A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

Erza... Erza...

Meanwhile, Ultear, hidden in the forest, stared intently at Brian, who was laughing, her eyes filled with resentment. No one noticed that a faint black aura was rising from her body.

Hibiki, the blue pegasus, looked at Brian, who was beaming with excitement, with a puzzled expression: Wait a minute, according to the guild master, shouldn't the transformation of 'Nirvana' begin as soon as it's activated? Even if it's been absorbing magic power all along, and now that it's finally reached its peak, there shouldn't be much change in the intensity of the transformation!

Soon, sensing the atmosphere around him and the change in everyone's emotions, he understood: Brian was trying to amplify the negative emotions in the hearts of the allied forces! Low morale is also a kind of negative emotion!

The most urgent task is to boost the morale of the coalition forces!

Thinking of this, Xiang immediately shouted, "Don't panic, everyone! Listen to me..."

However, someone was faster than him, and just as he was about to speak, an uplifting melody suddenly filled the air!

Ta-da! Ta-da! ...

Such an exciting piece of music suddenly bursting into the air was bound to startle everyone!

Hibiki turned his head in surprise and saw Kira holding a delicate little phonograph crystal in his hand. The music was coming from this crystal.

"FAIRY TAIL メイソテーマ", commonly known as "Fairy Tail's cheat code song", the high-pitched and exciting vocals immediately invigorated everyone, sweeping away the originally gloomy atmosphere and boosting morale!

Of course, normally, a simple piece of music without lyrics wouldn't have this effect. The reason for this change, besides the music itself, is that Kira added the [Encouragement] magic to it!

"Oh oh oh oh oh!!!!"

Aside from the simple-minded Happy, the most noticeable effect of the inspirational music was on Natsu, whose entire body was covered in crimson flames that rolled and raged, causing the surrounding temperature to rise rapidly: "It's just 'Nirvana,' what's so great about it! I'm fired up!!"

Beside him, Happy was also excitedly waving his arms and legs, then flying around in the air, shouting loudly, "Oh oh oh!!!"

Hibiki looked around and found that apart from Kira, the instigator, everyone else present... and the cats, only Erza, Laxus, and Jura could remain calm. Even Ichiya, whom he had always admired, couldn't suppress the excitement on her face.

'Strange! How did Kira know... Oh right! He said the Speaker of the Council sent him, so it's normal that he knew!'

"Inspiration magic?" Laxus glanced at Kira. "What are you doing now?"

Kira gave him a smug look that said, "You don't understand."

Erza turned to Kira and asked, "Kira, what are you doing?"

Kira said casually, "Oh, so this is to help everyone break through 'Nirvana'!"

"Just because of this song?"

"Of course!"

"I see!"

This simple and direct conversation between the two represents an unparalleled level of trust between guild members.

Hibiki was completely stunned, but he had to admit that Kira had done a brilliant job.

"Damn it! This guy..."

On the other side, Brian wasn't in such a good mood! The magic he had pursued for so long, and the trick he had finally come up with to turn the tide in adversity, had been defeated by a song?

No! It's just that the tactic of "lowering morale" has been broken; negative emotions can't be dispelled simply by boosting morale! 'Nirvana' hasn't lost yet! Once it's fully formed, it can make the Light Guild fight amongst themselves!

"Oh oh oh..."

Just then, a strange scream rang out from the side. The members of the Oración Seis turned around and saw Hoette lying on the ground, groaning, with his hands covering his eyes. He still smelled faintly of burning, as he had just been struck by Laxus's lightning.

Brian's heart skipped a beat, a bad feeling rising within him: "No...no way?!"

"Heyette, what's wrong?!"

Kebra, who was closest to him, was startled. He vaguely heard the inner voice of his companion, which was chaotic and... ominous!

'Money, money, money... I want money... I don't want money... I want money... I...'

Sweat beaded on Kebra's forehead as he yelled anxiously at him, "Idiot! What are you thinking?! Wake up!!"

"Aaaaaah—!"

The screams stopped abruptly. He Aite suddenly looked up, squinting her eyes, a gentle, happy smile on her face: "I don't want any money!!"

Kebra closed his eyes: It's over! There's a traitor in our team!

Allied forces: ?

Brian quickly realized what had happened to Hoette and flew into a rage, nearly spitting blood with anger. He even dropped his skull staff: "You were transformed by 'Nirvana'?! What the hell are you doing, you piece of trash?!"

The enemy didn't turn evil, but their own people were redeemed first. The "Six Demon Generals" have completely lost face. If this gets out, how can they continue to be a villain?

The changes on the other side left the allied forces somewhat bewildered. They stared blankly at the scene, unsure of what to do next.

"What's wrong with that guy? Wasn't he always talking about money before?"

Gray asked in confusion, glancing at Kira almost imperceptibly. After a moment's thought, he ultimately left the sentence, "Exactly like Kira," unfinished.

His gaze was subtle, but Kira still caught it and replied, "That's because I'm here! In front of me, a mere 'Five Demon Generals' dares to talk about money?"

This blatant mockery was like rubbing salt into Brian's wounds.

"You bastard!" Brian roared, struggling to sit up and gripping his staff tightly again. "Dark Rhapsody!"

The immense dark green magic condensed once more, transforming into a powerful spell that hurtled towards Kira!

however!

A powerful magical attack came from the side, and "Eternal Darkness Rhapsody" was completely shattered as soon as it was cast!

