A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

Brandish waved his hand and said, "It's alright, I'll explain to Timalia. I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong!"

Seeing that the soldiers still didn't move, his tone immediately changed, "Do you think they can escape from me? Or are my orders no longer valid?"

"I'm sorry!! I'll open it right away!!"

With a few clangs, several magical soldiers dragged Lucy, who was standing at the door, out without saying a word, and then quickly closed the door. The whole process took less than three seconds, as if they were afraid that if they were any slower, they would be killed by Lord Brandish in front of them.

At this rate... it would take at least five years to do this job!

"Lucy!!"

How could Erza and the others just stand by and watch Lucy be taken away? But unfortunately, the accident happened so suddenly that the door was locked again before they could even react.

"I'm fine, please let me talk to her alone!"

Lucy offered Erza and the others some words of comfort, then followed Brandish, her gaze fixed on the distance with unwavering determination.

She knew that the question that had been lingering in her mind, which she had forcibly suppressed, would soon be answered.

This time, it's the final battle between the blond guy and the green guy!!

……

In the corridor, Brandish and Lucy walked one after the other.

"Where are you taking me?" Lucy couldn't help but ask.

"bathroom!"

"What?!"

Brandish turned her head and gave Lucy a cold look: "Weren't you going to the bathroom?"

"Yes...yes!"

Lucy was shocked, speechless and sweating: She actually believed her?! But this was a good opportunity! Following her might just get the key back…

Three minutes later, in Brandish's room, Lucy walked out of the bathroom feeling completely refreshed.

Brandish sat on the sofa, looking at Lucy with some surprise: "I thought you were lying when you said you were going to the bathroom, but I didn't expect..."

Lucy's pretty face flushed instantly. It was indeed a lie, but... wasn't this just a coincidence?

The more enjoyable the Starry Night Ice Cream was before, the more awkward it is now.

But Brandish clearly wasn't going to take the opportunity to make fun of her, and covered her mouth with a teasing laugh, saying, "By the way, your bladder is really powerful..."

"Enough! Stop talking!!!"

Who does this person think?! We're all girls, is it really necessary to talk to me like that? Don't you know how embarrassing this is?!

Lucy glanced at the untied ice cream containers and chip bags on the table, thinking to herself, 'Eating so much, you might be in even worse shape than me later!'

Thinking of this, a surge of vengeful pleasure welled up in my chest.

"So, how are you going to interrogate me?"

Although it was only a few minutes, Lucy found that the woman in front of her, who was about the same age as her, was not so difficult to talk to, just a little cold in personality.

"Let me make this clear first, we are not spies, we have no hostility towards the Alvarez Empire, and Fairy Tail is just an ordinary magic guild with no special connection to the Fiore royal family..."

Even now, Lucy still believes that the Alvarez Empire's purpose in starting the war is territorial conquest, so she is determined to show that "her guild has no intention of getting involved in the war."

“None of this matters!” Brandish interrupted Lucy impatiently. “I’m not interested in these things!”

Lucy was clearly taken aback: What's going on? Isn't she one of the Twelve Shields? Why is she completely unconcerned about the war between the two countries? Does she have no intention of starting a war at all?

But in just two seconds, she realized why Brandish had interrogated her alone: ​​"If it wasn't about these things, then it must be about Aquaria! What exactly is your relationship?"

Brandish smiled mysteriously, looking at Lucy with an arrogant gaze that seemed to look at a complete emotional loser, making Lucy both nervous and resentful.

That look reminded Lucy of some indescribable picture books she'd seen at Kira's shop, books that often featured such despicable characters.

On a peaceful afternoon, a group of scumbags who called themselves "old friends" suddenly appeared, ruthlessly exposing the shameful past of some people and destroying their originally happy and fulfilling lives.

The look in those scumbags' eyes is exactly the same as the look in Blantish's eyes now!

"You're asking about my relationship with Aquarius?! We're... hehehe... I'm not telling you!"

What is this green-haired guy so smug about? His arrogant attitude is really infuriating!

Lucy's eyes reddened with anxiety, but she suppressed her fear and said smugly, "I know! You must have heard of Aquaria's name from somewhere and are after my Celestial Key, right?"

"What did you say?!"

Brandish instantly flew into a rage, shoving Lucy onto the sofa and pinning her neck with her right hand, her eyes flashing with malice. "I coveted your keys?! When I met Aquaria, you were probably still playing with your stuffed animals!"

