newbobooks Chapter 425 Preventing the Disruption of Fairness
Chapter 425 Preventing the Disruption of Fairness
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A loving father and a filial son, truly a loving father and a filial son.
Makarov, Ivan, and Laxus—these three generations of grandfather, father, and son were a truly loving family.
Of course, the problem actually lies mainly with Ivan in the middle. Ivan, who was the link between the past and the future, was rotten, which led to this situation of "father parting and son laughing". Makarov and Laxus still had a special bond, especially after the misunderstanding was cleared up.
Therefore, Laxus remained calm as he watched Ivan being brutally beaten by Makarov. His father had been expelled from the guild and was even opposing Fairy Tail, attempting to sow discord between them, which was absolutely wrong.
"Take your people and get out."
After beating his son to vent his anger, Makarov told Ivan to take his men and get out of there, and not to linger or get in the way.
"Damn it! Those bastards from Fairy Tail! I'll be back!"
Covering his face, Ivan uttered a harsh remark. Without needing any prompting, the members of "Raven's Tail" stopped pretending to be dead and came to his side one by one, ready to roll with him.
"Wait a minute, Ivan, you're dressed like that, are you planning to sneak into the grand martial arts competition?"
Just as Ivan Dorleah was about to leave, Moen suddenly interjected with another sentence.
Moen had a strange expression because he had just suddenly received a mission.
[Ding! Mission triggered!]
Task Title: "Upholding Fairness!"
Mission Objective: The Raven's Tail is attempting to undermine the fairness of the Magical Martial Arts Tournament. Stop them! Warning! Ivan Dole, the guild leader of The Raven's Tail, will be participating in the tournament disguised as a guild member!
Task progress:
Prevent "Raven's Tail" from violating the rules (incomplete)
Quest Reward: Random Bronze Armor or Skill.
This task was sudden and very easy; it seemed like it would be easy to complete.
But the information mentioned in the mission details still surprised Moen quite a bit.
That guy Ivan Dolea has absolutely no shame! As the guild leader, he actually tried to fake his participation in the competition!
Although the Grand Magic Games has now relaxed the entry restrictions for "S-class mages," guild leaders are still not allowed to participate.
After all, this is a competition. It's one thing if members from different guilds really fight, at most it's just personal disagreement. But if guild leaders really fight, it will have a huge impact on both guilds.
This is just a competition; there's no need to escalate it to this point. Therefore, it would be better to simply restrict guild leaders from participating.
Moreover, since the "Grand Magic Tournament" was derived from a previous "S-rank assessment mission" held before "Fairy Tail", the guild leaders were naturally not allowed to participate in it from the beginning.
At first, even "S-class mages" were not allowed to participate, but it has been reformed step by step to become what it is now. If we have to say, in the future, it is possible that the presidents may be allowed to participate in the competition.
However, at present, it is absolutely against the rules for guild leaders to participate in competitions.
"What...what?! How is this possible?!"
When Moen exposed his plan, Ivan Dorreah was shocked. He never expected Moen to suddenly bring up this topic.
"...It really is true."
Ivan Dorleah's reaction left Moen speechless.
In fact, this was quite unexpected. If it weren't for the system mission revealing this, Moen would never have thought of it, and probably no one could have imagined that Ivan Dorleah would actually shamelessly participate in the competition.
"Nonsense! Let's go!"
Faced with Moen's questioning, Ivan Doleah roared and then immediately left with his men, looking even more disheveled than when he had just been beaten.
Clearly, if his violation of the rules is exposed, he will lose even more face and face even more punishment.
"Moen? How do you know he's going to violate the rules?"
Seeing Ivan flee in panic, Makarov came to Moen's side and asked with a curious look. Everyone around was also very curious, as no one had thought of this possibility.
"The requirement for participants is five or six people per team, but Raven's Tail only sent five people, including Ivan, the chairman. Isn't that strange?"
Of course, it's possible that some of their team members haven't arrived yet, so I was just trying to bluff him; I didn't expect his reaction to be so strong.
