Chapter 25

Natsu’s expression became, in an extremely rare instance, somewhat ferocious and distorted. ===== CHAPTER 178 =====

"You mean, that guy named Teach..."

"Killed your partner, Ace?!"

Natsu had never been so angry.

It was precisely because he believed what Ace said that Natsu instinctively imagined it.

His most precious partner killing his own companion.

Just thinking about it, Natsu had a feeling of suffocating and being unable to breathe.

"Oh my, oh my, oh my."

"Presumably this gentleman must be from the Magic Council."

Magnolia, on a certain street.

A middle-aged man with a somewhat rugged appearance and exceptionally lush body hair found a young man wearing the standard uniform of the Magic Council and smiled: "May I ask, what is this gentleman's name?"

"Hmm?"

"My name is Lahar."

Looking at the somewhat sloppy middle-aged man who suddenly found him, Lahar frowned slightly: "I don't know if there is anything you want by suddenly finding me?"

Lahar, Magic Council, Captain of the Fourth Custody Enforcement Unit.

Some time ago, Phantom Lord and Fairy Tail went to full-scale war, and he was sent by the Magic Council to investigate.

Now that the investigation was almost done, he would return to the Magic Council headquarters in two days.

At the same time, because Fairy Tail considered Ace's wanted status, they did not reveal the mission commission Ace had issued, so Lahar did not recognize the identity of the person in front of him.

It was exactly the appearance of Blackbeard, whom Ace had been searching for.

"Hahahaha."

"Finding Mr. Lahar so suddenly, of course, there is an important matter."

The sloppy middle-aged man laughed loudly, revealing his mouth missing a few teeth: "I just discovered an incredible thing in the Fairy Tail guild."

"The target being wanted by the Magic Council, Portgas D. Ace, has appeared there?"

"What?!"

"Sure enough, that guy appeared in Fairy Tail again!"

Hearing the voice of the sloppy man in front of him, Lahar's expression changed slightly.

In addition to being sent by the Magic Council to investigate the cause of the full-scale war between Phantom Lord and Fairy Tail, Lahar also had a task to wait for a rabbit in Magnolia for a month.

The Magic Council could not be sure whether Ace had a deep connection with Fairy Tail.

But it did not prevent them from guessing, guessing that Ace would appear in Fairy Tail again in a short time.

Now that Ace had appeared, Lahar naturally needed to take action.

"Very good, then I'll trouble you to come with me for a trip to confirm it together."

Lahar looked at the sloppy man and said seriously: "I must confirm the authenticity of the news before I can pay you the bounty."

Lahar thought the man in front of him should be after the bounty paid by the Magic Council for Ace.

In order to hunt Ace, and also to express the Magic Council's zero tolerance for those who break the law, the wanted amount for the murderer and fugitive Ace was quite rich.

"Hahahaha."

"Since Mr. Lahar has said so, then I will accompany you for a trip."

"However, that guy named Ace is a pirate; pirates must be bad guys, right?"

The sloppy man waved his hand at Lahar: "If I am seen by the other party and retaliated against, what should I do? I am just an ordinary citizen with a little sense of justice."

"At that time, Mr. Lahar, you must protect me."

As he spoke, the sloppy man turned around with a smile and walked toward the direction of the Fairy Tail guild.

And Lahar, looking at the turning sloppy man, frowned slightly.

He always felt that some places were strange and eerie, but he couldn't say exactly where it was strange or eerie.

In the end, he could only shake his head slightly, followed the sloppy man, and rushed toward the direction of the Fairy Tail guild headquarters.

No matter what, since Ace had appeared, he still had to act quickly.

No one noticed that a man stood in the bustling street, out of place with the people around him.

Brown short hair, black-rimmed glasses, and a face with a gentle smile.

It was exactly the top-tier puppet drawn by Lin Cheng, the only S-rank puppet Lin Cheng currently possessed, Sosuke Aizen.

And in Sosuke Aizen's hand, a Zanpakuto that looked exceptionally ordinary was flashing with strange light.

From beginning to end, the crowd around had no reaction to Sosuke Aizen.

'Hmm, the effect is good.'

'Letting Sosuke Aizen help me modify the dungeon, it's really much more comfortable.'

Lin Cheng, who was being a salted fish in a small tavern, had the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

Actually, in Lin Cheng's original plan, there was no plan for Blackbeard to appear at all; even from beginning to end, the three words "Blackbeard" were just a background story Lin Cheng pulled out of his ass.

It was purely digging a hole, and he never thought about filling it.

After all, who knows when he can draw the Blackbeard puppet.

Arbitrarily starting the story between Ace and Blackbeard was just looking for trouble for himself.

However, after Lin Cheng drew Sosuke Aizen, the situation changed drastically.

First of all, it was the script; Lin Cheng directly turned on Sosuke Aizen's intelligent Sage Mode, let Sosuke Aizen perfect his plan and script, and then Lin Cheng's script was slightly modified by a little bit.

For example, the Blackbeard whistleblowing plot directed by Kyoka Suigetsu just now was a small interactive story added to the new script.

Originally, although Lin Cheng would also arrange for Ace to run to the Fairy Tail guild, Lin Cheng was purely because he couldn't find the specific location coordinates of the Tower of Heaven, so he was prepared to come over to follow the plot.

Prepared to participate in the Tower of Heaven plot with the original protagonist team, and then show off.

It was as stiff as it could be.

"Hmm, it's just for a trivial thing."

"Alright, Natsu, don't be so angry."

Looking at Natsu, who was in a state of rage, Ace smiled slightly: "Blackbeard is my prey."

"I will sooner or later tie that guy Teach to the old man's face and accept the old man's judgment."

"However..."

"Sure enough, he is here!"

"Murderous fugitive, Portgas D. Ace!"

Before Ace could continue to say anything, Lahar arrived.

Looking at Ace, who was in the Fairy Tail guild, Lahar's face suddenly became grave: "I am the Magic Council, Captain of the Fourth Custody Enforcement Unit, Lahar!"

"Regarding your act of killing Jose Porla in the battle between Phantom Lord and Fairy Tail a month ago, please cooperate with our Magic Council's investigation!"

"Otherwise, I will force you into custody with force!"

"Oh my, the steak was just made, and the people from the Magic Council are here."

At this time, Mirajane, who was holding a steak, walked out, looked at Lahar standing at the entrance of the Fairy Tail guild hall, and smiled at Ace: "Mr. Ace, it is better to cooperate."

"Although Mr. Ace accidentally killed Master Jose, this was entirely because Master Jose made the move first."

"Mr. Ace is at most just self-defense; cooperating with the investigation is not a big deal."

"I heard that the Magic Council has not collected any actual evidence of Mr. Ace being a pirate."

In a few words, Mirajane explained the situation to Ace clearly and plainly.

Making Lahar, who was standing at the entrance, twitch his mouth uncontrollably, and an awkward expression appeared on his face.

After all, Mirajane was not wrong; although Ace killed Jose, from beginning to end, it was Jose who had the murderous intent toward Ace first; there was absolutely no reason why someone else wanted to kill you, but you couldn't fight back.