[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-in-fairy-tail-sorry-i-really-am-the-mastermind-b":3,"chapter-in-fairy-tail-sorry-i-really-am-the-mastermind-b-in-fairy-tail-apologies-i-am-the-mastermind-chapter-28":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","In Fairy Tail: Apologies, I Am the Mastermind",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2126583,3474,"Chapter 28","in-fairy-tail-apologies-i-am-the-mastermind-chapter-28",28,"\u003Cp>Chairman Crawford was very satisfied with the effect he had created.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, before Chairman Crawford could savor his own authority, he was interrupted by a series of loud laughs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahahahaha.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, sorry, I really couldn't help but laugh out loud.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ace looked at Chairman Crawford's somewhat ugly expression and said with an apologetic smile, \"Actually, on the Grand Line where our Whitebeard Pirates are located, there are always people who like to talk just like you, Mr. Chairman.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honestly, I don't dislike the way you talk, Mr. Chairman.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Grand Line?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Is there a place called the Grand Line?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultear frowned tightly, quickly focusing on the keyword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Siegrain, who had been maintaining a standard smile, also began to ponder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of the people present had ever heard of the four words \"Grand Line.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind this might lie a terrifying reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is, the world they see is likely just the tip of the iceberg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chairman Crawford was old, and his thinking was not as fast as the two young people, Ultear and Siegrain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after all, he was of a certain age, so he could still keep his composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, even if he couldn't keep his composure, there would be someone to vent for Chairman Crawford.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, an elderly man of similar age, who looked somewhat like a cat, stood up and scolded Ace, \"Presumptuous!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know what place this is?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the Magic Council!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Through Ace's perspective, looking at the old man who was scolding him in various ways, Lin Cheng smiled with some disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Cheng actually had some impression of this old council member.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he remembered correctly, the name of this elderly council member was Michello; he had appeared in the Tartaros arc of the original work, playing the role of a bully who feared the strong and picked on the weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was easily scared to the point of wetting himself by Jackal of the Nine Demon Gates of Tartaros.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course I know this is the Magic Council.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just want to say that on the Grand Line, there is an enemy of our Whitebeard Pirates, and that enemy's name is the World Government, and under the World Government, there is an organization that prides itself on absolute justice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, Mr. Chairman.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ace ignored Council Member Michello, who was acting like a clown on the side, and looked at Chairman Crawford, who was sitting high up looking down at him, and smiled, \"Whether the Whitebeard Pirates are righteous or evil, it doesn't matter to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What really matters is, has the Magic Council truly prepared itself to be an enemy of the Whitebeard Pirates?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Ace's voice fell, the scene once again entered a state of absolute silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, even Council Member Michello, who had been shouting at Ace just now, felt obvious pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy named Ace didn't seem to have any intention of bowing his head to the Magic Council at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, the Magic Council really hadn't thought about forcibly convicting Ace or becoming an enemy of the Whitebeard Pirates behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From start to finish, they had only intended to suppress Ace's momentum and then discuss other matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Usually, whatever they did required such back-and-forth exchanges a few times before it was completely settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, no one present had expected Ace to be so reckless, directly looking like he was going to tear off the mask of civility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Portgas D. Ace.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know what everything you just said represents?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you declaring war on the Magic Council on behalf of your Whitebeard Pirates?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chairman Crawford looked at Ace, his brows furrowed deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this very moment, Chairman Crawford already vaguely regretted not playing the back-and-forth bargaining game with this young man, Ace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He should have been more direct and gone straight to the point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the discussion was almost done, he could have just invited Ace to become the sixth of the Ten Wizard Saints, replacing the position previously held by Jose Porla.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, he hadn't expected to find himself in a situation where he was riding a tiger and couldn't get off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Chairman Crawford hurriedly gave a wink to several council members not far away, signaling that he would play the bad cop and they should play the good cop to quickly ease the atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dignity of the Magic Council could not be lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only let the other council members create a step for both himself and Ace to step down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it was a great pity that Lin Cheng didn't buy this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Cheng had originally been thinking about how to reasonably introduce the new plot; his purpose in coming to the Magic Council this time was to popularize his script settings, the division of major forces, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, he hadn't expected the Magic Council to be so sensible as to want to give him a show of force; that made things interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Chairman.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ace glanced at the council members who were trying to find a way out and smiled, \"Let's forget about pinning labels on people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the Magic Council really wants to try, feel free to do so.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for your question just now, Mr. Chairman, whether the Whitebeard Pirates are righteous or evil.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can answer you, Mr. Chairman: the Whitebeard Pirates are definitely not righteous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's getting late, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Ace turned directly and walked toward the door of the Magic Council meeting hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'He's not giving any way out at all.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This is going to be difficult.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Siegrain smiled as he watched Ace turn and leave, his back to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't just Siegrain who thought so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Ace turned to leave, everyone present knew that Chairman Crawford was about to explode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Siegrain cast his gaze not far away, toward Chairman Crawford.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Chairman Crawford probably won't be able to swallow this insult.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I wonder how this Mr. Ace, who could kill Guild Master Jose in seconds, would compare to Senior Warrod Sequen of the Four Heavenly Kings of Ishgar?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of the terrifying strength Ace had displayed, the Magic Council's Chairman and all the council members summoning Ace collectively naturally couldn't be without any defensive power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although there was a powerful combatant among the council members like Siegrain, the ninth of the Ten Wizard Saints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But everyone hadn't forgotten that Ace had killed the sixth of the Ten Wizard Saints; just Siegrain, the ninth of the Ten Wizard Saints, probably wouldn't be able to protect the safety of everyone present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the Magic Council had invited Warrod Sequen, the third of the Ten Wizard Saints and a true top-tier combatant, to come over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just to prevent any unexpected situations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Ace's lack of cooperation and even tearing off the mask with the Magic Council was an unexpected situation.\u003C\u002Fp>",1163,"2026-06-16T12:13:33.210Z","2026-06-16T12:23:18.059Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","9901ebacc95d0230d2c8e41cc8daa39544cd7d8703eec078d3ef58445f2516a8","in-fairy-tail-apologies-i-am-the-mastermind-chapter-29","in-fairy-tail-apologies-i-am-the-mastermind-chapter-27",660,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fin-fairy-tail-apologies-i-am-the-mastermind-cover.jpg"]