Chapter 418

【"So, so I wasn't convinced!"】

【Speaking of this, Makarov also scratched his head a bit embarrassedly:】

【"At the time, I had also drunk a bit of wine, and I completely looked down on that bald guy or whatever, and then I said."】

【"What strongest of the younger generation? Anyone picked at random from our guild could rub that bald guy into the ground."】

【"Moreover, strictly speaking, that bald guy doesn't even count as the younger generation anymore; he's almost thirty, yet he still has the nerve to claim to be the younger generation."】

【Makarov complained continuously.】

【"Then, you went up against that Granny Ooba?"】

【Black Natsu looked up at Makarov.】

【"You bet!" Makarov raised his head.】

【"At the time, I said, the strongest still depends on us; who in our guild isn't a monster among monsters? A mere bald guy, we can crush him easily!"】

【"Afterward, Ooba wasn't convinced either, and the two of us started arguing."】

【"Finally, we agreed that at this year's routine meeting, we would hold a competition between the younger generation to prove who is the strongest one."】

【"The loser has to publicly post that their own guild is inferior to the other guild, and then, the master has to perform a striptease in public, then take photos, and put them in the Weekly Sorcerer!"】

【Black Natsu's hand couldn't help but tremble.】

【He looked at Makarov with a stunned expression: "You are at such an age... you still play quite wildly?"】

【Makarov was also full of helplessness.】

【"Not the kind where you strip naked, I was drunk at the time and just said it casually."】

【"In short, the result was that other guilds also participated, and everyone agreed."】

【"However, afterward, no one mentioned this matter again."】

【"Originally, I thought that it was just drunken nonsense and that everyone wouldn't take it seriously."】

【"As a result!"】

【Speaking of this, Makarov suddenly became furious.】

【"Some time ago, news suddenly spread that the bald guy from Lamia Scale, a guy named Jura, had actually become a Ten Wizard Saint!"】

【"Although he is only at the bottom, still, that is a Ten Wizard Saint!"】

【"Good heavens, I received the news that very morning, and very quickly! That old hag sent a communication."】

【"The content should be that the bet is still on, right?" Black Natsu shook his teacup.】

【Makarov nodded.】

【"At the time, to be honest, I was a bit panicked; after all, you weren't here, and that guy Gildarts was executing a hundred-year quest, so there was no one in the guild."】

【"What about Laxus, Erza, and Mirajane? Each one of them is very strong."】

【Makarov waved his hand: "They are indeed very strong, but the opponent is a Ten Wizard Saint after all; sending them isn't very stable."】

【"Moreover, I heard that Ichiya of Blue Pegasus, Bacchus of Quatro Cerberus, anyway, the strongest of every guild, are all intensifying their training during this period."】

【"Clearly, no one wants to be at the bottom this time."】

【"So, isn't that what I'm worrying about? As a result, you came back; this is truly heaven helping me!"】

【"Master, have you ever thought about what if I don't go?"】

【Black Natsu shook his cup with interest.】

【Upon hearing this, Makarov immediately became anxious.】

【He hurriedly scurried in front of Black Natsu.】

【"You, you, you... you just drank such precious tea of mine..."】

【"Stop, stop." Black Natsu waved his hand to interrupt Makarov's words.】

【"This Ice Emperor Tea, it's not like I haven't drunk it before, and it was the real, freshly picked kind."】

【"The taste is quite different from this one; could it be... that it's because the Master has kept this tea for too long?"】

【Makarov's expression froze.】

【He laughed it off: "Uh... that... I guess it really was kept too long and got damp."】

【"In short, having drunk my things, you are not allowed to go back on your word."】

【"Otherwise... otherwise..."】

【Makarov's gaze kept darting around the office.】

【Finally, it locked onto a pillar.】

【"Otherwise, this old man will just bash his head against this and die, which is better than losing face to the whole world!"】

【But Black Natsu remained unmoved.】

【While sitting there drinking tea, he cast his gaze toward the pillar.】

【"This thing won't kill you."】

【Makarov: "..."】

【"Oh my~ just help this old man fulfill this wish. You also know, I, I probably won't live much longer..."】

【Seeing that his killing move didn't work, Makarov was helpless and could only turn to play the pity card.】

【Watching this scene, Black Natsu was somewhat dumbfounded.】

【"Forget it, if I have to go, I'll go; seriously, I have to waste a few days of cultivation time again."】

【Makarov's eyes were glowing with golden light.】

【Before his excited words could come out!】

【Boom~~】

【A violent explosion resounded throughout the entire guild.】

【The surprise from just a moment ago was completely transformed into horror.】

【Makarov blinked his eyes in astonishment.】

【"What's going on? What happened?"】

【"It seems like the sound came from below."】

【Black Natsu pointed below the guild.】

【Hearing this, Makarov immediately felt something was wrong, took three steps in two, and rushed rapidly toward the outside of the office.】

【Just as he arrived at the second-floor railing.】

【Makarov was stunned!】

【Is this... still the Fairy Tail guild?】

【I saw that the entire guild was in a mess.】

【The intact walls had already developed pitted caves.】

【The chaotic crowd had already started fighting in a group.】

【The most eye-catching were the two girls who were pulling each other's collars or hair and still angrily cursing at each other.】

【And Lucy, who was standing at the entrance, already looking on in a daze.】

【Makarov immediately felt his blood pressure rising.】

【His cheeks were also flushed red with anger.】

【"You... you bunch of bastards!!"】

【"Stop it right now, you old man!!!"】