"Eclair~"
Lucy slowly walked over to Eclair, her eyes filled with tears.
She now recalled her happy childhood family, and thus deeply empathized with the sorrowful Eclair.
"I hope you meet excellent companions."
"That sentence is truly wonderful~"
Lucy slowly knelt down and gently embraced the tearful Eclair, comforting her.
"Excellent companions?"
Eclair asked in a soft, trembling voice.
"Everyone, we want to be your companions!"
Lucy pulled Eclair apart, her eyes filled with warm tears, looking at Eclair with sincere eyes, and spoke genuinely.
"That's right, Eclair, we all want to be your companions~"
"You still have us~"
"Mhm, that's right, we are all your companions!"
Erza, Kana, Juvia, Levy, Wendy, Ultear, and Meldy, stood behind Lucy, their words full of sincerity and warmth.
Each person expressed their strong desire to become Eclair's companion.
And Lucy held her hands tightly, warmth spreading from her fingertips.
"Everyone~ thank you~"
Eclair looked up at the crowd, seeing the anticipation and acceptance in their eyes.
At this moment, tears of happiness streamed down uncontrollably.
It turned out she was finally not alone anymore.
She wouldn't be lonely anymore.
The girls embraced her together, making her feel a comfort and reliance she had never experienced before.
...
At the Council
"So that wasn't just a story?"
Councilor Og asked in surprise.
"That's right, resurrecting the phoenix and gaining eternal life, this is probably the ambition of the Veronica Duchy to invade Fiore again!"
Makarov said with a heavy and serious tone.
"Haha, how could that be? A mere duchy, how could it have such ambition! Makarov, put away your ridiculous words."
One of the Councilors burst into laughter, as if Makarov was saying something laughable.
"Why not~ Didn't another kingdom successfully steal the scepter? And I didn't see Everyone taking such a big action!!!"
Makarov retorted mercilessly, not holding back at all.
"Makarov, you... your Fairy Tail's matter isn't over yet! Do you really have to..." The Councilor who was still laughing changed his expression, stood up abruptly, and glared at Makarov.
They, the Council, hadn't even pursued the matter of Zorn of Fairy Tail blowing up the Council meeting building.
Fairy Tail, instead of reflecting, was still so rampant.
"Bang!" The Speaker struck his scepter on the ground, the sound echoing throughout the hall.
"Enough!" An unquestionable voice stopped the Councilor's subsequent words.
The Speaker then spoke to Makarov in a deep voice: "Do you want us to go to war with the Duchy?"
Guild Master Makarov gently shook his head and said firmly:
"There's no time! They've already allied!"
"As Guild Master and a Ten Wizard Saints, I demand of the Council."
"According to Article 27 of the National Security Act, to protect the personal and property safety of citizens."
"Issue an order to eliminate all threats~ including the invasion of armed forces from other countries."
"Order to take out that weapon, and stop the phoenix's resurrection at all costs!"
The Councilor, who had just been stopped by the Speaker, heard that Makarov dared to demand how they, the Council, should act, and his anger flared even more.
With a slap, he slammed his hands on the table and stood up, shouting: "Presumptuous! Makarov."
Councilor Og, fearing the situation would escalate, quickly tried to smooth things over: "In... in any case, let's analyze the intelligence first!"
"I said there's no time!"
Makarov roared directly.
He was extremely anxious now; the other side had already begun to act, yet the people here hadn't sent anyone to investigate, instead relying on their status to act self-important.
They only prepared to attack when the enemy was already at their doorstep.
Utterly foolish.
"Just listen to Makarov, issue the order!!!"
At this moment, a green-haired woman slowly walked in, clearly and coldly issuing a definite instruction.
"Your Highness... this..." The Councilor asked uncertainly.
"I trust Fairy Tail, and this is the King's will. The safety of citizens is above all else!!!"
"Yes... we understand..."
The matter was settled, but the shouting Councilor's face was clearly very grim, yet he had no choice.
...
The Fairy Tail members, who had just entered the Stella Kingdom, walked slowly, like tourists.
This time, Zorn did not use teleportation magic.
Everyone was chatting and laughing about something.
But Zorn suddenly stopped, looking around with a half-smile and saying: "Everyone, since you're here, there's no need to hide. Isn't it better to act early and finish early!"
As soon as Zorn finished speaking, the Fairy Tail members instantly adopted an offensive stance, surrounding Eclair in the center to protect her.
"Bang bang bang~"
Explosions resounded continuously.
Countless cannonballs also shot from all directions. Everyone instantly cast magic to intercept them in the air, directly detonating them.
After the smoke cleared.
Members of the Ruby Guild, and the three-star trio led by Zechs from the Stella Kingdom, along with army soldiers, directly encircled them from all directions.
"This... this is the magic army stationed in the east, how could they be here~" Erza exclaimed.
These were the official army of the kingdom, armed with magic equipment. Although there were only a dozen or so of them, each person was equipped with the latest magic equipment.
Their combat power was not comparable to ordinary Magicians.
"They've been controlled!" Zorn said.
Princess Sonia of the Stella Kingdom also stood behind a nearby rock wall, looking worriedly at the Fairy Tail members.
"Fairy Tail, you won't escape~"
"How can you lay a hand on your own country's soldiers!"
"Hahahahaha~ This feeling of making enemies fight each other is truly wonderful~"
Zechs loved such scenes of mutual destruction; they were truly magnificent.
"Kill~"
The soldiers charged towards the Fairy Tail members.
Zorn, however, focused his gaze on Zechs, for only he knew that this person's magic was the cause.
Anyone who made eye contact with him would be controlled by him.
So he snapped his fingers with one hand.
In front of the Fairy Tail members, special glasses made of light appeared.
"I really didn't expect this!~"
Zorn's voice said faintly.
However, these words also made Zechs and the Ruby Guild leader pause, look at each other, and burst into laughter. They were absolutely going to win this time.
It was all about catching them by surprise.
"I didn't expect you to come here as well, King Yanemus of the Stella Kingdom!"
Zorn looked directly at Sonia, as if seeing through her to someone deep within her soul!
No, it should be a Dragon!
Sonia also paused, not knowing why.
Soon
But the Dragon within her body opened its eyes, looking at Zorn through Sonia's body. With just one glance, the external Sonia seemed to have changed into a different person.
She looked at Zorn coldly.
"Everyone, the battle has begun!"
"Protect Eclair, and the rest of you, I leave to you!"
Zorn's lips curled slightly. He drew dragon cry from his waist, gave an instruction, and in an instant, his figure was already in front of Sonia.
Zechs and the Ruby Guild members' pupils contracted: "What?"
"That speed~"
Even if they wanted to rescue her now, it was too late!
"Requip—Heaven's Wheel Armor!"
Erza also quickly requipped and charged into the soldiers, using skillful force to block some of their attacks first.
To be continued~
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