Fairy's Chess Game

Chapter 40
"Retreat!" Erza suppressed the uneasiness in her heart and stepped forward again, but organized everyone to retreat.

Due to Makarov's fall, Fairy Tail's morale has plummeted. The main goal at this moment is not to defeat the enemy, but to find a way to get out of the body.

Of course, no one is willing to leave here, but under Ersha's strict order, they can only evacuate here.

"Please, Gray, lead everyone back safely!" Erza showed a rare tired look, and pulled Gray back.If she wants to kill the queen herself, she can only ask others to lead the team. Gray, who has always been extremely calm and has extraordinary strength, is undoubtedly the best candidate.

Naz and other militants of course intended to fight to the death, but they were forcibly pulled back by Erza; also thanks to the amazing fighting power they showed when they were cut off, the ghost mages did not dare to come out to pursue them for a while. Let the large troops successfully evacuate.

They came here in a hurry, but finally fled in a hurry, and the team became even more silent, because the condition of the chairman Makarov was very bad, and they had to hurry to Magnolia again.I keep praying in my heart that Polyucica's medical skills can save the president.

Naz walked at the end sullenly, suddenly showed a puzzled expression, and looked into the distance.His strong instinct made him detect an unusual aura.

"That's... Lucy's breath?" Natsu frowned, not understanding why Lucy appeared near Slaters.

"What's the matter? Natsu?" Hubby didn't hear what Natsu said clearly, but found that his expression became serious again.

Naz didn't explain, and didn't even inform other people, and directly called Happy to fly away.

Erza didn't stop him either: "Don't worry about him, Natsu can be trusted at this time."

On the outskirts of the city, there is a small villa, which is the secret base of ghosts, and Joseph's real body is here at this moment.With a contented smile on his shadowy, treacherous face, he was walking briskly down the deserted corridor, holding a tray with a plate of bread and a jug of water in his hand.

Joseph went up the narrow stairs to the top of the tower and opened the prison on the top floor.The blond-haired girl had already woken up and was looking over with a wary face.

"Don't worry, let's have something to eat." Joseph was very calm.

Lucy's hostility was fully revealed on her face: "Joseph! You are kidnapping! Do you want to become a dark guild!"

"No, no, how could it be kidnapping?" Joseph shook his head again and again, "This is a mission requirement, but the method is a bit rough. After all, I don't think it is possible to invite you, a young lady, with ordinary methods, right? Lucy? Heartfilia."

"What task is related to me? Who entrusted you?" Lucy asked in disbelief.

"Jude? Heartfilia." Joseph smiled meaningfully, "That's a famous rich man! Do you... know him?"

Lucy's eyes widened: "Dad! How could..."

"Hehehe, it seems that you haven't revealed your true identity to your companions. Even Makarov fell down without knowing it. I think it's quite aggrieved, right? The Hatfilia family Miss Qianjin!"

Lucy panicked, she never thought that the cause of this whole incident was related to her father!She didn't doubt Joseph's words, because Lucy knew her father's temperament very well, and her family was indeed able to pay the rewards that would make the ruler of the ghosts move.Is it because I hurt everyone?
But Lucy quickly strengthened her heart. She asked herself, she still likes Fairy Tail the most!

"Since you know who I am, how dare you treat me like a prisoner!" Lucy demanded, "My father would not be happy to see me treated like this!"

Joseph was unmoved: "This is a necessary measure! I know very well that you are not only a young lady, but also an excellent wizard. As far as star spirit wizards are concerned, even I have not seen No one has done better than you. These necessary precautions were also approved by your father."

Lucy gritted her teeth angrily, looked at Joseph's playful gaze, and turned her head back into a pitiful expression, blinking her big shining eyes at Joseph.

"Don't use these boring methods in front of me!" Joseph was surprised at the speed of the girl's face change.

A blush appeared on Lucy's face, and she said coyly, "But, I want to make things easier...you can't just tie me up like this, can you?"

"You..." Joseph, who tried his best to maintain restraint, couldn't help it anymore. He stared into Lucy's eyes for a long time, but he was still not sure whether the girl was playing tricks on him.

He kicked the kettle on the ground and turned his back: "Let's do it in this kettle, you shameless woman!" But he didn't leave.

Lucy was tied behind her hands, and stood up with some difficulty. Seeing that Joseph had no intention of turning back, a sly smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she flew up and kicked him between the legs.

Joseph's face instantly turned pale, and he fell down involuntarily.

Lucy didn't know if there were other guards here, but even if there were no other people, Joseph alone was not something he could deal with—she didn't think her kick could do much harm to Joseph.So she has to run away!

Lucy rushed to the door, but found that the door Joseph came in on one side was locked, and the other door was empty and high in the sky!There was a tower tens of meters high under her feet, and a gust of wind blew by, Lucy couldn't help feeling dazzled, and took a step back.

"Stop struggling, you won't be able to escape!" Joseph slowly got up behind him.

Lucy turned to Joseph and said firmly, "No, I firmly believe that my companions will come to rescue me!"

"How is that possible?" Joseph disdainfully said, "Except for Makarov, I'm afraid no other goblin knows you've been caught!"

Lucy tried to ignore his words, took a deep breath, and jumped back.

Feeling the rapid fall and listening to the howling wind in her ears, Lucy closed her eyes tightly and called out loudly in her heart: "Help me, Natsu!" calling out to her most trusted companion.

"Lucy!" Happy's voice came from a distance.

Lucy opened her eyes in surprise, and saw Natsu flying towards her, hugging her, defusing the impact of the fall, and the two of them rolled to the ground together.Although embarrassed, Lucy wept with joy.

Joseph stood on the tower and watched Lucy who landed safely and was rescued by his companions, but did not go down to stop her.Next to him, Saul had come to him at some point.

"No, no, no! Chairman, are you just going to let them go like this?" Sol said exaggeratedly, covering his cheeks, and folded his body sideways at ninety degrees.

Joseph narrowed his eyes: "No need... This is also what I expected. This will give us a chance to officially start a war against Fairy Tail, and finally we can completely wipe out that guild!"

"It turns out that the chairman has already thought of a plan to kill two birds with one stone!" Sol sighed, "The wealth of the Hatfilia family is also necessary; the destruction of Fairy Tail is also indispensable!"

Joseph nodded with satisfaction: "Now Fairy Tail is no longer a problem, and there is only one Erza in the S-class who is still capable of fighting, so it is no longer a threat, and more importantly, Makarov has also fallen! What a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

"The president is really too careful to weaken them so deliberately." Sol said confidently, "Even if we fight directly, our 'Four Elements' are not afraid of the S-ranks of Fairy Tail!"

But Joseph shook his head: "You still don't underestimate them, after all, it is a guild that the first-generation guildmaster regarded as an inevitable enemy, so you can't be too careful..." He suddenly remembered something and asked, " Is the kid from the day before yesterday still there?"

"That white-haired boy?" Sol thought of the boy who came to join the guild two days ago. "Didn't he get kicked out because he was too crazy? Someone saw him leave last night."

"That's good." Joseph nodded, "I hope he has the strength he claims."

Sol immediately knew that the president had reached some kind of agreement with the boy, but he didn't know what it was, so he couldn't help asking.

"Just in case, let him restrain that Woz...Woz's mobility is a huge variable."

(End of this chapter)