newbobooks Chapter 266 The Banquet
Chapter 266 The Banquet
Chapter 266 The Banquet
The following morning, a grand and lively banquet was held at Fairy Tail as scheduled, led by Chairman Makarov.
This banquet, which Natsu had been talking about since yesterday, was not only a welcome party for the newcomers Ginna and Rili, but also a celebration of the Edolas Action Team's successful completion of their mission, Gildarts and Cana's reunion as father and daughter, and most importantly, Lisana's safe return!
In accordance with the guild's usual practice, it was entirely possible to split the event into several separate banquets, but after careful consideration, Makarov decided to combine them all into one event to save money for their comprehensive partner, the Hartfield Consortium.
That's right. In the cooperation agreement signed between Makarov and Jud, in addition to necessary expenses such as daily damage to the guild's property, there was also sponsorship for events such as banquets and previous flower viewing parties!
Correspondingly, if the Heartfilia Foundation is threatened or attacked by illegal organizations or dark guilds, Fairy Tail will need to provide necessary assistance.
This is a win-win situation for both Fiore's strongest guild and Fiore's richest conglomerate. Moreover, with Lucy's connection, there is no need to worry about being "betrayed" by the other party.
"I was really shocked when I heard the news. I didn't expect you to be alive, Lisana. That's great!"
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"It's been two or three years since I last saw Lisana, and she's still as beautiful as ever!"
"She's definitely prettier now! Lisana's measurements weren't this good before!"
In the guild hall, Marcus, Nob, and the Thunder Gods surrounded Lisanna, their faces beaming with excitement and joy.
Although Lisana returned yesterday, they were working hard to qualify for the upcoming S-rank assessment.
I didn't see him right away.
"No, no, everyone looks even more handsome and good-looking than before!"
Lisana, her eyes welling with tears as she looked at the familiar faces, kept greeting everyone and enthusiastically responding to their warm greetings, "Lu-chan!"
On the other side, Levy, who had just finished making the request, opened her arms and hugged Lucy affectionately.
"Levy!" Lucy responded with an even tighter hug.
After exchanging the usual greetings between best friends, Levy asked with concern, "How's your work in Edolas going? Are you hurt? Did Chess and Natsu bully you?"
"Well, apart from destroying quite a few public buildings, it went pretty smoothly overall."
Lucy subconsciously recalled Adrienne's fierce, fighting face and couldn't help but think to herself, "Levy here is definitely better."
"What?! Me?! We're the guild's strongest candidates?!"
Two exclamations rang out. Jett and Troy were quite surprised to learn their position in Edolas from Gray, who was ninety percent naked. At the same time, they also felt a strange sense of pride.
"Look at them and then look at you! You're still holding Leby back in your commissions, not manly at all!"
Elfman's reprimand brought the two back to reality, and they stood behind Levy, feeling incredibly embarrassed, awkwardly laughing and scratching their heads.
"Lord Gray~ Juvia has prepared a very nice coat for you~"
Juvia, with red hearts in her eyes, came close to me carrying a thick coat embroidered with Grey's image.
This is something she created after staying up all night yesterday after learning about Ed Grey's information.
The intention was obvious, and quite lewd: if Lord Gray wore more clothes, he might develop a personality like Ed Gray.
Juvia was bursting with excitement at the thought of Lord Grey pursuing her so passionately.
"No, it's too hot!"
The idea was wonderful, but reality was cruel, and Gray refused without even thinking.
Meanwhile, in a secluded corner, Alzate and Bisca learned from Wendy that their counterparts in the other world were different from the couples who were openly showing affection 24/7. These two were incredibly shy; they would blush and look away after just one glance at each other, creating a rather ambiguous scene.
Little Wendy's lips twitched, and she silently turned and left, suddenly regretting why she had to feed herself dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection).
In front of the bar.
Chess sat side by side with Makarov.
Mira walked over with a smile, glanced at the beer barrel in front of Chase, then reached out and "took" the beer from Makarov's hand, replacing it with a simple glass of healthy milk for the old man.
After finishing this action, she sat down opposite him, propped her cheek on one hand, and looked at Chase, saying with a sigh, "Speaking of which, I really want to meet Chase from Edolas. It would be quite amusing to see him trembling with fear."
"...As expected of you." Chess smiled and shook his head.
From this perspective, Edmila is actually a little different from the Mira here—at least she's not as cunning.
Makarov stared at the milk that had appeared in his hand, tears welling up in his eyes: "You can say whatever you want, but can you please stop doing unnecessary things?"
This is a banquet!
The old man felt he could try to make a move in this situation, but after glancing at the smiling Mila, he dejectedly lowered his head.
Forget it, better to avoid trouble.
"While that's true, Edches is also a very reliable guy."
Erza, who had just finished eating strawberry cake, walked over slowly with a smile on her face.
"Looks like you've recovered, Erza." Chase noticed that she didn't seem as downcast as she had been yesterday.
Out of concern for his companion, he went to Lucy to ask about the reason as soon as he arrived at the guild, but Lucy brushed him off with "this is a topic between girls".
In any case, it's good that Erza has regained her strength.
"Hmm, hmm—" Erza turned her head away, not looking at Chess.
Although Lucy's guidance throughout the night helped her understand her own feelings and stop her from being overly conflicted and confused, the side effects were also obvious: she didn't know how to face Chase for the time being.
Mira squinted and scrutinized Erza.
Recalling his conversation with Lisana last night, he clenched his fists slightly under the counter.
Let's have a fair competition, Erza! I definitely won't lose to you!
Erza noticed her gaze, and her beautiful eyes also flashed with an indomitable spirit: I will also do my best, Mira!
They knew each other so well that they could communicate with just their eyes.
As for Chase, his attention was entirely focused on Gildarts, who was showing off his beloved daughter Cana to his friends not far away.
Once the father and daughter have recovered from the initial awkwardness of recognizing each other, it will be time to go to their door and issue a challenge.
What kind of card will the strongest magician from Fairy Tail drop? Will it be a body part of Exodia, or some other powerful card?
That's something to look forward to!
cough cough.
The experienced Makarov had already seen through everything. Taking advantage of Erza's cover, he quietly stole a beer from the table and slipped away to the side.
Before leaving, Old Ma couldn't help but glance at Chess: "Hmph, you brat, you've been making me angry every day. The day you start having a headache isn't far off!"