"To be honest..." Lahar felt that given the current situation, it's easier to sincerely explain his own side's demands than to resolve things with the Councillors' methods.
Rather than pushing these people to the brink, it's better to speak properly and ask for their understanding and support.
Sure enough, after he explained the truth and expressed his predicament, Jura nodded understandingly. He also hopes to help the Freshman Council gain enough prestige.
Not for face or anything like that, but for the normal life of ordinary people.
The existence of the Council is too important for ordinary people.
Jura could make a decision on behalf of his own guild. After consulting both Blue Pegasus and Fairy Tail, he agreed to hand over the members of Oracion Seis and their affiliated guild.
As for the subsequent issues, such as matters of responsibility, they would be slowly negotiated by the Local Guild Alliance and the Council.
However, although some of Oracion Seis were present, the people from Red Headscarf and White-tailed Eagle had not been 'retrieved' yet, so Lahar had to find them himself.
Lahar didn't have any objections. After all, he had brought many people this time, so he just needed to find the location and send a few teams there.
Wendy led the way, accompanied by Jura and Erza, as the members of Oracion Seis were carried out one by one.
"This is..." Lahar really couldn't recognize who the charred figure was.
Jura said, "This is the President of Oracion Seis, Wu, codename Leader."
"Why..." Lahar's first reaction was to look at Natsu, with the name 'Fire Dragon' being quite well-known.
He was someone who could be recruited by a Dark Guild at any time, possessing powerful Fire Dragon Slayer Magic, so beating someone up like this wasn't surprising.
However, thinking about that real Flame Dragon last night, Lahar thought it might not have been Natsu's doing.
"Wait!" When Hot Eye was about to be carried away, Erza suddenly stopped them, "Mira, can you lift the Sleep Magic on him first?"
Mira asked in confusion, "I can, but isn't he a dangerous person?"
Erza shook her head, "It's fine, I have something to say to him."
"Alright." Mira lifted the Sleep Magic on Hot Eye.
Hot Eye slowly regained consciousness, instinctively trying to shield himself from the sunlight, but his arms were firmly controlled by the Strong Detention Team.
"Richard." Erza called out Hot Eye's real name.
"Miss Erza?"
Erza said, "Yesterday was a bit rushed, I didn't have time to ask, is there anything you'd like me to convey to Wally? If I meet him, I can pass it on for you."
Richard thought seriously for a moment, then smiled and shook his head:
"No, nothing. Just let him know I'm still alive, and if I ever atone for my sins, I'll go find him."
"Is that so... Then take care."
"Thank you." Richard left with the Strong Detention Team without any burden.
Though Nirvana was destroyed, Richard found he still had the opportunity to fulfill his wish through his own efforts. He believed that one day, he and his brother would reunite.
"Do you know him?" Mira asked in confusion, "Is Wally that Wally?"
She remembered Erza's friend whom she met at the Tower of Paradise, that square-faced man... Upon closer inspection, Richard's face also seemed to have many squares.
"Ah." Erza nodded, "We only found out yesterday that Richard is Wally's brother. The members of Oracion Seis were all taken from the Tower of Paradise by the Leader."
"Those two are actually brothers!" Mira opened her mouth in surprise.
It's too much of a coincidence.
The two brothers relied on each other as children, but were both captured by the Black Magic Sect and brought to the Tower of Paradise, forced to work separately, one taken by the Leader, the other 'missing' due to a 'rebellion'.
Richard's biggest wish was to find his brother, but the Leader might not have known Wally's whereabouts, or maybe he refused to tell Richard for his own purposes.
And today, having finally learned of his brother's whereabouts, Richard was about to go to prison.
Although it was sympathetic, there was nothing the others could do to stop it.
Just like he himself said, 'Even if my heart now turns towards the light, the sins molded by past evil acts will not disappear.'
Rhode looked at Erza's expression and went to ask Lahar about Richard's sentence.
The main culprit was definitely the Leader, and Richard, being an accessory, would likely be sentenced to ten to twenty years, adjusted according to their past actions.
For someone like Richard, who is willing to repent and behaves well, it could be shorter.
After the personnel exchange was completed, Lahar, taking advantage of Rhode finishing his question, stopped Rhode and asked him, "Last night, we saw two dragons from afar. Since you were closer, do you have more detailed information?"
Rhode looked into Lahar's eyes, seeing no suspicion, he probably hadn't associated him with the dragons yet.
After hesitating for a moment, he simply said, "It's my magic."
Lahar doubted his ears and also doubted Rhode's hearing, he confirmed, "What?"
Rhode clearly said, "I said, the two dragons you saw are my magic."
He had thought it through, with so many people having seen the two dragons last night, there was no hiding it.
Even if these allied friends kept it secret, the Council would eventually deduce it was him.
Lahar might have been too shocked yesterday, dulling his senses, otherwise he might have been suspicious.
So Rhode decided to just tell them directly, saving them the effort to focus on other things beneficial to civilians.
The Council suspects I have two dragons? Indeed, I really have two dragons.
Lahar now had a somewhat blank expression, mechanically turning his head to look at the expressions of others in the alliance.
Due to Rhode's astonishing answer, Lahar hoped to get a different response.
Unfortunately, no one refuted.
So, those two dragons are really Rhode's magic?
He had read in a magazine recently that his strongest magic was summoning a giant wolf, even if he knew it was nonsense, but suddenly turning into summoning a giant dragon was too much of a leap.
Those are dragons...
Possessing god-like, insurmountable power by humans, being born with what most human mages could not acquire in a lifetime.
Such powerful creatures, yet a human managed to make a contract similar to a Star Spirit summoning, how did this man do it?
Such powerful and proud creatures, how could... Were those two dragons possibly raised by him from birth, hand-fed by him?
"May I ask..." Lahar stammered, because he hadn't anticipated such an answer, he didn't know how to ask.
"One is Fire Element, the other Earth Element. They usually sleep, won't run around, and won't disturb the continent's order. Their power level is as you saw last night, you can judge for yourselves."
Rhode tried to reassure Lahar, but whether it would work was another matter. He also added some good words:
"I am revealing this to support the Council's work, please ensure confidentiality, and refer to the 'Personal Information Protection Act' for more details."
"..." Lahar fell silent for a moment. In this way, it was difficult for him to press further, but he had learned most of the important information. The rest depends on whether the Councillors believe Rhode's words.
As a mid-level member, he could only nod, "I understand, I will faithfully convey it to the Council, thank you for your support."