Fairy Tail 69

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Fairy Tail
Chapter 69: Next Generation
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Name: Luxus Dreher
Age: 23
Magic: Lightning, and various other magic
Likes: Power
Dislikes: Weaklings
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Notes: One of the candidates for the position of the strongest member of Fairy Tail. He's not a very good communicator, so he's usually all by himself.
Those things he's wearing on his ears are the magical music player "SoundPot". He likes listening to classical music with elements of rock.
[insert text: A new year?! We're livin' by my rules this year too!!]
[Label: ...Apparently, what he wanted to say was "Happy New Year, hope you have a good one."]

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[insert text: It's the Mr. Laid-Back of Fairy Tail! So court's in session? ......So what?!]
Judge: Errrrr... Makarov-san?
Makarov: Yes?!!!

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Judge: Ahh, court is in session right now...... / You wouldn't be falling asleep or anything, now, would you...?
Makarov: !!! // Oh, don't be ridiculous!!! // Ahahahahah...!!! // Phantom Lord being dissolved... / Jose being stripped of his title as one of the Seiten... // All that went just as I'd expected. // But for us to actually be ruled completely innocent... that came as a surprise.

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Yajima: Ya should be thankin' me, Ma-bou. / I's the one as went up there'n defended ya.
[box: Magic Council, Sixth Seat Yajima]
Makarov: Yeah, I owe you one, Yan-bou. // Once we've fixed up the guild, you should stop by sometime. / I'll treat you to some ramen.
Yajima: I'll be wantin' twelve helpin's of that there Fairy Ramen, a'ight?
Makarov: Don't push your luck, now!
Yajima: Come to think of it, this case pertained to inter-guild conflict, and represented a clear treaty breach under Article 4 -
Makarov: All right, all right!!!! Take twenty, thirty, whatever ya want!!!
Yajima: Twelve'll do nicely.

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Makarov: But yeah... you really saved my ass back there.
Yajima: Don't push it, now, Ma-bou.
Makarov: Hm?
Yajime: Fairy Tail has been causin' all sorts of ruckus recently, and they can't keep on ignorin' it. / Mikero and Ogue are going so far as to appeal for you to be disbanded.
[bottomBox: Magic Council, Third Seat Mikero]
[TopBox: Magic Council, Second Seat Ogue]
Yajime: If you carry on at the rate you're goin', Ma-bou, you're gonna get yourself in deep trouble one of these days. // You should hurry up and retire......
Makarov: ......
Yajime: ...Else you're not gonna be able to take it.

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Mirajane: Everyone!!! We're taking job orders again starting today!! // We don't have a proper counter, but let's all get to work, okay?!!!
Members: Yeeeeeeeeeeahhhhhh!!!! // THE JOBS ARE BAAAAACK!!!!

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Lucy: Hah, look at them... as if they don't usually just sit around drinking...
Mirajane: Eheheh.
Lucy: Come to think of it, I wonder where Loki is...
Mirajane: Ohhh? Have you finally given in to Loki's wiles?
Lucy: Not likely!!! // It's just... I think he got all my keys back for me... / I thought I should at least thank him for that...
Mirajane: Uh-huh... I'll let you know if I see him around. / By the way, were your Stellar Spirits okay? They weren't angry you dropped the keys?
Lucy: Hahah... // About that... yeeeeah... It was no laughing matter, that, you know...
Flashback!Spirit: What did I tell you about droppin' the keys?! // WELL?!
Flashback!Lucy: Aaaaaahhhhh...
Lucy: My ass hurts just thinking about it...
Mirajane: Oh, my...

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Gray: Want me to cool it down for ya?
Lucy: That's sexual harassment, you know...
Happy: Lucy, is your butt red? Let me see~!
Lucy: That's TOTALLY sexual harassment!!
Natsu: I wonder what kinda face she'd make if we smacked it up a little more...
Lucy: WHAT ARE YOU, A DEMON?!!!! // !!!!
Erza: YOU JUST TRY SAYING THAT ONE MORE TIME!!!!

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Lucy: Erza?
Luxus: Uh-huh? Let me say it loud and clear. // We don't need any fuckin' weaklings in this guild.

