Fairy Tail Space Mage

“The local troops are certainly doing their duty to try to drive them away, but…” This time, it was the Minister of Defense who answered.

Since the king had no intention of hiding anything, he simply reported the situation openly. Kong understood what he didn't say next.

Ordinary armies are completely helpless against mage guilds. All they can do is handle disputes among ordinary people and maintain basic order.

Of course, not every country is like this. Kong's nation has an army almost entirely composed of mages, and no organization dares to underestimate it. The "Tang" established by Kong has now become one of the most stable countries in the world. Of course, the price is a lack of freedom.

This kind of national system will likely develop its own unique problems in the future, such as corruption, oppression, and autocracy. However, that might not happen for decades or even centuries, and then it won't be relevant anymore.

"Only the army?" Kong frowned again.

“We have already sought help from the ‘Council.’ However, it seems they need to hold a meeting before deciding whether to take action. As is customary, this could take several hours,” the Defense Secretary said helplessly.

Another reason why the Kingdom of Fiore has been able to maintain its status as a permanently neutral country is because of the existence of a "Council"!

No nation can underestimate the existence of the Council. The Council could even, if it so desired, instantly overthrow a kingdom like Fiore! The Kingdom of Fiore essentially depended on the Council for its existence. In this situation, the king and his allies could only appeal to the Council for help.

“A few hours probably won’t be enough. This time is different from usual. ‘Iron Forest’ is a powerful dark guild directly under ‘Oración Seis’. The ‘Council’ may have difficulty reaching a consensus. As a last resort, this time, we can only let…” The king looked at the “Wolf Knights” behind him.

Although this squad has a terrible reputation in the Kingdom of Fiore due to their work assassinating mages, they are indeed the last bastion of respectability for the Fiore royal family. Because of their existence, mages dare not act recklessly against the Fiore royal family.

Otherwise, some mages might dare to do something as outrageous as "kidnapping a princess."

In fact, this kind of thing is not uncommon in the history of Aslant. In stage plays, mages have always been frequent visitors who kidnap princesses... poor princesses.

Mira, are you there?

Kong Cai didn't care about the difficulties faced by the Kingdom of Fiore. His concern was for Elsa and the others!

However, after trying to contact Elsa, Sora discovered that the communication spell had failed. Therefore, he could only contact Mira to inquire about the situation.

Mira doesn't possess spatial magic and cannot use the portable communication devices used by Sora, Kaoru, and Elsa. However, she can use the large, fixed communication devices provided by the guild that anyone can use.

"I'm here, Sora! What's up? Is everything going well? Did you meet those two high-ranking people?" Sora contacted her so quickly, which actually made her a little happy.

"Yes, I've seen them. Look..." Kong pointed the camera at King Thomas and Princess Emerald across from them, catching them both somewhat off guard.

"Ah, it's the kind old man and the cute little girl! Are you Kong's friends? I'm Mira, Kong's girlfriend!" Mira, of course, didn't recognize the king and princess, nor did she realize their noble status. She happily waved and greeted them.

“Oh… Hello, beautiful lady! My name is Thomas… We are indeed friends! Very good friends… Haha!” After realizing what was happening, the king seemed to find it amusing and responded accordingly.

"Nice to meet you! I...I am Emerald E. Fiore..." The princess was very nervous.

"I am Mira. A mage from 'Fairy Tail'..."

(Wait, does that little girl's name sound familiar?) Although she reacted for a moment, Mira quickly forgot about it and started chatting with the king and princess. They were just having casual conversation.

Unbeknownst to her, after the contact was established, Ya'er, Kagura, and even "Kuroba" were all watching her image intently from angles she couldn't see. After all, she referred to herself as "Sora's girlfriend," and even if it was just out of curiosity, they couldn't help but stare at her.

Of course, Ya'er was no longer curious. She sighed... In this world, probably no one knew better than her how much Sora loved the woman before him.

In a sense, the reason why "Tang" was established and why Kong was able to fulfill that girl's wish was all thanks to the woman in front of him.

Ya'er's feelings for her were no longer those of jealousy. For a moment, she felt that all her hard work negotiating with the king on behalf of Kong was actually meaningless.

No matter how much she does for nothing, she is destined to gain nothing.

“Ahem!… Mira. I need to contact you urgently.” Sora interrupted, bringing the conversation back on track. Mira sometimes gets carried away with excitement, veer off on completely unrelated topics. Sora knew this all too well. But now, it really wasn't the time!

"It's urgent... I'm sorry, I'm so excited!" Mira realized what was happening and quickly apologized.

"It's nothing... Anyway, everything's going smoothly on my end, so you don't need to worry. On the contrary, I can't contact Elsa and the others at all! Moreover, 'Iron Forest' and the others have taken over the Oshibana train station!" When it came to serious matters, Sora's expression became serious.

