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Chapter 91

Hating Wizards.

NO POV

The rays of sunshine shone through the window basking the party in its warmth. However, all of the Fairy Tail wizards were still fast asleep. Then one of the wizards began to stir. That wizard was Erza. She slowly rose up and stretched in her bed with a satisfying grunt. As she rubbed the sleepiness out of her eyes, she took a look around. She could see that all the other members of Fairy Tail were fast asleep.

"Well, it's time for another day," she said to herself. "I suppose I should let them sleep for a bit longer. In the meantime, I think I'll take a bath and get dressed."

She was just about to get up and do so when she took notice of something. Everyone else was sleeping with their partners, but she was the only one who didn't have hers. Mira was missing.

"That's odd. Where's Mira?" she wondered. "Could she have gotten up earlier or something?"

She got out of bed and carefully looked at the members inside the room. Natsu and Gray were still sleeping together with Happy being on top and Lucy and Wendy were in their bed as well with Carla sleeping peacefully in Wendy's arms. She then looked towards Willy who was also fast asleep. At first, it seemed that Willy was alone on his bed, but then Erza saw something shift and move underneath the covers which caused her to raise a brow in suspicion. Feeling a bit curious, she carefully tiptoed over to his bed and lifted the covers a bit. Willy was lying underneath the covers, but with him as well wrapping her arms around him in a hug sleeping peacefully was Mira.

Needless to say, Erza was speechless, but that bewildered expression was replaced with a smile.

"Well this is certainly an unexpected surprise," she said. "I knew Mira was fond of Willy, but... never this fond."

Then she had a thought and what she thought of made her into a mischevious smirk. Then she gently shook Mira trying to wake her up.

"Mira. Mira. Wake up," she said.

Mira groaned sleepily as she buried her face into Willy's back. "Come on, Sieri... give me a couple more minutes..."

Erza then shook a little harder. "Come on, Mira. Wake up already. Mira."

Mira then finally opened her sleepy eyes and looked up. As soon as she saw Erza smirking while looking down at her, she quickly realized where she was immediately blushed bright pink. She immediately let go of Willy and got out of the bed trying to be as quiet and quick as she could, but in her haste, she lost her balance and fell to the floor with a thud making it let out a squeak of pain.

Erza was bemused and amused. "So, did you have a good sleep?" she asked in a slight teasing tone.

"Erza, please! Don't tell anyone!" begged Mira whispering. "It was just an accident!"

"It's alright," said Erza. "If it's any consolation, I did the same thing to Natsu and Gray back when we were kids. You have nothing to be ashamed of. Although, I am curious as to how you ended up in Willy's bed in the first place."

"I'm not really sure," said Mira. "But... let's just say it's a childhood habit. I'll put it at that."

Erza then smiled. "In any case, don't worry. Your secret's safe with me. I won't tell a soul."

Mira then sighed with relief. "Thank you, Erza. I appreciate it."

But what Erza didn't know was that Erza had other ideas other than keeping her secret, but the red-head kept it to herself.

WILLY'S POV

After getting a good night's sleep, we all woke up, got dressed, and ate breakfast. Some people were fully awake and ready to get started. However, there were some that were still having a bit of trouble waking up.

"Man... it's too early," groaned Natsu. "I wanted to sleep some more."

"I'm still not used to getting up at this time," agreed Gray.

"Quit your complaining," said Lucy. "You should be used to this by now. Besides, the earlier we start, the quicker this job can be finished."

"I agree with Lucy on this one," I said. "You know the saying, the early bird gets the worm."

"Aye..." Natsu, Happy, and Gray groaned.

"So what's the plan you guys?" wondered Lucy. "I mean does anyone have any ideas about what should do?"

"Well, I was thinking that we'd look around Naoko for some information," I said. "Hopefully, some of the people here can tell us something about the Crimson Devils and Harpy Orb guilds."

"Why bother doing that? We should just go to them and kick their butts!" Natsu spoke. "We take out those two guilds and save the town in no time flat!"

"I don't think that would be the best idea, Natsu," said Lucy. "You heard what Willy said. We don't know anything about the Crimson Devils nor Harpy Orb, so we can't just go charging straight at them without a plan."

"Not to mention that we have no idea where the two guilds are located," said Erza. "Which is why we should question the townspeople where the guilds are located."

