A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

"Let me go find it!"

While the other Protoss were still at a loss, Leo stepped forward without hesitation, "I'll go find the Fairy Tail people for help!"

"Fairy Tail...can they really help find Lucy, Lord Leo?"

After a moment of silence, Leo casually tugged at his suit jacket, smoothing out the wrinkles: "I don't know either, but I've never seen any difficulty that could stump Kira!"

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World One, Magnolia.

Once upon a time, this was the headquarters of Fairy Tail, now the largest dark guild in Ishgar. That red-haired man, Kira Hopelight, transformed this place into a dark paradise of sin in just one month, and that state has remained to this day.

Spitting everywhere, snatching children's snacks and toys, lifting up women's skirts, shopping in supermarkets without paying, littering on the main streets, going to amusement parks without buying tickets, walking dogs without leashes and letting them defecate in the streets... all these evil deeds have made this town as terrifying as the legendary hell!

Those who still live here are either heinous villains or unrepentant scoundrels!

On the main street, there is a small shop with a wooden sign that reads "Hope (crossed out) Despair Hut". On the glass wall of the shop, there is a large pattern painted in red paint.

This emblem is familiar to every villain living in Magnolia; it's the guild crest of Fairy Tail.

Its presence here signifies that this shop is the guild's territory, and anyone who dares to act recklessly in the shop or nearby will be considered to be defying Fairy Tail, subsequently incurring the guild's wrathful retaliation.

As for what revenge is, it's an absolute nightmare that no one dares to even imagine!

There was once a reckless street thug who extorted protection money from several children near this little shop. The next day, the thug was stripped naked and tied to the top of the Caldia Cathedral. Since then, no one has dared to collect protection money within the three blocks of "Despair Hut". However, the place has also become much quieter, with almost no one daring to step inside, resulting in a deserted atmosphere.

Today, however, things are destined to change again here.

With a 'ding-dong' sound coming from the void, the sound of a door opening echoed through the street, and then a handsome young man with short orange hair, wearing a black suit, and with a tall and slender figure walked out from a portal.

He is none other than Leo, the Leo Celestial Spirit!

"Something feels off here..."

Leo looked up and around. The graffiti hanging on the walls on both sides of the street, the crumbling landmark in the distance, the rickety stones on the Caldia Cathedral, and the guild at the end of the street that he remembered all exuded an aura that was completely different from what he remembered.

Previously in the Celestial Spirit Realm, he had learned from other Celestial Spirits that their connections with their original contracted Celestial Spirit Mages had long been severed, and now the only Celestial Spirit Mage whose contract had not been broken was Lucy.

However, Lucy disappeared during the eclipse, and the Celestial Keys of the Zodiac are now all inserted into the eclipse, so no one can summon them. Therefore, only a few powerful Celestials can come to Aslant.

And the most suitable person to seek help from among them is undoubtedly Leo, who is the strongest of all the Protoss, has stayed in Aslant the longest, and has the widest network of connections!

"Although the mayor used to make the town look fancy, this time it feels different from before, so... was he forced to join Kira's weird organization?"

Even though Leo had already learned everything that had happened in Asland from the Celestial King and was mentally prepared for the changes in Magnolia, what he saw in the next few minutes of the journey still gave him an unimaginable shock.

Empty streets, dusty aluminum cans, outdated newspapers, a row of dried-up dog poop, a hole running through three streets, houses damaged by unknown magic, remnants of magic, a huge fist mark, various ruins covered with charred remains and pieces of iron...

Without a doubt, these are the masterpieces left by his lovely companions!

"Hopefully we can find them..."

Leo murmured something to himself, then quickened his pace, walking faster and faster until he was running. He finally arrived at the guild's main gate three minutes later.

Bang! !

He pushed the wooden door open forcefully and peered inside, following the light.

In the past, at this time he should have heard the familiar sounds of fighting, smelled the familiar aroma of beer and food, and seen the familiar faces of his companions and family. But now, all Leo could see were overturned tables and chairs, spilled food and drinks, and sword marks, fist marks, wood chips, and pieces of iron everywhere.

