"Everyone! Charge! Fairy Tail is now embroiled in a civil war! If we can eliminate Fairy Tail, we will become the fourth Dark Guild of the Balam Alliance!"
The army, or rather a ragtag group of fighters, displayed uneven fluctuations of magical power.
"Where do you all get your confidence from?"
Newton and Makarov slowly stepped out of the town, gazing at the members of the Dark Guild before them. Makarov was surprisingly furious. It was understandable; with Laxus causing trouble, Makarov was already anxious, and now the arrival of the Dark Guild was undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire.
"You have truly angered me!"
Makarov's terrifying magic made the world tremble. Newton had no choice but to strengthen the town's defenses; otherwise, the townspeople would soon find out what was happening outside.
"President is really angry this time."
Mister Gang had returned as well, standing beside Newton.
"It seems we won't even need to intervene."
"Yeah, let the old man vent a little. After all, Laxus's situation has been a constant worry for him."
Newton nodded and handed over an apple he had bought on the way. Mister Gang took it and took a bite.
"How did you come back?"
"Do you know about the Six Demon Generals?"
"Well, a guild that can stand at the top of the Dark Guild with just six people is probably the weakest among the three major guilds, right?"
Newton's words were not mere talk. While Demon Heart was manageable, he knew from his intelligence network that Demon Heart was a terrifying guild that was completely on par with Fairy Tail, perhaps even stronger. As for the last one, Underworld Gate, everything about it remained a mystery; Newton's information network couldn't penetrate it at all.
"Yeah, but it's still quite troublesome. Recently, it seems that due to the destruction of the Magic Council, the Dark Guild has been taking some actions. I'm worried they might take advantage of this internal conflict within Fairy Tail, but it seems I was overthinking."
Mister Gang shrugged, feeling somewhat helpless. He had originally thought that the Six Demon Generals would come directly, but who would have expected it to be just an obscure guild?
It was pure venting—giant transformations and various magical lights flashing and exploding, followed by the wails of the Dark Guild.
"Ah, that felt good."
Makarov let out a long sigh, looking as relaxed as someone after a satisfying experience.
Newton instructed Jin to bring people over to capture these guys. Once the Magic Council was restructured, these individuals could be exchanged for a decent bounty.
"Sigh."
After venting his frustrations, Makarov sat on the ground, appearing quite sorrowful.
"What am I supposed to do about that brat?"
The fact that Laxus had instigated an internal conflict within Fairy Tail was already enough to infuriate Makarov. Such behavior was sufficient for Makarov to expel Laxus from the guild. Not to mention that this had also attracted the Dark Guild; if he didn't deal with Laxus, Makarov wouldn't be able to give anyone else an explanation. However, Laxus was different from his father—his father had too much ambition and had already gone down a dark path. Laxus seemed more like a reckless child, which left Makarov feeling eight parts regret and two parts conflicted.
"Still not vented enough?"
Newton smiled at Makarov.
"Then, do you want to give it a try yourself?"
"What?"
Makarov looked at Newton in confusion.
"These guys from the Dark Guild have come at the right time."
Newton stroked his chin.
"How about we pretend to be members of the Dark Guild and act as a third-party force?"
"A third-party force?"
Makarov didn't quite understand what Newton was planning, while Mister Gang quietly prepared to leave.
"Mister Gang, if you leave now, I'll give your photo to Erza. Then every time you come back, I'll notify Erza and provide her with a Magical Item to lessen the effects of her hypnosis."
Newton smiled at Mister Gang, who helplessly took off his hat, revealing a familiar face—Gerard, Erza's childhood friend, with tattoos in exactly the same places.
"I am not Gerard."
"Why don't you ask Erza? See if she believes you."
Newton naturally understood this. As one of the few people who had a good relationship with Mister Gang, he also learned that there was another world. He originally thought it would be his own world, but unfortunately, it turned out to be just a parallel world to this one.
"I'm scared of you."
Mister Gang had no choice but to walk over, though there was still some worry on his face.
"By the way, I won't be exposed, right?"
"No, you won't. I'm just curious why you haven't asked me what I plan to do."
Several masks appeared in Newton's hands.
"Newton, you're not going to do anything harmful to Fairy Tail. Everyone has seen what you've done over the years."
Makarov looked at the masks in Newton's hands.
"Alright, then let's change our identities and pretend to be members of the Dark Guild coming to Fairy Tail. How does that sound?"
"You really are ruthless."
Makarov looked at Newton, once again realizing Newton's limitations, but he couldn't help but chuckle.
"However, I like it."
Newton laughed heartily and handed a mask to Mister Gang.
"How should I dress up?"
Makarov watched Newton, hoping to see if there was a costume for his performance.
"Well, I need to get a manuscript from Lady Poluchika; that would make the performance stronger."
Newton thought about everything that could possibly happen and all the props they would need to prepare.
"Let's try to make it foolproof; after all, this decision was made in haste."
With a smile, Newton pulled out a few Magic Crystals.
"Alright, but we can't use our original magic, so we'll have to make do with the Magic Crystals. However, that means we might have to face Laxus, Mira, Erza, and Natsu. If we're not careful, those guys could easily take us down."
"Are we really going to do this?"
Mister Gang felt as though he had boarded a pirate ship.
"I won't need it. You two take care of yourselves. If you get killed, I won't be paying for your funeral expenses."
Makarov's words made Mister Gang even more eager to run away.
Newton directly installed the Magic Crystal into the spare slot of his Mechanical Arm. The technology for using magic with the Magic Crystal was already quite mature. Although it might lack some power compared to his own training, it would still be sufficient.
"Ah, I don't have any magic power on me."
Mister Gang wailed and then looked at Newton.
"Do you have anything better?"
"…"
Newton tugged at the corner of his mouth.
"Let's go. I'll take you to the Guild, and you can pick whatever you want."
This felt like robbing the rich. Newton curled his lip and led Mister Gang and Makarov to the Guild.
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