Fairy's Chess Game

Chapter 16 The Dark Guild

Woz returned to the guild soon, and it was the busiest time of the day in the Fairy Tail guild.Members who did not go out on missions gathered in the lobby to chat and relax.Woz's return did not cause any commotion, and his sense of presence is usually not very high.

Since Lululuya's help was needed later, Woz didn't let her go back. Instead, he placed the giant spirit bird in the backyard of the guild, and asked Mirajane to prepare delicious snacks for her.

"Hmm... Find the magic bracelet... Undo the curse on the cursed staff... Divinate love... Destroy the demon of the volcano! There are so many missions for a wizard."

As a new mage, Lucy is standing in front of the task board in the lobby to choose the appropriate task.Having already performed two missions with Naz, she felt that she had more or less mastered the work process.He was looking at each task list with great interest.

There are a huge number of tasks on the task board, and the various task lists make this fledgling girl dazzled.Attracted by all kinds of mission contents, Lucy forgot to choose for a moment.

Mirajane kindly guided behind the counter: "Choose the task that suits you. If you decide, just tell me and let me register. Since the president is not here, I will be the final check."

Lucy looked back at the bar when she heard the words, only then did she realize that the seat where the president usually stays was empty: "So the president isn't here?" She was immediately surprised. Could it be because the president is usually too short that she was taken by herself? Ignored?

Mirajane explained: "The president went to the regular meeting of the local guild in Keluoba yesterday, and it will take three or four days to come back."

Lucy was puzzled: "Regular meeting? Local guild?" Some couldn't understand the meaning of these words.

Mirajane explained patiently: "It is a routine meeting organized by the leaders of the guilds in each region to exchange information and discuss various matters. It is different from the council..." Maybe this explanation is not vivid enough , Mirajane borrowed the magic crayon again, and was enthusiastically drawing a diagram of the relationship between the guilds, and at the same time explained, "The order of the magic world on this continent is maintained by the magic council that is parallel to the kingdom government. The highest level is A council composed of ten great mages is responsible for handling various major events, adjudicating disputes between guilds, and punishing criminal mages; Coordinating the relationship between the local guilds - because the actual jurisdiction of the Senate cannot completely cover all parts of the country, and not all guilds obey the orders of the Senate, so this kind of local regular meeting is needed to strengthen the relationship between the guilds Communication and connection. It’s a very important job.”

Lucy whispered, "The so-called guilds that don't obey the council are our Fairy Tail, right?"

"No." Mirajane changed into a serious expression. "Speaking of which, our guild is still one of the main forces on the Senate side. It is also the main enemy of those guilds that do not obey the Senate. Those... black guys." Mira Jenny suddenly said in a gloomy tone, and she didn't know if she had used a little transformation magic, and her originally beautiful face became extremely terrifying.Others couldn't help feeling horrified when they saw it.

"Black guy~" A faint voice suddenly came from behind Lucy.Looking back, there was another eerie grimace.

Lucy jumped away instantly in fright: "Yi Yi Yi!"

"Hahaha, Lucy is so funny, making such a strange sound." Only then did I hear Natsu's crazy laughter from behind.Just now he was the one who shone flames under his face as a prank to make a grimace.

"Strange laughter," Happy repeated cheerfully.

"It's not laughter!" cried Lucy, "and don't be frightening!"

Mirajane continued: "The so-called black guys have always existed, and they refer to those dark guilds."

"Dark Guild?" Lucy felt the terror under the name.

"It refers to a guild that is not affiliated with the alliance, and sometimes even accepts various criminal missions such as assassination and kidnapping. In short, they are a bunch of very bad guys! Because they were not recognized by the council, they went underground and became the dark guild. I can’t get in touch with them at ordinary times.” Mirajane said, “Because of their different philosophies, the Dark Guild often has huge conflicts with regular guilds like us, almost as sworn enemies. So you have to be careful in the future.”

Lucy felt a burst of pressure: "Dark Guild, this scary name, is this the enemy we will face in the future? I didn't know that mages are such a dangerous profession!"

Naz didn't take it to heart at all: "Come on, come on, no matter how many people come, I'll blow you away with one punch!"

Lucy said weakly: "This kind of guy should be taken away by the black guy."

Mirajane comforted Lucy: "Don't worry too much, the usual tasks won't involve the Dark Guild." Speaking of Mirajane thinking about the devil's heart, she began to hesitate... There should be no problem, right?She looked at Woz and asked with her eyes.

"Hey, it's Senior Woz." Only then did Lucy realize that Woz, who had been unknown to the side all along, was sitting in his exclusive seat in the corner, and hurried up to say hello.

Mirajane said: "Speaking of which, it's a bit strange that you didn't lead Lucy's familiar tasks with Woz."

"Is it?" asked Lucy, "is there any point in that?"

"No, it's just that everyone is used to Woz leading the newcomers." Mirajane shook her head, "I'm not used to the sudden change."

"I've also heard Naz say something similar. Senior Woz must be very powerful, right?" Lucy said with longing.

Mirajane explained: "It's one thing to be great. The key is that Woz is really suitable for this job. With his support, even a rookie can give full play to all his strengths."

Naz also said: "Yes, if Woz is here, you can let go of your hands and feet and do a lot of work."

No, you're going to have a blast anytime.Lucy complained silently, she couldn't even imagine the consequences of Natsu's full fire.

Woz said: "I'm sorry, I've been busy recently, and I will have the opportunity to cooperate in the future."

"No, it's okay." Lucy smiled and waved her hands, "I'm also looking forward to your teaching."

"Don't be nervous." Woz reassured her, "You are doing very well now, it seems that you are very suitable for the combination with Natsu and Happy."

Lucy was surprised: "Why is it already a combination by default?"

"It's okay, Lucy, we're partners." Natsu smiled, "And Lucy is a good person."

"Well, Lucy's a good one," said Happy.

"Hey, if you're not interested, you can refuse to form a team. You don't have to team up with this idiot at all." Gray on the side interjected, "I heard that you are very good, and you can already work alone. It's like defeating the South by yourself Brother wolf, and a woman like a gorilla. With such strength, no matter who you team up with, you will be welcomed."

Lucy quickly explained: "No, it's not me, it's actually Naz who did it."

Gray's face suddenly became as if he had eaten a fly, and he turned to Natsu and shouted, "Why are you an idiot?"

"Do you have any objections?" Natsu immediately pushed forward.

"Why are you still here, you idiot!"

"You don't need to worry about it, streaking man, pervert!"

"Dare you say that again? Bastard!"

Soon, the two had started fighting.

A man with short brown hair came to Lucy, pushed his sunglasses, and said coolly: "Beautiful lady, don't pay attention to those rude people, why don't we two form a team, just tonight..." Lucy hesitated for a while. Before he could react and didn't know how to deal with this famous playboy, Rocky saw the key bag hanging on her waist.

Like a mouse seeing a cat, Rocky jumped back exaggeratedly, crossing his hands in front of him: "No, I didn't expect it to be a protoss mage. Is this fate playing a joke? I'm sorry, I think we have already It's over." With that said, he ran away as if fleeing.

"When did we ever begin!" cried Lucy.

Mirajane said: "Speaking of which, Rocky has nothing to do with the celestial wizards. I heard that he was rejected by the celestial wizards before."

"Ah, is it?" Lucy responded with a dry smile.

Here, Naz and Gray are playing lively, and there is a tendency to expand the battle, just like usual.He saw Rocky who had just run out and hurried back to the guild.

"Back again?" Lucy asked confused.

Rocky stood at the door with a somewhat panicked tone and shouted: "It's not good! It's a big event, Erza, she is back!"

(End of this chapter)