Chapter 208

["Master, you'd better write your apology letter now; that way, you won't have to work overtime at the last minute, anyway, you have experience in this matter."]

[Makarov looked at the letter that had disappeared and felt his blood pressure rising.]

[But there was nothing he could do, so he could only sigh helplessly.]

["The routine meeting can end today; I just hope that bunch of guys won't cause any trouble during this time."]

["Rest assured, Old Ma, if it's a blessing, it's not a disaster; if it's a disaster, you can't avoid it."]

["Look on the bright side."]

[Bob comforted him kindly.]

[Makarov thought about it carefully, and it was indeed the truth.]

[Anyway, worrying blindly here is useless, it's better to relax.]

[Besides... how many times have I experienced such things?]

[I could find the way to the Magic Council with my eyes closed.]

[Going there is like going home, what's there to be afraid of?]

[The more he thought about it, the more cheerful Makarov became.]

[He took a big gulp of wine down his throat.]

[Makarov wiped his mouth: "You're right, forget it!"]

[He cast his gaze toward the center of the villa.]

[At the two guild juniors who were fighting.]

["By the way, where is it now?"]

["Sabertooth VS Twilight Ogre." Bob responded.]

["What an unfamiliar guild." Makarov stroked his chin.]

["After all, they aren't very famous, so it's normal that you don't know them; it's said to be a recently emerged guild, with no fame and no strength." Goldmine said.]

[The fact was indeed so; the fight between the two guild members didn't arouse anyone's exclamation.]

[After all, the level was about the same as regular mages; such existences are a dime a dozen in major guilds.]

[It was really a bit boring.]

[It seemed that it wasn't just these masters who felt it was boring, but also Bacchus, who had been drinking alone for a long time.]

[Frowning slightly, Bacchus threw the wine gourd in his hand aside.]

[His figure flashed suddenly!]

[He appeared directly in the center of the battlefield, facing the fists coming from both sides.]

[A cold smile flashed across Bacchus's mouth.]

[His hands swayed in mid-air, and even the members of the other two guilds didn't react.]

[Their fists were firmly grabbed by Bacchus.]

["Heh! Such a fight is too boring; let me add some highlights!"]

[Bacchus laughed.]

[His hands exerted force.]

["Pigua Zhang!"]

[Whoosh~~]

[An unimaginable soft force drove the figures of the two toward the front.]

[Immediately after, what greeted them was a powerful palm strike.]

[With just one strike, he sent the two flying, smashing them heavily against the wall not far away.]

[At this, even some guild masters couldn't help but stand up.]

[Pairs of eyes looked toward Goldmine.]

["So powerful!"]

["Is this the trump card of Quatro Cerberus, Bacchus, known as the Drunken Eagle?"]

["Is his strength enough to be ranked as an S-class existence??"]

["Most importantly, he became an S-class Black Mage relying on his taijutsu; one can imagine how strong this guy's taijutsu is!"]

[Countless exclamations resounded through the villa, and Goldmine, being watched, also smiled with satisfaction.]

[He had high expectations for Bacchus.]

[His strength naturally wouldn't be bad.]

[After quickly resolving the two, Bacchus scanned the whole scene.]

[Arrogantly saying: "Does anyone want to challenge me?"]

["If not, then, the strongest this time will be me."]

[Bacchus was full of smiles, and the fighting spirit in his eyes also boiled.]

["What an arrogant guy! Let me meet you!"]

[Abruptly, a young and vigorous voice rang out from the crowd.]

[The next moment, a figure in red clothes rushed out, heading straight for Bacchus.]

[Bacchus's pupils shrank, like a sharp eagle, calmly capturing every move of the person coming.]

[Then, his center of gravity sank, and magic power accumulated on his right palm.]

[Instantly! Bacchus moved.]

[His figure was as fast as lightning, disappearing from the spot.]

[Appearing in front of that person, his right palm struck mercilessly at the person's chest.]

[Boom!!]

[A strong wind spread, and the person's body stiffened, then slowly fell to the ground.]