"What happened? Did those guys abandon their homes after turning bad?" Leo scratched his head in confusion.

According to the information that Celestial Spirit King obtained from August, Leo knows that Fairy Tail is now being hunted as a dark guild, so abandoning its original headquarters and establishing a new guild location is a perfectly normal operation.

"This is troublesome! This means all the remaining clues will be cut off!"

Leo walked around the guild, casually kicking aside obstacles along the way, before finally collapsing onto Kira's 'personal sofa' with a thud: "I need to figure out how to run into Kira and the others first..."

"What do you want from me?"

"Who?!" A sudden voice startled Leo so much that he jumped up from the sofa.

He quickly turned around and saw a small communication magic crystal on the bar behind him. A palm-sized virtual image was generated above the magic crystal, and the person in the image was Kira.

"Kira?!"

Leo's eyes lit up with joy. He had been wondering where to look for the man, but his old friend had come to him of his own accord. It was truly a stroke of luck!

"Hey!! I didn't give you permission to sit in my seat, Black Orange!"

Kira's first words froze Leo's smile on his face: "Black...black orange?!"

Black orange?! Oh my god... what a vicious curse that is!!

Hearing Kira address him by that name, Leo almost choked. While internally cursing, he maintained a calm expression and asked, "Where did you move to?"

I endured it for Lucy's sake!

"Us? We are everywhere!" Kira raised his head, a few strands of red hair swaying slightly, while puffing out his chest and putting his hands on his hips, looking extremely arrogant and irritating.

Has this guy really turned into a bad guy? He's clearly just become a chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) sufferer!

Leo, exasperated, chose to cut to the chase: "Kira, I don't have time or inclination to joke with you! I'm asking you, do you know how to find Lucy?"

Before Kira could reply, Leo suddenly raised his voice by several decibels, and at the same time, a dazzling lion's radiance gathered in his hand, pointing it at the seat in front of him.

"If you dare say you've forgotten about Lucy, I'll blow up your 'reserved seat' and that store that changed its name right now!!"

Rocky's tactic worked; Kira was clearly panicking: "No, no, no...please don't! Rocky, calm down, calm down!! That thing is more expensive than you..."

"Uh... I mean, it's more expensive than your key!"

"Stop talking nonsense! Tell me where you are! Then I need everyone in the guild to bring Lucy back!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Rocky felt a blur before his eyes, and an overwhelming sense of dizziness filled his brain. Then came a crazy spinning sensation, and the weightless feeling of space forced him to immediately close his eyes and patiently wait for this sudden change to end.

After a while, the dizziness and spinning gradually disappeared, and his feet, which had landed on the ground again, allowed him to determine that the gravity of the surrounding space had been restored. Rocky slowly opened his eyes.

As soon as he opened his eyes, Loki realized that he was no longer in the guild tavern, because what he saw now was an endless expanse of trees.

"Spatial teleportation magic?"

Having traveled between the Celestial Spirit Realm and Aslant countless times, Loki immediately realized what he had just experienced and knew that it must have been Kira who did it. This level of spatial magic was something that probably few people in the entire Aslant could do, let alone Ishgar!

Therefore, this spatial transfer array and that small virtual image address book must both be his hidden tools left in the guild!

As for the triggering condition, it might be magic recognition, or Kira's exclusive chair, but Loki believes it's more likely the guild crest on his body.

"So...where is this place?"

"White Forest!"

Kira's voice rang out behind Loki, "Ever since my Golden Empire was overthrown by those two guys, our guild has become the target of everyone's attacks. In order to avoid the Empire's pursuit, I have had to lead everyone to keep moving our bases. Now, all in all, we have 42 bases."

Upon hearing this number, Rocky was speechless. He couldn't even be bothered to think about how much money and resources it would take to build 42 bases in a year.

Chapter 762 Rocky: Is this guy really on the Light side?

