Half a day later, torrential rain began to pour down over the sea near Tenrou Island.
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Rumble...
The weather at sea could change in an instant...
Above, the clouds rolled, the sea wind howled, and thunder boomed. At the same time, huge raindrops began to pelt down from the sky, washing away the traces of battle scattered across Tenrou Island.
With a certain troublesome little girl causing mischief as if she were just playing around, it didn't take long for the members of the dark guild who had come to Tenrou Island to carry out some important mission—all those powerful members of the Seven Kin of Purgatory—to fall into Annie's hands. After Azuma, Kain Hikaru, and Zancrow, Meredy, Ultear, Rustyrose, and a certain Bafolk Protoss were each turned into birds through force, ambushes, traps, or being tricked by her cuteness, then caught and locked in the rather ugly cage she had woven from fairy magic.
That brought the total in Annie's cage to nine furious little birds, including the talking white rooster and the big yellow dog who wielded a katana that she had captured earlier.
And if they counted the grunts defeated by Natsu, Gray, Erza, and the others, there were basically no enemies left on Tenrou Island who posed a threat to them.
So the Fairy Tail guild members taking part in the S-Class Mage exam were able to gather together again. They returned to their temporary base and began urgently discussing what to do about the attack and the reason their enemies had appeared.
"Hey!"
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"That's pretty much what happened!"
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Annie told them everything she knew. Of course, some of those present already knew certain parts, so she was just filling in the gaps and summarizing.
After all, she had captured the Seven