard Happy's words.
"What happened?! Wasn't he fine before? His body is as strong as a monster, how could he suddenly be on the verge of collapse?!"
"It seems like he got motion sickness yesterday, too many times, and now he can't recover. He's almost done for! Come with me to see him!"
"Motion sickness is making him done for?!"
Lucy had never heard of motion sickness making someone done for. Of course, when one is motion sick, it certainly feels like one is on the verge of collapse. Yesterday, Natsu rode the train, then several wild rides in the Magic Four-Wheeler, and finally a carriage. It seemed like Natsu never got off a vehicle yesterday.
"Okay! Let's go quickly!!"
Lucy immediately followed Happy and soon arrived in front of a house.
"Natsu!! Are you alright..."
Lucy opened the door and rushed in.
As soon as she opened the door...
Bang, bang, bang!!
Small firecrackers exploded, scattering on Lucy's face.
Lucy was momentarily stunned. She saw that many people were gathered in the house, all guildmates she knew. What on earth was going on?
Levy smiled and said to Lucy, "Lu-chan! Welcome to Fairy Tail! This is a welcome party everyone prepared for you!"
"Welcome party?"
Lucy was a little confused.
"Yes! This is a tradition of our Fairy Tail. When you first came, everyone wasn't familiar with you yet. Now that we're familiar, of course, we have to prepare a welcome party for you."
Upon hearing this, Lucy's face showed surprise and emotion: "Everyone..."
"Hmph! What welcome party? If it were really a welcome party, why wouldn't you hold it somewhere else? I think you're just looking for a reasonable excuse to freeload food and drinks."
Qi Yan exposed them unceremoniously.
That's right, this was Qi Yan's home. These guys, under the guise of holding a welcome party for Lucy, had come to Qi Yan's house to freeload food and drinks.
Cana, hugging a barrel of alcohol, said with a chuckle, "Everyone's just used to coming here! And there aren't many homes like yours that are quiet, spacious, and have such a good environment."
Mira also said with a smile, "Now, now! Don't fuss about those things. As long as everyone's Happy, it's fine!"
"Party! Party!!"
Everyone cheered with their hands raised.
Soon, everyone started bustling about lively. As for Qi Yan's words, they, being thick-skinned, didn't really care much. At the same time, they knew that while Qi Yan said such things, he didn't really mind at all and would often take the initiative to invite everyone to gather.
Soon, the party atmosphere became even more lively. Those with special talents would show them off to liven up the atmosphere, and cheers from everyone were constant. Lucy, from childhood to adulthood, had never experienced such a joyful atmosphere. She was truly growing to love this guild more and more.
Just when the atmosphere was at its most lively...
Erza suddenly stood up.
Swish!
Erza pulled out a long sword from her personal space, gave it a flick, and the sword flipped several times in the air before embedding itself in front of Qi Yan.
Erza looked directly at Qi Yan and said, "Qi Yan, let's have a match!!"
"..."
The air fell silent for a moment.
Qi Yan pulled out the sword in front of him: "If that's what you want, then let's go!"
Qi Yan did not refuse. To be honest, he also wanted to test how his current swordsmanship compared to Erza's.
Immediately after!
Boom!!!!
"Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!!"
"Qi Yan and Erza's showdown!!"
"I don't know how long it's been since we've seen one!!"
"This is amazing!!"
"I'm fired up!!!!"...Everyone shouted and screamed excitedly. The spectacular nature of a showdown between two S-Class Mages was evident.
"No...no way...?!! Those two?! Are they serious!!!"
Lucy's eyes widened. Qi Yan and Erza were the two strongest people she had met since joining Fairy Tail. Wouldn't it be earth-shattering if those two fought?
Elfman said with his arms crossed, "Of course it's for real. What kind of man would he be if it wasn't for real!!"
Mira smiled and said, "Erza is a girl, though."
Macao complained, "A monstrous woman."
Gray said, "Speaking of monsters, Qi Yan is the real monster."
He remembered that Qi Yan had already shown S-Class Mage strength when he first joined the guild, and later he charged ahead, with each achievement more terrifying than the last.
Elfman said excitedly, "A showdown between monsters and monsters, this is going to be super exciting!"
"No! I don't want to see either of them lose!!"
Lucy closed her eyes and waved her hands, as if she couldn't bear to watch the two of them fight.
Gray quipped, "Unexpectedly pure-hearted."
However, the match would not stop because of Lucy's pure-heartedness.
Soon, everyone cleared the area for the two of them, allowing them to fight to their heart's content.
Qi Yan looked at Erza and said, "How long has it been since our last match?"
Erza replied, "Half a year ago. I was defeated by your single move. It was a perfect sword strike, and that battle benefited me greatly."
Half a year ago, shortly after Qi Yan and Erza completed an SS-Class mission together, Erza challenged Qi Yan, but she was instantly defeated by Qi Yan, who had received Tsugikuni Yoriichi.
The entire guild was shocked at that time. They knew Qi Yan was strong, but they never imagined he would be that strong, especially since his opponent was Erza.
Since then, Erza had been diligently practicing her swordsmanship whenever she wasn't working, and now her swordsmanship had greatly improved.
"Do you have confidence that you can defeat me now?"
"No, but I want to see how big the gap between us still is."