Fairy Tail: You said you were just acting, are you serious

After walking one carriage forward, Ron noticed a group of mages dressed identically in the carriage ahead, using magic to capture an old man with white hair.

Ron raised an eyebrow. Were they the ones who stopped the train? What happened?

To hear what they were saying, Ron pressed himself against the wall of the carriage, and the muffled voices became much clearer instantly.

"We are a guild from Gojobashi, though we are a dark one."

What the leader said next shocked Ron.

"You must be Councilor Toki Anderba, right?"

"I have a small favor to ask; would you be willing to travel with us?"

Ron never expected that the Dark Guild stopped the train to find the councilor.

What's going on? So many things have happened along the way?

Ron continued eavesdropping and finally figured out the whole situation. It turned out that Councilor Toki Anderba also served as the warden of the Magic Prison.

The Gojo Bridges family's guild master, Dorram Bee, is imprisoned in the magic prison. As his sons, who are related to him by blood, they are required to capture Councilor Toki Anderba and take him hostage.

"Then let us proceed to the Magic Prison."

The leading mage captured the council member and took him to an open area outside the train. A small magical vehicle that had escaped was then thrown onto the open area, instantly transforming into a vehicle larger than the train's engine, ready to depart.

Ron frowned. No, if he didn't catch up soon, it would be too late.

He quickly took out the scroll and, taking advantage of the moment when they got into the car, swiftly painted an even larger ink bird on the scroll than before.

"Ron, what's going on?"

Just then, Uru and the others caught up and asked Ron about the situation.

"I'll tell you later, it'll be too late if we don't follow up now."

After the magical vehicle took off, Ron walked to the open ground and cast a magic spell on the scroll.

Phew~!

Ron grabbed the two corners of the scroll and flung it into the air. The giant ink-painted bird, twice the size of the previous one, appeared before everyone's eyes, raising its head and calling out.

"Everyone, hold on tight!"

Ron and the others boarded the giant bird's back one after another, and then followed the magical vehicle toward their destination.

After following them for a while, Ron and his group finally spotted the Five Bridges family, their destination.

It was a huge black cube, suspended in the sky, slowly rotating.

"That's the prison...?"

Ron and the others looked surprised, while Uru then seemed to remember something and looked at them.

"That's right, I remember now, that magical prison is called BLACKVOX, and it's quite famous in this area."

Many of the criminals who give the Magic Council a headache are imprisoned there.

Ron nodded, then continued to control the giant bird to hide nearby, preventing the Gojohashi family mages from discovering it.

"Halt! Who goes there!"

As the Gojobashi family approached, countless floating black cubes beside BLACKVOX drifted to their vehicles as a warning.

The eldest son, who was in charge, remained silent, and with one hand, he used magic to lift Toki Andeba up from a distance, making it visible to all the cameras on the cubes.

"Director Tochi?!"

When the person in the square at the front realized it was Director Toki, they inadvertently let out a terrified sound.

"Please allow us to pass."

The people inside BLACKVOX looked at each other, then nodded to one another, and pressed the button to open the prison gates.

Seeing that one side of the huge black cube in front of him had opened a square door, the eldest son, who was leading the group, smiled slightly and piloted the magical vehicle inside.

The northern part of this magical prison is vast, with countless small cubes floating in the air. Those mages who have committed crimes are imprisoned inside these small cubes.

"Please proceed to the central prison tower."

Just then, an echoing broadcast came from inside the prison, seemingly informing the Gojo family about their magical vehicle.

Following instructions, the eldest son, who was in charge, led the hostages to the prison tower and parked the magical vehicle on the tower.

The eldest son, remotely leading Councilor Toki and mages dressed in the same outfit as him, got off the car and walked to the guards for a confrontation.

"You'll trade Chief Toki for Dorram, right?"

The warden, Gulogu Futo, held a huge key in his hand and stared at the eldest son, asking questions.

"Yes, we will keep our promise."

The eldest son nodded, agreeing to the exchange request.

"No, Gulogu! We can't let him go!"

A frantic Toki Anderba tried to break free from his eldest son.

"I'm very sorry, Director Toki."

Guluogu lowered his head and pondered for a while, then shook his head.

"After all, you are like a father to us, and we can't just stand by and watch you suffer like this..."

Toki Anderba paused for a moment, a complex expression on his face.

"Guluogu..."

Gurogu gave a signal to the guard beside him with his eyes. The guard pressed a few buttons on the semi-transparent display screen, and one of the black cubes nearby floated to the prison tower.

After the cube imprisoning the criminals landed, it slowly opened.

A tall, burly man sat inside, then stood up and slowly walked out of the cube.

"Children, you did a wonderful job!"

"Doram Bee...!"

Toki Anderba stared at the burly man before him, gritting his teeth as he called out his name.

The eldest son revealed a contemptuous smile, and couldn't help but feel that Director Toki's efforts were futile.

"Director Toki, please behave yourself...!?"

Buzz!

Just then, a strange sound suddenly came from above the prison tower, cutting through the air.

Clang!

The eldest son, who was in charge, frowned. Before he could even look up to confirm, a round blade shot towards the gap between him and Toki Anderba, leaving a scratch on the floor.

The round blade struck the hard ground with a heavy thud, producing dazzling sparks and leaving a deep scratch on the stone slab.

The eldest son looked shocked. He suddenly felt that when the circular blade passed through the space between him and Director Toki, his magical energy fluctuations were disturbed and became disordered.

The magic couldn't be maintained for long, and Toki Andeba actually broke free!

"Hmm!"

Toki Andba landed on the ground, paused for a moment, wondering how he had managed to break free.

"not good?!"

The eldest son's eyes widened, and just as he was about to mobilize his magic again, a golden spell mark suddenly lit up on the surface of the round blade lying on the ground.

call out!

In an instant, Ron appeared beside the round blade without warning, and as he appeared, he reached out and touched Toki Anderba's shoulder.

call out!

Before Dorram and his eldest son could react, Ron and Toki Anderba disappeared from everyone's sight.

Dorram Bee and his eldest son stared even wider, almost popping their eyes out.

Where the hell is he?!

PS: [Silencer - Magic-Slaying Flying Blade (D): Grants skilled throwers the ability to manipulate specially crafted circular blades, subtly disrupting the flow of magic in the surrounding air during attacks, increasing accuracy]