Chapter 294 [Tianlang Island Chapter 1] He is right behind you...
In mid-December, the S-level assessment officially begins!
Although it is winter, the climate near Tenrou Island is extremely special, with temperatures even hotter than in summer, so Kira is wearing cooler clothes.
Today, Kira was wearing a sky-blue magic robe made of special materials from a HK store, which was heat-insulating and light-blocking. A special metal cross necklace was hung on his chest, and on his back was a cool cloak that was a mix of sea blue and white. On his feet were a pair of light chrysanthemum-colored magic boots that were the latest from a fashion magazine. With his red hair, blue eyes, and fair skin, he looked quite energetic.
In the entire Fairy Tail, Erza is the only one who discusses clothing with Kira, but the two have different attitudes towards clothes.
Due to the influence of magic, Erza will change into different clothes according to different situations, and most of them are combat armor; while Kira will change a set of clothes at a certain time period, and his clothes are mostly magic suits mainly composed of magic robes and cloaks.
Because of this, everyone in Fairy Tail has discovered an unwritten rule: every time Kira changes his clothes, it is before or after something big happens.
"Is this S-level assessment so important that you need to change your clothes? Is something big going to happen?"
Facing Erza's question, Kira showed a strange expression: "What are you talking about! Can't I just be in a good mood?"
"You're not that kind of person!"
Kira: “…”
Gildarts gathered everyone together: "For the first stage of this assessment, participants need to bring their partners through our test. But there are only five of us, so..."
“So there will be some fish that slip through the net?”
"Ahem... No!" Gildarts glared at Kira, "So there will be two teams that need to fight each other, and one team will arrive safely. And our mission is to stop the ones who come. Test their strength, intelligence, will and determination!"
Erza nodded: "I understand! Anyway, we just need to do our best to stop them!"
The other four looked at her in amazement, and said in their hearts: "No! You don't know anything at all!"
Gildarts thought for a moment and said, "Well... Erza, what we need to do is to determine if they have what it takes to become S-rank! So even if they can't beat you, it doesn't mean they don't have the ability... You get it!"
Erza smiled and nodded again, "Yeah! I totally get it!"
"This guy... didn't listen at all!"
"Well... never mind!" Gildarts sighed and said, "Well, now everyone..."
At this moment, Kira suddenly called out to several people: "Wait! I have something to say!"
The few people who were about to leave turned around in confusion: "What's wrong, Kira?"
Kira thought about it, and finally said: "After finishing the first level, those who are fine should not return to the guild yet, come to the camp, and please tell the candidates you meet about this matter!"
Gildarts was quick to notice that something was wrong with Kira. He had never done anything like this before. "Why? What happened?"
"Well... it's like this, I received news that there is a high possibility that enemies will attack during this assessment!"
Kira thought about it and decided to reveal the truth.
"Enemy? Who?"
Gildarts was the one who reacted the most. He knew Kira's character very well, and with his many years of life experience, he actually saw that something was wrong with Kira earlier than Erza. It was just out of trust, since Kira didn't say anything, he didn't intend to ask the truth. But when he heard that there would be an enemy attack, he couldn't bear it anymore.
We are Fairy Tail! This is a very important test for the kids! Anyone who dares to offend us will be prepared to be severely beaten!
"It's 'Devil's Heart'!"
The four of them were shocked when they heard this. The name "Devil's Heart" was not unfamiliar to them, and it could even be said that it was a household name.
Faced with this famous dark magic guild in the magic world, even Gildarts had to take it seriously: "Why did they come to us?"
Mira guessed, "Could it be that they came here for revenge because you dealt with them at Demisol Academy before?"
The magic newspaper had already reported on the Demisol Academy being attacked by the Devil's Heart a month ago, and even highlighted Kira's contribution, so she had some guesses.
"No! They don't seem to have thought of seeking revenge on me at all!" Kira pushed away the blame on his head, "Their goal is to go to war with Fairy Tail! More importantly, they came to Tenrou Island to find someone!"
Laxus scratched his head, "Looking for someone, isn't that you?"
"I already told you it wasn't me!"
"Who is that?"
"According to the intelligence, the person they are looking for is Jeref!"
When Kira finished speaking, the air suddenly became quiet.
The four of them all stared at Kira in disbelief, and after a while they all exclaimed in unison: "Zeff?!"
Having experienced the Tower of Paradise incident, Erza was most sensitive to this name and asked hastily, "Zeff... are you referring to the legendary black magician? Is he still alive?!"
"Yes! Not only is he still alive, but he is alive and well!" Kira lowered his voice, his face showing difficulty and his tone heavy, "Not only is he alive and well, but also..."
The four of them felt nervous again, staring at Kira intently: "And?"
"Besides, he is right behind you..."
Whoosh! Boom!
Gildarts reacted the fastest. The moment he turned around, he raised his hand and cast a crushing magic!
The magic exploded with a dazzling white light, instantly cutting the air, ground, trees and other large areas behind him into pieces, scattering them into ashes! The powerful energy exploded into a strong wind, blowing the cloak into a whirring mess, and at the same time rolling up countless smoke and dust!
But until the smoke cleared, there was no movement behind.
The four of them turned to stare at Kira with unfriendly eyes.
"Uh...don't be nervous! I mean, he's on the island behind you!"
Gildarts nodded nonchalantly. "I know! What I mean is, if you make such a joke again, this trick will hit you!"
Kira: “…”
"But come to think of it, if what you said is true, then this is going to be a very difficult situation!" Gildarts frowned, "There is no way to stop the assessment now! Really! Why did you wait until now to tell me this?!"
Kira couldn't tell them that he had already mastered the plot. He just bowed his head and admitted his mistake sincerely: "Yes... yes... I was wrong about this!"
At this time, Erza suddenly asked: "Kira, where did you get the information from?"
Under normal circumstances, they would not doubt the authenticity of Kira's information, but this time it was indeed a bit outrageous, so they still had to confirm it carefully.
"We can talk about this properly!"
Hearing Erza's question, Kira became interested. "Didn't I take away the remaining five members of the 'Six Demon Generals', as well as Jellal and Ultear, in the White Forest before? They gave me the information!"
Erza recalled for a moment and had a guess in her mind: "So, are they really working for you now? Or are they working as intelligence for the Dark Guild?"
"The first sentence is correct," Kira replied, "Urtia was originally a member of the Devil's Heart, but something happened later, and now he and I are in a temporary partnership."
Hearing this, Gildarts's expression suddenly changed, and he chuckled, "Something happened? Can you tell me in detail?"
Kira immediately frowned and pretended to be serious with a straight face: "Be serious!"
After scolding the lecherous uncle for his immorality, Kira turned back to Erza and said, "Now, in addition to Urrutia, Jellal is also undercover in the 'Devil's Heart'."
Hearing the familiar name, Erza was stunned for a moment: "Jellal..."
"Really? Undercover in a dark guild, is this what he meant by 'atonement'?"
Kira continued to analyze to the others: "Last time at Demisol Academy, 'Devil's Heart' lost half of its high-end combat power, and the entire guild had less than five people who could fight! As for the rest, they were just miscellaneous soldiers and could not withstand a single blow, but their large number could just be used as part of the assessment! That's why I didn't stop the assessment from going ahead."
After hearing his clear and confident words, Gildarts did not pursue the matter further and agreed with the decision.
"In order to verify the authenticity of the information, I also took advantage of my free time in the past three days to search most of Tianlang Island, but I didn't see any trace of Zeref anywhere."
Although he couldn't find him, Kira knew in his heart that Jellal must be there!
