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“It’s Lucy!”, Sarina, Tidus and Minora all shouted out.

“Huh?”, the three looked at each other with surprise.

“You two...you’re going to say something to Arthur about Lucy-sama?”, Sarina was shocked.

“Well yeah, you too?”, Minora replied with the same expression.

“Don’t tell me it’s about the rumoured missing wizards in Fiore?”, Tidus asked.

“Yes, but there’s a lot more”, Sarina seriously said. “I think what you’re about to tell Arthur-sama is just the same as what I would want to tell him”

“I think so too”, Tidus said.

“Wait a second, what is it the you’re talking about?”, Arthur asked.

“Arthur-sama!”, Minora started.  “Ummm, you see....about that....well.... .WecametoMagnoliatwodaysagoandweheardterriblenewsaboutwizardsmissing and...... ”,Minora rattled out in a fast pace.

“Wait! I can’t follow what you’re saying, Minora. Slow down”, Arthur said.

“Let us do the talking, Minora”, Tidus patted Minora’s shoulder and made her sit on a couch.

“So what is it about Lucy?”, Arthur asked again, impatient this time.

“Remember when you asked us to go to Magnolia two days ago to look for some stuff? We heard some rumours that wizards are starting to disappear. We heard that it started to happen since last week and those missing wizards went missing when they’re on job requests and from different guilds”, Tidus explained.

“I heard that one from Fairy Tail has gone missing yesterday”, Sarina seconded.

“What? Is it Lucy?”, Arthur asked.

“No. It was one of the members but it’s not someone we know. I think it’s a girl named Laki”, Sarina said. Arthur let out a sigh of relief.

“But....that’s not the terrible part”, Tidus said. “The Ballam Alliance consisting different official guilds assigned ten representatives from six different guilds who participated on the Grand Magic Games to look for the people responsible for the missing wizards”

“They said that a group of Independent Dark Guilds were gathered and formed the so-called ‘Galion Alliance’. Those representatives will set out to fight them”, Sarina said.

“A group of Independent Dark Guilds? Is it even possible? I never heard of such a thing”, Arthur tipped his chin as if thinking of something.

“No one has heard of them until....well....you know the incident of a noble from the South right?”, Sarina asked.

“You mean about the Callimars?”, Arthur asked.

“Yes. The one responsible for that incident, their uncle, Reimonbeth, was a member of Galion Alliance”, Sarina explained.

“No way....”, Minora gasped. She didn’t know about that information.

“Then those Galion Alliance were the ones who are capturing and kidnapping those missing wizards?”, Arthur asked.

“Yes. And the members of Ballam Alliance were set out today to stop them. Reina-sama, the eldest of the Callimars came over to help them”, Tidus replied. “This means war”

“That is bad news. Then, Lucy is one of those representatives who will stop them?”, Arthur asked.

“No”, Sarina and Tidus both replied.

“Eh? If Lucy’s not a representative, how is that terrible news?”, Arthur asked.

“That exactly is the problem. She’s not a representative!”, Sarina exclaimed.

“That’s because she was assigned with a different task”, Tidus said.

“What task?”, Arthur asked. Somehow he feels like he wouldn’t want to hear the answer.

“We heard from the Council...that the Galion Alliance needs a Celestial Wizard to complete their ultimate battalion in changing the world”, Sarina said.

“What......”, Arthur’s forehead was starting to have cold sweat.

“The Council has to pick between two Celestial Wizards available in Fiore who holds Zodiac keys”, Tidus continued.

“Lucy.....having most of them; ten to be exact; is the best candidate. She was assigned to be the bait”, Minora cried.

“..........”, Arthur gritted his teeth.

“Arthur?”, Tidus was hesitant to talk to him as of the moment, Arthur is leaking out a menacing aura, more like rage.

“How can those Council bastards just assign a noble to do such a thing?”, Arthur was angry, definitely angry.

“Well, that’s not really the point but.....I guess you have to know this as well. Even if the Council had created a plan like that, it’s still up to the wizard to decide whether or not go along with it”, Tidus scratched the back of his head.

“What.....”, now Arthur was surprised.

