GBP Chapter 98 Mystergan, come and fight me!
Chapter 98 Mystergan, come and fight me!
Chapter 98 Mystogan, come and fight me! (Two chapters combined)
"The council is here! Run!"
Compared to Chess and the others' composure, Natsu, this idiot whose brain only works during battle, instinctively ran away.
In his simple and straightforward impression, the people in the council were not good people.
He had barely taken two steps when a magic circle with special runes appeared beneath his feet, immobilizing him in place.
The one who made the move was Lahar, the captain of the inspection team, who wore a long sword, glasses, and had a refined appearance.
This guy uses a spell similar to that of Thor's Ferid, which belongs to the category of rule-based barrier magic.
"That idiot—"
Gray silently rubbed his forehead.
"Natsu, don't be nervous, we're the victims now," Mira reminded him with a smile.
"As expected, the only solution is to twist Natsu's legs into a pretzel."
Erza's expression was quite serious, and she didn't seem to be joking at all.
"Yes, yes, Mira is right, sir! Your council must stand up for us!"
Makarov then put on an act, crying and complaining, "It's outrageous! They've ruined our guild, the foundation of our livelihood—"
Their pitiful appearance made the Fairy Tail members almost unable to hold back their laughter, and they all turned their faces away and smiled.
The council envoy and Lahar both frowned, looking at the tearful Makarov, then at the Ghost Headquarters on the lake, now a ruin, and at Joseph and the others with bruised and swollen faces.
For a moment, it was really hard to tell who the victim was!
"We will investigate the details thoroughly. Right now, all of you must go to the temporary camp outside the city."
"Accept interrogation," Lahar said expressionlessly.
Before leading the team here, the council already knew the whole story and knew that Fairy Tail was in the right this time.
However, trials have their own procedures.
If Fairy Tail is declared innocent on the spot, where will the Magical Council's reputation as the administrator of the magical world be?
At the very least, we need to curb Fairy Tail's arrogance after defeating Phantom Flame, and prevent them from getting too cocky!
This was a task personally assigned to the enforcement inspection team by the Speaker of the Council.
"Wait, interrogation? Isn't that obvious?!"
"That's exactly right, it seems like we're the ones on the defensive, constantly retaliating!"
Kana and Marcus, among others, protested.
Leqi, however, said matter-of-factly, "I'm good at interrogation. There's a lot of emotional distance in the family. Get your facts straight, we're the ones being interrogated!"
Macao, utterly speechless, retorted, "And what's with this 'distance between hearts' description?! A wooden torture device?!"
I heard from the girls in the guild that Leqi's dormitory is full of strange wooden torture devices.
"Princess, I agree."
Suddenly, Baluge popped out from underground, staring blankly at the weapons in the hands of the forceful inspection team.
His eyes lit up.
"You really don't want to miss out on even the smallest bargain—."
Lucy was already used to this, and helplessly covered her face with one hand.
After releasing her pent-up emotions, she is now much calmer.
The unexpected turn of events left the council envoy completely bewildered.
Even the strict enforcement team, which has always adhered to the principle of serious law enforcement, stood there with complicated expressions, unsure of how to proceed with the next step.
"Quiet down, everyone. In short, cooperate with the council."
In the end, it was Makarov who stepped in to stabilize the situation.
Although the Fairy Tail members were very unhappy, since it was the guild master's decision, they couldn't say anything more and obediently allowed the forcibly inspecting forces to put the Demon-Sealing Gauntlets on them.
Having regained some strength, Chess also stood up, walked up to the Toad Messenger of the Council, and greeted him with a smile: "Oh, we meet again, Mr. Messenger."
"You, you, you, just stand there!"
The toad messenger was startled by this action and instinctively took two steps back, shrinking behind Lahar.
Even when facing other members of Fairy Tail, including Makarov, he could remain indifferent or even arrogant due to his special status as a member of the Council.
But Chase was the only one truly worried from the bottom of his heart—after that unreasonable punch Erza delivered during the last summoning.
I still remember it vividly.
Even Senator Zikrein seems to be powerless against the other party.
What puzzled him even more was that when he set off for Magnolia, Lord Ultear, who rarely paid attention to guild affairs, specifically instructed him not to make things difficult for Fairy Tail and Chess!
"Don't be so nervous. In Magnolia, I'm a law-abiding citizen," Chase said with a smile, extending his hands.
