Chapter 24

Chapter 24. Physics vs. Magic.

Dielectric rubber gloves are designed to protect hands from electric shock at voltages up to 1 kV, as the main means of protection; at voltages over 1 kV - as an additional insulating means of protection.

Excerpt from the Rules for the Operation of Electrical Installations.

Mansion in a picturesque valley.

-Here, Mr. Heartfiliy , full report, - bowing, expressionless peasant handed the folder to the owner of the office.

Hmm ... ochchen curious - man with blond hair began to flick through the proposed documents - what do you think about it, my friend?

-It is hard to say. Initially, I sinned on the illusionist ... but I saw the body of that unfortunate man with my own eyes. No physical damage, no trace. In fact, that magician was perfectly healthy, except that he was dead. With this diagnosis, I can believe that his soul was ripped out.

-Sorry, I'm not very good at magic, but doesn't it need rituals or spells? - Mr. Heartfiliy rubbed his whiskey - with the latest events it was not possible to rest normally, even if you find out that you did not go around the world only because some unknown magician intimidated the assholes to the extreme that they wanted to deprive you of everything.

-In the initial stages, yes, but the stronger and more experienced the wizard, the less he needs ... inventory. But ... there is one caveat.

-Don't Tom.

-Sorry sir, habit. All the interrogated claim that the unknown person did not put the soul of that unfortunate person in any container ... but simply ate it.

-S-gobbled up? But how? Although I am a complete layman in magic, I know the laws of Absorption.

- Exactly, I don't know ... but I have a version, - under the impatient gaze of the owner of the Fiore railways , the speaker continued, - this could be done ... by demons.

-Demons? These funny guys from the island and the surrounding area? - Heartfilius did not believe .

-No, sir, I'm talking about the real demons that remained in the legends ... like in their likeness, the Dark Mage Zeref created his creatures, such as the Lullaby. They say she could take the lives and souls of those who were not lucky enough to hear her song. And one more thing ... remember the story of the kidnapping of the one-armed baron's daughter?

- Well, there was a noble scandal, and how many heads then flew ... hmm, there seemed to be some kind of magician too.

-Not just some, carefully questioning one of the maids, managed to make his portrait. With a high degree of probability, this is the same person.

- This is all very strange. Well , keep looking for clues, the second time you might not be lucky, - the speaker bowed again and left, and the father of one violent girl again began to think heavily. He did not like the situation very much. First, there was a quarrel with her daughter, where she refused a very profitable marriage, and even this her phrase that she already has a chosen one. She did not say who he was, from where, or what his financial situation was. At first he thought that this was some kind of cunning type who wants to get to their riches, perhaps a magician from her beloved "Fairies", but ... just a few weeks after that it turns out that his daughter almost remained a dowry, but saved from the financial collapse of their family, a certain magician who literally took the soul out of someone who dared to encroach ... hmm ...

- Perhaps it is worth learning more about this boyfriend ... and ... and to hell, I just want to see my daughter.

Gloomy hall. Two.

- Did you find out? - a calm and cold voice, it seemed its owner would remain unperturbed even if the end of the world suddenly came.

-Yes, father, although he did not say everything, but the place is now more or less determined, everything depends only on time .

-And he himself?

-In the jail of the council, awaiting sentencing, most likely a death sentence. Although he does not care - his mind is immersed in the abyss of madness, they say that every day he gets worse, so it is possible that he will not live to endure.

-So how? All the better. You don't have to worry about eliminating the overkill. Gather a group and start looking, I will join you later.

-As you order, father.

Sephiroth .

Polyushka's story, of course, was impressive, but there was nothing transcendent about the world in her. Well, the inter-world gap, well, a harsh survey without magic in the magical world ... much more interesting were the tablets she developed together with Mystogan . The fact is that in Edolas the magical background of the planet tends to zero, the magician simply has no place to draw his strength from, but the one that is in him is gradually "weathered", but ... there is one little trick. Mages of the Earth are firmly connected with the "soul of the world" and if the connection is strengthened, then they can conjure there too. There was a very big ass for me, although this world accepted me (I hope it is), but, in fact, I am a stranger here and I conjure more through communication with the elements and internal reserves, which means when I get carried away in Edolas , there are very high chances of being left without magic, although there will be more than enough physical capabilities, especially if you prepare. But it is worth " airing " this topic. Polyushka and I parted, if not friends, then certainly good friends, the old woman invited me to drop by , if anything, well, she promised to tell a couple of nuances in Alchemy . I returned to the guild in the evening in high spirits and ... immediately met Makarych , who was looking at me suspiciously (the old man, as I approached, put his mug of beer ... in a small safe and closed the door! Well, you know, this is not what gate does not climb!)

-Hmm ... alive and without traces of beatings ... - The master rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

-Why not? Polyushka is a very sweet and kind woman ... - ominous silence descended on the guild.

-It seems that he has lost his mind, - Macao in a quiet whisper shared his version with Wakaba , but in the abruptly quieted guild, this whisper was clearly audible to everyone, - oops ...

- Come on, you make a very poor woman a monster, Polyushka is a wonderful and well-read interlocutor, by the way, she immediately offered to pull me up in Alchemy and offered to drop in for tea in my free time, unlike some, - I blame Makarov, who changes color, - who for the sake of one small training with barriers has to be besieged for a week, - Dreyar somehow immediately forgot about Polyushka, began to pretend that he was not here at all, and he stayed too late, things suddenly appeared ... in general, the Master tried to escape. .. forgetting about the safe, as it turned out, standing clearly in the way of the usual retreat ...

Boom! Clink! Bastard ! Bulk!

The head of the fairies , who knocked over and knocked over the safe with a mug, looked at me with sad eyes, they just read "Why?", And any Pierrot could envy the concentration of world melancholy and sadness. Sighing heavily, Makarov, accompanied by sympathetic glances, trudged to his office, which was still located in the basement of the semi-finished castle. But I still need to talk to him ... Quickly (relatively), assuring my beloved quartet that everything was fine with me and inviting them to celebrate my recovery in a small restaurant, I rushed after the Master.

My grandfather was already waiting for me in his office, buried in piles of papers. He looked tired as hell and a little sick.

- You should have a rest, old man, you look shitty.

-And how else can you look when some problems are around, and promising magicians are eager to cling to each other's throats, - Makarov muttered displeasedly. Now, when his favorite " spy " is not around , the old magician could not hide fatigue and some irritation.

-You about that case ... sorry, but my family is my sore spot, - I thought a little ... hmm, perhaps, he can reveal part of the truth, - the fact is that I do not remember my past.

- Uh ? I sighed.

-My memory is rather abrupt, no names, no places ... I don't even know my age, somewhere over twenty, but how much ... the name ... I just came up with it, although it was in my memories, so maybe and remembered. Elsa, Mira, Lucy, Juvia , guys ... the whole guild - they became a kind of "anchor" for me. Without them, there will be no Sephiroth , but there will be ... you have already seen my "dark side", old man. Without restrictions and roots, I will make a good monster, - it turned out to be a gloomy chuckle somehow by itself, - therefore I perceive any threat to the guild and the girls in particular ... very aggressively.

-M-yes, you know how to puzzle, - Makarov scratched his head, - however, that's right, - the old man suddenly cheered up.

- Uh ? - now it was my turn to be surprised.

-We, Fairies, stand behind our own mountains, it is a pity that Laxus does not understand this in any way, the point is not in the magician's strength, but in his spirit ... It is worth taking him away from sad thoughts.

-Well, since we have figured out this point, now it's worth talking about further studies, even though I received this funny blue brooch, but I also need to match it, right, Master? - I smiled predatory.

- Nooo , you won't, you ALREADY a monster! - to my laughter, Dreyar dropped his head on a pile of paper.

Laugh laugh, but something I did out of it knocked out, and this "something" was "Fairy Law", they say forces should already you have enough, and how to apply, I learned to my reasonable remark that I do I don't work in the World , on the contrary, the old man just grunted and smiled slyly, here's the old fellow ... well, further in the text. In general, he took revenge on me for the beer, and he also managed to load from above with work, you bastard. On leaving the office, I ran into Mira , who looked very stern.

- Sephiroth - mmm , if not emotions, I would have believed that she did something very displeased and a little bit of evil, as well - a stern look, hands on hips, in general, the regime of "quarrelsome wife", on the other , and Will not say.

-Yes darling? - I confess, I could not resist, but it was worth it, the girl hesitated at half a word and was extremely embarrassed .

-Em, yes, what am I talking about? Well, could you stop mocking the Master? - and how much discontent in the voice.

-I AM? Mock? Above Makarych ? - we make the most honest look we can, no more honest! - mmm , are you talking about the chosen magician who recently sent me, not without your, by the way, participation, to the "creepy monster" called Pole? - so, the main thing is to suppress laughter.

-Yes, it is about him, - the world is not the first to communicate with me, so she didn't buy a tease .

-But I don't do anything like that! - now righteous indignation.

- Seef , - hmmm , again these notes, as in her trademark " braaatiyik ".

- The world is terrifying , - perhaps this time I completely agree with the cat .

- Okay, okay, but sometimes I'll joke around, otherwise the old man will relax.

