Chapter 110

【PS: Today's third update. Today is both New Year's Eve dinner and New Year shopping—so much to do. I can't manage a fourth update. For the coming period, it'll likely be only three updates per day~~~~ I'll resume regular updates after the New Year.】

"Mr. Aizen Sōsuke."

"Actually, I still have many questions I'd like to ask you."

Seeing the topic veering further off-topic as Lucy and Natsu chatted, Erza cleared her throat twice and said: "Since you've existed as a deceased being for hundreds of years, you must know things others don't."

"To be honest, I'm curious about several organizations that have recently become unusually active."

"The Monu Sect, the Bai Huzi Pirates, your own organization, and that other group whose attire was strangely unusual."

Erza looked at Aizen Sōsuke with serious intent.

If the past few years had been utterly peaceful, then the past few months had been tumultuous indeed—Erza couldn't afford to ignore it.

First came the full-scale war between Fiore Kingdom's two strongest societies: Fairy Tail and Phantom Lord.

Then came two previously unheard-of powerhouses, along with the organizations behind them: Ace and the Bai Huzi Pirates, and the Monu Sect's Dazuisi Sect—Sloth.

The Fapingyi Society's councilor, Zancrow, turned out to be Jellal, along with the mysterious organization that took him away.

"It seems Young Lady Erza has many things she wants to know."

"Then let's start with the Monu Sect. In terms of historical depth, the Monu Sect is quite ancient."

After hearing Erza's question, Aizen Sōsuke smiled and said: "The Monu Sect is regarded by the world as a cult that worships the 【Witch】. It was founded a thousand years ago."

"The Monu Sect is mysterious—I don't know much about it myself."

"But one of the witches worshipped by the Monu Sect, the Witch of Envy, Satira, is said to be capable of destroying the world."

"Legend says the Witch of Envy, Satira, destroyed the world. Our current world is merely a tiny fragment of the original world—a mere sliver of its ruins."

You don't realize it until you hear it—and then you're stunned.

As Aizen Sōsuke spoke, Erza, Lucy, and even Natsu and Gray, who had been brawling, all fell silent, staring at him in disbelief.

But this was perfectly normal.

Hearing someone claim they want to rule the world doesn't usually shock you—but hearing they destroyed the world, succeeded, and that your world is just a shard?

More importantly, the person saying this carries high credibility—you don't feel he's lying.

So it's understandable that Erza and the others fell silent.

After all, whether Erza, Lucy, Natsu, or Gray, none of them had ever imagined Aizen Sōsuke would lie to them—they automatically treated his words as truth.

And once they believed his words were true, the implications became chilling.

"Can the witches of the Monu Sect destroy the world?"

"Our current world is just a fragment of the old world, a shard of its ruins?"

Lucy looked at Aizen Sōsuke and involuntarily swallowed, asking cautiously: "Is the Monu Sect really that terrifying? Then why have I never heard of it before?"

After sensing the Monu Sect's terror, Lucy strained to recall everything she'd experienced over the past decade.

But no matter how hard she tried, she had no memory whatsoever of the words "Monu Sect." Even the secretive Heimoshu Sect occasionally appeared in newspapers.

The Monu Sect—Lucy had never heard of it. Not a whisper. Not a trace.

"The Monu Sect itself isn't terrifying—it's the witches that are."

"You never heard of it before because the Monu Sect's members weren't active."

As he spoke, Aizen Sōsuke's gaze grew somber, and he said with concern: "This time, it seems the seal array imprisoning the witches has developed a small flaw—it's loosening."

"The Dazuisi Sect of the Monu Sect have seen their chance and all become active."

"Seal?"

While everyone worried about whether the witch-sealing array would fail, Natsu focused on another point: "If a witch can destroy the world, then who could possibly defeat her?"

"Hahaha, of course."

"Legend says that a thousand years ago, the Witch of Envy, Satira, was sealed by the Lionheart King, the Divine Dragon, and the Grand Sage."

Looking at Natsu, who watched him with curiosity, Aizen Sōsuke smiled: "And peace was restored to the world."

"Aizen Sōsuke's story sounds like a fairy tale."

At that moment, a small blue cat stood up on the table and said: "It's very similar to the fairy tales Natsu used to tell me."

"Hero slays the dragon, world at peace."

This small blue cat was Natsu's loyal companion, Happy.

"It really does sound like a fairy tale."

"But isn't it also true that fairy tales are often adaptations of historical legends?"

"So as the Monu Sect acts, it's stirring up many hidden organizations lurking in the dark."

Aizen Sōsuke concluded his brief background on the Monu Sect.

What followed was naturally simpler: Aizen Sōsuke then gave Erza and the others a brief overview of the Bai Huzi Pirates and the Akatsuki's background.

For example, the Grand Line where the Bai Huzi Pirates reside might be a mysterious other dimension—one of the former world's shattered fragments.

Some powerful factions can locate and control stable, compact world fragments.

Like the Akatsuki's Rain Village, which Aizen Sōsuke explained as a compact world fragment, leaving Erza and the others stunned—within moments, Aizen Sōsuke had reshaped nearly their entire worldview.