Chapter 35: Lullaby, Curse and Speculation
"This is entirely my negligence and responsibility, and after this incident is over, please beat me up no matter what. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info "Elusa is very straightforward about her thoughts, and in order to make up for her mistake, she "takes" a magic four-wheeler parked at the station, and drives the four-wheeler to chase Natsu's train at the cost of a lot of magic.
"Hmm...... It's not Elusa's fault, none of us think about it. Lucy nervously tried to find an excuse for Elusa.
Fu Ko then lifted Erlang's legs, leisurely put his hands on the back of his head, closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, he said, "I do remember that Natsu is still on the train, but it was too troublesome to drag him off the train, so I didn't say it in order to save time." ”
Gray then said, "Coincidentally, I remember Natsu in there, too, but I'm not obligated to memorize him, right?" ”
Feed! You two are a little too much! Lucy stared at them, laughing and crying.
"All in all, I took the initiative to invite Natsu to form a team this time, so I need to be responsible for Natsu, so it is really my big mistake to forget his existence directly." Elusa said something even more serious and embarrassed Lucy, who was still thinking about exonerating her, "This time the plan has changed, now we have to catch up with that train and save Natsu." ”
Elusa's arm is connected to the magic four-wheeler by a black pipe. She controls the acceleration and deceleration of the four-wheeler by injecting a corresponding amount of magic into the pipe. She tracked the train heartily, and the four-wheeled car was accelerating, and it was speeding up on the yellow earth beside the train tracks, making the carriage very bumpy.
After several minutes of eerie silence, Lucy suddenly screamed. This is not the first time she has been so surprised, but every time she is surprised, it means that the well-read young lady remembers some important details. So Fuko waved her hand to calm down, explaining to them sentence by sentence, and Elusa, who was driving the four-wheeled vehicle, listened intently.
"I'm reminded of the origin of 'Lullaby,' which is in a book dedicated to dark magic." Lucy licked her lips and said to the crowd staring at her, "Its full name is 'Flute of the Damned: Lullaby', and it is said to be an evil collective spell that has been strengthened by the strongest dark mage, Jelf, and it is not far from Fuko's guess. However, the last record of it is that it has been sealed away by the Light Mages. ”
Fuko opened his eyes and raised his eyebrows, as if in anticipation, "In other words, our 'friends' of the Iron Forest are planning to get this collective spell killing magic?" It was terrifying, Elusa's instincts worked, but it had been delayed for so many days, not knowing if the magic was already in their hands. ”
"Fuko, can you guess who they're targeting?" Elusa found that Fuko's instincts and guesses were sometimes more accurate and long-term than her, so she asked him with the mindset of giving it a try, "Even if Natsu is chased now, the sorcerers of the Iron Forest should not be in their guild's secret stronghold." If we know what they're aiming for, we'll be able to prepare in advance. ”
Fu Kou straightened up, thought for a moment, and said, "Since it's a 'collective curse killing magic', then their target this time should be a group of people. If we were to guess, we would have to understand why they got 'lullabies' and what they wanted from it. ”
"Probably some big commission, but the target is heavily defended, and assassination is unlikely, so let's use a collective curse instead?" Gray came up with an idea.
"It's a possibility, but it's unlikely. Lullaby' is sealed magic, that is, it is risky to get it. The Iron Forest almost took the risk to use it to kill a target, even if it was the king of the kingdom of Fiore, which was a bit too wasteful. We all know that even if they kill the king, they will not be able to replace him, which means that they will end up with a handsome commission and endless hunting in both light and dark - not because of the king, but because of the lure of the powerful lullaby. ”
Gray nodded and said, "You're right. ”
"As I said, even if it's a guess, think about what they want. As long as it is a human being, there will be dissatisfaction, and if there is dissatisfaction, there will be appeals. Elusa, what was the reason they chose to form the Dark Guild? What drove them to do this? ”
Elusa thought for a moment and quickly replied, "There are actually many reasons, but there are four main ones. The first is to have committed an unforgivable mistake and was spurned by the Light Magic Guild and had to join the Dark Guild. The second is the dark guild's assassinations, looting, and other commissions that have paid off richly, making many people with evil intentions flock to them. The third is a fanatical belief in the strongest dark mage, Jelf. There is also a belief that the Light Magic Guild is unfair to them and turns a blind eye to their appeals, so they defect to the Dark Realm and choose to oppose the Light Realm. ”
"So which kind of 'Iron Forest' belongs to?"
"They're probably all but the third, right?"
"Hmmm......"
Lucy asked with some urgency, "Fuko, have you thought of something?" ”
"I do think of something, but I declare that this is just my guess." Fuko replied, "If there are three left, then it's likely that they're targeting the Light Magic Guild. It would be a waste to simply use the 'lullaby' for one or two magic guilds or townspeople, as I said earlier, and the 'fairness' they crave will not come, and it will make the Guild of Light wary and react. If I were them, I wouldn't do it. ”
"'Lullaby' is a kind of collective spelling magic, but over the years, there have been few people who have played with its idea, which means that its flaws are obvious, probably because the way of cursing is too obvious, for example, 'Lullaby' may be a song with magical powers, but I know this beforehand, as long as I don't let this song play, or find a way to make myself unable to hear this song."
"You can use magic to 'close your eyes and listen.'" Elusa said, nodding.
"Therefore, if you want to use 'lullaby' to achieve your goal, you need to use it unexpectedly. They believe that the root of all the injustices they have suffered is not themselves, but the Guild of Light, and the leader of the Guild of Light, except for the members of the Magic Council, is the president of the major Guilds of Light. If I were them, I would choose to attack them, after all, they are a bunch of paranoids and fantasists, confident that if they kill this group of people, this society will change for them. In fact, society does not change because of the death of any one person or group of people. ”
"Damn!" Elusa slammed the frame suddenly, and it seemed that she already had an answer, "If your guess is correct, then I know who they are targeting." Right now, the presidents of the major light guilds are gathering in a town for a regular meeting, including our president! ”