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章節 108: Angel's Most Cherished Wish

Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Onibus.

October, x781.

In the center of the town of Onibus, there is a large building, mostly painted pink. Protruding from the back of the building are four white, feathered wings, two on each side. Above the large doors that serve as the building's entrance was the gild emblem of Blue Pegasus.

Stepping inside, one would be met with a giant hall that looked much like a ballroom, with a bar in one corner and the normal quest board in the adjacent corner, there is an open area in the center of the room with many circular tables surrounding it. On top of that, there are many comfortable-looking couches lining the walls of the room.

Lying on one of those couches was Karen, who Elicia just dropped off. And sitting at the table closest to the couch Karen was occupying was Bob, Blue Pegasus' guild master.

"*Sigh* I can't believe Karen was attacked on her way back from the quest." Bob said wistfully while resting his right hand on his cheek. "But what is even more unbelievable is the fact that Karen cancelled her contracts with all of her Celestial Spirits. Still, I'm glad Elicia showed up when she did."

"Ugh..." Karen groaned from the nearby couch.

"Oh, Karen, you're awake?" Bob asked, standing from his seat.

"Where am I?" Karen asked in a confused tone.

"You're back at the guild hall, Sweetie." Bob said, arriving in front of the couch. "How are you feeling?"

"At the guild hall?" Karen exclaimed. "Where is Elicia?"

"After dropping you off and telling me what happened, she left." Bob replied.

"She's gone?" Karen asked rhetorically. Then, she lowered her voice to a whisper as she continued. "But she was supposed to punish me…"

"Pardon?" Bob asked having not heard Karen's last sentence.

"Nothing, don't worry about it." Karen said, waving off Bob's concerns.

"If you say so." Bob replied. "*Sigh* So, what will you do now, Karen?"

"What do you mean?" Karen asked in a sharp tone.

"Now that you've lost all your Celestial Spirit Keys, how will you take any quests?" Bob asked.

"I'll just have to learn another magic." Karen replied. "It's doubtful I'll be able to make contracts with any other Celestial Spirits, so that's my only real option."

"That's probably true." Bob said with a nod.

"I guess I'll train my body and learn how to fight, too." Karen continued. "Seeing the fight between Elicia and that little bitch, Angel, opened my eyes."

"Well, that's a silver lining if I ever saw one." Bob replied with a smile.

Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.

A couple days later, Elicia, in her Z3, arrived with Angel at the guild hall. While Angel was still tightly restrained, Elicia did not mistreat her. Not that Angel was particularly grateful for it.

"I don't know why you're so hostile." Elicia said in a cheerful tone. "It's not like I did anything to you."

"You mean other than kicking my ass and stealing my Celestial Spirit Keys?" Angel barked back.

"Well, that's kind of your fault, though." Elicia said while tilting her head cutely. "I mean, you did attack me first, so I was only defending myself. And as for taking your keys, I just gave you a dose of your own medicine."

"Just wait 'til I get free, I'm gonna kill you!" Angel shouted.

"Now, now, now… That's not very nice." Elicia said. "Anyway, I'll let Master Makarov decide what to do with you. I mean, although you were part of Oracion Seis, you don't have an active bounty. So, I doubt you've actually done anything bad yet."

"Hmph!" Angel snorted and looked away. "Even if I were to leave the Oracion Seis, Brain would never let me live."

"And why would you need his permission to live?" Elicia asked, tilting her head in confusion.

"I don't mean that I literally need his permission, you idiot!" Angel shouted. "I mean he would kill me for betraying him."

"Yeah, I kinda figured that." Elicia said, rolling her eyes. "But why do you have to be afraid of him?"

"Are you stupid?" Angel asked bluntly.

"No, I'm actually pretty smart." Elicia replied with a smile.

"Ugh! Someone please get me away from this girl." Angel groaned.

At the same time, Elicia was giggling internally.

'She's so fun to mess with.' Elicia thought to herself. 'I wonder what she would think if I told her that her sister was alive? Or what if I told her that Erza came from the Tower of Heaven, too?'

