Fairy Tail: This Healing Mage's hits hurt so much!

When Makarov uttered the word "disband".

The entire manor fell silent instantly.

Everyone stopped rolling and froze, momentarily forgetting the soreness in their bodies. As if under a spell, they remained in strange, frozen positions.

Lucy remained in a half-sitting position, her hands on the ground, her eyes wide open.

Gray lay on the ground, his mouth agape, big enough to fit a fist.

Erza had just propped herself up halfway when she froze in mid-air.

Natsu's head was still red with a large bump, and he was completely stunned.

Wendy hugged Charlotte tightly, her little hands clenched, and her eyes instantly reddened.

Even Riyao was stunned, his hand holding the teacup stopped in mid-air, and he didn't even notice the tea spilling onto his hand.

He hadn't expected Makarov to come so suddenly.

"Isn't that unnecessary, old man?"

Riyao frowned as he looked at Makarov, then placed his teacup on the stone table with a soft click.

His brows furrowed, and the smug smile on his face vanished completely.

The crowd finally came to their senses, and it was as if a pot had been boiled over.

"President, this is so sudden!"

"Didn't we defeat the Gates of Hell? Why are we disbanding?"

"What's wrong with the old man? Is he confused from the fall?"

"Exactly, why did they have to disband it out of the blue!"

"..."

The Fairy Tail members were making a ruckus, talking all at once, and they were mostly asking Makarov why.

Some people tried to stand up by supporting themselves on their arms, but their legs gave way and they sat back down. They didn't care about the pain and just stared at Makarov, waiting for him to give them an explanation.

"My mind is made up," Makarov shook his head.

After saying that, the old man didn't linger and turned to leave the manor.

The setting sun slanted in through the doorway, casting the old man's long shadow that stretched all the way to everyone's feet.

Riyao watched the old man's figure disappear through the door and sighed.

He didn't know how to persuade Makarov, nor could he directly discuss the future.

You can't just grab the old man and say, "Hey, don't disband, we'll have to reorganize in a little over a year," that would be too absurd.

Moreover, he knew in his heart that the old man's decision was not made on a whim.

From Raven's Tail to Demon's Heart, and then to the Gates of Tartarus, one trouble after another comes knocking.

Even though the old man didn't say it, he must have been carrying a heavy burden in his heart for a long time.

He understood what Makarov was worried about; Fairy Tail's reputation was now too great.

The Grand Martial Arts Tournament championship, the breaching of the Balam Alliance, the destruction of the Tower of Paradise... and so on. Any one of these events could be enough for other guilds to brag about for a lifetime. With all of them piled up on Fairy Tail, it's hard not to attract attention.

If someone were to investigate carefully, they would discover that Fairy Tail is related to Zeref.

Sunshine leaned weakly against Mirajane, looking listless, like a wilted cabbage.

Mirajane was also listless, so she put her arm around his shoulder and rested her head on his head. The two of them just lay there listlessly.

Everyone present was in the same state, lying or sitting haphazardly, no one spoke, and the once chaotic manor suddenly became quiet.

The three of them, Minerva, looked at each other and exchanged glances.

They felt it was a bit inappropriate for them to be there. The guild had just disbanded and they were heartbroken, and the three of them, as outsiders, standing there, looked incredibly awkward.

Stinger stroked his chin and rolled his eyes.

He's now the guild leader of Saberbite Tiger, but he's got the mindset of a guild leader, and he's already starting to make his own plans.

"Um... do you guys want to...?"

Before he could finish speaking, everyone in Fairy Tail turned to look at him.

Those eyes, all sharp and piercing, were like knives.

Stinger fell silent instantly, his mouth agape, but he swallowed the rest of his sentence, his neck shrinking back like a turtle.

Roger and Minerva smiled sheepishly, each grabbing one of Stinger's arms and dragging him away as fast as rabbits.

"You idiot, they just disbanded, what do you want to do?" Minerva cursed as she ran.

"I was just thinking... about recruiting more people for the guild..." Stinger was being supported, his feet almost off the ground.

"Shut up!"

Minerva raised her hand and gave Stinger a sharp rap on the head, the sound ringing out clearly.

Stinger covered his head, looking aggrieved, his eyes reddening.

What's wrong with just wanting to recruit more people for the guild?

My body hurts so much.

Riyao watched the back of this clown being dragged away, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

They actually tried to poach people from their own guild! I'll give them a good beating sometime!

He shook his head, putting the matter out of his mind; he had more pressing issues to deal with right now.

Sunlight withdrew his gaze and nudged Mirajane's arm.

"Mira, how about I buy that piece of land belonging to the guild later? Just in case the old man regrets it later."

He figured that if he held onto the land first, it would be easier when the guild was reorganized.

"That's a great idea. Let's open it as a tavern first."

Mirajane's eyes lit up; she thought this was a pretty good idea.

If I bring Lisana along to be the tavern's mascot, the tavern business will definitely boom, and we'll never lose money.

She's already starting to plan what drinks the tavern should sell.

Bisca, lying beside them, heard their conversation, scratched her head, and spoke up a little shyly.

"Um, it seems the guild is gone."

"Huh?!" Sunshine looked at Bisca in confusion, wondering if he had misheard.

Bisca gestured with her chin toward Kana beside her.

"When we were fighting on the Underworld Island, your sycamore tree entangled the island, right? At that time, the island's gravity disappeared for a while, and Kana just happened to throw out her card, which seems to have blown up the guild."

Riyao and Mirajane were stunned, their mouths agape, wide enough to fit an egg.

Erza and the others were stunned when they heard this. What? Their house was bombed?

Gray sat up straight, his face looking like he'd swallowed a fly.

Lucy pointed at Cana, opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything for a long time.

My home is gone?

Sunburst rushed over, grabbed Kana's shoulder, and shook her.

"You idiot, how could you even throw the cards so wide and blow up the guild!"

He shook Kana's head so hard it was like a rattle drum, and the wine jug almost fell out of her arms.

"It's not my fault! You're partly to blame too, okay? If your phoenix tree hadn't suddenly gotten entangled in the Underworld Island, would my cards have been thrown off course?"

Kana, not to be outdone, grabbed Riyao's collar and argued her case.

The two of them held onto each other, shaking each other like two arguing children.

Most people present were not interested in this farce and were confused, unsure of what to do next.

The guild is gone, where will we go next?

Someone slowly stood up, brushed the dust off their clothes, and walked out with their head down.

Someone exchanged a glance with the person next to them, sighed, and followed suit.

Gradually, fewer and fewer people arrived, and a large part of Riyao's manor became empty.

Sunlight released Kana, looked at the empty manor, and remained silent for a while.

The wind blew in through the door, stirring up the dust on the ground, swirling it around, and then dissipating.

"Since things have come to this, let's eat first. I'll buy the land that belongs to the guild. Come back and visit when you have time."

He clapped his hands, trying to make his tone sound more relaxed, but there was still an indescribable feeling in his voice.

Gray lay on the ground, staring at Sunrise with dead fish eyes, and spoke in a low voice.

"Sunrise, so how are Silver and the others?"