——X787, the uninhabited desert area outside the "Village of the Sun".
"……letter?"
Sitting cross-legged on the stone, with a few strands of golden hair faintly visible in his white hair, the old man scratched his head, looking uninterested.
Although he looks a certain age on the outside, his body may be very healthy because he has been exercising.
"ah."
After a concise response, another old man with a long white beard nodded.
"Tsk... Anyway, it was sent from the "New Council" again. Those guys are really haunting us. We all hid here in Warlord and they still refused to give up."
Shaking the letter in his hand, Yuri Dolea, who was over a hundred years old, could guess the content without even reading it.
Three years ago, since the disintegration of the "Old Council", "scandals" broke out one after another among the "Ten Holy Wizards", Joseph Pola and the first god Selene, people's definition of the "magic world"
The ten best magicians also had a crisis of confidence.
Fortunately, the situation was quickly stabilized with the comfort of the new chairman of the jury and the youngest "Holy Ten", Gerard Fernandez, but the rearrangement of the "Holy Ten" still left several vacancies.
As a display of force on the Ishgar continent, its importance is self-evident.
However, I heard that the person who ranked first among the "Holy Ten" was a woman named Irene Berserion.
As a result, one person is still missing.
I don’t know where I got the news. Not long after the few people returned from other continents, the "New Council" sent people from time to time to invite them to come out, which was very annoying.
They are all old men who are about to die. They have no interest in those things. They have taken risks all their lives and now they just want to live a quiet life.
What a bunch of inconsiderate brats!
Cursing secretly, Yuri was about to throw away the letter as usual, but was stopped by Precito uncharacteristically.
"Yuri, I think it's better for you to take a look."
"ha?"
After giving Precito a strange look, Yuri turned over the letter and his eyes fell on the signature on the back.
"...?!"
Then, his eyes widened as if he had seen something incredible.
"——!!!"
He tore the letter open with trembling hands, and Yuri's face became increasingly excited.
Not long after, after reading what was written inside, someone's old face became extremely happy, as if he suddenly looked much younger.
"..."
"they……!"
"Hey——! Warlord! Stop playing with your fancy things!"
Holding the letter in his hand, Yuri suddenly rushed into the house and shouted to the tree-faced old man who was watering water leisurely.
Warlord was confused about his old friend's inexplicable behavior and could only think that his friend accidentally held the place where he had just been twisted.
The nostalgic noise gradually spread into the distance, and everything in this twilight land seemed to be rejuvenated.
Smiling and folding his hands, Precito, filled with emotion, looked at the clear sky.
——The royal capital "Krokas", the conference venue "Thomas Brau".
The changes in the past three years have not been obviously reflected in this famous flower capital, but the flow of people has increased a lot recently.
Because in order to select the first guild of Fiore, the first "Grand Magic Fighting Exercise" competition is about to begin.
…
"Alright! This year's biggest annual magic celebration is finally about to kick off!"
In the bustling circular arena, the live commentator standing at the judges' table has skillfully mobilized the atmosphere of the scene and introduced the guests invited by him in turn.
The older man is Mr. Yakima, a former member of the council who has retired from the Council and has been cheering for "Fairy Tail".
The beautiful lady is the biggest sponsor of this competition, Ms. Layla of the Heartfilia Conglomerate.
When talking about her daughter's guild, the lady happily stood up and looked at the big screen to support her.
As for the 'happy' daughter, she was sitting in the player room with a blushing face.
"...Well, mom, she is really..."
Hearing her mother's cheers, the thin-faced blond lady lowered her head in embarrassment.
"Ah! We will not give up Fiore's number one position to anyone!"
Laughing confidently, Natsu and Gray were also using their own ways to ease their tension.
"Everyone……"
"Haha, I can't say for sure~"
"——!"
As if he had calculated the timing, Gray's familiar chuckle came from outside the door.
"You are... Urrutia?!"
"Could it be...!"
"That's it~ We will also participate this time~"
Leaning against the door rail, Urrutia looked very happy to be given this 'surprise'.
After confirming this fact, the members of the Fairy Tail Lounge all dropped their faces.
After the crusade three years ago, everyone who returned to the guild asked Makarov a lot of inside information, so they naturally knew how 'terrible' that guild was.
I did hear recently that they seemed to be certified as an official guild, but I didn't expect to actually meet them here.
"...It doesn't matter. Have you forgotten? The guild leader cannot participate in the competition."
With a snort, Erza knew what her companions were worried about.
Because after a certain girl 'left', her mother became the second president.
"And even if she does participate, I will definitely defeat her this time!"
Burning fighting spirit without giving in, our "Fairy Queen" has not spent these years in vain.
"Huh... So, are you here just to 'declare war' on us?"
After waving his hands and digesting the information, Gray looked at his senior sister.
"No, I'm not that boring."
Shrugging, Urrutia touched his pocket, as if looking for something.
"...I was entrusted by someone to fulfill my promise to your dragon-slayer mage brother."
"……I?"
Following what she took out, everyone turned their attention to Natsu, and their eyes became gossipy.
"That's it. I've delivered the things. Let's cheer each other up from now on~"
Urrutia turned around and left coolly without explaining anything.
"..."
"Have legs!"
Habi, covering his cat's mouth and with sharp eyes, expressed his feelings on behalf of everyone.
"There's a ghost!"
Natsu yelled frantically, and Natsu looked at the thing in his hand in confusion.
It's just a very ordinary little box.
"Would you know if you open it and take a look?"
Coming closer, Lucy and the others were extremely curious.
Under the urging of his companions, Natsu reluctantly opened the box in public.
A few heads poked their heads to take a look, but felt very sorry.
There was no gift inside that would make everyone blush, just a simple red pendant and a piece of message paper.
"Well, let me take a look..."
"'Natsu, take this magical weapon [Kokutus] that I have improved and call Igneel's name, and you will see him. Zelaliu.'..."
——Off the coast of Fiore Kingdom, on "Sirius Island".
The fallen leaves of autumn float to the earth, paving a golden road.
In a hut on the island that looked like it had just been renovated, one could faintly hear intermittent sounds such as 'The next person to appear is...', 'The big devil's martial arts performance is official...'.
"...Ah——!! You are slacking off again!"
Staring angrily at her friend sitting in front of the magic crystal screen, Mavis puffed up her cheeks.
I obviously promised to clean the house today, but if I go on like this, I won’t be able to finish it until tomorrow!
"Sorry, just for a moment..."
Closing her palms, the brown-haired girl smiled sheepishly.
"It's true..."
Although she sounded troubled, Mavis still chose to indulge her willfulness.
"..."
Looking at the girl busy around him, someone sitting at the table tilted his head slightly.
"Hey... Mavis, do you really not want to find the "goblin"?"
"Now", she has enough ability to realize Mavis's wish.
"...Well...it's no longer necessary."
After a pause, he gently placed the photo he was wiping in his hand, and Mavis came to the side of the brown-haired girl.
"because……"
"...?"
There was a soft touch on the face.
"I've found it, 'Fairy'~"
…
Next to the black and white photo frame with some history, a new colorful photo was placed at this moment.
The barefoot girl and the brown-haired girl were holding hands, looking very happy and sitting under a tree, showing contented smiles. (To be continued)