After saving Lisanna, Ben's group leaves the building and returns to the battlefield. On their way there, Ben breaks the key that Coco holds so no one will be able to use it. Well, even if they have the key, they won't be able to use it because they failed to absorb Ben's Dragon Slayer Magic.
Besides, their King has been defeated and so is Byro & Sugarboy. Ben still doesn't know about the other Royal Captains though. But with the King defeated, it's safe to assume that they all have been defeated.
Also, Mystogan has told Ben that Panther Lily is actually on Mystogan's side. He joined the Kingdom because Mystogan is the prince and they are close. That black Exceed has helped Mystogan in the past too, so he is an ally.
The only ones left are just Hughes & Edolas Erza. Mira said that Erza is fighting Erza now, so there should be no problem. Their Erza will surely win, she isn't called Titania without any reason.
As for Hughes, Wendy, Natsu, & Lucy are fighting him. Gajeel fought Lily before, but with Lily finally joining Mystogan, Gajeel should've joined Natsu. Even if he doesn't, Natsu, Wendy, & Lucy should be able to win. Ben will need to scold them and train them a 'little' if they lose even when they fight 3 vs 1.
Lucky for them because they have won against Hughes. The 3 of them have come to the battlefield to help after defeating Hughes. So now they don't need to be trained by Ben which will traumatize them.
Gajeel & Erza also have come here, which means that all Royal Captains have been defeated. The war here also has finished because the soldiers have given up after their Captains & King get defeated.
"So, what should we do now?" asks Gajeel as the Earth Land Fairy Tail Mages gather.
"Mystogan will use a Reverse Anima to return us to Earth Land. He will do it while removing Magic from this world and it will surely create chaos. So he said to me that he will become an enemy of this world while making Panther Lily the hero," says Ben.
"What?! But isn't all of this his hard work? Then shouldn't he become the hero?" asks Mira.
"Yeah, I think so too. That's why we need to do something for him. He will stay here, after all, so we need to give him a gift, right?" asks Ben.
"Hmm? Do you want us to be the villain?" asks Natsu
Ben looks at Natsu in disbelief before saying, "Natsu, you can actually use your head, huh?"
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?" asks Natsu in protest.
"I mean what I mean. Anyway, just like what Natsu said, we will be the villains and make him the hero," says Ben.
Ben explains the plan which is very simple and Natsu is really eager to do it. So Ben gives the role of the main villain to Natsu and the fire head says that he will be a Demon King. It's different from Ben's plan but he just let Natsu do it because the main point is still the same.
The others will help Natsu to make destruction and scare the civilians. But Erza & Mira refuse to do it, so only Ben, Wendy, & Gajeel will help Natsu. The Edolas Fairy Tail Mages will help the civilians to evacuate so people will like them later.
"Wendy, do you want to meet Mystogan? You know his real identity, right? This might be the last time you see him, you know," says Ben.
"That's.... Yes, I want to meet him," says Wendy.
"Alright, let's meet him before it starts. Moza, you should also talk with Bella. You might not have another chance after this," says Ben to Moza, the dad Exceed ranger.
"Ugh, a-alright," replies Moza.
Ben smirks a little because he succeeds to fools Moza. If Mystogan's plan works and all Magic get sent to Earth Land, then the Exceeds will also get sent there because they have Magic Power in their body.
But Moza, his wife, & his son don't seem to be aware of this. They should be aware of it though because Bella who is an Exceed will get sent to Earth Land. The messy situation has made them confused, so Ben can easily fool them before they can think clearly about it.
After saying that, Ben holds Wendy's hand and teleport to Mystogan's place. Mystogan has told him the location of the Anima control before, so he can teleport close to it. Then he & Wendy go to the control room and see Mystogan talk with Lily.
"Did we disturb you?" asks Ben.
"Ben! Wendy! What are you doing here?" asks Mystogan in surprise.
"Wendy wants to have a small talk with you," says Ben as he pushes Wendy's back a little.
Wendy approaches Mystogan and hugs him while saying her gratitude for him. He has saved her in the past and she really appreciates that. She has searched for him for the last 7 years and Ben also helped her but they never found him.
They even mistook Earth Land Jellal with him, but finally, they find the correct one. Now they will part ways and maybe will never meet again. So Wendy wants to say what she always wants to say and bid farewell to him.
Ben & Lily just watch them from the side awkwardly because Ben has injured Lily before. So he apologizes to Lily and the big Exceed doesn't mind it. This is a war and they were enemies before, so it's normal for them to fight.
After talking with Wendy, Mystogan activates the full-scale Reverse Anima. Ben looks at the process intensely and asks AI Chip to scan & learn it. He wants to learn everything that he can learn because it might be useful later.
The Reverse Anima is active now and Ben can feel the Ethernano in the air is moving up to the sky. With this, the other plan must've started too, so they need to return and become villains. Ben holds Wendy's hand again to teleport to the city.
But before leaving, he says something to Mystogan, "Prince, we have a show for you, so why don't you go out and watch it?"
Without waiting for a response, Ben teleports together with Wendy to the city. Mystogan & Lily are confused by Ben's words. But then a soldier calls them and tells them that something bad has happened outside. They go out and finally know what Ben means.
In the city, Natsu, & Gajeel are making a ruckus & destroying buildings while holding the King as a hostage. Ben & Wendy who have just returned also joined them and scare the people. It's hard for Wendy to even scare children, so Ben & Gajeel help her from the back.
Mystogan realizes what they are doing, but they are making too much destruction. It's not what he wanted, so he immediately goes to stop them. When he appears, Natsu introduces him to the citizens as Prince of Edolas and challenges him to fight.
Mystogan immediately runs to Natsu & confronts him in hand-to-hand combat. The others are just looking at the fight and stop what they're doing. This looks very strange and Ben thinks that no one will believe their bad act.
"Sigh, there's no way people will believe this? Someone who can use magic & destroy big buildings is fighting with his fists and then losing. No one in their right mind will believe this, but we don't have another choice," says Ben pessimistically.
"Don't worry, I think they believe it," says Gajeel.
What Gajeel said is true and it makes Ben flabbergasted. He is glad that this works, but he is worried about Edolas's people's intellect. Still, their plan goes well and everyone believes it when Natsu loses from Mystogan.
After Natsu's defeat, everyone who has Magic Power in their body gets pulled to the sky. Their bodies glow and they act as if they are in pain to show that this is Mystogan's doing.
But they still have time to bid their farewell before they finally disappear from Edolas along with all Magic Power in this world. All of this has finally ended and they can go home now.
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