Chapter 4

Sorry for the long wait. I hereby present to you chapter 4!

Thank you for your continued support, and if you like the story, that's great! 3.4 % of the people who read this story have followed/favorited it, but that's more than I expected! I'll continue working on this fic, and you can expect the Grand Magic Games in the next few chapter.


The sun beat down on them, hard. It was a cloudless afternoon, and the green, hilly fields of the area surrounding Magnolia were emerald green in the golden sunlight. It was a beautiful day, however sweltering.

"Jeez, it was so cold last night. Why is it so hot today?" Usopp groaned. The hat on his head was not large enough to cover the entirety of his nose. "I'm gonna get sunburned." He rubbed his nose.

"Oh, come on, Usopp." Nami brushed her orange hair back with one hand. "If you haven't gotten a sunburn during the whole time we traveled in the Grand Line, there's no way you'll get one now."

"Easy for you to say. You don't burn OR tan."

"What did you say?!" Usopp was suddenly on the ground with a big red bump on his head.

"Nami-chan, you're scary..." Lisanna said, smiling sheepishly.

The group of wizards and pirates had left their camp just before sunrise, in order to get an early start on their way to Magnolia, where they would pack for the trip to Crocus. Luffy hoped to find a means to register the Straw Hats as a guild there, in order to participate in the Grand Magic Games.

Now, they continued on their way down the long dirt road, which paralleled the train tracks.

"Brook! Play it again!" Luffy laughed.

"Roger!" Brook began his seventeenth 'Binks' Sake' that day. Luffy and Natsu put their arms over each others' shoulders, singing along.

Gray gritted his teeth. "How many times are they going to want to listen to that stupid song?"

Franky laughed, taking a swig of cola. "Just leave them. This is what our ship is like all the time."

"How do you even stand that?"

"Well, we all manage in one way or another. Our ship is always lively."

"That's right." Robin contributed. "We don't really have any rules." She smiled, looking at Luffy. "Our captain doesn't like being told what to do."

"Jeez, he and Natsu are so alike, it's uncanny." Lucy, who was walking beside Robin and Levy said. "Just look at them." Their movements as they sang were almost identical.

"My goodness." Robin laughed. "He must be glad to have someone so similar to him."

"Yeah." said Lucy. "Natsu must be, too." She looked at them, then turned around in both directions. "Wait a moment. Didn't you guys have two more crew members here? And where are Erza, Wendy, Happy and Carla?" She held up two fingers on one hand and four on the other.

As if on cue, a loud rumbling noise made itself known. "What is that?" asked Luffy and Natsu.

A large dust cloud was being kicked up, and headed towards the group at full speed. Everyone gawked at it. They all stood still for a few seconds. Then, something clicked. "RUN!" yelled Usopp, who took off at full speed along with Jet and Droy.

The rest of them remained there. They stood there, waiting to see who it was, or in some cases, preparing for battle. Just then, voices came from the advancing cloud, barely audible over the thundering sound of footsteps. "I'm not gonna let you beat me!" came one voice.

"Did you guys hear that?" asked Lucy.

"I… I think so." someone replied.

"THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN!" a voice rang out.

All of a sudden, emerging from the dust cloud was a green-haired man, with three golden earrings in his left ear and dressed in forest green robes, soon followed by a red-haired woman wearing a suit of armor. They were running at a ridiculous speed, their cheeks pressing together as they tried to make the other fall. It was Zoro and Erza, having a high-speed race!

"Oi! Zoro! Warrior girl!" Luffy called out. "Over here!"

"Zoro!" Most of the Straw Hats called out.

"Erza!" The Fairy Tail wizards and Sanji yelled.

The two warriors ran at full speed towards them, in the same position. Now they were close enough that everyone could see the intense, determined look they shared. The two of them let out a cry as their speed increased, their footsteps thundering across the dirt road.

"Robin!" Zoro called.

The dark-haired historian nodded. "Roger, Swordsman-san!"

She got into her Hana Hana pose and between two trees, a chain of hands appeared above and perpendicular to the road, serving as a finish line.

"Wow, Robin! So that's your power!" Levy said.

"Yes. I ate the Hana Hana fruit. But we will discuss that later. For now we must move out of the way. If Erza-san's strength can rival Zoro's, I don't think that we'll fare very well if we're in their path."

Lucy nodded. "Right!"

