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Finally, there was the matter of safety.
According to the information he got from Son Goku, his strength shouldn't be inferior to the Ten Wizard Saints of this World.
Perhaps the destructive power of his magic was lacking, but he knew too many spells, and many were particularly effective against biological beings.
Combat isn't about whose magic has the most destructive power.
For example, with the Curse of Slaying, he felt that even the Ten Wizard Saints of this World might not necessarily be able to withstand a Curse of Slaying cast by him.
Of course, he wouldn't use such an evil curse.
It was just an example.
Crucially, he wasn't here to cause destruction in this World, but to explore it properly as a traveler.
If he could avoid fighting, he wouldn't fight.
The invisible Disillusionment Charm and the movement of Apparition could both help him avoid combat effectively.
Son Goku couldn't speak easily with the leaf in his mouth, so he just pointed to the clearing behind him.
His meaning was clear: if Dumbledore needed anything, he could Apparate directly here to find him.
He would spend most of his time training in this forest clearing.
"If you need my help, you can have it send me a letter."
Before leaving, Dumbledore took an owl out of the box he carried and handed it to Son Goku.
In that past hour, he hadn't just informed the Four Deans about his departure; he had also made ample preparations.
The things in his box were no fewer than those in Son Goku's.
After Dumbledore left for Magnolia Town, Son Goku also began his daily training.
However, when it came to lunch, he ran into a bit of trouble.
That is, having a Mandrake leaf in his mouth made eating somewhat inconvenient.
Ordinary wizards don't eat much in one meal, so being careful while holding a Mandrake leaf and eating slowly isn't a big problem.
But Son Goku's appetite for one meal was equivalent to fifty meals for an ordinary wizard; eating slowly would mean eating from noon until night.
Out of desperation, he could only turn all the delicacies into meat porridge and quickly suck them into his stomach through a straw.
However, the joy of eating this way was greatly reduced.
Three days later, Son Goku woke up as usual from the white space, stepped through the gate to the Fairy Tail World, and appeared in the East Forest.
After performing a simple series of warm-up exercises, he walked toward the guild, planning to have some breakfast there.
However, when he walked into the guild, his expression changed.
Because the three-story guild building had actually been pierced through by several super thick iron pillars.
Clearly, someone had attacked the guild building last night.
Sensing the Qi in the guild, he flickered and appeared in the guild's Underground Room.
At this time, the guild's Mages were also gathered in the Underground Room, their faces full of anger.
"Damn Phantom Lord! They actually dared to destroy our guild building. This is absolutely detestable!"
"Let's get them! No matter what, we have to get them! Let's go to Oak Town right now and wipe out their nest!"
"But the Master and Erza aren't here. How can we possibly beat Phantom Lord on our own?"
"What are you afraid of? I'm going to burn their entire guild down."
"Alright, everyone quiet down. Especially Natsu, calm yourself."
"I've told the Master about what happened here through the crystal ball. The Master wants us to endure for now."
"The Council strictly forbids battles between guilds. The other side took advantage of the night when no one was around to attack an empty guild just to vent their anger."
"They wouldn't dare to do anything truly excessive."
Finally, Mirajane spoke up to dissuade everyone.
"Mmm... mmm mmm... mmm mmm mmm?"
Son Goku, currently holding the Mandrake leaf in his mouth, couldn't speak. He just gestured toward Mirajane.
Mirajane knew what Son Goku wanted to ask, so she patiently began to explain.
It turned out that "Phantom" referred to the Phantom Lord Mage Guild.
It was one of the kingdom's strongest Mage guilds, second only to the Fairy Tail Guild.
Their Master, Jose Porla, was also one of the Ten Wizard Saints.
But because of a conflict with Makarov over whose guild was the strongest, the two had a duel, and he ultimately lost to Makarov.
In fact, the predecessor of Phantom Lord was called the Blue Skull Guild, which had been crushed by the first-generation Master of the Fairy Tail Guild.
So after this incident, the grudge grew even deeper.
If it weren't for the Council's pressure and the explicit rules forbidding private fights, the two guilds would probably have beaten each other's brains out long ago.
This time, the other side had only taken advantage of the night to destroy the guild building without hurting anyone, so it wasn't considered breaking the rules.
Makarov could at most file a complaint with the Council, but it wasn't appropriate to lead people there to start a fight directly.
Otherwise, it would end up being their fault.
Furthermore, they had more important things to do right now. The provocation from Phantom Lord would have to be set aside for now and dealt with later.
That night, everyone had already discussed the battle plan against Grimoire Heart and Hades.
First of all, this matter couldn't be told to the people of the Council because there were many spies from dark guilds within it.
Hades was also wary of his own subordinates. Ultear wasn't sure if there were other hidden spies in the Council besides those she knew about.
Even if there weren't, spies in the Council weren't just placed by Grimoire Heart; Tartaros and Oración Seis would also place them.
As long as any word leaked out, Hades would know the matter was exposed and that Ultear had already betrayed him.
Additionally, Makarov knew very well what the Council's character was like.
If he really told the truth, the Council might even cause trouble for their guild because Hades was once the second Master of Fairy Tail.
By then, with all the arguing back and forth, the opportunity would be wasted.
So Makarov's disappearance wasn't to seek help from the Council, nor was it to find the Masters of other guilds to jointly sanction Grimoire Heart.
Instead, he went to find another legendary Mage who had co-founded the Fairy Tail Guild with his father, the first Master, and Hades.
Warrod Sequen, one of the Four Gods of Ishgar, currently ranked fourth in strength on this continent.
Back then, because his ideals differed from those of the second Master, Precht, he left the guild and lived in seclusion.
Makarov believed he could find the reason for Precht's fall from Warrod and hoped to use Warrod's strength to clean house.
Secondly, he sent Erza and Ultear to the Tower of Heaven in secret to quietly restore Jellal to normal.
Jellal was also one of the Ten Wizard Saints; he would surely be of great help when the time came to besiege Grimoire Heart.
This was also to fulfill Erza's wish and was Ultear's path to redemption.
Finally, before the siege took place, everything in the guild had to remain as usual so that Grimoire Heart wouldn't notice any flaws.
So at this time, facing the provocation of Phantom Lord, Makarov could only ask everyone to endure it for now.
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