themonasnovels Chapter 418 Participating as the President
Chapter 418 Participating as the President
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Lucy wiped away her tears; everything before her reminded her of her father.
In the past, her relationship with her father had also been problematic, and after her mother passed away, their relationship became strained.
If it weren't for Master Moen's appearance, Lucy wouldn't even dare to imagine what the future would have been like for her relationship with her father.
"I should go back and see him."
Lucy told herself that Emerald, standing beside her, felt the same way; she also wanted to go home and see her elderly father, even though he was probably busy with the "Grand Martial Arts Tournament" right now.
It's easy to imagine that quite a few people from "Fairy Tail" have taken leave to go home these past few days. However, this is essentially a "freelance job," where whether or not you work is entirely up to you, and there's no attendance tracking or clocking in or out. You can leave whenever you want.
The problem is that among the main characters of "Fairy Tail," those who still have a father, like Lucy, are already a minority, so there is no need to worry about the lack of main characters.
Orphanages are like this; they don't need to celebrate Father's Day or Mother's Day at all.
The banquet began quickly. There were indeed many things to celebrate, and the atmosphere was quite lively. The three members of the "Thor's Creed" even made a special trip to summon Laxus.
Laxus had a complicated expression about being absorbed back into Fairy Tail, but of course he wouldn't refuse. After all, Fairy Tail was his home, and it was a good thing to be recognized by his family and to return home as a wanderer.
"Laxus's back too! Now we can hold onto the championship ring even more firmly!"
Natsu shouted loudly, referring to the "Husband Martial Arts Competition," whose new rules had been finalized in the past few days.
As mentioned before, "S-class mages" are also allowed to participate, and the previous champion will directly become the final boss to defend the title. Fairy Tail will naturally be the champion of this year's competition.
To make the "Grand Martial Arts Tournament" even more exciting, it's inevitable that "S-Class Mages" will be allowed to participate, and it's also necessary to ban "Fairy Tail" because they are just too overpowered! They have won the championship for many consecutive years and have become a dynasty.
Moen and Fairy Tail did not object to these changes. There was no other way; if you keep dominating and winning, people will stop playing with you. Making some concessions is to keep everyone willing to participate.
King Thomas, Emerald's father, was extremely worried about the "Grand Martial Arts Tournament". He had finally managed to get the job of "host" from Moen, and naturally he did not want the "Grand Martial Arts Tournament" to fall through. Otherwise, where would he continue to be the host?
He was far more dedicated than Moen, the founder of Fairy Tail, and even frequently complained about Moen's inaction.
Seeing how much he cared, Moen simply delegated the entire "Grand Martial Arts Tournament" to the kingdom's official authorities.
Now, the venue, resource allocation, final rewards, and everything else are all handled by the official Fiore Kingdom. King Thomas no longer needs to start from scratch and has become the largest sponsor of the "Grand Martial Arts Tournament," giving it official recognition and even creating a ranking of mage guilds.
"Jade, go back and tell your dad that this rule needs to be changed."
As Moen spoke, he looked at Emerald. Emerald had just come to him to talk about "taking leave to go home," so he had Emerald handle the rule change on his behalf.
"Okay, how should I say it?"
Jade nodded seriously, took out a small notebook from her bag, and prepared to start writing. She had to remember this clearly and there couldn't be any mistakes.
"Allowing S-rank mages from other guilds to participate is fine. The preliminary rounds, group matches, and showdowns will definitely be more exciting. But our guild will also participate, as before, with teams composed of non-S-rank mages. As for our guild's S-rank mages, they can directly become the final boss team."
After thinking for a moment, Moen finally came up with a solution.
Being the boss without having to compete is certainly impressive, but Fairy Tail isn't just full of strong characters.
In this way, there won't be too many people to be the final boss; the "S-class mages" will suffice, and the others will need to continue participating in the competition to hone their skills.
Now that Natsu and Gray have been promoted to "S-Class Mages", Fairy Tail has suddenly lost two of its top contenders.
