infodatos Chapter 301 The Mastermind
Chapter 301 The Mastermind
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"Should we...continue?"
Seeing Jellal's miserable state, Lucy couldn't help but ask, "If they hadn't booked a separate carriage, and this place was full of Fairy Tail people, it would probably have caused a riot. It looks a bit too pitiful."
Although no one liked Geralt, kind-hearted people found the situation hard to accept; even killing him would have been better than this.
"Don't rush."
Moen raised his hand and waved it, looking confident and telling everyone to calm down. He was keeping a close eye on Gerald's situation.
Something's not right.
Looking at Gerald, who had stopped moving on the ground, Moen frowned. Why did he look a little dead?
"Buzz!"
Without further hesitation, Moen increased his intensity and continued to unleash his magic. Stopping at this point was pointless; it was all about whether he could pull off a miracle with sheer force. He had to go all out.
"Aaaaaah!"
After Moen intensified his efforts, Gerald finally stirred again and regained his vitality, while the other force was completely suppressed under the impact of Moen's magic.
"It's done!"
Moen snapped his fingers, and Gerald on the ground had returned to calm, now under Moen's control.
"Geralt? Are you alright?"
Looking at Jellal, Erza asked, somewhat taken aback, thinking that Jellal had completely broken free of control.
Gerald ignored Erza and just stared blankly at Moen, who hadn't given him any orders yet.
"Erza, he is no longer a normal person. He is now under my control and will only do what I command."
Moen reminded Erza that he needed to ask Jellal some questions first, and then see if he could get him back to normal later.
"it is good."
Erza nodded without saying anything more. She knew what was important and what was urgent, so she naturally wouldn't ask Moen to do anything more.
"I will not release him until I have asked him all the questions I want to ask. We need to know all the information he has and we cannot give him any chance to hide his thoughts."
Moen shared his thoughts and explained his reasons for doing so.
Moen held a very pessimistic view of Gerald's mental state.
After all, his mind had been manipulated by magic since he was twelve years old, so it's really hard to say whether Geralt can retain his sense of self, or whether his mental state will be normal after he breaks free from the control.
Moen put himself in Gerald's shoes and thought it would be very difficult for him to cope; his mental state would definitely be terrible.
"Then... let's get started asking questions."
Makarov began, thinking he would ask all the questions he needed to ask as soon as possible, and then try to get the child back to normal.
Moen nodded and immediately asked the question that concerned him most:
"Jeral, who is that guy who came to the Tower of Paradise to pick a fight?"
When this question was raised, everyone looked at Gerald intently, waiting for his answer. This was definitely one of the most perplexing questions for everyone.
"It's Brian."
Gerald gave the answer: the name of the white-haired man.
"Brian...."
Upon hearing this name, Makarov seemed to recall something. Having lived for so many years and spent so much time in the magical world, he naturally knew a great many mages, and he knew at least a few of the more famous ones.
"What is your identity and background?"
Before old man Makarov could figure out who it was, Moen asked Geral directly, feeling that Geral's knowledge of that guy was definitely not just about a name.
"Brian is the leader of the Oración Seis and my teacher. He chose five children to leave, and they are the current Oración Seis."
Gerald revealed the man's identity directly, which caused a moment of silence; no one could utter a word.
"Love? What is the Oración Seis?"
Happy scratched his head and asked, somewhat puzzled. If Natsu hadn't been lying nearby, he would have been the one to ask the question, as the two, one human and one cat, had roughly the same level of knowledge.
"Brian! It was him!"
Makarov slapped his thigh. Now he knew who it was: the leader of the "Oración Seis" and the former "Director of the Bureau of Magical Development"!
"The Six Demon Generals...it's actually the Six Demon Generals..."
Erza was shocked. She never expected that the "Tower of Paradise" was actually backed by the "Oraclese Generals". This was something she had never thought of.
"The Six Demon Generals is one of the three major guilds in the Balam Alliance, a dark guild alliance, and is an extremely powerful dark guild."
Levy introduced the information with a look of shock. As the literary girl in the guild, she naturally paid close attention to this written information.
This "Six Demon Generals" is a dark guild that has emerged in recent years, but it has made a name for itself very quickly. It is very powerful and has conquered many dark guilds.
"What exactly is the Balam Alliance?"
Happy looked completely bewildered. Natsu never paid attention to these things, and neither did Happy; these were all new terms to him.
In fact, many guild members only had a vague understanding of this, or even no understanding at all. It was just that Harpy was quick to ask first, so everyone just waited to hear it.
"The Balam Alliance can be simply understood as the Magic Council of the Dark Guilds. It is composed of the three strongest Dark Guilds, which manage a large number of Dark Guilds below them. However, their management is much looser than that of the Magic Council. In many cases, they are a disorganized mess, doing whatever they want."
Grandpa Makarov spoke up to explain for Levy, clearly knowing these things very well. Although the "Oracles Seis" was relatively young, the other two were not recent additions.
"Therefore, those dark guilds we previously contacted and eliminated were very likely affiliated with one of these three major guilds."
Erza understood what Guild Master Makarov meant. It didn't really matter whether these small dark guilds belonged to the "Balam Alliance" or which major dark guild they were affiliated with, because these major dark guilds wouldn't avenge them.
The rules in the dark guild world are much harsher; it's a true dog-eat-dog world where only the fittest survive. Anyone who is eliminated by a legitimate guild is considered a weakling who doesn't deserve to live.
"How ruthless."
Gray muttered, "The Magic Council may have a lot of things to do, but compared to other organizations, it's definitely more formal and reliable."
Of course, this was Gray's previous impression of the "Magic Council".
