As Jose's surging magic power burst forth, the expressions of the seven Great Demons among the Nine Demon Gates instantly changed; they took Jose's act of unleashing magic power as a provocation, and so they all angrily rebuked Jose, growling.
"No, why are we fighting?!"
Seeing this, Crawford's forehead broke out in countless fine cold sweats; he looked at the subtly confronting people before him in a panic, appearing at a loss.
No, can't everyone just sit down and talk it over nicely?! Is it necessary to fight right away?!"
"Oh my~"
However, just as Jose and the Nine Demon Gates were about to make their move…
Accompanied by a playful voice, a man in a trench coat, tightly clutching a book inscribed with "END," walked step by step into the conference room, arriving before Jose, Crawford, and the Nine Demon Gates.
"Lord Underworld King!"
With the appearance of the young man, the expressions of the Great Demons present instantly changed; without the young man needing to say more, these hideous-looking Great Demons all retracted their curse power, knelt on one knee on the ground, and bowed their heads in submission to the young man before them.
Although, according to seniority…
This young man before them was their junior.
(The demons in Zerefs: the earlier creations are more hideous, and the later creations, closer to END, are more human-like in appearance and stronger in power.)
"Undoubtedly, this man before me is the existence who put immense pressure on me outside the Tartaros Guild gate earlier…"
"Even though he is full of weaknesses, I have a premonition that if I strike now, I will surely die."
Jose looked at the young man before him, countless cold sweats breaking out on his forehead.
This young man, referred to as the Underworld King by the Great Demons of the Nine Demon Gates, showed no demonic features whatsoever from his appearance, seeming like an ordinary human youth, yet he brought an unprecedented sense of oppression to Jose.
Facing this young man, Jose felt as if he were facing Precht, the second master of the Fairy Tail Guild; no matter what moves he used, he had no chance of victory.
"You are Jose Porla?"
"The sixth seat among the former Saint Ten Wizard?!"
Yes, this man holding the book of END was, of course, 'Underworld King' Mard Geer, the acting master of Tartaros, and END's number one fanboy…
At this moment, Mard Geer was quietly sitting in the main seat of the Nine Demon Gates conference room, which originally belonged to Kyoka; he was sitting with his legs crossed, silently looking at Jose Porla, who had been frightened speechless by him, and asked.
"Y-yes, that's right."
Jose, covered in sweat, looked at Mard Geer and nodded.
"I'll give you two choices~"
"The first choice, die here immediately."
"The second choice, join Tartaros, and I will bestow upon you the power of a demon and make you a member of the Nine Demon Gates, my loyal servant, to take revenge on Fairy Tail."
Mard Geer looked at Jose Porla, whose strength was still passable, with a faint smile on his face, giving Jose two choices: either die standing or live kneeling.
"Please, I beg you, grant me greater power!"
Jose Porla didn't even think, directly kneeling on both knees before Mard Geer, striking a pose like 'Coach, I want to play basketball'…
Then, he begged Mard Geer to bestow greater power upon him.
"A wise choice!"
Mard Geer looked at the devout Jose, revealing a faint smile, and gently stroked Jose's head, as if stroking his own pet, speaking softly.
Yes, former Saint Ten Wizard Jose Porla…
The former master of the Mage Guild Phantom Lord…
An existence who was originally on par with Makarov, one of the 'Ten Wizard Saints' and master of the Magician Guild Fairy Tail, in the magic world of the Ishgar continent.
Under the leadership of Crawford Shem, the former chairman of the Magic Council ERA, he first became Precht's subordinate, lowering his status below Makarov, Old Precht's direct disciple.
Then, he went a step further, becoming the 'human pet' of 'Underworld King' Mard Geer, the acting master of the Tartaros Guild, who held the title of Absolute Demon.
By the way, 'Underworld King' Mard Geer is the subordinate of Etherious Natsu Dragneel, an S-Class Mage T2 level candidate of the Magician Guild Fairy Tail.
As for Natsu Dragneel…
Within the Fairy Tail Guild, he is universally recognized as Fairy Queen Erza's little follower.
In other words, Jose Porla, whose status was originally on par with Old Ma…
Finally, through his and Crawford's unremitting efforts, he became the 'human pet' of the little follower of the little follower of the S-Class Mage 'Fairy Queen' Erza, who is under Old Ma's Mage Guild.
This status has simply skyrocketed!
In response, Neinhart, one of the former 'Spriggan 12,' declared: "Silence! A human pet of a small demon who can't even compare to Bradman and Larcade, and whom 'Regent' Black Wizard Zeref doesn't even bother to play with, is not qualified to claim a connection to Princess Erza!"
Well, the reason for using 'one of the former Spriggan 12' as Neinhart's prefix here is because Neinhart has officially submitted his resignation to Eileen…
He will henceforth officially serve as Erza's guardian knight, accompanying Princess Erza to the Ishgar continent.
As for who will replace Neinhart as a Spriggan 12 after Neinhart leaves, it is, of course… the legendary Black Wizard Zeref.
"No, please wait a moment."
"Guess who this 'Saint' that the Spriggan 12 were originally formed to protect is?"
"If I become a Spriggan 12, what meaning will these twelve shields have?"
"Am I supposed to protect myself?"
Zeref looked utterly bewildered; he didn't even know what was happening to him, how he went from being someone who needed protection to becoming someone else's bodyguard.
"Nonsense!"
"This 'Saint' that the Spriggan 12 need to protect is naturally me."
"Could it possibly be you?"
"You, who are cursed by the ankhseram god and cannot even kill yourself, what do you need twelve shields for?"
"Aren't you yourself the biggest meat shield in this world?"
In response, Medivh looked at Zeref and spoke with considerable dissatisfaction.
Yes, that's right.
After Medivh officially took over Zeref's role as emperor in the Alvarez Empire, the first thing he did was to re-establish the Spriggan 12 to ensure his safety in the Earth-land World.
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