Although Phantom Lord was repelled, life wasn't easy for the Fairy Tail Guild.
To be precise, life wasn't easy for Master Makarov.
After all, according to the regulations of the Magic Council, fighting between official guilds is prohibited.
This time, the huge commotion caused by the conflict between Fairy Tail and Phantom Lord naturally couldn't avoid accountability from the Magic Council.
Of course, this incident was unilaterally provoked by Phantom Lord.
However, Fairy Tail's reputation within the Magic Council wasn't very good.
Many council members were eager for Fairy Tail to cause some major trouble so they could the opportunity to uproot this thorn.
This time, some council members proposed dissolving both Fairy Tail and Phantom Lord.
But fortunately, within the Magic Council, there were also people who had good relations with Makarov.
In the end, thanks to these people's efforts, Fairy Tail managed to safely get through this ordeal.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, seven days had passed since the Phantom Lord incident.
After seven days of calming down, Fairy Tail returned to its usual daily routine.
Inside the crudely repaired guild, it was as chaotic as ever.
Everyone was talking and laughing, fighting and fooling around.
Amid the noise and clamor, Makarov walked in.
"Master, you're back!"
Seeing Makarov enter, Erza immediately went up to him and asked: "How does the Council plan to deal with our guild?"
Hearing Erza's question, the noisy hall instantly fell silent.
All eyes fell on Makarov, seemingly waiting for his response.
Makarov scanned the crowd, then jumped onto a table to address everyone.
Cough, cough…
Makarov first cleared his throat, then said: "Regarding the Council's decision, the Phantom Lord Guild is hereby dissolved!"
Hearing Makarov's answer, the crowd remained unmoved, as if they had expected it.
"What about our guild?"
Natsu asked impatiently.
"Of course, we're fine!"
After hearing Makarov's answer, everyone in the hall cheered.
"However, I have another important matter to announce!"
"An important matter? What important matter?"
Everyone looked at Makarov with puzzled expressions.
"Starting today, our guild will welcome a new member!"
"Oh? A new member joining after Lucy?"
"I wonder who it is?"
As everyone discussed, Makarov looked towards the entrance and called out: "The one outside, come on in!"
'Outside?'
Hearing Makarov's words, everyone looked towards the door.
Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, a black-haired man in a black cloak walked in.
"It's Kenichi!"
Levy looked at the man entering, her eyes instantly lighting up.
"Kenichi! So it is you!"
Natsu also shouted excitedly.
Furthermore, Erza, Gray, and the others who knew Kenichi all showed expressions that said they had expected this.
"This is Kenichi. From today onwards, he is a member of our big family!"
"If anyone has questions they want to ask, go ahead!"
After Kenichi walked over, Makarov jumped down from the table and said to everyone.
"Kenichi, let's decide the winner!"
Before anyone else could speak, Natsu over there shouted with a face full of fighting spirit.
"Natsu, you need to know when to stop! Today is Kenichi's good day for joining the guild. We should hold a welcome party or something for him!"
Erza walked up to Kenichi and sternly scolded Natsu.
Natsu had an instinctive fear of Erza.
Hearing Erza's words, his face immediately fell with disappointment.
But at this moment, Kenichi said: "It's fine. Since Natsu wants to fight, then let's fight."
Natsu, who had looked disappointed just a second ago, was now extremely excited.
But Erza just sighed.
A few minutes later, the people inside the Fairy Tail Guild had all gathered outside the guild.
And Kenichi and Natsu stood in the central position among the crowd, facing each other from a distance.
"The newcomer is going to fight Natsu?"
"I wonder what kind of magic this newcomer uses!"
'What kind of magic?'
Hearing the crowd's discussion, Lucy over there immediately recalled the scene of Kenichi fighting Juvia that day.
The magic that turned Sol of the Element 4 into a mouse.
The magic that froze Juvia.
And the magic that shrunk Juvia.
Thinking of this, Lucy looked at Natsu with an expression that said 'you're on your own'.
'Natsu should be fine, right?!'
Just as Lucy was thinking this, Natsu over there had already begun his attack on Kenichi.
A cluster of flames shot out from Natsu's feet.
Propelled by the flames, his body shot towards Kenichi like an arrow from a bow.
Watching Natsu charge at him, Kenichi directly used Command T.
Bzzzt-
In just an instant, Kenichi's body became enormous.
"So big!"
Mirajane, Erza, and the others beside them looked up at the gigantic Kenichi before them and exclaimed in surprise.
"He can not only shrink, but also enlarge?"
Lucy widened her eyes and spoke in amazement.
Natsu, who was charging towards Kenichi, was so startled by the mountain-sized Kenichi that he instantly halted his momentum.
"A Giant Magic like Master's? No, this is much bigger than Master!"
"Kenichi, with your body this big, how are we supposed to fight?"
Natsu loudly protested to Kenichi.
Hearing Natsu's words, Kenichi instantly returned to normal size, then raised his arm and used Command T again.
Bzzzt-
This time, Kenichi's arm became immensely huge, like a colossal hand holding up the sky.
"Oh? He can even enlarge a specific part of his body? That's a truly interesting ability!"
Erza looked at Kenichi and exclaimed with a serious, admiring tone.
'A specific part of the body!'
Levy beside her, hearing Erza's words, instantly thought of something, and then steam seemed to rise from her head.
"Levy, what's wrong? Your face is so red!"
"It's... it's nothing!"