Fairy Tail: Strongest Creature

After Laxus said those words, he turned and left the guild.

Su Yan pouted. That guy was having another second-rate outburst.

But he could somewhat understand Laxus' thoughts. His mindset was like certain guilds in online games—only recruiting players with thousands of combat power to climb the guild rankings.

When the guild roster wasn't enough, they'd kick out weaker players and recruit stronger ones. In the end, all those guilds ended up as groups of top spenders. Su Yan had joined such a guild once.

Anyone who liked excitement could join such a guild, because it was full of constant battles—if not fighting now, they'd be on their way to another fight. Overwhelming weaker opponents with sheer numbers and strength brought a kind of twisted pleasure.

In Laxus' view, Fairy Tail was the top guild. The Phantom Lord had been taken down, and Fairy Tail undoubtedly stood as the strongest sorcerer's guild in the Kingdom of Fiore.

But in this guild, there were both low-level and high-level members. He hated seeing weaklings who lowered Fairy Tail's evaluation in the eyes of others, making the guild seem imperfect.

However, this world was not a game. Human relationships weren't defined by strength. Everyone had pride in their guild, but Laxus was almost paranoid about Fairy Tail's honor.

"Inherit it? How is that possible?" Lucy said angrily. Although Laxus didn't say who the trash was, she disliked his arrogance. How could he talk like that to his own guild companions?

Mira sighed and said, "That's not necessarily true. In fact, Laxus is the grandson of the Master."

Lucy was dumbfounded. She couldn't see any resemblance between the Master and Laxus.

"So if the Master retires, it's possible that Laxus could become the next Master."

"Eh... I don't like him. How can someone who doesn't care about his guild companions become the guild leader?"

Mira laughed and said: "Don't worry, Laxus is just one possibility. Su Yan and Erza also have the potential to become the next Master."

"Damn it, that b*****d Laxus is too arrogant. Next time, I'll definitely teach him a lesson!" Natsu said angrily.

Elfman said, "Didn't you get scolded by Laxus a year ago?"

"I was a kid half a year ago, but now it's different."

"How's it different?"

"Ah! That's frustrating. Lucy, let's go to work."

"Eh? Isn't the team disbanded?"

"Of course it's not over!"

Natsu and Happy pulled Lucy along on a mission.

That night, Makarov sat atop the newly built guild's beam, drinking under the moonlight, looking very relaxed.

He recalled what Yakima had said earlier that day. "Retire. The guild has a new look, and the Master should be replaced."

He was eighty-eight years old. A normal guild wizard would have retired long ago at that age. Of course, some still insisted on holding the Master's position. It wasn't about status; at their age, such things had long lost meaning.

It was just that there were still a bunch of rascals in the guild who worried him, making him reluctant to leave.

He never dreamed that Fairy Tail would develop to its current level. Over the years, many genius wizards had appeared in the guild, any one of whom would be a trump card in other guilds.

His first choice for successor had been Gildarts. He was strong and trusted by everyone, but that wanderer never stayed put. He'd been away for years on a century-old quest no one had ever completed, and he hadn't returned for three years. Truly worrying.

Laxus, his grandson, was extremely strong. Especially after he was defeated by Su Yan six years ago, he trained even harder. Now his strength might have caught up with Makarov's. But he had serious psychological issues. If the guild were handed over to Laxus, who knew what it would become?

Mystogan? That guy was totally uninterested in communication—no good. Erza was too young.

He liked Su Yan best. That brat treated guild members well and was a good boy. But sometimes he was very impulsive, and he did things without caring about the consequences. He even dared to threaten the Magic Council with destruction. If the guild were handed to that brat, who knew what kind of trouble might arise?

"Let's work for a few more years, give these brats more time to grow."

As time passed, the reconstruction of the Fairy Tail guild gradually neared completion.

Su Yan didn't go out on jobs and was naturally caught by Makarov to help with the rebuilding. Spending every day with Mira, their relationship grew closer. During the day, they were always together at the guild, and after closing time, they left together.

"Hey~! I found that Su Yan and Mira seem to have an unusual relationship?" Lucy whispered to Levy, her hand covering her mouth.

Levy was a friend Lucy made after joining Fairy Tail. Both were seventeen-year-old girls who liked reading, so they naturally hit it off.

Levy whispered: "Brother Su Yan and Sister Mira grew up together and have the best relationship. Although they haven't officially announced it, they should already be boyfriend and girlfriend."

"Huh?!" Lucy's eyes sparkled as if she'd discovered a new world. As a girl who was just beginning to understand romance, she was very interested in this kind of gossip.

"Tell me how they met."

Levy began to tell the story of how Su Yan and Mira got to know each other.

Although their voices were very low, Su Yan could clearly hear them and just smiled, ignoring it.

He liked Mira and Erza. If he really had to choose, he felt he would probably choose Mira.