Chapter 83

"Alright, I understand."

"I will look into it further, Speaker, my lord."

Although Speaker Crawford did not directly agree to Zikrelain's request, Zikrelain did not really mind.

If it weren't for the fact that presenting a hundred percent proof right now would be too abrupt and too fake, Zikrelain could have slapped the evidence right into Speaker Crawford's face.

After all, Zikrelain and Geral were the same person — reporting on himself, simple as can be.

"Mm, it's late. You may withdraw."

"Get some rest."

After hearing Zikrelain's reply, Crawford gave a slight nod and said, "Once you've gathered enough evidence, Zikrelain, I will convene a special meeting to discuss whether to use the Magic Guide Sprite Power."

With that, Speaker Crawford lowered his head again and paid Zikrelain no further attention.

Zikrelain also gave Speaker Crawford a slight bow, then slowly withdrew.

'Evidence of that sort can be produced at any time.'

'Perfect — the ritual at the end will need Erza to serve as a sacrifice.'

'I'll just seize Erza and use her as the evidence.'

Walking down the long corridor of the Magic Council headquarters, the corner of Zikrelain's mouth curved up slightly.

Akane Resort Paradise — the most famous vacation destination in the Kingdom of Fiore.

Although many events not present in the original work had occurred, Erza, Natsu, and the others had still arrived at this famous seaside resort to have fun — after all, a thirty-percent-off coupon was still quite a bargain.

Here, food, drink, entertainment — everything one could want was available.

At the same time, this place was also relatively close to the location of the Tower of Heaven.

'This place is unexpectedly quite bustling.'

'Aside from the lack of internet and online games, it's probably no different from the metropolis before I transmigrated.'

Lin Cheng, controlling Sōsuke Aizen, walked along the streets of the resort paradise, feeling somewhat emotional.

Because he had never been able to pinpoint the exact location of the Tower of Heaven, Lin Cheng had ultimately had no choice but to control Sōsuke Aizen to come in person to the place where Erza, Natsu, and the others were preparing to play, and lie in wait.

Once the people from the Tower of Heaven made their move against Natsu and the others, Lin Cheng could simply tail behind them.

Now, Erza and the others had already arrived at the resort paradise.

If nothing unexpected happened, the Tower of Heaven's side should probably make their move around evening or night.

Before then, Lin Cheng only needed to control Sōsuke Aizen to wander around and enjoy himself here. With over a hundred worker puppets, Lin Cheng was now fairly well-off financially.

Not to mention that, if necessary, Lin Cheng would also control the puppets to rob the rich and give to the poor on his behalf.

He did not have to wait long.

Soon, the time reached night, and the sky had completely darkened.

At around eight in the evening, a riot broke out in the largest casino within the resort paradise.

Several Mages fought inside the casino.

The final outcome was roughly the same as in the original work — ending with Erza being abducted.

Lin Cheng, meanwhile, released Konan from the Akatsuki — who possessed the ability to fly — set her to intelligent-action mode, and had her trail far behind, quietly waiting for the destination to be reached.

Of course, he couldn't just sit and wait.

Lin Cheng shifted his attention to another matter.

"Is anyone there?"

"Is there anyone? Help!"

Inside the casino, Lucy was bound layer upon layer by Millianna's Cat Bind magic.

Millianna — currently part of the Tower of Heaven faction, and in the future a member of the Mermaid Heel Mage Guild.

She was also a companion of Erza's from her childhood slave days.

Her strength was decent. Although she had not yet reached the level of an A-rank Mage, the peculiarity of her magic was considerable — even an A-rank or S-rank Mage, if caught off guard by her deliberate scheming, could be controlled and defeated.

Lucy, Natsu, and Erza, who had already been abducted, had all been successfully ambushed by Millianna.

After she became a member of the Mermaid Heel Mage Guild in the future, her strength would improve dramatically, reaching close to S-rank Mage level — she could be considered a genius.

Or rather, the group from the Tower of Heaven at this stage could basically all be considered geniuses in terms of being Mages.

At this moment, Lucy was agonizing over the fact that she had been bound up.

Because Millianna's Cat Restraint Tube had the special effect of restricting the use of magic, once Lucy was bound, she had no way at all to use Celestial Spirit magic to save herself.

And the people around her had all been temporarily turned into cards by another Mage from the Tower of Heaven, so there was no way they could help Lin Cheng.

Just when Lucy had no idea what to do, a gentle-looking, bespectacled uncle appeared within her line of sight.

This was naturally Sōsuke Aizen.

This time, Lin Cheng did not bother to conceal Sōsuke Aizen, and directly appeared before everyone in Aizen's true appearance.