LRAB Chapter 93 Magic Council? Nothing at all!
Chapter 93 Magic Council? Nothing at all!
Chapter 94 The Magic Council? Nothing but dust! (Please subscribe!)
"Makarov, come up here and tell me how to deal with the people from the Magic Council."
After everyone discussed various policies and set a general direction for their common progress, Oba Barbasoma directly called out Makarov's name.
Everyone looked at Makarov, their eyes clearly smiling. As the person who had the most dealings with the entire Kingdom of Fiore and the Magic Council, Makarov deserved to give a solo speech.
In the entire Kingdom of Fiore, no one knew better than him how to deal with the Magic Council.
"Snap!"
Makarov's snot bubble popped, and he lurched forward before stopping abruptly. He rubbed his eyes and looked at Moen.
"Mount, is the meeting over?"
Makarov asked the question, having already fallen asleep a few minutes after Oba Barbasoma began speaking.
"How can it be over yet? You haven't even gone up to give your speech."
Moen smiled helplessly, but he could understand why Grandpa Makarov was sleepy. Grandma Oba was just too talkative! Her mouth never stopped muttering, and she could always digress to other topics.
Let alone Makarov, if it weren't for the fact that it was his first time here, and if he weren't so curious about the meeting's contents, he probably would have been asleep long ago.
"Oh right, the speech!"
Reminded by Moen, Makarov realized what was happening, stood up and went on stage, completely ignoring the smiling looks from everyone.
Makarov walked onto the stage and switched places with Oba. Neither of them was very tall, so the low stool that Oba was standing on came in handy for Makarov; otherwise, Makarov would have had to use magic to grow taller.
Standing on the podium, Makarov quickly got into the zone. He cleared his throat and began to recall his prepared speech, but he couldn't remember a single word. After taking a nap, he had completely forgotten the entire speech.
So Makarov started improvising without a prepared speech, and naturally could only speak freely.
"Ahem, regarding the Magic Council, I'll only emphasize three points here."
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Makarov spoke with a serious expression.
"First, as long as you abide by the law, you don't need to be afraid of them."
Secondly, prioritize your guildmates above all else. Even if it means breaking some rules, it doesn't matter. Just accept the fines and penalties afterwards.
Third, try to include as many people as possible in the Magic Council. That way, they can help out if anything happens. Our Kingdom of Fiore, as a neutral magical power, has a large number of mage guilds and should rightfully have greater influence in the Magic Council.
Makarov spoke his mind freely, making Moen's eyelids twitch. If the Magic Council heard this, Grandpa Makarov would definitely have to write another self-criticism.
'No, why aren't you following the script?!'
Moen couldn't help but facepalm; the draft he had prepared wasn't written like this at the beginning!
He had seen it before; the speech was full of normal content and seemed to have been drafted by Sister Airo, and it was a very harmonious affair.
The main topic was how their local guild alliance should cooperate with the Magic Council to better manage the mage guilds of the Kingdom of Fiore. The wording was quite official, the kind that would never make a mistake, and Makarov only needed to read it aloud.
As a result, Makarov completely deviated from the script and made outrageous remarks on his own. He was sincere, but he also showed no respect whatsoever!
"Makarov! You can't just say things like that!"
Oba Barbasoma couldn't help but speak up from the side, saying, "It's one thing for you Fairy Tail people to mess around, but don't drag everyone else into it. After all, not all magic guilds have the same foundation as Fairy Tail."
"Um, I was just saying."
Makarov didn't say much more. After finishing his three points, he simply stepped down from the podium, as if he had already finished speaking.
Under the astonished gazes of the crowd, the old man slowly returned to his seat with his hands behind his back, looking every bit the smug hermit.
Most mage guilds primarily cooperate with the Magic Council, since the council doesn't get involved in its management. As long as you don't violate the rules and regulations set by the council, they won't interfere. Not every guild deals with the Magic Council as frequently as Fairy Tail.
Most mage guilds interact with the Magic Council primarily for joint missions and providing information about dark guilds; trivial matters usually don't bother the Magic Council.
Therefore, Makarov's astonishing statement truly surprised many guild leaders. Is this how major guilds treat the Magic Council? So utterly disrespectful!
Actually, this isn't too disrespectful, since Makarov emphasized the need to abide by all the rules and regulations, except during intense battles when there's really no other way to do so.
Fairy Tail is such a troublemaker, but it only gets a scolding from the Magic Council and a written apology from Makarov.
The key reason is that they are actually very "wise," but they just get into things like "intense fighting with a wide-ranging impact."
It sounds serious, and well, the damage it caused was indeed quite severe, but it didn't involve any real issues of principle.
What is a true matter of principle?
War broke out between guilds, harming civilians.
These are things you absolutely cannot touch. Even large guilds will face severe punishment if they do, such as being disbanded, expelled, or branded as a dark guild.
This is why the Dark Guild is the Dark Guild; they are constantly crossing the line.
"If Fairy Tail keeps causing trouble like this, it'll be turned into a dark guild sooner or later, and then we'll all come together to punish you!"
Grandma Oba stood on the podium, quite infuriated by Makarov's outrageous remarks. The meeting should have ended soon after Makarov's brief remarks, and she could have considered her task of managing the meeting to be completed satisfactorily.
As a result, Makarov came up and immediately pooped a huge poop, which embarrassed her, the manager. She was worried that if word got out, it would implicate their Snake Scales, since they had always been law-abiding citizens.
Moreover, she is currently working on the selection of the "Ten Wizards" for Jura Regis, so she can't afford to offend the Magic Council.
Look at Gildarts from "Fairy Tail". He's so strong, but he's never had a "title". This must be related to the bad reputation of "Fairy Tail"!
Oba Barbasoma thought to herself, if it weren't for the fear of negative impact, she felt the Magic Council would love to strip Makarov of his title as one of the "Ten Wizards," but of course, that was simply impossible.
First, there's Makarov himself. His reputation is immense; he's a true veteran legend, and no one can easily insult him. Second, there's the third point Makarov just mentioned—it's so true that putting people into the Magic Council is indeed effective!
There are members of the Magic Council who come from Fairy Tail and often speak up for Fairy Tail.
Although she verbally criticized Makarov, Obah Barbasoma didn't actually think there was anything wrong with what Makarov said; she just felt that these things weren't suitable to be discussed openly.
Makarov didn't care at all about Oba's complaints. Let's just say that even if the Magic Council had a million times the courage, they wouldn't dare to label Fairy Tail as a dark guild, because that would affect the order of the entire Kingdom of Fiore.
After this minor incident, apart from the slight shock felt by the attending presidents, it had no other significant impact.
Oba Barbasoma, with a sour face, gave a brief closing statement and then announced the official end of this routine meeting.
Logically, there should be a banquet after the meeting, but this time there was none; everyone packed up their things and left.
(End of this chapter)