Lucy was almost suffocating under Brandish's pressure, but she still refused to back down and said tremblingly, "So what if you knew Aquaria before me? I am the current owner of Aquaria!!"

boom!!

These two sentences struck Brandish like a bolt from the blue, leaving her feeling utterly defeated!

Humiliation! This is blatant humiliation!!

"You bastard!!" Brandish roared in fury, grabbing Lucy by the neck. "Layla's daughter deserves to die just like her!!"

With her hands cuffed and pinned down, Lucy had no strength to resist. She could only ask her last question: "Why...do you...hate...my mother?"

"Leila killed my mother!"

What?!

Lucy's eyes widened suddenly, and a surge of strength welled up inside her. She pushed her head upwards with force, and simultaneously lifted her legs and waist, struggling to break free from Brandish's restraints and even pinning her down.

"This is impossible!!"

Brandish shouted, "Then how do you explain that the key to Aquarius was in your hands? She clearly handed Aquaria over to my mother, but killed her to get the key back!"

"Mom would never do such a thing!!"

"So... you really are naive, only believing the world you see..."

While Lucy was momentarily stunned, Brandish suddenly exerted force with her waist and simultaneously raised her legs to clamp Lucy's neck from behind, using her great flexibility to flip Lucy over again.

She pressed down on Lucy's hands with one hand and covered her mouth and nose with the other, saying in a trembling voice, "Although I have no grudge against you, this is the only thing I can do!"

"Um……"

"Only your life can clear my mother's name!"

"I'm sorry, go to hell!!"

Just then, a sudden change occurred.

The water in the daffodils beside them flowed inexplicably, and under the influence of magic in the air, it knocked on the door of the Celestial Spirit Realm. Accompanied by golden starlight, a cold yet gentle voice appeared in the room.

"You two... what were you saying about my keys?"

The beautiful mermaid with long blue hair pushed Brandish away as he was about to commit a crime, and then hugged Lucy in her arms.

It is Aquarius, the celestial spirit of Aquarius!

Chapter 499 Classics Endure Forever

"Cough cough... Huff... Hah..."

Lucy, finally rescued, gasped for breath.

"I'm saved... Thank you, Aquaria!"

Brandish stared blankly at the long-lost figure before him, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

"Long time no see, Brandish."

"..."

"Hey!! I said, give me some kind of response, you brat!!"

"I...I'm so sorry!! My master..."

Lucy: ? ? ! !

"Master...wait, wait??"

Brandish's spontaneous address to Aquarius shocked Lucy for an entire year.

Aquarius grabbed Brandish's face with one hand, squeezing her cheeks together, and scolded her fiercely, "You've turned into such a crooked woman! You won't be able to attract any men like this! Understand?"

"Yes!"

Lucy silently grumbled: Although I didn't manage to hook up with any men, it seems like I did hook up with one woman...

"It's been a while since I've heard you bark like a dog, give it a couple of barks!"

"Woof! Woof woof!!"

Aquarius smiled and patted the dog's head: "What a good child."

Brandish swayed happily, "Master~"

Aquarius slapped her away, saying, "But it's still unforgivable!!"

Brandish reflexively shouted, "Thank you so much!!"

"What should I do... I've never experienced anything like this before, this is too exciting!" Lucy stared blankly at the scene before her, her mind a complete mess.

Before this, she had only seen similar scenes in Kira's comic book section and in Levy's library.

What's going on with these two?! Because they said they knew each other before, I thought they were friends or playmates, but then they started calling Aquaria "Master" right away? Is Aquaria really that wild? (I've never done that before!!) This person was probably not even ten years old at the time, right? Doesn't the Celestial Spirit Realm have laws?

Recalling the sweetness and smugness with which Brandish had described her relationship with Aquarius, Lucy was utterly shocked: "So... what's so great about this kind of relationship?!"

Lucy doesn't know when it started, but she realized that in her mind, the two objects "master" and "dog" could be not only warm family relationships, but also complex social relationships.

"Even though I'm an adult, is it really okay for me to watch this kind of thing?"

At that moment, Lucy felt a wave of fear. If the rest of the guild had seen this, her image might have been ruined...

hiss! !

I can't think about it! I can't think about it!!

Aquarius said with a hostile look, "I am your master, and my master is Lucy. You understand what that means, right, Brandish?"