"You sure that's a good idea?" wondered Gray. "The people here might be too terrified to answer whatever we ask."

"We won't know unless we try," I said. "So in the meantime, let's split up. Natsu, Lucy, and Happy will go in one direction, Erza and Gray will go another way, Wendy, Mira, and Carla will go another way."

"Wait a minute, Willy. What about you?" wondered Wendy. "Aren't you coming?"

"I'll join you in a bit," I replied. "For now, I'm gonna go talk to Haruka and Satoshi to see if they can tell me anything more about the situation first. We'll meet up back at the hotel and share whatever information we find."

"You sure you're gonna be OK on your own?" asked Mira.

"I'll be fine," I said. "If anything happens, I'll be sure to alert you. Until then, try not to provoke anybody. Most especially you, Natsu. The last thing we want is you burning up everything in sight."

"Fine," Natsu sighed his mouth puffed in a pout.

And with that, everyone split each one of us going our separate directions. As I walked towards Satoshi and Haruka's house, I looked around trying to see if there was anyone around to ask for info. The citizens were out of their houses and were walking around the streets like what happened yesterday was a memory.

Feeling a little peckish, I decided to go get a little something to eat. I went over to a food stand and bought myself an apple. I then went on towards Satoshi and Haruka's place while munching on my apple soon, I was getting close to Satoshi's house. I then placed the unfinished apple in my pocket was about to walk up to the place when something caught my eye. Down an alleyway, I saw a suspicious looking figure walk past wearing a brown dirty and tattered cloak. At first, I didn't really think too much of it at the time, but I caught a slight glimpse of the cloaked figure's face. I could only see the lower half of his face, but it gave me a weird feeling like I had seen it before.

"I wonder who that guy is?" I wondered. "And why do I get the feeling that whoever that is seems familiar?"

Feeling a bit curious, I decided to follow the mysterious cloaked figure. Using stealth, I took a big leap jumping into the air and landing on top of a building making sure that I wasn't seen. As the mysterious cloaked figure continued walking, I made sure to stay a good distance away, so I wouldn't be seen as I scaled from building to building like the ninja I was. The cloaked continued walking and walking and I kept on watching and hiding until I was led to another part of town. There were fewer people than before and their streets were bare with only the sounds of the wind blowing through them.

"Oh man. Now, where am I?" I thought. "In a slum part of Naoko?"

As I looked back down towards the cloaked figure, I saw that it stopped in front of a little house. It was a like any other house in the area, but it was a bit old-fashioned. The cloaked figure looked around seeming to make sure that it wasn't seen. Then it removed the hood from its head revealing the face of a young man with a familiar crop of black hair underneath. I then immediately remembered.

"That's the guy that fought for the Crimson Devils the other night!" I thought. "But what's he doing in a place like this? Could he be fighting someone outside of the of the Kyōsaku inside the house?"

Then the black haired man was about to open the door when his back stiffened as he suddenly stopped. Thinking that he sensed me, I immediately dropped onto my stomach trying to stay out of sight as he turned around looking towards the rooftops. He stared at the rooftops looking around for a few seconds, then he felt that he was safe, he opened the door and went inside the house. I slowly peeked out and let out a breath of relief.

"That was close. I thought for sure he sensed me."

If he did, I definitely would have had a hard time explaining myself if he saw me. I then scaled down the building jumping from various windows and walls being as discreet as I could. When I landed safely on the ground, I tip-toed over to the house staying low to the ground just to be safe. I was soon close enough to the house hiding just below the window. I then peered inside from the corner of the window. Inside the house, I couldn't see anyone. Not even the boy with black hair I saw was inside.

"That's odd. Where did he go? I know he went inside."

Then suddenly I sensed danger. I immediately tilted my head to the right in time to see a hand shoot right past my cheek. I then jumped up while doing a flip and looked up to see that the boy with black hair was standing before me, his face in an angry snarl.

"Who are you?!" he demanded. "And what are you doing here?"

"I should be asking you that," I said. "I know that you're working for the Crimson Devils guild! What business do you have inside that house? You planning to bully whoever is in there to work for your guild, you crook?!"

"I don't have to answer to you!" the boy shot back. "You're the one that followed me here! I don't know who the hell you are, but you're gonna wish you never came here!"

He then took a stance balling up his fists and I took a stance preparing to fight. But then suddenly we heard a voice.

