"Mission objective is within range, Juvia, draw his attention!"
Gajeel whispered a message to Juvia from backstage using Telepathy Magic, his eyes constantly fixed on the Minister of State, Zexiu.
Upon receiving the message, Juvia, dressed in a dazzling veil, gracefully danced towards Zexiu on stage.
Zexiu's eyes were clearly glued to Juvia's dance steps.
"Oh~" Zexiu exclaimed in surprise.
She then swallowed hard, her face flushing, clearly engrossed in the moment. With a flirtatious wink from Juvia, she became even more captivated.
Erza, dressed as a bunny girl, carrying drinks, approached Zexiu without even pausing.
In the brief moment that their bodies parted, Erza found herself with a black ring in her hand.
Following the noise from inside the tavern, I entered a room.
Inside the room, a girl dressed as a waitress had been waiting for quite some time.
"Please, Ultear!"
"Almost done~" Ultear said with a smile.
He then picked up the key and examined it closely. He placed it between his hands, and a flash of white light appeared, revealing an identical, crystal-clear ring in his palm.
A flash of light appeared in the room, and Zorn appeared inside.
"Hello, it looks like you did a good job on your mission!" Zorn said with a smile to the two people and the cat.
"Looks like we don't need to give the ring to Meredy and Levy!"
Erza and Ultear exchanged a smile, then tossed the ice ring to Zorn.
Erza, holding the original ring, shook it and said confidently, "I'll return it!"
"Ultear, Lily, you two also tell Erza and Juvia to retreat now!"
"Leave the rest to me!"
Zorn picked up the ice crystal ring, his body began to glow with golden light, and after giving the two instructions on what to do next, he disappeared in a flash of white light.
The Scepter was kept in the pavilion.
Zorn appeared beneath the attic in a flash of golden light.
But all I could see were two human-shaped bushes beneath the pavilion.
Zorn could only smile helplessly, never expecting that Meredy and Levy would come up with such a similar hiding method.
Ha ha
"Leave the rest to me!"
"You should go and meet up with Erza and the others!"
As soon as Zorn finished speaking, a golden light rose from beneath Levy and Meredy's feet, and they vanished from the spot before their astonished eyes.
After seeing the two leave, he covered the entire pavilion with his Observation Haki and raised an eyebrow.
I didn't expect Zexiu to be so cautious; the entire room was filled with the sensing power of Magic Circles.
If the door isn't opened with the ring, the alarm will be triggered instantly.
Moreover, as far as he knew, the Scepter would also trigger an alarm if picked up.
However, none of this has anything to do with Fairy Tail!
"Ugh~ I'm so sleepy~ What's wrong with me..."
The two guards at the gate were getting dizzy and yawned several times, unable to resist the drowsiness that was creeping in.
He collapsed heavily onto the ground and fell asleep.
At that moment, an ice crystal ring struck the groove of the gate with lightning speed, causing the gate to open instantly.
Countless points of light instantly reached the golden Scepter and transformed into human form.
"Mystogan's Magic is really useful!"
"But this Scepter truly possesses a powerful Magic Power; no wonder it attracts so many people to fight over it!"
It truly embodies the resentment and sorrow of the entire Dragon's Grave.
Zorn felt the Magic Power contained within the Scepter and couldn't help but sigh.
But the moment his hand touched the Scepter, his mind jolted, and a surge of overwhelming sadness, anger, resentment, and other negative emotions flooded Zorn's mind.
It's as if you can see the angry, resentful roars of those dragons before they died.
"I'm resentful! I'm filled with hatred!"
"In that case, let it become my power!"
Zorn whispered.
Dragon Cry seemed to have sensed the dragon-slaying aura emanating from Zorn, as well as the lingering trace of anger from the Black Dragon Acnologia.
The countless dragon grudges within the Dragon Cry seemed to materialize, responding. "Is that so? You faced Acnologia and were not defeated!"
"So..."
The Dragon Cry Scepter shone brightly, then faded into the distance.
The shape then changed; the dragon-shaped handle of the Scepter, like slightly open dragon wings, transformed into a sword hilt, and the front of the Scepter slowly transformed into a blade.
"Then, let's keep calling you Dragon Cry!"
Zorn grasped it with one hand and instinctively waved it away.
A golden light then transformed into a semicircle and flew towards the building, which immediately split in two and collapsed.
Seeing such power, Zorn instinctively blurted out, "Holy crap!"
"It seems like we'll be exposed even faster now~"
"Let's get out of here quickly, let's get out of here!"
Zorn drew the Dragon Cry sword with a swift motion, and vanished from the spot in a flash of golden light.
Ta-da~
A squad of guards strode quickly in.
"Hateful!"
"An enemy has infiltrated! Report to the lord immediately! Dragon Cry is lost!"
The captain, seeing that the Dragon Cry in the center of the vault was nowhere to be found and no suspicious persons nearby, cursed under his breath and turned to give orders to his men.
He then led another team to immediately seal off the entire Capital and conduct a thorough investigation.
To his surprise, the person he was looking for had already left the Capital.
Inside the tavern on the other side.
A human-shaped block of ice exploded with a bang.
"People sent by the Fiore Kingdom!"
Zexiu subconsciously touched the ring on his hand, feeling slightly relieved.
Thankfully, the ring is still on his finger, and the Scepter should be alright.
However, I had a bad feeling in my heart, and could only try to comfort myself.
In his view, it was also necessary to quickly return to defense to prevent their next move.
I had just thought that.
A frantic voice rang out. "Lord Zexiu, the Scepter has been stolen!"
Zexiu clenched his fist instinctively, and continued to ask in an icy tone, "Do you know who they are?"
"I... I don't know... it just vanished into thin air!"
The guard returned shakily.
Zexiu's gaze grew even colder— the Fiore Kingdom.
With a flick of his sleeve, he strode towards the Royal Palace.
This time, it's no longer up to him, as a minister, to decide!
Ten minutes later
Meanwhile, the two groups from Fairy Tail converged under Zorn's Magic teleportation.
Natsu asked in surprise, "Is this the Dragon Cry? It looks more like a sword!"
Erza said solemnly, "Regardless of its shape, it contains enough power to destroy an entire country!"
The group formed a circle, resting their chins on their hands as they examined the object closely, but they sensed no Magic Power fluctuations whatsoever, which was quite strange.
Within minutes, everyone lost interest.
Éclair, however, became serious. She could sense the deep sorrow contained within the Dragon Cry.
However, the moment Zorn picked it up, that feeling vanished completely.
"Alright, we can rest for a bit first. Tomorrow morning, I'll take you back to the Fiore Kingdom!"
"Mission successfully completed!"
Zorn sheathed it, tucked it behind his back, and said casually.
This scabbard was formed by him using Magic Power.
"Perfect timing! There's a stage down there. I'm going to really show off my singing skills. It's a real loss for you guys that you didn't choose me for this mission!" Gajeel said unhappily.
He quickly changed into a suit and headed downstairs in high spirits.
"Gajeel- kun, you should get some rest!" Levy after him.
"Lord Gray, Juvia misses you so much! Let's go to sleep together! Juvia is so hot right now!"
Juvia also clung to Gray's arm, acting coquettishly.
Ultear and Meredy, however, were pulled along by Erza, who said they wanted to take a good look around the Magic city.
Wendy also took several cats with her.
He looks much older and understands the deeper meaning of Zorn's name.
The mission is accomplished; it's time to relax.
Zorn greeted him immediately upon seeing him.
Good grief, don't they ever sleep?!
I'm not going to sleep, I'm going to sleep! It'll be a good time to finish what I haven't done
To be continued~