"Anyway, How would Brain… I guess that's your guild master, right? Anyway, how would he even know you're even alive?" Elicia asked, already knowing the answer to her question. "I mean, isn't it common for dark wizards to die?"

"It's not that simple," Angel replied in an annoyed tone. "Brain has a spell called the [Six Prayers] that links him to all of us, so he'll know that I'm still alive no matter where I go. And no matter the outcome, whether I was defeated and captured or ran away, he'll come and kill me if I don't return."

"Well, Gramps is one of the Wizard Saints, so I bet he can do something about that." Elicia said cheerfully.

"Yeah, I doubt it." Angel replied, not allowing Elicia to raise her hopes.

"Anyway, let's just go inside." Elicia said, opening the car door.

After stepping out of her Z3 and closing the door, Elicia walked around to the passenger side. Then, she opened the door for Angel, who was still bound tightly. A moment later, with a disgruntled expression on her face, Angel stepped out of the car as well. Then, the two young women walked toward the guild hall's entrance.

"When we go inside, make sure to keep your head on a swivel." Elicia said, warning Angel.

"Let's just get this over with." Angel said, dismissing Elicia's warning.

"Can't say I didn't warn you." Elicia said with a shrug before opening the doors.

With that, Elicia, leading Angel along with her threads, smiled as she walked through the guild hall, occasionally waving to those who greeted her. Meanwhile, Angel seemed to grow more annoyed as time went by.

'Look at all these carefree idiots.' Angel thought as she looked at all the wizards of Fairy Tail. "I bet they don't know what it's like to suffer. They've probably never been starving or forced to work to exhaustion, only to be rewarded with harsh lashings.'

Like Erza, Angel was also one of the enslaved children at the Tower of Heaven. However, unlike Erza, she caught brain's eye on a trip he made to the Tower. Then, along with the other four members of the Oracion Seis, she was taken away for the tower and trained into the wizard she is today.

*Crash!*

Just at that moment, a mug of ale came flying and crashed into Angel's face, breaking her out of her thoughts and covering her in ale. Immediately, her face contorted in rage as she flared her magic power to the max, surprising all the wizards in the guild.

"Who the hell threw that?" Angel shouted, clearly outraged. "I'm definitely gonna kill whoever did it!"

The violent outburst shocked the Fairy tail wizards even more. However, before anyone could respond, Another, slightly larger magic power flared up, smothering Angel's magic power and stopping it from affecting the rest of the wizards present.

"That's enough, Angel." Elicia said, her playful attitude nowhere to be seen. "Just because I was being nice doesn't mean I won't' put you in your place. So, you'd better not threaten my guild mates again."

Instead of backing down, Angel glared at Elicia viciously. Before she could say anything, however, a third, much more potent wave of magic power washed over her and Elicia.

"Elicia, would you mind explaining who this violent child is?" Makarov said while releasing his own magic power to put pressure on Angel.

"I think we should talk about that in your office, Gramps." Elicia replied. "I'll give my quest report there, too."

Seeing the glint of seriousness in Elicia's eyes, Makarov simply nodded his head before hopping off the top of the bar and making his way to the stairs. At the same time, Elicia dragged Angel along as she also went toward the stairs.

Meanwhile, Angel, after feeling Makarov's magic power, was shocked into silence. She had felt strong magic power. Brain was one of the more powerful wizards in Fiore, after all. However, Makarov's magic power was on a different level.

Considering that Makarov was the fifth ranked of the Ten Wizard Saints, it stood to reason that he would have more potent magic power than brain. He was recognized as the fifth strongest wizard in Ishgar, after all.

A few minutes later, Elicia, Makarov, and Angel were seated in Makarov's office on the third floor of the guild hall. Then, without wasting any time, Makarov asked about Angel's identity once again.