“I was trying to say, the Council didn’t assign her, they asked her to do it. It’s like a request or something. Also, they didn’t ask Lucy at first since Sabertooth has their own Celestial Wizard but well, you know how Lucy is”. Tidus explained.

“Are you telling me she asked for it herself?”, Arthur asked.

“Unfortunately, yes”, Tidus dropped the bomb.

Arthur felt like all his strength has left his body as he kneeled on the ground with his palm on his face.

“That idiot!”, Arthur shouted out. He has mixed feelings of annoyance, anger and worry.

“I told you she was too stubborn for her own good”, Sarina said.

“But still! What is that flame-head thinking? Letting Lucy do what the Council wants and endangering her like this! I thought we made an agreement!”, Arthur was angry once again.

“About that......”, Sarina can’t even finish her sentence because doing so will definitely lit him up.

“Natsu-san doesn’t know that Lucy agreed to it”, Minora recovered and finished what was left hanging.

A moment of silence filled the air.

“WHAT?!”, Arthur’s voice echoed through the whole room. “That’s it, we’re off to Fiore! Sarina, bring my coat and sword!”

“As you wish”, Sarina bowed before leaving.

“Oh boy....”, Tidus shook his head a little with a smirk formed in his lips. “Let’s get ready, Minora”, he said.

“I’m already ready!”, Tidus turned around only to see that Minora was in her battle suit.

“I’m no match to you”, Tidus blushed and messed Minora’s hair.

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“Sir!”, a Rune Knight ran inside the room.

“What is it?”, one of the Council members asked. All heads turned to him, waiting for his report.

“We received a report that a noble from the North is going to give us a hand in searching Galion Alliance”, the Rune Knight finished.

“What?!”, three members of the Council stood in surprise.

“This is getting out of hand. Why are all the nobles actively participating on this? Doing things their way, you have got to be kidding me!”

“First Reina-sama of the South, and now someone from the North?”

“If the nobles are involved we are off to a very hard situation right now. This might start a war on the neighbouring countries”

“Why are they doing this?”

“Hey!”, Master Makarov interrupted and called out the Rune Knight.

“What is it?”, he asked.

“The noble’s name, what is it?”, Master Makarov asked.

“Someone with a family insignia of a dark crescent moon I think, I don’t know his name”, the Rune Knight replied.

“Dark...crescent moon?!”, all Council members think of only one person holding that mark. Master Makarov was aware of it as well and he was a little happy to know about it.

“The only heir to the Jureners, we’re dead!”, some created an uproar within the Council halls.

“Why did I ever entered this job?”, someone from the members mumbled with fear.

“We can’t do anything about it now. Monitor their actions! If the situation becomes too dangerous, make sure to protect the nobles first! They’re of the highest priority understand?!”, the head of all the members ordered. “Doranbolt, you’re in charge!”

“Yes sir!”, Doranbolt bowed and readied himself to leave.

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“Minora, how farther are we before we reach Natsu and the others?”, Arthur asked.

“We’re very far, they’re moving so fast, Crucis is having a hard time locating them”, Minora said.

“It’s fun to have the Jurener Private Guards on a mission together again. And what’s more, Lord Arthur is with us!”, Celesta happily shouted out.

“Ah, Tidus, Kurogane-san, turn left after fifteen minutes!”, Minora shouted out.

“Roger that!”, Kurogane replied. Tidus and Kurogane are in charge of driving the carriage.

“So, our plan is to locate the representatives first?”, Sarina asked.

“Of course, we don’t have an idea as to where Lucy might be right now. We must help them before Lucy gets caught!”, Arthur replied.

The carriage stopped suddenly making all of them bump into each other.

“What happened? Why the sudden stop?”, Celesta groaned.

“Is everyone alright?”, Sarina asked.

“More or less”, Minora replied.

Arthur went out of the vehicle to check on Tidus and Kurogane.

“Tidus, Kurogane, what....”, Arthur stopped when he saw Tidus and Kurogane’s expression. When he looked at where their eyes are focusing, he was surprised as well.

“You’re going to where Lucy is right?”, a woman asked, standing in front of their carriage.

“........”, No one was able to say something. Arthur was frozen stiff from surprise as to why the woman is there in front of them.

“If so, take me with you”, the woman finished.