[The scene, after a brief hesitation, immediately erupted into a series of rapid applause.]

[In the crowd, Makarov was confident, slowly looking toward Hei Black Nazi behind him.]

[Hei Black Nazi, who was eating, also raised his head in sync.]

[His gaze met Makarov's.]

Hades: "This old fox! He really is an old fox!"]

"Back then I didn't even see it, that Makarov who thought about rushing into everything would evolve into such an old fox."

Brain: "So, what exactly did the years do?"]

"To make Makarov change so much?"]

Mavis: "Yes, yes, what did the years do to Makarov? How did he become so... insidious?"]

Makarov: "What are you talking about, it's normal for an old man's thinking to change, right?"]

"This is called... er... starting to use his brain, what do you know!"]

[In the screen.]

[Makarov leaned over and asked in a low voice.]

["What do you think?"]

["What do I think about what?" Hei Black Nazi swallowed the food in his mouth and asked in confusion.]

["It's that guy named Bacchus."]

["Oh, that's alright."]

["Alright? Even you think he's very strong?"]

[Listening to Hei Black Nazi's answer, Makarov suddenly became a bit panicked.]

[Regarding this, Hei Black Nazi shook his head gently: "That's not it."]

["What I meant by alright is... they are all alright, meaning, I feel they are all about the same."]

[Although he didn't understand what Hei Black Nazi was referring to.]

[But that didn't matter anymore; what mattered was that Hei Black Nazi thought the opponent wasn't strong, and that was enough.]

[However, it was true; for an existence that could fight Gildarts to the point of destroying an island, Bacchus's level was indeed far behind.]

["So, is it my turn to go up?" Hei Black Nazi pulled out a tissue and wiped his greasy palms.]

[Hearing this, Makarov shook his head hurriedly: "Don't panic, don't panic, it's not time for you to go up yet."]

["That guy has someone who can solve him."]

[Makarov turned his head confidently and cast his gaze toward the center of the battlefield.]

[Bacchus, who had defeated the challenger again, raised a proud smile, hands on his hips, and said drunkenly.]

["Is there anyone else? This isn't enough to fight!"]

["Then let me come, Men~"]

[Abruptly, a low and sexy voice resounded in the villa.]

[The crowded crowd parted a path, and Ichiya, with shiny little stars all over his body, walked over slowly.]

[Looking straight at Bacchus in front, Ichiya's face became rarely serious.]

[In the direction of the guild masters, Makarov looked at Bob.]

["Not bad, you sent your strongest trump card out just like that?"]

[Bob smiled, holding his cheeks: "As long as the person himself is strong enough, it doesn't matter who goes first or last."]

["Since it's a sparring match, there's no need to talk about so many rules; since they want to fight, let them fight."]

[Goldmine also nodded in agreement.]

["Speaking of which, I have never seen Ichiya's magic, it really makes one curious."]

["Ichiya..." Makarov watched the man who was not much taller than himself.]

["Yes, yes, very handsome, right? He will be even more handsome when he gets serious later!" Bob said excitedly.]

[Makarov couldn't help but complain: "By the way, does your Blue Pegasus recruit people based on looks?"]

["What use is being handsome?"]

[Who knew, Bob didn't have any emotions because of this, just looked at the center of the battlefield and smiled faintly.]

["Not necessarily, sometimes... being handsome is really useful!"]

[Center of the battlefield.]

[Bacchus also looked at Ichiya, frowning slightly: "What is this, it's not Jura, or Natsu?"]

[Ichiya stood with his hands behind his back, his face shining with little stars.]

[Slowly saying: "Although I don't know why they don't plan to make a move yet, our master couldn't wait, so I had no choice but to come up."]

["Could it be... you can't bring yourself to fight against someone as handsome as me? Men~"]

[Bacchus was stunned for a moment.]

[It seemed he was disgusted by Ichiya's narcissism to the extreme.]

[So much so that the corners of his eyes were twitching wildly.]