"This is Angel, a member of the Oracion Seis." Elicia replied. "I'm pretty sure that's a pseudonym, though. Anyway, I came across her on my way back from my quest. She was trying to kill Karen Lilica of Blue Pegasus to steal her Celestial Spirit Keys. And if I had been a few seconds later, she would have succeeded."

"Wait! did you just say she's a member of the Oracion Seis?" Makarov asked while raising his hand, signaling Elicia to stop.

"Yeah." Elicia replied nonchalantly.

"Then, why did you bring her here?" Makarov asked. "Usually, you take dark wizards to the nearest branch of the Magic Council, not to your own guild hall."

"Well, I did at first." Elicia said, scratching her head. "But I decided to look for an active bounty on her before handing her over. Because as you know, if there is no record of a dark wizard committing a crime, they usually get let off with a slap on the wrist."

"That's true." Makarov replied with a nod. "But that doesn't explain why you brought her here."

"Well, since she hasn't committed any crimes, If you exclude the attempted murder, I thought we could get her to change sides." Elicia said with a smile. "I mean, everyone deserves a second chance, right?"

'This girl is so naïve.' Angel thought to herself as she listened to Elicia's explanation. 'There's no way that old man will agree to this crap.'

"You're right." Makarov said with a nod. "We can't write off anyone before we try to help them."

'He fucking agreed.' Angel said, gawking internally.

"There's a problem, though." Elicia said. "Apparently, her guild master, a guy named Brain, will probably hunt her down and kill her regardless of her switching sides. Apparently, he doesn't like failure or betrayal, though I can agree with the second one."

"But how would he know that she didn't lose her life in her failed murder attempt?" Makarov asked while stroking his mustache.

"Actually, I asked the same question." Elicia said. "Apparently, he uses a spell called [Six Prayers] that connects all the members of Oracion Seis to him."

"Hmm… Brain… [Six Prayers]…" Makarov muttered, seemingly putting something together in his head.

A moment later, Makarov hopped off his office chair. Then, he walked toward one of the bookshelves in his office before using his [Giant Magic] to grow tall enough to reach a book on the top shelf. Once he had the book in hand, Makarov shrunk down to his normal size. Then, he started flipping the pages of the book.

"Child, is this man your guild master?" Makarov said after finding the page he was looking for. Then, he turned the book around so that Angel could see the open pages.

On the page Makarov opened to was a picture of a middle-aged man with dark skin, slicked back, silver hair that reached his shoulders, black eyes, and a marking over the bridge of his nose.

"Hmph! That's him." Angel said with a snort. "But he looks younger."

"Well, that makes sense." Makarov replied. "This picture was from seven years ago, back when he was still serving as the head of the Bureau of Magical Development. He went missing right before the lab he was working at in Isvan was destroyed."

'That's right, I almost forgot, he was the one who told Ur that Ultear died all those years ago.' Elicia thought to herself after hearing Makarov's explanation.

"And since this is the man you were talking about, then I have some idea how to free you from his magic." Makarov said.

"Really?" Angel asked, half in skepticism and half in expectation.

"Yes, I remember reading a report about it when he was creating magic with the Bureau." Makarov replied. "All you have to do is speak aloud the thing you wish for the most."

At that moment, realization sparkled in Angel's eyes. She remembered when Brain performed the [Six Prayers spell on her. When he did, he asked her to state her greatest wish. Then, when she did, a set of markings appeared on his face.

After the markings appeared, Brain told her, emphasizing strongly, that she could, under no circumstances, speak her wish allowed a second time. Claiming that it would weaken her as a side effect of the spell.

"So, that old bastard tricked me…" Angel muttered quietly. Then, without hesitation, she spoke her wish aloud. "I wish I could fly away and fade into the sky like a real angel."

Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Unknown Location.

At the same instant Angel spoke her wish aloud, Brain, who now had five more markings than the one in the photo, felt his connection with Angel disappear. Simultaneously, one of the markings on his face disappeared as well.

"So, Angel failed and lost her life." Brain said, looking up from the document he was reading. Then, he lowered his head to the document once again as he continued with only one word. "Useless."