In fact, given his current state of depleted magic power, it would make little difference whether he wore the Demon-Sealing Hand or not.
The Fairy Tail members: "Only that line sounds so fake!"
Ultimately, everyone involved in this guild war, including the unconscious Germain and the entire Phantom Troupe, was forcibly escorted to their outlying base by the Imperial Guard.
The mountain cliffs surrounding the city.
As the setting sun cast its last rays, a gentle breeze stirred the black robe that adorned him in the woods.
Mistgang sat casually on a protruding rock, his right hand resting on his knee, silently watching the procession being forcibly escorted out of the city by the supervisory troops.
The five magic wands behind him were shimmering faintly, clearly indicating that they had just been used.
"It seems like I've done something unnecessary."
Mistgang murmured softly, raising his hand to unbutton his black robe.
Splash splash splash.
A bunch of Ghost Guild banners of various colors floated out all at once, hanging haphazardly on the surrounding trees and bushes.
Upon learning that the Phantom Lord was preparing to attack Fairy Tail, in order to cut off the Phantom Lord's continuous reinforcements and make the situation even more chaotic and complicated, he directly eliminated all of the Phantom Lord's branches.
With the strength of one person alone!
The temporary base of the force of the enforcers, located on the southern outskirts of Magnolia, consisted of dozens of tents bearing the image of the Council of Representatives, and was quite large.
Fairy Tail and Phantom Lord were separated into two relatively isolated areas, while Sabertooth, with only about ten members, was assigned to the Phantom Lord camp.
The council's medical team, which had been waiting there, immediately began working, lifting the seriously injured from both sides onto stretchers for treatment.
This also shows that the council has actually made sufficient emergency preparations.
The reason why they didn't step in beforehand to stop the fight between the two guilds.
One reason is that Fairy Tail and Phantom Troupe are both well-known guilds, and both are considered quite unruly.
We need a legitimate reason to suppress their arrogance in order to solidify the Council's absolute dominance.
Another reason is that Fairy Tail and Phantom Troupe have always been at odds, and even forced mediation would only be a temporary solution.
It cannot resolve the core contradictions.
Even though the council is united in its external relations, it is internally divided into several factions, some supporting Fairy Tail, some supporting Phantom Lord, and some remaining neutral, with various interests intertwined and complex.
Therefore, instead of spending a lot of manpower and resources constantly monitoring these two guilds, it would be better to just let them fight each other and solve the problem once and for all.
This is the simplest and most direct solution.
As night fell, the cold moonlight shone on the temporary encampment.
Chess said goodbye to the sexy and beautiful nurse and left the medical camp. Accompanied by the personnel of the mandatory surveillance force, they walked back to the Fairy Tail controlled area.
They are the only two people in Fairy Tail who need treatment.
Chess's main problem is that he overused magic, resulting in a combination of symptoms related to magic depletion.
It's somewhat similar to Makarov's condition after being ambushed by Aria in the original story, only the symptoms are much milder, and can be resolved with some magic replenishment via IV drip.
Natsu, who fought Gajeel, is another story; most of his injuries are from blunt force trauma.
Fortunately, this guy's body is strong enough. After a simple treatment and eating some high-quality flames, he immediately became energetic again.
On the other hand, the Phantoms have many wounded, and many of them are still in the medical camp receiving treatment.
"Hahaha, Chase, did you hear that? Those Spectre guys are such wimps, some of them actually need to drink tons of water!"
Recalling the comical scene he had just witnessed, Natsu couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"It would be strange if someone didn't go thirsty after having their mouth stuffed with salted fish for so long," Chase said with a smile, shaking his head.
Those unlucky Ghost Mages will probably feel nauseous whenever they see Blue Cat and Salted Fish from now on.
"After all, he's a Fairy Tail mage. Underestimating Happy will be a disaster!" Natsu smugly waved his fist in the direction of Phantom Lord.
He and Harpy had been together since they were very young and had an extremely close relationship. Naturally, he was overjoyed to hear that his good buddy had dominated the battlefield.
"Love~!"
Just then, Harpy flew over from the camp on the side.
They had arrived at the area where Fairy Tail was located. Hearing the commotion, their companions poked their heads out of their respective tents. Although it was expected, they all breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that Chess and Natsu were alright, and greeted each other over there.