All of the onlookers made way, clearing the path for the two warriors to end their race. "Go, Zoro!" called Luffy.

"Erza! If you win, fight me!" Natsu called.

"Hey, you shitty swordsman! Get out of Erza-san's way!" Sanji yelled at him.

Zoro ignored him, surging forward, ahead of Erza. Then, he was soon overtaken by his opponent, only to go past her once again. This continued over and over, as the two of them neared the finish.

"Don't forget the promise you made, Zoro!" Erza yelled, grinning confidently.

"And don't forget yours, either!" The one-eyed swordsman returned her expression.

The two went faster and faster, where most would be slowing down by now. "They're so fast!" exclaimed Juvia.

"Yeah. You can tell the green-haired guy has put in just as much work upping his physical strength as Erza has." said Gray.

As much as Erza has… Juvia recalled all the times she'd seen Erza lifting massive weights, or single-handedly beating down Natsu or Gray in a fight, something some of Fairy Tail's S-class couldn't even do. This man couldn't use magic, but it was possible he wouldn't need it.

The two were so very close to the finish line now, mere seconds away. Zoro was in the lead, by a barely perceivable amount. The muscular man was about to touch the Hana-Hana finish line, when all of a sudden, it all turned to pink flower petals. His one eye open wide, Zoro turned to see Erza ahead of him. Her arm was raised in victory as she skidded to a stop, an eager look on her face.

Zoro skidded to a stop, too. Erza raised an eyebrow. "Not bad for someone without magic. Now, carry out your side of the bet!" She pointed at him, as if challenging him to back down.

"Your side of the bet..." Nami trailed off. "Hey, Zoro! You didn't offer her something completely ridiculous if you lost, did you?"

"Well it is certainly ridiculous..." Zoro scratched the back of his head. "But a bet is a bet. I lost, fair and square, no matter how close it was." He crossed his arms, and turned back to Erza, his eyes closed. "All right, all right. I, Roronoa Zoro, hereby admit..." He opened his one eye, as if to make sure she was serious. "I admit that Erza Scarlet, a woman, is just as powerful as I am."

The Straw Hats gasped. "Zoro… actually admitting something like that?"

Erza crossed her arms, looking proud. "That's right! He swore that if we had a race, he would never let a woman beat him. And so we made a bet." She looked over the people watching her. "If I lost, then I'd have to admit that men were stronger than women. And if I won, he would have to make an exception to that twisted logic of his." Zoro grunted at that last part.

"As expected of Erza-san!" Sanji jumped in front of her, on his knees. "I knew you could beat a shitty marimo like him." He looked at the ground, as if praying to a god (or goddess). "You're the most powerful woman I know. Please marry m-"

In an instant, Sanji was facedown on the ground with two huge bumps on his head. One was from Erza, and one was from Zoro.

"Your crew certainly is rowdy, Robin-san." Levy said, worried for her safety on the rest of this trip.

"Yes, they are." She smiled, an expression which quickly changed to worry. "But you were right, before all that happened. We're missing a crew member. Chopper. And some of the Exceeds are gone, as well as Wendy-chan."

"That's right!" said the blue-haired girl. "It's Chopper who's not here. Where could they have gone?"

"Well, I don't remember seeing them this morning, but they were definitely there last night." She raised a finger, smiling again. "Well, it's alright. I'm worried about him, but Chopper has grown very strong over the past two years. I'm sure he and your friends will come back safely."

Levy returned her smile. Their crew really was like Fairy Tail; they had so much faith in their comrades. "So, Robin-san, why did you decide to become a pirate?"

"Well..." Robin began her story as they walked along the road. She started with her past, growing up in Ohara. She escaped from the island, then working for various criminals who would offer her a chance to further her research. Eventually she ended up in Alabasta, working for Crocodile. She told Levy all about what the Straw Hats had done in the desert country, and how Baroque Works was taken down. Finally, she spoke about how Luffy saved her from death when she was prepared and willing to die. She purposefully omitted the events that occurred at Enies Lobby.

"What a story..." Levy said, wide-eyed.

Franky, who stood behind her, had tears streaming down his face. "It's such a touching story! Damn it, I'm not crying..."

"Is that the truth? That idiot captain took down one of the most powerful people in the world?" Gray pointed to Luffy, who was still singing along to Binks' Sake. "That song is really getting stuck in my head..."

