Chapter 187: Great Demon Fighting Martial Arts: Preparation
After Fukou and his party took the injured Arcadios to the hotel where Fairy Tail was stationed, a group of kingdom troops came to search for him, but the magicians had their special way of concealment, which was so strange that ordinary soldiers could not find out, and finally they left without finding anything. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Arcadios then learned that they were the magicians of Fairy Tail, and on the one hand, he was grateful for their rescue of him, and on the other hand, he hurriedly offered to meet the king and princess of the kingdom of Fiore.
However, Fuko rejected his idea: "It's good that you're determined to stop the Eclipse, but you'd better wait until tomorrow to meet them." I've always felt that things are not so simple, it seems that there are still people meddling in this matter, and we need to keep you safe tonight, lest you be killed before you see the king and princess. ”
The others he was referring to were the ones he had heard the princess muttering to herself when he had infiltrated the palace before, "that man". It was clear that this man was neither her father, nor Arcadios nor Dutton, but someone else who could influence her decision. He knew very well that this man would be a hidden danger, and he had to confirm the identity of this man.
Arcadios had no choice but to agree.
At this time, the sorcerers who had helped them hide their fairy tail wondered what they were doing? Makarov, who probably knew the truth, said to him worriedly, "You shouldn't have brought him here, it's right to hide in your place." ”
"No, President, things have changed now, and I feel like I'm going to need the help of all of you. Let me tell them the truth. ”
"Oh well. The president pondered for a long time and replied.
So, Fairy Tail tells Urrutia and Melti to take the guild kids, Asuka and Macao's son Romeo, upstairs, while they cast an enchantment on the outskirts of the inn that shields them from outside intrusions—easy to do with Fried—and that's when Fuko begins to tell the story.
Everyone was amazed as Fuko told the Eclipse Project and the possible horror consequences of the Eclipse Project, they didn't expect that the Fiore Kingdom would secretly use the Great Demon Fighting to do such a despicable and dangerous thing. They didn't ask about the source of the information, because they knew that there was always a way for the Fuko to know something in advance.
It was then that Fuko introduced Arcadios to them, and told them what they had experienced tonight.
"Yukino has been arrested?" As a star spirit wizard who may share a common fate, Lucy cares about this female magician who holds the remaining two zodiac star spirit keys. "Is she safe now?"
"It shouldn't be okay, the kingdom won't do anything to her until her value is over. Arcadios replied.
"It looks like we need to get a course of action as soon as possible. Makarov looked at Fuko.
"To be on the safe side, I suggest we do four things. Fuko understood and put forward his own opinion. "First, of course, to keep Lucy and her Star Spirit Key safe, without her and her key, the Eclipse Gate would not have been able to open. Second, escort Arcadios to the king. Thirdly, Arcadios, you should know the exact location of the Eclipse Gate, and let us know later, and we will destroy it before you fail to negotiate with the king. Fourth, tomorrow Fairy Tail will continue the Great Demon Fight, so that no one can suspect us and stop our plan. ”
"I don't have much of an opinion...... In that case, I'll be considered a complete 'mutiny', right?" Arcadios said with a wry smile, "but I think the second and fourth things can be done together, because the king has always been at the Great Demon Arena, and he will be there tomorrow." ”
"What?" This time, the crowd was taken aback again.
"He's the host of the pumpkin headdress. Arcadios explained, "He's also very interested in the Great Demon Fighting itself, especially with the return of a legendary guild like yours this year." I thought, Fuko, you should probably play tomorrow too, and just before I was arrested last night, the King expressed his keen interest in you, and he was impressed by your amazing performance in the Demon Palace. If you're not here today, he's probably disappointed, and if you're not here tomorrow, he'll probably send someone to investigate Fairy Tail's movements. ”
"That pumpkin head...... No, that heroic host turned out to be His Majesty the King? what a faux pas!" Makarov exclaimed.
The sorcerers also expressed varying degrees of fright.
And Fu Kou was secretly scolding himself, because the other party was right under his nose, and at that time he was more concerned about the thoughts of the Fairy Tail Magi, he hadn't even looked at the [War Map], if he had seen it, he would have been able to see through the identity of the Pumpkin Head Host earlier! He secretly made up his mind that he would turn the [War Map] from time to time in the future, even if it was Natsu standing opposite.
