Next, Medivh held up a large stack of red envelopes and called out to the people in the Guild: "Is there anyone else who wants to wish me a Happy New Year?! I have red envelopes here, real red envelopes with New Year's money, unlike Guild Master Makarov's."
"Brother Medivh, I wish you a Happy New Year!"
"Brother Medivh, Happy New Year!"
"Brother Medivh, I wish you a long life! May you prosper! May all your wishes come true!"
The first to arrive upon hearing this were naturally Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisanna.
"Heh heh heh…"
"Happy New Year to you too."
Medivh smiled and gave Mirajane and her two siblings one red envelope each.
Of course, they were all ten thousand yen.
"Brother Medivh, I want a red envelope too…"
After that, Natsu, who ran up to Medivh, reached out to him and asked for money.
"Speak like a human."
Medivh couldn't help but roll his eyes.
"Brother Medivh, I wish you good health!" At this moment, Happy flapped his wings and flew around Medivh, wishing him a Happy New Year.
"Here are two for you..."
"Natsu's is gone."
Medivh gave both Happy's and Natsu's red envelopes to Happy alone.
"Aye!"
Happy shouted excitedly, clutching the red envelopes.
"What 'aye' are you 'aye'-ing?!"
Natsu looked up at Happy, who had snatched his red envelope, and the two brothers became 'enemies'.
"Brother Medivh, I wish you a prosperous new year."
"I wish you abundant blessings!"
"I wish you and your wife a loving relationship~"
At this moment, Gray, Lyon, and Ultear walked over and congratulated Medivh and Eileen.
"Oh my~"
"I like you, little girl~"
In response, Eileen stood up, pinched Ultear's little face, and gave Ultear an additional red envelope on top of the one Medivh had given.
"May you have noble children soon!"
"May you grow old together!"
"May you live a peaceful old age!"
Suddenly, the other children in the Guild seemed to have found a wealth code, changing their congratulations from just Medivh to both Medivh and Eileen.
"Swish! Swish! Swish!"
"This is Cana's, this is Bickslow's, this is Freed's, this is Laki's, and this is Laxus's..."
Seeing this, Medivh didn't hesitate, distributing the red envelopes in his hand like playing cards.
"Huh? I get one too?"
"Who cares about this?"
"Anyway, congratulations, Medivh, and Senior Eileen."
The blond, tsundere Laxus carefully put away Medivh's red envelope; he couldn't bear to even open it, planning to frame it at home.
Given Laxus's financial situation, he didn't care how much money was in the red envelope Medivh gave him! After all, his earning ability was among the best in the Guild; he only cared that someone finally gave him a red envelope, that everyone hadn't forgotten him, but thought of him...
"You child, you even remembered my name?"
"Quite thoughtful! In that case, here's an extra red envelope for you~"
Eileen hadn't expected Laxus to remember her name; she smiled lightly and casually took out an extra red envelope to give to Laxus.
"Th-thank you."
Laxus's face flushed slightly; it was the first time an elder had praised him for being thoughtful.
"Medivh, I also wish you..."
Just then, Macao and Wakaba, with mischievous smiles on their faces, came up to Medivh and said with a laugh.
"Adults, get lost!"
"If you want a red envelope, figure out how to earn it yourself!"
Medivh said, refusing Macao and Wakaba's congratulations to him.
However, Medivh still gave Macao a red envelope, though this red envelope was not for Macao himself, but for Macao's son, Romeo Conbolt, who had just turned one.
Just after Medivh had distributed all the red envelopes...
A muffled thud suddenly exploded within the Guild.
"Natsu, give me back my clothes and my red envelope!"
Yes, because Happy could fly, Natsu, unable to get his red envelope back, went after Gray instead.
"Ahahaha..."
"If you want a red envelope, come and get it!"
Natsu chuckled, firmly gripping Gray's red envelope in his hand.
"Damn it! Ice Make: Holy Sword!"
Gray didn't hesitate, immediately using his strongest Ice Make Magic.
"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!!"
Natsu didn't hesitate, holding Gray's red envelope in one hand and wrapping the other in flames, he punched towards Gray.
"Boom!"
When fire and ice collided! The entire Guild was filled with misty steam.
"Cough, cough..."
"Who's stealing my red envelope?!"
"Don't step on my foot, you idiot!"
"I think you're looking for death..."
When the Fairy Tail Guild members' vision was obscured by the steam, a new round of free-for-all seemed to have begun.
Hmm, in X779, the first brawl of the Fairy Tail Guild started because of a red envelope worth 10,000 J.
"No! Don't smash the tables!"
"Elfman, you broke the floor I just fixed..."
"Gray, don't destroy the chairs, you and Natsu go fight outside."
"Ah! My heart is so tired!"
Makarov looked at everything before him, tears the size of broad beans continuously falling.
The debts from last year haven't been paid off yet!
This year just started, and the Guild's finances are already calculated from debt...
"Hmm! This is Fairy Tail!"
"I wish I had a body, then I could play happily with everyone too."
