Fairy Tail: The Dark Swordsman

11 - Thunder God Tribe

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— Dannis Martell —

We returned to the mayor's office without much fanfare. The mayor welcomed us with open arms and thanked us profusely with a job well done.

He did however, make an idle comment regarding the now completely broken harbor that laid after our fight.

A broken and sinking ship on the shores of the city, scorch marks from Laxus's lightning blasts, gouges on the ground and walls from my sword slashes, broken windows from various buildings, and not to mention the big ass spherical crater in one of the docks.

Thankfully though, he remained courteous and blamed the destruction on the slavers. So any and all damages will be paid by them and nothing will be docked from our payment of completing the mission.

Gotta say, this mayor is slowly but surely making his way into my good books. Most others in his position wouldn't be so lenient.

We even got a bonus since we completed it on the first day of arrival. Apparently, the mayor had posted this job months ago and we were the only ones to accept it.

Makes one kind of wonder the kind of fear that these people must have lived through for months. Not knowing the conditions of their kidnapped friends and families.

After getting the mission papers signed, we exited the building to the cheers of every citizen of Maplerock city. The roads were filled with people and they weren't hesitant to show us gratitude for saving their city.

Laxus and I were absolutely stumped by it all to the point we were shell shocked and simply stared at everything in amazement. The people were cheering our names and told us that we were welcome at any time in their city.

We were called heroes and I could tell from Laxus's expression that he loved every minute of it. I was the same of course, this type of appreciation was one I wasn't used to. But it was definitely something I didn't mind in the least.

One of the residents called out for us to have lunch at a restaurant he owned. We were free to order anything we wanted free of charge.

"Y'all good kids ain't leaving this city without a full belly! Now come!"

Suffice to say, we couldn't say no to that. It was also apparently the restaurant that served the famed shrimp parfait, which I of course enjoyed immensely. That dish alone was worth traveling here again sometime in the near future.

After a delicious meal, Laxus and I parted ways with the citizens. Some offered us to stay the night but we politely declined, it was time for us to leave.

We briskly walked out of the gates of the city with our heads held up high. Our first mission with stakes as high as this and we completed it flawlessly. We would later realize that this mission was the unofficial debut for us as a recognized duo.

It was 5 minutes when we left the gate that we finally stopped and turned around, ready to address the stragglers that followed us out of the city.

"Alright, you three behind that tree. Why are you following us?"

I questioned with an even tone as Laxus took a slight threatening pose with his arms crossed, ready to fight in case this was an ambush of sorts.

To our surprise, three kids got out of their hiding spot and walked to the middle of the street right in front of us. From their builds, I assumed they were a few years younger than either me or Laxus. One was a green haired boy, another boy with a tattoo splayed across his face and another who was the only girl in the group with brown hair.