Fairy Tail 178

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Chapter 178: "Because I'll be by your side"

text over image 1: We won't relinquish the position of Fairy Tail's strongest team!!
text over image 2: We're Shadow Gear!!
text at bottom right: *All three of them are the Edoras versions. Just so you know...
text in box: Special report!! The 5th issue of the magazine special to be released on the 20th of April, Tuesday, includes a Fairy Tail jigsaw puzzle!! The illustration will consist of the latest work of Mashima-sensei. Fairy Tail will also get the cover page!! Look forward to it, everyone!

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Eheehee... sho it ish true what they say.
We found out that the mages from Earthland all store their magical energy within their bodies.
black text: Natsu and the others, imprisoned!! The means to challenge the evil influence of the King?

Hmmm... so it's almost like they're Exceed, huh.
However, their magical power can't compare to that of the Exceed.
Hmm.

So does that mean the girl called Lucy also has magical energy inside her body?
Probably.
If that's the case, we're super lucky we haven't killed her yet. // We should think about drawing the energy out of her indefinitely.
No.
Shagotte, the Queen of the Exceed, has issued an order for her execution.

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But it's the Queen's orders!!

Hn... // We can't defy the Exceed.
What a fucking waste, man.

Additionally, our technology is not yet at the level where we can draw magical energy directly out of human bodies.
What are we going to do about the two Dragon Slayers, then?

Those who are human, and yet not quite human
If our experiment succeeds, we will have found a semipermanent source of magical power.

Woah!!
Awesome!!
That's wonderful!!

Very good, Byro. Begin immediately.
But hurry up the extraction of magical energy from the Earthland lachryma. Be prepared for the off-chance that anything untoward occurs.
Yes sir!

Not long now before magic is returned to this world! Awesome!!
Hm... that sounds great.

When that happens, what's the first thing you'd want to do, Sugarboy?
Hmm... maybe magic surfing.
I want to try that too!!!

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What's wrong, Lily?

Your Majesty... with regard to the recent bolstering of military armaments...

No... please excuse me.

Happy and Charle
were part of a race called the Exceed.

The Exceed // exist in this world as some kind of "angel".
Their Queen, Shagotte, is "God". // Her words are absolute, and her job is to manage the humans.

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If the word "Die" falls from her lips, the human is killed without question...

That's just stupid!!!
What kind of unreasonable law is that?!

Well, I see you've done your homework
sfx: click
and read up on this world.

Erza?!

Is everyone else all right?!!
Hey!!

Yeah... they're fine.
That's a relief.

What's with that face you're making? Do you understand the situation you're in now?

Ah... yeah, that's true.

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Your face and your voice... they're identical to the Erza I know, so I unconsciously loosened up...

The Earthland version of me, huh.

In our world... you were part of Fairy Tail too.
What?!
You were strong and cool and a little scary, but you were relied on by everyone.

Even so, you could be really girly and liked sweet things and cute clothes.

And...

Ah!!
sfx: drag

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Stop talking.
I'm sorry to tell you I'm not the Erza you know.

O-
Oww!!

B.. but... I get the feeling that you're the same deep down...
You're not someone who can laugh at other people's suffering!!

sfx: bang

Please!! Help me!! // I only want to save my friends!!
Agh!
Silence.

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H... // hey!!!
You're going to die here.

Erza wouldn't do this to a defenceless person!!

Erza is kind!!
She wouldn't do something like this!!

You're a lucky girl. I relish watching people suffer. // As my nickname Fairy Hunter suggests, I've killed countless Fairy Tail mages.

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With Erza's face... and her voice...
Don't say those things!

See you, Lucy.

Lucy---!!!

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Happy!! Charle!!!

Exceed...

Everything's going to be okay!! We're here--- // NGAH

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Th... thank you...

Hey! You guys have wings...
Apparently it was a problem with our hearts.
I was too energetic after not flying for while...

Wha... what on earth... // The Queen's orders were to eliminate the girl...
sfx: flap

The order is retracted.

B.. but even if this is a direct order from an Exceed, you shouldn't have the power to override the Queen's command...
Uh...
Please hand the girl over to me.

How arrogant of you, human...

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Who do you think I am?
I am Charle, the daughter of Queen Shagotte, Princess of Extalia.

!!!

Ma'am!
Please overlook my discourteousness!!

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sfx: blank stare

Wen-- // Where are the dragon slayers?
Th... they're in the basement of the west tower.

Release them immediately.

I am afraid I haven't the authority to do that.

Just do it!!

Erza!!
Panther Lily!

What is that guy?!! Do you know him?
I've never seen such an incredible Exceed.

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Those two Exceed are "Fallen"!!! // They're on the run from Extalia!!!

Wha...!!!

...!!!

We're getting out of here!!
Wait! So you aren't a princess?!
It looks like being called the fallen means we were disgraced as traitors.

Tch.

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You...

Announcement for all troops!!
The fallen have escaped with the prisoner!!
The two Exceed who have fallen have white and green fur! If you find them, eliminate them immediately!

Thanks, both of you.

Aren't you angry?

Huh? At what?
We were the reason you got caught in the first place.

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But you came to save me.
Right? Happy?

I'm sorry, Lucy.

I said, I'm not angry at all!!! // It's more like I'm surprised to know that you were the Queen's daughter...
I didn't know that either.

That was obviously a bluff.
Oh.

What are you grinning about, Happy?
Nothing... I was just thinking it's just like you to do that...

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Hm? Just now... did Happy...

Sh.. shut up!! More importantly, we're going to rescue Natsu and Wendy!!
Aye!! She said the basement of the west tower, didn't she?

I see...

Hatchoo! // What are you laughing about, Lucy
It's nothing <3

!!!

What...? This sound...

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We found you!!
Fallen!!!

Cats!!
So many of them!!

They've caught up to us!!

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It's going to be troublesome up in the air!! Let's get down to the surface!

W... wait!! Charle!!

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"Smooth sailing" only for a brief span!! In a world where they are at a disadvantage, they find themselves increasingly surrounded on all sides!!

...Enemies are coming from both the ground and the sky!
What... what are we going to do?!!

To be continued in Chapter 179: "Code ETD"