### Chapter 76: I Won't Forgive You
"What is Erza trying to do?"
"Adamantine Armor!! Is she trying to block that attack?!"
"Stop!! Erza!! You'll die!!"
...
The Magic Convergence Cannon Jupiter was recognized as a large-scale destructive magic tool—even if Erza's Adamantine Armor had strong defense, she definitely couldn't withstand that attack.
"Magic Convergence Cannon Jupiter ready!"
"Disappear, Fairy Tail! Fire!!"
Whoosh——!!
An energy beam shot toward Fairy Tail.
"Adamantine Barrier!!"
Erza brought her shield arms together, instantly forming a massive green magic barrier in front of her.
BOOM—————!!
The energy beam struck the magic barrier head-on.
The ground beneath Erza's feet shattered.
"I absolutely won't allow you to destroy the guild!!"
"Ughaaaaah!!"
Erza roared, using every ounce of her strength to resist.
But that was after all a Magic Convergence Cannon, a weapon of war—not something one person could withstand.
Just when Erza was about to lose her hold...
CRACK————!
A lightning bolt descended from the sky, striking the cannon barrel of the Magic Convergence Cannon.
BOOM————!!
The cannon barrel's direction changed, and the energy beam struck the lake, erupting in a violent explosion.
"That!!"
Seeing that lightning, joy immediately appeared on the faces of Fairy Tail members.
A familiar voice rang out behind them.
"Sorry! Phantom Lord had too many branches and they were too scattered—dealing with them took quite some time. I'm back a bit late."
"Riku!!"
The Fairy Tail members turned around—sure enough, Riku appeared behind everyone.
"Thank goodness!"
"Riku is back!"
"Riku, the Master was taken away by the Council! Phantom Lord did it on purpose so they could attack us!"
Seeing Riku appear, the Fairy Tail members felt like they had found their pillar of support.
Erza was also strong, an S-Class mage in the guild, but compared to Riku, there was quite a gap.
Whether from the strength he displayed daily or the difficulty of missions he undertook, the number of S-Class and higher missions Riku completed was far ahead by a cliff-like margin.
Riku nodded. "I understand. Don't worry—as long as I'm here, I won't let Phantom Lord destroy our guild."
At that moment, Jose's voice rang out from above.
"Thunder God Riku? Your reputation is truly great—those who don't know might think you're Fiore's strongest mage."
"But you're just a young clown. In front of the Ten Wizard Saints, you're all just brats!"
"Now Makarov is locked in the Magic Council's dungeon, and Erza can no longer fight. With just one person, do you think you can stand against my Phantom Lord?"
"You can't win."
"If you don't want Fairy Tail destroyed, I'll give you one chance—just hand over Lucy, and I'll mercifully spare your life!!"
"?!"
"Lucy?!"
All the Fairy Tail members were confused.
"Me?"
Lucy was also bewildered—what did this have to do with her?
"Looks like you don't know! Lucy Heartfilia—the young lady of the Heartfilia financial conglomerate. Truth be told, destroying Fairy Tail this time is also because of her. My guild accepted a commission from Miss Lucy's father to bring her home, so come with me."
Hearing this, Lucy's face turned pale and her body trembled—she didn't expect the guild's destruction was because of her, and the Master was also arrested by the Council because of her.
All of this just because she left home? Had she brought such great disaster to Fairy Tail? Lucy's heart filled with guilt.
Since everything was because of her, no matter what, she had to step forward.
"I..."
Just as Lucy was about to go with them...
Riku's hand rested on Lucy's head.
"Master Jose, playing such tricks at a time like this is pretty boring, don't you think?"
"Just because Lucy joined Fairy Tail, you want to destroy our guild? That's too arrogant!!"
"Now you want me to hand over Lucy and then spare me? Jose, right now it's not a question of whether you'll spare me or not—it's whether I'll spare you. Understand?!"
Riku's eyes looked coldly toward Phantom Lord's guild.
"That's right! You destroyed our Fairy Tail guild and came right to our doorstep—I absolutely won't forgive you!"
"What kind of guild would hand over a comrade to the enemy?!"
"Lucy is our comrade! Whether Lucy is a rich young lady or not, I won't hand her over!!"
"If you want her, step over my dead body first!!"
"You got our Master arrested by the Magic Council—there's no way I'll let it go!!"
Natsu's forehead veins bulged as he shouted furiously: "No matter what happens, my answer won't change!! I will definitely beat you down!!"
Hearing what the Fairy Tail members said, tears flowed uncontrollably from Lucy's eyes.
"Hmph... then taste an even more powerful Jupiter!! In the 15 minutes before it's fully loaded, savor the taste of fear!!"
Jose was even more furious now—Makarov was annoying, and his brats were just as annoying.
"?!"
"Jupiter..."
"...Again?!"
The Fairy Tail members panicked a bit—because of Riku just now, Erza hadn't been too seriously injured, but she had exhausted her strength blocking that attack.
"Fairy Tail, die! Before you are only two choices: die at the hands of my ghost soldiers, or die by Jupiter."
Riku's voice rang out: "No, Jose, there's really only one choice—that Fairy Tail will be safe and sound, while Phantom Lord completely disappears from this world."
As Riku spoke, he slowly pulled a coin from his pocket.
Ding——!
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