A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

“He was sent by me as an ‘undercover agent.’ If you happen to run into him, don’t worry about him too much.”

Natsu and the others were stunned: "You...you sent them there..."

Kira casually remarked, "Oh, he works for me now."

Chapter 306 Enemy Intelligence

In fact, Jellal went there to fight the darkness and Zeref, but the others didn't know that and just thought Kira was telling the truth.

Hearing his casual tone, everyone was speechless.

That's the 'Ten Saints'! At least show some respect for that title, okay? How come you make it sound like they're just some random lackey?! And how exactly did you manage to get those kinds of people to willingly become your undercover agents?

Kira continued, "Of course, you all know about the Tower of Paradise. If anyone wants to stand up for Erza, I won't stop them, and I doubt they'll fight back."

Everyone: "..."

Kira ignored everyone's expressions and continued to the next person: "Ultear! She is... and the magic she uses is... After my persuasive talk, she has also turned to the light and has cooperated with me a few times. She is considered half of my subordinate. If you happen to encounter her, try to avoid fighting to avoid damaging the relationship."

With two enemies gone all at once, everyone was speechless again. The organization had been infiltrated by spies, and its members had been turned by the enemy. Was there any hope left for this guild?

"Why is Kira always able to do such incredible things...?"

"That's why he's Kira, because he can do things like that..."

Kira gestured with his hand in the air, signaling everyone to stop complaining: "Alright, alright... the rest are all enemies!"

"Ooooooo!!!"

Upon hearing the word "enemy," the warmongers immediately became interested.

"Lastiros, male, with gray hair, wearing black-rimmed glasses and a turf coat, likes to speak in a poetic style. His magic is 'Arc of Conjuration,' a magic that allows him to create all sorts of things through his imagination, including but not limited to matter, weapons, and magical beasts. It is a very sophisticated form of magic!"

"Hua Yuan, male, short black hair, physical characteristics: short, fat, thick eyebrows. He has strong physical skills and uses the magic 'Birth at the Ox Hour'. By inserting the enemy's hair into a cursed doll, he can control the opponent's actions and strengthen the cursed person by changing the material of the doll."

"Melty, female, pink hair, petite figure. The magic she uses is 'Sinful Affection', which can transform magical power into blades and beams of light to attack. She can also connect the senses of multiple people; if one is injured, the others connected to her will also be injured."

After introducing the three men's magic, Kira continued to explain their status to the group: "These three are currently the enemy's main fighting force, belonging to the 'Seven Kin of Purgatory'."

Natsu raised his hand and asked, "This name... it sounds like there should be seven people, why did you only say three? What about the other 'Seven Kin'?"

“Ultear is one of them,” Kira replied. “The other three, along with their vice-chairman, were imprisoned in the Council’s jail a month ago after their operation failed.”

Maklov looked at Kira: "Is it the attack on Demisor Academy?"

Natsu and Happy looked at Makarov in surprise: "The Chairman actually knew?"

Faced with these two slow-witted idiots, Lucy said helplessly, "You two should pay attention to the news in the wizarding world sometimes! This was in the newspapers! It was Kira who defeated their vice president!"

"What?! Is that true?!" The man and the cat were so shocked their jaws dropped. They exclaimed in disbelief, "I had no idea!"

Lucy: Heh... It would be abnormal if you guys knew!

"Empty reputation! It's all empty reputation! Just fleeting fame!"

Kira waved his hand, feigning modesty, and said a couple of words before looking at the examinees: "These three are not as powerful as you, but they all use 'lost magic,' so their magic and spells are quite unique, making them suitable as your opponents!"

Upon hearing this, the group started making noise again.

"Lost magic? Is it very powerful?"

"It doesn't sound that strong!"

"Only three people? There are six groups!"

"But there are other people in their guild, right? Besides the high-level combatants..."

"In that case! I'll take care of these guys! You guys go deal with the rest of their guild!"

"They should be left to me! I can handle them all by myself!"

"You can just go and take care of the henchmen!"

Seeing this, Maklov was both relieved and anxious.

I felt gratified to see how brave the children were, and a feeling of "the children have grown up" welled up in my heart; I was also anxious because they were so brave, or rather reckless, that they dared to challenge three people at once without realizing the difficulties involved.

Maklov rubbed his temples: "After saying so much, what about the other side's president, that Hades guy?"

Kira looked troubled: "Well... you'd better be prepared, stand firm, and don't strain your back!"

"Hesitating and stammering isn't like you!"

Indeed, stammering is not the way to speak, but being a riddle teller is.

"As far as I know, Hades' true identity is none other than our second chairman, Prehito!" Kira slowly revealed this shocking information.

Everyone was stunned for a few seconds. After they realized what was happening, their expressions changed drastically, especially Makarov's.

"This is impossible!! The Second Hokage is a very upright person, how could he have fallen into darkness?"

In Maklov's memory, Precht was a powerful mage who was wise, upright, exceptionally talented, and kind. He learned his magical knowledge and philosophy of life from Precht.

It can be said that Prejto was his mentor on his life's journey.

