Jose vs. Dojigiri
On the way to Ogre Town, Lisanna sneezed loudly.
"Hughes, I think it's because of what you said before you left that I've been sneezing."
Hughes nodded. "Lisanna, next time you need to say something like that with a firm tone."
"You weren't wrong, your Hughes was digging a hole for you."
Lisanna pouted. "That's the young lady of the Heartfilia Family. Aren't you afraid she'll issue a mission to the Mage Guild and get me beaten up?"
She's seen what I look like and knows my name; using those two things, she can quickly find out my information.
Hearing this, Hughes touched his chin; that was indeed quite possible.
With even more careful investigation, one could easily guess the identities of the three of them.
Uh... it seems that from now on, to do bad things, I'll still have to rely on my Life Return it up...
As for whether Lucy will do what Lisanna said, based on Hughes's understanding of her and Aquarius, he is absolutely certain she won't.
But if Lucy's father gets involved, then things become complicated.
However, given Lisanna's luck, it shouldn't be a big problem.
"Hey, are you even listening to me?!" Seeing Hughes lost in thought, Lisanna angrily came over and kicked Hughes.
"And Mira: You all knew we had to wear masks, so why didn't you tell me?"
"Well, Hughes told us not to tell you!" Mira explained with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Lisanna immediately broke down. She jumped to Mira's side, grabbed Mira's arm tightly and shook it, her eyes welling up with tears. "Sister Mira, we're family, you can't side with Hughes."
Let me tell you, you can't be completely submissive to men; you have to be a little bit mischievous for them to cherish you.
"Bang!"
Hughes punched her right next to the practically invisible Elfman: "Lisanna, you precocious brat, don't come near Mira and corrupt her."
Of the three Strauss children, you're the youngest and the wildest!
"You only learn bad things and not good ones: Stay away from Natsu and Gray!"
"Oh, no, Erza can't imitate that either, especially Erza. Mira, you should stay away from her too, especially when she invites you to take a bath, remember to run!"
Upon hearing this, the three little ones stopped in their tracks, and six eyes filled with curiosity fell on Hughes.
Hughes frowned slightly. He wondered if Erza's inability to distinguish between men and women was related to her experience at the Tower of Heaven.
After all, in Erza's mind, Jellal is the only male in the entire world (this was said by Hiro Mashima himself).
The Tower of Heaven was a tragic experience for Erza, and Hughes didn't want to joke about it.
After a few seconds of contemplation, Hughes suddenly struck, punching each of the three men once to quell their curiosity. "Don't ask, just keep going and remember what I said."
"Oh!"3
The four continued their journey to Ogre Town, which was Hughes's true destination; beating up Ogre Town was just Aquarius side trip.
In order to obtain the divine treasure on Kailinfu's body, Hughes decided to go all out and beat up President Jose, his go-to scapegoat.
With his record of defeating Jose, one of the "Ten Wizard Saints," Kailinfu would naturally have some trust in him and willingly hand over the divine treasure in her possession.
Of course, since Jose was chosen as one of the "Ten Wizard Saints," Hughes would not underestimate him in any way.
Yes, he plans to do what he did at the Guild Alliance meeting before having someone wear down Jose, and then he will make his move.
The choice, naturally, is another scapegoat, Dojigiri...
Initially, Hughes had no such intention. His original plan was to find a deserted island after testing whether Aquarius was the Lord of the Coast, and then release the two demons he had on hand.
He wanted to make a name for himself across the continent by defeating the two demons and show Kailinfu his strength.
As a result, within the guild, Laxus said he had received news that someone had spotted Dojigiri heading towards Ogre Town.
Hughes then changed his plans and included defeating Jose in them.
An achievement gained for free—why not take it?
As luck would have it, just as Hughes was muttering to himself, the Communication Magic Crystal in his arms suddenly lit up.
This Communication Magic Crystal was given to him by Laxus when he went to Thunder Valley.
Hughes raised an eyebrow and took out Communication Magic Crystal from his pocket.
"Dojigiri Ezel has arrived in Ogre Town and is confronting Jose." Inside the Communication Magic Crystal, Laxus, like a thief, disconnected the connection immediately after transmitting the message.
Hughes smiled, put away the Communication Magic Crystal, and then flashed to the center of the three little ones. He picked up Mira and Lisanna with both hands, while Elfman was held between his ankles.
Whether they liked it or not, Hughes leaped into the air, aimed at the direction of Ogre Town, and sprinted at full speed.
Time waits for no one, we need to speed things up!
Outside the Ogre Town, the atmosphere was unusually tense. President Jose's magic surged, and darkness enveloped the sky.
Ezel the Dojigiri reveals his Etherious True Form, his four jet-black greatswords gleaming.
The two stared at each other across a distance of over a hundred meters, with faint flashes of electricity visible between them.
"Dojigiri, I've said it many times, the one who fought you in Thunder Valley wasn't me at all. I'm also looking for that imposter," Jose said in a deep voice.
The round-headed Dojigiri grinned disdainfully; Jose still thought he was as easily fooled as before.
A fake "Ten Wizard Saints"? Where on the Ishgar Continent would you find such a reckless madman?
"Jose, stop using such underhanded tactics. If you don't dare to fight, I'll destroy the Ogre Town behind you."
With a furious roar, Dojigiri Ezel's Curse Power surged, and a bluish-white light surrounded him.
As time passed, the bluish-white light condensed into four jet-black giant swords formed from the four arms, exuding a terrifying aura.
Jose frowned slightly; the power of this demon from the Tartaros was somewhat beyond his expectations.
Last time, in order to help the guild members avoid being held responsible for destroying the territories of the Kingdom of Fiore and Kingdom of Bosco, Makarov proactively reported information about the Tartaros.
The higher-ups on the Ishgar Continent almost all know that the Tartaros, this deeply hidden dark guild, is composed of demons from the Book of Zeref.
According to Makarov's report, Dojigiri was only one of the weaker members of the Nine Demon Gates.
The thought that the Nine Demon Gates could keep resurrecting, and that there was an even more powerful Pluton above them, made Jose frown even more.
That imposter deserves to die; I've brought this trouble upon myself.
Hughes, who was watching from the shadows, rubbed his nose. He was still too outstanding, so much so that people had been talking about him the whole time, which almost made him sneeze.
He arrived just as Jose and Dojigiri began their conversation.
Mira and the other two were left behind halfway through the journey, as the situation ahead was somewhat dangerous and their abilities were not yet sufficient for them to participate.