Loki wasn't surprised that Kira could build so many bases, because he had learned from the Celestial King that the latter had almost conquered the Kingdom of Fiore a year ago.

Given Kira's personality, it's quite normal for him to have this much funding, considering he's capable of doing this.

Now that they had met Kira, and he didn't seem too bad, Loki wasn't in a hurry to urge him to go find Lucy: "What exactly are you doing right now?"

Loki was indeed puzzled. According to the old man named August, the personalities of everyone in Aslant had been reversed, and all the good people had become bad people. But it seemed that the guild members hadn't done anything too outrageous. In Loki's mind, things like destroying towns, kidnapping mayors, and ruining train stations were just everyday occurrences.

"We are pursuing free will!!"

As Kira spoke, he suddenly stood at attention, chest out, and abdomen in, with his left hand behind his back and his right fist clenched at his heart. He looked up at the sun at a 45-degree angle with a devout expression, as if he were talking about something very solemn and sacred.

"Huh??!" Rocky was completely stunned.

Is Kira out of his mind?!

Although he used to be the kind of person with problems, his behavior back then and his current state are completely different kinds of illnesses! I've never heard of illnesses of the same level being able to switch so easily!!

"Free will... what are you talking about?! I said, with so many people in the guild, didn't even one person notice that Lucy was missing?!"

Rocky stepped forward and shouted.

When confronted with his questioning, Kira simply waved his hand dismissively and said, "Come on, we're mages from Fairy Tail! We're the freest people in the world, isn't it normal for us to do whatever we want?"

"Lucy has only been away from the guild for a year, it's not like she quit the guild, what's the big deal? Look, Gildarts used to always disappear for a long time before coming back, didn't he?"

Rocky immediately panicked: "How can these be the same..."

"Besides, maybe she just spent too long shopping, or maybe she got lost because the big city is so bustling, or maybe she's secretly training somewhere to give us a big surprise..."

"Enough! Isn't Lucy one of your companions?! She's just disappeared for a year without a word. What if something happened to her?!" Loki couldn't help but interrupt Kira and roared at him.

Kira's face darkened instantly upon being interrupted: "You said it yourself, we're just comrades, right? A comrade isn't her father or husband, so we can't interfere in her private life!"

"In the end, shouldn't you be the one staying by Lucy's side to protect her?"

These words were like a cold, blunt, and spiked dagger, mercilessly and forcefully piercing Rocky's heart, then churning it inside and turning everything into a mess.

Yes, Kira is right. I should be the one protecting Lucy! If I hadn't been careless, if I hadn't been incompetent, Lucy wouldn't have had to face that kind of thing alone.

At this moment, Rocky felt only regret, deep regret.

“You’re right, I…”

Snapped!

A hand gently rested on Rocky's shoulder.

"Pfft—!! No way, no way? You don't actually believe me, do you?"

With a blatant chuckle, Kira's irritating voice rang in Loki's ears once more, "Let me guess, you must be feeling really annoyed right now! Thinking things like, 'Ah! If I weren't so weak, Lucy wouldn't have had to face that kind of thing alone...'"

'It's here! That familiar feeling is back!'

Loki was furious, clenching his right fist tightly: 'Wasn't it said his personality had reversed? I don't think he's changed at all!! Was this kind of person really originally from the light side?!'

"Let's go, stop standing there! Since we're here, let's meet everyone!" Kira clapped his hands and turned to walk into the depths of the forest.

Even though he wanted to beat Kira to a pulp right now, Loki forcibly suppressed the urge, not because he couldn't beat him, but because he needed to check on the rest of the guild first.

As the scene before him continued to change, with sturdy trees moving behind him on both sides, Loki suddenly remembered something and asked Kira's retreating figure, "Speaking of which, where did you just say this was?"

"The White Tree Sea, the place where it was sealed away four hundred years ago after its Nirvana, is also the place where it broke free two years ago."

Upon hearing this, Loki felt a chill run down his spine. Even though he wasn't the sharpest mind, he keenly sensed that this place was very special. So why would Kira choose to establish the guild's base in this unusual location?