Tapping a full belly, Natsu cried out.

" Wow, that was a feast! "

" Susanoo know that your cooking is sensational. " Assured Leone, while having a toothpick between her lips.

" I only did what you asked me to do. " Retorted the teigu, while clearing the table with the help of Akame! " To be able to help you in your missions, by allocating you a good diet is my goal! "

" I really feel like hearing a butler. " Spear said. " Not only does your kitchen have no complaints but, in addition, there is never a speck of dust here, no matter where you are! Say, tomorrow, will you train with me? "

" Hein? " Said Tatsumi. " Wait, tomorrow, it's my turn to train with Susanoo. "

" Hands off ! This man needs a real reason to fight for an entire afternoon. " Retorted Gajeel. " The one who will fight it is me. "

" Out of the question. "

Then seeing the trio start to fight, under the surprised look of Susanoo, Lubbock creaked.

" Tsss! How is this guy to be so popular? He steals my role. "

" What do you want ? " Happy asked him, while munching on a fish. " Since we are not fighting on the front line, we are less important people! "

" Less important? Wait, what am I supposed to be? A secondary character? "

" No, the idiot of the team. " Asserted Mine, while eating his piece of cake.

Falling to his knees, Lubbock began to sob before affirming.

" It is not fair ! Nobody respects me at fair value. "

Suddenly passing in front of him, a cat eventually jumped near Mine and stared at her.

" A cat ? This place is becoming a pound or what? "

" Hey, I'm not a gutter cat? " Retorted Happy. " But an exceed. "

A cry of surprise was suddenly heard, when the new cat managed to steal Mine's plate, before disappearing in a cloud of smoke.

Smiling, finding herself in the place of the animal, Chelsea immediately affirmed, while holding the piece of cake.

" It's mine now. "

" CHELSEA! You little … ! "

" Wow! Can you transform yourself? " Asked Natsu.

" Yeah! I can transform into any person or animal. "

" It looks like Gemini. " Happy remarked.

Then suddenly he was suddenly caught, before finding himself hugging in Chelsea's arms.

" Definitely, Exceed are too cute. "

Nevertheless, rubbing him against her, she ends up pouting a bit, before releasing Happy.

" No ! You are not gentle enough. "

Suddenly shivering, Lily turned in time to see Chelsea's arms moving towards him as she said.

" Lily's fur is much softer. "

" Hey ! What are you doing ? No, let go of me. "

Barely seeing what was going on, Happy ended up imitating Lubbock and sobbed.

" We are the most useless of the gang! Those who count for nothing! Do we really deserve to be here? "

" Are you going to stop your cinema? " Roared Mine.

" Hey, Boss. " Called her Tatsumi. " We have been here for two months now ! When are we finally going to resume our activities? "

" It's true that we are starting to get bored. " Asserted Gajeel. " More, the types that we have already killed had to be replaced by other rots. "

" For the moment, we are the ones who win this battle. " Replied Narenja. " And for good reason ! Now that we have recovered Extase, the Empire is the only one that has lost teigus! We have recovered several and will continue until each of them has found an owner among the ranks of the revolutionary army! And once done, we will just have to crush Esdeath.

Then taking a letter out of her clothes, she continued.

" More, Esdeath seems to be quiet and, from what Wendy has written in her latest reports, the Jaegers are doing a pretty good job, ensuring safety in the city! For now, even if they are our enemies, they work a little for our cause! So there is no point in rushing things. "

" We may say that, each of us knows that things are going on in the shadows, with or without the presence of the Jaegers. " Spear assured, dropping into a chair. " People keep on dying for no real reason, just because those in power have decided to. "

" They won't get away with it. " Retorted Leone, striking her fists. " It is precisely to make them pay for all this that I trained every day! I have never felt so full of energy. "

" Yeah! " Assured Natsu, igniting his fist. " Now, I'm sure Esdeath and the other lightning general can't do anything against me! I'm invincible ! Ha ha ha! "

" Don't take your dreams for reality. "

Stopping to sneer, Natsu turned to Chelsea who seemed much more serious than earlier.