-Thank you, - smiled my fighting waitress and wanted to kiss me on the cheek, well, no, I demand a more weighty reward, turn a little and a simple kiss turns into a long kiss, the girl does not try to break free or somehow show displeasure, rather the opposite , heh , how can I not remember about the still pool and its inhabitants. But all good things come to an end, in my opinion, too quickly, the slightly flushed girl returned to the counter, and I went to settle some matters related to the "harvest festival". Yes, yes, all thanks to the same order of the "unfortunate, tortured old man", so that he choked on beer, on the way, he managed to notice Elsa talking about something with Ur, the latter whispering something with a conspiratorial look of a Valkyrie in her ear, and the latter was clearly at a loss and periodically blushed. Hmm, I wonder what they are discussing?

Until the evening, I was engaged in various unpleasant organizational garbage: I negotiated with traders about the purchase of food and drink, explained to the carpenter how many platforms are required for the parade, argued with the city authorities about providing a corridor ... but whatever you want, the harsh truth of life - such things are not carried out and require good preparation. Still I had to drop into the builders and to agree on the completion of the castle, Master zadolbalsya construction and still decided to entrust to professionals. They promised to finish everything in three days. Three days! And this is against all that abyss of time that we suffered on our own, rrr , as if earlier it was impossible to do this. Although I understand. You can't. The basement and the first floors are not a place for outsiders, and builders should not know about some points in the layout. So, in addition to this, I had to buy too. All sorts of useful little things and consumables , well, the memory of possible events, reinforced by the Thunderbolts who seem to be idle in the city, spoke of one not very pleasant incident that could soon take place, and it is also worth preparing for it - ordering a copper cage from a blacksmith (like he was looking at me at that moment, however, there is an order, the uncle promised to do everything in the best possible way and according to my requirements in just a couple of days), replace the lacrima crystal in the pen, buy another ball of long-distance communication, and a lot of little things that soon they may be useful to me, but what can you do, there is an option that I will not fully recover by the Lexus uprising , which means that it is worth preparing the battlefield in advance, hmm, I hope he will like my gifts, hehe.

I was freed in the late afternoon, although there was still time before the planned trip to the restaurant, so I decided to go to the guild, at the same time I would meet Mira at once. But I met not only Mirazhanu there . Almost the entire guild was assembled and ... Elsa said goodbye to friends who wanted to see the world. I said goodbye as with guild members, but the Master closed his eyes to it, oh, the atmosphere is too gloomy, after all, this is not a funeral and we will see the guys more than once, and the communication ball will come in handy, even though I planned to use it for another, but what now.

-Oh, hi, Millie, well, how did you think about my proposal to become a familiar ? Ears included, scratching and milk guarantee! - hee, she's so funny, there is definitely something feline in her, how her hair stood up.

- Uh ...

-Only today, a special action, complete with the ears, you can get a tail and a bag of valerian, - I continued to agitate. The girl was clearly interested in my last offer, but the murderous looks from everyone else ... hmmm, they don't appreciate the ears here ... they don't.

- Sephirroth ! - Judging by Lucy's look, they will kill me a little more. And ... not only me, Millie felt it too, and to my deep regret she refused, shaking her head negatively.

- Sorry, sorry, well, I hope you will accept at least a small gift from me? - I pass the communication ball to the girl, - if you want to chat with Elsa, or a modest lover of ears, then don't be shy.

- Nya ?! Oh, and how did we not guess about it, thanks nya ! - the girl purred contentedly , and I got the grateful glance of the scarlet maiden and the dislike of Simon.

- You are always welcome, - I reflexively scratch the girl behind the "ear" and get a purr in response and four jealous looks, clearly giving off a desire to kill. Well, on the other hand, everyone's mood improved.

Soon Titania's friends left, the Feyk guys also dispersed , and my favorite quartet and I went to celebrate my return. The dinner was quite fun, especially envious glances amused me. Heh . Well , there really is, something to envy, but to hell with them, with the views, far more important than the state of my girls. Now they already calmly perceive each other, jealousy smoothly replaced by ... mmm ... rivalry? It seems that now the girls just compete with each other and get a lot of pleasure from it, although, I must admit, I win the most, but if at least someone outside appears on the horizon, then the fakes immediately change, I just feel the sign on myself - the personal property of Elsa, Mira, Juvia and Lucy, however, I do not mind, because I have similar possessive instincts for my girls, however, I never admit it, otherwise these cunning ones will take me into such a turn ... although, hardly whether, not in their nature, but the risk is not worth it, yes.

After dinner, I took the fairies home, or rather, only Lucy went home, but the rest lived in a hostel (Mira also recently moved there, although she sometimes spent the night in the guild and in their house with her brother), kissing my beauties goodbye, I went to your home - tomorrow you need to start preparing surprises for the Thunderbolts, but for now it's worth resting - the carcass has gotten pretty good, so it's better to take care of it for a while. But literally ten minutes later, I felt someone's attention, but if you look at Simba's cells ? Hmm ... Elsa, did something happen?

- Now you have decided to walk me home, beautiful warrior? - in response to my phrase, the girl heard embarrassment and ... hmm ... fear? No ... not really, damn it, how difficult it is to read women, in their emotions the devil will break his leg.

- I ... wanted to talk, - the girl came out of an inconspicuous alley. Hmm, instead of the usual armor, there was still a dress in which she went to the restaurant with me, strange, for her changing clothes is a matter of a second, is she really trying for me, after all, she feels uncomfortable without armor, although she tries to fight it.

- Okay, but I think it's better to do it at my house, - uh , why such a strange reaction? No, nafig empathy , something is going wrong today.

-H-well, - damn, how cute she is when she is at a loss.

We got to the house very quickly, and there we took off our shoes and sat in comfortable chairs in the living room.

- So what did you want to talk about? - I pour wine into glasses, Jose appreciated comfort and luxury, and therefore in his stash were not only money, potions or artifacts, but also pleasant little things, such as good wine or tobacco, although the latter somehow did not attract me.

- I ... wanted to say thank you again ... for everything, for Simon ... for the Tower ... and what a fool you are, - the girl sipped the wine, - how can you not understand that we ... that I felt when ... when I thought you were a new sip.

-Sorry, but I couldn't otherwise, - I sit down in a chair to the girl and hug her. Elsa presses against my side, now she least of all looks like that steel maiden that everyone is used to seeing. Just an ordinary girl that I managed to fall in love with.

-I almost died when I realized that you are not ... no, it's my fault.

-Sorry, dear, but if I lost you ...

- Sef ... - the girl looked up at me, - I love you, please don't leave me anymore, - my soul felt somehow warmer, I smiled and kissed Elsa reaching out to me.

-I will always be with you, darling, - somehow imperceptibly my hand, hugging her around the waist, slipped down, Elsa shuddered slightly, but did not pull away, on the contrary, only pressed closer. Gradually, the kisses became more and more passionate, at some point in time the girl was already on my lap, and my lips were already studying her neck with might and main. With difficulty pulling away, I looked into the eyes of the girl, she was clearly unhappy with the termination of the caress and again reached out to me.

" I… this is my first time… and… take care of me," I looked into her emotions for a second. Desire, passion, love spiced with insecurity and fear ... and no doubt about it. In response, I kissed the warrior, picked her up in my arms and went to the bedroom. The girl was really very afraid and could not relax in any way, but my caresses and kisses, gradually descending lower and lower, tuned her in the right way, a little symbiont and her beloved did not feel any pain.

We calmed down closer to breakfast, the sorceress who got into the taste clearly demonstrated the endurance of an S rank magician and learned very quickly, although she continued to be shy. A fragile and tender girl was hiding under the steel armor, yearning for love and affection, and I tried to give it to her to the fullest.

Having come to our senses a little, we went to the guild, the Valkyrie simply glowed with happiness and energy, I walked a little behind and quietly admired the girl. No, I won't give it to anyone. In the guild, we were greeted by the suspicious glances of the remaining trio and the mocking squint of Ur, who winked at Elsa, judging by the last face, I begin to guess what the girls were secretly about yesterday, here are the scoundrels ... um, but something I got distracted.

-Good morning people.

-Good ...

-Elsa, what are you in such a good mood? - Mira looked at us suspiciously.

-Yes, the weather is good, the holiday is coming soon ... why not? - yelled Scarlett .

-Yeah? - the waitress's suspicions were clearly growing.

-Hey, Mira, will you splash me some more?

-Yes, now, - the waitress was distracted by the request of Ur ( World she is still a woman), which allowed us to quietly slip away.

"Ugh, that was close," the warrior wiped off an imaginary sweat. We sat down in a quiet corner, away from casual looks.

-Okay, all the same she will soon find out, and maybe she will join, - I winked at the girl, at the same time assessing her reaction. The reaction pleased me - there is no jealousy, but something like excitement, some anticipation ... and a fair amount of shyness is present. Leaning forward, I kissed the parted lips.

" Mmm , Sef ," people are watching, " Titania breathed out, somehow breaking away .

-Well, let them look ... and envy ...

- Juvia also wants ... - Damn , here's a stalker, but how can you refuse? No, I definitely went to heaven. Alas, a lot of things were still planned for today, and, not only for the day, but also for the night, and, unfortunately, not at all those that I would like to implement - I had to start drawing up one idea, and even a letter for Lee write - without a player I feel somehow uncomfortable. So many things to do, so many things to do, eh ...