"Looks like it's settled. The first president, Mebius, then said, "Fuko should indeed appear tomorrow, and the king should not be allowed to come to us on his own initiative." When the time comes, the head of Arcadios will be with us, and when he has the opportunity, he will go to meet the king. Lucy would have better stay there as well, it would be safest to be around us. ”
"Yes. "Fuko has no opinion. "As for destroying the Eclipse Gate, I'd suggest waiting until to-morrow evening, because then my men will be coming, so it's safer. Besides, now that Arcadios has been rescued, they'll probably move the Eclipse Gate to its location as well, right? ”
"That's right, we have to take that into account. Does 'your people' mean the people of the Six Demon Generals and the Demon Heart? So, let's recharge tonight. Makarov made the final conclusion.
Lucy objected at this time: "What about Xue Nai? You can't leave her alone, she must be very scared and helpless now." ”
"yes, we can't leave her alone!" said Natsu, who had helped Yukino get ahead.
When Yukino was expelled from the guild by the sorcerer of the Sword Biting Tiger, Yukino once came to Fairy Tail to give Lucy the two keys to the zodiac, but Lucy refused. Yukino then tells Lucy and Natsu about her experience, and Natsu is so angry that she gets into the Sword Biting Tiger and almost makes a big fuss.
"That's also a problem. "Although it would be wise to keep the keys of the zodiac separate, it would be safer to have them all on our side." ”
"Looks like we'll have to confirm who will rescue Yukino and when. "Makarov was tormented.
"Actually, tomorrow is a good time. "They probably wouldn't have thought that we would go to the palace for two days in a row to rob people, and the Great Demon Fighting Martial Arts would be a good way to attract their attention." We can find someone to rescue us, but, remember, this is only a tentative rescue, I think most of it will fail, and if you find out that something is wrong, you must retreat immediately, so I think the command of the rescue should be Urrutia. ”
Urrutia was stunned, she didn't expect Fuko to suddenly mention her, so she had to say, "I don't care. ”
So, the team that will participate in the Great Demon Fighting Exercise tomorrow and go separately to rescue Xue Nai will be finalized.
The theme of tomorrow has already been proposed today - "the war for survival". This will be the final match of the Great Demon Fight, and it will be played against the current six teams - after the crow's tail is disqualified, the Fairy Tail A and B teams will have to merge into one team - to face off. At that time, five players from all teams will take the field to defeat and eliminate their opponents to get the highest score to achieve the final victory.
And the five people that Fairy Tail will send are, in addition to Fuko, Elusa, Laxus, Gajiru, and Natsu. The men responsible for rescuing Chernai were Urrutia, Melti, Jubien, Elfman, and Pansali. The people who were in charge of staying at Lucy's side were President Makarov and the others, and it was Miraj, Gray and Wendy, and Charlulu who escorted Arcadios to the king.
After hearing that Lucy was injured in today's game, Fu Ko found her, and she was leaning back on the sofa at this time, with her legs on the sofa, her hands on her knees, and her expression serious. He noticed a choke mark on her neck.
"Mineba, the Tiger of the Sword - I remember that name correctly, did I?" Fuko sat down beside her, and she looked up, glanced at him, and buried her head in her knees. "She abused you today, right?"
Lucy shrugged her shoulders and didn't answer. But she still trembled.
When Fuko was too clumsy to know what to say, Lucy broke the silence first: "Why are you always like this, hiding so many things from us...... Eclipse Plan ...... I didn't know I was in such a terrible whirlpool......"
"Right...... I'm sorry. Fuko shook his head. "I just want to ......"
"Well, I know what you think, are you for our own good, worried about the leak of the plan......" Lucy said, "Natsu does say that, but I'm different, I'm still one of the parties, how can you hide it from me." I wish I could do the same one day to give you a taste of what it's like to be kept in the dark. ”
Although she said complaining words, she was obviously not very angry anymore.
Fuko also responded according to her wishes, which made Lucy very satisfied, she rarely saw Fuko be so "docile" to herself, and she couldn't help but feel a little proud.
"Ah, by the way, what a coincidence, tomorrow is July 7th. ”
"What's the matter, is there anything special about this date?"
"Hmm? Didn't Natsu tell you? His dragon, as well as Wendy's dragon, and Gajiru's dragon, all disappeared on July 7, X777. My mother also died in the same year. ”
Fuko frowned, and he felt as if something was out of his grasp.