"Yes, it is the truth. He's a lot stronger than he looks." Robin cast her gaze over to her captain.

Franky laughed. "You got that right! Luffy is our strongest fighter, and not many of us come close to his level."

"Hmm… So if Zoro's the swordsman, and Robin-san uses Hana Hana magic, then what kind of abilities do you have, Franky?" Levy asked.

"I'm SUPER glad you asked!" Franky said, striking his pose. He leaned down into Levy's face, who seemed very uncomfortable. Still walking, Franky said "Push on my nose and hold it down."

"Um… Why?"

"Just do it! You asked what my abilities were, didn't you?"

"Okay…" She pressed the giant cyborg's nose, holding it down. But nothing seemed to be happening.

"Nothing's happ- AH!" Levy was made to jump by a giant afro suddenly growing out of his previously crew-cut head.

"See?" Franky said proudly.

"That's your ability?" Levy asked, arms crossed.

"You see, I'm a cyborg!" Franky said. He opened up the hatch on his large red shoulder, displaying the heads of rockets. "This is where I keep my rockets!"

"R-Rockets?!" Lucy asked.

"Whoa! That's so cool!" Gajeel said, unexpectedly. Panther Lily, who was on his shoulder, also looked excited. "What else can you do?"

The giant cyborg grinned as he pulled his shirt away from his chest. "Nipple Light!" All heads turned to see the source of the yell. Just as they turned to look, very bright light were emitted from Franky's chest.

"What kind of function is that..." Lucy narrowed her eyes.

"Why would you put special work into making your body do that…?" Gray wondered.

"Because I'm a pervert!" said Franky.

"We could tell from your attire!"


Later, at the Fairy Tail guild in Magnolia…


"What do you mean you haven't seen them?" Nami asked the short old guild master.

"A reindeer, as well as Wendy, Carla, and Happy? They haven't come by. Are they missing?" His wrinkled face was full of worry.

Erza stepped forward. "That's right, Master Makarov. They weren't there when we woke up this morning, so we looked for them on our way here. We didn't find anything. No scent, no tracks."

"How odd. I hope they're alright." Makarov scratched his head. "Anyway, who are your friends? They're certainly not from our guild."

It was the turn of both Robin and Luffy to step forward. The master's eyes bulged out of their sockets upon seeing the former. S-she's so beautiful… the old man thought, a thin line of red blood coming from his right nostril.

"I'm Monkey D. Luffy, the man who'll be the Pirate King! These are my nakama. We want to make a guild so we can be in the Grand Magic Games."

Makarov looked angry, and like he was going to send them away. The Straw Hats and a few wizards were all that were left there; most of them had gone inside the guild.

But then, Robin smiled straight at him. "Hello, it's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Nico Robin, of the Straw Hat Pirates. Would you mind telling me about the guild registration process?" She leaned in closer, purposefully giving him more of a view.

"Y-Yes! Of course! I even have some old registration papers, that are still valid! Please come in." He ran off into the guild.

"Nice job, Robin! You did it just like I said! I knew you were his type." Nami high-fived Robin, and they shared a mischevious smile.

Sanji was fuming as they walked in. "How come Robin-chan never does that for me…?"

The pirates walked in, with Luffy leading the way. They strode through the open entrance, into a large hall full of tables. There was a stage farther back. "Wow, this place is awesome! Can we get something like this in the ship, Franky?" Luffy asked.

"Don't be silly!" Franky half-yelled. Then he grinned. "Of course we can!"

"I don't know whose money you plan to use for something like that..." Nami trailed off, glaring at them. "Something like that would certainly cost quite a bit of money." Her eyes turned to 'berry' symbols.

"Nami, your eyes! They look like a monster's again!"

"What was that, Usopp?" she said, in the sweetest voice she could force.

"N-Nothing!"

Nearby, Lisanna whispered to Mira. "I think it's obvious who the dominant one in the crew is." Her older sister giggled.

The Straw Hats were led to a room in the back of the building. When they entered the dimly lit room, they found Makarov standing in front of a huge pile of papers, proudly displaying a large stack in his hands. "Here are the papers!"

Nico Robin took them from him, a benevolent smile on her face. "Thank you so much, Makarov-san!"

"Hey, ossan(old man). Are you gonna eat that?" Luffy pointed to a plate of steak and other various foods that was still warm on the master's desk.