"What did you say!... Yes, I can't contact Elsa and the others either... What should we do?" Mira also became anxious.

"..." Kong fell silent.

Kong never expected that the story would unfold so drastically differently from the original plot right from the start. Was it really because of the "teleportation magic circle"?

In the original storyline, Erza and his companions were traveling by train to the "Iron Forest" hideout. Of course, Natsu got carsick and was left on the train, leading to an unexpected encounter with the "Iron Forest" members.

“Kong, do you need Xun’er and me to go and help?” Mira asked.

"...No need. This is their first mission after all... What we should do is trust them." Sora was actually quite worried himself. He was concerned that Elsa and the others might be punished like Lisanna because of his alteration of the plot.

But if those few people are truly held back by a minor figure like "Iron Forest" and unable to move forward, it would be a terrible situation for Sora, like the end of the world had already arrived!

Chapter 120 Conspiracy and Trapped

"I understand. I'll tell Xun'er about this too." Mira nodded, trusting Kong's judgment.

"Hmm... Also, please contact the guild master for me and tell him that the reason 'Iron Forest' occupied Oshibana Station is likely because their target is the guild master and his group in Kuroba Town. The cursed item they possess called 'Lullaby' is probably a flute-like item modified by Zeref that can use large-scale curse magic."

Since Elsa and the others might not be able to catch up, Sora certainly couldn't let the chairman and his group take risks. It was necessary to reveal some of what he knew so that the chairman and his group could take the necessary precautions.

"Kuroba Town? The guild leader and the others? Massive curse magic!... I understand, I'll use a magical letter to inform the guild leader!" Mira was terrified by Sora's series of words. Not to mention her, even the king and the others on the other end of the communication device became tense.

Oshibana train station does indeed connect to the town of Culloba. In fact, it's the only train station that goes directly to that town!

That unremarkable little town is usually insignificant. But now… almost all the presidents of the prestigious mage guilds in the entire Fiore Kingdom are there! If they were to die, it would be no joke! The “Guild” would be held accountable and face immediate leadership changes!

For the Kingdom of Fiore, the current situation of a large-scale war between mage guilds is only the better-case scenario. If the dark mage guilds were to sound the horn of war, then a full-scale war among mages would be inevitable!

"Are you alright, brother?" Ya'er asked with some concern as Sora ended the magical communication.

"It's alright. Elsa and the others should be able to handle it. Besides, don't be fooled by the old and weak appearance of those 'Guild Alliance' members; they're actually quite formidable. 'Iron Forest' is nothing more than a clown to them," Sora replied.

"I see." Ya'er trusted Kong's judgment and immediately put the matter out of her mind.

She began renegotiating the details of the deal with the king. Although Ya'er had a brief outburst of negative emotions when she heard Mira refer to herself as "Kong's girlfriend," she wasn't about to actually go on strike.

After all, she wasn't just working for the sky. She was also working for the hot spring town and the "Tang" Kingdom. Compared to her own love, the happiness of the people and everyone's smiles were perhaps more important to Ya'er.

She has always been the same, unchanged from a few years ago.

Although Al'er completely forgot about the matter because of her trust in the sky, the King could not do the same; his mind was still on "Oshibana Railway Station," "Kuroba Town," and "Iron Forest."

Therefore, during the negotiations, the king made a series of mistakes, which allowed Ya'er to seize the opportunity and sign several "unequal" treaties, making the ministers and knights around the king sweat profusely!

Of course, this also meant that the deal, which was supposed to take a long time to negotiate, was able to end ahead of schedule.

Therefore, Sora can also head to the final scene in Kuroba Town to join in the fun. However, that will be half an hour later.

……

Oshibana train station.

Originally, there were many townspeople gathered outside to watch the commotion, but when they saw that the army entering the station had stopped moving, and then learned that the people inside were the assassination guild "Iron Forest," everyone fled home to hide.

It's best for ordinary people to stay out of things involving mages, especially dark mages.

"Haha! As expected, despite all the commotion we've caused, those idiots from 'Fairy Tail' still haven't shown up. They must be trapped in the trap we prepared!!"

With a headscarf wrapped around his head, Lei Yiyu, whose arrogance and ruthlessness rivaled anyone in the "Iron Forest," was currently laughing wildly in the waiting hall of the train station! Under his feet was an unconscious army soldier.

That soldier had just been choked by his shadow magic and hung in the air, almost suffocating to death.

However, they were, after all, soldiers of the Kingdom of Fiore. Fearing the mad dog-like retaliation of the "Wolf Knights," who were equally skilled in assassination, he dared not indiscriminately kill these useless soldiers. He could only torment them for his own amusement.

"Hmph! Did that armored woman really think we were blind? That we wouldn't recognize the 'Fairy Queen,' a name known to everyone in the entire Kingdom of Fiore? However, if we hadn't seen her holding up that terrifying thing with one hand at the train station and remembered her identity, we really wouldn't have been able to lure them into the trap so easily!"

