"Thump, thump, thump~"
"Ahhh, impossible, what a joke!!"
Natsu desperately hammered the button on the interface. Number 17 had clearly flashed by just now, and the immense joy and surprise immediately vanished without a trace. Who could accept that?
"Esteemed guest, please stop at once."
"Number 17 clearly appeared just now, this is too much."
"Give me back my Number 17!"
Happy and Natsu cried and fussed together, acting shamelessly towards the attendant. Their pitiful crying made the attendant freeze on the spot. Although somewhat helpless, he patiently explained to Natsu and Happy.
"Honestly, I can't stand that Natsu kid."
Gray, at a nearby game table, sighed helplessly upon hearing Natsu's commotion.
However, this sighing expression, in Juvia's eyes at this moment, was that of a melancholic handsome man, deeply piercing Juvia's heart.
"Ah, Gray-sama, this demeanor truly has a unique charm!" Juvia placed her hands on her chest, gazing longingly at Gray's melancholic face.
"Never mind, Juvia, do you want to go out and look around, buy some souvenirs?"
"Yes, Juvia wants to go."
Just as the two exited the main hall, a masked, burly man followed behind them.
Natsu, who was still making a fuss here, was also stopped by a square-faced man.
"Have you made enough noise? Boy?"
"In an adult's playground, you should enjoy yourself like a gentleman!"
Natsu and Happy were attracted by this strangely accented voice. They turned their heads and saw a very square-faced man inexplicably lecturing them.
The man's peculiar appearance made Natsu and Happy exclaim in surprise: "Square-faced!!!"
On the other side, Erza and Lucy were extremely lucky, dominating every card game.
"Erza is amazing, it's a straight flush!"
"My luck is really good today!"
Just as the two were celebrating, the dealer was replaced.
The new dealer looked coldly at the sister he hadn't seen in a long time.
Everyone faced the opponents Jellal had sent. Of course, Zorn and Kana also encountered their opponents in the corridor.
"Jellal, I didn't expect you to come personally!!"
"Well, sending others, I really couldn't think of anyone who would have the confidence to hold you back!!"
The two Ten Wizard Saints faced each other, both looking serious. Kana, standing nearby, also stood ready with Zorn, guarding against suddenly appearing enemies.
"Hold me back?"
"Although your strength and mine are incomplete right now, who gave you the confidence to think you can hold me back!" Zorn extended his hand, and it glowed brightly. Several light swords instantly formed, pointing directly at Jellal.
However, Jellal showed no change in expression from Zorn's sudden outburst, remaining calm, his eyes firm as if certain Zorn would not attack.
"To say that is a bit hurtful, Zorn. I don't know if everyone in this amusement park is worth holding you back."
"What!" Kana immediately clenched her fists and exclaimed.
Zorn, however, immediately enveloped the entire town with his Observation Haki, discovering that the main areas of the whole town had been rigged with bombs by Jellal.
"Jellal, you truly have no humanity left, to drag innocent people into this vortex." Zorn now retracted his light swords, but the magical power fluctuations around him became even more terrifying. The entire corridor was filled with Zorn's magical power.
"I can't help it. Who told you, Zorn, that your strength is so formidable? So I had no choice but to resort to this." Jellal said helplessly, spreading his hands.
"Jellal, do you really think the R-System can succeed? The agenda for launching the Spirit Magic has already been rejected. How will you obtain that vast magical power?"
"You don't need to worry about that. The most important thing now is to restrict your actions, which is already a great success."
Jellal was not provoked by Zorn again, still staring calmly at Zorn, unaffected by Zorn's words.
"Hmm, indeed, because you held the entire town hostage, I couldn't act directly at that time. But guess why I'm still cooperating with you until now?"
As soon as Zorn's words fell, beams of light instantly shot up from the ground of the town outside the window, and various places in the sky immediately began to explode.
"Damn it."
Jellal's expression changed upon seeing this. His body immediately glowed golden, and he burst through the window, speeding towards the island.
"Zorn, you're just letting him leave?" Kana turned to ask Zorn, who was still looking out the window.
"It's fine, he can't cause any trouble now."
"Now, we must first prevent Erza from being taken."
After Zorn finished speaking, he took Kana's hand, a magic circle flashed beneath their feet, and they instantly vanished from the room.
...
A few minutes ago, at Erza and Lucy's location.
"Now, I feel like I won't lose to any opponent!"
"Right? And are those fireworks outside? The sky looks so bright."
Erza and Lucy whispered to each other, very Happy about their luck today.
"In that case, let's play a special game, a game where we gamble our lives, Erza-neechan."
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh"
Several cards were thrown on the table, forming the word "DEATH." Erza paused upon seeing the word, but finding the voice unusually familiar, she looked at the dealer with a puzzled expression.
"You, you're Sho? You're actually safe and sound?"
"Long time no see, Onee-chan."
Erza looked at Sho who appeared before her, her thoughts instantly returning to her childhood. Then, seeing Sho now, she couldn't believe it.
"Erza, you have a younger brother?"
Just as Lucy exclaimed, the two were immediately plunged into darkness.
After only a few seconds, when the light returned, everyone around them had vanished.
"What happened? Why did everyone disappear? And that gunshot just now was…"
"Sho?"
Lucy and Erza looked at the empty room, turning to search everywhere.
"He's here!!"
"Zorn, Kana, you guys…"
Behind Zorn and Kana, Sho and Millianna, who had been subdued, were suspended.
"Let me go! Damn it, who are you?."
"Meow~ Put me down."
Sho struggled hard in mid-air, but it was useless. He asked Zorn with a distorted face.
"Erza, Lucy, are you two alright!"
"We're fine, but what exactly is going on?"
Lucy looked at Zorn with a puzzled expression, then at Erza, who was now in a state of confusion.
"This matter can only be explained clearly once everyone has arrived."
Upon hearing Zorn's words, Erza's body trembled. She hugged herself, looking uneasily at Sho and Millianna behind her.
To be continued~
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