Comic game system

Chapter 81: The Tower of Paradise: Passage
Erza couldn't understand why Gerald became a fanatical believer in "Jerph" for no reason. Later, she gradually realized what a terrible person Jeref was.

Gerald decided to continue to let the prisoners here serve him. After all, it was almost impossible to find enough manpower to build the "Tower of Paradise".Of course Erza held an objection. Everyone finally got rid of their status as slaves. How could they continue to suffer in this kind of place?
This is one of the reasons why Gerald attacked Erza, because he knew that this girl could not agree to his rule.But he was unwilling to kill Erza just because the dark teachings had not completely swallowed his conscience and reason, so he thought of a compromise.

He threatened her with the lives of the slaves on the island—especially Milianna and Hugh—and forced her to leave the island and never come back, otherwise he would hurt these slaves and make her regret her whole life.

At that time, Erza was helpless and desperate, and then she was knocked unconscious by Gerald.When she woke up, she found that she was lying on a small boat, had left the island, and came to a certain beach in the Kingdom of Fiore.

Although Erza was worried about her companions, she could not go back to the island under the threat of Gerald.She decided to find better opportunities to settle the matter later.So in order to make a living in the future, she thought of becoming a wizard, and then came to the guild "Fairy Tail" that Rob once belonged to.

She got acquainted with her current partners in "Fairy Tail" and became an S-class mage. She independently challenged impossible tasks one after another, hoping that one day she would be able to land on the island with full confidence and save Milianna. , Hugh, Woolley, Simon and the others.

While she was growing up step by step, she happened to meet someone in the Magic Council who changed her mind from now on.She meets Gerald's twin brother Chiklein.When she met him for the first time, she thought that Gerald had already entered the Magic Council, and then Zekelein explained his identity to her, and promised her that as long as she was willing to keep the secret, he would one day think about it. A way to prevent his younger brother from completing the "Tower of Paradise".

Now that the "R System" has been built, it is obvious that Zikerein failed to keep his promise back then.But Erza has endured for this agreement for several years, until today.

"In retrospect, if I had told Chairman Makarov about the matter from the very beginning, the situation would not be as bad as it is today." Erza said regretfully, "I don't know what Gerald's rhetoric is, Instilled his belief in the black mage into the minds of my companions and turned them into fanatics too. Now they don't know that they have been cheated by Gerald for eight years. It is my responsibility and I implore you , If you encounter them, Millianna, Hugh, Woolley, and Simon, please don't hit hard, just make them lose consciousness if necessary."

She said to Zhu Bian who was standing at the back of the crowd alone: ​​"Thank you very much for your help. If you are willing to continue to help, I will definitely remember today's kindness."

"Zhu Bian will help. Wherever Master Fu Kou is, Zhu Bian will be there." "Yu Nu" replied.

At this time, there was a sound of heavy and slow footsteps.A thin, blond-haired, brown-skinned man in a cheap tuxedo walked over with an expression of disbelief.

He stared blankly at Erza, who had complex eyes, and asked, "Sister, is what you just said true? Or... Or did you fabricate a clever lie to gain their trust? You must Are you lying?"

"Hugh..." Looking at the man who once affectionately called her "sister", Elusa felt guilty and distressed at the same time, not knowing where to start to explain.

"What she said is true." A cloud of black mist wrapped around Xio, and then, a tall man wearing a strange headdress appeared beside him and put his hand on his shoulder.

Except for Erza, everyone else looked at the two people who appeared suddenly.

"Simon!" Xio angrily shook off his hand on his shoulder, distanced himself from him, and said angrily, "Why do you think what she said is true? Could it be that even you betrayed Gerald?" with us?"

"I have never obeyed him, and I can't say I have betrayed him." Simon said in a dull voice, "From the moment Erza disappeared mysteriously and was smeared by Gerald as a narrow-minded woman who burned the ship Since then, I have never believed him. It is impossible for Erza to be the person who does that kind of thing. It's just that he is too powerful and good at winning people's hearts. In order to protect you, I choose to pretend to trust him. Now Ai Lusha Lusha came back and brought a group of powerful partners, so I decided to confess to you and cooperate with them."

Erza looked at Simon gratefully, and Simon nodded kindly to her. She was very happy. Nothing could make her happier than knowing that her partner still believed in her.