" It's true that you are powerful! Truth be told, you are stronger than my previous team! Nevertheless,… that's all ! "

" How does that, '' that's all ''? "

" Even if you are strong, there are limits that only a handful of people can cross! Fighting against Esdeath and escaping alive is one of those limits, and it seems that you can face it! However, winning against it, whether it is you, me or everyone else, is still impossible! You are too weak. "

" Hein? What did you say ? "

" You are just like the other two! What were their names already? Yeah ! Sheele and Bulat! They too had some potential! However, once they came across stronger than them, they just got crushed and that is why they are unable, today, to be still here. "

" Huh? What did you say ? " Asked Tatsumi and Mine, unhappy with what she had just said.

" I'm just telling the truth! Maybe they were murderers! But, as warriors, they were worthless! "

Suddenly pulling out her saber, Akame placed it in front of Chelsea's face and managed, in time, to block the fist of Natsu, who had tried to hit Chelsea with it.

Surprised by this, the girl took a step back, while Natsu roared.

" What did you say ? These two… they sacrificed all their lives by coming here and working to fight against the Empire! Sheele is still in a coma because of this and Bulat has lost his leg! And you dare to say that they are not warriors? You, on your side, what have you done or lost more than them to claim to be better? "

" Tsss! You don't understand anything! Strength is one thing, but if you only use it under the impulse of anger, as you just did, you can never get to the top! You have huge weaknesses, just like these two had! "

Then, then leaving, she left the room, no longer wanting to stay in the company of a fire dragon, now wanting to char.

" A mission notice? " Gajeel wondered, as he crunched in an iron bar. " A true ? "

" Indeed. " Assured Lily. " The boss just warned us! Apparently, Leone received a request from a young girl who became someone's slave! She and two of her friends were deceived by a slave trader who then entrusted them to "masters"! This young girl is the only survivor of the trio. "

" So let me guess! We go to the place indicated and we hit all the bad guys, right? "

" Yes ! And to kill the slave trader is our priority. "

Suddenly thinking, Gajeel couldn't help but think back to his fight against Wave and the boy's last words before Gajeel decided to leave. Suddenly smiling grimly, he cried out.

" I have an idea. "

" Glups ! I'm afraid ! What will you do ? "

" Put a maximum of bazaar! Tell Najenda that we are going to take on this mission alone! Or, at least, I'm going to bring my own team. "

" I'm not sure I understand you! What are you talking about, exactly? "

" Would you like to go for a walk in town? "

Yawning to drop his jaw, Wave rubbed his eyes as he patrolled the street.

" Yawning like this without putting your hand in front of your mouth is very rude. " Noticed Run, who was walking near him. " Didn't you sleep well? "

" Last times, I don't have the impression of being of much use and I have the feeling that my body is starting to weaken! So after my patrols, I devote my time to carrying out a rigorous training which ends roughly in the middle of the night! I must admit that I am a little exhausted. "

" Wave, you're overworking! If you don't rest your body, your efforts will be useless! On the contrary, you will deteriorate your health! So make me happy to go to bed early tonight. "

" You know, in his way of doing things, I often have the impression that Bols behaves like a mother! But you could be a perfect father. "

"Oh, it ages me. " Said Run, chuckling a little. " I prefer the role of the big brother. "

Suddenly, losing his smile, he looked up at the sky, along with Wave, when he saw a silhouette flying over them. However, far from looking like a bird, the silhouette was none other than that of a masked man, with something in the back having wings.

" What … ? "

" IRON DRAGON'S ROAR! "

Seeing the attack on them, the two men jumped on the sides in time to dodge it.

" This guy. " Cried Wave, recognizing Gajeel. " This is the one I fought and who protected the owner of Incursio. "

" A member of Night Raid. " Understood Run.

Finding that he had been spotted, Gajeel suddenly signaled to Lily and the exceed didn't lose a moment to fly at full speed.

