Despite her complaints, Wendy cast Troia on Natsu again to help him regain his sense of balance.
It didn't work the first time, so Wendy tried once more, but it was still ineffective.
"I'm sorry... I dont know what happen but it doesnt work..."
Wendy felt a bit guilty, not expecting Troia to fail even after repeated attempts due to Natsu's resistance building up.
"Uekkk..." Natsu was on the verge of passing out.
"Alright, no need to treat him anymore. His current state is better than him being noisy the whole ride."
Raizel patted Wendy's head gently.
"Ra...izel... You..." Natsu shakily raised his finger to point at Raizel in protest.
WHACK!
Erza promptly gave Natsu a chop to the neck.
Well, now he was truly knocked out.
Raizel addressed the group. "Today is our first joint operation with another Guild, but the most important thing is for the members within our own Guild to cooperate fully."
"I see it! It's the meeting point." Happy, leaning forward, pointed at the villa ahead.
...
The meeting point was the villa owned by Bob, the Guild Master of Blue Pegasus, located deep in the Worth Woodsea.
Raizel knocked on the door, but there was no response, so he simply pushed the door open.
"This is Master Bob's villa," Erza remarked after glancing around; the interior style was indeed very much like something Bob would decorate.
"That guy..." Gray couldn't help but recall Bob's dignified yet flamboyant appearance...
"It... really suits him..." Gray said, his words not matching his internal thoughts.
"Don't say that. Despite his appearance, he's a Mage even our Guild Master finds troublesome and acknowledges as quite powerful."
Although Erza was also exasperated by Bob's eccentricities, she recognized his strength as a former guildmate of Makarov.
"Are... are we there yet?"
Natsu still hadn't recovered, sitting cross-legged on the floor with his hands on his knees, looking green.
"We're already here... Natsu," Happy replied helplessly.
"Welcome, welcome."
"Welcome, welcome, members of Fairy Tail."
"We've been waiting for you."
A beam of light suddenly shone from under the staircase.
"We are the members chosen by Blue Pegasus."
"Hibiki of the Hundred Night!"
"Eve of the Holy Night!"
"Ren of the Empty Night!"
Whether they were embarrassed or not was hard to say, but Raizel and Ultear were certainly feeling the cringe!
"Blue Pegasus! The Trimens! Hibiki Lates! Always ranks high in the 'Mage You'd Most Want as Your Boyfriend' polls!"
Some people totally ate this up... like Lucy, whose eyes sparkled.
"Oh no!!! I forgot to put on clothes..." Gray, realizing he was shirtless nearby, kept tugging at his hair in frustration.
Natsu, meanwhile, leaned his head against a pillar, looking like he was about to throw up.
"At least Raizel is normal..." Lucy glanced at the members on Fairy Tail's side and sighed.
Most of the Blue Pegasus members were acting like a gigolo's.
These three were handing out drinks, offering towels, and enthusiastically spouting all sorts of nonsensical sweet phrases.
"Please refrain from harassing the female Mages of our Guild."
Raizel snapped his fingers, and Erza, Lucy, and Wendy were instantly teleported back to his side.
Kagura and Ultear, along with the others, nearly cringed hard enough to dig out a three-bedroom apartment right there.
If it weren't for not wanting to damage the Alliance's unity, Kagura would have already sliced them apart with one strike.
"You all... that's enough."
"What... what is this charming voice?" Lucy thought that such a magnetic voice must belong to someone incredibly handsome.
"Master Ichiya!"
"I..Ichiya..." Erza beside them broke out in a cold sweat...
'Whoa, he really seems to be glowing...'
Raizel watched Ichiya Vandalay Kotobuki standing on the steps, radiating sparkling light all over...
"Long time no see, Miss Erza..."
"I... I never expected you to be here too..."
Ichiya had met Raizel and the others once before, but he had left Erza with deep psychological scars... Had she known Ichiya was coming, Erza would never have agreed to attend.
"I've heard about your situation, Miss Erza, Miss Ultear, Miss Kagura, Miss Lucy, Raizel-san, and... the others."
Happy was also categorized under "the others" by Ichiya by the way.
"So creepy..." Lucy felt chills running down her spine, goosebumps covering her entire body.
"Sorry, I can't do anything about him either." Erza honestly took a few steps back to hide behind Raizel.
"But he is actually a quite powerful Mage."
"Raizel-san!" Ichiya looked at Raizel with that strange expression again.
"Enough with the weird greetings, Ichiya. Unless you want Bob's villa destroyed."
Raizel narrowed his eyes sharply like an eagle's.
If Ichiya dared to spout any more nonsense, Raizel would demolish Bob's villa first!
"With the Alliance just formed, such tension isn't good. We're supposed to unite to defeat the Oración Seis."
The voice from the doorway drew everyone's attention, where a man and a woman stood.
The man was a large, bald muscular man holding a staff taller than himself, while the woman had long, wavy pink hair.
"Jura-san." Raizel nodded toward the man.
"Raizel-san, I've long heard of your reputation." Jura returned the nod respectfully.
"Jura?"
"This guy is the Ace of Lamia Scale, Jura of the Iron Rock."
"Who?" Natsu showed he had no idea what everyone was getting excited about.
"One of the Ten Wizard Saints," Happy answered from beside Natsu.
"I've heard that name too," Lucy said, pinching her chin in thought.
"Oh? Like Gramps and Ur, one of the Ten Wizard Saints! Then he must be really strong!" Natsu nodded excitedly.
Jura shook his head and said, "I dare not claim that. Makarov-san and Ms. Ur have been famous for many years; I'm just the lowest-ranking member. In terms of strength, Raizel-san should be above me too."
Jura was just speaking the truth.
Despite his mature appearance, he was actually only 27 years old, quite young for a Saint.
Moreover, he had seen Raizel in action—Raizel was definitely no weaker than him.
He knew his own limitations—his appointment as one of the Ten Wizard Saints involved some political factors, though his strength was certainly not weak either.
After all, there were times when he had to take action, and being too weak would tarnish the reputation of the Ten Wizard Saints.
"You're too modest, Jura-san. You fully deserve your position among the Ten Wizard Saints."
Since Jura had shown Raizel respect, Raizel naturally returned the courtesy.
Jura's strength was quite impressive; otherwise, Lamia Scale wouldn't have sent only these two to join the Allied Forces.
The woman beside him was Sherry Blendy, who used Doll Magic.
"With this, all three Guilds have assembled," Jura said after scanning the room.
"Good. Since everyone is here, I will now explain the operation."
Ichiya stood on a flying Magic Carpet, with four spotlights shining down on him...
'Is that unnecessarily dramatic pose really necessary...' Everyone thought in unison.
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