This feels great!
Now that we have this, I won't feel like going out on jobs anymore!
We've been flooded with requests ever since the Grand Magic Games.
Sheesh. I'm so busy, it makes me dizzy.
You need to take some time off once in a while before your body gives out.
Huh? Didn't you have a job to do today, Levy-chan?
I don't know why, but Jet and Droy said just the two of them would handle it.
They seemed excited.
Got it, Droy?!
We've gotta impress Levy! Even though she's not here...
Of course! We can do it if we try!
But help us, Gajeel!
Why did you take them with us?
They followed me!
Come to think of it, Natsu and Gray are out on a job together, which is unusual.
Those two? That is unusual...
Recently, it seems they've become buddies,
but it's still odd for just the two of them to go out.
Although Happy is probably with them, too.
Well, I guess it goes to show those two have matured a little.
I don't know about that.
Knowing Natsu-nii, I'm sure it's going well.
Really?
Because he's a man!
What does that even mean?!
Jeez. How can a guy relax in this bath?
I'll wash your back, Laxus.
Okay. Much obliged.
You're in good hands.
Your back is swollen. I'll give you a massage.
I owe you one.
Nice. I'm next in line.
Do it yourself.
Hey, now...
By the way, Lucy...
What?
Is it true that Natsu fondled your boobs?
I'm glad Dad and Wakaba aren't here...
Oh, dear!
I know everything...
That cat!
Aye!
N-No! He suddenly...
I don't care about that.
Here, let's re-enact what happened.
Hey! What are you...?! Cana!
Fried's in a good mood.
Is it my imagination, or is he blushing?
I am not!
Give me a good rubdown.
Leave it to me!
Like this!
That tickles!
Again with the boobs...
Where's Wendy? She doesn't go for that, either....
Wendy is out on a job with Erza.
Also just the two of them? That's unusual.
I guess the reward was extremely rare sweets or something,
so they both had stars in their eyes.
I... I... I'm Elie, a master at guns tonfa!
You suck!
And you're supposed to be Haru!
What kind of job is this?
Grin and bear it, Wendy. It's for sweets!
Bang! Bang!
Come on, Wendy, follow the lead of my brilliant ad-libs!
What am I supposed to do?
Pun-pun!
Huh? But Erza's right over there...
Huh? You're right.
Blondie...
The Morning of a New Adventure!
Blondie...
Flare from Raven Tail?!
What are you doing here?!
You...
Wait a second!
What's the ruckus?
Leave it alone.
What are you doing, Lucy?! She's...
She's not all that bad!
Thanks for saving me that time!
Um... I'll wash you...
Every inch of your body...
Amazing!
It seems amazing!
We know, we know...
Get every inch of my body, too.
Yeah, of course.
So, what's up?
With Raven Tail disbanded...
...I have nowhere to go...
Want me to ask the master?
Blondie...
She's gonna join our guild?!
She's like a copy of me!
She's like a nastier version of Juvia!
Maybe she's after Gray-sama?!
Juvia, I like nasty women. You understand that, don't you?
Blackie...
Flare, you're more my type. I love you.
How many children do you want?
Dope. With you, I wouldn't mind having a hundred kids.
Romantic rival!
But...
...I don't want to join Fairy Tail.
Then don't come here!
Public baths are great, aren't they?
I can barely even fit in my own bathtub.
Lucy-chan! Next time, give me an autograph for my son!
Maybe I'll ask my landlady to renovate it, or...
Oh, wait. I haven't paid my rent yet this month, have I?
Rent...
Maybe I'll go out on a job, too.
Welcome back.
We've been making ourselves at home.
This brings back memories!
Sorry we broke in like this...
You've got a nice little place here.
We got paid in sweets as a reward, but it's a little too much for us.
We came here to divvy it up with you.
Thank you!
Then the job went well, I take it?
Well...
Perfectly! You should've heard that crowd.
Everyone was cheering!