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章節 109: The Spies at the Train Station

Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.

February, x782.

A few more months have passed since Elicia brought Angel to the guild. Angel, or rather Sorano Agria, spent only about a month with Fairy Tail before she decided that she did not wish to join a guild. Instead, she decided to venture out on her own and make a name of herself as an independent wizard.

No one really expected Sorano to join the guild, though. She always seemed to be irritated whenever she was in the guild hall. Especially when she saw Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisanna. Though she never mentioned the reason. So, everyone figured it was only a matter of time before she left.

Around the same time she left, the x781 S-Class promotion Exam took place. This time, the participants were Cana, Gray, Ultear, Natsu, Mirajane, Mest, and the three members of the Thunder God Tribe. Then, after several tests of skill and combat, Mirajane emerged as the newest S-Class wizard.

Immediately after returning from Tenrou Island, Mirajane took her first S-Class quest and completed it easily. And with that boost in her confidence she did something reckless. She decided to take her younger siblings with her on her next S-Class quest, which was against the guild rules.

"Come on." Natsu said as he and the Straus siblings stood outside of the guild hall. "I have a bad feeling about this quest. You should take me with you, too."

"We don't need your help, Natsu." Mirajane said arrogantly. "If something that I can't handle happens, what makes you think you'll be able to help."

"Big Sis, is it really a bad idea to take Natsu with us?" Elfman asked hesitantly. "It wouldn't hurt to have some back up, would it?"

"Elfman's right, Mira." Lisanna said, holding onto Mirajane's arm. "Natsu's pretty strong, too, you know."

"Are the two of you saying I can't handle this alone?" Mirajane asked angrily. "If that's what you think, then you two can stay here."

'There's no way I'll fail to keep them safe.' Mirajane thought to herself as she turned around and started walking away from the guild hall. 'If Erza can complete all her quests without failing, than so can I. And since I'm better than she is, I can protect Elfman and Lisanna, too, with no problem.'

While Mirajane was thinking, Elfman and Lisanna exchanged glances. Mirajane had already told them that she was taking them with her to help Elfman get a powerful [Beast Soul] for his [Take Over Magic]. And if, at least, Elfman did not go, then they would be putting her kind gesture to waste.

"Sorry, Natsu." Elfman said, lowering his head timidly. "But you'll definitely be strong enough to take S-Class quests soon."

"Yeah, Sorry, Natsu." Lisanna added in a clearly forced, cheerful tone. "But we can go on a quest together after we get back, okay?"

With that, both Elfman and Lisanna also turned around before jogging to catch up with Mirajane.

Meanwhile, Natsu stood at the guild hall's entrance with frustration clearly written in his expression.

"Hey, Gramps." Alfonzo said from behind the bar. "Are you really gonna let her take those two with her?"

"*Sigh* Her ego has grown too large. A bit of failure will do her some good." Makarov said while shaking his head gently.

"Yeah, but failure in this case could cost someone their life, Old Man." Alfonzo said, clearly disagreeing with Makarov's decision of inaction.

"Mirajane is strong, My Boy. And she's fiercely protective of her siblings, she'd never let anything happen to them." Makarov said in a solemn tone. A moment later, however, his tone turned playful while he wore a mischievous smirk as he continued. "If you're so worried, then why don't you trail them? I bet that girl would be happy to know you're so worried about her."

"Fine, I will." Alfonzo said with a nod. Then, he leapt over the bar and started walking toward the guild hall's entrance. "Tell everyone that I had to enforce the guild rules, or something, when they asked why I'm not cooking any more today. See ya later, Gramps."

Not waiting for Makarov's reply, Alfonzo disappeared through the guild's doors a few moments later, leaving Makarov to watch him with his eyes and mouth open wide.

"Wait, did he just leave me to explain why he left in the middle of his shift?" Makarov exclaimed quietly. "And the worst thing about it, I'm the one that told him to go after them. Even if it was a joke, he did not suggest it himself at all."

