"Of course, that was all part of my original plan. What I hadn't expected was that Wendy's Sky Dragon Slayer Magic could undo the absolute Sealing created by Extreme Path Star!" Achill glanced in surprise at Wendy, who was curled up beside Lucy behind him, her face full of guilt. He continued, "But now your reason for abducting Wendy is perfectly clear. You wanted to awaken the sealed Gerard, didn't you? Heh, that must be it. Once Gerard woke up, you'd not only gain a powerful fighter, but also find Nirvana sooner. Quite the clever scheme, wasn't it? Am I right, Brain, leader of the Oración Seis?!"
With that, he casually blasted a brilliant blue pillar of magic into the nearby woods!
"Dark Gravity!" With a low shout, a powerful repulsive force appeared out of nowhere and instantly deflected Achill's blast! His expression grim, Brain slowly emerged from the depths of the woods. When he spotted Gerard standing not far from Achill, his aged face darkened even further.
Seeing Brain's expression darken, Achill couldn't help shaking his head with a chuckle. "You don't look particularly happy. Is it because that scheme you thought was so brilliant turned out to be all for nothing? Would you call that losing your bait without catching your prey? You probably never imagined that even Wendy's special abilities would be completely unable to undo the final seal in Gerard's mind."
"Damn it! So that's why Gerard suddenly showed such deep hostility toward me? It seems I really did miscalculate!" Brain said through gritted teeth, his expression grim. "I should have realized it! If he hadn't lost all his memories, Gerard would never have suddenly attacked me on instinct just because of that little bit of wariness toward me buried in his subconscious! Nor would he