Fairy Tail: I don't want to be the president

Chapter 393 R System
A blue-haired young man in a hooded robe walked out of the shadows: "Did you bring it back, Wally?"

"Yes, Xio is in charge of watching her." The angular man said, "Want to go check on her, Gerard? Be a gentleman, and be steady."

Jellal shook his head slightly, "Where are the three crows?"

"It seemed like there was a fierce battle. When we left, we heard a commotion on the other side of the beach. Simon stayed behind to help them."

"Idiot, I already told you it's an obstruction, not an assassination." Gerard shook his head, "You can't wait until tomorrow, prepare for the ceremony now!"

"Now? Not ready yet?"

Gerard turned and left: "Notify everyone to pay attention to welcoming the guests, I will complete the rest of the preparations."

"Rely on the power of the Council. Haha..."

……

At the Council headquarters, nine councillors hurried into the meeting room one after another.

Ultear, who arrived earlier, was talking to Berunno.

"Lord Beruno, it seems that you released a dangerous prisoner a few days ago."

"He is just a young man who was led astray by Joseph. As long as he has the right people to teach him..." Belluno looked at Ultear, "Isn't this the time to talk about this?"

The grumpy Michelangelo asked impatiently: "Ziklein? It's so late, what exactly needs to be called for an emergency meeting?"

"Of course it's something important." Ziklein asked, "Where is the Speaker?"

"Since we can't contact the Speaker, I, the second-in-command, will preside over this meeting." Oger motioned for everyone to take their seats, and then said to Zikrein,
"I can tell you now. If it's not an important matter, I will apply to revoke your qualifications as a reviewer. Power is not something that a child like you can use as a toy!"

Oger has always disliked this frivolous young reviewer.

It is too hasty to rank among the Ten Saints simply by virtue of one's magical powers, and then join the Council by virtue of the prestige of the Ten Saints.

"Then I'll get straight to the point." Zikrein clasped his hands together and placed them on the table. He put away his cynical expression and became unusually serious. "Is the discovery of the R system an emergency?"

Just one simple word, but it shocked everyone in the room: "What?!"

……

Rhode was surprised and said, "R System... Isn't that magic used to revive people?"

Simon, who was brought on board, nodded and said, "Yes, the price is a large amount of magic power and a person with excellent qualifications as a living sacrifice."

Lucy was confused: "What? What are you talking about, resurrection?"

Seeing that others were also confused, Rhode had to explain: "R System, the full name is Revive System, it is a magic that uses a living person as a sacrifice to revive another person.

Its existence violates the principles of magic and humanity, and is a taboo that must not be touched. Eight years ago, a black magic cult invested a lot of money to build seven R systems, but they were all destroyed by the Council of Judges.

Lucy covered her mouth and said, "Using one person's life to exchange for another person's life... How can there be such magic?"

"As expected of you, you're the goblin strategist. You even know this kind of little-known information." Simon praised.

Although he was beaten up and was now tied up and under strict guard, he felt more at ease this way.

Powerful and cautious, these men will surely save Erza.

After receiving the praise, Rhodes looked up at the sky, knowing that this matter had nothing to do with the goblin military advisor.

Mira held Rhode's hand, and when Rhode looked over, she smiled and shook her head, her eyes full of emotion and fear. Others might not know why Rhode knew all this, but she knew it very well.

She didn't know that Rhodes had secretly made so many efforts for her, even investigating such dangerous magic.

Fortunately, Rhodes did not rashly touch the taboo, otherwise Mira would never be able to forgive herself.

It’s not convenient to say this now, but I must explain it to him clearly later and tell him not to do such a stupid thing.

Gray got the point: "You said Erza and Happy will be used as living sacrifices to revive someone?"

"No, Erza was taken away as a sacrifice. The kitten named Harpy was probably taken away because one of my companions liked cats."

"Huh? You're kidnapping a harpy just because you like her?" Natsu said angrily, "Can't that guy hatch the eggs himself?!"

"Hatch...hatch eggs?" Simon wondered if he had stayed in the tower for too long and could not keep up with the thinking of people outside.

"Natsu, pay attention to your course and don't look back." Rhode reminded him, and then said to Simon, "Go on, why did you target Erza?"

Now the two river crabs are pulling two small wooden boats and sailing side by side on the sea.

Rod and Mira were riding with Simon, and were responsible for interrogating and guarding him.

Gray, Lucy and Juvia were on the same boat, with Natsu riding a crab in front, responsible for smelling the scent and leading the way.

Simon just stated the purpose of kidnapping Erza, and also reviewed the magic used by his companions, which was basically the same as what Lucy and Natsu described.

The one using the cube is easy to deal with, but the black-skinned boy using card magic and the cat-eared girl using restraint magic are troublesome.

A person who can put someone into a card when they are least prepared will find it difficult to escape without some means to deal with the space system.

The other one can launch a rope with a magic sealing effect, which is equivalent to having a built-in magic sealing stone. If you are ambushed by her, you are almost certain to lose.

If these two people attacked the defenseless Erza, it is not impossible to kidnap her. Moreover, they took Lucy as a hostage first.

But according to Simon, there might be other reasons why Erza didn't even think about resisting.

"Eight years ago, we, including Erza, were captured by the Black Magic Cult and used as laborers to build the R system. We were still young at that time, and we were hungry and cold every day. We were forced to work and were often abused."

"Because we couldn't bear it, we decided to escape, but we were discovered on the way. It was Jellal who stepped forward to take responsibility, but those people took Erza away."

"When Erza was beaten to death, it was Jellal who broke out of the cell and killed three guards before being knocked down, taking her place in punishment."

Simon was somewhat unwilling to accept this. If possible, he hoped that he would be the one who stood up bravely.

It doesn't matter even if I get beaten to a pulp and all my bones are broken.

Everyone thought that this man named Gerard was quite powerful. When he was still a child, he could actually kill three adult guards.

And he didn't know magic at that time!

"We couldn't stand it any longer, so we started a resistance under the leadership of Erza. People kept getting injured and falling, and Grandpa Rob also sacrificed himself to protect us."

Simon looked at the men in front of him and said with some sadness, "He has the same emblem on his back as you."

"what?!"

(End of this chapter)