Chapter 45

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Smirking, Arcadios said, "I am captain of a division of the Fiore Royal Army, stationed in Crocus. My name is Captain Arcadios of the Sacred Cherry Blossom Knights."

"And I am Provisional Sergeant Yukino Agria of the same unit." Yukino said.

"What's the army brass doing here?" Gray asked.

"Yukino...weren't you a member of Sabertooth?" Lucy asked.

"She told us that they kicked her out." Happy said.

"Yes, as you say." Yukino agreed.

"Why don't I explain?" Arcadios suggested. "We need the assistance of a Celestial Wizard for a certain top-secret project we are preparing. And Sergeant Yukino has kindly offered her services."

"A Celestial Wizard?" Wendy said.

"Hold it! I don't get this at all! If it's another brain-twisting story, I'll pass! Just tell us what you want!" Natsu yelled, annoyed.

"Natsu! Let's at least hear him out!" Sora said, glaring at Arcadios. 

"You're Natsu and Sora Dragneel, I take it? Natsu, your last battle in the Games was a splendid display."

Having enough, Natsu walked towards him, and got up in his face. "I couldn't care less about that! That thing you said about needing a Celestial Wizard stuck in my head! You wanna say something, creep, then why don't you come out and say it?!" Hence, Arcadios frowned.

"Natsu!" Sora warned.

"Natsu...I think you heard him, but that creep's kind of a bigwig..." Happy said, shaking.

"If you think he's so important, then maybe you shouldn't be calling him a creep..." Lily warned.

Turning around, Arcadios started walking away with Yukino following. "Follow me."

"Hey, you!" Natsu yelled. Before he could get far, Sora hit his head. Turning towards her, he yelled, "Oi! What was that for?!"

"You bein' an idiot!" 

Meanwhile, Yukino stopped, and went towards Lucy. "Miss Lucy, I also ask for your help."

"Huh?" Lucy blinked from confusion.

"If this plan is a success...Zeref...and Acnologia will be defeated."

Time-skip~~~~~~~~~~~

  Following Arcadios, he brought them in the gardens of Crocus. 

"What is this place?!" Natsu looked around him.

"It's huge!" Sora said, amazed by its size.

"The Palace of Flowers and Light, Mercurius." Wendy stated.

"Are you sure it's okay for us to go in?" Happy questioned, scared.

"This is the palace where the King lives." Arcadios explained. Closing his eyes, he stopped walking. "To start with...I would like to...apologize for the attempt to kidnap Miss Lucy a few days ago. I accept full responsibility."

"What?!" Natsu and Sora said.

"That...was you?!" Lucy questioned.

Furious, Sora marched up to him and brought him down to her height by holding his cape. "You made the wrong decision about kidnapping someone from our Guild! You better have a really good reason as to why you want Lucy! Or so help me...I will pound you in the ground!"

Sighing, Arcadios took her fists off of him. "Of course, it was never my intention to put Miss Lucy in danger. But it turned out to be slightly too forceful a strategy. I was under the mistaken impression that I needed a Celestial Wizard immediately, and that urgency affected my judgement. I apologize."

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