Over the next few days, Aibo busied himself preparing to deal with the Tower of Heaven. Not only did he have no time to train Lucy, he even turned down all of Levy's and Juvia's kisses.
He hid away in the Cake Tower alone, acting all mysterious, and no one knew what he was working on.
A few days later, Erza suddenly received a mysterious letter. It read:
[Big Sister Erza, if you don't want anything to happen to your guildmates, come to this location alone before five this afternoon. —Sho]
The instant she received the letter, Erza became completely convinced that all of Aibo's information was true.
Jellal really did intend to use their childhood friends to threaten her into going to the Tower of Heaven, where he would sacrifice her to resurrect Zeref...
Erza clenched her fists hard.
Jellal, how many more unforgivable things have you done?
Erza took a deep breath and steadied her emotions. It was time to put an end to the nightmare that had haunted her for so many years.
Erza went straight to the Cake Tower and found Aibo.
At that moment, Aibo was tinkering with a pair of—glasses on his Magic Crafting Table.
They seemed to be a finished magic item, and he was now adjusting their appearance.
"Aibo, I received a letter from my old friends. They want me to go outside town alone at five this afternoon. Jellal has made his move."
"So it's finally happening. Then let's go meet them. Oh, and Big Sister Erza, try out my new invention while you're at it—"
Aibo handed Erza a pair of sunglasses with scarlet frames. "Here, a little present for you. Do they look good?"
"What kind of glasses are these?"
"Mind-Reading Glasses. They can do pretty much everything a