Moen explained with a smile that his meaning was quite clear: Ivan Doraeus really had a problem, and perhaps he had guessed correctly.
"Should we focus our investigation on them?"
Emerald immediately chimed in, saying that as the daughter of the "organizer's boss," she could naturally make requests to her king father, such as giving a special inspection to the participants of "Raven's Tail."
"Of course, a thorough investigation!"
Moen nodded, giving an affirmative answer.
His task was to prevent "Raven's Tail" from undermining the fairness of the Grand Martial Arts Tournament, so naturally he had to investigate thoroughly, until Ivan Dolea dared not participate. Ideally, "Raven's Tail" should be disqualified from the tournament and expelled from Crocas. That would be a permanent solution, saving them the trouble of having to guard against any sabotage during the tournament.
"Understood, Master."
Emerald nodded. She had a good grasp of Master Moen's "strict investigation". She had to keep pursuing "Raven's Tail" and try to make sure they couldn't participate in the competition!
Of course, everything is within the legal and compliant scope. They will not actively break the rules, but will only punish those who break the rules. If "The Crow's Tail" is really not a problem, then there is nothing they can do. They can't just pull a stunt.
After the farce ended, everyone went their separate ways and continued doing their own thing. This incident was really nothing to Fairy Tail; it was just a fight, and a group fight at that.
But for others, for those who are just watching the drama unfold, this is something worth publicizing.
Fairy Tail beats up Raven Tail, Makarov beats up Ivan, and most importantly, Moen takes over as the guild master of Fairy Tail. Although this is not a secret, Fairy Tail announced it immediately.
But because the interval was so short, people who didn't follow "Fairy Tail" were really unaware of it, and they were all shocked.
It's not that I think Moen is unworthy, but rather that Makarov's seniority is indeed too high.
When people mention "Fairy Tail," the first thing that comes to mind is Makarov, who has been the chairman for decades. Naturally, people are not used to the sudden change of leadership, so they naturally start to share and spread the word, and soon everything that happened in "Tequila Park" spreads.
After a night of fermentation and a day of dissemination, the fact that Moen had become the guild master of "Fairy Tail" became the "front page headline" of the day and was widely reported.
Instead, no one paid any attention to the "Raven Tail" on the roadside. After all, wasn't it normal for them to be beaten up by "Fairy Tail"? Did they really expect them to defeat "Fairy Tail"?
Moen becoming president proves one thing: Moen definitely won't be playing in the next match! That's the real big deal!
Even though Moen was definitely going to be the final boss even if he were to leave the game before, it would still put a lot of pressure on people and make them feel like they had no hope of winning. But now, everyone really sees hope, and at least they are not guaranteed to lose.
Of course, this is all on the premise that the retired Makarov does not participate. The old-timers of the "Ten Wizard Saints" still have a deterrent effect. If the old man participates, then the others can take a break.
Regardless, this is great news for other guilds and is worth celebrating.
Of course, some people are happy, while others are dissatisfied. There are still some who want to challenge Moen or Makarov. There has never been a shortage of "tiger" among mages. Challenging Moen or Makarov in this Grand Magic Tournament is at least not dangerous, and there is at least a certain degree of safety.
But no matter what, it's a done deal, and everyone can only accept it.
However, not everyone treated "Crow's Tail" as just a roadside stall; at least the organizers did not ignore them.
Moen's words still carried weight, especially with Princess Emerald offering her opinion. The officials of "Grand Magician's Martial Arts" began a thorough investigation of "Raven's Tail," conducting a comprehensive inquiry.
As it turned out, a problem was indeed discovered. Just as Moen said, "Raven's Tail" only had five people, including the president, Ivan Dorleah, which was clearly against the competition rules.
Even after the opening ceremony of the conference had already begun, "Raven's Tail" still hadn't assembled a complete team, as the members they urgently mobilized couldn't make it to the opening ceremony.
"The crow's tail does not comply with the competition rules; it is disqualified from the competition."
The investigators, with serious expressions, announced the final conclusion: although they did not obtain evidence that Ivan Doleah wanted to fake his participation, they did successfully disqualify "Raven's Tail," which can be considered as not disappointing the princess's expectations.