"Get your dirty little eyes off my food!" Makarov hit Luffy over the head. Strolling past him, he raised his head high. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I have guests from somewhere very far away. I have to be a good host." He chuckled and blushed, obviously planning something sinister,

"Guests…?" Sanji and Brook shared a look. Then, they ran after the short old man. "Wait, old man! Please, allow us humble pirates to share your wealth!"

They froze in their tracks when they saw who the master was sitting there, sharing food and drink with.

Sanji began stuttering. "V-V-V…"

So did Brook. "S-S-S..."

Beside Master Makarov was a beautiful blue-haired woman, dressed in very luxurious garments. Her hair hung loosely off her head, perfectly combed. From her ears dangled expensive golden jewlery. She looked up with a surprised expression on her face, as did the man with glasses she sat with.

"VIVI-CHAN?"

"RAYLEIGH?"

The rest of the crew rushed over. "Did you say Vivi?" Nami said. They soon arrived at the table with Sanji and Brook.

"S-Sanji-san?!" Vivi asked, shocked.

"Oh, my." Rayleigh chuckled.

Nefertari Vivi, princess of Alabasta, had tears in her eyes and was clearly on the verge of breaking down. "Hey, don't go making my guests cry!" Makarov scolded the crew.

"E… Everyone!" Vivi wrapped as many of them as she could in a huge hug.

From behind her, Rayleigh raised his hand in greeting. "Hello there, Luffy."

"Vivi! Rayleigh! Long time no see!" Luffy ran a hand through his hair.

"Whoa, whoa. These pirates know Vivi-san?" some of the guild members muttered amongst themselves.

"Luffy!" Vivi gave the captain a huge bear hug. "I missed you guys so much. I see you've even got some new friends." She gestured to Frank, Brook, and hesitantly at Robin.

"We missed you, too!" said Nami. "Why are you here?"

The blue-haired princess wiped the tears from her eyes, dropping her gaze. "Well, you see. I'm sure you've heard about my family's name."

Everyone stared at her blankly. "No… What happened?" asked Usopp.

"My father, Nefertari Cobra, received an offer to become a Celestial Dragon of Mariejois." she said, lifting up her gaze. "Of course he refused. After they discovered that our heritage traced back to one of the original founders of the World Congress, we received such a letter asking us to come to the Holy Land."

"But my father isn't the sort of man who seeks that kind of power. I've heard rumors of our would-be neighbors. They're cruel, and have no sense of others' worth." she said, sounding troubled. "And so, as I said, my father declined their offer. Soon after..." Tears welled up in her eyes again. "Soon after, he was killed. Someone poisoned his drink." The Straw Hats gasped.

"I was kidnapped, and brought in a wagon out of the palace. They told me I was to become a slave of the World Government. I was bound and gagged, and could do nothing. It seemed that it was inevitable that I would be at their mercy."

Then, she smiled and pointed to Rayleigh. "But, on their way to Mariejois, they stopped at the Sabaody Archipelago. There, Rayleigh-san rescued me from their ship. He took me to this far-off land, which the Navy is unaware of, in order to hide me from the World Government. So he came to his friend from when he was younger, Makarov-san." She gestured to the short old man sitting at the table with her.

"Cobra-san..." Robin looked troubled. "Although I worked against him, I know he was a truly good man. Both his family and his subjects knew so."

Vivi seemed to not notice her, though she probably ignored her former enemy.

"Luffy, why are you here?" asked Rayleigh.

"We got sent here by the Whitestrom. Now, we want to fight in the Grand Magic Games!"

"Oh, I see. Going for that thirty million jewel prize, then?" He smiled.

"T-THIRTY MILLION?!" Nami jumped a foot in the air. She grabbed Luffy's shoulders. "We are joining that competition!"

Zoro laughed. "Joining the Magic Games with no magic? That's just perfectly our style." he said, grinning.

Rayleigh chuckled as well. "Very true. I would expect no less."

Robin had already finished reading the massive rulebook. "I've read the rules for this year's competition." She held up a second book. "And the guidelines and regulations of guilds in Fiore."

"SO FAST!" yelled Usopp.

"Robin, that's amazing!" said Nami.

"Thank you, Navigator-san. This year's rules are somewhat odd compared to the other years. Where they once had a rule allowing two teams to join from the same guild, they are now allowing only one team, but comprised of any number of members up to eight."

