While everyone on the Infinite Guild was talking about the war that they were about to face, the Fairy Tail also had a similar discussion regarding the attack that they might receive from the Alvarez Kingdom.
Of course, there was a difference between the Infinite Guild and the Fairy Tail.
If the Fairy Tail were talking to each other about the war they were about to face, they wouldn't inform the war they were about to face to everyone on the Fiore. Instead, they were thinking of facing this war by themselves with the power of Nakama. Still, they prepared a weapon and other things so they could defeat the strongest magicians and million armies of the Alvarez Kingdom by themselves, but if they were in crisis, they would directly report and announce the attack that was waged by the Alvarez Kingdom, which made the Fiore Kingdom, and the other guilds on this kingdom unable to react from the attack of the Alvarez Kingdom.
That was how the Fairy Tail was. After all, this war started because of the Fairy Tail. If they announced this war directly, then everyone would know that this war was because of them.
Luckily, this war was the world of Shonen manga, so the IQ of everyone was lowered because of the "Talk no Jutsu," "the power of plot," and "the power of Nakama."
However, Haru also couldn't blame them since most of the members of the Fairy Tail didn't have such a high IQ, so they just thought that the Alvarez Kingdom picked a fight and hurt their families, so they needed to fight them back. It was as simple as that.
Fortunately, there was the Infinite Guild, and the response of his guild was fast, directly announcing the war might happen to the Kingdom, the Magic Council, and a lot of other guilds.
As for the civilians that might be caught in this war, the Infinite Kingdom might be able to protect the people in their headquarters, but it might be hard to protect everyone in this kingdom since they didn't have many people, and it was also the Fiore Kingdom's responsibility to protect their subjects.
Still, their quest was to protect the Fiore Kingdom from the Alvarez Empire, so they needed to protect this kingdom no matter what.
Compared to the Alvarez Empire, the Fiore Kingdom was a small kingdom. However, no one should underestimate this kingdom since the Fairy Tail was located in this kingdom, and as long as the Fairy Tail existed, then this kingdom would exist, except if Haru decided to conquer this entire continent and create a kingdom that wouldn't lose to the Alvarez Empire.
Anyway, the war was about to start, and without a doubt, the Fairy Tail would receive the impact first, then slowly, it would spread to all other areas.
It was also the reason why Makarov, and most of the members of the Fairy Tail, were dumbfounded when there was an announcement from the Magic Council and the Fiore Kingdom that the Alvarez Empire was going to wage war. After all, they thought that they were the only ones who knew that the Alvarez Kingdom was going to attack them. However, it was a great thing.
"It's great that we have a reliable ally and fight the Alvarez Empire!"
"OOOOOOOHHHH!!!"
Everyone on the Fairy Tail shouted loudly and prepared for the battle.
However, Lucy went back to her house and took a bath for the first time since her adventure in the Alvarez Empire, and the announcement from Makarov caused her to be unable to take a bath. Her body was all sweaty, and she was quite sticky, which made her feel uncomfortable, so while the war hadn't started yet, she was going to take a bath.
"Sigh... there will be a war..." Lucy let out a sigh, but from her expression, there was no tension or whatever since she had faced a lot of crises in the past, so she might have gotten used to it or numb, but regardless, she was going to take a bath first.
Lucy took off her dirty clothes, showing her alluring body that was well-developed, whether from the upper part to the lower part, showing the charm of a charming woman. Unfortunately, all the members of the Fairy Tail were stupid, and there were no charming guys that could make her heart move so fast. Instead, all she received was sexual harassment that sometimes she needed to get naked, which made her helpless.
"I wonder whether there's a good guy out there..." Lucy sighed.
"Yeah, I wonder whether there's a good guy out there..."
"............"
Lucy was dumbfounded and blinked her eyes, and when she opened the door of her bathroom, she saw a beautiful woman with short green hair and two purple cross-shaped objects attached to the sides of her head like horns.
While Lucy wasn't sure how to react, she observed the body of the beautiful woman that wasn't even close to her. Still, no matter how weird her situation was, it was her first time seeing a woman who suddenly took a bath at her home all of a sudden.
*Gulp!*
If it was a stranger, then Lucy might not think too much, but she realized that this woman was the powerful magician that she had met on her trip to the Alvarez Empire. Still, even though this woman was beautiful, there was some sadness that couldn't be hidden from her face and how sloppy she was from the alcohol that she had drunk, which made her wonder whether this woman had been deceived by a scumbag.
"All men are scumbags," Brandish muttered, then looked at Lucy. "Right?"
"Er..." Lucy wasn't sure how to answer, but she knew that she couldn't run away.
"You can't beat me anyway. Let's talk while taking a bath. Also, do you have any alcohol?" Brandish asked with sleepy eyes.
"Er... I think that you have drunk too much." That was the only thing that Lucy could say, and at the same time, even though this woman might be an enemy, she still felt pity toward this woman since the scumbag that had deceived this woman was really utter trash.
"You don't have one?" Brandish asked with a sad expression.
"Wait a minute. I'll bring them here! Let's drink until we're drunk!" Lucy walked out of the bathroom, ignoring the fact that she was naked, and brought alcohol so they could drink together while cursing that all the men in this world were all scumbags!