Chapter 288 Fairy Tail’s Strongest Team (Ch 288)

After listening to Noah’s explanation, Mirajane’s expression relaxed a little.
But she still decided to spend more time with Noah in the future, and not let Erza occupy Noah’s time alone for too long.
“With Noah in it, there will be five of us. With the harpy, that’s six!”
Erza said with a blush on her face.
“Wow!”
Lucy looked surprised, but soon her mood dropped again.
“But is it okay for someone like me?”
She looked at Erza, Natsu and the others. Not to mention Noa and Erza, she couldn’t even beat Natsu and Gray. The only one she could beat was probably Happy.
With such strength, can she really join this team?
“It’s not like that. It’s because it’s Lucy.”
Natsu said to Lucy with a smile on his face.
“like!”
Happy also flew over and echoed.
“When you’re not around, I always feel like I have no motivation.”
Natsu smiled widely at Lucy.
After hearing what Natsu said, Lucy blushed and gave Natsu her own smile.
“Listen to what Natsu said, and then look at yourself.”
Mirajane poked Noah with her finger, and when she saw him turn around and look at her, she said to him.
“Without you guys, I always feel like I can’t lift my spirits.”
Noah said to Mirajane without hesitation, then looked at Erza.
“They just copy and paste, there is no originality.”
Mirajane blushed slightly, patted Noah’s arm with her hand, and said to Noah.
But from her tone and expression, it seemed that she didn’t seem dissatisfied. Instead, she looked very happy.
“You…what…are you saying…ah…”
When Erza heard Noah’s words, her face turned red and she spoke incoherently.
“What are you talking about?”
As the object of study, Natsu had an innocent expression on his face, as if he didn’t understand what Noah and the others said at all.
Lucy on the side lowered her head, her face becoming even redder.
“Damn you Noah! You are so abominable!”
“That’s right! So enviable!”
“Asshole Noah!”
After seeing the interaction between Noah and the others, the guild members nearby shouted with jealousy on their faces.
Noah ignored the guild members who were yelling nearby. Such behavior had become their norm recently.
“But now that Noah has joined, this team will be the strongest team in Fairy Tail.”
“Yes, Erza is already very strong, and with Noa joining, they are indeed the strongest team.”
“Fairy Tail’s strongest team is officially formed!”
“That’s great!”
“But, Lucy…is she the strongest?”
“I feel like if she summons Aqua, I won’t be able to defeat her.”
“Yes…indeed…”
“You’re also great at complaining!”
“The strongest in every sense of the word.”
“You are the strongest!”
After condemning Noah for a while, the guild members started discussing Noah and his team.
Everyone thinks that this person’s team is the strongest team in Fairy Tail. After all, Noah alone can bring the team’s strength to another level.
In addition, Erza and the others are very strong, and Lucy, as a newcomer, is not weak in the guild.
When fighting against the ghost soldiers before, Lucy also performed very well and already had the fighting power of a core member of the guild.
“And… and this guy…”
Natsu and Gray looked at each other, both looking unhappy.
The two of them often fought in the guild over disagreements, so naturally they disliked each other.
The two of them felt uncomfortable at the thought of teaming up with each other.
“Dissatisfied?”
The blush on Erza’s face had mostly faded by this time, and she calmed down. Seeing Natsu and Gray looking at each other, she asked them.
“No, I am very happy.”
Natsu and Gray were both shocked when they heard Erza’s words and quickly answered in unison.
“That’s good, let’s get to work right away! Destroy the magic cult that’s secretly operating in the castle town of Rubinas!”
Erza took out a request form that she had selected long ago and waved it at Noah and the others.
“Let me see.”
Noah reached out and took Erza’s request form and looked at the contents on it.
“Destroy the Dark Cult, the reward is 500,000 J, not bad.”
“Let’s go!”
“Oooooohhhhh!”
Erza asked everyone to leave, and Natsu and the others quickly followed.
Noah greeted Mirajane and followed.
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At night, Makarov was wearing casual clothes and sitting alone on the top platform of the guild, with a small table in front of him and a glass of wine on it.
He held a magic wand in his left hand, raised the wine glass in front of him with his right hand and took a sip.
“Why……”
He let out a long sigh, looked at the bright moon above his head, and couldn’t help but think of what he had talked about with Yajima before.
