Drake once again confirmed that he lacked the silver tongue required of a protagonist.
After dealing with Suzaku, Drake returned to Stella's side. As expected, Stella and Kagura had both defeated their opponents.
Skullion's power over bones had been brutally crushed by Stella's dragon power, and Madmole's impenetrable defense had been unable to withstand Kagura's Gravity Blade Arcane Art.
Skullion and Madmole didn't possess Acnologia's overwhelming power, and weren't necessarily stronger than Stella and Kagura to begin with.
Combined with the classic Fairy Tail buffs of "facing an opponent they had previously defeated" and "danger to their companions," the result was only natural.
However, the aftermath wasn't so smooth.
Drake didn't know why Luce had lost his memories of his past life, but he clearly didn't believe Drake's claim that he had once been a member of Fairy Tail.
Unable to convince him otherwise, Drake had to trade the key to the Dragon Shackling Ring and the release of Suzaku and the others in exchange for Luce undoing the magic on Sting and Rogue.
With everything resolved, Drake led his group back to Earth-land, back to Fairy Tail.
Having been busy for so long, Drake intended to rest properly. After shaking off his fatigue, he planned to continue his training in a new world.
And so, a month passed!
Drake sat at the bar, sucking on a straw in his drink, marveling at the beauty of these peaceful days.
Stella had said that she wanted to experience the work of a mage, so she and Kagura had teamed up to take on requests.
Sting and Rogue had left even earlier; after returning from Guiltina, the two had become even more diligent.
Chelia had also gone to continue learning God Slayer magic, dragging Wendy along as a classmate. Drake had agreed to let the two little ones be friends.
The others were also working or resting as usual, creating a harmonious scene.
Just then, Macao walked over with a stack of documents, saying, "Drake, this is the guild's report for this period; take a look!"
Drake spat out his straw, saying, "Me? I'm not the guild master; why would I look at this? Weren't you supposed to serve as the Fourth Guild Master until the old man and the others return?"
Macao slammed the documents on the bar, saying, "When did I ever say that? I don't remember us discussing such a thing!"
Drake immediately said, "You probably said it when you were drunk! I told you not to drink too much; it's affecting your memory!"
Macao looked at the glib-tongued Drake, his eyebrows twitching with annoyance.
But he quickly deflated, sitting down next to Drake, saying, "I know you don't like being tied down as the guild master. But we all know that you're the best person for the job.
Without you, who knows what the guild would have become, and the same is true for the future. You're the only one who can lead everyone!"
Drake was silent for a moment, before suddenly smiling, saying, "Fairy Tail doesn't need to be led. The old man only protected everyone as they slowly grew.
The current guild is the same; I'll protect everyone like the old man did. But I can't stand being the guild master."
Macao sighed, knowing that he couldn't convince Drake, and pushed the documents over.
"Even if you don't become the guild master, you should still care about these things!"
Drake wondered what was causing Macao so much trouble, and picked up the documents to take a look.
As he read, Drake felt like he was having a heart attack, finally understanding why Makarov had always wanted to retire.
After winning the Grand Magic Games, Fairy Tail had become famous throughout the kingdom. The number of requests had also increased significantly.
The first few pages were fine, consisting of reports on completed requests and proof of payment. But the things below made Drake's blood pressure skyrocket.
They were accident reports detailing the damage caused by Fairy Tail members while on the job, as well as reprimands from the Magic Council, along with notices of fines and compensation.
Drake restrained himself from tearing the documents to shreds, forcing a smile as he said to Macao, "What's going on here?"
Macao spread his hands, saying, "What else could it be? It's just what you see. Why are you so surprised; isn't this normal for us?"
Drake scratched his head; it had been normal before because of Natsu and that group of reckless problem children, but they were still on Tenrou Island!
The other members of the guild should still be normal; they couldn't possibly be causing so much trouble, could they?
Suddenly, Drake thought of a possibility, and looked at Macao tentatively, saying, "The jobs that caused these problems… weren't done by…?"
Macao ruthlessly shattered Drake's hopes, nodding, "That's right; it was them."
Saying this, Macao pulled out one of the documents, saying, "This job was done by Sting and Rogue. That Sting blew up the entire Harujion Port. Natsu only blew up half of it before; young people these days are really energetic!"
Drake's eyes glazed over, and he seemed to see Sting flashing a thumbs-up, revealing his pearly white teeth.
"Drake-san, I'll definitely surpass Natsu-san; you just watch!"
Before Sting had left for work, Drake had naively thought that he just wanted to become stronger because he had been forced to sit on the sidelines during the battle with the Dragon Eaters! Who would have thought…
Don't surpass Natsu in such a terrible way, you idiot!
Drake almost threw the documents in his hand to the ground, and pulled out another one, saying, "Then what's this? How did the Habeca Snow Mountain get flattened?"
Macao said, "Who else could it be? Only Stella and Kagura went to harvest Habeca ice."
Drake slumped into his chair, feeling drained. Why would a harvesting job result in the flattening of an entire snow mountain?
Wait a minute… Drake remembered that Sting and Kagura, who had joined Sabertooth and Mermaid Heel in the original timeline, shouldn't have been the kind of problem children who caused so much trouble. How had they managed to cause so much trouble this time?
Drake looked at the Fairy Tail crest, wondering if having that guild crest imprinted on you had the effect of turning you into a problem child.
So, with that group of problem children gone, he had gone and found a new group of problem children himself! So all of these troubles were Drake's own fault.
Macao, seeing Drake's dead eyes, said, "Don't be like that; it's not a big deal!"
Drake grabbed all of the documents that looked like they would cause a headache and shoved them into Macao's hands, saying, "Since it's not a big deal, then I'll leave it to you to handle! I really can't handle this kind of thing!"
Macao thought about it and didn't refuse; these things were indeed very troublesome. Some of them even required him to attend inquiries from the Magic Council.
Thinking about Drake's personality, what would happen if those councilors said something harsh during the inquiry? Drake might just send the entire Magic Council flying.
Drake didn't know that Macao actually thought of him as a problem child; he was just relieved that someone else was taking over those troublesome jobs.
No, he had to put the plans for a new world on the agenda as soon as possible. If he kept worrying about these problem children, he would prematurely age.
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