How could someone like that possibly fall into darkness?

Kira simply replied, "I'm sorry, but it's true! He has become Zeref's follower and is now an enemy of Fairy Tail!"

Maklov stared wide-eyed at Kira in disbelief, but when he saw that Kira's gaze was firm and genuine, he knew that Kira was not joking.

"How could this be... How could this happen... Why..."

Everyone present could feel that Maklov's emotions plummeted instantly; it was a feeling of faith collapsing!

Hearing from Kira that Precht was the leader of the 'Heart of the Devil' made Makarov feel incredibly distressed; it was a sorrow for the light falling into darkness.

"You'll find out the reasons and purposes behind his descent into darkness when the enemy attacks! But he might not tell you!"

Seeing the old man in such a state at his age, Kira felt he was indeed quite pitiful. If Makarov were to fall into darkness now, Kira would probably feel very lost as well.

At this moment, the others also spoke up and asked Kira questions.

"Kira, do you know what's going on?"

"The second-generation leader of the guild has become an enemy of Fairy Tail?!"

What kind of person is the second-generation rich kid?

"I don't know! He must be an old man even older than Grandpa!"

"If someone like that were still alive today, how old would they be?"

Precht left Fairy Tail in X736, which is a full 48 years ago. Gildarts wasn't even born then!

In the magical world, a generation is roughly 10 years. In other words, nearly 5 generations have passed since the second generation left the guild.

That's why, apart from Maklov, no one present recognized him!

After all this time, most of the people who knew Precito have died. Now, in the entire guild, only the old man still knows him. Even if you include people outside the guild, the number is no more than 10.

"President, what are your plans?" Gildas asked Maklov with concern.

But Makarov's eyes remained firm and unwavering as he said in a deep voice, "Anyone who attacks Fairy Tail is our enemy!!!"

"Are you going to take action yourself?"

"Of course! If what Kira said is true, then only I can be his opponent, and I must be his opponent!"

Chapter 307 Preparations for Battle

Hearing the resolute tone in Makarov's voice, Kira, Gildarts, and the others felt relieved.

Clearly, after experiencing that moment of sorrow and grief, Makarov was not swayed by past friendships; on the contrary, his will to fight became even stronger.

For over a hundred years since its founding, Fairy Tail has never been afraid of facing powerful opponents, but only of losing the courage to fight them, of failing to protect its family, and of being powerless to stop its family from going astray!

Just then, Kira spoke up again, reminding them: "To deal with Hades, we need to destroy his 'heart' first!"

Gildarts frowned, unsure of Kira's meaning, and asked, "Destroy his heart? What does that mean?"

Unlike Gildarts, who knew nothing about the guild's secrets, Maklov's expression changed drastically upon hearing Kira's words. He seemed to have realized something and looked at Kira without saying a word, but the shock in his eyes was even greater than when he had just heard that "Hades is Precht".

Noticing Makarov's unusual behavior, Kira suddenly nodded: "Old man, you guessed right! It's that thing from our guild! He made a bootleg version!"

"Speaking of which, our second-generation master is truly a genius. Not only did he create a bootleg 'heart,' but its functions are exactly the same..."

Hearing his nonchalant comment, Makarov couldn't sit still any longer and immediately questioned, "Wait! Kira! How do you know about that thing?!"

Gildas's inexplicable conversation piqued his curiosity: "What is it?"

Is there something in this guild that I don't know about?

Maklov paused, realizing this wasn't the time to discuss this, and immediately stopped the conversation: "That's a secret only the past presidents know!"

"Never mind then, just don't tell me!"

Upon hearing that this was a secret only the chairman could know, Gildarts instantly lost interest, no longer caring how Kira knew, and simply shut his mouth.

"Kira, you..."

Maklov watched Kira nervously, worried that the guild basement might be too flimsy, and that Kira might be affected by his "heart," but more than anything, he was puzzled by the fact that Kira had discovered him.

Even Ivan didn't know about this secret, and even left the guild because of it. How did Kira find the clues?

"There's very little I don't know about this guild!"

Kira subtly changed the subject, "Thanks to this 'heart,' Hades not only possesses near-limitless magical power, but even his over-100-year-old body has an astonishing regenerative ability! That's why I said that to defeat him, we must first destroy his 'heart'!"

"So that's why they call their guild 'Heart of the Devil'!"

Gildas suddenly realized, "I think I understand what you mean! Simply put, you obtained an item that grants him unlimited magic power through a method similar to a living connection, right?"

Kira nodded and said, "That's right! This thing is as important as the 'Sirius Tree' on this island! As for its location... it's probably deep inside their magic airship, so we have to split up when fighting it! One side will stall for time, while the other will infiltrate the enemy's territory and destroy its 'heart'!"

“Then I’ll take on this task!” Gildas volunteered, eager to take on this important responsibility. “Since the ‘heart’ is so important, it must be heavily guarded. I’ll do it!”

"Gildas?!"

Kira actually wanted to say that the security there was really lax; two Beyonders could have gotten in. Why would they need your strength? Instead of sneaking around, you should have fought Hades with the Chairman!