Quiet Magnoliv night ... but it's better to hide the buns, and if not buns, but mines and not hide, but put? Then the night should not only be quiet, but also dark. Fortunately, this is exactly what I got. What do I want to do? Well, initially there was an idea to close the whole city in the Circle of Writings and put a ban on the work of other letters in it, the face of a certain blond at the moment when such a gift is activated, I think it will add to my collection of heart-warming frames ... hmm, I don't remember what there was, but I know for sure - I should have such a collection! But in my current state, I can't do it - I simply won't draw the necessary runes in the proper volume, and there won't be enough charge in the pen, and I still have to fill them with magic. On the other hand, it is quite within my power to organize a relatively small site, but I will have to make another "gift". So, electricity, although magical, remains electricity, and it is subject to certain physical laws, of course, thanks to magic, some of them can be violated or bypassed, but ... a predatory grin crawled out on my face, it will be fun, the main thing is to choose the right place. .. um , I think the central cathedral will do, I think this is where Lexus was waiting for Natsu . Let's get started.

I met the morning on the roof of this institution in the pose of a starfish - to carry out a neat drink of a drawing with not really healed canals ... brr, but, a drink is not a full-fledged spell - you can conduct energy quietly and carefully, avoiding stress on the power system. I hope the blond will appreciate my efforts.

The next morning I had to run again - to send a letter to Lee, find an alchemist's shop - I needed to replenish stocks of some ingredients, and get a couple of specific things. For example, here you could buy the juice of a rubber tree (or some equivalent), thickeners, catalysts and a lot of other necessary devices. What are they needed for?

For example, for making good rubber. Perhaps the symbiont will be able to repeat its properties, but you never know, and even the magical component will be ... in general, it is better to play it safe, since it is not expensive. I also had to order some specific artifacts in the shop, no, nothing forbidden, it was just that no one needed something like that or it was used not at all the way I wanted, but ... a little explanation and stimulating the wizard with some amount of money can work wonders.

The girls looked at me strangely, but I had an iron alibi - I was fiddling with the "Fantasy" organization on behalf of Makarych , and the beautiful ladies were not sitting idle either - they chased the builders frantically finishing the castle and thought over their performance at the beauty contest, while glancing suspiciously Each other. I wonder what will be there? I can't wait for this glorious moment, especially when you consider that as an assistant to the organizer, I will definitely beat myself a place on the jury (read, in the front row), whatever the Master thinks about this, hehe, although he is unlikely to be mind.

For all my worries, I somehow missed the moment of completion of construction, which is not surprising, in principle, there are only twenty-four hours in a day and even though I may not sleep, but there were too many things to do in the remaining time. But what is there, even in the guild these days I only appeared briefly and immediately ran away barely snatching the necessary piece of paper from the master's office, and very rarely allowing myself a short snack. In general, when a window was outlined in the relay race of labor achievements and I once arrived at the guild without scrolling through the preparatory measures in my head, it coincided with the opening of the building after the renovation.

And so, entering in the morning through the outer gate of a sort of decorative fortress wall into the inner courtyard of the new guild building, the first thing I noticed was Lucy, for some reason, squatting near ... a stall.

I blinked. The picture remains the same - a girl is sitting, and opposite her, in a stone wall (!), Is a natural stall with T-shirts, flags, some small souvenirs and towels. And this is on the territory of the Fairy Tail guild , the very ... ahem , well, let's just say - the Fiora Mages Guild far from commerce ...

However, I did not have time to continue the thought, my eyes fell on the shelf behind the seller's back and ...

-Oh Sephiroth , welcome! - the fair-haired salesman waved his hand at me, smiling. - I opened a gift shop here, would you like to take a look?

With some difficulty, tearing my eyes away from the rear shelf, I turned it to the speaker. Behind the counter stood a young guy named Max, proudly bearing the title of Sand Mage. We were little acquainted with him, in fact, I knew only the name and the name of the magical discipline about him, even about Alice I could tell much more, although after that excursion we almost never crossed paths. However, the proposal received was just as welcome. Hmm ... but Lucy obviously doesn't think so, as soon as she heard my name the girl began to exude waves of panic and shame ...

- Probably, I missed something, - I come closer, noting to myself that all the products have the guild emblem, - and when did you just have time?

-ABOUT! I dreamed about this for a long time, and then ... - the inspired guy began to tell how he was brazenly interrupted:

- S-S - Sephiroth ! - Lucy, red as a cancer, was desperately hiding something behind her back, - Don't look!

-For what? - make an honest and calm face.

-On this! - eh, almost showed, but realized in time. - These figures! It is not right! - the conjurer of spirits diligently looked away.

Yeah , figurines. On the back shelf stood in a row miniature images of the members of the guild, including the most beautiful of its representatives, and as far as I could judge with my perfect vision, made very accurately ...

- What's the matter?

-The fact that all their clothes are removed from them, - Heartfilia muttered through her teeth , desperately embarrassed. Max accompanied her remark, modestly, that way with a smile, nodding, they say, thank you for the recognition of merits, unless he shuffled his foot.

-Here kaak ... - I think once he is returned to the shelf, where there were so cute, little Elsa, Myra, Lucy, and even a couple of Ur. Um ... and the guy is risky. - Has Elsa already seen?

-No, she hasn't come yet, - the magician, it seems, did not understand what I was about, but Lucy clearly breathed with awareness and a bit of gloating, which was immediately supplemented by pity, but gloating was clearly winning.

-Clear. The rest of the girls weren't there either, "I stated in the affirmative and received a confused nod from Max. - Well ... take everything.

-AND?!! - Lucy.

-Really ... - I nod seriously, not looking at the girl. "You really don't need guys.

-See ... Sephiroth .

- Mmm ?

-How can you? This is not appropriate! - the embarrassed Lucy unambiguously acquires "+50 to charm".

- These are very beautiful figurines, however, like the originals, besides, I must honor the memory of Max, and very soon such things will become very rare due to the death of their author.

-K-demise? - the guy tensed.

- Judging by the reaction of Lucy, - I put money on the table and began to unload the figures, - you not only did not bother with the deduction of profits to the models, but you didn't even warn the girls. And now the question is, what will Elsa do to you when she sees that everyone can undress her to ... - a glance at Lucy's hands, she did not follow and her miniature copy was visible to me. On the copy, everything was not as scary as the girl said a little earlier, at least a bra and panties were available - underwear? - trembling hands, a sharp pallor ... uh , it seemed to me, or just the wizard has a few gray strands? - well at least I guessed, not to make figures with the ability to take off really ALL clothes. You guessed it, right? I raised an eyebrow suspiciously. - I'm afraid, otherwise, even Polyushka won't pump you out ... by the way, some of the girls have guys who may not like this either. In general, forgive me, Max, if I offended you with something and, just in case, goodbye, yeah, wrap that Juvia figure too, uh-huh and Ur come on, yeah, thanks, - the guy with a blank look automatically fulfilled the request and stared on the empty shelves.

- I ... already managed to sell several dozen ... mom! - Hmmm, I hope the girls still won't injure him - it will be a shame to lose such a sculptor - the figures turned out to be very good, the proportions are observed exactly, hehe.

Taking out the contents of the stall and tamping it into a spatial pocket was accompanied by whispers behind the back - several tables left in the open air were occupied and the members of the guild were clearly listening to what was happening. "And he himself is rowing ...", "But he, too, now ...", "Crazy ..." and so on, but no one dared to ask the question out loud, although I had a suitable answer, yes.

-Hi everyone, - the whispers behind his back somehow abruptly fell silent, and the voice was painfully familiar, poor Max already ducked.

-Good morning, - I say, without stopping concentrated work, the magic channels were terribly sick from the use of "Rearmament", but I was not going to give up because of such a trifle.

-What's going on here? - the owner of a familiar voice approached with interest, standing literally behind her back.

- Uh ... Here Max opened a souvenir shop, - Lucy answered a little stiffly, again hiding the figure behind her back.

- I see, - the girl went around me and slightly touching her bright red hair bent over the shelf with heraldic cups. - This is good, the guild will not hurt ... - Elsa stammered, gazing at one of the boxes stacked on the counter, which I had not yet managed to hide. - It's me?

-Yes, as I understand, there are figurines of almost all members of the guild, even Gajeel is present, - I nod at the corresponding figurine and quickly hide the remaining boxes in a spatial pocket, trying to make it look natural and without haste.

-Can? - Titania looked at Max, he nodded convulsively and sideways, sideways ... But Elsa did not notice this, already removing the contents of the box. - Hmm ... - the yard held its breath. Lucy ... well, she gushed with emotions ... different. "I don't like mine," said the Valkyrie. - Firstly, the armor must be made of metal. And why is my skin so tough?

-The copy is always worse than the original. By the way, Elsa, can you show me the Lightning Emperor's armor today?

-M? - the trick worked, Scarlett put the figurine down almost immediately and turned to me. - Of course, but why?

- There is one interesting idea, but before that I would like to take a look at a similar sample, and your armor just fits.

- Okay, can we go right now, or will we have breakfast first?

