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"Stop, stop right there!"

Finally unable to bear it any longer, Bitts shouted to stop, ending the torment the two had been enduring.

After pushing aside Lucy, who was practically pressed against him by the crowd, and making enough space for everyone to disperse, Beetz threw Juvia to the ground.

bang~ Ai Er Qi Liu 〦 Jiu Yi San}|〒【〥 Ya~~ Juvia cried out inwardly, but dared not utter a sound or utter a complaint.

As Bitts moved, the women finally noticed the disheveled blue-haired woman he had brought back.

Pointing to Juvia lying on the ground, Bitts began to explain to the crowd:

"This is one of the four elements of the Phantom, one of the few that survived."

As punishment for Phantom's offense, she will now be taken prisoner and forced to perform various chores assigned to her by the guild.

Sarah, you'll be in charge of overseeing this.

Sarah, who was called, nodded and immediately called two companions to help Juvia up from the ground.

Upon hearing that he would only be doing manual labor and odd jobs without any danger to his life, Juvia breathed a sigh of relief and immediately and obediently cooperated with Sarah and the others.

He was subdued by an ordinary hemp rope, his hands tied behind his back, and taken away from the terrace.

Seeing that a dignified S-class mage was so easily subdued by a few ordinary people, Beetz couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

The reason he dared to entrust Juvia to Sarah and the others was because he believed that she was a smart woman who knew what was important.

After all, with this nightmare in charge, if Juvia still tries to pull any tricks, then even though she is one of the main characters of Fairy Tail, Beetz will show her what cruelty is.

After Jubia was taken away, Bitts randomly pointed to someone in the crowd.

"Go to the city hall across the street and tell them that I have dealt with the lawbreakers who dared to openly attack the kingdom's important cities."

They were ordered to immediately mobilize manpower to capture the remaining criminals outside the city.

If they run away after I go to bed late, I won't be responsible!

The girl who was called on nodded emphatically, then quickly turned and ran away to carry out the president's task.

Urudia glanced thoughtfully at the council office right next to the city hall, then smiled and said:

"You're really something, not only did you not notify the council, but you reported it to the kingdom's administrative body first."

This demonstrates that their actions were intended to protect the city.

Even if the council members come knocking on their door later, they will inevitably have to argue with the kingdom's officials first.

If later the kingdom truly concludes that the Phantoms were deliberately attacking the city and posing a serious threat to its inhabitants.

Then even the review committee has no reason to convict the guild or cause us trouble.

Urrutia, having served as a member of parliament for some time, quickly guessed Bitz's purpose in doing so.

Upon hearing this, the women immediately showed expressions of surprise and astonishment, and even their gazes toward Bitz became filled with admiration.

Lucy looked confused, as if she understood but not quite, and subconsciously asked, "What do you mean?"

"Wait, Ultear, I roughly understand what you mean, but I still don't understand. Isn't the council the one that manages mages and guilds?"

Is it really a good idea to hand people over to the kingdom's local officials? And why are the officials of the Kingdom of Fiore getting involved, even going against the council?

Upon hearing this question, Urutia simply laughed.

"Hehe, Lucy, you still know too little about the magical world."

Firstly, as a governing body, the Council has the authority to handle incidents, large and small, caused by mages in various countries. (The King's) However, similarly, as guilds within the Kingdom of Fiore, Ghost and our Saiwei are naturally subject to the Kingdom's jurisdiction.

And who do you think is funding the council? It's none other than the various kingdoms under its jurisdiction.

As the financial backer of the council, such a major incident has occurred in their own country.

A bustling commercial city was nearly destroyed, and the Fioré royal family will certainly hold the council accountable for the crime.

"At that point, the council will be too busy appeasing the royal family to have any time to care about us."

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Chapter 304 Beetz: I will become one of the Ten Saints!

Hearing this explanation, Lucy finally began to understand. She had never known before that the council had been receiving funding from various countries.

However, knowing these things alone was not enough to resolve the doubts in her heart.

"That's not right either. What if the council shifts all the blame onto us, saying that we caused all of this and incites hatred towards the royal family?"

Does the chairman have connections with the royal family and can he be 100% sure that the royal family won't cause us any trouble?

Speaking of which, I suddenly remembered that you, Chairman, once claimed to be a prince of a certain country.

"Are you really related to the Fiore royal family, perhaps even by marriage?"

Upon hearing this, all the women turned their gazes toward him instantly. Even Ultear showed a look of surprise, not expecting that Bitz would have such an amazing background.

In response, Bitts quickly issued a denial, stating:

"Don't talk nonsense. I have no connection with the Fiore royal family, and I don't even know them."

As he spoke, he glared fiercely at Lucy and began to lecture her:

"Lucy, I must say, as the heiress of a large conglomerate, your political acumen is far too dull."

No matter how incompetent Joseph may be, he is still one of the Ten Wizard Saints from Fiore, and one of the most renowned figures in the Kingdom of Fiore.

Now that Joseph is dead at my hands, what do you think the royal family will think?

Do you think that I killed Joseph and caused such a big mess that people are calling for my execution?

Or did they see my value and take the initiative to extend an olive branch to me, wanting to befriend or even recruit me, a stronger person than Joseph?

Unless King Fiore is a fool, he will definitely choose the former.

Not only will he not come to cause us trouble, he will even send people to thank me for my contributions to the kingdom.

If I were even bolder, the royal family might even recommend me to fill the vacancy left by Joseph's death when the Ten Wizard Saints were appointed.

The seat of the Ten Saints will remain within the territory of Fiore.

Beetz's in-depth analysis left Lucy, Eve, and the other young people looking on in astonishment.