"Hold it right there you two!"

The two of us immediately stopped and snapped our heads towards the direction to the voice which was coming from the front of the doorway of the house. There standing in front of the doorway was a young man of which had short black hair with a few white hairs also wore a blue suit with a white suit and red tie. As soon as he saw him, the boy immediately stopped.

"F-father?!" the boy squeaked his pale slightly paling

The man the stomped his way up to the boy and gave him a hard whack on the head causing him yelp in pain.

"How can I be resting when my idiot son is acting like such a belligerent fool?!" the man scolded. "You know the rules, Sasuke! No fighting until sunset!"

"Damn it! Did you have to hit me?! That freaking hurts you know!" the boy snapped.

"Yes, I do! Because you don't know when to stay out of fights!" the man snapped back. "I love you as my son, but you need to stop being so reckless!"

I stared at the two my mouth hanging open unsure what to make of this completely dumbfounded. The man then looked towards my directions gave me a hard stare.

"And you... who might you be sir?" he asked.

"I'm Willy Falconer, a wizard from Fairy Tail," I replied. "I'm sorry if I followed and almost fought your son, but I was under the impression that he was trying to rob you or something."

"Sasuke? Rob me? Nonsense!" the man laughed. "Why would he do a silly thing like that? If he did, I'd skin him alive! In any case, it's a pleasure to meet you, Willy. My name is Rex. What brings you to our place?"

"Well, truth be told, I was looking around looking for some information about some certain guilds that have been causing trouble in this town," I said. "I wandered around and I ended up here."

"Why don't you come inside?" offered Rex. "I'm making some tea."

"Father! I must object!" Sasuke complained. "You're letting a complete stranger in our house and-"

"Oh hush up, Sasuke," Rex said. "He doesn't seem to be like those other wizards and he's only looking for information. The least we can do is offer him or hospitality."

"Oh no, I couldn't," I spoke shaking my head. "I don't wanna put you out for my sake, especially since I'm a complete stranger."

"No. I simply must insist," Rex said. "Come on inside and we'll tell you whatever you need to know."

Before I could say another word, Rex was already pushing me inside of the house.

The next minute, I was sitting on a chair in their living room by a warm fire waiting for Rex to serve me the tea with Sasuke sitting in on another chair staring at me with a hard glare. Needless to say, it felt a little awkward. I mean I couldn't blame Sasuke for not trusting me considering that I accused him of a crime he didn't commit, but he could ease up on the staring.

At that moment, Rex came walking in a tray with three cups of tea. He handed one to me and one for Sasuke while taking one for himself. I blew on the tea to cool it down as I then I took a couple sips of tea.

"Wow. This tea is really good," I spoke as I licked my lips.

"Thank you very much," said Rex as he took his seat. "I'm very confident in my tea making. Anyway, you wanted information about the two guilds, correct?"

"Yes," I nodded. "If you don't mind telling me, of course."

"No, I don't mind at all," said Rex. "But before I tell you, let me ask, how much do you know about the situation?"

"Well... I know that the two guilds are using wizards to fight for them so they can provide slaves to harvest the ethernano in the mountain," I said. "And I those who lose those fights are sent to the mountain. Me and my friends were hoping to find out where the two guilds are located, so we were hoping we could ask around, but I don't think that anyone will be willing to talk to us."

"Sadly, I'm afraid you are correct on that one," said Rex. "Ever since those two showed up, no one's ever dared to try and oppose them. As a result, many people have lost faith in wizards because of those two guilds and those who have come here for making money. All because of that mountain."

"I can understand that," I said taking another sip of my tea. "But what I don't understand is that why would the wizards even bother coming here? Surely they realize that if they lose, they would end up becoming slaves."

"It's because they're greedy," Sasuke suddenly spoke up. "All they care about is becoming rich and are willing to do whatever it takes to make that happen. Even if it means making other people suffer."

"Now hold on, Sasuke. You shouldn't be so judgemental," said Rex. "Not all wizards are as bad as all that?"

"Yeah, right. Why should I believe that?" Sasuke scoffed. "Wizards are only interested in making jewel and all there is to it. Which is probably why they create guilds in the first place."

"Now hold on a minute," I objected. "Not all guilds are as you say they are. The guild where I'm from doesn't care about jewel."

"Yeah right. You guys are so honorable," Sasuke spoke sarcastically.

