"They're back! They're back!"
"I'm finally back!"
Seeing Caesar emerge from the Gate of Eclipse, Thomas and Emerald both breathed a sigh of relief.
Before Caesar could even regain his footing, a huge hand slammed into his head.
I agree!
His body was protected by boundless magic, which blocked Makarov's hand chop.
I don't know how Makarov trained, but this move is so painful it stimulates the tear ducts. No matter how tough you are, you can't help but burst into tears.
Makarov felt the shock in his hand, snorted, and silently withdrew his hand, which was now slightly numb from the vibration.
Then, with a gloomy face, he looked at Caesar and said, "All you do is play the hero! Why didn't you discuss such a big matter with me first?"
"Master Spectre, I was just lectured by you from that world, so please forgive me?"
Caesar acted pitifully cute.
Acting cute is shameful, but it works!
Makarov was already too ashamed to look anymore. His anger subsided by half. Then he crossed his arms and gestured to Caesar, asking him to tell what had happened.
Caesar realized he had escaped a disaster, and then embellished his experience.
At the same time, he also took advantage of the information gap between the two worlds, claiming that he knew some secrets. This successfully resolved the question of why he knew these things.
After all, the two worlds are seven years apart. If you don't experience it, who knows what happened in those seven years?
If no one goes, no one will verify Caesar's words, and the matter will be left to Caesar to decide.
Thomas and Emerald initially wanted to struggle, but seeing Caesar drag out the corpses of dragons one by one, along with the dragon meat and hearts he processed, they were deterred.
Their faces immediately darkened, and they realized that they had indeed been deceived!
If, as they said, they opened the door and released ten thousand dragons, they would probably become sinners!
Therefore, after Makarov, on behalf of the council, issued the punishment notice to them, the two did not resist at all and obediently accepted the punishment.
After dealing with the Fiore royal family, Makarov looked at Caesar, who was putting the dragon's corpse back in its place, and sneered, "As for you, little Caesar, you're confined to the guild for three months. If you dare to wander outside, I'll confine you for a year!"
"Ah?!"
Caesar was in trouble. He never expected to be targeted by Makarov.
I was originally planning to deal with the Gates of the Underworld as soon as I got back, but now it seems I'll have to let them live for another three months.
As for ignoring Makarov's words? Forget it. This old man is really capable of enforcing it.
And it's not a serious punishment; it's just being confined to the guild and not allowed to wander off.
Three months it is. Who's afraid of who?
And there happens to be a meeting of local guild leaders next month, so I can take this opportunity to skip it.
Just as Caesar was happily thinking about it, Makarov's words completely depressed him.
"You absolutely must attend the local guild leaders' meeting next month. I will personally organize the meeting, so don't even think about slacking off."
Caesar was completely devastated.
He looked at Makarov with extreme resentment.
Makarov, on the other hand, was thrilled. "You little devil, running around like that almost scared me to death!"
When he heard there might be ten thousand dragons, God knows how many times his heart skipped a beat.
If it weren't for the unique properties of the Eclipse Gate and the excessive amount of magic required, Makarov would probably have chased after Caesar and brought him back.
So now, by disciplining Caesar, we can teach him a lesson.
...
Caesar returned to Fairy Tail with the order to stay at home.
Only a few hours had passed since he left, so the guild didn't encounter any problems.
Freya's eyes lit up again when she saw Caesar return.
Then she saw Caesar pull Mirajane to a corner, as if they were saying something.
Freya's courage completely vanished. In her frustration, she slumped onto the table.
The newly ignited flame of love was extinguished so inexplicably.
Freya was also on the verge of tears.
On the other side, Caesar quietly pulled Mirajane to a corner of the guild.
Under Mirajane's questioning gaze, Caesar took out ten demon souls.
Mirajane's eyes lit up, and she licked her lips, revealing a hint of craving.
The ten demon souls, as if they knew what they were about to experience, trembled with fear.
I love you.
Mirajane didn't stand on ceremony with Caesar and directly used her take over magic to absorb all ten demon souls in one go.
As the demon souls entered her body, one of them instantly shattered under the terrifying pressure of the demon goddess Mirajane, turning into nourishment for her.
Caesar sensed this and nodded, just as he had imagined.
After all, it was a mass-produced demon. Apart from one of its clones being somewhat presentable, its strength was extremely weak. It was captured by Caesar just to make up the numbers and be used as a snack.
After absorbing the snacks, the demon goddess Mirajane revealed her terrifying power. Even when facing the siege of the other nine demon souls, she was still not at a disadvantage. With a casual strike, she could tear off a piece of their souls and devour it.
With this ebb and flow, the nine demon souls gradually weakened. It was only a matter of time before they were devoured by the demon goddess Mirajane.
They realized this as well, so they went all in and allowed Maldo to devour the other eight demon souls, who offered no resistance.
Having absorbed the souls of the other eight demons, Maldo's strength increased dramatically. For a time, he actually managed to block the demon goddess Mirajane's devouring attempt.
"Hehe, that's quite interesting."
Mirajane's dark magic surged. The guild members who had already noticed this gathered around, wanting to see what was happening.
Upon seeing Mirajane's condition, everyone retreated in unison.
Because at this moment, Mirajane had unknowingly entered the take over state of the demon goddess.
Having witnessed Mirajane's power in this state, the group dared not linger, fearing they might get caught in the crossfire and suffer an unwarranted beating.
"Do you need any help?"
Caesar raised his hand. With his magic power, he should be able to easily suppress Mirajane by channeling it into her body.
"No need. The little guy seems to have already made a move."
Mirajane's sudden remark stunned Caesar.
He immediately began to examine it.
In Caesar's perception, Maldo, who was constantly resisting the attacks of the demon goddess Mirajane, was seeing his aura gradually decrease.
It's estimated that if Mirajane takes him down, it will only delay things by a few minutes.
But the sounds of their battle disturbed a little creature inside Mirajane's body.
The little guy was very angry, so the magic that belonged to him joined the battle.
Just as Maldo blocked the attack from the demon goddess Mirajane, the little guy's magic took effect.
With his mother on one side and the outsider on the other, the little guy knew very well who he wanted to fight.
In Caesar's perception, he only saw a tiny magical hand, no bigger than a little finger, flash by.
Maldo's soul was instantly torn into eight pieces.
Such a swift attack and such terrifying power startled Caesar and Mirajane.
This little guy is pretty strong!