" Tsss! It is really a mania for him to run away. " Wave noted.

" I take care of him. " Assured Run, making his own wings appear. " I'm going to try to knock it down, so try to run and stay close to us, then fight it. "

" Ok, I'll try. "

Flying immediately, Run flapped his wings as he tried to follow the two runners.

" He comes to us. " Lily noted.

" Perfect ! " Assured Gajeel. " Now is the time when things will get interesting! Our plan will begin! "

" Okay ! But if it goes wrong, I let you settle that with Najenda. "

Slowing down then, the Exceed let Run deliberately catch him, while deliberately slaloming in all directions to make him believe that he was trying to sow him.

"He's rather agile." Noticed the man. " And what can he use to be able to fly? Is it a teigu? Or an animal? I need to get closer to him to find out! In any case, he seems to be slower than me. "

Suddenly gaining height, he opened his wings wide to bombard Gajeel and Lily with sharp feathers.

" He goes on the offensive. "

Lily immediately turned Gajeel's body toward the attack, while the wizard hardened the skin of his body.

" No problem. "

However, from the first feathers, he couldn't help grimacing, feeling them manage to damage his steel skin enough to find himself half stuck inside.

" What … ? "

Seeing this, Lily immediately picked up speed and began to dodge each of the feathers, while Run continued to bombard them.

" You will not go anywhere. "

" Hell, what are his feathers? " Roared Gajeel, removing two from his arm. " They can even pierce steel. "

" We were wrong to underestimate this guy when we know nothing of his power. " Remarked Lily. " We better apply the plan urgently! "

Not praying, Gajeel waited for other feathers to pass near his body, to discreetly tear the coat he was wearing and dropped part of it to the ground. Once done, Lily used her magic resources to turn on the turbo and fled away while leaving Run far behind.

" What? " Wondered the latter, throwing a new shower of feathers.

Too late. Unable to compete with the speed of the Exceed, the latter only damaged the roofs, while the duo disappeared by plunging into a small lane in order to continue to flee while being out of sight.

So, even while flying over a good part of the city, Run could only be frustrated while asserting.

" I lost them ! "

" Run! "

Reaching towards him, Wave seemed to be out of breath. Eventually finding himself in front of his comrade, he dropped himself against a wall before asking.

" You… where is this guy? "

" He ran away. " Confessed Run.

" Damn it! " Growled Wave. " What did he want? He tried to attack us and left immediately! Do you think it was planned or that he only wanted to do it because he had crossed paths with us? "

" No idea. " Run said, as he took a piece of cloth at his feet.

" Huh ? What is that ? "

" The coat this guy wore! " Run told him, while starting to shake him.

Immediately an envelope fell. Picking it up, Wave had no trouble reading "Mission Order" on it.

Patrolling their corner of town, Wendy couldn't help but notice.

" Say, Seryu, can you explain to me why you now want to patrol poor neighborhoods that much? Would you be on the trail of a dangerous criminal? Or are you just afraid that something will happen to all these people? "

" Tsss! They're just bandits; " Retorted Seryu. " And that's just why I'm watching them! None of them deserves me to be nice. "

" Hmmm, speaking of them, have you met Caruma since? "

Freezing for a second, Seryu ends up on her way while mumbling.

" Yes, I see her from time to time! Why ? "

" No nothing ! I just feel like you like her. "

" Whatever ! " Roared Seryu. " I just see her so that she can tell me all the gossip she has heard and that might interest me! That's all ! "

" Oh ? But if you listen her, that means you trust her, right? "

" Tsss! Shut up ! You are getting on my nerves. "

Wanting to say something, Wendy finally saw a crowd of people who, seeing their clothes, were all homeless.

" Hum? What is going on ? "

Seeming to know, Seryu questioned her.

" You remember the other day, after we fought Night Raid, I told you that I had found someone who could volunteer food for the poor? "

" Yes ! It was just after one of our church visits. "

Sneaking into the crowd, the two soldiers had no trouble advancing, taking advantage of people's fear of Seryu, and ended up arriving in front of numerous tables where pots filled with stew were waiting to be eaten.