"Sasuke, that's enough," Rex spoke sternly. "There's no need to be so hostile."

"Whatever," Sasuke spoke as he got up from his chair. "I'm out of here."

And before Rex could say anything more, Sasuke got up and left the house slamming the door behind him.

"I really must apologize about that," said Rex. "Sasuke isn't really a bad person. He just... doesn't like wizards."

"I noticed," I said. "Does it have anything to do with the Crimson Devils or Harpy Orb?"

"Yes. It does," said Rex solemnly. "You see back when he was a kid, he always looked up to wizards. Heck, he even wanted to become one and join a guild. However, that changed one day."

He then walked towards the fireplace and gazed into the flames as I sipped at my cup. After a long pause, he finally spoke again.

"My wife, Sasuke's mother, was taken up to the mountain," he spoke quietly.

This almost made me choke on my tea making me hastily swallow. I carefully put my cup down and looked towards Rex's back in surprise.

"Wait... she was taken? Up to the mountain?" I repeated.

"Yes and I'm afraid it was all my fault," said Rex sadly. "You see, we weren't a very rich family, so times were hard. But we didn't mind it at all. As long as we were together, we were content with being with each other. But then times grew even harder and we were running low on jewel and food and me and my wife didn't know what to do. But then, the ethernano rush began and everyone jumped at the chance to make some money by mining it. I myself saw this as a chance to jump in and make some money for my family, but everything changed when Bradley and Mami took over. They forced the people to live in fear as they themselves searched for people to mine in the mountain. I myself was chosen to fight, but I wasn't much of a fighter, so needless to say I was at a disadvantage. However, if it meant that I could make some money to help my family, I would do whatever it took to get it, so I accepted."

I kinda had a feeling of what happened next in Rex's tale, but I couldn't help but ask anyway. "What... happened?"

"I lost the fight," Rex said. "And because of me losing, I was going to be sent away to the mountain. But then... my wife showed up at the last moment. She offered herself to take my place. At first, they were going to decline, but then she told them that she was a strong wizard and begged to let them take her. At that moment, they did and she was taken away. Sasuke begged for her not to go, but it was a fruitless effort. Ever since then, Sasuke has dispised the wizards that come to the town and vowed to find her no matter what the cost."

At this point, I couldn't help but feel sorry for Rex yet at the same time understand as to why Sasuke is the way he was and few other things too, but I kept it to myself.

"I'm so sorry about what happened you," I said. "But... why are you telling me this? I mean... I'm a complete stranger to you."

Rex then turned towards me and looked at me, his eyes filled with some unknown feeling I couldn't place, but they were kind and soft.

"Because my boy, I'm a good judge in character," he said. "And I can see that you're not here because of the greed of jewel. I can tell by looking at you that you're a kind soul and have some experience of the pain Sasuke is feeling."

"Well... it's not the kind of thing one wants to dwell on if you know what I mean," I said. "But... I kinda know what it's like to lose a member of your family."

"Indeed. This town was once a happy place before that ethernano rush came," went on Rex. "Truth be told, I'm not sure why I'm telling you this. Probably because I want things to go back to how they once were and my son to believe in wizards again. Probably because I want someone to do what I was powerless to do at the start."

There was a long silence with only the sound of the crackling fire being heard. Then I stood up.

"Sir. I know that it's none of my business or anything, but... do you mind if I help you?" I asked.

Rex then looked at me a bit surprised. "You? Help me?" he repeated. "Are you sure? You're up against two guilds here both of which could inflict a world of hurt on you. You wouldn't stand a chance by yourself."

"Well, of course. I mean that's why I came here in the first place," I said. "I mean, after all, that's the job that was given to me. To help this town and its people. I can't guarantee anything, but if I ever come across your wife, I'll be sure to save her and bring her back to you. You have my word. Besides, I wouldn't say that I'm by myself. Just leave it to me."

Rex stared at me. Then a smile worked its way to his lips. "Thank you, Willy. At least there's some hope in this town at least."

Then I suddenly remembered. "Wait... I almost forgot. Do you know anything about the locations of Crimson Devil or Harpy Orb?" I asked. "It would really help me out."

Rex hummed putting a hand to his chin. "Let's see... I don't know where their locations are exactly, but I am told they're somewhere at the opposite parts of town outside." Crimson Devil is over to the very north and Harpy Orb is somewhere south."

