Chapter 423

【Makarov also coughed twice, with his hands behind his back, and greeted Bob seriously.】

【"Why did you come so early?"】

【"It's not early anymore, everyone is almost here."】

【Bob walked with swan steps, moving toward Black Natsu bit by bit.】

【Black Natsu's face turned pale.】

【His figure moved a few steps to Makarov's side without a sound again.】

【Suddenly, Makarov also became a bit panicked.】

【His eyes kept signaling Black Natsu, as if saying, don't lead him to me.】

【But Black Natsu turned a deaf ear, using Makarov to firmly block himself behind.】

【Seeing that the situation was not good, Makarov hurriedly cast his gaze toward the short figure who came with Bob, and asked:】

【"Is this Ichiya? Looks... uh... a man of talent."】

【"Haha, not bad, not bad, Old Mak!"】

【Bob also got into the spirit, directly scurrying to Makarov's side, and introduced Ichiya to him.】

【"He is a very strong mage, the strongest mage in my Blue Pegasus, Ichiya!"】

【"Come, greet Old Mak and them." Bob said.】

【Ichiya was an adult male with a height of less than 1.4 meters.】

【He had an exaggerated cube-shaped face, a large nose, and his appearance... was average; he was wearing a white tuxedo, and the whole person was posing in some kind of handsome posture.】

【It seemed to have lasted for a long time, so much so that Black Natsu could clearly notice that his feet were shaking a bit.】

【Hearing that he was being introduced, Ichiya finally changed to a more handsome posture.】

【He brushed his greasy side bangs with his right hand, revealing those somewhat melancholic little eyes.】

【"Men~ my name is Ichiya, you should be Natsu, right? I've heard your name; until now, a 100% mission completion rate, very exaggerated!"】

【Ichiya scurried up, and his palm, which was full of hair oil and dandruff from brushing his greasy hair, reached out toward Black Natsu.】

【Black Natsu's eyelids were twitching wildly, and the corners of his mouth began to twitch uncontrollably.】

【"Uh... hello."】

【Under the gaze of his elder, Black Natsu still bit the bullet and shook hands with Ichiya shallowly.】

【"Haha, let's go, there are many people of the younger generation inside, I'll take you in to get to know them."】

【I have to say, Ichiya is indeed quite good in some aspects, but...】

【Why would I inexplicably have the urge to flatten him?】

【Black Natsu forcibly suppressed the urge that exploded in his mind.】

【He secretly warned himself that this is also a kind of cultivation.】

【A kind of... spiritual cultivation...】

【Sniff... sniff...】

【Abruptly, Black Natsu looked in astonishment at Ichiya, who was circling around him; this guy... was like a pervert, constantly sniffing the scent on his body with his nose.】

【"What a refreshing scent, full of the strength of a man!"】

【Ichiya exclaimed!】

【"You... don't come near me!"】

【Unable to hold back anymore, Black Natsu slapped Ichiya's cheek with a slap that flew out of his hand.】

【Boom!!】

【"Men~~"】

【Ichiya took off on the spot!】

【But, the terrifying part appeared; this guy...】

【Even in the posture of flying backward, he maintained the appearance he thought was handsome.】

【Even... behind the figure flying backward, there was a trailing tail like shining stars??】

【Accompanied by a roar, Ichiya's figure was firmly embedded in the wall of the villa.】

Hades: "He moved!! Even Black Natsu couldn't help but take action!!"

Brain: "Hiss~~ this guy, can he even disturb Black Natsu's composure?"

Blue Pegasus trio: "Worthy of being Ichiya-sensei, even Black Natsu can't hold him back!"

Ichiya: "Men~ calm down, calm down, these are all small scenes~"

Blue Pegasus trio: "Ichiya-big brother is mighty~"

Lyon: "Did these guys actually take this as an honor??"

Sherria: "This is actually quite strong in a certain sense, right?"

"An existence that can make even Black Natsu unable to hold back..."

【The sudden scene stunned Makarov and Bob on the side.】

【The two looked at Ichiya in the wall in astonishment.】

【Makarov's mouth twitched.】

【Why... did he take action??】

【Bob stroked his fat cheek with one hand and smiled: "Ara ara, young people are really energetic."】

【Makarov's expression was stiff: "Uh, yes, yes..."】

【...】

【The routine meeting was held as scheduled.】

【In the gorgeous villa.】

【Under the attention of major newspaper offices in Ishgar, a serious discussion about various aspects of the Magic World was being conducted inside the villa.】

【The heads of major newspaper offices had already spoken, waiting for the results of this meeting to come out.】

【They must report it as soon as possible, so that the entire Magic World knows about the various decisions concerning the Magic World that are about to be determined this time.】

【For this reason, a group of reporters had long been surrounding the area ten kilometers outside the villa.】

【After all, in order not to disturb the masters of major guilds, these interviewers must remain quiet.】

【Otherwise, if they affected these high-ranking and powerful masters in making any wrong decisions.】

【I am afraid it will affect the peace of the Magic World; this is a very serious and cautious matter.】

【It cannot tolerate the slightest carelessness.】

【A group of reporters waited patiently, looking forward to the end of the meeting.】

【And at this moment, at the scene of the routine meeting.】

【Behind that luxurious villa.】

【Joyful laughter filled the entire villa.】

【"Hey! Goldmine, you bastard, are you raising fish for this old man? Drink quickly, drink quickly, at such an old age, you're even trying to shirk drinking, do you want any face?"】

【Amidst the laughter, Makarov pointed at the remaining wine in Goldmine's glass and shouted.】

【"Psh, are you drunk, old man? This is already my second round, and you are still in the first round; are you the one shirking drinking?" Goldmine responded disdainfully.】

【Bob: "Ara ara, Old Mak, you are immoral."】

【Granny Ooba: "This is Old Mak, he is very cunning."】

【"Hey, Ooba, why are you joining in the fun when we men are drinking? Go aside, go aside." Makarov waved his hand nonchalantly.】

【The alcohol had already gone to his head, and he couldn't help but hiccup.】

【Granny Ooba wasn't angry at all, but changed the subject: "Look, the banquet is almost over, should we let these juniors compete?"】

【As soon as these words came out, a glimmer of light flashed in the eyes of Makarov, who was just drunk!】

【His dizzy head also instantly cleared up at this moment, but he didn't expose it, and continued to pretend to be drunk.】

【As if he didn't care, he waved his hand: "Forget it, Ooba, who doesn't know that Jura of your guild is already ranked among the Ten Wizard Saints; isn't this bullying people if we keep fighting?"】

【Ooba frowned slightly: "Old man, are you trying to back out?"】

【Makarov smiled obscurely, then immediately looked bitter: "There's no way, I brought that kid here today just to let him see and learn."】

【Granny Ooba shook her head like a rattle: "No, no, this was something we agreed on back then; didn't you, Old Mak, say that anyone pulled out from your guild could beat everyone in our other guilds?"】

【Not far away, Black Natsu heard this, and the wine in his mouth almost spat out.】

【Good heavens, when Makarov said it before, I thought it was just beating that bald guy, but now I know that Makarov was bragging about beating everyone!】

【He finally understood why Makarov said that Erza and the others were not stable; with such big bragging, Erza and the others might really not be able to handle it.】