Passing one after the other, the homeless were not asked to receive a bowl of stew each, before swallowing it in less than two as if their lives depended on it.

" So ? " Wanted to know Seryu. " Isn't that a nice gesture on my part? With this new financial assistance, all these people will have enough to eat! As a result, there is no longer any question of theft of food. "

Not listening to her last sentence, Wendy was already smiling at her while affirming.

" You see that it is not complicated. "

" Hum? "

" It's not complicated to really do good around you! You just had to hear the suffering from these people and now, thanks to you, they have enough to eat! There, you did a real job of heroin. "

" Tsss, I always do a good job of heroin. " Grumbled Seryu. " And then, with all this food, none of them will leave on an empty stomach. "

" I'm not sure of it. " Replied Wendy.

Looking towards the tables, Seryu then saw Koro jump on one of them, before pretending to plunge his snout into one of the pots.

" KORO! No, it's not for you! "

And while Seryu rushed to her dick, Wendy couldn't help but smile, seeing her fight to remove the pan that the dog had already halfway in her mouth.

" Isn't that great? " Asked a voice behind her.

Jumping then, the child finally saw a young man who, in view of his clothes, must have been at least a nobleman.

" Who are you ? "

" I'm Dodoria! And you, you must be Wendy of the Jaegers, I presume! Nice to meet someone as famous as you. "

" Dodoria? "

" Yes, I am the man who allowed the creation of what you see before you."

" What? "

" Dodoria-san! "

Arriving then, with Koro in his arms, and carrying a bump on his head, Seryu displayed a broad smile, as she cried out.

" Glad to see you again! And thank you again for everything you do. "

" It's nothing, come on. " Replied the man. " After all, it's not like I can't afford to do this. "

" But still. " Insisted Seryu. " Give as much food for free! You are a true saint. "

" It is not by sharing what we have that we become a saint. " Retorted Dodoria. " And then, as for the money… "

His eyes suddenly lit up as he cried out.

" With my actions, dozens of donations are allocated to me every day by other people who support the cause that I defend! In fact, I think I earn more money than I spend. "

" Are you supposed to be a saint? " Cried the two girls, opposite the appearance of his greed for money.

However, regaining his seriousness, Dodoria began to watch the poor queuing, before declaring.

" To be honest, I decided to do this for a personal reason. "

" Which ? " Wanted to know Wendy.

" Show that being a noble does not always mean being an old selfish man thinking only of his navel! I don't need to go to disadvantaged neighborhoods to know that the people who live there hate us due to the fact that we, the nobles, use their taxes to enrich ourselves! "

Then clenching his fist, he said.

" My father was like that! He wanted money! Always more money! And he was ready for anything! It included betraying friends and even family! I still remember the time he worked for a while with my uncle, only to drop him! The two had founded a business together, which he then monopolized before completely ruining his own brother! He and his family couldn't do anything when they were left without a penny to live or eat. "

Then heading to the food table, he suddenly fills two bowls before returning to the two girls.

" However, we are not all like him! I know people as rich as me who will be ready to give me a hand to allow these people to eat their fill! Here, it's for you. "

" Uh, but ...! This food was not intended for us. " Replied Wendy.

" Don't worry ! A whole pot should arrive soon! I have enough to feed all these people, I swear! "

Not being asked, meanwhile, Koro plunged his muzzle into Seryu's bowl, barely Seryu had time to catch it.

" AHHHHHH ! Koro! "

Laughing again, Wendy ended up being tempted and put her lips on the edges of the bowl. Then sucking in some broth, she swallowed a piece of meat.

It was at this instant that she was seized with violent vertigo. Seeming to have a certain feeling of nausea. She dropped her bowl before placing her hands on her mouth.

" Wendy? " Seryu wondered, seeing her have a sudden urge to vomit.

" A problem ? " Wanted to know Dodoria.

Passing as quickly as it had appeared, Wendy's sickness left her while she had to breathe deeply to calm down.

