### Chapter 55: Angry Laxus
Hearing Laxus's words, Mirajane's face turned dark. Laxus could have a bad personality, but his attitude of completely disregarding the safety of his companions made her extremely angry.
"Oh, haven't seen that expression in a long time, what's wrong..."
Mirajane's face was pale.
"Shut up!! Laxus!!"
Makarov shouted loudly at Laxus, stopping him from continuing.
"Which paper is missing?"
Then Makarov asked Mirajane.
"The Cursed Island, Galuna Island."
"Demon Island!!"
Makarov's expression changed drastically, letting out a cry of surprise. The guild members were also startled.
Demon Island was infamous. Rumors said demons lived on that island, and pirates would detour around it.
"Riku, go bring those idiots back for me!"
Makarov immediately said to Riku. Currently, only Laxus and Riku in the guild were capable of bringing Natsu back.
Laxus didn't even stop Happy from stealing the request form, so it was impossible to ask him to go. That left only Riku.
Riku hadn't spoken yet when Laxus objected: "Old Man, you said it yourself. Mages who cause trouble they can't clean up don't deserve to stay in our guild. Our guild doesn't need mages who need others to wipe their asses. Natsu stealing a guild request is a serious crime! He should be expelled from the guild directly."
"Ugh..."
Makarov was choked by Laxus's words and couldn't speak for a moment. The words were true, but they were just words.
At this time, Riku stood up and looked at Makarov: "Master, sorry. I asked Happy to tear off that request. I've been in the guild for a long time and wanted to stretch my legs a bit, so I let Happy pick a random mission for me to complete."
Riku's words were obviously fabricated, but Makarov showed a look of gratitude.
"Good! I approve it! Go quickly!"
"Stop!!"
Laxus looked at Riku with an ugly expression: "Riku, you did that on purpose!"
"Yeah! I did it on purpose. Whether I do it or not doesn't seem to have anything to do with you, right? You don't care about the safety of your companions, yet you don't allow others to care?"
"Normally, for the Master's sake, everyone is too lazy to argue with you. Do you really think you're something special?"
"Riku!!!"
Laxus roared at Riku. His biggest taboo was others mentioning he was Makarov's grandson.
Riku dug his ear with his pinky finger: "No need to shout so loud, I can hear you. Others might spoil you, but I won't."
"Also, how old are you? Shouting 'strongest, strongest' all day long. Isn't it childish?"
"You bas..."
"Shut up! I'm not done talking! Let alone whether you are the strongest or not, what's there to show off about becoming the strongest in the guild? If you have the ability, become the strongest in Ishgar, the strongest in Earthland! Brag to me then, and I might look up to you. Just being the strongest in Fairy Tail makes you parade around arrogantly? Isn't it embarrassing?"
Regardless of how Laxus might change later, the current Laxus was very annoying.
Regarding Laxus's usual provocations, he felt indifferent. The old man took care of him, so for the old man's sake, he wouldn't fall out with Laxus.
But Laxus just clearly tried to rub salt in Mirajane's wound, which he couldn't accept. It was fine to come at him, but he couldn't bully his woman.
After scolding him, Riku felt much better.
Crackle! Crackle!
Riku felt better, but Laxus was furious. His expression became hideous, and a large number of golden electric arcs appeared around his head.
"Good, good, good. Stinky brat, you think you're stronger than me?! Then let me..."
"Enough!! Laxus!!"
Makarov's scolding rang out.
Hearing Makarov's scolding, Laxus stopped with an ugly expression.
This bastard Riku defied him time and again. One day, he would teach that bastard a good lesson and make him understand who the boss of the guild was.
"Hmph!"
Laxus snorted coldly, his body turning into lightning as he left the guild.
After Laxus left, the tense atmosphere in the guild instantly relaxed.
"So scary! I thought those two were going to fight."
"Yeah! If those two fought, wouldn't the world turn upside down?"
"Only Riku dares to talk to Laxus like that in the guild!"
"To be honest, it's my first time seeing Riku get angry. It was really scary!"
Riku and Laxus were both monsters among monsters. Both mastered extremely destructive Lightning Magic.
Riku usually had the image of a nice guy, mingling with everyone in the guild, never losing his temper.
"Riku, Mirajane, I'm sorry. I apologize to you on behalf of Laxus. It's my fault for not educating him well."
Makarov said apologetically to Riku and Mirajane.
Riku said: "What are you saying, Master? Laxus is Laxus, you are you. Where is the logic in a parent apologizing for children quarreling?"
Mirajane also persuaded from the side: "Yes! Master, it was just a simple argument. You don't need to do this."
Seeing Riku and Mirajane say this, Makarov looked relieved: "Sigh! If Laxus were half as worry-free as you two, I wouldn't have to worry so much."
Laxus was also kind-hearted when he was young. Who knew why he grew up to become like this?
"Riku, you must bring Natsu back safely."
Riku smiled and said: "Don't worry! Master, it's just a mere S-Class mission. For me, it's a piece of cake."
Hearing Riku's words, Makarov felt relieved. In the past three years, Riku had done many S-Class missions and completed all of them successfully. He had even completed quite a few SS-Class and 10-Year Quests, which were harder than S-Class missions. It all stemmed from Riku's solid strength.
But he still instructed: "Although you are strong, S-Class missions are not simple. You must be careful."
"Un, I know. I'm setting off."
At this time, a voice rang out: "Wait, I'll go together too."
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