Once the tail of the fairy's guild, it was recognized as the strongest magic knights guild in the kingdom.
But that was in the past.
Nowadays, except for the president George, all S-level mages and members of the guild with stronger power have disappeared due to the Wolf Island incident, and it is unknown when George can be rescued.
If they were to register now, with the current strength of the mages remaining in their guild, it's estimated they wouldn't even make it into the official tournament.
But if they don't participate, the guild's reputation will drop significantly, although it has already dropped significantly now.
"I've been researching the Fairy Orb these past few months. How is the guild now?"
George did not answer immediately, but rather asked a question in return.
During this period, he was mostly in seclusion, studying the Fairy Orb and the ultimate weapon, Starry Radiance, which was created by the founder's physical body. The guild's affairs were handled by Vice President Macao.
Upon hearing this, Macao's head drooped down immediately.
"It's very bad because now the mages in the guild are not strong enough, and many difficult tasks cannot be completed. As a result, the number of guild tasks has gradually decreased."
With fewer guild tasks, the mages in the guild can find suitable tasks fewer times, earning less compensation. Some partners have chosen to leave the guild and join other more powerful ones.
"The more mages leave the guild, the weaker the strength of the guild becomes, and the fewer people come to issue tasks. It has already formed a vicious cycle."
"Oh, I see."
George grabbed his cat's whiskers and did not show any surprised expression on his face.
This was something that was within his expectation and also something he deliberately did.
In fact, he had previously thought that although Laxus's views were extreme, they were not entirely without merit.
Survival of the fittest, progress of the strongest, and the rule of strength in all worlds - these are universal principles.
Bonds and friendship alone are not enough to make a guild thrive.
You see, the Fairy Tail guild values its bonds so much that after the elite mages disappeared, everyone dispersed. If it continues like this, they might gradually end up at the bottom of the kingdom's guilds.
So in order to make a magic knight guild strong, it is necessary to recruit as many powerful and promising magic knights as possible.
However, he couldn't directly kick out the mages with insufficient strength. This would be too harsh, go against the ideas of the previous president, and also make others feel uneasy.
So he conveniently used the excuse of researching the Fairy Orb and saving the previous president as a reason to neglect the guild for a while.
As expected, those mages who joined the Fairy Tail guild only because of its reputation as the strongest guild and its strong power, but whose actual strength was not very good and who had many tasks, all left after discovering that the guild was becoming weaker.
The remaining group, although not very powerful, at least had a deep affection for the guild and enough loyalty, so he could still accept them.
In his view, a guild member either needs to have strength or loyalty. If neither is present, what use are they?
If not for this purpose, with his strength, he could finish all the difficult tasks in the guild in just half a day by using his teleportation ability in a week.
It would never have let the guild become what it is now.
"Register, just to take the honor of the strongest mage guild, and let everyone know that even now, Fairy Tail is still the strongest mage guild in the kingdom."
As long as they can defeat all the magic knight guilds in the kingdom in this competition and become the true strongest magic knight guild, then there will naturally be many powerful mages who will join the guild.
In this way, the overall strength of the guild can be quickly restored, and the number of tasks will also be restored due to the reputation of the strongest guild. It will enter a positive cycle.
Then he could once again be a hands-off manager, focusing on studying magic.
As the new president of the guild, if he were to release the seal on the Fairy Orb and let Marrowof return to see that the guild had become the weakest guild in the kingdom, where would his face as a fourth-generation president be placed?
"But, President, look here, it says that the president cannot participate in the competition."
Macao carefully reminded him.
He knew that George's strength was strong, and in the previous Fairy Tail Magic Convention, he had defeated S-class Laxus, a top S-class mage.
However, according to the tournament rules given by the Dark Mage Guild, the president of a guild cannot participate in the competition.
After all, many guild presidents are S-class mages, and even some like Marrowof and the Ghost Guild President Jos are the Divine Ten, which would likely destroy the entire capital of the kingdom if they fought.
If George cannot participate, selecting someone from the remaining members of the Fairy Tail guild will result in the same outcome.
"I see."
George casually waved his cat paw with a nonchalant expression:
"There's nothing difficult about it. Starting today, Macao, you are the fifth-generation president of Fairy Tail!"
Since the president cannot participate in the competition, George decided to pass the position of president to Macao first. Now that most of the guild's affairs are handled by Macao, it was reasonable to call him the president.
He can pass the position of president back to him after the competition is over. It's not a big deal at all.
As long as the guild wins the competition this time, they can recruit many powerful mages, and they won't need to do this again next year.
If his progress is fast enough, maybe by next year's competition, he has already solved the problem of the Fairy Orb. When Natsu and the others return, they won't have to worry about the competition anymore.
"Ah??"
Macao was frightened and stunned in place, only breathing a sigh of relief after hearing George's explanation.
"That's good to know. This is a pretty clever idea."
He didn't think that George alone could lead Fairy Tail to win first place in this competition. After all, although George is an S-class mage, there are also many S-class mages in other guilds.
Moreover, the competition is a five-person team, and the other four people probably can't do much to help and might even hinder George.
But at least they won't end up in last place. They should be able to secure a middle to upper tier position.
Securing a middle to upper-tier position is quite good. It will let everyone know that Fairy Tail's guild still has decent strength now, and the next year's task list will be much longer.
"Okay, you go as the new president and represent the guild to sign up with the mayor. Then notify everyone to gather in two hours, and I will select the remaining four slots for the competition."
With the matter settled, George waved his cat paw and dismissed Macao, returning to his interrupted magic research.
He had no specific plans for the remaining four members who would compete. After all, for him, they were of little help, and in the end, he would have to rely on himself to take them flying.