" What's wrong ? "

" I ... I don't know. "

" Seryu! Wendy! "

Turning around, the two girls finally saw Run land in front of them, while the Jaeger affirmed.

" Come immediately to the palace. "

" What's up ? "

" Night Raid! We may have a track to capture Night Raid. "

" What? "

Eating a cookie, Kurome asked.

'' If I understand correctly, Wave, did you meet that masked guy again who had already beaten you the other day? "

" Huh ... yes. "

" And he spun you again between your fingers! Tsss! It is pitiful. "

" Hey, it's not my fault this time. "

" Most important. " Cried Run, looking at his comrades seated at the meeting table. " Esdeath is out of town again to deal with battlefield issues and won't be back for a few days! We have to fix this without it. "

Then placing a sheet of paper on the table, he cried.

" This is what we found in the coat that this man abandoned while running away! It is a mission order that he must carry out. "

" A mission order? " Repeated Bols. " Of what genre ? "

" Today, he will be responsible for executing a nobleman by the name of Bach! There is even the exact time and location. "

" A premeditated assassination ? " Cried Seryu. " What are we waiting for in this case to stop it? "

" We can't go headlong. " Retorted Run. " In fact, a lot of things bother me in this story! Little one, the fact that this man is only tempted to hit us one time to try to kill us! If he succeeded in defeating Wave, on his own, I am convinced that he would have at least tried something else instead of fleeing so quickly! Little two, at the start of his escape, he was quite slow, being quickly hit by my attacks, as if he wanted me to touch him! And little three, strangely, it was when his coat once fell that he started to sink like a torpedo! Suffice to say that I have the dirty impression that he purposely left this mission order in our hands. "

" Guet-apens? " Kurome asked. " We go there and, ultimately, we fall on the whole group of Night Raid ready to fall on us? "

" It is possible, indeed! However, there is something in this letter that bothers me too. "

" Which ? "

" The reason why Night Raid wants to perform this Bach! He marked it as a justified slave trader. "

Immediately, the gaze of some fell, while Run continued.

" It could very well be a trap and I am the first to think about it! However, we can still try it and get there! After all, we are the police specially created to arrest them. "

Staying there, silent, Wendy couldn't help but be stressed, not understanding herself how Gajeel had been so reckless. That kind of thing was Natsu who did it, not him.

" What should I do ? I still can't let them go, if this mission order is true. "

" But Run… " She cried; " Even if this mission order is true, don't you think this man will cancel his plans when he finds that his letter has fallen into your hands? "

" We have nothing to lose by going there. "Assured the man. " Who then is, if there is nothing else, we can always talk to this man and ask him some questions, like knowing why he is suspected of being a slave trader. "

" Making slavery is common. " Replied Kurome. " It is not the most legal but it is not really prohibited. "

" How can such things be tolerated? " Wanted to know Wave. " Me, I agree that we go there and that we dig a little into the past of this man! Besides, I want to take revenge on this masked man ...! He told me his first name the other time ! I think it's ... Gajeel. "

Jumping then, Wendy couldn't help but glance at Seryu.

As if her brain had started, the young woman had also shown a semblance of surprise, hearing the first name. Nevertheless, scratching her head, while seeming to think, she showed Wendy that she didn't remember at all where she had heard that name.

"Compared to Natsu, she only saw Gajeel once and for only a few minutes! She must be having trouble remembering him. "

" After the fiasco with Kalgon, we must investigate everywhere to be sure that other crimes are not committed. " Assured Bols. " I'm yours. "

" If this allows me to find my sister, I come with you. "Adds Kurome.

" Me too. " Seryu said immediately.

Seeing that she was the only one left, Wendy sighed before nodding to show her approval.

" No choice ! If Natsu and the others really attack, I have to find a way to get them out! A chance for us, Esdeath is not there! It will make my job easier. "

" In this case, we leave immediately. " Cried Run. " The execution time is near! If we leave right away, we will have a chance to stop it. "

" Very well. "