Meanwhile, the "S-rank mages" from other guilds can directly participate in the competition. With this shift in power, their pressure should be less, and at least the situation won't be one-sided. I believe they won't have any objections.
"Okay, I've got it. Anything else?"
Jade carefully noted it down, then asked a question.
"That's all. King Thomas did a great job. Let him keep up the good work."
Moen smiled and shook his head, praising King Thomas, saying that passion is indeed the best teacher and the greatest motivation for doing things. King Thomas, who had no interest in governing the country, is now working day and night on the "Grand Military Exercise"!
"He will be very happy to hear his master say that."
Emerald closed the notebook, a smile spreading across her face. She knew her father would be overjoyed to receive praise from Master Moen, for Master Moen was the very mage her father admired most. Master Moen's words carried far more weight than those of nobles or ministers.
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Moen shook his head speechlessly. King Thomas might as well abdicate sooner rather than later and focus on the "Grand Military Exercise" to save himself the trouble. Entrusting the country to Emerald would definitely be fine.
"It's still a bit early."
After glancing at Emerald, who had already left and was now chatting and laughing happily with Lucy, Moen reconsidered the idea.
It's not a good thing to shoulder heavy pressure too early. Let Emerald enjoy a few more years of happy mage adventures. This is the kind of life his father would have begged for.
"Laxus, Erza, Mira, Natsu, Gray, this final boss team will consist of the five of you."
After deciding on the rules, Moen finalized the selection of the final boss team.
Uncle Gildarts didn't like participating in these kinds of activities. He didn't want to bully people, mainly because his magic was quite powerful and he usually wouldn't use it for competitions. He would only bother to control it when competing with the children of his own guild.
Participating in such activities requires striving for victory while controlling one's exertion to avoid injuring anyone; it's incredibly tiring and troublesome.
Of course, the most important thing is that the kids in the guild are very competitive. Even if he doesn't participate, everyone will definitely be able to win.
"What about you, Moen?"
Natsu asked in surprise, and then he got a flick on the forehead.
Moen flicked him to the ground, replying irritably, "I'm definitely going this time as the guild leader. What other guild leader personally participates in a match?"
It wasn't until Moen said that Natsu realized that Moen was now the guild master of Fairy Tail.
"Haha~ Serves you right!"
Gray laughed heartily when he saw Natsu get beaten up.
It can only be said that Natsu deserved it. The old man had just announced that he would pass the position of guild leader to Moen, but he forgot about it in no time. If he didn't get beaten up, who would?
Of course, Gray himself didn't react immediately either; he was just a beat too slow, otherwise he would have been the one getting beaten up.
"Grey, you bastard! Are you looking for trouble?!"
Gray's mockery naturally infuriated Natsu. He had been flicked on the head by Moen and was not confident in challenging Moen for the time being, so he could only endure it. But he could not tolerate Gray's mockery and had to teach him a lesson!
"What's wrong? You did something and you don't want people to talk about it?"
Gray was not afraid of Natsu at all and immediately stepped forward. Moreover, he did not think he had done anything wrong. Natsu deserved to be beaten up. Why should he be allowed to be stupid but others were not allowed to laugh?
"hateful!"
Natsu roared and immediately rushed forward to fight Gray.
"Bang!!!"
However, Erza stepped forward and punched them both down to their knees, making them behave themselves.
"Look at you all, what kind of behavior is this? You're all S-class mages, yet you're still causing such a ruckus. Don't you feel ashamed?!"
Erza, with a stern face, reprimanded Natsu and Gray. She was very serious now. "S-Class Mage" could definitely be considered the guild's calling card. Some of the guild's big orders were specifically named, and reputation was the main selling point.
For example, although Laxus had this problem and that problem in the guild in the past, his performance was absolutely flawless, and he would often have big clients specifically looking for him. This is because the professionalism of an "S-class mage" was recognized.
"S-class mage" can be understood as a professional "demon king protector", the kind who will never fail to kill a single enemy.
