Chapter 2134: Please stop the war! 1
Teppei, Kuroneko, and Kuzuha Doumoto went together with Brandish to meet August. If possible, they didn"t really want to fight against August, and it was better to stop the war without killing someone. After all, even though they didn"t mind killing someone (Teppei only, Kuroneko and Kuzuha didn"t dare), it was better to negotiate to stop the war.
The Fiore Kingdom wasn"t their kingdom, and they didn"t have a feeling toward this kingdom, but their guild was in this kingdom, and this kingdom was Yajima"s home, which was why they decided to help. Still, most of the reason was that it was their quest.
Anyway, they hoped that they didn"t need to fight against August since this character was quite tragic.
August, who was known as the Wizard King, only had a small little wish, and that was to be acknowledged by his father. However, his father had never known his ident.i.ty and had never acknowledged his ident.i.ty. In the end, he died because he saw his mother by chance when he used his strongest magic and died along with that magic.
Luckily, August"s life in the afterlife was quite good since he lived together with his father and mother.
However, they weren"t sure whether August in the afterlife remembered his memory or not. Still, it would be weird if the memory of an old man suddenly entered the head of the baby, and as a grandpa, even if he entered the body of the baby, was it possible for him to act cute and spoiled in front of his parents?
They weren"t sure, and they didn"t want to imagine either since it felt a bit weird to imagine a grandpa acting like a baby.
Looking at Brandish, who faced August in front of them, they hoped that their plan would be successful, but even so, they felt that it wouldn"t be so easy.
"What are you playing at, Brandish?" August looked at Brandish, but his eyes had been focused on Teppei since he could feel the power inside this young man was amazing. It wasn"t magic but something else, and it was as if there was a monster that dwelled inside his body. "Who"s this?" As for Kuroneko and Kuzuha, even though they were young, he could see that they were powerful, which surprised him, considering how young they were.
But then there was one question that August wanted to ask. He looked at Brandish and asked, "Did you kill most of the members of the Spriggan12?" Even though he didn"t know who Teppei was, he was sure that this man was related to the reason why most of the members of the Spriggan 12 disappeared one after another.
August knew that a war was cruel, so it was normal for someone to be killed, but if this was the case, then there was no need to say anything, and it was better to fight each other till death.
"No, they"re not dead. They"re all safe after they have been defeated, but they"re being caught by them," Brandish said while pointing her finger at Kuroneko, Kuzuha, and Teppei.
"Oh?" August was surprised since he didn"t expect that someone could catch the members of the Spriggan 12 without killing them.
"Do you want to see them?" Teppei asked.
"It"s okay." August shook his head and said, "I believe you, so what do you want to tell me?" This was the main point, and he wanted to know why they had caught all of them. Also, he wondered whether they would try to defeat him with Teppei, Kuroneko, and Kuzuha.
Teppei"s expression was alright when he faced August against each others, but Kuroneko and Kuzuha thought that this Wizard King was too strong, right?
"August, please stop this war," Brandish said without hesitation.
"Oh?"
"This war is meaningless. I hope you help me to stop it," Brandish said.
"Meaningless? Why did you think so? Do you want to betray Majesty, Brandish?" August asked calmly, but his eyes were sharp, staring at Brandish.
"I... I think his Majesty is crazy," Brandish said after a moment of hesitation.
"......."
August blinked his eyes and looked at Brandish in disbelief. "Brandish!"
"August, listen to me first! There"s a reason why I"ve felt that his Majesty is crazy!"
"........" August didn"t say anything and stared at Brandish silently. If Brandish"s reasoning doesn"t satisfy him, then they will fight.
Kuroneko and Kuzuha quickly hid behind Teppei, which made him helpless, but Teppei still maintained his smile, staring at August.
August also stared at Teppei since out of all the people here, Teppei was the one who gave him the dangerous feeling.
Brandish took a deep breath and said, "August, do you know his Majesty"s wish?"
"His Majesty"s wish?" August frowned and didn"t understand Brandish"s question.
"His Majesty wants to die," Brandish said.
"........." August was dumbfounded.
"I know that you might not believe me, but his Majesty is an immortal who has lived for the past 400 years, and the cause of this immortality is a curse."
"Curse?" August raised his eyebrows.
"Yes, even this curse will make him immortal, but at the same time, it"ll kill all his loved ones."
"......" August stared at Brandish for a moment and asked, "...So because of this curse, he wants to die. Also, his loved one?"
Brandish looked around as if it was the juiciest gossip, then whispered, "Yes, it seems that his Majesty has a lover in the past, but because of this curse, his lover has died, but not exactly died."
"Died, but not exactly?" August frowned again.
"Yes, she has become a ghost." Brandish nodded and said, "That lover is the first master of Fairy Tail, Mavis Vermilion." When she heard it for the first time, she was dumbfounded, but then again, she understood the reason why the Fairy Tail had become a special existence for Zeref, and frankly, she also felt sorry for Zeref, but this and that was different. She knew that Zeref wasn"t a good guy, especially when Zeref didn"t mind sacrificing the whole world to achieve his dream.
August opened his eyes wide, and he might not have realized it, but his heart was beating so fast at this moment. "So this... Mavis... is she still existing?"
"Yes." Brandish nodded and said, "Haru has shown me before by using his magic."
"Haru?" August"s lips twitched, and he asked, "You have met that sc.u.mbag?"
Brandish"s expression was quite awkward, and he said, "I admit that he"s a sc.u.mbag, but he isn"t bad!"
"......." August rolled his eyes, then asked, "So you get all this information from him?"
"Yes." Brandish nodded.
"Do you think I"ll believe you?" August asked.
"Please, believe me, Granpa~~!" In the end, Brandish acted spoiled as she held August"s hand.
"....Who is your grandpa?" August was speechless, but then he looked at Teppei, Kuroneko, Kuzuha, then Brandish again. He sighed, then asked, "I"ll give you a time. How about we talk? What do you know about the Majesty, and what are you planning to do with him?"
"That"s what I want to hear."
Teppei snapped his fingers, then a few chairs and a table made of wood appeared from the ground.
"Kuroneko, Kuzuha, take out the snacks and teas," Teppei said.
"Okay! Okay!" Kuroneko smiled and took out various snacks and teas.
Brandish sat down and started to eat happily.
Only Kuzuha and August were in silence, staring at this scene speechless, wondering whether they were in the war or picnic?
However, they decided to join since they were a bit hungry.