socalfunplaces Chapter 135 Battle! Awesome!
Chapter 135 Battle! Awesome!
Chapter 135 Battle! Awesome!
The next day, at the temporary bar next to the guild's commission board,
The strongest squad has assembled.
Because they destroyed a lot of public facilities during the daytime jobs they took on yesterday and didn't receive payment, Erza and the others decided to take on another job to alleviate their current tight financial situation.
Lucy, in particular, is very worried because she has to pay rent this month.
"Marcus, why are you in charge of handling the work today?" Gray asked.
"Marcus! I saw it in the Magic Weekly!" Lucy exclaimed in surprise.
She had been a member for some time, but she had never spoken to Marcus face-to-face like this before.
"As a newcomer to the guild, Lucy, I've heard a lot about your exploits."
Marcus sat in the seat that should have been Mira's, one hand resting on the table, a smile on his lips.
He has the personality of someone who really enjoys chatting with people.
"Even if you didn't say it outright, I can imagine that those are all very embarrassing things." Lucy covered her face and smiled wryly, showing her self-awareness.
"Hey, Marcus, you still haven't answered my question. Where's Mira?" Gray was a little annoyed at being ignored.
"You should put your clothes on first."
"What?! When??"
After reminding Gray, Marcus explained the reason: "As for Mira, she went out with Chase early this morning..."
It seems they went to deal with the assassination guild, Bones and Skull, given what happened last night.
"The chairman originally wanted Loki, who is experienced, to take over, but that guy hasn't been doing so well lately, so I'll fill in for him."
Upon hearing this, Natsu immediately became interested: "Assassination Guild? Bones Society? Chase went out to pick a fight?!"
He lived with Habby in a cabin outside Magnolia and was unaware of the three ravens' attack the previous night.
"—Is fighting all you can think about? Someone's trying to assassinate Chesgo."
Lucy was about to briefly explain what had happened when she suddenly realized something and exclaimed, "Wait! So, Chess and Mira teamed up?!"
This shout instantly drew the attention of everyone around.
"Hahaha! In a sense, with those two monsters teaming up, no team in the guild can stand against them, right?"
"Poor Nazgray, your title of strongest squad only lasted a day~"
"You can't say that. In terms of combat strength alone, Laxus and the Thunder Gods are not weak either, although they are very annoying."
"Manly man! What happened last night? How could my sister have been kidnapped?!"
"We've got something going on (firmly curling her tongue)~~!"
Apart from a completely bewildered Elfman, most people were making fun of him.
"Damn it! They secretly formed a team! Erza, let's hurry up and do the S-rank quests, we can't let them surpass us!"
Natsu shouted defiantly, immediately forgetting all about assassination.
"Are you an idiot? The guild leader already said that S-rank commissions will not be available during the guild's reconstruction period."
Gray first made a sarcastic remark to Natsu, as is his usual practice, then looked at Erza and said, "Let's take on three, no! Five requests in one go!"
In terms of not giving up, he and Natsu are quite in sync.
"Love! I'm fired up!" Happy also showed great enthusiasm.
"That's right, that's right, work, work!" Lucy added.
Unlike Nazgre's competitive spirit, at this moment she only had money in her eyes.
"I really have to thank Chess and Mira for making these guys so motivated, hehe," the girl thought to herself, covering her mouth with a secret delight.
However, Erza's expression turned serious in the face of their urging.
While it's only natural to seek revenge, that's a powerful dark guild after all. Shouldn't we report to the council first and then wait for further instructions?
Moreover, thinking about it carefully, Chase's suggestion to interrogate the Three Ravens alone last night was also quite strange!
Without responding to Natsu and the others, Erza approached Marcus and asked, "Where's the guild master?"
"He took the Bones Society members to the Senate, saying he wanted to see how the councilors would react."
Recalling his meeting with the president that morning, Marcus scratched his head and asked疑惑地问道, "That's strange, he's not usually this enthusiastic."
Erza's brow furrowed even deeper.
It's so strange, both the hasty and careless decision and the reversed process—
She had a strange feeling that the president, Chess, and Mira were hiding something from her!
"Natsu, Gray, let's postpone the commission for now."
After saying that, Erza turned to Elfman and called out in an unyielding tone, "Elfman! Come here! You just said that Chase came to your house last night?"
Located in the southern part of the Kingdom of Fiore, on the continent of Kaemru, near the sea.
With powerful, deep blue wings, it broke through the clouds and flew rapidly toward its destination.
Chase sat close together on the back of the city-guarding pterosaur, the oncoming hurricane making their clothes flutter loudly.
The exact location of the Tower of Paradise was naturally learned from the three crows.
According to Owl, the area around it was shielded by a magic spell cast by Jellal (similar to Tenrou Island), making it impossible to detect through normal observation methods.
This magic was only deactivated after the Tower of Paradise was fully completed and the Tower needed to be actively exposed to the Council of Wizardry to be recharged using the power of magical spirits.
Of course, its level is definitely not comparable to that of Sirius Island, so the sea area near the Tower of Paradise was affected and killed both birds and fish.
"Hey Chase, do you have any infiltration plans?"
Mira's head popped out from behind, her beautiful white hair flying in the wind.
Whether it was due to excessive speed or some other reason, the city-guarding pterosaur, which should have been flying smoothly, would occasionally lurch, forcing her to tightly hug Chess's waist with both hands to maintain her balance in order to avoid being thrown off.
"Don't worry, I made a plan before I came, which is—"
Even against the strong wind, Chase could feel the warmth and faint fragrance close to his ear.
"First, log in at the entrance, then fight your way up, straight for Gerald's head!"
Given Gerald's cautious nature, he probably already prepared for the operation to fail or even be exposed before the three crows reported back, so a surprise attack would most likely not work.
Moreover, that would eliminate the possibility of obtaining cards from him—since we've already come all this way, how can we miss this excellent opportunity to improve our strength?
In a world where magic originates from the heart and will, having too many worries will only limit you.
Fighting! So exhilarating!
Just do it!
"Oh my, what a detailed and meticulous plan!"
Mira squinted, a knowing smile spreading across her lips, her words brimming with barely suppressed excitement. "So, it's okay if I go a little crazy, right?"
If only Chess is around, there's no need to worry about accidentally injuring teammates.
In other words, as long as the innocent laborers of the Tower of Paradise are dismissed, the technique that the guild master forbids can be used without any scruples!