"Lyon!"
"Gray!"
"Idiot, do you know what you're doing?"
"Long time no see, Gray. Looks like the villagers on the island put out a request that drew you here?"
Aibo had not told Lyon about Natsu and the others, so Lyon naturally did not know that his old acquaintance had slipped onto the island.
If Aibo had not joined them beforehand, Lyon might have had his subordinates wreck the village to lure these people away so the plan could proceed smoothly.
But now that he had someone powerful on his side, there was no need to go through all that trouble.
"Sherry, notify Lord Love Emperor. We've run into some trouble."
"Yes, this is the power of love~"
"This is bad. It looks like they have reinforcements too!"
Lucy, who had been kept in the dark by Aibo, immediately felt that something was wrong. She decided to call for Aibo's help as well.
Gray's expression darkened. He took a deep breath. "Natsu, leave this Zero Emperor to me. You and Lucy handle the others!"
"Gray, you bastard! Don't order me around!"
"I'm begging you!"
"?!"
Natsu saw an unprecedented seriousness in Gray's expression. Understanding, he nodded and bumped fists with him. "Fine, just this once. I'll take care of the rest of them! I'm all fired up!"
"Lord Zero Emperor, that seems to be Fairy Tail's Fire Dragon. He's quite a famous wizard."
Lyon glanced at Natsu. If it were only Gray, he was confident he could handle him, but his subordinates were probably no match for the Fire Dragon.
"Sherry, has Lord Love Emperor replied?"
"Lord Love Emperor said... he'll be here soon."
At the same time, Lucy received a message from Aibo:
[Grab Happy first. Don't move. I'll be right there.]
Lucy: "???"
Just then, a massive black-purple