-It's better to have breakfast, otherwise you're completely worn out with these preparations, Lucy, are you with us?

The blonde looked at us with a sad look of non-resistance to the absurdity of reality. And you won't understand whether she was upset that Elsa didn't start a bloody massacre here, or she couldn't believe that everything was so peacefully resolved, however, the thought of "having a bite" clearly lifted the girl's spirits and made her temporarily forget about the injustice of the world.

-Yes, I'm with you, - and we went together to the finally completed palace.

-Hey, wait for us! - at the gate appeared out of breath Mira and Juvia , - judging by some disheveledness, the girls fell asleep a little and now they were clearly in a hurry.

-Good morning.

-Hi, Sef , Elsa, Lucy, - Mrs. Strauss kissed me on the cheek and bowed almost ceremoniously to her friends, hmm, the invisible war continues? I must admit it looks very funny from the outside.

-Hello, - Juvia , as always, looked a little embarrassed, which gave her additional charm, poor Max was already grabbing his heart and I decided to take the girls away from sin, until the newcomers were interested in what was happening here. And so, the new "Fairy Palace" appeared before us in all its glory. The complex consisted of several floors and if the first and second remained the same "bar", then zero, now, in addition to the archive and the library, it has also acquired a hall with billiards, bowling, and a track for throwing various objects at a target, ranging from standard darts for darts and ending with what comes to hand (in fact, nothing like that, but knowing the fairies, I bet everyone will throw, including each other). Makarov's office moved to the fourth floor, some utility rooms and small rooms for a "smoke break" settled on the third.

In addition to the changes in the building itself, the appearance of the attendants has also changed - before, ordinary "junior" sorceresses of the guild, who had a C rank and who dressed in whatever way, changed, as waitresses, Mira, although she was also considered a waitress, in fact played the role of Deputy Master and "responsible for supply ", now, taking into account the sharp rise in the popularity of the Fairies (albeit in places the glory was very ... ahem , dubious), many non-magicians wanted to earn extra money with us, and at the same time admire the" inner life "of the reckless guild of the kingdom with their own eyes , hmm, why am I? Oh yes, the staff and their appearance. Quite a lot of new faces appeared, more precisely, girls in a rather tight form with flowers and a guild pattern, hmm ... although the colors and the drawings themselves were clearly poorly selected, in fact, the main advantage of the form was only the fitting of the girls' figures, well, mini skirts, and here are high boots and gloves up to the elbow, in general they were nice, but ... somewhat vulgar and lurid. All this crowd, of course, was to be managed by Mira, who is now shocked examining her new "wards" in very revealing outfits

- Seeef , - very dangerous notes were heard in Elsa's voice, - you don't want to tell us anything? - judging by the emotions of Lucy and Juvia , frozen in shock , my thoughtful looks were misunderstood, or rather correctly, but not a mustache and not quite right ...

- Oddly enough, but this time I have nothing to do with it, - fi, it seems, they do not believe me.

- Exactly?

- Yeah, I would prefer a classic maid outfit, perhaps complemented by ears, - I rubbed the bridge of my nose thoughtfully, - although I admit, this option would go in second ... although, no, in fourth place, and even then, after some processing, the second and third would be occupied by girls-rabbits and cats, although I have not yet decided who is where.

- Pervert, - Lucy sighed somehow hopelessly, and the tips of Elsa's ears after this phrase began to blush.

- I am just a connoisseur of beauty, but in any case - I have an alibi - lately I don't always have time to eat, not that I think about a new form.

-Then...

-It could be ...

-Only He! - the trio began to think in sync. Having exchanged glances, the girls went to Makarov, who was at ease on the counter, sipping beer and admiring the taut figures of their new workers. But Juvia is a much more peaceful girl, besides, while the three "rivals" went to commit violence against the God-chosen magician, the water sorceress, as if by chance, clung to me, demonstrating her outstanding dignity in all its glory, As a result, I was torn between two desires - to devote all my attention to the charming witch or see how the story with Makarov ends, fortunately, the old man saved me from the torment of choice - the head of the Fey clearly felt something, then turned his gaze on the sorceresses who purposefully walked towards him and ... hmm, and is he not a relative of a certain Mario? I remember that he could also jump a few of his heights and increase in size ... Makarych shamefully faded, leaving the beauties an unfinished mug of beer as a trophy, ahem , perhaps I should follow his example - my fakes did not manage to throw excess energy on the old man , which means that I will be next, hmm, if you think about it, it is not so necessary for me to watch this Armor of the Lightning Emperor, and there is still time ... although, why should I run from girls? Let's not become like the cowardly escaped Master Makarov (although the reason for his escape was undoubtedly valid)! So forward, to glorious feats and achievements, I think it will be fun ...

A couple of days later (the intensity of passions around the competition only grew, now the girls generally buried themselves in their homes and did not allow anyone to see a cannon shot, even me, which was especially upsetting), as the blacksmith had promised, a somewhat unusual cage was ready. The guy was still trying to figure out why the hell was needed such a large contraption made of such fragile metal, but he did not achieve any sense, except perhaps the standard "for experiments". Now we need to finalize the structure and strengthen it with inexpensive artifacts purchased the day before. But, the plans had to be changed somewhat - such a weighty parcel came to me by mail, fifty kilograms. The package contained the minerals and ores I ordered, as well as a note soaked in memorable perfume and with a lipstick print instead of a signature, heh , Ultear in my style, so now you need a lot of energy and I even know where to get it, but it will take a little to remake an already finished structure and order an artifact thermos with self-mixing of the contents ... liters by forty. It took another three days to finalize the plan and make the necessary tools, during which time the intensity of passions reached its climax, even Makarych got in the brain, foolishly trying to ask Mira something at the moment when she appeared in the guild with a bunch of some leaves. Elfman just shook his head sympathetically and nervously stroking the parrot sitting on his shoulder, admitted that he had not spent the night at home for two days, fearing to fall under the hot hand of his sister. However, he did not look particularly upset - now the sorceress, as never before, resembled the very Mirajane who was before Lisanna's disappearance . But the Master was not particularly happy - one assistant locked herself in the house and gently and unobtrusively sends everyone, the other seems to be running around and doing something, but what is not really clear. The builders finished the work and put out an estimate, which, again, has to be dealt with by the grandfather himself. It is not surprising that at one point Dreyar could not stand it.

-It is impossible to live like this! - having risen on the counter so that he could be better seen, Makarov solemnly raised his finger to the ceiling, - in the end, we have not yet celebrated the completion of construction and the joining of Juvia and Gajeel to us , so, as the Head of Fairy Tail, I announce tomorrow as a weekend!

-URAAA! - as I noted earlier. Fairies knew how and loved to have fun, that's just ...

- Sephiroth , please agree on an additional batch of alcohol and a snack, - it seems that Makarych decided to take revenge on me for all the past times, - and for now I'll try to persuade Mira to sing on stage - what did I say there? I take my words back, Makarov is a saint! But I'll have to run, eh, and I wanted to start filling out my Book, some considerations and laws should be written down, otherwise she's bored lately, and she's going to fall into hibernation.

The next day I remember in fits and starts - again a lot of running around, a crowd of not quite sober fairies . I do n't know how, but the Master still managed to persuade Mira to sing (although if he has been communicating with Lee for twenty years now , then there is nothing surprising in this). The girl's voice was amazing, I did not catch the meaning of the song - I just drowned in the sounds of this angel's singing and began to dissolve in nirvana, since Lucy and Juvia , sitting next to me , only contributed to this. Elsa got to the strategic stocks of cakes and was temporarily out of objective reality, torn apart by a difficult choice - strawberry, raspberry or pineapple?

Alas, heaven very quickly turned into hell. How? Well, Gajeel , who took on his chest , also decided to sing something "such", he sang ... loudly, perhaps this is the only censorship that can be said about this roar. Seriously, I even started to get a little sausage . Fortunately, Natsu , as a dragonsler's hearing, turned out to be very sensitive, and an empty mug flew into the sadistic singer (except for the torture of Zhelezny's attempts to play and sing), then an empty mug, then a bench, followed by a table from which I managed slide down (quite by accident, sitting with his head on Lucy's lap, hehe).

-Do you want a fight? Well, you'll get it now! - Gajeel jumped to Dragneel and ... he, on reflexes, after a dozen sparring with me happily met the enemy flying at him with a blow of his fist saturated with magic from top to bottom, hitting the iron Dragon Slayer on the floor, but preventing him from reaching the ground, also on reflexes added with a knee, this time from bottom to top.

"A clear win," Elfman said as he watched Gajeel fly back .

-My ... cake, - Elsa in a state of shock looked at the empty place, where recently there was a table on which her treasure was located, but the shock passed and the girl glared at the pale Dragneel , - NAAATSUUUU !!! - The fireman understood everything very quickly and ... rushed at full speed to the exit, knocking down the guilds along the way. Those maneuvers were not appreciated and tried to kick the troublemaker in response, but, for the most part, they missed and hit their colleagues, colleagues were offended and tried to kick back. A fight broke out. Grabbing Lucy and Juvia , I took the safest (after Makarov's office, probably) place - I darted behind Mira's counter, while the sorceress herself, along with Elsa, tried to catch Natsu , who was wonderfully nimble , although ... I would have been very nimble - you want to live. As I understood from the screams, the waitress was very upset that as a result of Dragneel's attack on Gajeel , her magic microphone was damaged, but watching the girls on the hunt was very fun.

