"Ah? Me?!"
Takeshi looked incredulous.
"I completed the mission perfectly this time, and the client gave rave reviews. How could I still be on the list? Master, you must have made a mistake."
Makarov said, "You did indeed complete the mission perfectly this time. Not only did you save the villagers, but you also eliminated Avatar."
"However, you were too heavy-handed. Everyone was either injured or maimed. It cost a fortune to treat those guys, and many of them were so scared that they went insane and were locked up in a mental asylum."
Takeshi retorted, "What does that have to do with me? They deserved it."
After transforming, Takeshi would more or less be influenced by the emotions of the transformed character.
For example, when he transformed into Ulquiorra, he was very calm. When he transformed into Yoriichi, he was very righteous. When he transformed into Ace, he was prone to impulsiveness. And when he transformed into Toji, he would become somewhat violent.
As for those from Avatar, they deserved to die. It could be said that they were the group of people Takeshi felt most deserved to die in the entire Fairy Tail world.
Makarov shook his head, knowing that Takeshi was not wrong in doing so. Those guys from the council were making trouble for no reason.
"Later, you steered a ship into Hargeon Port and then shattered a cliff with a single punch, causing quite a scare to the people of Hargeon Town."
"..."
There was no refuting these. What was done was done.
"Then, Natsu, you eliminated the Devon bandit gang but destroyed seven civilian houses. The historic clock tower in Jury Village was also toppled by you."
"You burned down the Phrygia Church, destroyed part of Rubis City, and the observatory in Nalina Valley had to cease operations due to collapse. Hargeon Port was also half-destroyed because of you."
Lucy was stunned to hear all this. Almost everything in the book was done by Natsu.
"And Alzack, Levy, Krov, Lidas, Warren, Bisca..."
Everyone whose name was called couldn't help but lower their heads.
Just as Lucy thought everyone would be severely criticized by the Guild Master—
Makarov closed the documents. "Alright! This report summary is over."
"It's still the same old saying. Let those council members go eat sh*t."
Makarov used magic to set the documents on fire.
"Don't mind what the higher-ups think, and don't be afraid of those fools on the council. Forge ahead on the path you believe in. That's what we Mages of Fairy Tail are all about."
"Ohhhhhh!"
The heavy pressure in the Guild immediately eased, and everyone cheered, their faces beaming with joyful smiles.
The Guild Master had always been like this. Even if they caused a lot of trouble, he would forgive them.
Lucy felt the atmosphere and couldn't help but smile. The nervousness of just arriving at a new Guild instantly disappeared. Although this Guild was a bit chaotic, it was a wonderful Guild.
"Everyone, clean this up. What will it look like if guests see this?"
"Yes."
Then, everyone in the Guild began to clean up. Broken tables and chairs were all thrown into the basement, and good tables and chairs were rearranged.
The Guild once again became lively. Many people sat together, drinking and chatting, clinking glasses, and laughing endlessly. It was impossible to imagine that just moments ago, they had almost beaten each other's brains out.
Takeshi ordered some food. The table was full of people, including Natsu, Happy, Gray, Elfman, and Loke.
Loke asked, "So, Natsu is called Salamander out there?"
"Aye!"
Elfman looked envious. "That title sounds really impressive."
Salamander sounded much more imposing than Beast Arm.
"Tch. What's so great about that? I'll get an even more impressive title later."
Seeing Natsu have this title, Gray was the most annoyed.
Why didn't anyone give him a title, like Ice Emperor or something?
"Underwear thief?" Natsu mercilessly exposed his weakness.
Gray seemed to be hit where it hurt. "You bastard! Do you want to fight?!"
"Come on! Who's afraid of whom?!"
Natsu rolled up his sleeves, unafraid, ready to fight Gray again.
"Alright, that's enough for today. If you want to fight, do it tomorrow." Takeshi spoke up.
The two of them snorted at each other and sat down.
Although Takeshi had only joined Fairy Tail for half a year, his prestige was already very high. This prestige came partly from his strength and partly from Takeshi himself.
Takeshi treated everyone in the Guild equally and would not ignore or neglect someone because of their weaker strength. Therefore, he got along very well with everyone in the Guild and did not put on airs as a strong person.
He even helped out when there were difficulties in the Guild, which made everyone in the Guild like him very much.
Of course, even if Takeshi got along well with everyone, there were still some people he got along with better.
This was like cliques in school. You often still played with classmates you were closer to.
Takeshi's inner circle included Mirajane, Erza, Elfman, Natsu, Gray, and others. The next level of acquaintances included Levy's three-person team, Laki and Warren.
At this time, Lucy had completed the registration required to join the Guild under Mirajane's guidance.
"Takeshi, Natsu, look! The Fairy Tail emblem."
Lucy proudly showed them the pink Fairy Tail emblem on the back of her right hand. At present, the people she was most familiar with in the Guild were still Takeshi and Natsu.
Natsu paused for a moment and then said, "That's great, Louise."
"It's Lucy!" Lucy yelled angrily.
It had only been a few minutes, and Natsu had already forgotten her name.
Takeshi said, "Congratulations, Lucy. From now on, we're comrades in the same Guild."
"Thank you."
Just then, a tender voice rang out. "Hasn't my dad come back yet?"
Takeshi looked in the direction of the voice and saw a child of about four or five years old standing in front of Makarov. It was Macao's son, Romeo.
Macao's wife had left him because he was too busy with work. Since then, Macao had been raising Romeo alone.
Because he needed to work to support his family, Macao would bring Romeo to the Guild when he worked, and the Guild members would help look after him.
"Hmm, don't fuss, Romeo. You're a Mage's child, so you should trust your father. Go home and wait for him to come back."
"But... he said he'd be home in three days. It's been a week, and he's still not back."
Makarov replied, "Macao went to work on Mount Hakobe."
"That's not far from here! Go help me find him! I'm worried about him!"
"Stop fussing! Your father is a Mage. This Guild doesn't need Mages who need others to clean up their messes. Go home and drink your milk."
"Bad guy!"
Romeo jumped up and punched Makarov in the face, then ran out crying.
Bang!
Natsu slammed the table, and stood up. He picked up his luggage, and walked out without a word.
"Natsu!"
Happy quickly followed suit.