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

Chapter 394 The darkness in my heart, I will seal it

Simon wanted to touch his face and eyes, as that was when he was disfigured and lost an eye.

"At that time, Erza suddenly mastered magic and led us to defeat the magic soldiers."

Rob was a name Rod had never heard of.

I asked Mira and Gray, but they didn't know either.

According to Simon, Rob was already quite old at that time. He himself said that he used to be a wizard in a regular guild, but after leaving the guild, his magic power had completely declined.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been arrested and forced to work as a laborer.

The older generation of guild members had actually met a tragic death at the hands of the Black Magic Cult, and everyone present felt sad and indignant.

But that black magic cult had long been overthrown, and now they couldn't find anyone even if they wanted revenge.

"We hijacked the Black Magic Cult's ship, and Erza went to find Jellal, who was being tortured in solitary confinement. We thought that all we had to do next was wait for the two of them to come over and leave on the ship, but..."

Simon paused and continued, "But Jellal suddenly asked us to get off the ship, saying that Erza had planted a bomb on the ship... and when we escaped, the ship really exploded!"

"How come?" Mira and Lucy looked surprised.

"Impossible!" Gray's reaction was even more intense. He almost jumped onto Rhodes' ship to question, "How could Erza do such a thing!"

"We couldn't believe that Erza would betray us, but the fact before us is that the ship exploded and Erza disappeared."

"Jellard told us that it was because Erza didn't learn magic in the right way, so she became intoxicated by the power of magic and wanted to throw away our shameful past."

In fact, Simon and his companions didn't know what exactly happened during the short period of time that Erza went to rescue Jellal.

Hearing this, Gray calmed down: "After all, it's just the one-sided statement of that 'Jellal', right?"

Simon did not deny this and continued, "If Gerard had not taken us off the ship, we would have all been killed. So everyone believed him and took over the Tower of Paradise under his leadership."

"Jellard is different from those people. He will give everyone food to eat, clothes to wear, and tell everyone that by doing this, we can create our own paradise, a world of true freedom..."

"So everyone was willing to work for him, calling the R system the Tower of Paradise, and they worked hard for it day after day for eight consecutive years."

"In the past eight years, because we occasionally heard some news from the outside world, everyone's yearning for that world has become stronger and stronger, and they have become more and more resentful of Erza, who has become famous after betraying us.

However, I believed her from the beginning to the end, and I just pretended to believe Gerard."

Although he said so, Rhode had no intention of helping him untie the ropes. "Since you believed in Erza from the beginning to the end, why didn't you take her away directly when it was dark? Why did you have to cooperate with those people?"

"Because I have been waiting for the right time, that is, the moment when powerful wizards like you gather together."

Simon said excitedly, "Jellal is too powerful. Only by gathering everyone's strength can we defeat him and truly save Erza!"

Gray and Natsu were slightly moved, and Rod just wanted to say mdzz.

"If that's the case, why not tell us from the beginning? What if something happens to one of us?"

If the news had been leaked in advance and Erza had been asked to fight the Three Crows together, it would have been much easier and the possibility of others encountering danger would have been reduced.

Simon said honestly: "Because I also need to know whether you are strong enough. If you die just like this, then I won't place my hope on you."

"You guy..." Gray was angry.

"I actually made Gray-sama angry, now I'm doomed," Juvia muttered quietly, a gloomy aura seeming to emanate from her.

Lucy moved away from her: "Ugh...it feels a little scary."

Rhodes didn't know what to say about this man. It was really honest and infuriating.

And it's so stupid.

There are countless ways to solve this kind of thing, but he chose the worst one.

Whether entrusting regular guilds to form a coalition to deal with the Tower of Paradise, or reporting to the nearby guards and using the power of nearby countries to suppress it; the Kingdom of Fiore is so big, Ascalante is so big, no matter what, they should be able to find a few people who can deal with Jellal, right?
How about just giving them a heads-up before taking action today?
We should first persuade those deceived companions to rebel or capture them alive, then deal with the three crows, and then make more preparations and mobilize more people to attack.

No matter which method you choose, it is better than rushing over to save people.

Not only was Erza's fighting power missing, but if Rhodes wanted to destroy the tower directly, he would have to consider Erza's magic power being restricted.

Also, because Erza and Happy could be in danger at any time, there was an extra 'countdown' above their heads, and their impatience was growing all the time.

Simon doesn't look like he's acting, so it must be real... What's wrong with this guy's brain?

Is it true that after eight years of lying dormant, you came up with such a 'good idea'?

What a bad teammate! Rod was so angry.

Lucy thought for a moment and asked, "Why didn't Erza ever mention such an important thing? If she had told the president from the beginning..."

Gray thought about it and thought that if he had told the president eight years ago, perhaps an uncle who was both reliable and unreliable would have gone over and fallen flat on his face.

It will cause some damage, but it will definitely be solvable.

"Maybe they were caught with something, like all the people in the tower were hostages or something like that." Mira thought for a moment and said, "Erza must have always treated you as companions, so she didn't dare to leak any information.

Over the years, she must have been very tormented and uneasy... That's why she wears armor all year round."

Mira knew too well the character and abilities of her old rival.

If her former companions hadn't suddenly shown up to deal with Erza, even if they had to worry about Lucy being captured, she wouldn't have been taken away so easily.

"Of course, that's how Erza is..." Gray still remembered that when he was a child, he once saw Erza hiding and crying alone.

Gray once thought that Erza had changed after so many years, but now it is certain that there is always a darkness in her heart.

That guy, hiding under the armor, is actually a person who pretends to be strong but has a fragile heart.

"But it doesn't matter now." Gray said firmly, "We will seal the darkness in her heart!"

No one knew how much weight these words meant to Gray, but everyone could feel his determination.

“Is… is that so… is that what you think…” Simon was so moved that he wanted to cry.

Hiding among a group of people who doubted and hated Erza for eight years, Simon endured endless loneliness and longing.

He wanted to speak up for Erza so many times, but he held back every time.

Now someone finally spoke words that touched his heart. The legendary demon turned out to be such a gentle person.

A wizard who uses ice magic feels so warm around him.

Erza met a group of great companions, that’s great, that’s great!

Juvia held her face in her hands, "Gray-sama, you are so handsome!"

Natsu patted the crab on the back and said, "Such a long-winded person. Anyway, I will rescue Erza and Happy and defeat that guy named Jellal."

"Don't jump to conclusions, and don't just attack the crabs that are pulling the boat." Lucy felt that there were so many enemies and she couldn't let Natsu do whatever he wanted.

"..." Rhodes sighed. Things had developed to this point and he could only find a way to solve it.

The first goal is to rescue Erza and Happy.

The second goal is to deal with the Tower of Paradise and let Erza completely get rid of this place that gave her nightmares.

As a third goal, try to consider those who were deceived by Jellal.

(End of this chapter)