The president of "Iron Forest," the "Grim Reaper" Eric Gor, carrying a scythe, was quite pleased with himself.

"That's right, they're probably crying their eyes out at our old outpost right now. There, I spent a week setting up a magical barrier. Originally just for defense, I never imagined it could be so useful after some modifications!" Kagayama is skilled at dispelling magic and is an expert at breaking sealing barriers. At the same time, he is also very good at setting up sealing barriers.

He was arguably the biggest contributor to this plan. Both the breaking of the seal on "Lullaby" and the containment of the troublesome "Fairy Tail" were achieved thanks to his abilities.

"It's...it's still better to be careful. Yes...the other party is the guild of the person who forced 'Oración Seis' to run away. If he makes a move..." The timid, short, fat Karaka interjected cautiously.

"Hmph! Karaka, don't you trust my spell magic? My spell barrier has been specially tested; most spatial magic will be ineffective there! So, even if that person is trapped inside, he can't get out so quickly. And by the time he gets out, we'll have already finished our business!"

Kagaya glared at Karaka, who shrank back into the wall in fright. He really did shrink into the wall. Because his magic was similar to the magic of passing through walls.

It's fair to say that most of the mages in this guild use magic that's easily associated with crime. The assassination guild "Iron Forest" certainly lives up to its name.

"Alright! Now that Plan A has succeeded, our biggest obstacle has been blocked. Without further ado, I need to get started on that matter!"

Erigor extended his hand to Kagayama. Kagayama quickly handed Erigor a strangely shaped bone flute decorated with a human skull.

When Eligore took the bone flute, two eerie streams of light flashed between the eyes of the bone flute's skull.

However, only the timid Karaka witnessed this scene. He dared not speak of it.

"Then, everyone! Let me unleash the hammer of punishment upon those bastards in the legitimate guilds who have stripped us of our jobs and rights!! I will show them how despicable they are, turning a blind eye to injustice and only caring about enjoying their privileges!! I will show them how painful it is for us, hiding everywhere and having nowhere to make a living!! I will let them hear the sound of the flute! Let them die in pain and despair!!"

"Ow!!"

Erigor raised the eerie bone flute and announced it loudly to everyone in the guild. And everyone responded excitedly.

Each of them wore a hideous and cruel smile, twisted to the extreme! The eerie bone flute seemed to be excited by this scene filled with negative energy, emitting a dark light!

They've completely gone mad!

.......

Chapter 121 Harpy's Reminder

"Damn it! What is this?! It's completely unbreakable!"

Natsu tried everything he could, including his most powerful "Fire Dragon's Iron Fist," but he still couldn't break through the transparent wall that enveloped the entire building, except for the secret techniques that he couldn't use here.

“Don’t waste your energy, Natsu! This is a spell barrier with rules applied. Unless we know exactly what rules it sets up and then accomplish the goals predetermined by those rules… I’m afraid we’ve been tricked. Such a complex barrier would take a spell mage at least a week to prepare.” Gray turned to look at Erza, who was frowning beside him.

Elsa was holding a cone-shaped magical artifact in his hands—a portable communication device that allowed him to contact Sora and Kaoru. It was said to be invented by Kaoru, and only trained users of space-type magic could use it.

"No! We can't contact Xun'er and the others... It seems there's a rule in this spell barrier that seals off spatial magic..." Elsa sighed.

"It seems they were indeed prepared. And they know something about our guild..."

Gray finally confirmed his suspicions. Elsa had been outmaneuvered; their plan was to trap them from the start. Otherwise, they wouldn't have set up such a targeted barrier.

"Damn it! I never thought I would make such a mistake!"

Elsa understood immediately. She slammed her fist against the transparent wall beside her, causing her already bleeding right hand to splatter blood again.

This made Gray feel a little sorry for her, and Lucy's right hand also started to hurt.

Upon discovering they were trapped inside the barrier, Elsa, anxious and eager to avenge her "nose-bumping" incident, relentlessly tried various methods to attack the barrier. However, she achieved nothing and instead injured her right hand.

“Um… Happy.” Seeing everyone getting agitated, Lucy felt she had to do something.

"What's wrong, Lucy?" Happy asked. Although it had just been turned into "wallpaper" by Elsa, it had now fully come back to life.

“Miss Mira and Xun’er, they both know about our mission to wipe out the ‘Iron Forest,’ right?” Lucy asked.

“Of course,” Harpy replied.

“Then we shouldn’t worry. In a little while, when Miss Mira realizes she can’t contact us, she and Xun’er might come over to check the situation. This barrier might be easy to break from the outside. Even if that’s not possible, as long as Mira and Xun’er ask Sora for help, Sora should be able to break it with a single strike if he gets serious,” Lucy said.