"Is it that exaggerated?!"
Jason scratched his cheek lightly and asked doubtfully, watching the townspeople of Magnolia Town fleeing as if for their lives.
"Haha? What did you say? You said the Harvest Festival organized by the Fairy Tail Guild is that exaggerated? You're speaking comfortably without feeling the pain!"
As Jason's words reached everyone's ears, the townspeople who had been desperately running all stopped, turned around one by one, and looked at Jason with almost desperate eyes, sneering, "Hehehe, hahahaha!"
"If that's the case, go ahead! Go take a good look at the Fairy Tail Guild! And good luck. I hope we can see you again this time next year."
Then, amidst one cold laugh after another, the townspeople of Magnolia Town either went to the dock to take a ship or used pre-purchased train tickets to head to other cities far from Magnolia Town. Even the mayor of Magnolia Town and the lord, escorted by bodyguards and knights, left this place of trouble in magical four-wheel-drive vehicles and private flying vehicles.
"Uh..."
Before long, as Jason looked ahead, the once bustling town had fallen completely silent in an extremely short time. The flowing crowds had suddenly vanished into thin air, and the entire Magnolia seemed to have transformed into a ghost town. Witnessing these overly abnormal scenes one after another, his originally calm demeanor finally stiffened, and beads of nervous sweat slowly covered his forehead.
"Gulp..." Jason swallowed hard, his throat dry, then turned to the senior beside him and asked, "Senior, I just remembered something urgent I haven't handled in the Royal Capital Crocus. Can we come back next time?!"
"Stop talking nonsense..."
"Since you're here, do you really think you can still run away?!"
"If it were possible, I would have taken you away long ago."
"Anyway, since we're already here, you'll just have to stick with me to the end!"
Jason's senior seemed to have seen through everything long ago. He reached out, forcefully turned Jason's head, making him look toward the train station they had arrived at! In the distance, the train about to depart appeared to have its roof completely packed with people...
The scene was reminiscent of the open-top green trains from 'a certain self-proclaimed great Eastern nation' in Medivh's previous life, the ones from India where people drank too much from the Ganges.
At this moment, the townsfolk, desperate to escape Magnolia Town before the Harvest Festival, had already begun resorting to any means necessary.
Don't ask; if you ask, it's pure madness!!!
"Let the elderly, women, and children go first!"
From time to time, Jason seemed to hear waves of cries and shouts coming from the train station, as if the world were about to end.
Simultaneously, after seeing this scene, Jason finally gave up any thought of fleeing. Even the'standing tickets' on the train roof were already sold out...
At the docks in the harbor, even the fishing boats had sailed out to seek refuge. Magic four-wheelers, flying vehicles, and beast-drawn carriages had all been swept clean.
Every vehicle capable of carrying people away from this city had vanished without a trace. At this moment, Jason was convinced he couldn't easily leave this troublesome place.
"Sigh..."
"Alright, let's go!"
Just as Jason was utterly dumbfounded by the scenes before him, the senior standing beside him first sighed, then silently patted Jason's shoulder and spoke softly.
"O-okay, senior."
Jason snapped out of his daze, watching as the senior walked ahead of him toward the deserted streets of Magnolia Town, and hurriedly chased after him.
Meanwhile.
At the entrance of the Magician Guild Fairy Tail.
Amidst the autumn wind and falling leaves!
The Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Magic Council ERA...
Simultaneously, also the men ranked second and third among the Ten Wizard Saints, known as two of the Ishgar Four Heavenly Kings (the first seat of the 'Ten Wizard Saints' was taken by Ur at the beginning of the year.), the two great powerhouses Hyberion and Wolfheim stood before this simple door, silently gazing at the weathered 'Fairy Tail' lettering atop the entrance, their brows furrowed.
"So this is the Fairy Tail Guild?!"
Hyberion murmured to himself; it was his first time being invited to the enemy's headquarters.
"Hmph..."
"What in the world is that old man Warrod up to?!"
Wolfheim, hunched over with his hands behind his back, looked at the Magic Guild before him—renovated and rebuilt countless times yet still exuding a sense of age—and snorted with slight dissatisfaction.
Well, in Wolfheim's view, whether due to his position as Vice-Chairman of the Magic Council ERA or as the third strongest Mage on the Ishgar continent, he deserved to have that old man Warrod come out personally to greet him.
"Let's wait here a bit longer."
"Perhaps Warrod is busy; who knows..."
Hyberion remained calm. Though he was usually arrogant, he still understood proper etiquette! After all, today they were guests...
Since they were guests, they should follow the host's rules; that was the proper etiquette for guests.
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