-From the flank, go around him and drive him to Elsa! "Lucy tried to advise and coordinate the hunters.

-Get him in a vise! - the water sorceress echoed her.

- Natsu , skip under Elfman , and when you get out of the gate, turn on the jet thrust! - male solidarity was not alien to me.

- Aaa , why do I need all this !? - the Master sobbed nearby, and it was not clear why he was more upset. Either by an outbreak of a fight (although he is no stranger), or by the fact that in the flea market someone managed to knock a mug out of his hands, spilling its contents on the floor (this time I really had nothing to do with it, it seems after all, the man has such a karma).

The battle left behind a bunch of motionless bodies, Dragneel held his head in pain and put a piece of ice frozen by Gray's pity on it - although the girls did not catch up with the fireman, as it turned out, they could throw circles very well. Ur was engaged in sorting the victims, Levi and Lucy made lists of the destroyed, Juvia went to pour water on the unconscious, and Mira and Elsa tried not to catch Makarov's eyes - most of the destruction was at their expense, although the others also tried, yes, yes.

- Eh, we sat down well, - I wondered if we should call the carpenters or do it on our own, until it turned out that nothing critical was damaged.

- Yes, - the old man twisted his mustache, but then he realized that he blurted out and tried to somehow wriggle out, - uh, I mean, shit , you completely lost your fear and conscience! You have to behave yourself!

-Yeah, of course, - there was a discordant chorus of "honest" answers and assurances of future good behavior.

"I want to go on vacation," Dreyar waved his hand hopelessly , "somewhere in a quiet, calm place full of good old monsters, magic traps and bloodthirsty dark magicians," the old man's eyes rolled dreamily.

-Yes, a crowd of young and energetic magicians is really much worse than cute bloodthirsty monsters.

-That's okay, what do we have with the loss of inventory, enough for the holiday? - returned to business Makarov.

-I think yes, not so many were actually beaten - the people were more busy trying to clean the faces of their neighbors than destroying property.

-At least something good, - the Master breathed, - okay, you have a plan, and I will go - old age is not a joy, I get tired quickly, yes, - grabbing one of the few remaining barrels of beer on his shoulder, "old and sick" Makarych stomped upstairs towards his office. Here is an infection, and we have to deal with all the bedlam ... eh ...

I killed the time remaining before the start of the holiday in splendid isolation, filling out the Book, checking the artifacts in the third circle and thinking over the plan and possible scenarios, as well as the reaction to them. I really did not like the moment with the transformation of girls into stone idols, but the only option to counter it is to cut down Evergreen before using her dastardly ability. But without such an incentive, there will be no showdown, as a result, Lexus will organize an attempt on the Master's life or come up with some other nasty thing. Hmm, except perhaps to play it safe through Simba , to carry out the reverse transformation from organosilicon to a normal state, I can ... although wait, this ability had almost no effect on Elsa, but her eye gives protection only from illusions, possibly mental influences, which means the girls themselves themselves turned to stone under the command of Evergreen . Option? Quite, by the way, this explained the requirement for eye-to-eye contact for better impact ... hmm, then everything will be much easier. And if you were wrong? This just brings us back to the Simba option , you can break through.

And then the long-awaited moment of the competition came, the whole roster was packed into the guild, some even refused to take on new missions for this moment. Vskidku people gathered tens of eight to ten, decently enough by the standards of Fiora . And all this hundred magicians now looked expectantly at the stage, while I was sitting with Makarych , Ur and Macao with Wakaba at the jury table. The ice sorceress did not want to participate in the competition, they say, I had just started to recover, and then a crowd of people, nerves ... no matter how embarrassment came out, so Makarych (clearly restraining a disappointed sigh) invited her to the jury. Polyushka refused to drag herself to the "crowd of people " for a cut, they did not insist, otherwise, with the character of this granny, she would surrender to the next patient to give a mixture of laxative and sleeping pills, and then see which is stronger. Considering that anyone, even the Master, could be such a patient, they unanimously decided not to risk it ... in order to avoid, so to speak.

The first speaker was Cana, as in the canon, the girl staged a vivid performance with the help of the magic of Cards and a swimsuit, however, this time the cards not only hid the figure of a dressing up sorceress, but also let loose a dozen girls, also in swimsuits. The ladies who appeared seductively bent and sent air kisses into the hall, the only negative, and even that, very conditional - all the beautiful persons that appeared were made as if for a carbon copy - the same faces, identical figures, and even they sent air kisses to the hall in the same way, besides, they somewhat closed Kana herself, but she had something to show ... ahem , something I was distracted.

The second participant was Juvia , fortunately, here she did not cut her gorgeous hair, but did not twist it into incomprehensible designs, but simply left her to cover her back with a dark blue waterfall. The magic of Water was used and, again, a dark blue swimsuit, unlike the previous contestant, the water sorceress did not create a support group for herself, but ... she simply provided thousands of splashes that covered her body with droplets of moisture that attract the eye, and only when these droplets began to slowly flow down the body of the witch ...

- Pick up your drool, - a sharp elbow poke under the ribs, shaped by Ur, returned me to the real world.

-Um, thanks, - I thanked the sorceress.

- You are always welcome, - the ice princess smiled, - in the end, I am not eager to sit next to the zombie, and judging by the glazed eyes, you were halfway to this state, - the conversation was interrupted by the appearance of the third participant. Mira stepped onto the platform, and the hall exploded with cheers. A strict dress, a modest look, but a wave of magic went from the girl and ...

- Nya ! - a girl with ears and a ponytail folded her hands in the gesture of a cat's paw. Out of clothes, she was now wearing a very interesting version of a swimsuit - white and fluffy, creating the illusion of cat fur. Mira turned on its axis and the audience noticed that this swimsuit merges perfectly with small stripes of white fur running along the back along the spine, along the shoulders and along the outside of the arms. Mmm ... so that's what you are, nirvana ...

-Hey Hey. Sephiroth , wake up, - Ur snapped her fingers in front of my eyes, kicked in the side and almost bit on the ear, it seems this time I was seriously hung up.

- Uh ? - I turn to the girl, but for some reason she looks away embarrassedly, - uh ? (I know, terribly informative, but at that moment I could not give anything more meaningful)

-You look like a terrible pervert, and this glitter of eyes ... brr, but - the girl pulled herself together, - it seems that your speech about the power of the ears was remembered and, judging by the reaction of the other guys, this is really something there is, - I quickly looked around - the people were clearly drooling, and Makarych's nose was bleeding. Damn, but I thought it was purely a fan service moment , as it turned out, I was wrong. Most of all, the thought that all this splendor was mine and only mine warmed me.

- Yyy ... I would have been fifty years younger ...

"You'd better wipe the blood away, you old pervert," I stared at the Master with a suspicious look. The old man did not pay attention to the evil gaze and again went deep into himself.

For Mira , it was Elsa's turn, the warrior decided to play on contrasts, and after the hot cat girl, we truly saw the "ice queen" (although she was rather just embarrassed to appear in front of such a crowd of people even in a closed swimsuit, not to mention something more frank) , and transparent glasses in front of her eyes gave the image even greater severity, but the girl smiled, winked and sent an air kiss into the hall. Covering and hitting. The enemy is completely destroyed.

Alice with her vines, Levi, Biska , a few more girls from the "rank and file", and each tried to somehow amaze and surprise the audience, but Lucy was disrupted after all. Lexus and the Thunderbolts took action. Damn, couldn't they put it off until the end? And, although Lucy was the last, I looked through the list of participants. Well , the "Battle for Fairy Tail" begins, how long have I wanted to stuff this blond in the face, and now he himself gave me the opportunity to do it! But first, it's worth helping the petrified and see what kind of barrier Freed has set up there and why he acts on the Dragon Slayers as well.

While the people were digesting the announcement of the beginning of the swing made by Lexus, I examined the victims ... so, petrification, but supported by the forces of the victim itself, curious ... but there is no external control. This means that the statement that, on command or after the expiration of time, the captives will crumble to dust is a bluff of pure water. Although no, there is a small connection, but this is the standard maintenance of a weak curse - while the magician is alive and in consciousness, it works, the magician dies or is cut off and that's it, the spell will subside , although ... you can try to break the connection manually, but it's better not to rush, for I'll start by looking at how it happens with Elsa. Eh, it's good to have dragon sight, but what about the barrier? With the barrier, everything turned out to be very simple - an exit ban. Admission condition: a person under 80. Makarych was under 90 and could not get through. But...

-What the fuck? Why can't I get out ?! - Natsu banged his forehead against the barrier.

-Hmm ...- my hand also rested against the obstacle.

-A little over twenty, huh? - muttered the Master, looking at this case.

-No, the reason is different. Look at the exit conditions again, old man. Person.

-And Th ? - did not catch up with Natsu .

-And then, my ardent friend, that you and I are not people ... - my speech was interrupted by the appearance of the blond.

-Hm, what are the biggest fight lovers sitting in the guild? - a projection of Lexus appeared behind us, - don't you want to take part in the fun? - scoffs, bastard ...