At that moment, Max Alors walked up to the bar.

"Hey, Alfonzo, can I get another serving of the usual?" Max asked in a loud enough voice to be heard from the kitchen.

Like that, time went by without a response. As it did, Max's expression was filled with more and more suspicion. Meanwhile, Makarov continuously cursed Alfonzo in his mind for the mess he would have to clean up shortly.

A few moments ago, just as Alfonzo stepped through the guild's front entrance, he saw Natsu, who had not moved since the Straus siblings left.

"Come on, Natsu." Alfonzo said as he walked past the pink-haired boy and patted him on the shoulder. "Let's go on a little adventure of our own. We can see what the Kingdom has to offer."

Turning his head when he felt the hand land on his shoulder, Natsu saw Alfonzo wink at him as he spoke. At first, Natsu, who was not the sharpest tool in the shed, had no idea what Alfonzo was talking about. A few moments of confused thinking later, he understood and smiled brightly.

"Okay, I'll go get packed quickly." Natsu said as he ran off.

"You'd better hurry!" Alfonzo shouted after Natsu. "Meet me at the train station, we don't wanna miss the next train."

Hearin g that they would be taking the train, Natsu stumbled. Before he could fall to the ground, however, he corrected himself and continued on his way.

The reason behind Natsu's stumble was quite simple, actually. Like all Dragon Slayer wizards, after reaching a certain threshold of power, Natsu became quite susceptible to motion sickness due to his heightened senses. So, Natsu did not fare well on any vehicular form of transportation.

Meanwhile, Alfonzo also rushed back to his mansion to pack for the journey. He knew that he and Natsu would have some time before Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisanna boarded a train to the quest location. They had to pack, too, after all.

And just as Alfonzo expected, he and Natsu, after meeting up outside the station, were just in time to see Mirajane buy the tickets for herself and her siblings.

"Alright, Natsu, we have to stay hidden." Alfonzo said quietly. "We don't want them to know that we're following them. And if everything goes well, they won't know for the entire trip. Remember, we're only here to make sure that nothing happens to them, got it?"

"I underst---" Natsu said energetically before Alfonzo clamped his hand over Natsu's mouth before dragging him behind a pillar.

"Hey, did you two hear that?" Lisanna asked as she looked around.

"Hear what?" Elfman asked.

"I thought I heard Natsu's voice just now." Lisanna said while looking around the station. "Do you think he followed us?"

"Of course not." Mirajane said dismissively. "He gets motion sickness, remember. There's no way he would willingly ride a train to follow us. You probably only heard someone that sounds like him."

"Yeah, you're probably right." Lisanna said, still glancing around the station from time to time.

"Anyway, let's go to our train's platform to wait." Mirajane said as she started walking away.

Naturally, Elfman and Lisanna followed Mirajane through the station. At the same time, Alfonzo poked his head out from behind the pillar to check if the coast was clear.

"Okay, we're in the clear." Alfonzo said, stepping out from behind the pillar a second later.

Unfortunately, when Alfonzo clamped his hand over Natsu's mouth, he also covered his nose by accident. So, Natsu was desperately clawing at Alfonzo's hand, that was still clamped over his face.

"Oh, sorry about that." Alfonzo said as he released Natsu.

"Were you trying to kill me, Alfonzo?" Natsu asked angrily.

"Sorry, man, I was just trying to make sure they didn't catch us." Alfonzo said with a wry smile. Then, his expression turned serious as he continued. "Look, Natsu, we can't let them see or hear us. We have to be like spies, got it?"

Hearing the word "spies," Natsu's eyes lit up. Then, out of nowhere, he pulled a pair of sunglasses with a fake nose and mustache attached and put them on his face.

"That's right, we're spies, now." Natsu said with great enthusiasm. "We have to blend into the crowd and keep an eye on our target."

'I don't know this moron.' Alfonzo thought to himself as he slowly backed away from Natsu.

