As they embraced, the hall fell silent.
Nazz scratched his head, looking puzzled. "That mysterious Mister G., turns out to be Wendy's brother? He doesn't look anything like it at all."
Indeed. Gray nodded, seeming to agree with Nazz.
Lucy muttered from the side, "You're talking as if you've actually seen Mister G.'s true face..."
Habi was on a completely different wavelength, staring at the white cat Ganger, its eyes turning into heart shapes. "Hello! I'm Habi the Totoro."
Ganger ignored it, turning away with a cold expression.
But to Habi, who believes "beauty is in the eye of the lover", that gesture looked entirely different. "She's shy… so cute~"
Lucy helplessly rested her hand on her head, wondering why none of her teammates were normal. Ganger wasn't shy at all; she just didn't take Habi seriously… The love‑struck Habi clung to Lucy's leg, looking at her with hopeful eyes. "Lucy, could you give our fish to Ganger for me?"
You've got your eye on someone else's cat now… Lucy still couldn't ignore the kitten's pleading gaze, bent down and patted its head. "Habi, if you like someone, you have to make your own chances."
Love!
Habi rummaged through Nazz's luggage, pulled out its little dried fish, and scampered off to find Ganger. But Ganger ignored it—after all, not every cat likes fish.
Jura and Yiyi stood at a distance, watching the crowd gather around Wendy become livelier. The tall Jura said, "Yiyi, you feel it too, right? That little girl's magic… it's completely different from ours."
Yiyi nodded. "That girl's aura is truly unusual. If she grows up, she'll surely become a powerful mage."
The two fell silent, choosing not to continue the discussion.
Yiyi stepped to the center of the hall. "All right, everyone's here. Let me outline the operation plan for taking down the 'Six Demon Generals.'"
Yiyi then briefed everyone on the Six Demon Generals' plot to seize the 'Nirvana.' Upon learning how terrifying 'Nirvana' is, the group suppressed their smiles and grew serious.
"Our mission is to stop the Six Demon Generals from obtaining the 'Nirvana.'"
"Our guild alliance consists of twelve members plus two cats. The Six Demon Generals are only six, but they have a multitude of dark guilds attached to them."
"Xiang, share the intel the Council sent about the Six Demons with everyone."
As Yiyi finished speaking, Xiang immediately activated his spell 'Ancient Tome.'
It's a spell that functions like a computer, recording all knowledge the user encounters. Its form is a screen and keyboard made of magical sigils.
The user can transmit the knowledge stored in the 'Ancient Tome' to others—a very handy support spell.
As Xiang waved his arm, six magical screens materialized before everyone, displaying the currently known intel on the 'Six Demons.'
The 'Cobra' who uses poisonous snakes.
The 'Laser' who possesses incredible speed.
The 'Hot Eye,' born with the ability to see through anything.
The 'Angel,' who can read minds.
The 'Midnight,' whose name is the only thing known about them.
And the commander of the Six Demon Generals, the 'Head' Brian.
"Is this all the Council gathered? It's so bare‑bones…" Lucy blurted, noting that aside from the demon codenames and one name, the intel was practically useless.
The others thought the same.
All they knew were the enemy's codenames; there was no magical information at all, rendering it useless for the upcoming operation.
Jura sighed and explained, "The Six Demon Generals are only six individuals. The Council's intel agents have no chance to get close to them, so even learning the Head's name is a rarity."
"Moreover, as far as I know, the 'Six Demon Generals' have a mysterious chairman, but no trace of that person has ever been found."
Yiyi stared at the screens. "Each of the Six Demon Generals wields magic of at least S‑rank strength. It's said a single one can easily obliterate a sizable guild."
"We can only leverage our numerical advantage, using a many‑against‑few approach to swiftly deal with them."
Upon hearing they'd face such powerful foes, Lucy immediately panicked, trembling as she raised her hand. "Um… I guess I won't be joining the fight…"
"I'm not good at fighting either…" Wendy added sheepishly.
Seeing Wendy's hesitant expression, Ganger gave a look of exasperated disappointment. "No defeatist talk, Wendy!"
Yiyi understood Lucy's and Wendy's fear—one a guild rookie, the other not even twelve. "Don't worry, our plan doesn't involve a head‑on battle with the Six Demons."
"First we locate their temporary base, then strike them off‑guard with our Azure Pegasus vessel, the Christina."
The crowd gasped.
The Azure Pegasus's magical bombardment airship is a unique asset on the Ishugal continent, its magi‑cannon rivaling the Jupiter cannon wielded by the Phantom Overlord.
One blast would pulverize the Six Demon Generals and their base into ash.
Lucy, still possessing the naive innocence of a guild newcomer, hesitated. "They're human too—do we really need to go that far…?"
"They're not ordinary people; otherwise we wouldn't resort to such tactics."
Jura continued, "The magi‑cannon is powerful, but it can't wipe out the Six in a single shot. Listen up—once the battle begins, pair up. Never go alone."
"Xiang has already shared the location of the enemy's temporary base. If there are no objections, let's depart."
"Alright! I'm fired up!"
Nazz charged ahead of the villa. In truth, he hadn't absorbed any of the rambling briefing—he only heard that they could now go fight.
Lucy and Gray exchanged helpless looks, quickly snatching the still‑licking Habi and sprinting after them.
Leo, Sherry, the Cowherd trio, Wendy and Ganger also set off right after.
Yiyi made a quick trip to the restroom, then returned to find Jura waiting, apologizing, "Sorry to keep you waiting."
Jura turned around. "Let's hurry out. Your task is to pilot the magi‑bombardment craft; you're the key to this surprise strike on the Six."
Before she could finish, Jura caught a whiff of a scent, her body went limp, collapsing to her knees. She became utterly weak, unable to summon any magic.
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