Everyone: ? ? !!

"What?!" Brian turned around in surprise, staring incredulously at the man behind him. "Geralt?! You..."

Behind him, Gerald remained in the posture of casting a spell, his outstretched right hand still retaining lingering magical power, his eyes filled with complex emotions, yet looking at Brian with unwavering determination.

"I'm sorry, Brian!"

"I've figured it out. Initiating 'Nirvana' was a mistake. All that 'paradise' and 'light' is fake! It will only bring disaster to the world!"

"I made too many mistakes in the past, and now I want to be a good person!"

"I can't let you hurt them!"

Well, not only is there a traitor in the team, but even an ally has betrayed us!

Is the darkness within you so weak?!

Brian was furious. He turned to the remaining four and roared, "Who else?! Who else wants to betray me?!"

Chapter 228 Darkness

Laxus was completely bewildered by what he was seeing. He didn't even know anything about 'Nirvana', so he turned around and asked, "So, what's going on?"

In fact, not only him, but everyone in the allied forces was still confused. At this moment, the blue celestial horse rang out to clear up the confusion for everyone: "The reason they are like this is because of 'Nirvana'!"

Everyone: "Huh??"

"I learned this information from the president. After 'Nirvana' is activated, in the initial stage... that is, when this black pillar of light takes shape, it will transform the personalities of those around who are caught between good and evil!"

"Simply put, if there are too many negative emotions in your heart, even the bright will fall into darkness; but if there is still a trace of goodness in your heart, even the evil will become good. The 'encouraging music' that Kira just played was to dispel the fear and anxiety in everyone's hearts."

He paused, then continued, "I think they fall into the second category! Perhaps a sliver of conscience still remains in their hearts!"

The allied forces suddenly realized what was happening, but still found it too unbelievable.

A villain pursued world-destroying magic for over a decade, only to be transformed into a good person by that same magic. Who would believe that? Even Kira's novels probably wouldn't dare to write something like that, but it actually happened right before our eyes!

“Jurasan, this…”

Leon looked at Jura and found that he was also speechless with surprise, so he obediently shut up and waited for the situation to change.

"Erza..."

Gray and Lucy looked at Erza and found her looking at Jellal with a complicated expression. They exchanged a glance and felt that now might not be the right time for her to give the order.

The three on the blue celestial horse turned their gaze toward the night...

He struck what he thought was a cool pose all night: "MEN~"

At this moment, Natsu suddenly stood up agitatedly and shouted at Jellal, "What a joke?! You did so many evil things and hurt so many innocent people in the Tower of Paradise, and now you think you can just walk away unscathed with a mere 'change of heart'?!"

"Natsu..."

Everyone in Fairy Tail knew that Natsu was speaking out for Erza, so they didn't stop him, because everyone else thought the same thing.

Who cares if you're light or darkness? Erza suffered so much in the past, and now you think you can just redeem yourself with a magic spell? That's too easy! Besides, who knows if this magic is stable or how long it will last?

Everyone was waiting for Erza to speak, but she was looking down, seemingly lost in thought. So Laxus spoke up, saying, "This kind of guy just needs a beating! Fairy Tail isn't a guild that can be bullied!"

Jellal naturally heard Natsu's roar, but he didn't answer. He just lowered his head in shame and looked away, unable to face Erza.

After a long silence, he stammered, "Erza, I..."

"Die, Gerald!!"

Just as Gerald was about to give Erza a heartfelt speech, Brian suddenly launched a sneak attack, unleashing a burst of magic!

This was completely unexpected. Gerald had just been "whitewashed" and was still not clear-headed. He hadn't reacted at all, and he was too close to Brian. Even if the others wanted to stop him, it would be too late!

However, Brian's magic attack was immediately shattered by another spell!

Everyone was shocked, because the magic that saved Geralt did not belong to anyone present!

Before anyone could think it through, hundreds of crystal balls appeared out of thin air around Brian, surrounding him completely. The next second, these crystal balls shot towards Brian, emitting a dazzling white light!

Boom! Boom!! Boom!! ...

With a series of loud bangs, the crystal ball exploded, and the surging magic caused a violent explosion, with flames shooting into the sky! The explosion squeezed out the air, creating a violent gust of wind emanating from Brian, carrying hot flames that flew in all directions.

The attack was indiscriminate and wide-range. Although it was centered on Brian, Gerald, Cobra, and others around him were also affected by the aftershocks. All six of them were sent flying, and their bodies, which had just recovered their strength, were injured again.

Lisa's magic only reduces the physical sensation of opponents within range and has no effect on explosions. He is not the Flash or Quicksilver, and his speed is not fast. Naturally, he cannot bring his teammates away from the explosion zone in a crisis and can only be blown away with his teammates.

On the other side, the allied forces were not far away, so they were also within the attack range. Fortunately, Jura reacted in time and used the rock and iron wall that had not been completely destroyed to block the attack, thus narrowly escaping disaster.

"Who is it?!"

Small rocks crumbled away in front of him, and alarm bells rang in Jura's mind: 'One explosion was enough to blast away a layer of my iron wall; this person's strength is extraordinary...'

Tread...  

The sound of regular footsteps grew louder as they approached. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a graceful figure holding an identical crystal ball. Her eyes were filled with deep resentment, and she was surrounded by a dark aura. Step by step, she emerged from the shadows of the forest.