I'd say it was more like jeering...
By the way, Happy and the rest aren't back yet?
Come to think of it, they said it was an easy job, so I thought they'd be back by now.
What? They've been gone for three days now.
And we brought back sweets for them, too...
It's not far, so maybe we could go check up on them?
It's not like I'm worried or anything...
Yeah. Considering the power of those two, for them to be late,
it bothers me somewhat.
Maybe they ran into some trouble?
Wait! I'll go, too!
It's huge!
This is...
The monster from their request!
It looks like they dealt with it a while ago already.
But then where did they go?
I'm catching the strong scent of wet earth and leaves,
but nothing of Natsu or the others.
Happy?!
Carla... Help me...
Happy!
He's conscious?
What happened?
He isn't injured, but is completely exhausted.
Happy, where are Natsu and Gray? I thought you were together.
It's awful... Natsu and Gray are...
What happened to Natsu and Gray?!
Th-They're...
Bastard...
Jackass... I've had enough out of you, hothead!
That's my line, pervert!
This is your fault for always just charging in without thinking!
That's 'cause you were dragging your heels!
What?!
The usual...
And to think we were worried...
Three days of this?
Only stopping to eat and sleep.
Oh, my. That's a cute fight.
All right, boys. How about wrapping it up?
Let's go home and have some sweets...
Shut up!
Well...
Erza...
What are you doing here?!
I'm never goin' out on a job with this guy again.
Just what I was thinking, dumbass.
You guys are like oil and water.
Still, you're not little kids...
Thank you for your trouble.
Huh?
Honestly, those two...
They can't even handle a simple monster hunt?
Well, they've got energy to spare.
They probably learned it from you.
Master...
We've got an emergency request.
Again?
Since the Grand Magic Games, we've gotten a lot of requests asking for specific wizards.
Is this one?
Everyone's popular now.
Like the Borwatt job.
Don't remind me...
Natsu, Gray! The request is for you two again!
Again?!
I see. So that's why they went together.
It's a special request, so this time, be on your best behavior!
What's this?!
What is it, Gramps?
I'm not goin' with him.
I ain't goin' with him, either!
Don't touch me!
No, you have to go. And also...
...whatever you do, don't act rude.
Gramps?
The client is Warrod Seeken.
He's one of the Ten Wizard Saints, the 4th-ranked one,
and he's known as one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Ishgar.
The client is one of the Ten Wizard Saints?!
What does this mean?
Why is a VIP like that...?
What's this about?
What an idyllic place.
Yeah! The air is so fresh!
And the breeze feels good, too.
This is fun, like we're on a picnic!
Yeah. Or it would be, without them...
You ate my meat!
I wouldn't eat anything of yours!
And cover your belly!
The color of your hair is an eyesore! Do something about it!
Would you two knock it off?
We're about to meet a person of high rank.
We came along because we were worried about you two going it alone,
and it looks like that was the right call.
The Ten Wizard Saints are decided by the Council, right?
The ten most powerful wizards on the continent, I think?
That's right.
Our master and Lamia Scale's Jura are two of them.
In the past, they included the Phantom Lord, Jose,
and Jellal, back when he had infiltrated the Council, as "Siegrain."
But of them all, the top four are called the Four Heavenly Kings of Ishgar.
I'm starting to get a little nervous...
Ishgar?
The ancient name of this continent.
Why would an impressive person like that
designate those two?
I hope Erza eats you!
I hope you get smeared with Erza's crap!
Oh, yeah? Well, you can...
Are you two dissing me?
What's that?!
Look!
There's a house!
We finally made it!
And that's...
Looks like it.
The home of Warrod Seeken, the 4th-ranked member of the Ten Wizard Saints!
It's a dump!
A shack!
It looks like you guys' house.
Is anyone home?
We're from the wizard's guild, Fairy Tail.
Look at all these plants!
Hello?!
Ssshh!
