Erza, Sorano, Ultear, and the others were the first to come and see the final product of their (and Noah's) hard work. Natsu, Gray, and the others also came in. Even though Natsu didn't like to read, he had put in his own effort to build this place, so of course, he had to come and see it. However, Natsu and Gray hadn't spoken two sentences before they started fighting again. Gray punched Natsu, sending him flying into a nearby table. Normally, a table of standard quality would have been smashed to pieces by the impact. But this table was incredibly sturdy and didn't break at all. It just slid back a few feet, which meant that most of the force, instead of being dispersed, was absorbed directly by Natsu. He collapsed to the ground, too hurt to get up for a moment. "Why didn't the table break?!" Natsu climbed painfully to his feet, holding his back. "Simple. I've reinforced everything in this library, precisely to prevent you all from breaking things when you fight. And, if anyone starts a fight in here, there's a small punishment," Noah said grimly from the side. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹·𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾·𝗇𝖾𝗍 As soon as his voice fell, two powerful bolts of lightning appeared in the air and struck Gray and Natsu. Both of them were zapped, their skeletons briefly visible. The lightning lasted for two or three seconds before vanishing, leaving Natsu and Gray, smoking and twitching, on the floor. A puff of black smoke came out of their mouths. They were completely paralyzed but had not passed out. Happy, who had left Natsu's head the moment the fight started, saw what happened and was about to fly over, but Noah grabbed him. Natsu's body was still crackling with residual electricity; Happy would get hurt if he touched him. "This is what happens when you fight in here. It's a punishment. It's not too severe, it won't exceed your limits, and it won't knock you out. It just lets you fully experience the consequences. Pretty neat, right?" The surrounding onlookers all took a few steps back, goosebumps rising on their skin. It seemed Noah was extremely serious about protecting these books. They all made a mental note never to fight in here. "So, I trust no one will be fighting in here in the future?" Noah asked, his voice chillingly calm. Everyone shook their heads frantically, terrified he would think they wanted to start something. "And you two? Natsu? Gray?" Noah asked, crouching down to look at the two twitching boys, while Happy looked on worriedly. "I... I won't do it again," Gray was the first to answer. The residual electricity made his whole body jolt. He knew how much Noah valued books, and he had only forgotten where he was because Natsu had provoked him. He quickly tried to save himself, hoping that one electrocution would be the end of it and that Noah wouldn't drag him off for more "high-intensity training." "I... I won't either," Natsu also managed to say. Seeing that they had both agreed, Noah stood up, satisfied, and released Happy, who flew over to Natsu now that the electricity had faded. With everyone in agreement, Noah began to introduce the library's other functions. The entire room was enchanted with spells for calmness, concentration, and accelerated thinking, making it easier for everyone to absorb the knowledge from the books. Even someone like Natsu, who disliked reading, would be able to focus and learn something. Noah also posted a permanent request for all guild members: if they encountered any precious books on their missions, they should bring them back, and Noah would reimburse them. After his introduction, everyone scattered to find books that interested them. Natsu and Gray glared at each other, snorted, and then turned and walked in opposite directions. They both knew that if they stayed near each other, they would probably start fighting again, and they had no desire to be electrocuted a second time. Erza went to look for books on armor, and Sorano went to find books about angels. The two little ones, Wendy and Yukino, went to find fairy tales. Ultear, Gray, and Lyon all unconsciously went to the section on shaping magic. Simon accompanied Kagura to find books on swordsmanship. The three Strauss siblings went to look for books on Take Over magic; Elfman still couldn't perform a Full-Body Take Over, and Mirajane and Lisanna were both anxious to help him. Everyone spent a quiet day in the library. After that, besides Noah and Levy, who were there constantly, most members only came when they needed something specific. Noah threw himself back into his studies and research. With the help of Archive, his progress was rapid, and he made several new breakthroughs. During this time, several more new members joined the guild. The ones who caught Noah's attention the most were the arrivals of Freed, Evergreen, and Bickslow. The three of them were huge admirers of Laxus. The moment he joined, Freed began declaring that Laxus was the "strongest," and, with himself as the leader, the three of them formed the "Laxus Fan Club"—the Thunder Legion. When Noah found out about this, he waited until Laxus was back in the guild, grabbed him, and just laughed. He laughed nonstop. Over the past few years, with Noah's various forms of "help" and constant beatdowns, Laxus had completely let go of his hang-ups about being the grandson of a Wizard Saint. After all, someone who had grown up right beside him had already reached that level. If Noah could do it, so could he. Because of this, Laxus no longer had any of his old resentment or "chunibyo" ideas. He just focused on training hard, wanting to reach the level of a Wizard Saint, just like his friend. Plus, he was now 18 years old and had grown past that phase. Three years of S-Class missions had given him new perspective. He had become calmer and much more reliable. But in front of Noah, that composure completely broke. Seeing Noah dying of laughter, Laxus was furious. He knew what Noah was laughing about. He hadn't asked for a fan club! He had just helped them out one time, and who knew it would turn into this? They were his biggest fans, so he felt bad telling them to stop, which meant he could only take out his frustration on the idiot who was currently laughing at him. Laxus threw a punch. Noah, seeing it coming, knew Laxus wanted to fight. He teleported them both to the training ground and had a good brawl with him. Laxus's strength had indeed improved a lot, but he was still completely overpowered by Noah. Get early access to 50+ advanced chapters on ! https://www.pat-reon.co-m/c/Hollowborn