-You see, you are our genius, in contrast to the parody, the normal Dragon Slayer is no longer a human being, and the exit conditions are interpreted unambiguously, - Lexus's face changed, - just don't say you didn't know that! Hats off, the plan is good - to incapacitate and lock in the guild the lion's share of the senior mages. What, did you decide to act consistently and start selecting sweets from children? The blond's eye twitched.

- Tyyy .... I will kill!

-Well, come, for technical reasons, I can't come to you at the light ... for now, - Dreyar Jr. disappeared in a flash of electricity.

-How does he infuriate me, I'm sorry, old man, but this time I'll still count his teeth, - the Master just sighed heavily and lowered his head.

-Em, Sef , I have a number of questions, - Ur for some reason also remained in the guild.

-M? - the girl simply rested her hand on the barrier ... he did not even think to let her pass.

-Dont you want to say me something?

- Phto for fum ? - Gajeel climbed out from behind the counter , hastily chewing on some metal structure ... it seems to me that Mira won't fix her microphone anymore. However, do not care about Iron, let Natsu explain to him . I was looking at Ur, trying to figure out what the hell? So, I restored it from Ultear's DNA , so from the point of view of biology, they are now sisters. Is this the reason? No, I would see a dragnsler is different from a human, even "inherited" and uninitiated. Shit ... uninitiated? But when I germinated energy channels in Ur's body, I passed my magic through it, moreover, already being a Dragon Slayer, and Dragons do about the same thing when they turn people into Assassins, of course, on a much larger scale, but Ur is not it was initiated and so ... received a ghostly opportunity, maybe someday ... but now you definitely cannot call it a pure person, and the exit conditions, as I said earlier, are unambiguous.

- Oops ...

-Oh yes, that explains a lot, but what if in more detail? - the girl looked at me suspiciously.

- Mmm , there is a theory, but it still needs to be tested, but now is a little wrong time and place, don't you think?

- Okay, but then ... - the ice princess looked at me promisingly.

- By all means.

Meanwhile, letters about the first skirmishes began to appear on the barrier, moreover, at times these announcements were very ... mockingly decorated. It seems that the spirit responsible for the notification turned out to be a very naughty creature. For example, the inscription Duel between Alzak , Jet and Droy . Alzak won . This kind of shooting is not sporting! Seriously, it was written that way.

Elfman fell from the gentle hand of Evergreen , in a note they wrote that, like a real man, he gave in to the lady. Macao and Wakaba ended in a draw, they had a mark that they shared the World ... so, let's remember and later we will conduct an educational conversation with entering into a personal body. Freed carried Alzak out (you can't conjure up without air). But then there was some discrepancy, Bickslow ran away from Gray, the explanation said that the Ice Dragon was not in the plan, Ur smiled rather and muttered something like "growing small". In addition to reading the very funny comments of the spirit, I was slowly picking the barrier and looking at Elsa. You won't be able to remove the obstacle, but just tweak it a bit ... for example , "finish drawing" a small part of the condition. "Not a man", I think, will be the very thing. Now it would be better to write this matter correctly ... A slight crackle distracted me from my thoughts - Elsa was freed from her stone captivity, so ... the connection with the creator of the spell becomes thinner, it bursts, and then a small impulse of magic throughout the body and petrification subsides and the girl falls over on the floor. So simple?

- Damn Evergreen ! - having risen to her feet (from a very interesting pose, by the way), Scarlett glances at those present with a puzzled look, but here the review comes to the statues of the other participants, - soooo ...

-Elsa, are you up to date? - The master didn't look very good, so it would be necessary to correct his carcass so that something didn't work out.

-Yes, petrification does not interfere with hearing ... and I really want to do something with Lexus ... unnatural, - mmm , what bloodlust, and taking into account that dress ... again mmm .

- Heh , it seems that there is already a whole queue for the blonde , - I chuckled, - but first, we should disenchant our beautiful ladies.

-I understand, I think it will not be difficult to find Ever ... she has been looking for a meeting with me for a long time, - the girl, without waiting for explanations, literally flew over the barrier, eh, this is Elsa, there would be a little stop and listen. Well, okay, then I'll deal with the Master first.

-So, old man, lie down on the floor and take off your shirt!

- Uh ?

-What is " uh "? Judging by your face, only natural harm separates you from a heart attack, and its reserves are not unlimited. And this is not the first time for me to patch this - I have already trained on Ouge .

- But ... - so, you need to correctly copy Polyushka's look and convey emotions ... - uh , good.

- The Sephiroth of the Straaash ...

- Happy , we figured it out a long time ago, come up with something new, - in the meantime, I began to gently infuse vital energy into the Master, along the way patting Simba's body . So, to clean and strengthen the vessels, the heart ... well, it really works on willpower and magic, we will patch up, the liver ... armored, as well as the kidneys. The stomach is capable of digesting nails, I will not meddle in the brain - but the density and complexity of the substance suggest some thoughts, I can only say that even after initiation and refinement, I am still far from Makarov, although it is not surprising if he is able to keep four dozen in consciousness the most difficult circles, and even with a dynamic component ... ahem , something I got carried away.

While I was busy with my grandfather, a message about Elsa's victory over Evergreen passed through the barrier (with extreme cruelty and cynicism, as the note said, I wonder what she did to her?), And after a moment, the stone began to crumble from the other girls, and I mentally I was glad that I didn't get involved in this magic - for each victim the process went individually, even if the differences were small, but nevertheless.

Former stone captives really wanted to write out gratitude to the blonde, hmm, if you count, then "thank" the electromage will take a long time and thoughtfully, you can just sympathize ... hehe.

-Fuh, now that the hostages are free, there is no more sense in participating in this idiocy, - the refreshed Makarych tried to escape, but ...

-Khe-khe, Master, please wait until Sephiroth lets you go, - Mira, I adore you, just one look and the godlike magician, like a silk one, lies and does not twitch.

-What does it mean to stop? I didn't brush off anyone! - Dragneel continued to get hot .

-Hmm, well, I do not mind to keep you company, and with Lexus very ... I want to talk, - Cana stretched her knuckles.

- Natsu , fighting girls is bad, - as Mirazhan reprimanded our fiery friend to the little one.

-Boy, girl, what's the difference ?! - Dragonseer dismissed the claims. At that moment, I was choking on air under the contented gaze of the vengeful old man. No, ETOGES have to say such a thing.

-Well, kha , you know ... - and again I was interrupted by the appearance of Lexus, now the blond said that he took the city hostage and demands the Master's resignation. An hour for reflection or all the khan. Kind man, his mother, but saw the Temple of Thunder - under four hundred spheres with crystals surrounding the city in a ring, Biska tried to shoot one, but I intercepted the weapon.

- Tired of living?

-What is it? - the green-haired sorceress was surprised , but lowered the weapon.

-Do you see the iron rings around the spheres? Each one has a cute "take it for yourself" spell attached to a sphere. Break it and the whole charge will rush to you.

-We have to stop Lexus - the city is being held hostage - this is too much! If necessary, we will simply knock the cancellation of the enchantment out of it! - Is that exactly what Mira said? Although, judging by the sensations, she almost spilled over into the Demoness .

-Hmm ... I have an idea, fortunately, I expected something similar from this asshole, but to implement it, you need to get out of here.

- I'll try to open the barrier, but ... I'm not sure, - Levi somehow chilly hugged herself by the shoulders.

- There is something, but my option will close the exit for all non-Assassins.

"Well, then we'll just go out before that," Kana shrugged.

-Okay ... Happy .

-Aggas!

-I need your help.

-Aggas! - the cat almost saluted, heh , it's funny.

- Well , let's start.

The girls went beyond the barrier, I, with some help from Levi, slightly corrected the letters and was also able to pass, like Natsu and Gajeel ... but Ur again ran into the obstacle.

-Well, now what? - the girl was already clearly in the mood for a fight, and then such a bummer.

- Strange, okay, then we'll figure it out, but now I'm sorry, you need to hurry.

-Pow this asshole on my behalf!

-Required, Ur, required.

Fakes went to catch Frida and Bikslou and look where zanykal Lexus, finally, I warned them not kuchkovatsya and go one by one - in the city has enough trouble of gifts from "combat runista ". And so we were left alone. Me, a cat and four hundred spheres with a charge of one thousand kilovolts each (well, or so, there are different lightning bolts).

- Happy , I need you to attach such a granule to each sphere, will you do it? - I summoned from subspace a bag with inexpensive artifacts-detonators, slightly improved by me with ... dynamite. The explosion will be small, but enough for a sphere for the eyes.

-Agas, - and kote rushed to attach my gifts, but I took up the next stage. Get out of your pocket a copper cage, insulating rugs, magical analogs of rectifiers and batteries, now connect an adamantium blade to the end of this nightmare of an engineer and touch the tip of the ore melt in a giant thermos. Uh-huh, done, it remains to take a place inside this structure and activate the devices.

- Done, - reported the cat, returning me a noticeably lighter bag, - what's next?

-And then you need to get away from here as far as possible ... and don't argue, - I stopped the cat who had already opened his mouth . He just nodded and flew away.

-Well, if it doesn't work out, then a good barbecue will come out of me, a song, sing along!

