Fairy Queen Appears! (6)

As Death moved his scythe to Crimson once more, the White-haired elder, already exhausted, stepped forward again, firmly protecting Crimson behind him.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

A short while later, the explosion subsided, the smoke and dust dissipated, and a series of weak laughs drifted through the air.

"Hehehe..."

"I really didn't expect... to see such a smile in a place like this!" (PS: The classic quote period isn't over yet.)

"Grandpa! (Erza)"

"Freedom resides within your own heart!"

"Whoosh!"

As the Nth attack came, the White-haired elder used all his remaining strength to say, "Erza's dream will come true one day!"

"Grandpa~~ (Erza)"

"Boom!"

An unprecedentedly powerful blast swept in, blowing the thin, Crimson and her weak voice far away, while the White-haired elder, exhausted, was completely engulfed by the explosion.

"Erza, let's retreat, hurry!" (Woolie)

"Sister! (Hugh)"

"Little Ail ~~ (Milliana)"

Looking at the only remaining bracelet, sadness and astonishment welled up in her Crimson eyes. Then, something within her was intensely stimulated and began to shine brightly.

Ah~~

"Buzz!"

Amidst the sharp, painful, and desperate screams, the mysterious power was unleashed to its fullest extent, resulting in a strange rose-red pattern appearing beneath the Crimson feet.

"Whoosh!"

Influenced by the rose-red markings and the Crimson will, the various instruments scattered around floated in front of the Crimson, and then these meticulously arranged instruments rushed towards the Masked man in front of them at an extremely fast speed.

"Bang!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

A moment later, the crashing sounds stopped, and the various machines that had been pulled were scattered and stuck in the ground.

Amidst the gasps of astonishment as the Masked man lay sprawled on the ground, the retreating tide, which had begun to halt its momentum, began to recede.

"Wow, that was amazing, it only took a blink of an eye..."

"Even the Magic Soldier are finished!"

"My sister can use magic?! (Hugh)"

While the audience was shocked, Crimson, the instigator and the female lead, was also shocked.

"This is magic?!"

"I can do it!"

"As long as we have this power, we can rescue Jellal and the others. Then we can think about flying into the sky."

"Grandpa, I will definitely... obtain freedom!"

After calming herself down, Crimson drew her sword, pointed it at the sky, and shouted, "Everyone, follow me!"

When the headwind turned into a tailwind again, the scattered slaves regained the courage to fight back, and so when Crimson raised his arms and called out, they responded strongly once more.

"Oh~~"

With one side's morale soaring and the other's commander fleeing in defeat, the battle inevitably turned in favor of the rebels.

After entrusting the task of cleaning up the battlefield to Woolie and the others, Crimson Commander, wielding her weapon, rushed towards the target location. Meanwhile, the Blue-haired boy had completed his baptism, successfully transforming into another being. The difference was that Crimson received the Fairy Glitter and arrived in the world of light, while the blue-haired boy was dragged into the abyss of darkness. (PS: After the Thin Fairy Child escaped, His Majesty the Emperor, suffering from obsessive-compulsive perfectionism, returned here and used blue-purple light to restore the place to its original state, thus preventing Crimson from being startled when she rushed in.)

Jellal

"Whoosh!"

After happily freeing the Blue-haired boy from the pillar, Crimson rushed over to greet him.

"It's all over now, it's all over!"

"Just like Jellal said, we fought bravely!"

"Simon was seriously injured, and Grandpa Rob sacrificed himself to protect me... Many others also died, but we won!"

"We are finally free!"

"Let's go! Woolie and his crew have stolen the other side's ship. We can escape this island!"

As soon as the Crimson voice finished speaking, the Blue-haired boy, who had just woken up, immediately pulled her into his arms.

"Erza, there's no need to run anymore. True freedom is right here!"

"Jellal, what are you saying?"

"We need to get off this island quickly!"

"Erza, freedom doesn't exist in this world!"

"I understand completely now!"

What we need is not false freedom, but true freedom!

"That is... the world where Zeref exists!"

After freezing the Crimson in place (here, "frozen" means frightened, not magically immobilized), the Blue-haired boy tore off his clothes and strode toward his former teammate, who was covered in bandages.

"Now... I can understand those guys' thinking a little better. They actually want to resurrect Zeref, but unfortunately they are just a bunch of pathetic believers who can't even sense his existence."

Since the Thin Fairy Child ran away early, the questioning process was canceled, and the process went directly to the oath-taking stage.

"I will take over this tower, I will build it, and I will bring Zeref back to life!"

Seeing the utterly deranged Blue-haired boy, Crimson cried out in worry, "Jellal, what's wrong with you?"

