A few days later, Zorn and Laxus finished their investigation and were forcibly called back to the Guild by the Master.
Fairy Tail Guild
Guild Members who were not on missions also gathered at the Master's notice.
"What is this thing!"
"Why are there so many red crosses on it!"
Lucy looked at the diagram, which showed the required Guild names and various connections drawn in the void, and was full of questions.
Moreover, many Guilds that were originally there were now only a few scattered ones, with the three major Dark Guilds in the middle.
"This is the organizational chart of the Dark Guilds. Those marked are the ones that have been eliminated by Zorn and Laxus."
"What!"
Upon hearing Mirajane's words, Lucy looked at Laxus, who was leaning against a pillar and clearly a bit angry, with a shocked expression.
She then turned to look at Zorn, who was massaging Cana, and couldn't believe that just two people could deal with so many Guilds.
"Hmph, if it weren't for the old man, we would have already stormed into the lair of their superiors, the Oración Seis," Laxus said indignantly.
"Oración Seis? Hmm? In those three large boxes in the middle, what are these three?" After hearing Laxus's words, Lucy was startled. She quickly searched the diagram in the air, and since there were only a few Dark Guilds left, she quickly pinpointed their locations.
However, these three Guilds left Lucy bewildered, as she had only recently joined the Guild and didn't know much about Dark Guilds.
"Let me explain this!"
As Zorn spoke, he walked to the diagram, looking up at these three Dark Guilds that had, in a way, run through most of Fairy Tail's storyline.
"Oración Seis, Grimoire Heart, and Tartaros are the three major Guilds that form the Balam Alliance within the Dark Guilds. Under this alliance, there are several direct subordinate Guilds, but Raven Tail is independent."
"These Dark Guilds rule the entire dark side and are formidable rivals to the legal Guilds."
"That's right, which is why we legal Guilds must strengthen our close cooperation. The Master has also gone to a meeting."
Mirajane emphasized at the end of Zorn's explanation why legal Guilds frequently hold regular meetings.
"Indeed, Laxus and I went to investigate the cause of the Dark Guilds' unrest at the Master's request."
"We discovered that Oración Seis, one of the three major Dark Guilds, is extensively searching for a forbidden magic!"
"The Master and the others are currently discussing which Guilds need to be dispatched to form an allied army to subjugate them."
Zorn explained the full story of his and Laxus's investigation, and his words made Everyone realize that Fairy Tail would very likely be involved in this operation.
"Yes, what Zorn said is correct. Oración Seis has already decided that we will be the ones to subjugate them."
Master Makarov suddenly walked in through the Guild's main door, looking at Everyone with a serious expression.
"What!"
Everyone was startled and looked at the Master in shock, while Laxus, Zorn, and Mirajane seemed indifferent, quietly listening to the Master's next words.
Erza, however, stepped forward anxiously and frowned, saying, "Master, what exactly is going on?"
"Just as Zorn said, a few days ago, it was discovered that Oración Seis had made a move, but the reason was unknown, so Zorn and Laxus were directly sent to investigate."
"However, they simply pushed through relentlessly. To avoid having all Dark Guilds in the Balam Alliance target Fairy Tail in other missions..."
"...we urgently halted their actions, and the members of the allied army have already been decided."
Master Makarov said this and looked up at Laxus beside him.
Laxus, however, immediately turned his head and scoffed, still dissatisfied, but his expression returned to his usual arrogant demeanor, no longer sulking.
"So, we've drawn the short straw again, haven't we?" Gray frowned, looking at the Master.
"Yes, the opponent is very strong, and we also need to guard against other Dark Guilds intervening, which is why this allied army was decided."
"Allied army?"
"Fairy Tail, Blue Pegasus, Lamia Scale, and Cait Shelter will each send several members to deal with them together!"
"I can deal with them by myself... Ah~"
As soon as the Master finished speaking, Natsu was about to jump out but was directly knocked flying by a lightning bolt from Laxus.
"Count me in. Not finishing a mission isn't my style. If anyone else wants to come, they can!"
Laxus was the first to walk out of the Guild's main door.
"Wait for me, I want to go too."
Seeing this, Natsu pulled himself off the wall and eagerly followed behind Laxus, insisting on going.
"Erza, Zorn, Gray, Lucy, you all go too! You can keep an eye on those two."
"Yes, Master." Zorn and the others nodded in agreement after hearing the Master call their names.
"Hey hey hey~"
...
The Oración Seis were currently on a cliff next to the tree sea where Nirvana was located, admiring what they had found—Nirvana magic.
"I heard it, the sound of light shattering!"
Laser: "You're too impatient, Cobra. Well, acting fast is a good thing!"
Angel: "Indeed, after all, two Magicians from a certain Guild are already close to finding us!"
"Nirvana magic will ultimately be ours, no need to worry! Those people are nothing to fear!"
"However, we still need to scout out their plans. Angel, I'm counting on you!"
"Aye, no problem!" A girl with short bangs, a blue hairband tied in her hair, and wearing revealing clothes, agreed with a mischievous smile.
...
Meanwhile, Erza and the others.
At this moment, the group had just arrived at the villa provided by the Master of the Blue Pegasus Guild. Laxus had already vanished from the Guild.
"Why was I chosen too? There are already three S-Class Magicians going!" Lucy was still muttering in disbelief, even after arriving at the location.
"Well, Lucy, isn't this great? Everyone can fight together again." Natsu, on the other hand, cheerfully put his arm around Lucy's shoulder to comfort her.
"Heh, Natsu, you really are full of energy!" Lucy retorted weakly.
"Let's go, the Blue Pegasus members are getting impatient." Zorn was the first to push open the main door. The villa, which had been quite dark, now seemed to have air circulating, and candles lit up one by one.
"There's no one here!" Lucy looked around and found no one.
"There are, yes, Everyone from Blue Pegasus, it's time for you to come out now."
"And Laxus, you were too rough!"
Zorn said with a helpless expression.
"It's not Laxus's fault, we appeared suddenly and startled him!"
From the shadows of the staircase, three charred figures walked out, defending Laxus.
Indeed, when Laxus pushed open the main door and walked in, those three didn't turn on the lights and just jumped out in the room. Before they could even speak, they were directly struck by a bolt of lightning.
"That's the reason, Zorn, you guys were too slow!"
Laxus also suddenly appeared on the second floor, looking down arrogantly at the latecomers.
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