|3rd POV|
Jellal, Meredy, and Ultear, three members of Crime Sorcière, look at the family who are enjoying their time hunting monsters to complete their mission.
"Why are we following them again?"
Meredy cannot help but ask the others about their intent to follow Ryan and his companion around the kingdom. They have been following Ryan and his companion the entire day, and Meredy gets annoyed because of this.
"We want to make sure that they are not the reason why we feel the spike of that foul mana, Meredy."
Ultear patiently explains the reason why they are here to the younger woman.
"And we have been following them the entire day, and not a single minute has passed since they released that foul mana! Can we get out of here already? I want to eat something."
"Let's watch for another hour just to make sure."
Jellal suddenly says and looks at Meredy with a small smile.
"I know that you are bored, but I just want to make sure."
"Tch. Fine! Another hour is fine."
"Or you can just ask us, you know?"
The three of them form a defensive formation and prepare their magic when they hear a foreign voice. They widen their eyes when they see Ryan and Yasaka standing near them. They noticed that Ryan and Yasaka quickly arrived near them when they pulled away their attention from Ryan and Yasaka.
Ryan raises his hand in mock surrender and says.
"Don't worry. We did not mean any harm. We are just curious as to the reason why the three of you decided to stalk us around the entire day. If not for us not sensing any malicious intention from the three of you, we will be already attacking you."
The three of them did not put away their magic for a few seconds before Jellal raised his hand and canceled his magic. The others follow suit and cancel their magic. Jellal walks forward and says.
"We are sorry for following the four of you. However, believe it or not, we are searching for a source of foul magic that has been going around Fiore. The appearance of your group and this foul magic is something that coincidence cannot explain. However, after investigating it thoroughly, we know that your appearance and the foul magic are just a coincidence."
Yasaka and Gerrald nod their head in understanding before Yasaka suddenly says.
"We understand. However, make sure to approach us next time instead of following us. If not for my husband knowing that the three of you have a positive relationship with Fairy Tail, we would already attack you and maybe even kill you."
"Heh. You can try."
Meredy playfully says that word, but after she finishes it, a very heavy pressure appears on them, making it hard to breathe. The three of them look at Ryan and Yasaka, who release their power and bloodlust simultaneously.
Yasaka gives them a stern look and says,
"Don't underestimate us. You might be strong, but we are not pushovers either. We can kill you three if we want to."
Meredy swallows her saliva and gives a slow nod. After she does that, the pressure is gone, and the three of them can breathe normally. Asia and Kunou quickly run toward them after defeating the beast they need to hunt to see what makes Ryan and Yasaka release their power and bloodlust.
"Mother! What happened? The other beast is running away!"
Yasaka gives her daughter an apologetic expression and says,
"It is nothing, dear. I only teach them a little bit of a lesson about harsh reality."
"Mou! Papa, too!"
Instead of saying something, Ryan picks Kunou and says.
"I am sorry, dear. How about this? I will buy any food, drink or toys you want. How about that?"
"Really?!"
"Yup."
Ryan looks at Asia and smiles at the shy woman.
"You too, Asia. You can take anything you want."
Her face lights up, and she nods her head happily.
While Ryan takes care of Kunou and Asia, Yasaka looks at Crime Sorcière and says,
"With my husband taking the others away, let's talk about this foul magic."
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"I see."
Yasaka nods her head in understanding and says.
"Truthfully, my husband and I already know about this foul magic. However, you are following the wrong trail. The foul magic is coming from the capital city, Crocus."
Of course, this is a lie. Yasaka uses Ryan's information to guide Jellal and his companion in the right direction.
Jellal frowned at that piece of information and said,
"That is impossible. We first noticed the energy in Magnolia and not Crocus."
"That might be true, but do you think that whoever releases that foul magic will stay here? No. They will run away and pick another city to hide. Magnolia is not big enough to hide in secret places, and its population is not big enough to hide among the civilians. Do you know which city is the perfect place to hide in plain sight?"
"Crocus. It is the biggest city in the kingdom, and it has the largest population as well."
"Bingo. Also, you need to talk to old man Makarov because he already knows about the problem. We already informed him and notified him about the incoming attack."
"There will be an attack?"
Yasaka nods her head and says.
"Yes. It is not one hundred percent accurate information, but there will be an attack in Crocus, and we are already preparing to evacuate the civilians in case it happens and make sure to defeat the attacker."
Jellal looks at Yasaka for a few seconds before saying.
"We will investigate Crocus and visit Makarov to confirm this information. Thank you for informing us. We will leave you alone from now on."
Jellal, Meredy, and Ultear leave the room, and as they walk to the train station, Meredy looks at Jellal and says,
"Do you believe her, Jellal?"
"No," Jellal shakes his head. "However, we can confirm it by returning to Magnolia and asking Master Makarov. I might not trust her, but I trust Master Makarov. If he said there would be an attack, there is a high chance of Crocus getting attacked."
Ultear and Meredy nod their heads as the three of them go to the train station to return to Magnolia.
A few seconds after they leave, Ryan, Asia, and Kunou return from the Ice Cream parlor.
"Are they done?"
Yasaka nods her head and says.
"Yeah. They will not bother us again."
"That is good. Now we can have time alone to train and enjoy our vacation without them following us."