"So this was your real objective."
After Erigor was captured, Erza soon learned their true objective from his men. They had not come to attack the ordinary people here, but to strike at the next town, Clover Town. Their targets were the guild masters attending a regular meeting there. Hearing that Makarov might be attacked, Erza's expression turned so fierce that several of the captives fainted from fright.
To the members of Fairy Tail, Master Makarov was like a father. An attack on him enraged them more than an attack on themselves. The group then tied up all the fallen members of Iron Forest. Without any Magic Sealing Stones, that was all they could do.
Magic Sealing Stones were this world's equivalent of Sea Stone in the pirate world. They could suppress a wizard's magic power, even at the level of the Spriggan 12. Naturally, the Fairy Tail Guild had some, but not many, and they were generally kept inside the guild.
After dealing with everyone from Iron Forest, Erza immediately sent Natsu and Gray to notify the station staff and have them contact the Council. Only the Council had the authority to decide what to do with Iron Forest's wizards.
The group then settled in to wait. Fortunately, someone had reported the attack on the station to the Council already, so its representatives arrived quickly. Using their spell formulas, they took everyone from Iron Forest away. For once, the Council even praised Fairy Tail.
It was not just because Fairy Tail had captured the Dark Guild, Iron Forest. There was another reason: this was one of the rare occasions when a Fairy Tail operation had not caused massive destruction. The only damage was a few rooms Natsu had wrecked during his fight, which was nothing compared to capturing every