[Helplessly supporting his forehead with one hand: "Whatever... anyway, as long as I can make my soul tremble, I'm satisfied!"]

[He spread his palms, looking straight at Ichiya.]

["Then... let's start!"]

[Whoosh!!]

[In just an instant, Bacchus disappeared from the spot, approaching Ichiya at an incredible speed.]

[And at this moment! Ichiya was still standing with his hands behind his back, and what was raised on his face was indescribable confidence!]

[At this moment, countless people were surprised.]

[Could it be... Ichiya was already confident about Bacchus's attack??]

[Could it be... he already had a way to counter it? Could he block that terrifying palm technique that had killed three people in seconds before?]

[Countless people were on standby, eyes fixed on Ichiya's direction.]

[The next moment!]

[Pigua Zhang!!!]

[Bacchus's powerful palm struck out again.]

[Approaching Ichiya in an instant; at this moment, Ichiya's eyes also met Bacchus's.]

[Bacchus's pupils dilated.]

[Could it be...]

[Bang!!!]

["Men~~"]

[Accompanied by the shout, Ichiya was hit by the palm and flew backward, flipping 360 degrees in mid-air in a graceful posture before...]

[Landing on the floor, even bouncing twice.]

[The whole scene was stunned.]

["Ah... ah??"]

["This... it's over? Another palm strike??"]

["No, Ichiya was full of confidence just now, how could he..."]

["Is it possible that Ichiya didn't react just now?"]

["No way?? Didn't react??"]

[At this moment, even Bacchus was bewildered, looking blankly at Ichiya who had been knocked to the ground by him.]

[Looking at his own palm with some disbelief.]

["Am I... that strong?"]

[Makarov and Hei Black Nazi looked at each other.]

[Hei Black Nazi continued to eat, shrugging his shoulders indifferently.]

[Speaking unclearly: "Rest assured, it's not that easy to end; that guy Ichiya is playing."]

["I can feel that he hasn't even used magic yet."]

[Makarov's pupils shrank slightly.]

[The look in his eyes when he looked at Bob again changed.]

[This Bob... hides quite deeply.]

[Often, the more people who look like idiots, the more they are the ones who need to be paid attention to.]

[Because, this type of person is best at hiding!]

[Hiding their strength through all kinds of outrageous actions; what is called "great wisdom looks like stupidity" refers to this type of person.]

[Even Bob is like this; don't look at his appearance as a fat okama.]

[But if this guy gets serious, it can even be said that he can fight with Makarov.]

[The facts indeed didn't deviate from what Hei Black Nazi said.]

[Just when Bacchus thought he had won, Ichiya actually stood up with effort.]

[He rubbed his cheeks, constantly complaining that Bacchus shouldn't have hit his handsome face.]

[Bacchus didn't believe in evil and immediately erupted again, launching an all-around attack on Ichiya.]

[Pigua Zhang was used as if it didn't cost money, crazily greeting Ichiya.]

[Even breaking his gorgeous suit.]

[Beating Ichiya crazily like a spinning top, but this guy could still stand up.]

[Forcing Bacchus to use his ultimate move, Drunken Pigua Zhang in a drunken state.]

[With more powerful attack power, one palm strike sent Ichiya to the ground again.]

[This time, Ichiya couldn't get up for a long time.]

[Bacchus panted, eyes fixed on Ichiya.]

["This time... should... what?!!"]

[He looked in disbelief at Ichiya, who was crawling on the ground, his whole body trembling.]

["This is for the honor of the guild... so, I can't lose just like that!"]

[Ichiya slowly raised his head, his star-shining square face imprinted in Bacchus's pupils.]

["You guy!" Bacchus's eyes bulged, veins popping on his forehead 0...]

["I won't let down the master's intentions, handsome guy! That is absolute justice, that is the one who should win!"]

[Ichiya brushed his bangs with a tremor.]

[Then, he took out a bottle, opened it, and absorbed the fragrance stored in the bottle.]

[Suddenly, magic power began to spread over Ichiya's body.]

— Author's Notes —

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