Fairy Tail: I Don't Want To Be The Guild Master Chapter 222: Natsu: I Didn't Mean to Cause Trouble - Novel Cool

Chapter 222: Natsu: I Didn't Mean to Cause Trouble

Chapter 222: Natsu: I Didn’t Mean to Cause Trouble

"It’s okay, Sharuru," Wendy still had a bit of a crying tone, "Mr. Roed has a spell to help me restore my magic power, so there’s nothing to worry about."

Sharuru was surprised, "You can restore your magic power? Why didn’t you last time..."

"Last time, I was completely exhausted," Roed said helplessly, "Let’s not talk about that for now. Did you guys find anything unusual?"

Sharuru said, "It just looks like an ordinary town, nothing special."

"Ah! Sharuru is right. But..." Hapy was a bit hesitant.

Erza asked, "But what?"

Hapy looked at Sharuru and said, "We seemed to see some strange light."

Sharuru speculated, "You said that. But how does that distant light relate to here?"

Anyway, Roed asked again, "What kind of light, and in which direction?"

"It was the light on the mountain, sometimes purple, sometimes golden, sometimes blue, changing constantly," Hapy recalled, pointing to the north, "The direction is over there."

Roed and Erza exchanged glances, wasn’t it the direction of the Black Magic Cult’s altar?

Roed waved his hand, "Summon, Canyon Swift Crab!"

Erza followed him, jumping onto the crab’s back, "Sharuru, you and Wendy, go back to the inn and rest! Hapy, Natsu?"

"Natsu smelled the scent of trouble and ran out of town, in that direction... Hmm~~~!!!"

Hapy squeezed his face with both hands, looking extremely shocked, "It seems to be that direction too! Why? Did Natsu set the mountain on fire?"

"It might be even more troublesome than setting the mountain on fire," Roed said, "Anyway, let’s go check it out first, Wendy, Sharuru. Remember, if anything unusual happens, don’t wait and leave immediately."

Roed gave an order, and the river crab immediately took off.

Hapy spread his wings to catch up, "Wait, I’m coming too!"

Thinking that Natsu might have gone to a dangerous place, Hapy didn’t wait for Sharuru either.

"Hey, what’s over there?" Sharuru complained, "Really, it’s just a bunch of people talking to themselves."

Sharuru had a bad feeling, "The Black Magic cult and demons, they wouldn’t be over there, right?"

Wendy watched them leave, hesitating for a moment before saying, "Sharuru, let’s go back. I have something I want to verify."

"Even Wendy feels this way..." Sharuru thought Wendy was influenced by the Monster Hunter Academy, "Let’s talk about it. If it’s dangerous, I’ll take you away immediately."

...

At the northern coast where the mountains meet the sea, about ten kilometers southeast of here.

There used to be an altar here, but it was first destroyed by Erza’s Evil-Breaking Lance, then sealed by a magic circle drawn by the tribunal’s mages.

After that, an earth mage was invited to reshape the terrain, turning the valley into a small hill.

Then, an illusion mage set up an illusion array, making it impossible for ordinary people to approach.

Regular inspections were also conducted in the surrounding mountains to detect suspicious individuals, adding another layer of security, further reducing the likelihood of demon resurrection.

The ultimate solution would be to summon and defeat the demon outright, but various records indicate that to summon the man-eating demon, a child’s body and soul must be used as a sacrifice.

The tribunal could not bring themselves to harm children in such a way, nor were they willing to perform such black magic, so they had to settle for a secondary solution. And now, a rash and reckless person is breaking through the illusion array.

"Damn it! Why am I back at the same spot again?!"

Natsu scratched his head and punched the nearby boulder a couple of times to vent his frustration.

He had clearly smelled the scent of trouble nearby and wanted to go and have a fight, but no matter how he walked, he always ended up back at the same place.

It was infuriating.

Natsu clenched his fists, and a spark of fire erupted between them: "In that case, maybe I should..."

"Natsu!"

A familiar voice made Natsu's body stiffen, cold sweat trickling down his face:

"A-A-A... Erza? I-I wasn’t trying to cause trouble! Hahaha, hahaha..."

Roed chuckled, thinking that Natsu had just confessed to his own misdeeds.

"Natsu, are you okay?" Hapy flew to Natsu's shoulder, "We thought you were going to burn the mountain down."

Natsu, feeling guilty, said, "I would never do something like that, hahaha!"

Erza didn’t dwell on Natsu’s rash thoughts and asked, "What made you suddenly run here? Did you find something?"

Natsu became a bit more serious: "I keep getting this strange smell, and it was glowing earlier. You don’t think that demon is in there, do you?"

"Previously, there was only an altar here, which Erza destroyed. The Council sent people to handle it, so there shouldn’t be any strange smells. Besides, why would it be glowing for no reason?"

Roed had tried to receive the scent from the Shadow Wolves while on the way and hadn’t detected anything unusual.

Moreover, how could this place, so far away, be related to Lisanna’s illness?

Was there a spell that could curse someone from a distance?

Hapy, scared, hid behind Natsu: "Aye... Is the demon about to come out of hell?"

Erza pondered, "We can’t rule out the possibility that some factor has weakened the seal, allowing the demon to revive. We need to see it with our own eyes."

"But we can’t get through!" Natsu became agitated again, "Every time I try to go forward, I end up back here!"

"An illusion magic array has been set up nearby, subtly affecting people’s sense of direction. This technique..." Erza assessed, "is probably only slightly less advanced than Mystogan’s."

Natsu covered his head with his hands, his pink hair disheveled: "Mystogan is even stronger than the person who made this? How are we supposed to beat him?"

Natsu wasn’t afraid of a fight, but if he couldn’t even touch the opponent, how could he fight?

If he didn’t defeat Mystogan, how could he become an S-Class Mage?

Erza asked, "Roed, what would you do in this situation?"

"Any magic array requires magic power to maintain. Generally, defeating the caster will lift the array."

"However, this illusion array is clearly designed for long-term maintenance. It’s unlikely that the caster would continuously provide the magic power. So, it’s probably powered by a magic crystal or a living connection that shifts the magic burden to a high-ranking official of the Council."

"For an illusion magic array, the first possibility is more likely. To ensure continuous operation, it would use a magic crystal that can gather surrounding magic power to 'recharge' itself."

"The simplest solution would be to bombard the area, smashing the mountain, trees, and rocks to pieces. Eventually, we’d destroy the magic crystal and lift the illusion array."

Isn’t that still causing trouble? Natsu immediately got excited: "I’ll do it!"

Roed held him back: "Don’t be silly. We’re just here to investigate, not to cause destruction. Those magic crystals are very expensive."

(End of Chapter)

Chapter end

Report