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Erza: Why, you...
Luxus: Hell, they've got the likes of Phantom lookin' down on us... / I'm so ashamed I can't show my face in public!
Happy: Luxus... he's come back...
Gray: That asshole, shooting his foul mouth off the moment he gets back...
Lucy: S-rank Luxus?!
Luxus: I'm talkin' to you, skank. // This all started 'cuz you punks let that Gazille beat the shit out of you, right? // Fuck, I don't even know your names. Who the hell are you anyway?! // You're just a bunch of worthless little losers, aren't ya!
Lucy: How dare he...!

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Luxus: Oh, look what we have here. If it isn't the stupid little girl who set the whole thing off.
Mirajane: LUXUS!!! // That ordeal is over and done with. / We're not going to start portioning out blame for what happened. // And you're not to be blamed either, even though you didn't even show up to help the guild out. // Those are Master's orders.
Luxus: Hell, sure, whatever. It's not like it's got anythin' to do with me. // Although... if I had been there, the guild sure wouldn't have ended up in a state like this.

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Natsu: LUXUS, YOU BASTARD!!!!
Erza: Natsu!!!
Natsu: !!!

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Lucy: Huh?
Natsu: Luxus!!! You fight me like a man!!! You inconsiderate asshole!!!!
Luxus: Ahahahah! You can't even lay a finger on me; what's the point in fighting? // Once the guild belongs to me, you can be sure I'll be weedin' out all the weaklings!!!! // Not to mention anyone who's got a problem with that!!!! // This will be the strongest guild the world has ever seen!!!! // Nobody will ever dare look down on us ever again!!!!

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Lucy: Once the guild is his...? Huh, what does he think he's going on about...
Mirajane: He's not just talking big, though, you know...
Lucy: ?
Mirajane: Luxus is the Master's grandson.
Lucy: Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?!!!

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Mirajane: So when the Master retires, there's a very good chance Luxus will become the next Master...
Lucy: No... no way... // I... I don't think I could stand that... / We can't have a guy who treats his nakama like that running the guild...
Mirajane: They say that's the reason Master is so dead-set against retiring any time soon.
Lucy: What, he's waiting for Luxus to change his ways?
Mirajane: Hey, it's just a rumour. The Master himself has never let anything slip about anybody succeeding him.
Natsu: That bastard...
Erza: Oh, give it up... You don't want to worry yourself with him. // Here's a better idea... // How about we try taking on a job?

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Natsu: Huh?
Erza: Gray and Lucy too, of course.
Gray: Wha - ?!!
Mirajane: Gray, where are your clothes?
Lucy: Huh?!!
Erza: After all, we always seem to end up working together ever since the Eisenwald thing. / How about we work as a team? // The four of us, together! [aside]Five if you count Happy.[/aside]
Lucy: Ahhh!♥

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GuildMembers: The ultimate team in Fairy Tail is finally made official...!!! // Awesome!!! // Wait, Lucy? "Ultimate"? // Hey, I don't think I could beat her if she brought out that Aquarius... // Th - that's true... // You guys are the best!!!
Natsu/Gray: Me... and him......?!
Erza: Got a problem?
Natsu: No, we're thrilled...
Erza: Then let's get to work!!! The job is to subdue a magic cult causing troubles in the castle town of Lupinas!!! // Let's go!
Team: Yeeeeeeeah!!!

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Makarov: Retiring, eh...? // A fresh start for the guild... // ...and a fresh Master to go with it.........?

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Makarov: Luxus... // That kid still has some serious issues to overcome. // And Gildartz is just out of the question...... // As for Mist Gun...... // Well, he's not exactly big on communication... // In which case...... // She's still young, but... Erza...
Mirajane: Master! So that's where you were!
Makarov: Hm?
Mirajane: It looks like they've done it again...
Makarov: Eh?

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Mirajane: Erza and the others... they left for a job, and it looks like they've torn up the town again...
Makarov: !!!!
Mirajane: The council are requesting an immediate written apology... // Hm? Master, what's wrong?
Makarov: HOW CAN I POSSIBLY RETIRE LIKE THIS?!!!
[insert text: ...It looks like Fairy Tail is going to be staying how it is for the time being!!]
[bottom text: To be continued in Chapter 70, "Frederick and Yandelica"!]