Chapter 393: The R System
Chapter 393: The R System
A blue-haired youth in a hooded robe emerged from the shadows, "Did you bring her back, Varis?"
"Yes, Xiu is watching over her." The angular man replied, "Are you going to check on her, Gerald? If you're going to be a gentleman, you need to be more discreet."
Gerald shook his head gently, "What about the Three Ravens?"
"They seem to be in the midst of a fierce battle. We heard a commotion on the other side of the beach when we left, and Simon stayed behind to support them."
"You idiot, I told you it's about obstruction, not assassination." Gerald shook his head, "We can't wait until tomorrow. Let's prepare for the ceremony now!"
"Now? Aren't we prepared yet?"
Gerald turned and left, "Inform everyone to be ready to receive the guests. I'll take care of the remaining preparations."
'Relying on the power of the Council of Judges. Haha...'
...
At the headquarters of the Council of Judges, nine judges hurriedly entered the conference room one after another.
Ulutia, who had arrived earlier, was talking to Beluno.
"Lady Beluno, it seems you released a dangerous prisoner a few days ago."
"Just a young man who was led astray by Joseph. As long as he has the right guidance..." Beluno looked at Ulutia, "Now isn't the time to discuss this."
The hot-tempered Mikaelo impatiently asked, "Zikrein? What's the urgent matter that requires an emergency meeting at this late hour?"
"Of course, it's something important." Zikrein asked, "Where is the Chancellor?"
"The Chancellor is unreachable. I, as the Vice-Chancellor, will preside over this meeting." Og signaled for everyone to take their seats and then turned to Zikrein,
"Now you can speak. If it's not an important matter, I'll request to revoke your judge's qualification. Power isn't a toy for children like you to play with!"
Og had always disliked this frivolous young judge.
It was too hasty that he could become a member of the Saint Ten solely based on his powerful magic power and then join the Council of Judges by leveraging the prestige of the Saint Ten.
"Then, I'll get straight to the point." Zikrein placed his hands on the table, his playful expression fading into a rare seriousness, "Does the discovery of the R System qualify as an emergency matter?"
A simple word, yet it shocked everyone in the room: "What?!"
...
Rod exclaimed in surprise, "The R System... Isn't that a magic used to revive people?"
Simon, who had been brought along, nodded, "Yes, the price is a large amount of magic power and an exceptionally talented person as a sacrificial victim."
Lucy was utterly confused, "What? What are you talking about? What resurrection?"
Seeing the confusion on the others' faces, Rod had no choice but to explain, "The R System, or Revive System in full, is a magic that uses a living person as a sacrifice to revive another.
Its existence goes against the principles of the Arcane Arts and humanitarianism, making it an absolute taboo that must not be touched. Eight years ago, the Dark Magic Sect invested a lot of money to establish seven R Systems, but they were all destroyed by the Council of Judges."
Lucy covered her mouth, "Using one person's life to exchange for another's... How can there be such magic?"
"As expected of the Fairy Strategist, even knowing about such little-known matters." Simon praised.
Although he had been beaten up and was now tied up under strict surveillance, he felt more at ease.
With their strength and caution, these people would surely save Elusa.
Rod, having received the praise, looked up at the sky, knowing that this matter had nothing to do with the Fairy Strategist.
Mila held Rod's hand, and when he looked over, she shook her head with a smile, her eyes filled with emotion and gratitude.
Others might not understand why Rod knew all this, but she was well aware.
She had no idea that Rod had quietly made so many efforts for her, even investigating such dangerous magic.
Fortunately, Rod didn't rashly touch upon the taboo, or Mira would never have been able to forgive herself.
It wasn't convenient to talk about this now, but she must clarify things with him later and make sure he understood the foolishness of such actions.
Gray, however, caught the key point: "You said Elusa and Happy would be used as sacrificial victims to revive someone?"
"No, Elusa was taken as a sacrificial victim, and that little cat called Happy was probably because one of my companions likes cats."
"Huh? Just because of a liking, they kidnapped Happy?" Natsu asked indignantly. "Can't he hatch his own eggs?!"
"Hatch... eggs?" Simon wondered if he had been in the tower for too long, unable to keep up with the outside world's thinking.
"Natsu, pay attention to the direction. Don't turn around randomly," Rod reminded him, then turned to Simon, "You were saying, why did they target Elusa?"
Currently, two crabs were pulling two small wooden boats side by side, sailing on the sea.
Rod and Mira were in one boat with Simon, responsible for interrogating and guarding him.
Gray, Lucy, and Juvia were in another boat, with Natsu in front riding a crab, following the scent to guide the way.
Simon had just mentioned the kidnapping of Elusa and the magic used by his companions, which matched the descriptions provided by Lucy and Natsu.
The one using blocks was fine, but the black-skinned youth using card magic and the cat-eared girl using restraint magic were problematic.
One could trap people inside cards, and without some means to counter spatial magic, it would be difficult to escape.
The other could launch ropes with sealing magic effects, essentially carrying magic sealing stones, and being ambushed by her could lead to near-certain defeat.
If these two had launched a surprise attack on the unprepared Elusa, it wouldn't be impossible for them to capture and bind her. Moreover, they had initially taken Lucy as a hostage first.
However, according to Simon, there might be other reasons why Elusa didn't resist at all.
"Eight years ago, we, including Elusa, were all captured by the Dark Magic Sect and forced to work as laborers to build the R System."
"Because we couldn't bear it, we decided to escape, but on the way, we were caught. It was Gerald who stepped up to take responsibility, but they took Elusa away."
"When Elusa was beaten to near-death, it was Gerald who broke through and defeated three guards before being taken down, taking the punishment in her place."
Simon felt some bitterness as he spoke. If possible, he wished it had been him who bravely stepped up.
Even if he were beaten to a pulp, having every bone in his body broken, it wouldn't matter.
Everyone felt that this person called Gerald was incredibly powerful, being able to defeat three adult guards when he was still a child.
And he didn't even know magic back then!
"We couldn't take it anymore, so under Elusa's leadership, we started to rebel. People kept getting injured and falling, and Grandpa Rob sacrificed himself to protect us."
Simon looked at the people in front of him with some sorrow, "On his back, he had the same emblem as you."
"What?!"
(End of Chapter)
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