"Get out of the way!! Erza!!!"
Roars of shock and fury erupted from Natsu and the others! But Erza, who had just pushed Gerard away, was caught in the moment between exhausting her strength and recovering it! She had no strength left to dodge! All she could do was barely raise her right arm, trying to take the blow head-on!!
But no one understood better than she did that, against the poison Cobra of Oración Seis wielded, blocking with her arm would be no different from taking a direct hit to a vital spot!
Raising her arm was merely an instinctive response to danger. Against his potent poison, it would accomplish nothing at all!!
"It's over!! Fairy Queen! Erza Scarlet!!! Ahahahahaha—" When Cobra saw Erza disregard her own safety to save Gerard, he showed not the slightest anger. Instead, he threw back his head and laughed even more wildly!
"Is that so—"
An indifferent voice suddenly sounded beside his ear. Cobra jolted in alarm as a white-clad figure abruptly appeared in front of Erza!
His raised right arm came crashing down! An icy, gleaming Blade Flash flickered, instantly blasting the oncoming Roar into scattered fragments of magic!!
"Big Brother Nameless!!!"
"Big Brother Nameless—"
Two voices filled with the same delighted surprise rang out. Yet a moment later, both people who had called out froze.
Their eyes met, and Gerard stared blankly down at his hands in confusion, unconsciously murmuring, "Why? Why did I suddenly call him that? I don't even know him! I don't remember him at all! So why?! Why, when I unconsciously called out that name—"
"Did I feel this grief I can't quiet, and this inexplicable longing..."
Gerard... Gerard actually remembers Big Brother Nameless's name?!! Even with his memories completely sealed away!! This... this— Erza stared in