"Fairy Tail members, you are still under control. Please do not leave the tent unless absolutely necessary."
The accompanying mandatory inspection team reminded everyone, then looked at Chess and Natsu, "You two, your place is over here."
Due to limitations in location and personnel, the Fairy Tail members were divided into groups of five and managed separately to facilitate tomorrow's interrogations.
As for Harpies, they are treated as pets and are allowed to move freely, but they cannot leave the designated area.
Chase looked in the direction the other person was pointing and saw that the tent curtains, which were lit up, were closed, unlike the others who were peeking out.
I wonder what kind of roommates I've been assigned.
While he was pondering, the impatient Natsu had already run forward, lifted the curtain, and crawled inside.
"ah!!"
Then, an unexpected gasp came from inside the tent.
There aren't many people in the guild who would make him behave this way.
With some doubt, Chess followed them into the tent.
Since it was a temporary setup, the contents inside the tent were quite basic:
Five portable beds were arranged along the central wooden table, with portable magic light bulbs on top and a water dispenser with tea bags in the corner.
At this moment, the old perverted Makao and Wakaba were crouching face to face next to the water dispenser, looking with great interest at the latest issue of the beautiful women's photo album that they had obtained from Makarov.
The two were so engrossed in watching that they occasionally let out lewd chuckles, oblivious to Natsu and Chess's arrival—or perhaps they noticed but didn't care.
"Oh? What a surprise, you're here too?"
Chase completely ignored the two of them and turned to look at the figure sitting quietly on the other side, "Mister Gang".
"I also participated in the battle against the Phantom Lord, so naturally I must accept the Council's interrogation," Mystogan said calmly.
He took the initiative to come and explain the situation to Makarov and the council, after all, such a big thing as attacking, cough cough, and counterattacking the Phantom Division was hard to keep secret no matter what.
Waiting for the council to find out before offering an explanation would only put the guild in a passive position.
At this point, Mistergang looked up at Chess, a hint of surprise flickering in his eyes, the only part of his head that was visible: "But I didn't expect to be assigned to the same place as you."
His plan was to use magic to put his roommates to sleep whenever he had free time, and then slip away after the interrogation.
I never expected to be so "unlucky" as to run into Chess, one of only two people in the guild who can resist my sleep magic!
"Aaaaaah! It spoke! That Mystogan actually spoke!"
Natsu pointed at Mystogan, his eyes wide with terror.
"Ah~! This is the first time I've heard Mystergan's voice~" Happy had a similar expression.
Even Macao and Wakaba, who were so engrossed in the ocean of knowledge, suddenly looked up, casting surprised glances as if they were seeing a new world.
It's no wonder they reacted so strongly, since they usually can't even see Mistgang, let alone talk to him!
Let's put these guys to sleep for now...
Mystergan frowned slightly and reached for the magic wand on his back—upon arriving at the base, the surveillance team forcibly removed the magic-sealing hands from the Fairy Tail members.
That thing was originally just a show for the Magnolia residents and the outside world, and with Makarov around,
The Fairy Tail crew wouldn't be foolish enough to "flee from justice."
"Too many bridges, too many horses fall!"
Seeing that Mystogan was about to cast a spell, Natsu, realizing what was happening, quickly called for a stop and clenched his fist, which was burning with flames.
"Mistgang, come and fight me!"
Very well, saying that basically solidified Mystergan's determination to use hypnotic magic.
Just as the magic wand behind him began to glow faintly, Chess couldn't stand it any longer and punched Natsu on the head, leaving a large bump.
"Idiot, you should at least check your surroundings first! We're still on the Council's territory!"
Judging from his previous actions, Mystogan definitely has deep feelings for Fairy Tail, without a doubt. It's clear that he will soon return to his own world, Edolas, and be completely separated from everyone here.
Chess felt that this rare opportunity should be taken to let the usually independent Mister Gang interact more with his companions and create more memories.
"By the way, Mystogan, you said you participated in the battle against the Phantom Lord, but we didn't see it at all?"
Upon hearing this, Mystogan glanced at Chess, who had walked quite naturally to sit down at the middle tea table, and then at Natsu, who was unable to fight. Finally, he sighed softly and removed his hand from his magic wand.
"I wiped out all the Phantom Lord branches."
His words sounded quite calm and natural, as if he were recounting something very ordinary.