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Noah never expected to meet Roubaul on Galuna Island. This meant that the seven Mages who arrived on the island a few days before him were the new Oración Seis.
Considering the reason for the new Oración Seis's formation, it also meant that there were traces of the Black Magic Cult on Galuna Island.
Seeing Noah's arrival, Roubaul was slightly surprised. Before he could even greet him, he was tackled by the little girl and white cat behind Noah.
Although they hadn't been separated for long, Wendy still missed her grandfather, who had taken care of her for six years. Even Carla, who was usually so proud, would only let down her guard when facing Roubaul.
Not wanting to disturb the joyful reunion of the 'grandpa and granddaughter,' Noah and the others entered the house at the invitation of the demon village chief. As expected, they saw the other six members of the new Oración Seis.
"Mr. Noah, we meet again." Richard, formerly Hoteye, greeted Noah politely.
As the only unfortunate soul in four hundred years whose personality was warped by Nirvana, Richard was deeply affected. He transformed from a Dark Mage who prioritized money into a 'partner of justice'... Looking at it this way, Nirvana was truly terrifying. Thankfully, it had already been destroyed.
Noah scanned the room: Midnight, Cobra, Sorano, and a slightly plump girl with dark purple hair.
His gaze lingered on the last purple-haired girl, and Noah was full of questions. Wasn't the last member of the new Oración Seis Jellal? Who was this person?!
Wait... this was a world of Magic; anything was possible.
Perhaps Jellal had been hit by a gender-bending spell or something similar; it wasn't impossible.
Wow! I want to see that!
"What are you looking at? Haven't you noticed everyone else is embarrassed?"
Mira unceremoniously grabbed Noah's ear and dragged the clueless guy aside. She looked at the purple-haired girl hiding behind Cobra with a slight apology. "Sorry if I startled you. My name is Mira, what's yours?"
Although the purple-haired girl felt Mira's kindness, she continued to hide behind Cobra without saying a word.
Seeing this, Cobra quickly explained, "Sorry, Kinana isn't unwilling to speak, but she's still not used to her current body."
What did he mean, 'current body'?
Noah frowned, finally realizing what was wrong. Cobra's purple Magic snake was nowhere to be seen. Cobra's wish was to understand the snake's voice, which showed how important it was to him.
Looking at the purple-haired girl named 'Kinana' behind Cobra, Noah instantly understood.
Purple hair, an unfamiliar human body... The mystery was solved!
Noah looked at Cobra in surprise, filled with respect and a hint of admiration in his eyes, as if the person opposite him had done something incredible.
"You even turned your own snake into..."
Roubaul coughed, interrupting Noah's conjecture. When they met last time, he hadn't realized this kid's imagination was so rich.
"Kinana was originally human; she was just turned into a snake by Magic when she was young. I just recently released her from it. Don't overthink it."
A poor soul harmed by evil Magic, huh?
Noah sighed inwardly. According to what he knew, Cobra and his snake had relied on each other since Cobra was a slave in the Tower of Heaven.
This meant that Kinana had been a snake for at least eight or nine years.
No wonder she wasn't quite used to a human body.
Seeing the atmosphere grow a bit heavy, Sorano awkwardly changed the subject. "After you confiscated my Celestial Spirit Keys, Master Roubaul taught me new Magic."
"Angel Magic, which can summon angels to fight using gold coins. Doesn't it suit a beautiful girl like me?"
Noah glanced at the showing-off Sorano and said casually, "Yes, just like your sister Yukino is perfectly suited for her Angel Magic."
Hearing her sister's name, Sorano's expression froze, then she excitedly asked, "You've seen my sister?! Where is she? Is she doing well?"
"Not only have I seen Yukino, but most of our guild members have seen her. After all, she's a member of our Fairy Tail now."
Noah pointed to Lucy, who had voluntarily fallen silent upon entering the room. "Her name is Lucy. Your sister asked her to find you. Now you know. It's up to you whether you want to see Yukino."
After learning her sister's whereabouts, Sorano's face was full of joy, but when Noah asked if she wanted to see Yukino, her joy was replaced by worry.
Did she, burdened with sin, have the right to see her sister? Lucy also secretly observed the downcast Sorano, surprised that Noah knew Yukino's sister. No wonder he had so easily agreed to her outsourcing request.
"Let's get back to business."
Noah looked at Roubaul. "Ultear told me that someone moved a demon sealed for nearly nine years to Galuna Island, intending to secretly unseal it here."
"We are here for that. What about you, old man?"
"I see. So that giant, ice-sealed monster is called Deliora."
Knowing Noah's intention, Roubaul smiled. "It's quite an honor for such a small fry to warrant your personal attention, Noah."
Clearly, Roubaul had already seen the sealed demon Deliora.
The new Oración Seis came to Galuna Island because they discovered that the Black Magic Cult seemed to be hiding something on this island. To investigate, everyone except Jellal came.
But upon landing on the island, they saw a layer of purple Magic condensed over Galuna Island. The demon villagers were affected by this Magic, forgetting their demon identity and causing a lot of trouble.
With Roubaul's knowledge, he immediately recognized the Magic covering Galuna Island as Moon Drip.
Moon Drip was a Magic that gathered the power of moonlight, claiming to erase all Magic, but its true effectiveness... well, it was open to interpretation.
Roubaul casually removed the Magic's influence on the demon villagers and, with Sawyer, roughly investigated the island, discovering that the core of the Moon Drip Magic circle was in a valley deep within the island.
In the valley, there was a huge demon sealed in ice. A man calling himself Zero was leading his subordinates to collect moonlight, condensing it into Moon Drip, seemingly intending to release the demon.
However, Roubaul did not intervene, because any single member of the new Oración Seis could easily deal with the so-called Zero and his subordinates.
Roubaul didn't believe that the Black Magic Cult's hidden item on Galuna Island was that sealed demon, so he chose to wait and see, observing what would happen after the seal was broken.
In the end, if the demon Deliora really revived, it wouldn't matter. Roubaul had the power to handle it.
But before two days had passed, Noah and his group arrived.
After hearing Roubaul's plan, Noah's lips curled into a slight smile. Since he was here, the plan would naturally have to change.