"Isn't that the guy who tried to destroy our guild?"
"How could he be allowed to join?!"
"Hm?" Gajeel looked impatiently at Erza and the others, but when his eyes caught Kana, his previously arrogant expression shrank slightly, he reined it in, and turned his head with a 'tch'.
"Well, it's fine now. As the saying goes, 'no discord, no concord.' Let's turn enemies into friends," the Guild Master advised them from behind, telling them to relax.
"Bang!"
"I don't want to work with this guy! That guy back then...!"
Natsu quickly rushed to Gajeel's side and slammed his fist on the table.
"Don't worry, I don't plan on getting chummy with you guys either. It's just work, and seeing you all annoys me to no end!"
"What did you say?!"
"Hm~ What do you want?!"
Gajeel also stood up, unwilling to be outdone, and started bickering with Natsu. He hadn't forgotten that day he was hung upside down in the guild, with Natsu swinging back and forth on him, making him throw up.
"Alright, alright, Gajeel, say less," Juvia, seeing the abnormal atmosphere, quickly ran over to mediate.
"Natsu, enough! Since the Guild Master already said so!"
Zorn also pressed down on Natsu, who was on the verge of exploding.
"Hmph~"
Seeing someone come out to mediate, the two of them, out of respect for Juvia and Zorn, turned their heads and snorted, refusing to look at each other.
"Oh, what's wrong? Did the power go out?"
Just then, with a 'patta' sound, the entire guild went dark.
A spotlight shone on the stage, where Mira, in a beige dress, and the "twins" Lisanna and Lisanna, were holding their respective instruments, smiling at Everyone.
"Yo~ Mirajane, Lisanna, Lisanna, I'm back."
Natsu, whose face had been somewhat agitated, immediately brightened up and happily greeted the three of them.
"Welcome back."
"To celebrate Natsu's return and the completion of the new guild, we will perform a song for Everyone."
Mirajane looked gently at Natsu and Everyone below the stage and said, while the two Lisannas happily waved and greeted Everyone.
Zorn had just found a table and sat down with Kana, and when he looked up, he saw Laxus leaning on the second-floor railing, looking at the stage with anticipation, just like Everyone else.
Zorn smiled slightly, then turned to see how well Lisanna from another world had integrated and how happy Mira was, thinking that he had finally changed some things.
"We've been waiting for your performance, Mira, Lisanna, Lisanna."
"Yay!"
"This is great! I'm so happy for you, my sister and younger sisters! This is what it means to be a Man!" Elfman watched his shining sister and younger sisters on stage from below, covering his face and crying happily.
Everyone cheered and shouted for the three of them: "Amazing!"
During Mirajane and the two sisters' beautiful performance, Erza, Zorn, and the others were all immersed in the song, slowly enjoying the moment of peace.
No one noticed that Guild Master Makarov, behind them, subtly let out a sigh of relief: "You've finally returned safely. That's truly wonderful."
"You still have a..."
"You still have a home..."
"And there's someone waiting for you..."
After Mirajane and the two sisters gently concluded their performance, the entire guild was filled with cheers and praise.
"Oh, great!"
"Awesome! Who's next?!" Macao shouted loudly from below, completely ignoring his son's disdainful look beside him.
The lights went off again, and then came back on.
Everyone, who had been cheering, instantly froze in place, not daring to look at the person on stage.
"What?!" Natsu, who had looked bored, suddenly shot up, staring at Gajeel on stage with a look of disgust and surprise.
"This is a song I wrote myself – BEST FRIEND. Listen, Everyone!"
"Who wants to listen, you bastard?!"
"Why is he even wearing a suit and tie?!!!"
Seeing Gajeel on stage, Everyone started throwing all sorts of things at him, a complete contrast to their attitude towards Mirajane and her sisters just now.
"...The melody of love, iron-colored Metallic..."
Gajeel, however, didn't care. He wasn't bothered by how much the audience disliked him, immersed in his own singing, strumming his guitar wildly.
"He's got a style!"
"Go, Mr. Gajeel!"
This kind of singing was very popular with Macao, Elfman, and other male members, who cheered him on from below. Some, however, couldn't stand it and threw trash onto the stage.
For a moment, there was a stark division, but the entire guild was exceptionally lively. Zorn watched this scene from the side, finding it unusually heartwarming.
However, as if sensing that Laxus had left the guild, Zorn whispered something to Kana and then also left the guild.
Outside, he saw Laxus leaning against a large tree, looking at the sun high in the distance, lost in thought.
"Yo, Laxus, long time no see. Why are you out here? Are you thinking about something?"
"Nothing, just getting some fresh air."
"Are you still worried about what difficulties the guild might face? Don't worry, with a few of us here, everything will be fine!"
"Hm~"
"I've noticed you've changed a lot, Laxus."
"Is something going on? Do you want to tell me secretly?"
Zorn saw that Laxus only replied with one sentence before falling back into thought, so he secretly leaned close to his ear and suddenly spoke.
This sentence immediately made Laxus blush and stand up: "No, don't talk nonsense. That's all for now, let's talk next time." After saying that, he instantly vanished like lightning.
But while Zorn was still curious, a huge tremor came from the guild.
"Bang~ Rumble~"
"What do you want, you bastard?!"
"Do you want to fight?!"
.....
"My strawberry cake..."
"If you're a Man, don't cause trouble here." Elfman stepped on the strawberry cake that had fallen on the ground, causing Erza, who had been suppressed, to completely lose control.
"So noisy!" Erza kicked Elfman out of the guild.
"Damn it, who can stop them?!"
Zorn watched the retreating Elfman and sighed inwardly, then flashed into the guild.
After a burst of bright light, the entire guild finally quieted down.
"Seriously, it's too much! The guild was just built!"
"Zorn is really serious!"
"Love!"
To be continued~
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