"Luffy, don't count on your fingers!" Sanji scolded him. "We have exactly eight. Although I'd like to be on a separate team with Nami-san and Robin-chan..."

"There are a few things we need to do before we're officially counted as a guild of Fiore." she said. "For example, we need to have an emblem to be represented by. We also need a guild mark, and each of us has to have it somewhere on our body. We also need to fill out this huge packet of papers and have it delivered to the 'Magic Council'."

Usopp pointed to himself with his thumb. "All right! I'll design us a guild emblem!" He quickly got to work drawing up some sketches. He did so for several minutes, and concentrated deeply. Vivi leaned over and whispered something in his ear.

Luffy dug around in his shirt for a moment, catching most of everyone's attention. His search came up empty, so he dug around in his pants, much to the resentment of his onlookers. However, soon he had pulled out something thin, long, and black. He waved it around, and it unfolded to reveal that it was a version of the Straw Hats' flag.

"Luffy, why do you keep that in your pants?" Nami asked, looking weirded out.

Her captain cocked his head at her. "Well, there isn't any room in my shirt."

She sighed, but couldn't help smiling. "Okay. Well, that's our reserve flag, isn't it?"

"Yeah."

"Why do you carry it?"

"Because I'm the captain."

This time, Nami sighed and didn't smile. "Gosh, reasoning with this guy is hopeless."

Some of the Fairy Tail wizards laughed. Natsu came up to Luffy. "Whoa! So you really are a pirate! The flag has your hat on it! And..." He looked up at Brook.

The skeleton bowed. "That's right! That is a portrait of I, the great Soul King, emblazoned on the front of that pirate flag!" His face seemed to turn bluish. "Although I do not wish to think about where that may have been, and for how long."

Beside Robin was Levy, who was helping her lay the pages out in order. They took up a large square on the floor. Mirajane was curious. "Robin-san, what are you doing? Wouldn't it be easier to just fill it out as a packet?"

Robin gave her a knowing smile. "Please watch." she said, as they finished laying out the pages. "Levy-chan, I need as many quill pens as there are pages. Half would also work."

"No problem! We have a bunch!"

"What is this woman up to?" wondered Gajeel.

"I assume it is some sort of ritual." observed Panther Lily. "It shames me to say so, but it chills my spine to think of what this woman may do with such a ritual. She seems very scary."

"Yeah, I agree with you there." Gajeel swallowed.

"What are you talking about?" Gray asked, critical. "She's obviously just going to fill out the form."

Panther Lily turned to the raven-haired boy. "Robin is certainly planning to use some sort of dark magic. Look at that arrangement!" He pointed to the papers, which were in a perfect square.

"I-It's a square." Gray couldn't see what was wrong.

"Yes. But it is a square that forebodes witchcraft." He waved his hands like he was telling a scary story.

"Have you forgotten that we're IN a wizards' guild?"

Levy soon arrived, struggling to carry multiple large crates. In a flash of movement, Gajeel was at her side, taking the crates out of her hands. "You'd better not strain yourself like that, squirt. You'll hurt your back."

"G-Gajeel! Give those back! I can take them." She blushed, taking them from his hands and placing them in a stack. She picked them all up, obviously having some serious trouble. She carried herself with as much dignity as she could as she stumbled toward Robin with the massive crates.

Then it happened. She put too much weight on her right foot, and the floor was still slightly wet from an earlier spill. The blue-haired scholar slipped, and the crates flew up into the air. Her expression of determination turned to one of shock as she fell towards the ground. Her back faced the ground, and she could see one of the heavy pen crates right above her head, in a path that would lead it straight to her head.

All of a sudden, she felt something thick and firm wrap itself around her waist. The crate above her head was gone, and looking up, she could see Gajeel's face turning to her with worry. He had draped her over his left arm, and caught all three crates with his right hand. It felt kind of… comfortable.

Then, she felt her face heat up. "W-what are you doing? Let me go." He obeyed, and was also blushing a little bit. "I could have done it myself." Levy said angrily. Without another word, she stalked off.

Gajeel watched her go, then turned back to Robin. He handed her the crates, placing them on the ground with a large thud.

"Thank you, Gajeel. Maybe now you should go after her." Robin said.

"Shut up." the Dragon Slayer said, walking away angrily.