What is all this about? How did it all come to the point that Beetz himself is about to become one of the Ten Wizard Saints?

Is there really such a good thing in the world? Two guilds go to war and not only will they not be punished, but they will also be relied upon by the royal family and recommended to be among the top ten. It sounds ridiculous.

But that's politics. Yan, Leng, Uru, Urutia, and even Sarah all seemed unsurprised and indifferent.

Although Lucy, who comes from a large conglomerate, was a little slow to grasp the concept, she clearly understood the ins and outs better than others, so she accepted it very quickly.

"Then, President, shouldn't we prepare to celebrate, to celebrate you becoming a member of the Holy Ten?!"

I don't know how Lucy's brain works, her thoughts jump around and she immediately started thinking about celebrating, which made Beetz glare at her in anger.

"Idiot, this is something that's not even close to being done yet, we should just keep it to ourselves."

To celebrate wildly at this critical juncture would be no different from directly slapping the royal family in the face.

"Be careful, before my Ten Saints are even completed, the royal family will team up with the council to throw you, an accomplice, into jail."

Under Beetz's reprimand, Lucy immediately stuck out her tongue to indicate that she knew she was wrong.

The others also swore that they would remain silent about the matter until it was determined, and would follow Bitches's orders in everything.

And so, Bitts waved his hand and announced the end of the banquet.

Those who need to manage the guild should manage the guild, and those who need to rest should rest.

Of course, Bitz didn't forget to have Yan and Leng arrest all the wandering mages in the city who harbored ill intentions towards Saiwei, and send them to the city hall's jail as remnants of Phantom Lord.

With the Phantom and the greedy mages dealt with, the residents of Rostock who had previously fled gradually returned, reassured by the council office and city hall staff.

Ironically, Joseph's seemingly aggressive campaign had a negligible impact on either Saiwei or the residents of Rostock.

Apart from a few unlucky souls who twisted their ankles or tripped while fleeing, no one in the entire city of Rostock was injured; they were only slightly frightened.

As this incident unfolded, the city's residents realized that they had always underestimated this local guild, which, apart from the guild leader, was entirely composed of women and seemed like a mere decorative object.

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Not only them, but also the mayor of Rostock, the head of the council office who had just woken up, and other forces, big and small, only realized this at this moment.

Just how wrong were their previous perceptions of the Saiyan Tail guild?

The two legitimate mage guilds disregarded the laws of the council and went to war. Josephola, a veteran of the Ten Wizard Saints, along with his entire guild, was destroyed by the bombshell news of Bitz, a young man in his early twenties.

It quickly became known to the outside world as these people spread the word, and unsurprisingly, it sparked an even bigger media storm.

Upon receiving the news, both the Council headquarters and the Fiore royal family immediately convened emergency meetings with their members of parliament and ministers.

They discussed the potential impact of this matter on the entire magical world and the kingdom, and deliberated on how to deal with Pitz and Saiwei.

Meanwhile, Bitz stayed obediently in the guild during this time, waiting for the council and the kingdom's decision, while occasionally teasing the still somewhat frightened little prisoner Juvia to relieve his boredom.

To his surprise, the first to come to the guild were neither the council's forceful regulatory troops nor some official from the Kingdom of Fiore.

Instead, it was Fairy Tail reinforcements who had come after hearing from his old friend Ajima that Joseph was shamelessly preparing to bully the weak and start a war with the newly formed Fairy Tail Guild, after the previous internal meeting of the council ended.

When Fairy Tail arrived, Beetz was still sleeping in at home.

It was only through Leng's constant harassment via clandestine communications, which woke him from his dreams, that he was finally awakened.

Helpless yet with a touch of melancholy, she pulled Yan out of bed, and after washing up together, they went to the guild.

As soon as he entered the guild, Bitz saw four familiar figures.

Natsu, with his cherry blossom-colored hair, was listening excitedly to Lucy and Eve's vivid account of the battle between Bits and Joseph the day before.

Gray, who was dressed properly as usual, was hugging Uru and crying his heart out.

Erza, who always wore her armor, was pleasantly surprised to pull Leng, whom she had never met before, aside to chat about their respective views on magic.

The most surprising person in the group was the little old man sitting at the bar, personally served by Sarah, whose small eyes kept wandering around the guild—Makarov.

Looking at the adorable girls scattered throughout the Saiyan tails, Makarov's envy was almost palpable.

So much so that when Bitts went up to greet them, his first words almost stunned everyone.

"Guild Master Bits, is your guild recruiting? If so, what do you think of me?"

"..."

Bitz was speechless for a moment. If it weren't for the fact that Makarov had specially brought people to help overnight, he would have really wanted to throw this frivolous old man out of the union.

Suppressing the urge to lift him off the chair and kick him out the door, Bitz met Makarov's expectant gaze and firmly refused.

"Sorry, Guild Master Makarov, our guild does not recruit men."

"puff--!!!"

Makarov almost coughed up blood from the envy expressed in those few words.

Is this brat here to start a guild or a harem? How could he come up with such a shameless rule?

For a moment, his gaze toward Bitz was filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred.

Look how comfortable that president's job is, and then look at myself, I'm either writing self-criticisms or on my way to write them every day.

The two were worlds apart, one in heaven and the other on earth, making Makarov incredibly envious.

He even had a momentary wavering in his resolve, and the wicked thought of transforming all the Fairy Tail members except himself into women upon returning home was born.

Cough cough, this really won't do. If the first and second generations find out I'm doing this, their vengeful spirits might come back from the underworld and kill me.

Makarov felt a chill run down his neck and quickly dismissed the unrealistic idea.

He then greeted Bitz in a slightly more formal manner.

"Haha, I was just kidding."