Fairy Tail: The Uncrowned King of Magic

Chapter 124: Chapter 124

"So this is Magnolia?! It’s changed so much since the last time I came here!"

The legendary young woman herself—Lucy Heartfilia, daughter of the wealthiest family in Fiore—stepped out of the magical train station and took an exaggerated breath of the "big-city air."

Then she threw both arms into the air.

"This is freedom!"

"I’ve finally escaped from that cage! Hahahaha!"

The passing pedestrians stared at her.

"..."

Lucy turned toward the magnificent building in the distance, her eyes sparkling.

"This is where my new life begins!"

"For freedom! For the rebellious life I’ve always dreamed of living behind my obedient-daughter facade!"

"I’m coming!"

The dream she had cherished for years was finally about to come true. Her excitement could hardly be described in words.

’Fairy Tail! Here I come!’

...

"Hello~ Welcome to Fairy Tail."

Mira greeted Lucy with a sweet smile as soon as she entered the guildhall.

"Are you here to post a request, take a tour, or submit a complaint?"

"You’re Mirajane, the White-Haired Witch!"

Lucy’s eyes instantly turned into hearts.

"Warm as spring toward your companions, mercilessly cold toward your enemies! The demon’s mask and the angel’s whisper! Eleven-time winner of the Fairy Tail Female Mage Popularity Rankings and the most beautiful goddess in the guild!"

"I’m a huge fan! Please give me your autograph!"

Lucy had happened to catch Mira just as she was preparing to sneak away with the large cake Erza had been saving.

She immediately pulled out an autograph book and rushed over.

Mira positively glowed beneath the extravagant praise. She pressed both hands to her cheeks and put on a bashful expression.

"Oh my~ The most beautiful goddess?"

"I’m really not that pretty~"

Just as Mira prepared to leave her flamboyant rose-shaped signature in the book, Lucy noticed another famous woman nearby.

"You’re Cana, the Queen of Cards!"

"The pioneer who created an entirely new style of card dueling through her own strength! The leading authority on Summoning Card Magic and a former number-one on Fairy Tail’s Female Mage Popularity Rankings!"

"I’m your fan! Please sign this!"

"And you’re Juvia, Goddess of Water!"

"The Shadow Fairy who controls the empire’s purse strings—Levy!"

"Evergreen, the Petrifying Witch!"

"And Wendy-chan, the Angel of Healing!"

Lucy hugged the growing collection of signatures to her chest, trembling with excitement.

"Ahhh! This place truly is the promised land of my dreams—Fairy Tail!"

"Please let me join the guild!"

Several more excited guild members gathered around her.

Lucy was briefly overwhelmed, but soon realized something strange.

Why did she know all about the rankings for Fairy Tail’s female Mages, yet remember almost nothing about its men?

Loki, who was standing nearby, burst out laughing at Lucy’s enthusiasm.

Then Lucy recognized him too.

"Oh! You’re Loki, ranked fourth on the list of Mages women most want as a boyfriend!"

"That’s right!"

Loki swept back his hair and offered her his most charming smile.

"My beautiful young lady, would you be willing to—"

"I’m terribly sorry, but you aren’t my type. Please don’t come any closer. Thank you."

The guildhall immediately erupted with laughter.

"Hahahaha! Loki actually got rejected!"

"Damn it, Loki! This is all your fault!"

One of the men pointed accusingly at him.

"You’ve ruined the reputation of every man in Fairy Tail!"

"What?!"

Loki glared back.

"How is that my fault? You want to fight?"

"Bring it on!"

Elfman pushed through the crowd, flexing his arms.

"A real man settles his problems with his fists!"

Lucy’s eyes lit up when she recognized him.

"Oh! You’re Elfman, the Beast King!"

"I’m a huge fan of your sister Mira! Could you get me another autograph from her?"

The men exchanged hostile looks and immediately began fighting in the middle of the guildhall.

Lucy flinched at the sudden outbreak of violence, but her eyes quickly began sparkling again.

"I heard Fairy Tail members communicate their feelings through their fists!"

"New Era Weekly really wasn’t exaggerating!"

Mira covered her mouth and laughed before stepping forward.

"It’s been a long time since we had such an energetic newcomer."

"If you’d like to join Fairy Tail, please fill out this form."

"Of course!"

Lucy seized the pen without hesitation.

"That’s right! This is exactly what Fairy Tail should be like!"

She finished the application at remarkable speed.

"Done!"

Then she raised her head.

"Huh?! Careful—!"

A bottle came flying across the guildhall, heading directly toward Mira’s head.

Before it could strike her, a mass of ominous black energy crushed it into powder in midair.

Mira tilted her head slightly, still smiling.

"Is something wrong?"

"...N-Nothing."

Lucy swallowed and shivered.

Then her excitement rose even higher.

This was Fiore’s strongest Mage guild!

Everyone here was powerful, confident, and unbelievably cool!

It was perfect!

Lucy proudly raised the newly issued identification card bearing her portrait and Fairy Tail’s emblem.

"Does this mean I’m officially a member of the guild now?!"

"This is amazing!"

"Not quite~"

Mira gently corrected her.

"You’re currently only a reserve member, so there are still some guild benefits you won’t be able to use."

"However—"

"One of our newcomer benefits allows you to live in the women’s dormitory for half price."

"The monthly rent is fifty thousand Jewels, and once you become a full member, the guild will cover it completely."

"Would you like a room, Lucy?"

"Yes!"

At that moment, Marshall floated down from the second floor after finishing every last piece of Makarov’s afternoon cake.

He immediately noticed that familiar head of blonde hair.

’Oh?’

’She only just finished running away from home, and she’s already arrived?’

This was probably the third time he had "met Lucy for the first time."

How should he greet her on this occasion?

Before Marshall could decide, Lucy spotted him.

Her face instantly turned bright red.

Without even saying hello, she grabbed Mira’s arm and hurried away.

"Miss Mira! Could you please take me to the women’s dormitory?"

"Please, please, please!"

Her bizarre reaction immediately caught Marshall’s attention.

Without thinking, he activated Telepathy Magic.

What he heard made his eyes widen.

[H-He’s the marriage candidate Father mentioned?!]

[He looks even better in person than he did in the photograph...]

[Did I reject the proposal too quickly? What am I supposed to do if I’m already starting to regret it?]

Marshall stared after her.

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