But looking at Natsu and Gray's character, let alone any "Demon King's Protection," they're just two living "Demon Pills," completely unreliable and utterly useless.
"Don't be so harsh, Erza. After all, they've only just been promoted and don't quite understand what an S-class mage really means. Give them some time, and they'll grow."
Moen smiled and stopped Erza, who was scolding them. Erza was giving them a serious and intense lecture, which silenced Natsu and Gray. But these two weren't the type to be scolded; they had to learn and experience things for themselves.
"If we don't teach them a lesson, they'll really become lawless."
Erza glared at Moen, who was speaking up for Natsu and Gray, with great dissatisfaction. The old man had always acted this way when he was the guild master, and now that Moen had just become the guild master, he immediately started doing the same thing. Was there something wrong with this guild master position?
"You're right, of course we should scold them if they deserve it."
When Erza glared at him, Moen immediately smiled and spoke up. At this moment, he had to go along with her, otherwise he would also be scolded by Erza.
Even when the old man was the president, Erza didn't hold back and said what she needed to say. So what about Moen? In fact, Erza was even less reserved when facing Moen.
"Moen, as the guild leader, you also need to take responsibility and keep a close eye on these two. You can't just let them run wild like this."
Before Moen could say anything, Mirajane also stood up to support Erza. She looked righteous, but she couldn't hide the smile in her eyes.
Moen shrugged and smiled helplessly. He could only glare at Natsu and Gray. He had only said one sentence for these two guys, and the two "Queens" immediately seized the opportunity to attack him.
"Then you two continue to teach them a lesson."
Moen shrugged and chose to sell out his teammates. Natsu and Gray were tough and thick-skinned, and getting beaten up and scolded was commonplace for them. Let the two of them draw the fire.
"Moen!?"
Natsu and Gray stopped pretending to be dead and immediately looked at Moen in shock, exclaiming in surprise.
Moen's stance changed way too fast! He was just speaking up for them a moment ago, and now he's betrayed them. "That's more like it. They should take responsibility for their mistakes. We can't just cover for them. They should be punished when they need to be punished so they'll learn their lesson and won't do it again next time."
Erza was satisfied to see that Moen was no longer stopping her. However, Moen's interruption had vented her anger, so she stopped "chasing" Natsu and Gray and let them go.
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Moen thought to himself that Natsu and Gray hadn't done anything wrong, they were just fooling around. Erza truly lived up to her reputation as the guild's disciplinary committee member; everyone became normal when she was around. Of course, it wasn't that they were afraid of her, well, it shouldn't be that they were afraid of her.
But in any case, for those in positions of power, having Erza as a "disciplinary committee member" is actually quite good. As long as you can tolerate her pointing out your mistakes, she is definitely a "good helper" and makes guild management easier.
On the other hand, Mirajane is the key to the guild's operation. Over the past few years, Mirajane and Lisanna have taken over the guild's front desk, check-in, task registration, and settlement work. Without these sisters, the guild would really stop functioning.
As the guild leader, Moen has to rely heavily on Erza and Mirajane, who are his two "employees" on the main artery.
Fairy Tail can't function without them, and neither can Moen.
Grandpa Makarov sat to the side drinking his wine, watching Moen handle guild affairs, and watching Moen get glared at by Erza and Mirajane. He was thoroughly enjoying himself!
Finally, it was his turn to watch the show from the sidelines. Did he really think being a guild leader was so easy? There's a lot more to it than meets the eye! Even if it's a policy of "ruling without lifting a finger," it doesn't mean you can just wash your hands of everything and not care about anything!
Another car that I really enjoyed watching was Laxus.
Moen eventually became the guild leader, which he didn't find unacceptable. Moen was indeed very suitable. Seeing Moen suffer setbacks, he felt that Moen had only himself to blame!
If he were to become the guild leader, how could Erza and Mirajane dare to reprimand him? Hmm, they probably wouldn't.
Right?