Is that a person?
Sssshhh!
Quietly.
Plants like silence.
If you can understand that, keep your damned mouths shut.
Gotcha!
Kidding! Only kidding!
Actually, plants and flowers love human voices!
A tree?
What's with this old man?
Is he really some big cheese?
Thank you for coming, Fairy Tail wizards.
Which of you are Natsu-kun and Gray-kun?
What's this? You're more feline than I imagined.
Kidding! Only kidding!
This old man is on the hyper side, huh?
He's still laughing at his joke...
Should we interrupt?
But he is a VIP...
Boy, I'm thirsty.
Excuse me, but are you Warrod Seeken of the Ten Wizard Saints?
Indeed. I am Warrod Seeken.
Just kidding.
Actually, that's a joke!
This old man makes me tired.
I'm with you there.
Ever since I retired,
I've been puttering around with my plants out here in the desert.
Retired? You were once with a guild, Warrod-sama?
It was a good guild.
And now I halt spreading desertification with my Green Magic.
Some people call it a charitable activity, but it's just a hobby to me.
Because of that, I've traveled to many deserts here and there over the years.
Last time, I came across a peculiar village.
Peculiar?
According to the literature, it's called "Sun Village."
It's a village that worshiped eternally burning flames as a guardian deity.
Eternally burning flames?
That's right.
But the village was frozen.
Whether it was due to a natural disaster or brought on by humans,
all the people, animals, plants,
buildings, and a lake, too...
Everything, even the eternal flames that guarded the village, was frozen.
The flames were frozen?
How...?
I don't know what happened in that village.
But the villagers were alive inside that ice.
Alive inside the ice?!
What do you mean?!
The villagers are encased in ice but alive.
I can't just forget about it. I want you to save them.
That's my request.
I see! That's simple!
I'll melt all the ice with my flames!
If that's true, then what am I doing here?
Indeed, that is not ordinary ice.
Your ability is needed, too.
Pardon me, Warrod-sama.
I would think a wizard of your stature would be able to solve this...
You folks may have the wrong idea about me.
Though I am one of the Ten Wizard Saints, I am not omnipotent.
I am one of the ten that the Council chose without consulting them.
There are a great number of wizards on this continent who are more powerful than me,
not to mention everywhere else in the world.
My existence is insignificant.
I hardly even know any offensive magic.
If I engaged in battle with a youngster, I have no confidence that I would win.
But...
Everyone has things they're good at and things they aren't.
Our comrades make up for those deficiencies, and we theirs.
And that leads us to the guilds, yes?
As you say.
We accept your request!
Yeah!
You can count on us!
I'll do my best!
So where is that village?
About 2,000 km south of here.
That's pretty far.
Oh, I can help get you there, at least.
Here, gather over there and don't forget your belongings.
What's he going to do?
Maybe he has some kind of vehicle.
I'll walk.
Just get over there!
Well, shall we begin?
Not with a vehicle?
Turn right.
That was a joke.
Hey!
I am counting on you, Fairy Tail young'uns.
I'm sure you will be true to yourselves
as you overcome any obstacle that stands in your way.
Awesome!
Yeah. The tree is like a living creature...
He was modest, but an impressive wizard, after all.
Magic that manipulates nature...
How time flies...
Warrod! Hurry up! Over here!
Look who's here.
You're late, Warrod.
What, did you space out again?
Look. It's finished.
This is...
...our guild!
Yeah.
Come on, let's take a commemorative photo!
This is the birth of Fairy Tail!
105 years ago...
Mavis...
Your aspirations have been passed on to these youngsters.
Thanks to Warrod's magic,
we arrive at Sun Village in the blink of an eye.
Natsu and the others are astonished by what they saw.
It isn't just frozen.
That village possesses a startling secret.
And a strange group appears in front of the Fairy Tail wizards.
Next time: Wizards Versus Hunters!
Their name is Sylph Labyrinth!