"A sealed Demon from Book of Zeref?" asks Ben after Roubaul told him his new job.
"That's right. Years ago, this demon or Etherious destroyed many places after it got summoned. Long story short, this Etherious was sealed 10 years ago by a Mage using a forbidden technique that cost her her life, Iced Shell. This demon's name is Deliora," says Roubaul.
"Deliora, huh? I know about him. A very dangerous demon with strong power. But what's the problem if he is sealed? Is the seal getting weaker?" asks Ben.
"No, the problem isn't the seal, but someone is taking Deliora for an unknown reason. It is feared that Deliora will be released by that person. Deliora is also known as the immortal demon who can't die of natural cause. So he might still survive even after being sealed in ice for 10 years," says Roubaul.
"So I need to track and stop this person from releasing Deliora?" asks Ben.
"No, the location has been known, it's on Galuna Island. You know Makarov from Fairy Tail, right?" asks Roubaul.
"Yeah, that short old man is easy to recognize," says Ben.
"Some naughty Mages from his Guild is stealing the S-Class job on that island. The job is about a curse on that island. But lately, he found out that the curse might be the side effect of Moon Drip ritual," says Roubaul.
"Moon Drip!?" says Ben in surprise.
"It seems you know about it," says Roubaul.
"Yeah, it's a ritual that uses Moonlight's power to deactivate any spell. They must've used it to deactivate a very strong spell that can't be deactivated by normal means. Don't tell me!?" says Ben in surprise
"You're right, and that's what Makarov fears. He has sent an S-Class Mage, Erza Scarlett to stop the naughty ones. But a surprising fact came up, the moon drip might be used to release Deliora that disappeared 3 years ago," says Roubaul.
"How can he be so sure?" asks Ben.
"He's not. He is just worried that it might be the case and so do I. If Deliora gets released, then he will cause a catastrophe, and it might affect us," says Roubaul.
"But from every other possibility, why'd he assume that the moon drip is used to unseal Deliora? Isn't it too precise?" asks Ben confusedly.
"It's because there are traces of Deliora being transported there. Besides, even if it's not Deliora, he might still ask for your help. That job is still an S-Class job because Moon Drip is being used. There's no way someone uses Moon Drip to deactivate simple spells, so it's still dangerous. You can say it's a parent's worry," says Roubaul.
"Hmm, fine, that makes sense. So this job is from Master Makarov, huh? A Guild Master is giving a job to another Guild? What a strange old man," says Ben.
"Well, he is my old friend, so it's not that strange," says Roubaul.
"Wait! Is he the one that mysterious friend of yours that you always mean when you asked for your friend's help? And it also seems that he knows my Devil Slayer Magic because he won't ask for my help if that isn't the case, right?" asks Ben while looking at Roubaul suspiciously.
Roubaul gets nervous and looks to the side as he whistles. Ben gets pissed and has a brawl with the old man like kids. The old guy was the one who told him to keep the Devil Slayer Magic a secret, but he is also the one who told someone else about it.
"Don't worry, Ben-boy. Makarov is someone that we can trust, so he won't spread this secret," says Roubaul.
"Yeah, but you are the one that can't be trusted now," says Ben pissedly.
"Well, I told him this after he asked me for a bit of advice about this incident. I need to help him, he's my friend, after all," says Roubaul apologetically.
"Alright, alright, fine, fine, whatever," says Ben still with a pissed tone.
"Then, I will leave this job to you. Ah, he also asked you to hide your identity and not use your Dragon Slayer Magic," says Roubaul.
"Tsk, too many rules. Fine, fine," says Ben as he leaves the guild building while grumbling.
Roubaul can only sigh as he looks at Ben, "I should've just told him the job."
Ben goes to the field and meets with the girls. He tells them that he has a job and will leave immediately. Bella is running to him, but he stops her. He is tasked to hide his identity, so he can't take Bella with him.
"Sorry about this. You can blame that senile old man for this," says Ben as he rubs Bella's head.
"No prob," says Bella rather sadly.
Ben smiles and leaves the field to take his car. He has stored all his belongings in his Spatial Storage Mark. So he can move anytime and doesn't need to prepare anything again.
He goes with his car, Light Runner, to Hargeon Port. Galuna Island is located on the south and the closest town from there is Hargeon Port. Ben moves fast using the Light Runner that can move in any track.
After 5 hours, he arrived at Hargeon Port. He tries to find the Fairy Tail Mages, but they've left the town yesterday. So Ben chases them immediately by driving the Light Runner on the sea like a ship.
To be able to sail on the sea, the Light Runner needs to transform. The front wheels open up and turn into boards that make the car float. While the rear wheels turn 90 degrees around and become the turbines that push the car.
Ben drives the ship-car fast on the sea and he is very excited by this. This is the first time he uses Light Runner on the water as a ship and it works perfectly. He also doesn't feel any motion sickness, so he knows that this trick works.
Following AI Chip's navigation system, Ben arrives in Galuna Island at night. He lands on a beach and gets out of his ship car. Then he looks at the sky and sees a purple moon there.
"There's really a Moon Drip ritual here," says Ben.
He looks at the sky for some time to find the location where the ritual is being held. But it's difficult to see it from the beach like this. He needs to see it from a high point of view where he can look all over the island.
"Let's move immediately," says Ben as he looks at Light Runner.
Ben stores Light Runner in the Spatial Storage Mark on his left palm. Now he has 2 Marks, they're on his right & left palm. He dedicated the mark on his left palm to store Light Runner when he's on a job, while the other mark for everything else.
After storing Light Runner, Ben changes his outfit to hide his identity. Now he wears a black cloak that covers his whole body and a blank white mask. He also has his red sword on his back and he will use it to show that he is a Magic Swordsman.
Then he goes to the high ground to have a better view all around the island. He doesn't want to get in contact with the Fairy Tail Mages until it's needed. The best way to hide his identity is by not being seen at all.
Ben erases his presence and climbs the rocky cliff near the beach. He goes to the nearest peak while spreading his Magic Sense to avoid any danger. After arriving at the nearest peak, Ben looks around with his binocular to learn the island's condition.
"Ooh, so that's the village, huh? The villagers seem normal to me. Maybe the Moon Drip's side effect hasn't- Hmm? Wait! What the hell?!" says Ben in surprise when he sees the villagers transform into demons.
Ben frowns after seeing that, "Is that even the side effect of this ritual?"
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