Chapter 20 Laxus Instantly Defeated Once Again
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Translator: JayM
Chapter: 20
Chapter Title: Laxus Instantly Defeated Once Again
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"Hahaha...
That's right, Evan and Gildarts are the pride of our Fairy Tail!
As for the guild members sent for this quest, they were precisely chosen by me, this old man!"
Makarov puffed out his chest, placed his hands on his hips, and laughed heartily.
"No, just now you were calling Evan and Gildarts the disasters of your guild..."
The Magic Council soldier on the side roasted him like crazy.
"You misheard just now..."
The old man glared at this soldier who lacked tact, and then he grabbed the merchant's hand while saying.
"Please, if you have any quests that need mages to complete in the future, feel free to come to Fairy Tail to issue them. The mages of our Fairy Tail have high work efficiency, are fast, and do a good job!"
"Of course, of course...
Please rest assured about this point, Mr. Makarov!"
The merchant was full of respect for Makarov. As a member of the Merchant Association, he clearly knew that this seemingly ordinary little old man in front of him, besides holding the position of Guild Master of the Fairy Tail magic guild, also held the position of one of the Ten Wizard Saints. He was one of the ten strongest mages on the entire Ishgar Continent, selected by the Magic Council.
"Maky, anyway, you still have to go in with me and go through the procedures."
Yajima hunched his back, clasped his hands behind his back, and held the apology letter Makarov had handed him. Right now, with the Merchant Association vouching for the latter and Fairy Tail, the Council's punishments for their guild could also be wiped away. Although there might not be any commendations, it could slightly change the councilors' past views on Fairy Tail. Even though this group of mages got carried away a bit too much, their way of handling things was still very good.
"Of course..."
As Makarov spoke, he puffed out his chest. In the past, every time he entered the Magic Council, he would lower his head, deeply afraid of being seen, losing whatever little honor his old face of his had left. But this time was different. This time, he had plenty to brag about, so he had to let everyone know that he, Makarov, had come to the Council. Not only had he come to the Council, but he had also received the gratitude of the Merchant Association...
"Then shall we go in together?"
The representative of the Merchant Association, this fair and chubby man, asked Makarov and Yajima.
"Alright..."
The two nodded simultaneously.
The three talked and laughed while walking shoulder to shoulder into the Magic Council.
Meanwhile, at Fairy Tail...
"The Master was called away by the Magic Council?"
Evan sat by the bar counter while holding a glass of milk in his hand and taking small sips...
Originally, he had wanted to drink beer, but it was swapped for milk by the bar manager because he was still too young.
"Gildarts, do we need to come up with some backup plans to deal with the Magic Council?"
Evan thought for a while, put down the milk in his hand, looked at the guy who was drinking beer in large gulps beside him, and asked.
"Ah?!"
Hearing Evan call him, Gildarts turned his head and looked at the boy with a face full of confusion, seemingly not having heard what the other was saying at all.
"Sigh..."
Looking at the middle-aged mage’s appearance, Evan knew that Gildarts hadn't been listening to him at all just now.
"I mean..."
Evan reorganized his words, preparing to repeat what he just said to Gildarts.
"Evan, I heard that you came back!
Our duel from last time isn't over yet!
I was careless back then, but this time, I absolutely won’t lose..."
Just as Evan was planning to ask for Gildarts's opinion, the front doors of the guild were kicked open by someone. Laxus, whose body was still wrapped in bandages in multiple places, walked in menacingly while heading straight for the former.
"Hmm?"
Don't interrupt me when I'm talking! Laxus...
Also, as for the duel, we'll talk about it when I have some free time!"
Evan turned around and looked at Laxus as he complained. He felt very helpless about this blonde-haired boy interrupting him.
"Evan, are you scared?!
But it's no wonder. After all, in order to defeat you, I just went to Mt. Hakobe and subdued a thousand Vulcans..."
As Laxus spoke, bursts of golden lightning lit up on his body. His injuries were all from his duels with Vulcans. He had even cleared out several entire Vulcan tribes.
"So Gildarts, about the Master heading to the Council, do we need to prepare some backup plans in advance, like rescue methods or something? After all, this incident was indeed blown a bit out of proportion by us…"
In fact, Evan distinctly remembered that even the later-stage Natsu and the others hadn't done anything as 'atrocious' as destroying a mountain range, hence he was asking for Gildarts's opinion.
"You mean saving the Master, huh..."
After earnestly listening to Evan's words, Gildarts finally knew what the kid was saying just now. Honestly speaking, he wasn't too worried about the Guild Master.
"Hey! Evan, are you even listening to me?"
Laxus looked at Evan, who was directly ignoring him. The corners of his eyes twitched slightly, and then his expression became fierce.
"Very well, ignoring me, are you?! Then I'll let you taste this fist of mine that defeated a full one thousand Vulcans!"
After he finished speaking, the magic power inside his body roared. In the next second, he instantly arrived in front of Evan and fiercely threw a punch.
"Lightning Dragon's Breakdown Fist!!"
Laxus used all of his strength, aiming his punch at the back of the other boy's head.
"You're so annoying..."
However, the latter, who possessed Observation Haki, gently turned his body sideways and dodged the former’s fist. Then, he turned around and placed a single hand on Laxus's abdomen.
"What?!"
Laxus looked at Evan, who had dodged his attack, and his pupils trembled.
"Gravity Punch!"
Following that, before the blonde boy could think further, an incomparably massive force suddenly erupted from his abdomen!
Boom!
In the next second, he flew toward the sky like a cannonball, smashed through the ceiling of the Fairy Tail guild, and vanished without a trace.
"Hahaha..."
"An instant kill again?!"
"As expected, the gap between Laxus and Evan is too big..."
As Laxus was sent flying by Evan's single strike, the relaxed laughter of countless people instantly rang out inside the guild.
"So annoying..."
After instantly defeating Laxus, Evan finally turned back around.
"There's no need for us to worry about the Master's situation...
That bunch of guys at the Council won't punish him excessively!
They know the importance of the Ten Wizard Saints better than we do..."
Meanwhile, Gildarts was incomparably composed. Although he didn't really like empty titles like ‘Wizard Saint’, sometimes, such empty titles were very useful.
Even the Magic Council wouldn't punish mages ranked among the Wizard Saints over some small matters.
If they wanted to punish a Wizard Saint level mage, just relying on numbers wouldn't work. A Wizard Saint could only be punished by another Wizard Saint level mage...
However, the councilors of the Magic Council knew deeply just how powerful the strength of the Ten Wizard Saints truly was. Otherwise, they wouldn't have issued the order that Wizard Saint level mages weren’t allowed to engage in unauthorized battles.
Once mages of this level went to war, it would result in earth-shattering consequences.
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T/N - Lol at Laxus getting one-shotted. He’s acting like Natsu, ironically enough considering how he treats the Fire Dragon Slayer years later in the original story. Also, I hope that Makarov can keep that positive mindset of his, as with the MC’s ‘enlightenment’, I foresee the Guild Master writing a lot of self-reflection letters due to Evan.