"Thank you that was all I needed to know," I said. "I better get going. I don't wanna put you out any more than I already have. Thank you for the tea."

I mean stood up placing the teacup on the table and I walked out leaving Rex behind him exiting the house. I had just left the house and was about to be on my way when I saw Sasuke waiting for me.

"Hey there, Sasuke," I greeted trying to be friendly. "Is... there something I can help you with?"

"As a matter of fact, there is," replied Sasuke coldly as he glared dangerously at me. "You can help by staying the hell out of our business. I don't know what my father told you, but the last thing I need is a wizard coming here and making things worse especially since that your kind is the reason that things are the way they are."

"Now hold on a minute," I said. "Don't lump me in with those guys. I'm not like them. Besides, what you're doing is nothing short of reckless. Do you honestly think that you can rescue your mom by yourself by joining up with the Crimson Devils?"

Sasuke immediately flinched. "I-I don't know what the hell you're talking about."

"Don't try to play dumb," I spoke sternly. "I know that you're working for the Crimson Devils and I'm guessing it's behind your father's back, isn't that right? I saw you the other day when you recently fought that one guy from Harpy Orb."

Sasuke's face paled as his glare hardened his face filling with rage. "You saw that?! What were you doing, spying on me?!"

"No. Nothing like that. Me and my friends just happened to see you," I explained. "But that's beside the point. Why would you work for the very people that are responsible for sending so many lives to the mountain away? If your father saw what you're doing, he'd be ashamed at you. Not only that, you say that you hate wizards, but you're one yourself. I mean you're using magic to enhance the power of your fists aren't you?"

"You shut your damn mouth!" snapped Sasuke. "You don't know a damn thing about me! The last thing I need is some lousy wizard like you telling me what I can't or can't do and snooping in my business, so you can spare me your two sense!"

"Just shut the hell up and go!" yelled Sasuke. "And if you even think about telling my father about this, I'll make sure you regret it! Now get the hell out of here before I make you!"

I stared long and hard at Sasuke as he seemed to be seething in anger about to blow. Truth be told, I was ready to pick a fight with him too, but I knew better than that and didn't want to start a fight. So I obeyed his order and walked past him not saying another word.

NO POV

A couple of hours had passed since they gang split up and searched. Eventually, they made their way back to the hotel. Natsu, Lucy, and Happy were the first to arrive.

"Man... this sucks," groaned Natsu. "We couldn't find out anything from these people."

"I know," agreed Lucy. "But they were either too scared, too angry, or didn't know anything at all."

"I understand they were scared and all, but they could at least try to show a little backbone and help us," said Happy. "I wonder if the others are having just as much trouble as we are."

At that moment, the team Mira, Wendy, and Carla returned.

"Seems like you guys had some trouble too," said Wendy.

"Yeah. We couldn't find out anything," said Lucy. "Whoever we asked either ignored us, ran away, or didn't know anything."

"Same thing with us too," said Wendy.

"What a bunch of spineless wimps!" Carla spoke crossly. "I understand the circumstances, but they would at least have the decency to show some backbone!"

"Now, now. You can't really blame them," said Mira. "I mean these people have been driven to fear and believe that all wizards are bad."

"I understand that, but still!" complained Carla.

"In any case, I wonder if anyone else has found out anything," wondered Lucy. "Willy, Gray, and Erza are the only ones left."

"Hopefully they had better luck than we did," said Natsu. "Because we got bupkis."

Just then they took notice of someone walking towards them causing them to turn their attention towards the sound. They soon found that it was Erza and Gray approaching them.

"Hello everyone. Sorry we're a little late," said Erza.

"You're fine," said Mira. "So how did it go for you guys? Did you find out anything?"

"Actually, yes. We did," said Gray. "Granted we had a scuffle a little bit, but we managed to find what we were looking for."

Everyone's faces brightened upon hearing Gray's words.

"Seriously? You found out something?" Lucy asked incredulously. "How?"

"Well... let's just say we had to dig into the underbelly of this town," said Gray. "In the meantime, we'll wait till everyone's here. Then we'll talk."

"Does anyone know where Willy is?" asked Erza. "It seems he hasn't returned yet."

"I don't really know," said Mira. "Hopefully, he's not too far away from us."

Then Natsu suddenly pointed. "Hey! There he is!"

