"Oh! Noah, there's something I'd like to ask you for help with."
Natsu pulled Lucy close, pointed to the Virgo Key in her hand, and asked if there was any way to break the contract between the Golden Celestial Key and Baron Aibal.
Does this guy think I'm too omnipotent...?
After learning the details, Noah internally complained.
The word "contract" sounds nice, but in reality, the status between Celestial Spirit Mages and Celestial Spirits is not equal, because Celestial Spirits have no way to actively choose their contractors.
The so-called "Protoss Pact" states that Protoss must obey the summons of the key holder and dedicate their power to it. It is entirely a one-sided responsibility of the Protoss, with the key holder bearing no responsibility whatsoever.
However, even if the Celestials are unwilling to sign the contract, the Celestial Mage holding the key can complete the contract ritual on their own, so the Celestials have no choice at all.
Noah had heard a rumor about a year or two ago: a female Celestial Spirit Mage in the magic guild "Azure Pegasus" often abused her Celestial Spirits, which led one of them to rebel.
The celestial spirit resisted by forcibly remaining in the human world, causing the contractor's magic power to be constantly depleted, thereby forcing the other party to break the celestial spirit contract with their companion.
Noah doesn't know what happened after this rumor, but it's enough to illustrate one thing: if the Protoss encounter a bad contractor, they're in big trouble.
Not everyone is as kind as Lucy, who is considerate of the wishes and feelings of the Celestials. For example, the Cancer Celestial Kaisha loves being a hairstylist, so Lucy would ask him to design her hair and take care of her hair, instead of forcing him to do things he doesn't like.
Not far away, Baron Abar slowly awoke, bewildered by the chaotic underground palace, but his eyes lit up when he saw Noah and his group:
"Hey! You ugly bastards over there! You did a good job freeing me from the coercion of the Dark Guild."
"I will definitely reward you handsomely when we get back."
Natsu naively asked Abar to break the contract with Virgo, but Abar refused without hesitation, explaining that Virgo could change her body shape according to the contractor's request, and he wanted to mold Virgo into the maid of his dreams.
The thought that a dignified golden Protoss would have to transform into an ugly monster to serve a lowly "potato" baron is both awkward and disgusting.
Looking at Aibal, who was playing the innocent and arrogant one, Noah suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought of an idea that would allow him to break the celestial contract with Virgo.
If he's unwilling to terminate the contract, then beat him until he agrees.
It's just that you can't do it yourself.
So who should play the bad guy? Naturally, it's the real bad guy.
Noah kicked the unconscious Black Priest Daziru, and when the priest didn't move, he continued, "Stop pretending to be dead. If you keep doing this, I'll have to ask Mira to play another tune."
As soon as he finished speaking, Daqilu, who had been acting like a dead fish, suddenly woke up. He never expected that his act of playing dead, which had fooled even the demon Mira and the fairy queen, would be seen through by an unknown boy.
However, considering that the other party was someone who could defeat Lalabayi in two punches, Daqilu became obedient and dared not have any thoughts of resistance. He looked at Noah obsequiously and said, "My lord, what are your orders?"
Wow, that's a quick change of heart.
Despite being surrounded by disdainful gazes, Da Qilu seemed oblivious, vividly illustrating what it means to be shameless.
Noah pointed at Baron Abar and said to Daziru, "You, go and beat him up. Stop when he agrees to terminate the Protoss contract."
Upon hearing Noah's words, Daqiru's expression became subtle. "My lord, if I remember correctly, you seem to be a member of Fairy Tail, but only the Dark Guild could carry out the order you gave..."
"That's right, that's why I let you go."
Noah's words made perfect sense; after all, how could one do bad things by doing it oneself?
Since Daziru's crimes all start with life imprisonment, adding another crime of coercing and beating the Baron would be nothing more than a drop in the ocean.
Moreover, with his collusion with the Black Magic Cult, Aibal's position as Baron is unlikely to be secure, unless the Kingdom of Fiore is willing to disregard its reputation.
When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. Daqilu didn't even dare to discuss the terms, fearing another beating, and obediently went to "persuade" Aibar to break the Protoss contract.
The sight of a legitimate guild member ordering a dark magic priest to beat up a baron of a nation evoked mixed feelings in Erza, who couldn't help but exclaim, "Noah, you... if you joined a dark guild, you'd definitely be a big shot."
Noah shrugged slightly. He just wanted to live a carefree, laid-back life. He had no interest in such a challenging place as the Dark Guild.
Aibal's bones were softer than expected, but it's also possible that Daqilu's punch was too heavy. In any case, the contract of the Virgo Key was broken.
Although she successfully obtained the Virgo Key, Lucy had mixed feelings about it. However, the thought that the perverted baron was an absolute villain made all her guilt disappear.
Let's meet our new Protoss companions.
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When the Council's action force arrived in Whiteclaw after receiving a tip, Noah and his group had already left.
The dark magic priest Daqilu and his team, along with several mages from the "Iron Forest," were all captured.
Aibal's crimes were exposed to the professional eyes of the action force, and he was sent to the prison of the Kingdom of Fiore and stripped of his baronship.
Despite Aibal's repeated insistence that Fairy Tail forcibly stole his Golden Celestial Key, and with Dazel as a witness, neither the Council nor the Kingdom of Fiore believed him.
Because of the Tower of Paradise incident, the Council is too busy trying to ease tensions with Fairy Tail to listen to someone who colludes with dark forces.
The Kingdom of Fiore paid even less attention to Aibar. Wasn't he a fairy who had stumbled upon Aibar's scheme? Who knew if this time bomb would endanger the safety of the country?
It's worth mentioning that the book that Natsu's team was entrusted to smuggle out was written by the great writer whom Avalan imprisoned and forced Lucy to worship. After completing the book, the writer suffered severe physical and mental trauma and died soon afterward.
But the true content hidden beneath the [text replacement] in that book is Bungo's heartfelt message to his son as a father, and Natsu and the others' client is none other than Bungo's son.
Because of his illegal imprisonment that led to the death of an influential writer, Abal successfully had his sentence commuted from a fixed term to life imprisonment.
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