"Name."
"Gerald Fernandez".
"age."
"19 years old."
"gender."
"Are you serious? Noah?"
"Watch your tone, Constable Warren. Call me Inspector Noah." Noah tapped the table, his expression serious.
Warren stopped reading Gerald's mind, speechless, and turned to Noah, who was playing the role of the sheriff. He must have had nothing better to do than interrogate Gerald with Noah.
And why is it that he gets to play the sheriff while I can only play a police officer? That's not fair.
"Come on, Warren, didn't you see that Natsu and I can only play minor roles as guards?"
Standing on either side of Gerald behind him, Gray's face was full of displeasure, but the "brainless" Natsu found it quite novel. After all, he was always the one being interrogated when he went to the police station, so experiencing a different perspective was very interesting to him.
These bastards... what do they take interrogation for!
Is this just playing house?
Gerald listened to the four people around him complaining to each other, feeling angry and helpless.
Warren's "Telepathy" magic is a type of magic that transmits conversations through the mind. It has no combat power and its function is limited to transmitting information, making it a strategic support magic.
But through Warren's persistent development, he finally developed an extremely powerful function for "speech"—mind reading.
As long as the target is of similar strength or weaker in magic, Wolian can read the thoughts that are running through their mind.
Normally, mind reading would have no effect on a strong person like Gerald.
However, due to Gerald's weakened body and mental exhaustion, coupled with the depletion of magic power from the great battle, Warren successfully exploited an opening and used "mind reading" on Gerald.
Gerald tried his best to calm himself down and clear his mind, but the surrounding distractions made it impossible for him to do so.
"Let's get back to business."
After Noah and his companions finished teasing each other, they turned their attention back to the person who seemed to be their brother's counterpart in the world of Aslant.
"Jeral, what is your relationship with Erza?"
Upon hearing this, Natsu, Gray, and Warren all fell silent and stared at Jellal, especially Natsu and Gray. Although they had been beaten up by Erza since they were children, the friendship between the three of them had never been broken.
After successfully defeating Jellal, Erza claimed to be exhausted and went back to her dorm to rest, but everyone could tell that something was wrong with her.
The reason for all of this lies with Gerald.
That's why Noah asked Warren to "read his mind".
Upon hearing the name of the red-haired girl, Gerald was filled with indescribable complex emotions, but he still managed to keenly grasp a piece of information.
Both Jellal and Erza were once slaves of the Tower of Paradise.
"Tower of Paradise? What's that? It sounds like the name of an amusement park." Natsu scratched his head, puzzled.
Gray quickly retorted, "Idiot, what amusement park has slaves?"
Just as the ice and fire people were about to start arguing again, Noah stopped them, saying, "I know about the Tower of Paradise. To be precise, that name is just a code name."
"Its real name should be 'R System,' which is said to have been created by a black mage and is a black magic that can bring people back to life."
Upon hearing the name "Dark Mage," Warren's expression changed.
On the continent of Ishgar, dark mages are known for their terrifying power to stop children from crying.
About 400 years ago, there was a great magician in this world, and a powerful mage named Zeref.
It is said that no life could survive wherever Zeref went, so he was given the title of "Dark Mage" by the people of that time.
The magic invented and created by black mages is naturally called black magic. Because black magic is too terrifying, it has been strictly prohibited from use by the Magic Council for more than 400 years.
Noah gathered his thoughts and recited a passage from "Wonderful Cases of the Magic Council" that he had once read.
"About 10 years ago, the Black Magic Cult, which worships black mages, obtained the production process of the 'R System' and invested a lot of money and manpower in it, intending to build 8 'R Systems'."
"In order to better conceal the plan, the Black Magic Cult called it the 'Tower of Paradise' and secretly captured and traded large numbers of people, enslaving them to build the Tower of Paradise."
"Seven years ago, the reports of missing persons from various places attracted the attention of the Magic Council and various magic guilds. Following the clues, they discovered the actions of the Dark Magic Order."
"In the same year, under the wrath of all sides, the Tower of Paradise was successfully destroyed."
After hearing Noah's words, Gray clenched his fist. Seven years ago was exactly the time when Erza joined Fairy Tail.
Now Gray finally understands why Erza always hid away and cried alone back then.
The Black Magic Cult, they fucking deserve to die!
Jellal was also a victim of the Tower of Paradise, but he took a path completely opposite to Erza's.
One embraced the light, the other succumbed to darkness.
It's heartbreaking.
Noah sighed softly, and then Warren's expression changed drastically. It seemed that he had read some important news from Gerald's mind.
Before Noah could even ask, Warren blurted out, "The Magic Council didn't destroy all the Towers of Paradise; one remains undiscovered!"
Warren stared intently at Gerald. "This guy is the owner of the last Tower of Paradise! And he's already completed most of its construction."
"What's missing now..."
"hateful!"
Seeing that Warren was about to reveal his plan, Gerald was going to great lengths to avoid being exposed.
Taking advantage of Natsu and Gray's momentary lapse in attention, Jellal slammed his head against the corner of the table, knocking himself unconscious.
Seeing the blood on Gerald's head, Noah hadn't expected him to be so ruthless to himself. It seemed that the Tower of Paradise held an extremely important place in his heart, and he was even willing to harm himself to avoid being exposed.
He had Gray and the other two take Gerald to the infirmary, while Noah went to report to Makarov.
In the office, Makarov, Zik Rein, and Doranbart were debating which side Gerald should be handed over to.
Zeke Rayne wanted to personally escort Gerald back to the Council.
But Dolanbart said that this was the job of the action force and that it was not necessary for the members of parliament to do it themselves. Moreover, even if Gerald was taken back to the council, the task of interrogating him would only fall to the action force.
One side used its status to intimidate the other, while the other argued logically, leaving Makarov almost unable to get a word in edgewise.
Just then, Noah pushed open the door and entered, jokingly teasing the two of them, "It's quite a surprise that the office is so lively, isn't it, Chairman?"
Makarov and Noah exchanged a glance and immediately realized that Warren had made significant progress in reading Gerald's mind. He had truly lived up to his promise of bringing in Doranbart to help restrain Zeke Rein.
"Zek, Gerald was captured by our guild."
"In my opinion, it would be best if I personally escorted such a dangerous person to the council."
Seeing Makarov's erratic behavior, Dolanbart immediately echoed and agreed.
Seeing that the two agreed, Zeke Rein could only reluctantly agree. In any case, with him mediating, the council would not be able to obtain information from the main body.
Unfortunately, Zeke Rein was unaware that Fairy Tail had a mind-reading mage, and his true form, Jellal, had already revealed his true colors.
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