After this major incident at the "Tower of Paradise," is the "Magic Council" still as "formal" as it once was?
"Reliable?" Gray had to question it. After all, even the highest "Council" had two seats squeezed in by the enemy. What legitimate and reliable organization would behave like that?
"Is the Oración Seis (Supreme Lords of the Six Demons) the mastermind behind the Tower of Paradise?"
Moen frowned and asked Gerald again, "The fact that Brian is the leader of the Oración Seis is indeed surprising, but Moen didn't discuss it further. He felt that things were not so simple and that they could dig deeper."
"No! The Tower of Paradise operates entirely according to my will. Brian came here simply to select five children."
Gerald answered loudly, his emotions running high. The other force that had just been suppressed began to stir again, seemingly stirred by Gerald's emotions, wanting to regain control.
"what!"
Gerald had barely clutched his head and let out a cry of pain when Moen immediately silenced him, and he fell quiet again.
"What's going on?"
Everyone looked astonished; this performance was too strange and very abstract.
"It's nothing, just a minor incident. I've already managed to handle it."
Moen explained with a smile that a new problem had arisen: Gerald believed that Brian of the "Oraclese" had not affected him, and that Brian was not the mastermind behind the "Tower of Paradise," but merely a passerby who had stayed for a period of time.
Simon, Xiu, Miliana, and Woolley also said that "Brian" only stayed for a short time before leaving the "Tower of Paradise" with his five companions, which does indeed match up.
Simon had previously suspected that "Brian" was the mastermind, because "Brian" had taught Gerald a lot of knowledge and had been Gerald's teacher for a period of time, which seemed very suspicious and like someone who was manipulating everything behind the scenes.
"And Urutia? Who is she?"
Moen stopped dwelling on "Oracles of Sequel" Brian and asked about something new.
In fact, Moen also felt that this "Brian" did not seem to be the mastermind. Before "Oracles" became truly famous, the "Tower of Paradise" incident had already happened, and they had even been beaten to a pulp by the "Magic Council" and had to play Boom Beach.
Moreover, according to Grandpa Makarov, Brian might have been the director of the Department of Magical Development at that time.
No matter how you look at it, "Brian" doesn't seem to be the mastermind behind "Tower of Paradise." He's most likely here to select people.
"Ultear, she's my best friend, wholeheartedly supporting my actions and handling many unnecessary troubles for me."
When Ultear was mentioned, Gerald was full of praise. Clearly, his companion had left a deep impression on him, and almost all of it was positive and useful. Compared to Simon, Shu, Miliana, and Woolley, who were just tools, Ultear was obviously ranked much higher in his eyes.
"What's its origin?"
Moen pressed on, feeling he had found the key: this Ultia was too abnormal; there was definitely something seriously wrong with him!
"origin..
Gerald looked dazed; he was searching for answers, but clearly, there seemed to be no relevant answers in his mind.
"Haven't you always been here?"
Gerald was puzzled. What was Urutia's background?
"How is that possible?!"
Erza immediately voiced her doubts. She had absolutely no recollection of Ultear, and neither did Simon, Shu, Miriam, or Woolley. None of them knew Ultear before. How could that woman have been in the Tower of Paradise all this time?!
"The case is solved."
Moen sighed. Sure enough, the problem lay with this Ultia. The real mastermind was behind this woman.
"So, Gerald is being controlled by that Ultear? But Simon and the others say that Ultear is only about twenty years old, and eight years ago, she was only twelve! How could she control Gerald?"
Erza couldn't understand who this Ultear was at all.
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A moment of silence fell over everyone. Gray's expression was the most complicated. He opened his mouth, wanting to ask about the woman's specific appearance. The name Ultear was just too targeted.
"Urudia, do you know Brian?"
Moen kept summarizing the information he had gathered. He found another key point: "Brian" was able to come to the "Tower of Paradise" because someone had acted as a go-between. Gerald and the others certainly didn't have such connections.
The only person with such connections could be this suddenly appearing Urutia.
"know."
Gerald gave his answer, and it was exactly as Moen had thought. Now everything matched up; this Urutiya was the key. "Ask whatever you want."
Moen stroked his chin, began to think, and then handed over the right to ask questions to the others, letting them ask whatever they wanted.
"She's either one of Brian's people, or one of the other dark guilds, either Heart of the Devil or the Gates of Hell," Makarov said solemnly. "If the three major dark guilds are behind this, then the seriousness of the matter will be a step higher."
"That's what I think too. She doesn't really look like one of the Oración Seis, but she knows Brian, so she might be from one of the other two guilds. It seems that at least two of the Balam Alliance's major dark guilds are involved in this Tower of Paradise."
Moen was taken aback. Was this Zeref really that important? Everyone wanted to resurrect him? Everyone pinned their hopes on him?
"The Magic Council needs to do something."
Makarov clenched his fist and said decisively.
He used to be too lazy to get involved, but this time, he had to take the opportunity to join forces with others to put pressure on the Magic Council and push for reforms!
Of course, we must also pay close attention to the movements of the "Baram Alliance" and clear out other places where the "Tower of Paradise" may exist.
Soon, the train stopped at Magnolia. The Fairy Tail members got off the train, each with a different expression. Gray looked rather grim because he had learned about Ultear's appearance from Jellal. Although he hadn't seen her in person, he seemed to see a shadow of his master Ultear in her description.
"No...should we ask Leon?"
Gray was filled with mixed emotions. He had become Uru's apprentice later than others, and he had an older brother named Leon who had preceded him. Although Gray and Leon had fallen out, Gray still thought of his older brother when a person who resembled his master's daughter appeared.