WILLY'S POV

I eventually walked back to the hotel still feeling a bit bitter about what had just happened between me and Sasuke. I soon approached the hotel where I saw the gang waiting for me.

"Hey, There he is!" Natsu spoke pointing.

"So? How did it go for you, Willy?" asked Lucy. "Did you find out anything?"

"Well, I did find out about something," I said. "However it's nothing related to what we were looking for."

"What was it?" wondered Happy. "Was it something to do with the Crimson Devil and Harpy Orb guilds?"

"You could say that," I said. "But I can't really say it out loud. I don't want anyone overhearing us."

"Then let's head back to our room," said Erza. "That way we can at least be in private."

So we all went back to the room, so we wouldn't be disturbed. Then when we were all in the room, I told everyone about my encounter with Sasuke and his father and that Sasuke was the guy that we all saw the other day at the Kyōsaku. When I finished, everyone was a bit surprised.

"So that guy from the other day was just a kid trying to find his mother?" puzzled Natsu.

"And that he's with the Crimson Devils because he's searching for his mom?" wondered Happy.

"That's pretty much the sum of it," I replied.

"What I find off about this is the fact that he hates wizards despite himself being a magic user," said Gray. "It's somewhat hypocritical."

"But you can't really blame him, Gray," I replied. "I mean I bet any one of us would be feeling the same way if we were in Sasuke's position. Most especially me. I mean I can kind of get an understanding of how he feels."

"But does he really think that he can find his mother by working with the Crimson Devils?" wondered Lucy. "It just seems pointless. I mean he's sending basically doing their dirty work no matter how justified he is."

"Maybe he's working for them because they know where his mom is," suggested Erza. "And the only way he'll be able to find her is to work for them."

"That most likely seems to be the case," said Mira. "I can't help but feel sorry for Sasuke a bit."

"Then why don't we do something about it?" asked Natsu. "I say we storm the guilds and make them tell us where the people are being kept!"

"Haven't you been listening?" sighed Carla. "We can't just go charging in without a sound strategy. Not to mention we don't know anything about what goes on inside of the mountain and we have absolutely no idea where the two guilds are located."

"Not necessarily," said Gray. "Me and Erza just so happen to know where they are."

Everyone immediately looked at Gray and Erza.

"Seriously?!" we all gasped.

"Yes. We managed to get the information from some informants in a darker area in town," explained Erza. "Gray and I just so happened to walk into a bar where our informants were and I asked them where Crimson Devils and Harpy Orb were. At first, they were a bit reluctant but after some persuasion from me, they came around."

Gray then shuddered. "I wouldn't exactly call what you did back there persuasion," he spoke quietly. "It was more like you were ready to kill them if they didn't listen to you."

"That's Erza for you," said Happy smiling wryly.

"Anyway, the guilds are located just a few miles away from where the town is at the opposite ends," explained Gray. "Harpy Orb is close to a large house a couple miles away and the Crimson Devils are located somewhere close to the foot of the mountain."

"Seriously?! That's great!" said Wendy. "At least now we know where they're located now."

"Alright!" cheered Natsu. "Now that we know where they're located, I say we go in, kick their asses, and then rescue the people in that mountain!"

"Aye, sir!" agreed Happy.

"Natsu, will you chill out for a minute?" snapped Gray. "I swear do you always have to jump without thinking all time? It makes me wonder if you do have coal for brains, moron."

"Shut, Freezer boy!" Natsu snapped back. "Who're you calling a moron?!"

"Come on you two, stop fighting," Mira soothed. "You need to take it easy. We may now know where the enemy is located, but we can't just rush in without a plan. We not only have to beat both guilds but we also have to find a way to free the slaves trapped in that mountain too."

"Mira's right," I agreed. "I understand that time is of the essence, but need to handle this as carefully and as effective as we can. I think I know how to do just that, but I'm going to need everyone's help."

"What do you have in mind, Willy?" puzzled Erza. "Did you come up with a plan?"

"Somewhat, but we're going to need a few extra people to pull this off," I said. "Not only that, but we're going to need to take some measures that are a bit drastic. However, I think we can pull this off."

"Drastic?" squeaked Lucy now sounding a bit fearful. "Just... how drastic are we talking here?"

My only answer to Lucy was a slight smirk on my face as I then began explaining my plan.

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