Upon hearing the Crimson's question, the Blue-haired boy laughed and said, "What did I do wrong?"

"Erza, let's complete the R System together! No! Let's complete the Tower of Paradise together!"

"Huh??? (Erza)"

"Then resurrect Zeref!"

"Stop talking nonsense!" (Erza)

"Let's get off this island right now!"

"Buzz!"

"Boom!"

After his last bit of patience ran out, the Blue-haired boy released a dazzling red light from his pupils, and then the Crimson light pierced through the corridor wall like a cannonball, falling onto the construction site outside the building.

"Magic...? (Erza)"

"No problem!"

"If you're so eager to leave, then leave this island by yourself!"

"Alone??? (Erza)"

"I will take over all the others because I need manpower to help complete this tower. Don't worry, I'm not like those guys. I will make sure everyone has clothes to wear, food to eat, and time to rest."

"While using fear and brute force to control people may fuel hatred, it is simply too inefficient."

"What are you talking about!? (Erza)"

"Everyone's already on board and waiting for us!" (Erza)

"How could they possibly want to come back to work here again! (Erza)"

"Those guys miscalculated and failed to make everyone understand the meaning of their work. I will make everyone understand this meaning and understand that they are working for the great mage Zeref."

Even so, no one wants to be a living sacrifice! (Erza)

"A living sacrifice?"

"What we need right now isn't a living sacrifice, that's what Zeref told me!"

Looking up at the Blue-haired boy was gazing at the sky with a look of intoxication and pride, a slight ripple appeared in her clear, Crimson eyes.

"Jellal, I beg you, please wake up!"

"I am perfectly sober!"

"Buzz!"

As he spoke, the Blue-haired boy raised his right hand and used the power bestowed upon him by the gods to bring the Crimson before him.

"I don't need you anymore, but I'll spare your life, since you helped get rid of those eyesores."

"Go ahead and leave this island, enjoy your illusory freedom to the fullest!"

Staring at her companion's cold, sharp eyes, Crimson struggled to breathe and whispered, "Jellal..."

"However, I forbid you from mentioning this to anyone. It would be very troublesome if the government found out about the existence of the Tower of Paradise!"

"If you dare to leak this out..."

At this point, the Blue-haired boy paused, and after pinching his Crimson chin with his index finger and thumb, he continued, "I have no choice but to erase this island and everyone here. I also forbid you from coming any closer. If you dare to take a step closer... I think... I'll just kill Xiu first!"

Hearing the cold voice beside her, Crimson murmured incredulously, "Jer... la... el?"

The Crimson pain seemed to be a special kind of deliciousness, which made the Blue-haired boy extremely excited.

"This is your freedom!"

"You will live on, carrying the lives of your comrades on your shoulders!"

"Erza ~~"

Just as the Crimson and Blue-haired boy were saying goodbye at the top of the tower, several forces lurking inside and outside the tower sprang into action. The most swift of these was not His Majesty the Emperor and Xiao Ou, but the White-Haired Man — Brian —who had been holed up in the cave for a full year.

That's right, this guy stayed away for a whole year. Of course, any normal person would know that this was definitely not of his own volition, but rather he was coerced by external factors.

What were the factors that coerced him?

Bingo!

That's right, what threatened him with a year of hardship and exposure was the Magic King inside the tower and the Erus Legion stationed outside.

Throughout the year, he lived a life of constant fear and hardship, enduring wind and rain. If His Majesty the Emperor didn't take action soon, the infamous Chairman Wu might have become a mentally unstable individual before even reaching the status of the renowned Grimoire Heart. Well... although he wasn't exactly normal to begin with!

So when chaos broke out inside the Tower of Paradise, he immediately took advantage of the confusion and rushed in.

To his dismay, however, the Thin Fairy Child had disappeared without a trace, so he could only rely on the remaining information in his mind to search for his target in the vast sea of slaves.

Persistence pays off; thanks to his efforts, the five demons appeared one after another, and he immediately withdrew from this dangerous place. (Okay! Actually, it was Old Suo who was secretly guiding them; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to complete this task even if he worked himself to death.)

Of course, the invisible Prince August was not idle either. He took advantage of the riot to get rid of his friends, and then, following the instructions of his unscrupulous teacher, captured the Thin Fairy Child and sent them to his junior brother outside the island.

After completing these tasks, he returned to the Tower of Paradise and found a place to sleep in the eighth district, since he still needed to stay there to help the Blue-haired boy.

Meanwhile, His Majesty the Emperor and the Goddess Shu left without anyone noticing, and then each went to their own destination.