After all the commotion, they finally figured out what had happened.
Lyon and the others learned why Aibo had suddenly appeared on the island, and that the "friend" Aibo had come to help was actually Gray.
Gray and Natsu's group also learned that Aibo had accepted Galuna Island's request. They had all become Aibo's teammates—and had been thoroughly played by him.
What hurt most was that they were in the wrong. They did not even have a reason to get angry at Aibo. The more they thought about it, the angrier they got, until they felt ready to explode.
Natsu and Gray turned suspicious looks on Lucy. "Say, Lucy, your expression has seemed off from the very beginning... How did you know the masked person was Aibo? Did you know something all along?"
"Ahaha~ I-I'm not really sure either. He just felt kind of familiar, that's all. D-Don't worry about such minor details!"
"Gray, I suspect Lucy sold us out. Do you get that feeling too?"
"Same here. Someone wasn't being honest. She never suffered the whole time. I suspect there was an insider."
Sweating profusely, Lucy hurriedly cut off their questioning. "Alright, alright! We still haven't completed the request! The Purple Moon hasn't disappeared yet! Aren't we supposed to destroy the Purple Moon? I still want to get that gold key!"
So everyone turned their gazes to Aibo again. Now that Aibo was here, they probably did not need to worry about this anymore.
"Destroying the Purple Moon is easy. I flew up and took a look just now. A thin crystalline membrane covers the sky above this island. When moonlight passes through it and falls on the island, it turns purple. So we just need to shatter that membrane, and the moonlight will return to normal. But before