"Are you the guests His Majesty 'Pluto' spoke of, who have come to Tartaros?!"
"May I ask the purpose of your visit to Tartaros?!"
While Jose was sizing up the two women who emerged from Tartaros, these two women were also sizing up Jose. They had to admit that Jose's strength was formidable; among the humans they knew, he was considered top-tier. Even within the vast Tartaros, there were not many who could defeat Jose in a one-on-one fight.
"Oh dear! You two are too kind~"
"I am Crawford Shem, former Chairman of the Magic Council ERA, and this is Jose Porla, former Sixth Seat of the Saint Ten Wizard. We have come here to discuss with the members of Tartaros the matters of dealing with the Mage Guild Fairy Tail."
Upon hearing this, Crawford's face broke into a fawning smile. He first stated his and Jose's identities, then explained their purpose.
"Hehe, you are too polite…"
"I am Kyoka, one of the 'Nine Demon Gates', the highest cadres of the Dark Magic Guild Tartaros, and also the head of the 'Nine Demon Gates', Star-Heaven Kyoka! This person beside me is cool moon sky Seilah, also one of the highest cadres of Tartaros, the 'Nine Demon Gates'."
The green-haired woman, named Star-Heaven Kyoka, a great demon created by Black Wizard Zeref four hundred years ago, heard that Crawford and Jose Porla had come to discuss with them, Tartaros, how to deal with the Mage Guild Fairy Tail…
She immediately narrowed her eyes with a smile, and forced a slight smile onto her masked face, mimicking Crawford's 'fawning' posture, and softly introduced herself and cool moon sky Seilah's identities and names.
"Mm."
As for Seilah, who had always stood beside Kyoka, after hearing Kyoka introduce her to the two humans in front of them, she merely nodded lightly towards Jose and Crawford, considering it a greeting. Seilah detested humans from the bottom of her heart.
"Since we are to discuss how to deal with the Mage Guild Fairy Tail, why don't you two come in and talk~"
Then, Kyoka made a welcoming gesture towards Jose and Crawford.
"Much obliged."
Crawford nodded repeatedly. He winked lightly at Jose beside him, appearing as if everything was under his control, and then led Jose to follow closely behind Kyoka and Seilah, entering the vast Tartaros.
"Hmm?!"
The moment Jose stepped into Tartaros, his pupils trembled. Compared to the weak Crawford, who was oblivious to everything…
The moment Jose entered Tartaros, a sense of crisis immediately arose in his heart. The aura of a certain terrifying existence that had been spying on them the moment he and Crawford arrived outside the gates of Tartaros became even stronger.
"Ah?!"
Jose's abnormality seemed to attract Crawford's attention. He turned to look at Jose and asked in confusion, "Jose, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"
"Nothing."
Jose merely shook his head gently upon hearing this.
Yes, Jose did not explain the horror of Tartaros to Crawford.
On the contrary, the more terrifying Tartaros was, the more excited Jose became.
He and Crawford had traveled thousands of miles to Tartaros precisely because there was a terrifying existence hidden within Tartaros whose strength far surpassed theirs, wasn't it?
If the entirety of Tartaros combined was not stronger than Jose Porla, then how could they defeat Fairy Tail?!
"How strange."
Crawford shook his head helplessly, looking at Jose's excited expression. He didn't know what Jose was so excited about?!
Not long after.
Kyoka and Seilah led Crawford and Jose to a conference room deep within Tartaros…
At this moment, inside the vast conference room, besides the four of them who had just arrived, there were already five other great demons, all strangely shaped and exuding a powerful aura.
"Welcome to Tartaros!"
"We are the highest cadres of Tartaros, the Nine Demon Gates."
After entering the conference room, Kyoka immediately sat down at the head of the conference table. Behind her were six powerful great demons from the Nine Demon Gates: Franmalth of the Hard Armor, Torafusa of the Gloom, Ezel of the Child Cutter, cool moon sky Seilah, Tempester of the Undead, and Jackal of the Explosion. Some had their arms crossed in front of them, eyes closed in contemplation, seemingly not putting Jose and the others in their eyes, while others frowned, sizing up Crawford and Jose.
However, regardless of the forms these demons took, Crawford and Jose could be certain that these guys were all very powerful, even terrifyingly so; each possessed the strength to destroy a town, living up to the title of Great Demon recorded in Zerefs.
But, to deal with Fairy Tail, it was not enough!
Jose scanned the seven Great Demons before him, his brows furrowed into a knot, and he asked in confusion, "Since you all claim to be the Nine Demon Gates, why are there only seven here?!"
"…"
As Jose posed his question, the expressions of the Great Demons present all changed.
"Originally, among the Nine Demon Gates of Tartaros, there were also the Pitch-Black Monk and the Undead Demon Deliora, but those two guys were both killed…"
"The ones who killed them were Mages from the Fairy Tail Guild."
Kyoka's face showed a hint of embarrassment as she said this.
Well, speaking of which, Deliora was killed before he joined Tartaros.
As for the Pitch-Black Monk, he was killed along with Deliora while trying to recruit him to Tartaros.
"Deliora?!"
"That Great Demon who was killed by Ur Milkovich, currently the first of the Saint Ten Wizard and also a member of the Magician Guild Fairy Tail?! (Because Medivh concealed his identity, the world mistakenly believed that Ur killed Deliora.)"
Crawford paused, then gasped.
The reason Crawford remembered Ur killing Deliora so vividly was because Ur was chosen as a Saint Ten Wizard precisely for the merit of killing Deliora…
Moreover, it was Crawford himself who had conferred the 'Ten Wizard Saints' title upon Ur at the time.
"So, we have a common enemy."
Jose heard the unspoken meaning in Kyoka's words, and he narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Precisely."
Kyoka smiled and nodded.
"Then, since we have a common enemy, may I meet your true leader within Tartaros?!"
Then, Jose gave Kyoka no chance to speak further, directly stating his intention to meet 'Underworld King' Mard Geer Tartaros.
"Heh heh…"
"That depends on whether you have the strength."
Kyoka chuckled upon hearing this.
As her words fell, the seven Great Demons, led by Kyoka, instantly unleashed boundless curse power.
Suddenly, the vast conference room was filled with a suffocating atmosphere.
"It seems a fight is inevitable."
Jose's expression changed slightly upon hearing this.
However, Jose did not say much; he was, after all, a former Saint Ten Wizard, and he couldn't let himself be underestimated here.
"Boom!"
In an instant, Jose erupted with formidable magic power, confronting the Great Demons recorded in Zerefs before him.
"Arrogant human!"
"You seek death…"
"Do you think you can stand against us seven Great Demons alone?"
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