Xio's face twisted like a muscle twitch, and two diametrically opposed "truths" clashed in his mind.He gritted his teeth, wishing he could dig his head out.

"But I have believed Gerald's words for eight years! You tell me now that what I believe is all false!" He waved his arms excitedly, and said still unwilling to believe, "Tell me, what you said is the truth. Really? Stop joking, who do you want me to believe, do you believe in the facts that have been preserved in my memory for eight years, or believe in your one-sided words?"

He stepped back step by step, thinking almost crazy, just when he was about to turn around and flee here, Erza grabbed his arm and looked at him firmly.After a while, as if something had melted, he lowered his head, his legs softened, he sat on the ground, and fell silent.

Simon said: "Let's go, I know where Gerald is, and I know where your cat is. I'll take you to find them."

The hall of the underground palace they were in suddenly shook at this moment, and the stone hole of a stone statue on the stone wall lit up.At the same time, the voice of a strange man echoed between the stone walls.

"Simon, in fact, I have never believed in you, and your current behavior is also within my expectations, but you are too naive, do you think that you can win me with this group of rabble? Hehe."

"It's Gerald." Simon pointed to the stone statue and said.

Having not seen each other for eight years, Erza's mood is the most tangled and complicated.On the one hand, she still has illusions about the kindness of the former Gerald.On the other hand, she resented Gerald for cheating Hugh and them for eight years.Erza was quite familiar with his voice, because it was exactly the same as Zekelein's voice.

"But Zeref's teachings made me understand that what makes the enemy most desperate is to give them a fair chance and watch them return without success. Now, I will also give you a chance."

The stone wall trembled and made a rumbling sound, and broken stones continued to fall from the rock wall.The four stone wall doors opened in different directions, and the dark holes led to nowhere.

"Let's play a game called 'Paradise Game'. There are four doors here, three of which lead to one of the 'Three Ravens' of the assassination guild 'Skull and Bones' that I hired, and they The lives of Milianna, Woolley, and the cat are in their hands..."

"Damn bastard! Happy, I'm here to save you!" Naz easily found the passage leading to Happy by his sense of smell. He ignored the others and rushed in without hesitation.

"Geral!" Erza said angrily. Sure enough, even after eight years, he was still the dark Gerald.

And Xio had to believe at this moment that Gerald was really the one who lied to them for eight years, and he couldn't help but feel even more desperate.

But Gerald did not stop his explanation of the so-called "paradise game", and the only person present who was listening seriously was Fu Kou.

"The last door, of course, leads to me." He said through the stone statue's loudspeaker, "You will enter these four doors separately, unless you don't want to save your partners or defeat me. However, the time left for you Not much more, if you can't knock down the 'Three Feathers Crows' and me within the predetermined time, the 'magic spirit power' of the Magic Council will strike here precisely, and at that moment, we will all be wiped out."

"'Magic spirit power'!" Everyone was shocked. Even though they didn't know much about it, they knew that it was an ultimate weapon of the Magic Council, and it had the power to destroy a town in an instant.

"The reason is of course very simple. After all, my 'R system' exists to revive Jeref they fear. Therefore, the final result, either you win, or I win, Jeref revives, and the world is destroyed Darkness reigns, or we're all wiped out by the 'magic power'. Enough said, let's enjoy the game, but you better hurry up, because I didn't know the 'magic power' would be in When will it be released, hahaha..."

Amidst the arrogant laughter, the stone statue's eyes dimmed, and his voice was no longer heard.

"Damn it, I didn't expect him to do something like this!" Simon said angrily, "There is no other way, now we can only go to rescue our partners separately, and go straight to Huanglong!"

Gray said at this time: "In this case, I'll go after Naz, and you guys go the other way. That idiot, it's obviously a trap, and they all went straight into it. I don't worry about him being alone. We'll deal with it later. We will come to find you." After speaking, he ran towards the passage that Natsu entered, and quickly disappeared into the darkness.

"Ahhh——" At this moment, Xio, who was on the verge of collapse, suddenly yelled, and ran crazily towards another passage.

"Hugh!" Erza failed to stop him, she said to everyone, "I'm going to chase him, we will take care of the enemies in this passage, you must be careful, if you meet Gerald, don't fight, wait for me to come over !” So ​​she went to catch up with Xio.

Now, there are only two passages that no one has gone to.

　【Happy Qixi Festival】

　　
　
(End of this chapter)