“Retire…yes?”
Makarov thought about it and realized that he was 88 years old this year. It had been 48 years since he took over the position of Fairy Tail President in X736. It was indeed time for him to consider retirement.
“Then, the position of president should be handed over to the next generation…”
Makarov began to consider his successor.
“Gildarts and Uru are unlikely to become guild leaders. They don’t look like they want to become guild leaders.”
“Mistergang is even more impossible. He has his own things to accomplish. Besides, he is from another world, so he will return to his own world sooner or later.”
“Laxus… He usually doesn’t like dealing with guild matters, and this time he just ran away.
If he heard that he was going to take over as the president, he would probably run away and hide, and not come back for a while.
He had already tried it before when Noah asked him to handle the affairs of the guild.”
“The rest include Noah, Urrutia and others, and the one who fits the bill the most is Noah.
He is the most suitable both in terms of handling guild affairs and strength.
Of course, Urrutia and the others can do it too. After all, they usually help with guild affairs and their strength is not bad.
But the best choice is still Noah…”
Makarov sat there thinking.
“Grandpa, you are here!”
“Hmm? What’s up?”
Makarov saw Noa floating from the ground in front of him.
“Hey, I was working with Erza and the others before, and they destroyed a lot of houses in the town.
If I hadn’t stopped them, they would have caused even more damage.
I have helped rebuild it, but the Council has asked for a letter of apology, which I have already written, and all that is left is for you to sign it.”
After listening to Noah’s words, Makarov sighed deeply.
“Noah, you will be the fourth generation Fairy Tail president.”
“Hmm? Grandpa, why do you say that?”
Noah looked at Makarov with a confused look on his face.
“Xiao Ya told me before that the guild has caused a lot of trouble. I am old now and I need to retire early, otherwise I won’t be able to hold on.
I think you are the most suitable person in the entire guild.”
Makarov said, looking at Noah seriously.
“President? It’s not impossible, but I won’t take over for the time being.”
“Hmm? Why?”
Makarov was puzzled after hearing what Noah said. If you said it was okay, why didn’t he take the position?
“After all, the identity of the president is a limitation for many things.
There are things that guild members can do that the guild leader cannot do.
If grandpa feels tired, then I will take care of everything, and you can just put the title on it.”
Noah said to Makarov.
He has his own considerations, and there are many actions that he will not be able to participate in if he becomes the president.
Others are participating as guild members, so it’s no big deal if you, the guild president, participate.
And whether or not you become the president is just a matter of title.
Noah now handles most of the things, and Urrutia and the others usually take turns to help.
“Grandpa, you don’t have to deal with most things now. You just need to sit in the guild and everyone will feel at ease.
In fact, grandpa feels tired because you are worried about everyone and always subconsciously worry about everyone, so you feel tired. ”
Noah looked at Makarov and said seriously.
Noah knew that Makarov had been the president for 48 years, and caring about the guild members had become his habit.
No matter what time, I always think of guild members first.
So when everyone gets into trouble, he feels anxious and concerned.
This lifestyle has been integrated into his daily life and cannot be changed.
Even if he is no longer the guild leader, it will not change this situation.
Noah could only take over all the guild affairs later and share the work with Urrutia and the others so that Makarov didn’t have to worry about these things.
Noah already knew everything about the guild except for some confidential information, so it was not difficult for him to take over the whole thing.
By the way, we have to catch Laxus and help deal with it. We must not let him have it easy.
“By the way, Grandpa, why don’t you let Laxus take over as the guild leader?”
“Do you think that someone who normally won’t handle the daily affairs of the guild will run away when he hears that he is going to take over as the guild leader?”
Makarov said to Noah unhappily.
Noah could only nod, and he made up his mind to let Laxus handle more of the guild’s affairs. Next time, he would leave a thought body to keep an eye on him.
“Since you don’t want to take over as Guild President for the time being and you still have things to do, I will continue to be the Guild President.
If you want to be one anytime, just tell me.”
Now that the next candidate for the guild president had been chosen, Makarov naturally breathed a sigh of relief and felt much better.
“Well, from now on, we will handle all the matters in the guild. Grandpa, you don’t have to worry about these problems anymore and just relax.
By the way, don’t forget to drink the medicinal wine I gave you, it can help you recuperate.”
Noah instructed Makarov.