Robin took out all of the quill pens from the crate, putting one next to each sheet of paper. When she was done, she backed up.

"Oh, Robin! So that's what you were going to do!" Usopp realized.

Robin stood at full height, crossing her arms over each other, with her hands pointing towards the guild's ceiling. "Cien Fleur!"

Arms seemed to bloom from the ground, sprouting up and taking form. Each page had an arm in front of it and one to its right. The arm in front of each one had an eye on it.

"That's really creepy..." Lucy said.

"Right?" said Natsu.

The arms on the right of the papers each picked up a pen and began to write. Robin's eyes were closed, and it would seem that she was able to see the page as this happened.

"Wow, Robin! What a use for your power!" said Nami, astonished.

"YOU WANNA GO, JERK?" Natsu yelled. His face was pressed against Gray's.

"MAYBE I DO, YOU DAMN SALAMANDER!"

"HEY, YOU TWO!" yelled Luffy.

Both Natsu and Gray turned their heads. "WHAT?"

"Both of you, fight me!" he said, grinning. "I wanna see how strong you are!"

"B-Both of them?" asked Juvia.

"Those two are monsters..." said Levy.

"He's gonna take the two of them on... without me involved?" Gajeel, who was walking away, cracked his knuckles. "Hey, you three! Don't forget about me!" He walked towards them, facing Luffy. "If you're fighting them, so am I!"

"Fine." Luffy said. "It'll be a three-on-one!"

"What? I'm not teaming up with this breath mint!" Natsu stepped away from Gray.

"If it's a fight, I'm in!" Sanji stepped forward.

"Sounds interesting." said Zoro, doing likewise.

All of a sudden, they all felt a demonic presence looming over them. Heads slowly turned to see a giant man, with balding gray hair. Soon, the giant spoke. "If you brats are going to fight, do it outside!"

"Luffy, Sanji, and Zoro fighting together..." Nami shuddered. "If they did it in here, the guild hall would be completely ruined."

"Right? It would be SUPER obliterated!" Franky did his pose.

Just then, Erza stepped into the hall from a side room. "What's going on in here?"

"Hello, Erza-san." said Vivi, waving. Erza was the first of Fairy Tail that she had met when she arrived. As the red-haired warrior approached her, she asked. "Have you seen them fight before?"

Erza shook her head. "No. We traveled together, but all I saw was Straw Hat stretch his arm to punch Natsu in the face."

The princess of Alabasta looked shocked. "W-what?"

"When they got here, they put on a big show with their ship, then Luffy called Natsu 'Ace' and punched him in the face."

"Ace?" Vivi had heard of Portgaz D. Ace's execution but couldn't understand why Luffy would do such a thing.

"Well, it doesn't matter. Natsu forgave him really quickly and they got along well ever since. What's going on over there?" She pointed to Makarov menacingly looming over her friends.

"Oh. Luffy-san challenged Natsu and Gray to a fight. Then Gajeel-kun, Zoro-san, and Sanji-san decided to join in."

"What? A fight?" She ran over to where the group of fighters was walking out the door. "I'm in, too!" She followed them out of the door, as did many of the Fairy Tail wizards.

"W-Wait! You guys shouldn't be so reckless!" Lucy followed everyone outside.

Still in the guild hall, alone with Rayleigh, Makarov, Usopp, and Vivi, Robin spoke. "Rayleigh-san." she said.

"Hm?" He took a long swig of sake.

"On page fifty-seven, it says that each guild must have a guild master, someone who can't participate in the Games. Our whole crew seems to be planning to join," she said, instantly thinking about the missing Chopper, "and I would like to ask if you'd like to serve as our guild master while we're here in Fiore."

Rayleigh grinned, the light reflecting off of his glasses. "Sounds like a plan. I don't have anything to do anytime soon, anyway."

Usopp and Makarov were shocked. "W-What? Rayleigh as a guild master?!"

Robin smiled at him. "Thank you. I'm sure it will mean a lot to Luffy." she said, and the hand on page fifty-seven wrote down a name.

It read, 'Guild Master: Silvers Rayleigh'.


Thanks for reading! I felt that Vivi was a character that should be re-introduced in the future of the series. And Rayleigh is the only one who fits the 'Guild Master' role well. I'm sure that's been done before.

Aside from that, you can expect the next chapter next week! Please remember to review and favorite if you like it!

This is dicyy, signing off :)