"Good grief, Natsu really has no manners. Why does he keep aiming for the face?"
"Gray's no better. He keeps going for the low blows. What on earth has Noah been teaching him..."
"But Jellal's still impressive. Even after Elfman, in his 'Beast King' form, pinned him down and pounded him a few times, he still managed to get back up."
"Even surrounded by so many people, he's managed to hold his own. You really are Jellal Fernandes's twin brother. What a shame you went down the wrong path."
Makarov watched the show with a faint, knowing smile. His words held mockery, regret, and a probing edge.
But Jellal Fernandes acted as if he hadn't heard any of it. With a hint of guilt on his face, he said, "I can't deny that. My brother and I were separated when we were young, but I never imagined he'd be brainwashed by the dark forces. I blame myself."
"Worse, he took advantage of our resemblance as twins to deliberately kill members of the Action Team, hoping to frame me as one of them."
With that, Jellal Fernandes sighed, seemingly heartbroken by the state his brother was in.
But were those truly his real thoughts?
Makarov gave a cold laugh to himself. Does he really think I can't see through his Thought Projection?
"By the way, Jellal, apart from Jellal, do you have any other brothers? Like that white-haired guy over there, making all that noise?"
Jellal Fernandes glanced at Noah, who was watching from outside the battlefield, and shook his head slightly. "President Makarov, you're joking. I only have one twin brother, and that's Jellal."
"Oh, right. Noah's older brother is also called Jellal. The three of you look somewhat alike, so I thought... Seems I was mistaken."
Jellal Fernandes didn't