Sowing Discord

Hughes looked at Yajima and smiled silently.

He wasn't stupid enough to kill Crawford Himm in public with his own face on his person; he wouldn't do something so foolish as to make things difficult for himself.

To do these things, you first need to give yourself a disguise, even at the cost of your Life Return, don't you think, President Jose?

The most urgent task is to use Crawford Him to gain benefits and to find out the details of the Magic Council.

Fairy Tail has the Lumen Histoire, Phantom Lord has the Super Magic Giant, and the Magic Council, as a behemoth ruling the entire Ishgar Continent, could not possibly only possess the Etherion and the two massive weapons, Face...

In warfare, supplies are the first priority. Similarly, before committing any wrongdoing, one must scout the area carefully to avoid unwittingly stumbling into someone else's trap.

Right now, isn't this a golden opportunity?

So Hughes shook Crawford Him in his hand, loosening his grip slightly so that Him could speak.

"Speaker, I'd like to go inside the Magic Council for a look around and maybe pick out a few things. What do you think?"

Hughes leaned down and whispered in Crawford Him's ear, but his smile was directed at the other members of Congress.

As expected, as soon as Hughes finished speaking, the radicals, led by Michello and Ogre, were the first to jump out in opposition, saying that Hughes was trampling on the face of the Magic Council, and they continued to make various threats.

Hughes calmly raised Crawford Him in his hand, making him look directly at Michello and the others who had spoken earlier, then said with a smile, "Speaker, I really didn't intend to kill you. Trading one for one with you wouldn't be worthwhile for me. I'll take what I need and leave. It'll be good for both of us."

"But look closely, these are the people who want you dead. They've probably been eyeing your position for a long time!"

The sound was deafening, like thunder, reverberating in the hearts of everyone present. It was so loud that not only Crawford Himm could hear it, but also all the senators, the Toad Messenger, and the members of the Custody Enforcement Unit.

The square fell silent instantly, and everyone's eyes fell on Michello and the other councilors in unison.

Michello and his companions immediately felt extremely uneasy, especially under the chilling gazes of Crawford Sim and the other councilors, which sent shivers down their spines.

"Damn, he jumped too early! Why is this bastard so troublesome!" Michello and the others couldn't help but send a friendly greeting to Hughes in their hearts.

Crawford Him stared intently at the person who had spoken earlier, ignoring his own pain, and loudly ordered the Toad Messenger to take Hughes inside to tour the Magic Council, allowing him to choose whatever he wanted from Magic Council.

After saying that, Crawford Himm continued in a low voice to Hughes, "If you let me go, I'll give you anything you want; I guarantee you'll get out of the Magic Council safely, and I won't bother you afterwards!"

Crawford Himm spoke with such sincerity that Hughes had no doubts whatsoever.

He even suspected that, in order to consolidate his crumbling prestige, Crawford Himm would later fabricate a story that the two of them were acting.

All of this was to test how everyone would react if the Magic Council were to fall into such a predicament.

Using this opportunity to shift from defense to offense, he expressed his disappointment and then shifted the blame to the radicals led by Michello and Ogre, taking the chance to severely suppress them.

After all, in order to regain his position as Speaker, he did not hesitate to cooperate with the demons of the Tartaros and even opened Face to help them fight against the mages of the entire continent.

In Crawford Simm's heart, life comes first, the position of Speaker second, and everything else serves those two.

Hughes couldn't help but sigh inwardly, wishing that the leaders of other continents could be controlled as easily as Crawford Him. Unfortunately, such exceptional individuals are hard to find anywhere in the world!

With that in mind, Hughes patted Crawford Him and said calmly, "Don't worry, as long as you don't do anything reckless, I definitely won't kill you!"

Deep down, Hughes wanted to add a few restrictive clauses to what he had just said.

For example, before being cleared of suspicion, before acting under someone else's name...

Magic Council, given Crawford Him's good behavior and the occasional introduction of good things to him, the kind-hearted Hughes changed his action of gripping Crawford Him's neck to grabbing him by the back of his clothes and lifting him up. Led by the Toad Messenger, the two walked all over the Magic Council.

Behind them were lawmakers with their own ulterior motives, and members of the Custody Enforcement Unit with strange expressions on their faces.

For the members of the Custody Enforcement Unit, their worldview and moral principles were rapidly collapsing in that short period of time.

"This is a high-grade Burst Magic Crystal, with the power equivalent to 10 regular Burst Magic Crystal."

Inside the treasure room, Crawford Him pointed to a Magic Crystal and explained it to Hughes.

Hughes shook his head; he didn't need it, and it seemed there were plenty of them in the guild.

"Next!"

"This is the complete configuration of the Magic Converging Cannon Jupiter. Once fully charged, a single shot can blast down a mountain peak. Even a medium-sized town couldn't withstand a single blast!"

Hughes continued to shake his head, saying that this was an exaggeration and that in a few years anyone would be able to stop it.

Seeing that Hughes didn't even want this, Crawford Him frowned slightly and gestured for the toad messenger to lead them to the deepest part of the treasure room.

Soon, a magical orb emitting a purple glow appeared before Hughes...

"Super Concentrated Magic Light, approximately five hundred times more powerful than Jupiter..."

Hughes stared at the purple sphere before him, lost in thought; he remembered this thing vividly.

During the battle against Tartaros, Elfman was once controlled by Seilah, Seilah gave Elfman this thing to blow up the Fairy Tail guild.

Seilah said the same thing as Crawford Him: the power of the Super Concentrated Magic Light is five hundred times that of Jupiter.

However, when the Super Concentrated Magic Light finally exploded, it only destroyed the Fairy Tail Fairy Tail guild; it didn't even destroy the houses next door.

Hughes couldn't tell if Cana had used Card Magic to weaken the explosion's power, or if the inventor was just exaggerating its strength...

But he still didn't want it; he didn't need it, and carrying it around... who in their right mind would carry a bomb around like that?

Seeing that Hughes was still not satisfied, Crawford Him said helplessly, "This is the most precious treasure in the collection!"

"Fine, the Magic Council should have some demon-sealing artifacts, right? Give me two!"

Before Crawford Him could even utter a word after Hughes said this, Yajima couldn't sit still any longer and quickly stopped Hughes.

Demons are powerful and possess bizarre Curse abilities; if they were to escape, they could cause the deaths of countless people.

This is a terrible thing!

Hughes waved his hand, stopping Yajima from saying what he was about to say; he knew what was going on.

With his current strength, he can easily deal with any demon except for the top-tier ones.