Chapter 67
Gerard returned to us with the left side of his face beginning to swell. I even felt a little guilty for the blow he had dealt.
- Ahem, sorry, I got a little hasty, let me cure you? - I suggested.
- It's not worth it. - The guy stopped me. - If there are traces of the battle on me, then it will be even better. Anyway, father literally deprived us of a chance for a magical future, and this way I can easily become king. Making you look like villains.
- Listen, you better explain everything properly, because my hands just started itching, - Elsa said with a clear threat in her tone.
- Ah, what is there to explain? - Gerard shrugged. - Dorma Anima does not just exist in a single copy and is a weapon of last chance. Perhaps you have not yet had time to feel it, but from the moment the artificial dragon was defeated, it sent an impulse to the core of our world, reflected from which, all magic will leave our world and go to another with which there is a stronger connection.
- Are you serious right now? - I think my look now perfectly reflected my opinion on how crazy this sounds.
- It's true. - Shagota reluctantly confirmed. - In fact, Anima's project to steal mana from other worlds appeared precisely because of this weapon. I don't know how they created it, but since that day, magic has begun, albeit slowly, to leave our world, which itself rejects it. And now this process will most likely take no more than a day. For this same reason, it is so difficult to use magic in our world.
- Hmm. Then there's probably no point in erasing the knowledge of Anime. No one will be able to use it anyway. - I scratched my head in confusion about what was happening. Still, I was absolutely sure that all these words about magic fading in a world with flying islands were nothing more than tales from the canon.
"However, Anima still needs to be destroyed," Makarov stated, "so since our time is limited, we must hurry."
- Yes, you are right. - Shagotta nodded and added before leaving. - I will begin to prepare my people for the exodus.
Seeing their mother leave, the two cat girls looked at each other and made a decision to follow her.
"We will help," said our Charlie.
- I think we should split up too, - I said, looking at the others. - After all, leaving the local Fairy Tail mages, for whom magic is the goal of their lives in a world without magic, would be cruel.
- Okay, you go, and I will stay with Jellal and make sure that Anima is destroyed. - Makarov agreed.
- Elsa?
- Right now. - my friend understood me right away and soon a portal opened in front of us leading straight to the entrance to the local fairies' guild and Lucy quickly jumped out to meet us and started bombarding us with questions.
- What happened? Why did so few of you return and what were those explosions?!
- They're taking care of the remaining business. More importantly, try to gather the entire guild, I have something important to tell you.
- What should I report? - the girl immediately asked me, but seeing my serious mood, she hurried back to the guild.
5 minutes later.
"Is that all?" I asked.
"Not really," Lucy answered gloomily. "There's also Natsu, but no one's seen him in weeks."
- Damn, okay, I'll try to find him in time. And now about the reason for the gathering.
- It seems like you all heard explosions coming from the direction of the Exceed capital, right?
"It would be hard not to notice something like that," Edo-Levy snorted.
- Okay, the point is that your king, apparently having completely lost his mind, used a weapon that will leave no magic in your world by the end of this day, and, frankly speaking, I personally could not give up magic so easily, so you have until the evening at most to decide whether you will go to our world or stay here as ordinary citizens without magic. - I laid it all out at once.
- Is there any point in asking? - Levi smiled wryly. - We went against the law and fought and died, for the sake of getting at least a crumb of magic. I think by saying that none of us will agree to give up magic, I will voice the thoughts of everyone present.
- Okay. How much time do you need to get ready, and do you even know the approximate location of your Natsu? - I asked.
- As for Natsu, you should check with Lucy, he is her boyfriend after all. As for preparation, in fact, if you can provide enough magic and coordinates, then there will be no need for preparation, we will be able to directly transport our guild to the destination. - Levy said.
- Even so? - I was surprised. - In that case, will Elsa take care of it?
- Okay. - The scarlet-haired beauty nodded and approached the local Levi. - Let's go discuss everything.
- So, you and I, Lucy, will go look for your boyfriend.
- We're not a couple! What's everyone talking about?! - the girl exclaimed.
- Yes, yes. And of course no one heard you moaning in his car. - Bisca teased the girl.
"He said he turned on the magic of silence," the blushing blonde groaned.
- HA! I told you they had something! - Jet exclaimed. - Don't you dare forget our agreement, Droy.
- Oh, shut up, - the guy said sourly. - And how this weirdo managed to hook Lucy is beyond me.
- So you really…?
- No one heard anything, but it's not hard to guess where you disappeared to, the main thing was to catch you in words to get confirmation. - Bisca said.
- Oh, you! - an angry Edo Lucy was about to start a brawl, but I stopped her, putting my hand on her shoulder. - Now is not the time for showdowns. We still need to find Natsu, otherwise he will be left here alone without any support from the guild.
- Yes, you're right. - The girl immediately calmed down. - I think I know roughly where he might go.
- Excellent. Then let's go.