"Ah?! Me? Me!"
Qi Yan looked incredulous. "I completed the mission perfectly this time, and the client gave rave reviews! How could it still be me?! Master, you must have made a mistake."
"You did indeed complete the mission perfectly this time. Not only did you save the villagers, but you also eliminated the Black Magic Cult. However, you were too heavy-handed! Everyone was either injured or crippled. It cost a fortune to treat those guys, and many were so terrified they went insane and were locked up in an asylum."
"What does that have to do with me? They deserved it."
After transforming, Qi Yan would inevitably be influenced by some of the transformed character's emotions. For example, when he transformed into Xiao Wu, he was very calm. When he transformed into Tsugikuni Yoriichi, he was very righteous. When he transformed into Ace, he was prone to impulsiveness. And when he transformed into Fushiguro Toji, he would become somewhat violent.
As for the Black Magic Cult, they deserved to die. One could say that the Black Magic Cult was the group of people Qi Yan felt most deserved to die in the entire Fairy Tail world.
Makarov shook his head, knowing that Qi Yan was not wrong in doing so; it was those guys on the Council who were looking for trouble. "Then you drove a ship into Hargeon Port, and finally shattered a cliff with a single punch, causing quite a fright to the people of Hargeon Town."
"..."
There was no refuting these points; what was done was done.
"Then, Natsu, you wiped out the Devon bandit clan but destroyed seven private homes. The ancient clock tower in Quli Village was also knocked down by you, you burned down the Phrygia church, destroyed part of Rubis City, the observation station in Nalinaxi Valley had to cease operations due to collapse, and Hargeon Port was half-destroyed because of you."
Lucy was stunned to hear all this; almost everything in the report was done by Natsu.
"And Alzack, Levy, Krov, Lidas, Warren, Bisca..."
Everyone whose name was called couldn't help but lower their heads. Just as Lucy thought everyone would be severely criticized by the Master...
Makarov closed the document. "Alright! This report summary is over!"
"It's still the same old saying! Let those Council members go eat shit!"
Makarov used magic to ignite the document.
"Don't mind what the higher-ups think, and don't be afraid of those fools on the Council. Move forward on the path you believe in; that's what we Mages of Fairy Tail are all about!"
"Oh oh oh oh oh oh!"
The heavy pressure in the Guild instantly lifted, and everyone cheered, smiles of relief on their faces.
The Master had always been like this; even if they caused a lot of trouble, he would always forgive them.
Lucy felt the atmosphere and couldn't help but smile. The tension she felt upon arriving at a new Guild instantly disappeared. Although this Guild was a bit chaotic, it was truly a wonderful Guild.
"Everyone, clean this up quickly! What will it look like if guests see this!"
"Yes!"
Then, everyone in the Guild began to clean up. Broken tables and chairs were all thrown into the basement, and good tables and chairs were rearranged.
The Guild once again became lively. Many people sat together drinking and chatting, clinking glasses, and laughing endlessly. It was impossible to imagine that just moments ago, they had almost beaten each other's brains out.
Qi Yan ordered some food. The table was full of people, including Natsu, Happy, Gray, Elfman, and Loki.
Loki said, "So, Natsu is called 'Fire Dragon' outside?"
"Aye!"
Elfman looked envious again. "That title sounds really mighty!"
Fire Dragon sounded much more imposing than his Beast Arm.
"Tch! What's so great about that? I'll get an even more impressive title later!"
Seeing Natsu with that title, Gray was most annoyed. Why hadn't anyone given him a title, like Ice Emperor or something?
"Underwear thief?" Natsu exposed his weakness without politeness.
Gray seemed to have been hit where it hurt. "You bastard! Do you want to fight?!"
"Come on! Who's afraid of who?!"
Natsu also rolled up his sleeves, unafraid, ready to fight Gray again.
"Alright, that's enough for today. If you want to fight, do it tomorrow."
Qi Yan spoke, and the two of them snorted at each other and sat down.
Although Qi Yan had only joined the Fairy Tail Guild for half a year, his prestige was already very high. This prestige came partly from Qi Yan's strength and partly from Qi Yan himself.
Qi Yan treated everyone in the Guild equally and would not ignore or neglect someone because they were weak. Therefore, he got along very well with everyone in the Guild and never put on airs as a strong person.
He would even help out when there were difficulties in the Guild, which made everyone in the Guild like Qi Yan very much.
Of course, even if Qi Yan got along well with everyone, there were still some people he got along with better.
This was like cliques in school; you often still played with classmates you were closer to.
Qi Yan's close group included Mira, Erza, Elfman, Natsu, Gray, and others. The next tier of acquaintances included Levy's three-person team, Laki, Macus, and Warren.
At this moment, Lucy had also completed the registration required to join the Guild under Mira's guidance.
"Qi Yan, Natsu, look! The Fairy Tail emblem!"
Lucy proudly showed off the pink Fairy Tail emblem on the back of her right hand to the two of them. Currently, Qi Yan and Natsu were the most familiar people to her in the Guild.
Natsu paused for a moment, then said, "That's great, Louise."
"It's Lucy!"
Lucy shouted angrily. It had only been a few minutes, and Natsu had already forgotten her name.
Qi Yan said, "Congratulations, Lucy. From now on, we are comrades in the same Guild."
"Thank you."
Just then, a tender voice rang out.
"Hasn't my dad come back yet?"
Qi Yan looked in the direction of the voice and saw a child, about four or five years old, standing in front of Makarov. It was Romeo, Macao's son.
Macao's wife had left him because he was too busy with work, and since then, Macao had raised Romeo alone.
Because he needed to work to support the family, Macao would bring Romeo to the Guild when he was working, and the Guild members would help look after him.
"Hmm, don't fuss, Romeo. You're a Mage's child, so you should trust your father. Go home and wait for him to come back."
"But... he said he'd be home in three days... It's been a week, and he's still not back..."
Makarov replied, "Macao went to Mount Hakobe for work."
"It's not far from here! Go help me find him! I'm so worried about him!"
"Don't make a fuss! Your father is a Mage! This Guild doesn't need Mages who need others to clean up their messes! Go home and drink your milk!"
"Mean old man!"
Romeo jumped up and punched Makarov in the face, then ran out crying.
"Bang!"
Natsu slammed the table, stood up, grabbed his luggage, and walked out without a word.
"Natsu!"
Happy saw this and quickly followed him.