To this, Mavis, the First Guild Master, placed her hands on her hips and said proudly.
"First Guild Master, please don't join the fun."
Makarov looked at the First Guild Master beside him, who was even shorter than the table, and said helplessly.
"It's alright, Master~"
Medivh looked at the powerless Makarov, a smile on his face, and walked over to him, gently patting Makarov's shoulder, and reassuring him with a smile: "Later, when these children grow up and become even stronger than they are now, that's when your nightmare, Master, will truly begin!"
"Just think, my dear Master~"
"When Natsu and the others reach the 'Ten Wizard Saints' level, they might demolish a town today and blow up a small country tomorrow. By then, I'm afraid you'll have to live at the Magic Council and never be able to come back~"
Medivh envisioned the future.
"Medivh, if you can't comfort me, please don't comfort me..."
"I was already sad enough, and thanks to you, I'm even sadder now."
Makarov knelt on the ground, wiping his tears and complaining.
"Oh, and Master~"
"Allow me to introduce you briefly, this is Eileen Belserion..."
"The Mother of Dragon Slayer Magic who created Dragon Slayer Magic four hundred years ago, the Queen of the Dragnof Kingdom, known as the Dragon Queen, the Dragon Slayer Queen, the Scarlet Despair!"
"And also my beloved, my wife..."
"From today onwards, she will also become a member of our Fairy Tail Guild."
Medivh said, picking up a Fairy Tail Guild stamp and gently pressing it onto Eileen's forearm.
This was also the location where Medivh had his Fairy Tail stamp.
"Eh? Is that real or fake?"
Makarov was stunned; only then did he notice Eileen Belserion, smiling and beautiful, in the corner of the Guild...
Perhaps because Eileen was wearing casual clothes today and her aura was different from before, he hadn't recognized her when he first entered the Guild.
"What an immense amount of magic power is this?"
"Can a human truly possess such powerful magic power?"
Mavis, having been tutored by Black Wizard Zeref, had witnessed how powerful the magic power of beings at the pinnacle of the Earth-land World was...
However, perhaps because Mavis hadn't encountered Zeref in too long, or Zeref had held back his power when teaching her.
The moment Eileen appeared before Mavis, Mavis suddenly realized that in terms of sheer magic power, Eileen was even above Black Wizard Zeref!
"This is the wife of His Majesty the Spriggan Emperor of the Alvarez Empire..."
"No, that's not right! To be precise, on this Ishgar continent, she should be called the wife of Black Wizard Zeref, the founder of the Magician Guild Fairy Tail, and its First Guild Master, Mavis Vermillion..."
"And also, what Zeref has been scheming for all these years, rumored to be the source of infinite magic power, Fairy Heart itself?!"
"Interesting~"
If Eileen wished, she could now seize Fairy Heart from the Fairy Tail Guild and offer it to Black Wizard Zeref.
However, there was no need for that.
Eileen and Zeref were not merely in a superior-subordinate relationship, but a partnership.
Their fundamental goal was to reunite with Medivh.
Now, Eileen's goal seemed to have been achieved.
If there weren't those foreign enemies eyeing Medivh on the North Continent Kiltina, Eileen would have already planned to resign from the Alvarez Empire.
"Pleased to meet you, my name is Eileen Belserion, the mother of Erza and Ere, and Medivh's only wife."
Eileen lifted her skirt and bowed to Makarov, Mavis, and Warrod...
And while introducing herself, she emphasized the word 'only' when referring to Medivh's only wife, as if stressing something important to those before her.
"Pleased to meet you, I am the current Master of the Magician Guild Fairy Tail, Makarov Dreyar! Please guide me in the future..."
Makarov immediately returned the bow to Eileen, his expression solemn. As he bowed to Eileen, he loudly complained in his heart: "Pleased to meet you, my ass? My mind still remembers how you almost destroyed Magnolia Town last time. It was truly terrifying, like the end of the world."
"Lady Eileen~"
"Pleased to meet you, I am Mavis, the First Guild Master of the Fairy Tail Guild."
At this moment, Mavis imitated Eileen, lifting her skirt and bowing.
"Pleased to meet you~"
"I am one of the founders of the Fairy Tail Guild, Warrod Sequen~"
"This is your New Year's money~"
Warrod, adopting the demeanor of an elder, handed Eileen a red envelope.
"Thank you."
Eileen said, accepting the red envelope...
This represented Warrod and the others acknowledging her identity, which made her very Happy.
"Although Eileen's magic power is despairingly strong!"
"However, she truly has the same heart as her Guild mates."
"In that case, there's absolutely no problem."
"Moreover, with Eileen joining, wouldn't our Fairy Tail Guild be invincible?"
Mavis's eyes sparkled, thinking excitedly.
As for how much trouble Eileen's joining Fairy Tail would cause?
Mavis didn't care at all, as long as it could strengthen Fairy Tail's power, that was enough!
Hmm, you should know that Mavis is Fairy Tail's number one idea-maker.
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