indianbanksassociation Chapter 122 The Holy Trial? Makarov's "Sinister Intentions"
Chapter 122 The Holy Trial? Makarov's "Sinister Intentions"
Chapter 122 The Trial of the Ten Saints? Makarov's "Sinister Intentions"
The corridor outside the courtroom in the deliberative chamber.
Makarov, wearing the cloak of the Holy Ten, sat on a low wall, next to a short old man.
The old man wore a three-legged hat, had thick, gray eyebrows, squinted his eyes, and had very thin limbs, as if a gust of wind could blow him away.
His name is Yajima, and he is one of the nine members of the council. In his youth, he had a good relationship with Makarov, Porusika, and others, and often defended Fairy Tail in the face of various troubles.
"Strip Joseph of his title as one of the Ten Wizard Saints, disband Phantom Lord, imprison Germain, and Fairy Tail is, of course, innocent—"
Makarov broke the silence first, saying in a deep voice, "The outcome of the trial is pretty much what I expected."
Since this guild war was entirely instigated by Phantom Lord and Sabertooth, the council did not specifically target Fairy Tail this time, unlike the intense controversy in the original work.
Even Og and Mikaela, who have always disliked Fairy Tail's style, were much more obedient, only picking at trivial matters.
"Although the evidence is conclusive, Little Ma, I've done my best to refute the objections raised by others."
Yajima held up one finger and said slowly, "Especially regarding the amount of compensation for your losses this time."
"Thanks, Xiaoya. Come visit us once the new guild is set up. I'll treat you to ramen," Makarov said, expressing his gratitude.
"If it's Fairy Ramen, I'd like to add twelve pieces of char siu." Yajima didn't stand on ceremony with him.
"Hey, twelve yuan is way too much!"
According to Article 26 of the Guild Management Regulations—
"No problem, no problem, twelve or twenty, it's up to you!"
"Hmph, I only need twelve yuan."
After the lighthearted conversation ended, the two fell into a brief silence once again.
Yajima lowered his head in thought, recalling a woman who had acted very strangely in the courtroom.
"However, I never expected that Ultear, who has always been a quiet neutral party, would stand so firmly on Fairy Tail's side and even argue with Michael."
Upon hearing this, Makarov touched his nose and looked up with a hint of pride: "This is all thanks to the kids in my guild, especially the ones who are the most troublemakers!"
After the Phantom incident ended, he learned the whole story of Karuna Island from Chess.
This naturally includes the past of the demon Deliora and Uru and her mother, as well as the Grellion brothers.
At the time, he was amazed by the wonder of fate—he remembered that the first time Gray came to the guild, he wanted to know how to break the "Absolute Freeze"!
"You mean that brat Chess?" Yajima glanced at Makarov.
Less than a month after returning to Fiore, this kid, who previously had a terrible reputation, has stirred up quite a few troubles.
Although it still maintains its familiar chaotic style, it has unknowingly changed the views of many neutral parties in the council on Fairy Tail, and has gained some more supportive voices.
"That's right, it just so happens that Joseph was expelled. I was even thinking of registering him for this year's Ten Saints exam!" Makarov said with a smile, revealing his plan.
"It's best not to consider things that sound unrealistic, little horse," Yajima said, shaking his head and sighing.
It's not that I don't acknowledge Chase's strength; after all, he was able to fight Joseph to that extent.
He questioned Chess's character: making this unruly guy one of the Ten Wizard Saints wouldn't be a good thing for Fairy Tail.
Moreover, Makarov is already one of the Ten Wizard Saints, and if another one is added, the council will definitely voice a lot of opposition!
"That's precisely why we need him to join in, so that the top ten members of the Holy Ten can properly suppress that brat's arrogance." Makarov let out a malicious chuckle.
"I see, so we're using external forces to help him mature."
Yajima pondered for a few seconds, then agreed with Makarov's assessment, "The strength of those individuals is indeed unfathomable."
It has long since transcended the realm of humanity.
Regarding that monster, there's supposedly been a discussion about something called "Ishgar the Heavenly King" recently, but it hasn't been officially brought to the forefront yet.
"After all, I've reached the age where I have to retire—." Makarov suddenly felt a little sad.
"It's great that you've realized this problem, Ma." Yajima nodded with satisfaction.
With the tragedy of his old friend Rob (the old man who risked his life to save Erza in the Tower of Paradise) before him, he was planning to persuade Makarov to retire and not to do anything as dangerous as the battle with Phantom Lord.
"Oh, right, Xiao Ma, I just received some good news to tell you."
"What good news?"
"Someone anonymously donated one billion yen to Fairy Tail."
"How much? Ten, a billion?!"
While Makarov was grinning from ear to ear, in a spacious office in the council.
"Stop, Zekrein! Everything we did before was wrong!"
Wearing fitted casual clothes, Ultear looked pained as she gazed at Zekrein, who sat before her with a crazed and distorted expression, her voice trembling slightly as she pleaded.
After returning from Karuna Island, in order to atone for her mistakes and sins, she immediately confessed the whole truth to Zekelein, also known as Gerald.
However, Zeref, who had been mired in darkness for many years, had lost his way and could not accept this explanation. He remained convinced that he was the chosen one of the dark mages.
The obsession with completing the Tower of Paradise's final plan, offering sacrifices to resurrect Zeref, and creating the Great Magic World had taken deep root in his heart, overriding all rationality!
"Heh, you were behind everything? Are you kidding me!"
Zekrein's eyes gleamed with a crazed killing intent as he coldly stared at Ultear. "Wake up, Ultear! You're the one who's been brainwashed and bewitched by that damned Chess!"
As a staunch supporter of her own amusement park plan, Ultear's change began after she returned from Karuna Island.
Based on Urudia's account and experience, he naturally pointed all the blame at Chess.
Although it's unknown what kind of magic was used to "brainwash" Ultear, it's clear that among those present at the time, only Chess was capable of doing such a thing!
Seeing Zekrein's distorted appearance, Ultear felt a pang of pain in her heart and clenched her hands tightly at her sides.
Because of excessive force, the fingernail pierced the skin, and the oozing blood stained the white hem of the garment red.
"Zekrein, everything I said is true. When you were captured by the Black Magic Cult, it was I who used..."
"Enough, Urutia!"
Before she could finish her explanation, a furious Zekelein slammed his fist on the table and stood up abruptly. "This is the last time I'm warning you! If you utter any more of that childish and ridiculous talk, even if it's you, I won't hesitate to erase you!"
"And don't even think about going to those old fogies in the Council to inform on us. If the Tower of Paradise project gets out, everyone in the tower will be killed!!"
"Zekrein"
Urudia's pain deepened, suffocating her, and her tear-filled eyes lost their light.
She was truly desperate and didn't know what to do to save Zekrein.
Perhaps this is retribution.
The retribution for committing an unforgivable sin!
Seeing her like this, Zikere's agitated emotions gradually calmed down, his eyes gleaming as if he were brewing some kind of conspiracy.
Don't worry, Urutia.
You'll be back to normal soon—