Mest, also known as Doranbolt, was a spy Makarov placed in the Magic Council, with the goal of stealing intelligence about the Western Continent from the Council.
But because Mest had erased his own memories, he didn't know he was a member of Fairy Tail.
This time, he returned to Fairy Tail as a Council member to search for evidence of Fairy Tail's crimes.
But what Mest didn't expect was that his trip to Tenrou Island not only failed to collect evidence against Fairy Tail, but he also experienced two events he would never forget in his lifetime.
The first was the great battle between Fairy Tail and Grimoire Heart.
The second was Acnologia.
Especially the second one… it was simply a nightmare.
Under the horrified gazes of Mest, Lahar, and the other Council members, Acnologia's roar landed on Tenrou Island.
Boooooom-
Accompanied by a terrifyingly loud roar, waves several meters high were stirred up on the sea.
And the vast Tenrou Island vanished before the very eyes of Mest, Lahar, and the others.
Although Lahar and the other Council members disliked Fairy Tail's unruly style, when it came down to it, Fairy Tail was still a mage guild of Ishgar.
The mages of Fairy Tail were also mages of Ishgar.
Now, seeing the mages under their jurisdiction wiped out by Acnologia in one move, their feelings were also very complex.
Mest and Lahar, these two young Council officials, looked at the vanished Tenrou Island, their emotions unable to calm down for a long time.
After Acnologia had completely left, Lahar, having recovered from the shock, finally gave the order: "Quick, search quickly! See if there are any survivors!"
Although Lahar knew in his heart that the chance of survival after such a terrifying attack was extremely slim.
Perhaps to seek some comfort for his own heart, Lahar still gave the order.
After several minutes of searching, Lahar confirmed a fact.
Tenrou Island was destroyed.
All Fairy Tail's members on the island perished.
Finally, the two young Council members, Lahar and Mest, with complex feelings, led the group of Council soldiers and left this part of the sea.
…
While Mest, Lahar, and the other Council members were searching for survivors on the sea, Kenichi, Erza, Mirajane, and Wendy had already arrived in another dimension.
This dimension originally belonged to Marin Hollow, Brandish's subordinate.
After Kenichi killed Marin, he took control of this different dimension.
"Where is this?"
Wendy, coming to her senses and realizing the surroundings weren't Tenrou Island, asked in surprise.
Perhaps Wendy didn't know what this was, but Erza did.
After all, she had been here before.
Erza had been worried about Kenichi.
Now, discovering she was in Kenichi's different dimension, the worry on her face instantly vanished, replaced by joy.
In Erza's view, since they could come to this space, Kenichi must have brought them here.
That meant Kenichi was still alive.
"This is Kenichi's space!"
After responding to Wendy, Erza immediately began searching for Kenichi.
"I'm here!"
While Erza was searching, Kenichi's voice suddenly reached everyone's ears.
Hearing Kenichi, Erza, Mirajane, and Wendy all turned to look.
When the three women saw Kenichi, they were all as if they had seen something incredible, exclaiming with astonishment: "So big!"
Of course, it wasn't that Kenichi was too big.
It was that Erza, Mirajane, and Wendy had been shrunk.
"Kenichi, everyone... how is everyone now?"
After confirming Kenichi's and their own conditions, Mirajane placed a clenched fist over her heart and looked at Kenichi with worry.
Hearing Mirajane's words, Erza and Wendy also focused their gazes on Kenichi, seemingly waiting for his answer.
Kenichi didn't answer immediately.
After restoring Erza and the others to their original size, he then said: "Everyone is fine, but..."
"But what?"
"The specific situation... let the First Master explain it to you."
In Kenichi's view, matters concerning Natsu, Gray, and the others being in stasis were better explained by Mavis, the caster herself.
"The First Master?!"
When Kenichi mentioned the First Master, both Erza and Mirajane exclaimed.
When Kenichi brought the three women out of the different dimension, Tenrou Island was gone, Acnologia was gone, and the Council ship was also gone.
However, just as everyone was about to fall into the sea, Kenichi activated Transformation Magic to enlarge a piece of floating wood on the sea surface.
Then everyone landed on the huge plank.
"Where's Tenrou Island?"
Seeing Tenrou Island was gone, Erza and Mirajane's pretty faces changed dramatically.
And at that moment, a golden light shimmered on the sea surface where Tenrou Island had been.
Immediately after, a golden-haired, green-eyed young girl with bare feet rose from the sea.
Seeing this girl suddenly emerge from the sea, Erza, Mirajane, and the others were all stunned.
Kenichi, however, raised an eyebrow: "She's out?"
The golden-haired girl came before everyone and introduced herself in a clear voice: "I am Mavis. Mavis Vermilion."
The moment the golden-haired girl said her name, Erza, Mirajane, and Wendy were all greatly surprised.
"Mavis Vermilion? You are the First Master of our Fairy Tail?"
Although the three women hadn't met Mavis, they had heard Mavis's name from Makarov.
"Now, let me explain the current situation of Tenrou Island!"
After Mavis's explanation, the three women understood everything.
"So that's how it is. The First Master's power helped everyone escape Acnologia's attack?"
"No, not my power. It was everyone's power, everyone's belief. I am just a ghost now, so I don't have that power."
Mavis clenched her fist, her beautiful eyes shining with a light, as if praising everyone's belief.
"Then where is everyone now?"
"They are still on Tenrou Island. But Tenrou Island is in a sealed state. In my current state, breaking the seal will take about six or seven years!"
"Eh?"
Hearing Mavis's words, Erza, Mirajane, and Wendy all exclaimed.