Gray finally arrived at the town hall.
However!
Instead of a warm welcome, he was confronted by a fully armed squad of the royal army pointing their weapons at him.
“Don’t let the Fairy Tail guild member in!” “His friend is the one who attacked our troops!
Catch him!
Let’s attack together, take him down!” “We cannot let Fairy Tail destroy our town again!” “…” The Fairy Tail member who had arrived first at this place was none other than Erza!
Facing the surrounding army troops, Gray scratched his head in frustration.
“Good grief!
Erza, you really are impatient!” “Well, since you’ve all already decided to treat us as enemies, I won’t hold back anymore!” Gray brought his palms together, and instantly a biting icy chill spread all around.
“Ice-Make: Floor!” Freezing air crept quickly, and a layer of ice spread toward the line of soldiers in the blink of an eye.
“Uwaaah!” Thud!
Accompanied by various panicked screams, the army troops that were charging at Gray immediately slipped and tumbled all over the icy floor.
Gray took advantage of the chaotic moment to break into the town hall!
However!
He was also dumbfounded upon entering the main hall.
The massive town hall looked completely empty, and he had absolutely no idea where to look for the broadcasting room.
At that moment, a shadow suddenly appeared behind Gray’s back without drawing his attention, then slowly crept closer to him.
Meanwhile, in the broadcasting room.
Kageyama brought the Lullaby flute close to the microphone.
He knew Erza was right behind him, but this time he didn’t feel scared at all.
With Lullaby in his hand and the microphone right in front of him, even if Erza was a hundred times stronger than him, that woman wouldn’t be able to kill him before he could draw a breath to blow the flute!
Kageyama, who had never committed a massive-scale crime in his entire life, felt incredibly thrilled.
Imagining himself snuffing out the lives of the entire town’s population in just a single breath truly gave him a unique sense of madness.
Erza, who barged in with her sword drawn, glared sharply at Kageyama and pointed the tip of her blade right at the man’s head.
“Put down Lullaby right now!” “I have investigated your track record.
You haven’t been with Eisenwald for very long, and you haven’t committed any unforgivable crimes.” “As long as you put down Lullaby, I can guarantee your punishment won’t be too severe!” Kageyama snorted, underestimating Erza.
With a slightly crazed look on his face, he retorted, “Punish me?” “Erza!
Do you not understand the current situation?” “With just a single breath of mine, everyone in this town will die.” “Then what’s the point of you being stronger than me?” “No matter how great you are, can you kill me faster than the time it takes for me to draw a breath?!” “Besides!
Even if I die, so what?!” “It’s a great honor to take the entire population of this town to die with me!” “Since the first time I joined Eisenwald and became a member of a Dark Guild, I never expected to die peacefully!” Kageyama pointed Lullaby straight at Erza.
“Now, kneel before me!
If you obey, I might consider delaying playing Lullaby!” “Let the people of this town live a little longer!” Erza’s expression instantly froze!
Kageyama was right.
Even though her strength was far above a grunt like Kageyama, it still wasn’t fast enough to kill him before the man could draw a breath!
Taking a breath didn’t even take a single second!
And once Lullaby was played, the entire town would be annihilated under the curse of the death flute.
However!!!
Was Erza the type of person who would bow her head to evil?
She closed her eyes for a moment.
When she opened them again, her gaze was filled with absolute resolve!
Her long sword remained pointed straight at Kageyama.
“I might not be able to kill you in a single breath, but I can destroy this entire broadcasting room!” “You will die here with me, and there will be no more casualties in this town!” “Requip: Heaven’s Wheel Armor!” In the blink of an eye, her armor changed.
Dozens of magic swords hovered behind Erza’s back, each aiming at crucial points all over the broadcasting room!
Kageyama stared at the sight with a pale face.
He stammered in disbelief, “Y-you…
you intend to die with me?!” Kageyama was very self-aware.
No matter how you looked at it, he was just a lowly thug who couldn’t be compared to an elite wizard of Erza’s caliber.
His life, no matter how you valued it, was absolutely not worth trading for Erza’s life!
Yet, despite realizing that, Erza remained absolutely determined to sacrifice herself.
The woman wasn’t intimidated by his threats in the slightest!
“Is this the spirit of Fairy Tail?” At this point, Kageyama had to admit that he had lost his nerve.
Erza was truly tough!
Even though the woman knew that trading her life for a grunt like him was a massive loss, she didn’t flinch in the slightest.
Her sharp gaze proved that she would never give up.
The second Kageyama dared to play Lullaby, those dozens of magic swords would instantly shoot out and level this room.
They really would die together!
All the nonsense about “dying with honor” that he had just spouted was merely a bluff to cover up his fear.
Kageyama actually didn’t want to die at all!
If he truly wasn’t afraid of death, he wouldn’t have joined a Dark Guild!
Wizards joined Dark Guilds precisely because they didn’t want to be bound by the Magic Council’s strict laws, allowing them to make money through whatever underhanded means they wanted.
They didn’t need to bother risking their lives fighting ferocious monsters on dangerous missions!
They also didn’t need to face terrifying Dark Guilds, because they were part of one themselves!
That was the true cowardly motivation of most wizards who joined Dark Guilds.
The silver armor clad Erza’s stunning figure, fully radiating her knightly aura.
The long sword in her right hand remained pointed sharply at Kageyama, and she snapped in a deep tone.
“Put down Lullaby!
I can guarantee your punishment won’t be too severe.” “But, if you insist on playing it…” ————————————————————————