"We're not here to play, clean up immediately."
"Hi, Master."
Ichiya struck a cool pose, sternly scolding the other three from Blue Pegasus. The three immediately responded, quickly putting away their things.
The surrounding onlookers were amazed by the cohesion of the Blue Pegasus members, and they also started to whisper complaints.
Ichiya didn't care. Seeing that Everyone was present, he immediately jumped onto a rug and declared, "Since Everyone is here, I shall now explain the operational plan!!!"
The spotlight on the rug, combined with his exaggerated pose, and most importantly, his overly sentimental delivery of these words, sent shivers down Everyone's spines.
"Is it really necessary to maintain that pose?!" Lucy also found it very uncomfortable and spoke up to remind him.
Ichiya once again ignored Lucy's complaint and continued speaking in his peculiar pose: "First off, the Oración Seis's gathering place…" He suddenly stopped mid-sentence, then awkwardly added, "Uh, um, I might need to go to the restroom to smell some fragrance."
"Hey, don't add the word 'fragrance' at a time like this."
"Clap, clap, clap~ As expected of Master!" Just as Gray was about to complain further, the three members of Blue Pegasus beside him looked admiringly and immediately applauded.
Zorn, however, did not pay attention to Everyone's speechlessness and complaints about Ichiya. After glancing at the direction of the restroom, he immediately withdrew his gaze and no longer paid attention, though the corners of his mouth subtly curved upwards.
This was precisely when Ichiya was ambushed by Angel and replaced by Gemini, leading to the immediate loss of two major combatants at the very beginning.
Zorn had no intention of intervening because, ultimately, it was Ichiya's own carelessness. This was a good opportunity for him to learn a lesson.
Before long, the fake Ichiya also walked with a shifty gait and jumped onto the rug, still maintaining his peculiar pose, continuing to explain the mission details.
"From here, heading north through the Gas Forest, there is a powerful magic sealed by ancient people, and that is—Nirvana."
"Nirvana?"
"I've never heard of that magic!"
"All we know is that it's a destructive magic that ancient people had to seal!"
"Nirvana? Destructive magic?"
"Why do I have a bad feeling about this!"
When Everyone heard 'Ichiya' mention Nirvana magic, they exchanged bewildered glances. Lucy shivered, wrapped her arms around herself, and looked terrified.
"I believe the Oración Seis must want to obtain Nirvana magic. They definitely have a base there, and that will be our target. This allied force was formed to stop this from happening."
The three members of Blue Pegasus each took turns, explaining the mission details and objective very clearly, but their final poses at the end were utterly exasperating, making Everyone not want to complain anymore.
"Finally, let me introduce these six individuals! They are very powerful beings, each capable of single-handedly destroying a guild."
Hibiki Lates immediately snapped his fingers as he said this, displaying all the information on the Oración Seis in the void using ancient script magic.
Cobra - a Magician who uses poisonous snakes.
Laser - a speed-type Magician.
Hoteye - loves money very much, can wipe out an army by himself.
Angel - seems to be a woman who can see through people's hearts.
Midnight - there is little information on him.
Brain - Brian.
"Each of the above is very strong, so we can use our numerical advantage. It's best to form teams of two or more to face the enemies, and then lure them to…"
Hibiki Lates withdrew his magic, looked around, and suggested with a rather serious expression.
"Um, can we be counted in the numbers?" Lucy tremblingly raised her hand, expressing her fear.
Wendy's voice trembled: "I-I also… I'm not very good at fighting enemies."
"Tch, I can handle one myself. I don't need anyone to team up with me. Lucy and that little girl can stay here."
Laxus also saw their fear and was worried that something might happen to them. Although he thought this, his actions were a completely different expression.
He stood up directly from the sofa and announced his decision with an arrogant posture, glancing at the trembling Lucy and Wendy.
However, this gaze only made Wendy and Lucy tremble even more.
"You don't need to worry about that. Our objective is just to lure them into the base, and then use Blue Pegasus's Christina to destroy them along with the base."
'Ichiya' saw their worried expressions and immediately revealed the rest of the plan, but these words did not alleviate Lucy's concern.
"So there will still be fighting, and facing these people, do we really need to go to such an extent?!" Lucy exclaimed with fear and a hint of shock.
"Yes, they are indeed such strong opponents!" Jura also replied to Lucy's question with a solemn expression.
During this explanation, Zorn meticulously observed this fake 'Ichiya', and indeed, he found no flaws, not even in the magical reaction, which was exactly the same. Once he felt he had observed enough,
Zorn walked in front of 'Ichiya' amidst the discussions of the others.
Ichiya himself pretended to look at Zorn with confusion, but the next moment, his face changed at Zorn's words.
Zorn was speaking mockingly: "You said the six members of Oración Seis are in the forest? But I think there are only five people there right now!"
The others were still confused by Zorn's sudden words, wondering why Zorn knew there were only five enemies in the forest.
"Zorn, you…" Erza was about to ask when—
"The hint is very obvious, isn't it!" Zorn did not answer Erza, still watching the Gemini in front of him with a look of amusement.
'Ichiya's' eyes changed, and he didn't answer, but immediately reached out to touch Zorn, only to be dodged in time by Zorn.
"Bang~"
'Ichiya' was directly kicked away by Zorn, crashing through the villa's main door and hitting the ground, slowly disappearing into the air.
"Trying to run? Too late!" Zorn looked at the forest outside the villa. As his voice fell, his figure transformed into points of light and vanished from his original spot.
"This Master is fake, so the real Master? — In the restroom." Hibiki saw that Master had been impersonated and immediately thought of the only possible location where he could have been swapped.
To be continued~
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