Most importantly, everything was legal and compliant; it was "The Crow's Tail" that failed to gather the required number of participants.
"Okay, I accept."
Ivan Dolea nodded, calmly accepting the outcome.
Actually, this is also the result Ivan Doleah wanted. If he really wanted to gather five people, it wouldn't be difficult. He could even just pull anyone into the guild to form a temporary team.
But that wouldn't make any difference; their results would definitely be poor. Besides, they had already lost face this time, and it was already quite an achievement to escape unscathed. These investigators had been watching them closely, clearly trying to cause trouble. Ivan Dolea didn't want to go against the grain, so he figured it was better to just leave like this.
"That damned Moen! I will definitely get my revenge!"
After the investigators left, Ivan Dole's face turned ugly. He knew that all of this was because of Moen's trickery. If it weren't for Moen, his plan would have been able to go through!
Unfortunately, he could only curse in secret. He certainly wouldn't dare to go crazy in front of Moen. The current Moen was no longer the little guy he used to look down on.
"Eqiu!"
On the "President's Viewing Stand" specially built by the "Grand Magic Tournament", Moen sneezed and rubbed his nose. He was stimulated by the perfume scent of the female president next to him.
Without making a sound, Moen moved to a spot next to Goldman and Guild Master Bob, getting rid of the other eager guild masters.
"You'll get used to it. You're really a big shot in our Fiore Kingdom, and you have a huge chain of interests attached to you. Everyone wants to get along with you, hoping that you can slip a little bit of money through their fingers. That would be enough for them to live a life of plenty."
Goldman was still wearing sunglasses, his arms crossed, looking inscrutable. But what the old man said was indeed true. Wherever Moen went, he would be a hot commodity. Anyone with a sound mind would want to get on his good side.
Putting aside everything else, just look at the development of "Four-Headed Hound" and "Blue Pegasus". These two guilds, which are now doing better and better, are the best examples of how following "Fairy Tail" can bring benefits. Of course, smaller guilds also hope to catch this train.
"He's not just a big name in our Kingdom of Fiore, but he's incredibly popular wherever he goes across the entire continent of Ishgar."
Bob smiled with narrowed eyes, increasingly regretting not having snatched Moen away sooner. This kid was truly a prodigy, with unparalleled strength and a sharp mind. Makarov was so lucky; that bastard should just retire now!
"Fairy Tail isn't a selfish guild; they'll definitely play along with everyone, but expecting to leech off us is unrealistic."
Moen smiled and said that he could certainly give up some benefits, which was a necessary sacrifice for unity, but it was impossible to rely on Fairy Tail for everything and to suck blood from Fairy Tail. He was not a saint.
People have varying degrees of closeness and distance. Fairy Tail's resources will naturally be allocated to guilds with whom it has a closer relationship. However, this close relationship is not built on sycophancy, but on fighting side by side time and time again, and on feelings.
Whenever Fairy Tail is in trouble, Blue Pegasus and Four-Headed Hound are always the first to respond and send their elite teams to help. The three guilds can work together like one, so Fairy Tail will naturally take care of them first.
But when something happens, you're not there, and even when you are, you can't help; you'll only hold us back. How can you expect to get anything from "Fairy Tail"?
To expect more preferential treatment? Isn't that just wishful thinking?
The policies and rules established by the "Mage Alliance" are already sufficient to support small guilds. Moen believes that he has absolutely not suppressed small guilds, so he can naturally have a clear conscience.
While Moen and his friends were chatting, all the teams had already entered the venue, and the huge hall no longer felt empty.
The venue for the Grand Magic Tournament is called "Toms Brau," located on a mountain west of Crocus.
It is said that this place has some history, that it existed a long time ago, and that it has now been renovated by King Thomas and used as a venue for grand military exercises.
"The Grand Magic Tournament! Officially Begins!"
Seeing that all the participating teams had entered the venue and the audience was packed, the host, King Thomas, dressed in a strange outfit with a pumpkin head, announced loudly.