Here we are, born to be kings

We're the princes of the universe

Here we belong, fighting to survive

In a world with the darkest powers , heh , - I activated the detonator and began to admire the wonderful spectacle - a chain explosion of all four hundred spheres, and now a power is flying in my direction that can fry an entire city, not Etherion , of course, but enough for one magician eyes.

And here we are, we're the princes of the universe

Here we belong, fighting for survival

We've come to be the rulers of you all, - the discharges hit the copper cage and ... start to go into the melt through the blade, heh , physics 1, magic 0 - Faraday's cage works great on magical electricity.

I am immortal, I have inside me blood of kings - yeah - yeah

I have no rival, no man can be my equal

Take me to the future of you all

Born to be kings, princes of the universe

Fighting and free

Got your world in my hand

I'm here for your love and I'll make my stand

We were born to be princes of the universe , - yes, the song from the old movie "Highlander" fits this moment perfectly, and special thanks to Lexus for providing me with almost eight dozen kilograms of the most valuable alloy, the main thing is now to watch out so that it does not cool however, a magic thermos should handle this. Putting my charm back into my spatial pocket, I moved away from the cage and grounded myself on the nearest pole. Still, the statics came together well. With a slight " bzzz ", I got a little prick in the arm - that's the whole effect of "Temple of Thunder" ... well ... also a specific hairstyle, I squinted at my hair on end ... very specific.

Meanwhile, at the guild building.

The master continued to read "messages from the front". Natsu met with Gray and could not resist - their battle had been going on for twenty minutes. Bickslow was still caught and "soaked" by a detachment of Lucy-Cana- Juvia with the support of Bisca , who was simply shooting off his doll, but Freed ...

- Mmm , ur, do you see the same as me? - The master looked with hope at the ice princess.

- Hmm, not sure, maybe this is just a joke?

"I hope, girl, I hope." The two magicians looked at the barrier with the letters. "Freed is punished by Lady Demoness . Who gave her the whip, fiends?"

And again Sephiroth .

And here is the cathedral, in front of him stands a shocked Elsa, looking at ... who had lost the mask of Mystogan , in general there was something to be surprised at, it is reliably known that Jellal has finally gone crazy and from day to day he will be transferred to one institution with soft walls in Era, intended as times for such cases. And here it is.

Hey, Mistgan , I decided to join the celebration?

-It is impossible to miss this, the honor of the guild is hurt here, - hmm, a strange syllable, although this guy is not particularly talkative at all, so maybe just out of habit.

- Sef , what about your hair? - Elsa, with all her talents, remained a woman. So, a very curious creature. And then there is the matter of appearance.

-The Temple of Thunder happened to her and now I'm going to thank its author ...

- Did you take it all over yourself ?! - the girl sighed wearily, - you have a hobby or what? Exotic suicides? That's what you are doing ... as if you think you are immortal, - mm, worry in the emotions of my fake , nice.

-Em ... - I ventured to insert a word - this time I still calculated and used artifacts prepared ... - to continue the interrogation, smoothly flows into the first family scandal have saved Glyuchnogl ... er, I mean, Mistgan .

-He's very strong. Broke my illusion, "warned Jellal of Edolas .

- I know, everything is taken into account ... and also, we will need to talk to you about Edolas , - Mystogan twitched .

-What do you mean? - the warrior translated, examined me, then Jellal .

- I'll explain everything a little later, okay? And now we have to give credit to one asshole ...

-Be careful, - the girl whispered and gave a kiss, - for good luck ...

And so I entered the Cathedral, as in the classics of the genre, the doors slammed behind my back, cutting off the possibility of escape or the approach of reinforcements.

-I was already waiting, I thought you would never come, - Lexus appeared in a flash of lightning at the opposite end of the hall.

-And deprive yourself of the pleasure of finally adjusting your face? - "kind" smile crept out on my face.

-Then, let's not delay, - Lexus bared his teeth and rushed to the attack.

-You are right ... Dark Writings. Activation! - the labors of ten-hour climbing around the cathedral sprouted, enclosing the entire building.

-Electric resistance of air and skin in the area of ​​action increases a thousand times? And what does it mean?

-You will soon find out, my blonde friend, - I take out thick rubber gloves from my pocket, the length just barely reaching the elbow and put them on, - you will soon find out.

Lexus tries to hit me with his favorite lightning and ... stares in surprise at his own hand - a few sparks a couple of centimeters from the skin - that's all he has achieved. Even if magical electricity can bypass the laws of physics, but ... the very principle of lightning remains unchanged - a discharge that breaks through the air due to the potential difference, the magician can simply create this difference anywhere. But only if the resistance grows, then the potential difference should be greater, hehe. However, I didn't let Electromag think for a long time , going on the attack, rubber gloves and my own skin saved from electric shocks when touched, the blond couldn't go down, turning into lightning, and therefore, I finally could do what I dreamed of almost from our first meeting.

-This is for Mira, this is for Elsa ... - the main thing is to securely fix the foe, - ... and now, stop suffering crap and apologize to the guilds and grandfather - your trick almost sent him to the next world, you idiot piece ... Do you know how difficult it is to collect an almost torn heart?

- Grandfather ... because of me? - hmm ... it seems, from the blows, the brains of Dreyar Jr. still began to fall into place.

-And what do you want, not every dark one will think of taking hostage first his guildmates , and then the whole city! I can't believe that a person like Makarov has grown up like this as a grandson.

Yeah you ... - Lexus began to rage, come on, fucking "Law Fairies", you know the spell principle - the destruction of the enemies of the mage, but ... there is one maaalenky nyuansik grandfather prompted me to him, when he said that this, without a doubt, the Highest spell of Light, I can perform even without having any interaction with this element. It's all about the magical tattoo. It is she who gives access to the spell, the magician only gives strength and directs him, but this is also difficult, but nevertheless. And such a spell simply will not work if its purpose is to declare the carrier of the same tattoo , or, even more so, a group of such carriers.

My reflections were interrupted by a bright light that hit from the Master's grandson, but now, everything was over and an utterly surprised blond appeared in front of me.

-Do not try to seem worse than you are, Lexus, - and sat down next to the dragonsler , sprawled on his back , - a normal person, after all. Why the hell did you want that?

- Shilfiya ... - hmm, it seems, had not so much to hit in the jaw, - I Proft hofel , foby we byfi lufimi .

-Well, I would have kicked the chilling ones, and not tried to carry out my "cleansing".

-Do not hofeli to fluff , - damn it, I can't, he is so funny hissing , but you still need to help the poor fellow - it is clearly very difficult for him to talk with a broken jaw, although a simple person would have passed out long ago . Let's add some magic. We sat with the blonde almost until the evening, just talking, oddly enough, for all its unsociability and perkiness , Lexus desperately lacked company. Freed and Bickslow looked at him as a leader and an elder, but it was just stupid for the guy to have a heart-to-heart talk with no one - he himself fenced off from everyone, but now he burst out. A couple of times worried fairies dropped in on us, but when they met my gaze, they understood correctly and quietly disappeared, for which special thanks to them.

The Fairies' fantasy had to be postponed for a day - the people celebrated the end of the great battle and by the evening they could have been raised only by some necromancer (it was painfully well-alcoholized carcasses that represented corpses), Lexus had a difficult conversation with the old man, the result of which was the same as in canon - exile, but only after talking with Makarych , he found me.

- Sephiroth ... - more like a mummy electromage approached me.

-Lexus?

- I ... have to say thank you ... - hmm, unexpected.

-Always please, if you need to fix your brains, please! Besides...

-Hmm?

- I want to see what happens in our direct collision sometime.

- Eh, are all dragon slayers sick in the head or only Fairies are so lucky? - but then he got serious, - look after my grandfather and the guys in my absence.

- Do n't worry, I'll keep an eye ... and ... don't relax, Natsu didn't manage to be brushed off, so he'll be waiting for your return.

-Do you think I'll be back?

-And where are you going to get away from us, blond? Where are you going?

- I don't know, I just want to wander around a bit. And you know, you're weird, I thought you couldn't stand me.

-Well, you are still not the asshole that I thought, although the cockroaches in your head are impressive. Well , good luck on the way, besides, it seems that someone else wants to say goodbye to you, - I nodded towards the thunders approaching us and stretched out my hand to say goodbye to the blonde, he did not disappoint my hopes and shook it. Well, that's all, it remains only to survive the very Fantasy ...

Heh , "to survive the Fantasy" sounds easy, but everything turned out to be much worse for the wear - urgently replenish the stocks destroyed during the battle with the green serpent, check the integrity of the platforms and almost kick the people for urgent repair and revision of the damaged ones. I am generally silent about how I was brainwashed for postponing the procession for a whole day at the council - I have never been so close to massacres and acts of terror in friendly territory. Gildiytsy my mood got it right, so try not to go, and all requirements are fulfilled accurately and as quickly as possible, catch the next " Sephiroth strashnyyy " Koshak was sent to carry out site layout for tables with refreshments, Natsu was about to follow him, but quickly realized that no food is expected there and returned to his occupation - roasting and drying dishes made by Juvia and one of our earth magicians (hmm, it seems, this guy's name is Ralph) - they broke something, but it turned out very atmospheric .

