Chapter 84 Light and Darkness Combat The Cradle of Fairies II - The Trial of Karma
"...Although this is the first time I have used this magic, it seems to have been successful."
Feeling the results of the feedback from the earth, Irene breathed a sigh of relief knowing that "Universe One" had been successfully launched.
To cover such a wide area at once and distribute all the 'things' and 'guests' is not easy even with her magic power.
"The next thing is..."
"..."
Looking at Erza with a "happy" look, whose eyes became quite scary, Irene showed a somewhat superficial smile.
"Don't look at me like that, you should know that I didn't do anything to them."
If she really had malicious intentions, it wouldn't have been difficult to kill those young people just now.
"...You...what exactly do you want to do?"
Frowning her brows in an unhappy tone, Erza didn't think that these 'busy people' were just putting up this posture to entertain them.
"Haha... I should have said that before..."
"If you want to know the answer, first let me see how much you have grown over the years!"
"...!"
The mother, who has become paranoid because of past experiences, and the daughter, who cannot understand the twisted love, chose the most direct way of communication.
The crimson-haired girl lowered her face and put on armor that could show her will.
"Change your clothes! "Armor of the Heavenly Wheel"!"
Looking at the dazzling white light that appeared in the area in front of him, Brandish, who was already waiting impatiently, bit the candy in his mouth.
As long as she quickly completes the part of the 'trial' she is responsible for, she can go to rest early.
"Well, Sister Lanti, what should I do?"
Whispering to the eldest sister who took her on a 'mission', Wendy still looked a little nervous on her little face.
Even though she learned how to use "Dragon Power", this kind-hearted girl who is not good at fighting prefers additional magic that can help others.
"Ah, it's okay. Wendy, you can help me from behind later."
She waved her hand, saying that even if she found it troublesome, she would not leave the task of fighting to the youngest sister in the guild.
And since Wendy has been assigned to her care, the people transferred to this area shouldn't be too strong, right?
Putting her hands inside her loose robe, Brandish turned her gaze to where the light dissipated.
(Let me see who it could be...)
"Everyone, are you okay?!"
"Ah! Lord Jura!! Lord Lyon is not here!"
"MAN! All the guys from our guild are here! What a lucky scent!"
"Yes! Brother Yiye!"
(…)
The voices appeared one after another, causing a certain emerald-haired girl who thought she could easily complete the task to stand stiffly on the spot.
"Huh? There seem to be two more unusual scents here!"
After taking small steps to confirm that his companions were okay, the strange-looking short man twisted his waist in an exaggerated way and pointed his hand in front of them.
"...! Be careful! Mr. Ichiya! They should be members of the "Witch's Poem" that appeared in the intelligence. Each of them is a strong person who can fight against an entire guild alone!"
Corresponding to the latest information obtained by the Council on the "Ghost Ruler" incident, the bald man who recognized Brandish's identity immediately spoke out a reminder.
(One night in "Pegasus"... Jura in "Snake Princess"...)
Among this group of people, two of the four people Brandish least wanted to face suddenly showed up, and they also came with several 'gifts'.
Glancing at Wendy who was standing timidly behind her, and then at the bald "Holy Ten" standing opposite her at the front of the team, this girl who was afraid of trouble suddenly remembered that she seemed to have said something that she shouldn't have said...
…
This is indeed the testing ground she is responsible for.
It’s just that I really can’t tell who is going to be ‘tried’ this time…
"Damn it! What's going on with that light! And Erza's mother too, isn't it all a mess?!"
After pushing aside the branches blocking him, Gray's vision returned to normal and he looked around anxiously, looking for his companions.
"Humph! That's exactly right!"
"——!" "...!"
The same complaining words came from the other side of the tree, causing the owners of the two voices to look at each other subconsciously.
"Leon! Are you here too?!"
"Gray..."
Compared to Gray who was surprised, his senior brother acted much colder.
…
"...I didn't expect you to actually join the guild. Uru will definitely be happy if he knows about it!"
"Oh, when did the relationship between us become good enough to ask about personal matters?"
"Tsk, you guy."
Walking among the sea of trees, the two of them had no idea what was going on and had no choice but to explore for a way out while chatting with each other.
Although Leon didn't seem to like Gray that much, he still had good answers to most of the questions.
It's just that neither of these two guys noticed that their bad habits had recurred again, until a girl hiding in the dark couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't wait any longer, so she reminded them.
"Stop!"
Leon, who was stopping Gray, opened his hand to create an ice shield, blocking a speeding crystal ball.
"Don't you think it's too rude to use this kind of thing as a greeting gift?"
Looking at the figure standing on the tree, Leon, who was in a fighting posture, said in a bad tone.
"Really? I think that's quite polite."
Urrutia jumped from the tree in front of the two of them. Urrutia, who was wearing a mask, chuckled lightly, then seemed to notice something and sighed unbearably.
"So you two..."
"Can you put your clothes on quickly?!"
"——?!"
What was reflected in the crystal ball mirror of these two junior brothers was that they were both exhibitionists wearing only a pair of shorts.
"What happened?! Where is Erza?! Where is Gray?! Where is this place?!"
Standing frantically on the spot, breathing fire, Natsu couldn't help shouting when he realized that he was missing two companions.
"Quiet, idiot!"
After punching Natsu on the head, Gildarts looked around and found that the remaining brats were all fine, and then he had time to take stock of their current positions.
He always felt that there was a very familiar feeling here.
"...Everyone! Look! There are two tombstones there?!"
When Lucy, who was standing at the end, turned around, she suddenly saw two tombstones not far away.
"Why is there a tomb in a place like this? And isn't there nothing written on it?"
Kneeling on the ground and looking at Lucy's discovery, Natsu twisted his eyebrows with a puzzled look on his face.
Everyone else also looked at each other, completely confused about the current situation.
(…two nameless monuments?!)
After walking over quickly to confirm, Gildas suddenly raised his head with an incredibly heavy look on his face.