Castlevania of the Pigeons from Fairy Tail

Chapter 50: Qiuberios is Ginana

Endymion led Zeref to take a rough look at the internal structure of Castlevania by opening and closing the Anything Gate again and again.

Jellal gave a lot of suggestions as if he was leading an inspection.

One of them is the "Special Event Palace" on each floor.

He keenly saw the various relationships between the three major dark guilds and pointed out:
"Endymion, you should use them. For example, Silver has hatred for Hades' Gate, Melty has hatred for Demon Heart, and the Six Demon Generals probably won't be united."

"Use them, get them to side with the challenger, and then you can use the challenger to provoke more intense conflicts at each level."

Endymion accepted it humbly.

After all, Jellal is a man who built an empire from scratch, and his experience is worth respecting.

In a sense, Castlevania is actually a smaller version of the "Albareth Empire" and a "Celestial Realm" where battles are constant.

After that, Zeref left Castlevania and was to rest alone on Tenrou Island until Natsu and the others arrived and the plan began.

He asked Endymion not to disturb him during this time.

Endymion had no reason to refuse.

To be honest, he didn't have the same fanaticism towards Zeref as the other Twelve Holy Shields, so he felt comfortable being able to spend time apart from Zeref.

After seeing off Zeref, Endymion secretly observed on Tenrou Island again and found that Makarov and his party had left not long ago.

They set up an assessment venue on Tianlang Island.

There are 8 passages dug out by them under the roots of the Sirius tree, which are the paths that the 8 candidates and their companions will enter respectively.

For this S-level assessment, Makarov, as the president, specially came up with some new ideas.

That is, the 8 candidates taking the assessment can each bring a companion to take the exam together.

However, this companion must be a member of Fairy Tail.

In other words, this assessment is not based entirely on strength, but also on cooperation with teammates, which is one of the factors that determine whether the assessment can be passed.

Endymion took a quick look at the eight passages and suddenly felt that the mechanism of this assessment venue was actually similar to that of his Castlevania.

They are all pigeon types, that is, within the 8 channels, the rules for passing through are different and unknown before entering.

Candidates may encounter any S-class wizard among Gildarts, Erza, and Mirajane. They can only pass if they defeat them or get their approval.

There may also be two passages leading to a place. The two pairs of candidates who enter here need to determine the winner, and only the winner can pass.

It is also possible that you will not encounter any obstacles at all and can easily reach the finish line.

This is actually the current situation of Castlevania.

Candidates who have only passed the first level can enter the second level without having to fight the leader defender at the end.

It will take about a week for the Fairy Tail examiners and candidates to return to Tenrou Island to start the formal examination.

Of course, Endymion would not sleep in the open like Zeref. He opened the Anything Gate directly, returned to Castlevania, and began to deal with the affairs within Castlevania.

Currently, members of Hades Gate, Demon Heart and Six Demon Generals have all returned to their posts and are blocking all climbers.

However, after the six demon generals landed on the first level, fewer and fewer challengers were able to enter the second level.

The Six Demon Generals are really too strong.

In fact, the challengers who can still stay in the second and third levels are basically hiding in the campfire camp and rarely go out to die.

They knew that there were many cultists and black magicians roaming in Demon Castle. If they were caught by this group of people, they would be entangled in a fierce battle. If they accidentally entered the elite palace, it would be a dead end.

Dying, then being reborn in the dark cemetery at the bottom of Castlevania, and then entering the first floor with nothing, is a desperate cycle for these people who have no hope of escaping.

Endymion doesn't care about the lives of these people, nor their struggles.

The only ones who can move him must be his defenders, and this group of people is the one he wants to exploit personally.

It was time to fulfill the promise he made to Zeref.

He will fulfill some of the wishes that he can for the defenders who perform well.

Kuanghua and Sera want to meet more often?
Yes, Endymion gave each of them a set of keys that could lead to each other's palaces, but the premise was that it would not interfere with their duties in Demon City.

Urrutia wants to see Melty? Sure, but only if it doesn't interfere with their duties in Castlevania.

However, Melty refused Urrutia's visit, so this matter may not be so easy to resolve.

Richard and Sorono want to know information about their family?
Yes, but Endymion doesn't know much.

He only knew that Richard's brother Wally was also a slave in the Tower of Paradise and later worked under Gerald.

After the Tower of Paradise was destroyed by the magical elves, Wally began to travel the world and his whereabouts are now unknown.

It is even less clear where Sorono's sister Yukino is.

Endymion only knew that seven years later, Yukino would appear in the Sabertooth Tiger Guild that came to participate in the Great Magic Tournament.

Finally, there's Eric.

He wants his viper, Qiuberios, back.

Endymion easily found the shivering venomous snake Qiuberios in a corner of the first floor of Castlevania, and brought him to Eric to reunite.

However, Eric was shocked when he saw Qiuberios.

"She...she's Qiuberios?"

It turned out that the Qiuberios that Endymion brought back was not a poisonous snake, but a shy girl with short purple hair.

Endymion nodded and said:
"Her real name is Jinana. She is a human, and like several of your six demon generals, she was a victim of the Tower of Paradise."

"The dark wizard of the Tower of Paradise transformed Zina into a snake. Later, you picked her up and she became your Qiuberios."

"I lifted the curse from her, and she returned to her human form."

Eric looked at Ginana in disbelief.

He didn't expect that his venomous snake companion turned out to be a young girl.

However, the familiar feeling from Ginana, the tacit understanding that could resonate with Eric from afar, still remained a little, forcing Eric to believe that Ginana was Qiuberios.

However, Ginana didn't dare to look Eric in the eye and hid timidly behind Endymion.

Endymion went on to explain:
"She has lost her memories of her time as a Cuberios, but that's fine. After all, she won't exist as your snake anymore."

Loss of memory?

Eric looked at Ginana again, and sure enough, he saw that the girl's eyes were full of strangeness and fear.

She was actually closer to the Demon Lord Endymion than to herself.

Eric was slightly hurt, but soon cheered up again.

No wonder I have never been able to hear Jinana's voice. It turns out that we are isolated by the curse. Now... it's even better.

So, Eric asked, "Qiu...Jinana, what will happen to her in the future?"

Endymion glanced back at the shy girl and said, "She has no fighting ability in her human form. Letting her wander around the castle alone will be troublesome."

Hearing this, Eric looked at Endymion in worry and Jinana looked at him in fear.

Endymion then spoke the following words:

"Eric, I will arrange a 'Special Event Palace' for Ginana. In return, I want you to work for me wholeheartedly. Can you do that?"

Eric was stunned for a moment, then fell into a long silence.

Finally, this young man with short scarlet hair, who had always been arrogant, looked at Jinana and lowered his head.

"Yes, Lord Demon King."

Eric bowed to Endymion both physically and mentally.

Endymion said calmly, "Very well."

Ginana looked at Eric with complicated eyes, not knowing what she was thinking.

(End of this chapter)