The carnival itself was quite fun - Makarych in a neko hat was annealing on the podium, Gray and Ur, with the support of Juvia's water , built a self-propelled ice palace, on the balcony of which Elsa was dancing with blades. Lucy, with the help of Aquarius (oddly enough, but this time the Great Spirit was very sympathetic to the girl) added real fountains, I, Macao and Natsu organized the water lighting. Almost the entire guild took part and everyone tried to somehow stand out, in the end the grandfather gave a whole speech on the topic of the unity of the Fairies, the doltish spirit and so on, so on, so forth. I think who it was mainly intended to understand is not difficult, and it was possible to notice the familiar white-haired crown of the head in the crowd of townspeople without any problems - Lexus did not even think of hiding.

But then the representative part ended and began what, in fact, the whole city gathered for - a free treat with a drink (the toad was indignant - how so, to spend something from the guild treasury not on the guild itself? I had to convince her that these were contributions to The amphibian grumbled for a while and threatened with garrote, but still calmed down). I, with a sense of accomplishment, collapsed on the bench and blissfully closed my eyes.

- Tired, - the scent of meadow grasses and a pleasant voice. Girlish hands began to knead my shoulders.

- Mrrr , Mira, and how did you cope with all this every year? - how good.

- It's just that this year we were not lucky - usually everything goes much more calmly.

-Yeah? - I open one eye, - for all my time in this glorious guild, I was firmly convinced of only one thing - Fairies and "calm" - the essence of things are incompatible.

- Nuuu , - my battle waitress put her finger to her lips, - "more calmly" and "completely calm" is still somewhat different in meaning, last year, for example, Natsu and Gray managed to break two platforms, the year before last Elfi did not calculate forces and brought down tables with dishes ... on Elsa, - I mentally sympathized with the giant, I bet the retribution was terrible, - but the current one blocked them all together.

-Yes, we had nice fun, by the way, can I ask you something ? - there was an interesting story about fakes , but no one knew the details.

-Yes, of course, - the girl smiled.

-Who did give the "Lady Demonica " the whip? - hmm, beetroot bloom in three whole, two tenths of a second, chameleons approve, hehe ... Uh , what's this wave of embarrassment? Lucy? And next to them, in the bushes, Juvia and Elsa, h -yes, I'm really tired, since I just noticed them, my ears are warming , which means it's understandable .

- Ummm , - yeah, now we modestly avert our eyes and fiddle with the hem of the dress, - in general, I somehow noticed Lucy's whip, well ... here.

- It is informative and makes you look at you in a new light, did not expect such addictions from you, - now it was possible to light a cigarette on behalf of Mrs. Strauss, and judging by the emotions in the neighboring bushes - not only from her.

- Seef , - sounded very plaintive, and the expression on Mira's face, h -yes, it seems, I still got hooked on the emotions of my quartet. Moreover, he was completely addicted.

- What am I, really against? - we are trying to make the most innocent look, yes, it will, with something like this face I extorted my payment from the Council. Mmm , I think I noticed a trickle of steam from the ears? No, it seemed, probably.

-By the way, do you know why the Master walks so happy? - the combat waitress changed the subject, nevertheless not forgetting to continue the impromptu massage, for which special thanks to her.

- Mmm ?

-Von, - a nod in the direction of a really utterly satisfied Makarych , muttering something under his breath over an empty beer mug, one should listen. Strain your ears a little and ...

- Lovely, my lovely, - the Master lovingly stroked a huge mug. Hmm ... and if you look at her with different eyes? Oh, damn it! Cough , so what should I call this monster? The Terminator sippy cup? Judging by its power, this piece of cookware has a real chance of surviving the shot of Aetherion and keeping its contents intact. Hmmm, it seems that the old man decided to put an end to our struggle. Unsportsmanlike, comrade!

-Grandfather got a mug somewhere that surpasses Elsa's Diamond Armor in its performance and is triumphant, - plans were already lined up in my head to bypass such a powerful defense.

- I brought the Master to the handle, - they playfully pinched me on the ear.

-Hey, why just me? The last days of his problems with beer were purely random and have nothing to do with my modest person! - I throw my head back and faithfully look into the eyes of the girl.

- Exactly? - oh, how many suspicions.

-Exactly!

- Well, then, okay, - looking around with a thief, Mira leans lower and ... the kiss lasted thirty seconds, during which life was rapidly getting better. A small portion of jealousy and some envy, together with joy for a friend from the neighboring bushes, only made the situation more piquant .

- Hmm , - well, again, someone needs something, - I apologize for interrupting you at such an interesting moment, but I need to talk to Sephiroth , - Ur, let's look through Simba , Ur is somewhat jealous, but these are trifles, she's worried about something. Embarrassed Mirazhana quickly burst out to the side (and, by a strange coincidence, in the direction of the bushes, where the remaining trio settled), followed by my sad look and a heavy sigh.

-Eh, it's always like this, in the most interesting place ...

- Heh , this is not the most interesting thing, but I'm afraid if I had just intervened in the "most interesting" and Mira would have tried to kill me - if you think about it, then there really is a grain of truth in the words of the ice princess, moreover, there would be not only Mira, I myself, in that case, would make a contribution. Meanwhile, Ur had already sat down on a bench next to her and poured a glass of wine - the northern sorceress had some passion for this drink and preferred it to all other alcoholic creations (although there was no particular variety in drinking in the world).

-Perhaps, but I think you had reasons for such "interference", didn't you? - Raise an eyebrow questioningly.

- Yes, the whole point is in the barrier that was in the guild, - the sorceress looked at me, - Sef , I am grateful to you for a new life, but ... what have you turned me into? Inhuman , maybe my tentacles and thorns will soon begin to grow? - the question clearly worried the girl very much and she would not understand the joke.

-There are options, but an inspection is needed to confirm or refute the theory. It is unlikely that something terrible or unpleasant threatens you.

-When? - Hmmm, for some reason it seems to me that any answer except "now" will entail a lot of wasted ur nerves, and the spent nerves of a rank S wizard with the knowledge of the Chosen One is very bad, let's just say.

-I have everything ready, if you are free, then you can start diagnostics at any time, however, you need something from the laboratory.

-Ready, - it would be silly to expect another answer.

-Then now, at least we need to notify the others that we are leaving the party.

My girls reacted quite well to the departure, the Master seemed to be delighted in general (of course, the threat to safety dumped the beer), and the rest didn't care - the people continued to celebrate. And so we found ourselves in the laboratory, the multi-ton wall was a good guarantee that no one would interfere, the letters were applied and only one thing was missing ...

-So, get into focus and start.

-Undress? - Ur tried to sneer, but somehow sluggishly - the nervous tension was quite high, in general, strange, a person, not a person, what's the difference? But, for someone it was quite important.

- Not necessarily, the main thing is that there are no magical things, although, from an aesthetic point of view ...

- Pf , - the sorceress quoted one widely known avenger in narrow circles and got into the focus of the letters.

-So, now stand still, - let's start, power up the structure, add Simba and the magic of Life ... body structure, now the magic part, hmm ... curiously, the response to the elements (I had to drag to the freezer created by Gray and take there piece of ice) - weak, but there. Well , given the resurrection ritual and the lacrima used to create the body , spiced with my power, the diagnosis is clear. It's funny.

-Well, what is there, - after my giving go-ahead Ur was near so quickly that one could suspect her of teleportation.

- In short, it's okay, when creating your new body, or rather, its energy structure , I used a method that is presumably similar to what dragons use when initiating the Assassin.

-So , I'm a Dragonseer now ? The ice sorceress frowned amusingly.

-No, firstly, I do not know exactly how such rituals take place. Secondly, although the method was similar, it was definitely not identical. Dragons use their own energy for initiation, but I worked through lacrima charged with neutral mana, I think you yourself understand the reason - Death, Darkness and Fire are clearly not what will have a good effect on the newborn organism, and the abilities for ice magic could not be affected the best way. Well, and lacrima ... to compare its capacity with the volumes available to the dragon ... is not necessary, let's say. As a result, your parameters are most consistent with ... mmm ... the descendant of the Dragon Slayer in the third or fourth generation, but this is a controversial issue, there is really no one to collect statistics from corny - Natsu and Gajeel are representatives of the first generation and have no offspring yet are planning, so that the second and the tenth generation may be equally successful.

-M-yes, can I speak in normal language?

-You are a human, but with the ghostly possibility of becoming a Dragnsler , how - without a clue, perhaps it takes a large amount of magical energy passed through you, or the blood of a dragon, or a shamanic ritual with a tambourine and a huge bonfire, or the sacrifice of a virgin on a full moon with a ritual blade made of bone suicides ... well, I don't know.

-That's like, Well , thank you, - Ice Princess clearly was in deep thought.

- You are always welcome, - I collapsed on the sofa, after all, such magical exercises were still hard to come by - although the damaged energy structure was restored, it was still quite delicate and fragile. Ur sat down next to me and stretched seductively, noticing my interested look, the girl just smiled with satisfaction.

-I think I thwarted some of your plans for today, - purring intonations appeared in the witch's voice , - but ... I think I can ... compensate, besides, I missed you, - the sorceress purred rather and reached for my belt pants Well , there is a suspicion that the night's sleep does not, however, why not?