A moment later, Alfonzo pulled his backpack off of his shoulders. Then, he pulled out a pair of black robes with red cloud patterns on them, throwing one at Natsu.

Put that on and take off those silly ass sunglasses." Alfonzo said, pulling the robe on as he spoke. "Make sure to pull up the collar, too. It can hid our facial features.

Seeing the cloak, Natsu was even more excited. On top of looking cool, the cloak was a real disguise. Just the thought of putting on a disguise made his fantasy about being a spy even more intense.

While Natsu was putting on the cloak and undoubtedly thinking something stupid, Alfonzo created a pair of metal hats that looked like straw hats with his magic. On top of that, he carved a number of sigils into them that would obscure their presence.

"Put this on, too." Alfonzo said, handing one of the hats to Natsu. "Both of us have pretty noticeable hair. If se don't cover it, they notice us quickly."

'I always wondered why Lici made these cloaks.' Alfonzo thought to himself as he walked toward the ticket counter. 'But right now, they're really coming in handy.'

A few moments later, Alfonzo and Natsu were standing on the same platform as the Straus siblings.

"Remember, you have to play it cool." Alfonzo said quietly. "We're only following them. The only time we intervene is if they are in real danger."

"I know that." Natsu said with a huff. ""I'm not stupid, you don't have to keep repeating yourself."

"Not stupid, huh?" Alfonzo said, giving Natsu a side eye.

As if to prove his own statement incorrect, Natsu's attention shifted to a small booth selling meals to be eaten on the train.

"Hey Alfonzo, wanna have a competition to see who can eat the most bento boxes?" Natsu asked as he started running toward the booth.

Before he could even get halfway, however, Natsu was stopped when Alfonzo grabbed him by the back of his head and hoisted him into the air, while somehow making sure that his hat did not fall off.

"Didn't I just tell you to play it cool?" Alfonzo said angrily in a quiet voice. "And why the fuck are you saying my name loud enough for half the station to hear it?"

"I'm sorry." Natsu said in a pain-filled tone while tears comically streamed down his face. "I won't let it happen again. Please put me down."

At the same time, Lisanna started looking around the platform.

"I could have sworn I heard Natsu's voice again." Lisanna said as she looked around. Although the two people in black robes with red cloud patterns drew her attention momentarily, she continued to look for the source of the voice she thought she heard. And this time, I swear I heard him say Alfonzo's name."

Hearing the name Alfonzo, even Mirajane started looking around, hoping that the person she was looking for was worried enough about her to follow her on her quest.

"Come on, Lisanna, there are so many people here, it was probably just someone that sounds like Natsu." Elfman said. "Besides, look at the time. Alfonzo shood still be in the guild's kitchen. Can you imagine how much chaos it would cause if he left to follow us."

After hearing Elfman's completely logical and equally wrong reasoning, both Mirajane and Lisanna deflated a little. They both thought it was a bit of a pity, though. It would have been so romantic if the boys they liked followed them secretly to protect them.

Not long afterward, an announcement over the train's P.A. system pulled the girls out of their fantasies.

{"All passengers traveling to Malba City, please make your preparations."} The voice of a female station employee said. {"The train well arrive on platform seven in two minutes. I repeat…"}

Exactly two minutes later, the train arrived at the platform. Then, once its doors were opened, all the passengers started to board.

It went without saying that Alfonzo and Natsu boarded the same train carriage as the Straus siblings. Then, after everyone was seated, it only took ten minutes for the train to pull out of the station. And as soon as it started moving, Natsu's motion sickness kicked in. However, before he could give them away, Alfonzo chopped him on the back of the neck, effectively knocking him out and keeping their identities secret.

Meanwhile, Natsu, as he was losing consciousness, had one last thought before everything went dark.

'I feel like I'm forgetting something.'

Back at the guild hall, Happy was sitting on top of the group of young wizards' usual table with a lost expression on his face while most of the guild was causing an uproar after discovering that Alfonzo had left in the middle of his shift.

"Where did Natsu go?" Happy asked no one in particular.


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