Sitting in the carriage heading to the meeting place on the outskirts of "Agharifa City", the melancholy girl with blond hair sighed heavily.
(Why was I assigned to participate in such a dangerous battle...)
Covering her stiff cheeks, Lucy still couldn't believe that it was her turn to conquer the Dark Guild so quickly.
She just wants to have a good newbie adventure. Is it too fast to enter this "master duel" stage all of a sudden?
And the team she was in for this mission...
"... Damn it, haven't you arrived yet? It's really hot sitting next to this flaming hanging eye!"
He complained in dissatisfaction. This was Lucy's teammate number one, Gray Forpasta, the "Ice Shape Mage" who had a idiosyncrasy in stripping.
"Ah...?! Uh oh... do you want to fight... Hmm... you... uh... droopy-eyed ice cube...!"
The cherry-haired boy who rolled his eyes and looked like he was dying was Lucy's second teammate, Natsu Dragneel, the "Fire Dragon Slayer Mage" who had no idea about transportation.
"Ouch! Lucy! Have you seen my fish?"
The blue kitten who can speak human language, Lucy's teammate No. 3, Habi who has no nervousness but takes up a spot.
The last captain of the five-person team, who was originally the most reassuring figure for Lucy, turned out to be weird ever since he got on the carriage.
"well……"
Looking out the car window with confusion, Lucy didn't expect that Erza, who acted decisively, had such a side.
This mission sounds very dangerous. Wouldn't it be too bad that the person in charge was out of shape from the beginning?!
(Ugh...I really envy Lebby and the others...)
Compared to her "unreliable" companions, there was another group with S-class qualifications to participate in this mission, led by the strongest man in "Fairy Tail".
Gildarts, Elufman, Lebby, Kana, Philid... No matter how you think about it, this team is safer...
Holding her arms uneasily, Lucy felt that the future was worrying...
——In the villa of "Sea of Vasi Trees" and "Witch's Poem".
"...Haha, it seems that our guests have begun to arrive."
Putting the crystal ball with the ever-changing image on the table, Urrutia smiled casually, but his unexplained gaze would occasionally stay on Gray's body.
"Um……"
(There are ten "Fairy Tail" come this time, five "Snake Scales", four "Blue Pegasus"... but they are all familiar faces...)
Also reviewing the information in front of him, Zeira also slowly matched these people with his own memory.
But she didn't expect that Makarov would send Gildas here as well.
(It seems that the old man is also considering retirement...)
Because of being reborn as a protoss, Zella's current concept of time has completely broken away from the realm of ordinary people.
If I remember correctly, Makarov has been in office for almost half a century and is the longest-serving Fairy Tail president. It is not surprising that he would consider such an issue.
(I just don’t know what Gildarts’ reaction will be when he sees me here.)
He showed a mischievous smile. As the only witness of that battle, Zella was very curious about what this bohemian uncle would look like at that time.
"By the way, Eileen, how is the layout of the 'battlefield'?"
"No problem, it's all set up."
Smiling lightly and nodding, Irene was also very much looking forward to this 'collision'.
After all, this is also an opportunity for her to 'discipline' her daughter.
At the gathering place of the Allied Forces of Light outside the "Sea of Gas Trees", Kana, who was holding a wine bottle, looked at the Magic Four that stopped not far away and wiped her mouth.
"Humph, are we finally here?"
"A man has to be the first to arrive!!!"
With a slight snort, Philid of the "Thunder Gods" team still maintained his usual cold image, while Elufman beside him raised his fists and shouted his mantra with high spirits.
"Xiaolu!"
"Lebby!"
After getting out of the car, she happily greeted her good sisters. Lucy looked at Lebby's teammates, then looked at her own partners, and immediately drew a few black lines.
There is no harm without comparison.
A revealing man wearing only shorts, a hot-blooded idiot who is worse than death due to motion sickness, a cat carrying a fish, and a captain who is wandering far away from home.
"...Lebby, can I apply to change teams now..."
"Ah ha ha……"
He begged his friend with tears in his eyes, but the latter could only smile helplessly.
Compared to Lucy, Rebby, who has been in the guild for a longer time, understands these obscure guys better than she does.
Well, they are still very powerful at critical moments...
should……
"Let's work hard together, Xiaolu..."
"Ugh, I'm even less confident..."
…
"By the way, haven't the other guild members arrived yet?"
After resting for a while, Lucy found that no one else had arrived yet and looked around strangely.
She remembered that the president said that this time it was a union of three major guilds, and people from "Snake Scales" and "Blue Pegasus" should also participate.
"...That's right! Pegasus's guild should be the closest to here, why are they still-!"
Just when Lebby was feeling strange, their location was suddenly covered by a large shadow.
"Hey! Look what that is?!"
Following Gray's shout, everyone raised their heads towards the sky.
A huge air battleship stopped above, and then, a faint black spot in mid-air became larger and larger in sight.
It looks like someone jumped from above?!
--boom!
With a loud noise, the face of a short figure in a white suit hit the ground heavily.
"..."
He didn't care about the cold atmosphere or the injury. The man's face could only be described as strange, but he still put his face to the ground and posed while saying embarrassing words.
"This familiar fragrance, I am here to serve you all night, sweethearts, MAN!"
"——?!"
In response, all the female magicians subconsciously took three steps back after hearing this sentence.
During the noisy exchange, after the other three main members of the "Blue Pegasus" on the air battleship appeared one by one, the only remaining guild also arrived at the scene with its members.
"...It seems like we are the last group."
A calm male voice came from behind the crowd. The bald man leading the group had a snake emblem branded on his body.
"It doesn't matter, Mr. Jura, isn't it said that the protagonist always appears at the end?"
A somewhat conceited smile followed, and upon hearing this voice, Gray's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Leon?!"
"Long time no see, Gray."
Two brothers from the same discipline from the northern ice field, although their life paths have been different, they still meet here again as if destined.
"Jura?! Is that one of the 'Holy Ten', 'Jura of Rock Iron'?!"
The members of the "Blue Pegasus" shouted in shock at the belated arrival of the leader of the team.
I really didn't expect that there would be a "Holy Ten" level warrior joining this crusade.
It's just that this "Holy Ten" is now focusing all his attention on a middle-aged man leaning against a tree and yawning.
(Is that person...)
…
"...It seems that all the 'guests' have already arrived."
"——?!"
Just when everyone was about to discuss the battle plan, a sudden strange and powerful magic enveloped everyone present.
"Although it seems a bit awkward to interrupt your friendly exchanges, please allow me to say something."
"Welcome to the witch's training ground."
With an unparalleled sense of oppression, the mature crimson-haired queen holding an antler scepter opened the first scene of this battle between light and darkness. (To be continued)