Chapter 272: Jellal: So, am I the next victim?

The black-bordered screen began to dim at this point. ===== CHAPTER 571 =====

Replacing it, the white-bordered screen slowly lit up.

Watching this scene, inside the Fairy Tail guild.

Gajeel finally let out a long breath.

"It's finally over."

Lily, on the side, looked at Gajeel while suppressing a laugh: "Looking at you, you seem very happy?"

Hearing this, Gajeel rolled his eyes: "Otherwise? This time, the Sky Screen broadcast was almost entirely targeting me."

"Being beaten up in all sorts of ways, I couldn't even bear to watch."

Gajeel wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and complained: "This is simply a collection of my humiliation!"

Levy smiled and responded: "Don't take it so seriously; after all, the one who was truly beaten up was just you from the dark world."

"But, it still has my face; now, I've lost face to the whole world." Gajeel couldn't stop shaking his head and sighing.

Sting: "Mr. Gajeel, don't worry, we won't laugh at you."

Rogue: "That's right! After all, the opponent is Black Natsu; being beaten up is understandable."

Frosch: "Frosch thinks so too."

Levy: "Speaking of which, according to the current progress, what should be next?"

Natsu: "If I remember correctly, after the Phantom Lord incident, next is Erza being captured, and then us going to the Tower of Heaven to save Erza, right?"

Jellal: "Tower of Heaven..."

"Wait!! If that's the case, then the next victim isn't me??"

Ur: "Tsk, I reckon that you in that world probably won't be as lucky as Gajeel; you might even die!"

Meredy: "I think it's really possible."

Jellal: "That's not right; I in that world don't even know who Erza is, and I wouldn't kidnap Erza, so logically speaking, I shouldn't be attracting Black Natsu, right?"

Hades: "Have you forgotten? Black Natsu needs the Tower of Heaven, and as the mastermind of the Tower of Heaven, do you think you can be spared?"

Brain: "Don't say it, I'm starting to panic a little; how much time is left before I in that world meet Black Natsu?"

Hades: "If you put it that way... I think I should start panicking too??"

"It seems like it all happens in this year."

Ur: "Speaking of which, that world doesn't have any Sky Screens or anything, so if you die in that world, there won't be any chance of resurrection."

"Besides, I in that world seem to be about to be resurrected; I'm starting to look forward to it. When the time comes to crusade against the Oración Seis, will I appear?"

"And personally finish off that damn Brain?"

Just as everyone was discussing heatedly.

The Sky Screen finished loading.

Soon, the image became completely clear.

[At the beginning of the scene.]

[It was Natsu and Gray, both wrapped in bandages, glaring at each other.]

[Just when everyone thought these were injuries left over from the war with Phantom Lord.]

[The two's words completely shocked countless people.]

[These were not injuries from the war with Phantom Lord, but injuries left over from a pillow fight they had together last night.]

[Regarding this bizarre scene, Elfman also voiced everyone's inner thoughts.]

[Why can a pillow fight cause such injuries?]

[Elfman expressed his lack of understanding.]

[At this moment, Natsu and Gray were still arguing over who was the winner of last night's pillow fight.]

[So they went to find Lucy together.]

[As a result, they were all scared off by an impatient Lucy's roar.]

[Today's Lucy... is very strange.]

[However, the thick-headed Natsu and Gray naturally did not notice this.]

[It was immediately left unsettled.]

[That night, news came that Loke had left the guild and disappeared without a trace.]

[A bewildered Natsu and the others immediately searched the entire city.]

[The result was obvious: nothing was found.]

[Until not long after, Lucy sent word that Loke's matter was all resolved, and she would explain it in detail to everyone after returning to the guild the next day.]

[Although still very bewildered.]

[Natsu and the others still obediently went back to sleep.]

[It wasn't until the next day, when they went to the guild, that they figured out the ins and outs of everything.]

[It turned out that Loke, who had always been a guild member, was not a human in the true sense.]

[But a Celestial Spirit!]

[A Zodiac Celestial Spirit, Leo!]

[Three years ago, he belonged to the Celestial Spirit Black Mage Karen.]

[However, because he could not endure the endless abuse Karen of Blue Pegasus inflicted upon the Celestial Spirits.]

[Therefore, Loke rebelled.]

[During an incident where Karen was punishing the Aries Celestial Spirit, Loke took the initiative to appear and replaced Aries.]

[And demanded that Karen dissolve the contract with both himself and Aries.]

[Otherwise, he would not return to the Celestial Spirit World. Because Karen could only summon one Celestial Spirit at the time, as long as Loke kept appearing in the real world.]

[Karen could not summon other Celestial Spirits; in other words, as long as Loke was in the real world, Karen could not use magic.]

[Karen naturally could not agree to lose two Zodiac Celestial Spirits at once.]

[Therefore, the two sides reached a stalemate.]

[However, no matter what, Loke remained unmoved and went to an abandoned building alone, attempting to force Karen to compromise...]

[This wait lasted for three months.]

[Celestial Spirits cannot stay in the human world for a long time, just as humans cannot stay in seawater for a long time, unable to take in oxygen.]

[And Celestial Spirits staying in the human world cannot replenish their magic power.]

[But Loke, relying on his own powerful strength, gradually adapted to the human world.]

[Just when he felt that this should be considered a heavy lesson for Karen and it was time to let her go.]

[Bob, the Master of Blue Pegasus, came looking for him.]

[And informed Loke of an unacceptable piece of news.]

[Karen was dead!]

[Because she could not use magic, but Karen had no money to live, she forcibly took on a mission and eventually died during the mission.]

[And Loke, because of this, bore the charge of killing his Celestial Spirit owner, even though it was indirect.]

[Just like that, it continued until now; Loke had already been in the human world for three years.]

[His body was already on the verge of its limit and could no longer hold on.]

[So, he voluntarily withdrew from the Fairy Tail guild and went to Karen's tombstone, preparing to just disappear quietly.]

[But fortunately, Lucy had noticed Loke's abnormality early on, which was also the reason why Lucy had been in a bad mood all day yesterday.]

[After inquiring with the Crux Celestial Spirit, who was the most knowledgeable about the Celestial Spirit World, Lucy figured out Loke's true identity.]

[So, unable to watch her companion perish just like that, Lucy actually forcibly summoned the King of the Celestial Spirit World to inquire.]

[The final result was that Lucy, with her persistence, successfully persuaded the Celestial Spirit King, who finally agreed to pardon the Leo Celestial Spirit, Leo, also known as Loke, and permitted him to return to the Celestial Spirit World.]

[But the price was that Loke had to become Lucy's Celestial Spirit and fight for her.]

[Loke gladly accepted.]

[After learning all this, Natsu and Gray couldn't stop circling Loke and looking him over.]

[Although still a bit bewildered, they accepted the fact.]

[To thank the Fairy Tail members for their care over the past three years, Loke specially gave Natsu and the others a ticket to the Akane Resort.]

[It is said that it is one of the top-ranked resort paradises in the entire Fiore Kingdom.]

[The group was naturally overjoyed.]

[Erza had even changed into her equipment, ready to set off.]

[The group, urged by Erza, did not hesitate at all; they didn't even need to bring anything.] ===== CHAPTER 572 =====