"Have you made up your mind, Nameless?" Although Mystogan already knew what he was thinking, the stakes were too high for him not to ask again.
"That's right. But no one else needs to come." Achill slowly swept his gaze over the eager faces around him. Seeing that Erza and the others still seemed to have something to say, he immediately cut them off, his voice calm but utterly firm. "There's no room for discussion! I'm more than enough to handle this alone! Having more people along would only keep me from cutting loose!"
Seeing that Erza and the others still looked worried and hesitant, Achill softened his tone a little and reassured them gently. "Relax! There's no need to worry about me. Surely no one knows what I'm capable of better than you do? So put all those worries out of your heads. Tell me, Mystogan, how do I get to that world, Edolas?" He directed the last question at Mystogan beside him.
"It's simple. Did you see where that rift appeared in the sky earlier? Although your magic completely canceled out Anima's effects, the portal it left up there is still open. It's only been a little while, so I don't think it's vanished yet." It was Carla, not Mystogan, who answered. Looking hesitant, she continued, "If you pass through it, you should reach Edolas! But I have one condition!"
"What condition?"
"Let me come to Edolas too!" Carla said resolutely. "I've had enough! I want to break free of their control! I want to prove that everything I've done was a decision made of my own free will, not something they made me do by controlling me from afar!" Every word rang with determination. Her unwavering gaze seemed to say that even if he refused to take