Amidst much anticipation, the harvest festival has finally begun.
Joyful music filled the entire town of Magnolia and was handed over to me, while beautiful fireworks bloomed in the sky, illuminating the night.
All guild members changed into gorgeous clothes and attended the event in their finest attire.
Cheers mingled with music as the cheerleading squad, consisting of Lucy, Levy, and Bisca, performed a graceful dance on stage.
One by one, dreamlike magic circles unfolded in the sky, Cana's magic cards danced and changed in the air, Erza changed into the Heavenly Wheel Armor and presented a beautiful sword dance for the audience, Natsu roared and spewed out flames that formed cool words in the sky.
Juvia and Gray, working together to manipulate water and ice, created an exquisite ice castle, drawing cheers from the audience.
Many guilds came from the crowd, including Leon and Sherry Brandy from the Serpent Scale, and Ikaruga and Owl from the Skull and Bones Society.
They have reformed and submitted evidence of their crimes to the Magic Council, giving them a chance to atone for their sins.
Erin and Acnologia sat on an outdoor bench, leisurely enjoying desserts and watching the wonderful performance.
Makarov, dressed in a mascot costume, walked over and said with a smile, "Aren't you going to put on a show?"
Eileen waved her hand and refused: "Performance is out of the question. My husband and I are more suited to being the cheering and clapping atmosphere group."
Acnologia laughed and said, "Our magic isn't that fancy; at most, it can set off fireworks."
"Compared to this..."
He looked at Laxus, who was about to leave in the distance: "Are we really going to let him go? His guildmates didn't blame him."
Makarov was silent for a moment, then shook his head and sighed softly: "Rules are rules, and in some aspects they are absolutely not allowed to be broken, not even by my grandson!"
"President, it's your turn to appear!"
Amidst calls from his companions behind him, Makarov bid farewell to the two men, stepped onto the float, and waved his hands excitedly, drawing cheers from the crowd.
"That's the president! Everyone come and see, it's really fun!"
"Haha, I must write this down so that the president can see it later."
"I stole Jason's camera so I could take pictures!"
Hearing the cheers from the crowd, Laxus silently watched this scene, his memories being pulled back to the past.
It was a blond child and a little old man...
"Grandpa, will you participate in the harvest festival performance?"
"This is a stage for you young people, and I will be here to applaud and cheer for you."
"Then I'll make this gesture during the performance."
He stretched out his left hand, clenched it into a fist, and pointed his thumb and forefinger towards the sky.
The old man asked with some confusion, "What is this for?"
"It means that even if I can't find my grandfather, I will still look after him."
...
Laxus glanced at the happy figures on the float, smiled knowingly, and turned to walk into an alley.
Suddenly he realized something, turned around and saw the old man on the float with a determined look in his eyes, pointing his finger to the sky.
Everyone in Fairy Tail smiled happily and raised their hands in unison, pointing to the bright night sky.
Laxus's eyes reddened, and tears welled up in them...
Even though our family members are about to embark on a long journey and we are far apart, under the starry sky, we can still see each other and protect each other...
We will meet again someday.
...
A week after the Harvest Festival, the city returned to its usual tranquility, but Laxus's expulsion from the guild still shocked everyone.
Natsu argued from morning till night.
"Why drive Laxus away? It was just a fight. He's a comrade too!"
Erza grabbed his wrist and said, "Natsu, shut up. The guild master isn't in a better mood than you are."
Makarov sighed silently, "Laxus has made such a mistake, I have no face to continue serving as chairman."
Everyone was horrified: "Don't scare us, President!"
The three members of the Thunder God's party bowed sincerely and apologized: "Please don't do this. If Laxus finds out, he will be in even more pain."
After a day and a night of persuasion, and after everyone had talked themselves hoarse, Makarov finally gave up the idea.
Meanwhile, the Thunder Gods have rejoined the Fairy Tail family, and everyone is smiling again.
Lucy suddenly remembered something, and hid in a corner, crying loudly: "The 500,000 yuan prize money is gone!"
"Damn it, my rent!"
Natsu leaned closer and asked, "Going on a mission?"
"I know without you telling me!"
...
The next day, Natsu, Happy, Irene, and Acnologia called on each other to prepare for a mission, but Lucy was nowhere to be found.
I asked many people, and it wasn't until I asked Cana that I learned that Lucy had gone on a date with her true love.
Natsu and Happy were feeling dejected. With Lucy gone, there was no one to complain about anymore. It was so boring.
"The Chosen One?"
Acunorokia was somewhat surprised, but upon closer reflection, she did recall something.
It seems that Cana gave Lucy a fortune reading, saying that she would meet her destined one today, but instead she met a black-haired guy with glasses, and then they went on a date and had dinner together.
Lucy didn't know that her chosen one was actually with her every day.
Harby's eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "I remember now, Lucy mentioned last night that someone wanted to invite her to dinner."
Eileen sat on the sofa, legs crossed, her long, straight legs encased in exquisite black stockings. She pouted and said, "That idiot Lucy believes everything people say. They say they're inviting her to dinner, but who knows what they'll be treating her to when we get there."
Acnologia patted Natsu on the shoulder and suggested, "Let's go find Lucy together. We can't let the beauty of our Fire Dragon Squad be taken away."
Eileen narrowed her eyes: "And what about me?"
"Who says there can only be one visual representative!"
"That's right!"
Natsu suddenly woke up, then hesitated and asked, "Won't Lucy be unhappy that we disturbed her?"
Acnologia was speechless: "You hang out at Lucy's house every day, how can you say something like that?"
"Let's go!"
Irene smiled and said that she actually thought Lucy and Natsu were a good match, and she wouldn't be happy if someone tried to steal them away.
Natsu and Happy shouted excitedly, "Let's go! Let's get Lucy back!"
Acnologia felt she needed to come up with a plan; if she foolishly ran over there, Lucy might really be unhappy.
Oh, right!
Isn't the best way to build rapport the hero to save the damsel in distress?
When the female lead is in danger, the male lead makes a dazzling appearance, defeats the villain, and then they live a shameless life together.
Acnologia called the two people and the cat over, and then went on and on about the plan, making everyone's eyes light up more and more.
Great idea!