Feeling Makarov's seemingly casual gaze, Zeke Rein's heart sank, realizing that his thought form had been seen through.
As expected of a veteran member of the Holy Ten.
He personally escorted the main body and held a high-level meeting to stall him, giving his guild members time to go to the Tower of Paradise and find evidence that "Zek Rein" and "Jeral" are the same person.
Given his status as a member of parliament, unless Makarov has absolute evidence, the senior members of the council will not believe his one-sided account.
Most members of parliament are used to being high and mighty and allow others to sit on equal footing with them, but their authority must never be violated.
Zik Rein smiled slightly, it seemed he had to thank these old guys for giving him time to work.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Gerald, the master of the Tower of Paradise that Lord Makarov mentioned, is my long-lost twin brother."
"I am not saying this to plead for them, but the most important thing now is how we should face a completed 'R system'."
Zeke Rein knew better than anyone that the Tower of Paradise was not finished. His emphasis on "completion" was intended to confuse the issue and make the lawmakers nervous.
Sure enough, these words immediately made the councilors uneasy, as it was the "masterpiece" of a dark mage, a dark magic that was said to be able to resurrect the dead.
Seizing the opportunity, Zeke Rein dropped a bombshell: "I've learned from Gerald that the person he plans to resurrect using the 'R System' is none other than the creator of this magic!"
"Dark Magician Zeref!"
These words surprised not only the members of parliament, but also Makarov.
Makarov couldn't tell whether this was a white noise bomb thrown out by Zeke Rein or Gerald's true intention.
Speaker Crawford was taken aback by the news and couldn't make up his mind, so he turned his gaze to the new senator, "Zick, what do you think we should do?"
After silently cursing Crawford as an incompetent fool, Zeke Ray spoke with righteous indignation:
"My opinion is that the Tower of Paradise must never remain in this world!"
"In order to completely eradicate the 'R System' from this world, and to prevent the return of the Dark Mages, we now only need to take one method!"
On the platform, Zeke Rein's excited and powerful voice rang out: "Speaker, and fellow councilors, it's time to activate the 'Magical Spirit Power'!"
Upon hearing this, the other members of parliament looked conflicted.
The continent of Ishgar once suffered a dark catastrophe due to the existence of the 'R System,' which is why the Council of Magic considers this magic forbidden.
Normally, now that the 'R System' has been discovered, it should be destroyed according to the Council's procedures for dealing with dark magic.
However... in areas shrouded by the 'magical spirit power', everything will vanish into nothingness.
This is a terrifying magic capable of destroying a country in one strike; the council will not activate this trump card unless absolutely necessary.
Although Crawford was short-sighted, he wasn't stupid.
Based on the experience of the siege of the Tower of Paradise seven years ago, there must be a large number of innocent people inside the Tower of Paradise. If the "Magic Spirit Power" is activated, the ordinary people inside will also suffer.
Crawford, eager to secure his position as Speaker, hesitated before speaking: "Let's wait for Fairy Tail to send back a message first. What if they can solve the problem?"
Just then, the magic crystal in Makarov's pocket vibrated, and a coordinate appeared, indicating that Noah and his companions had found the Tower of Paradise.
With the coordinates provided by Makarov and the magical satellite positioning of the Magic Council, a towering, spiked structure clearly appeared on the large screen in the conference room.
Deep in the waters of Kalgiru.
Looking up at the Nightmare Tower that once stood alone on the island, Erza was filled with mixed emotions.
The pain is in the past. The girl has come today to save her companions who once fought against the guardians of Paradise together, but were then deceived by Jellal into continuing to build the Tower of Paradise.
After sending the message to Makarov, Noah told Snow White to eat the communication magic crystal. It was better for such an expensive magical item to stay in Snow White's magic pouch.
As the ship drew closer, the Tower of Paradise came into view.
Looking around, several fully armed figures were moving back and forth outside the tower, and at the entrances and exits leading into the tower, there were even mages personally guarding them.
With such a level of defense, sneaking in is out of the question.
However, Noah did not consider infiltrating. After all, if a sailboat appeared on the high seas, how could the patrol teams not notice it unless they were all blind?
Watching the patrol team gathering on the shore, Lucy said hesitantly, "It looks like there are a lot of people guarding this place. Should we really just fight our way in? Or maybe..."
Don't worry.
Noah swaggered to the bow of the ship, looking at the shore with disdain. "Who do you think we are? Move the ship closer!"
Lucy then remembered that Erza, Natsu, and Gray were with her, and she immediately felt more confident and stopped worrying.
"Who goes there?!"
"This is not a place for you... Ah!"
Before the patrolman could finish speaking, Noah knocked him unconscious with a flying kick. The boy was like a tiger among sheep; none of the patrolmen around him could withstand his punches.
Noah cleared the area in a matter of moments.
"Honestly, at least leave us a few..."
While complaining about how powerful Noah was, Gray grabbed Natsu by the foot and forcefully threw him ashore.
As his body left the vehicle, his strength returned to Natsu, and he flipped in mid-air to land smoothly.
"It feels so good! I'm fired up!"
Looking at Natsu, who had fully recovered, Noah felt that this guy was just too energetic and could get excited anytime, anywhere.
A commotion came from ahead, and then Noah saw a large number of guards pouring out of the Tower of Paradise.
Noah turned around and placed Snowy the hamster on the boat, then tapped its little head. "Don't just eat, help us keep an eye on the boat."
"Squeak squeak squeak!"
Bai Xue agreed and immediately rushed towards the bag of snacks Noah had left on the ship.
Noah only gave Bai Xue this brief instruction. When he looked back, he saw that the guards who had been so aggressive just moments before were now lying on the ground, some of them stumbling and falling.
Although they were soldiers, they were still ordinary people after all. Natsu and Gray advanced unimpeded, and Erza even managed to enter the Tower of Paradise before them.
Knowing she lacked combat experience, Lucy didn't charge with her teammates. Instead, she stayed behind with Happy and Cheese to deal with any stragglers and the guards who got back up.
Watching his companions enter the tower one by one, Noah did not immediately follow, but instead began to observe the building.
Noah cherishes the opportunity to get up close to forbidden black magic, even though it is still incomplete.
Strolling leisurely, as if taking a casual stroll, Noah touched the tower a few times behind his back, then suddenly noticed something and smiled.
"I see..."
"Is it just a huge container for receiving magic power?"
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