svetikya Chapter 85 Life at Orochimaru's Base
Chapter 85 Life at Orochimaru's Base
Upon discovering this fact, Kabuto felt his heart pounding. He glanced deeply at the closed door behind him and left as usual.
Alone in his room, Orochimaru's thoughts flickered like the candlelight around him.
Interesting, so interesting...
Orochimaru's smile widened.
Originally, he only noticed that August, Zeref's most loyal subordinate, looked somewhat similar to Mavis. Coupled with August's undisguised concern for Mavis, he simply assumed that August and Mavis had some connection that even Zeref was unaware of.
But what he didn't expect was that even he overlooked another crucial clue; it wasn't just Zeref who was blinded by his own involvement...
Kabuto's discovery was like a thunderbolt, giving Orochimaru a startling idea.
If his guess is right, then that would be really interesting, hehehe... Orochimaru narrowed his eyes with pleasure.
……
Mavis's arrival seemed to have no impact on Orochimaru's base, yet things seemed to have changed in many ways.
For example, Jeff's mood index and behavioral patterns.
Sasuke revealed his crescent-shaped eyes and looked speechlessly at Zeref, who was casually placing a piece of pastry on Mavis's plate. For a moment, he felt as if he were still in Konoha, and during that time when he would occasionally dine with Zeref and Mavis.
She glanced at August, who was calmly eating across from her, seemingly oblivious to anything amiss.
Sasuke held back for a long time, but he couldn't help himself. He turned to Mavis sitting next to him and asked, "Mavis, are you sure you came to Orochimaru's place to keep an eye on Zeref?"
While eating pastries, Mavis, whose wing-shaped hair ornaments seemed to be sticking up, turned her head and said with a firm look in her eyes, "Of course, I must keep a close eye on Zeref and not let him do whatever he wants in the ninja world! Sasuke, you don't know how much trouble Zeref's created demons have caused Asland!"
Seeing the crumbs of pastry stuck to Mavis's lips, Sasuke's eye twitched. He really wanted to retort: "If you weren't eating the pastries Zeref put on your plate and you were enjoying them so much, that statement would be more believable!"
Across from Mavis, Zeref casually reached out and wiped the pastry crumbs off Mavis's cheek with a handkerchief, saying calmly, "Right now, I'm not particularly interested in things like recreating a demon army or establishing a nation, which I've already tried. I want to see how this world develops first."
Sasuke: ...Put down the handkerchief in your hand before you speak!
Sasuke, who was focused on training and felt that emotions would only hinder him from becoming stronger, felt that the image of Zeref as a cold and reliable teacher in his heart seemed to have been distorted.
As if sensing Sasuke's speechless gaze, Mavis belatedly reached out and took the handkerchief from Zeref's hand, wiping the pastry crumbs off her face before gently coughing twice with her fist to her lips.
"Sasuke, I've seen you this time, and you've improved a lot. It seems Orochimaru is indeed more suitable to be your teacher," Mavis said to Sasuke with a smile.
“But this will put even more pressure on Naruto and Sakura…” Mabi said thoughtfully.
Sasuke raised an eyebrow, a cold smile playing on his lips: "What, Naruto, you don't still have that ridiculous idea of taking me back to Konoha, do you?"
Mavis nodded solemnly and said seriously, "Of course, Naruto said he would do everything he could to bring you back to Konoha, and Sakura also hopes you can return to Konoha."
Sasuke gave a cryptic snort and looked at Mavis, asking, "What, do you also think I should go back to Konoha? Don't forget, I'm a rogue ninja of Konoha now."
Reaching for another pastry from the plate August pushed towards her, Mavis ate as she replied, "You ninjas have your own rules, but in our world, there are no villages, only mage guilds. If a member of the guild wants to leave for their own reasons, as long as they abide by the guild's rules and don't harm their comrades, they are free to leave."
“However, Sasuke,” Mavis added, “injured Naruto and hurt his own comrade; that’s going a bit too far.”
"That guy kept chasing me, I just made him face reality," Sasuke said expressionlessly.
Sasuke quickly finished the food on his plate, then looked at August across from him, a glint in his eyes: "August, Zeref and Mavis both say you're strong. Can I spar with you?"
"Your strength is far inferior to mine," August said calmly, stating the objective facts.
Zeref smiled and said to August, "August, why don't you spar with Sasuke? It'll be a good opportunity for him to see what true power is."
......
In the training ground, August's hair stood on end, his body turned crimson, and white stripes appeared on his skin, indicating that he was in a magical state of being possessed by evil thoughts.
On the opposite side of August, in addition to Sasuke, Orochimaru, Kabuto Yakushi, and Kimimaro also appeared.
"Ah, August is actually this serious?" Jelf looked at August with some surprise as he exuded an aura of authority.
Although he had asked August to give Sasuke serious guidance, he was still somewhat surprised that August used a magic of the level of Evil Possession right from the start.
Seeing August's state, Mavis, recalling Fairy Tail's arduous battle against him, couldn't help but sigh softly: "He's probably trying to establish your authority or something. August is truly loyal to you, Zeref."
"It's probably because I found him when he was little."
Jelf spoke calmly: "You've seen him as a child, haven't you? For some reason, he always reminds me of you, so, despite my usual wanderings around the world, I impulsively decided to save him."
Mavis was taken aback, not expecting that Zeref had this reason for saving August. She murmured, "August, so it's August..."
With mixed feelings, Mavis looked at Zeref and met his gaze, which was calm yet subtly gentle.
Under Jelf's gentle gaze, Mavis reached out and touched Jelf's cheeks.
Jelf instinctively reached out to cover Mavis's hand, but suddenly felt a sharp pain on both sides of his cheek.
Jelf's eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at Mavis, hardly able to comprehend what had just happened.
Mavis actually pinched his cheek!
Jelf, who had never been treated like this in over four hundred years, found it hard to believe, especially since the other party was Mavis, who had always treated him kindly.
Seeing Jelf's dumbfounded expression, Mavis felt both amused and relieved.
With a slight raise of her eyebrows, Mavis still didn't loosen her grip, letting out a soft snort: "Don't think I'll soften just because you're saying these things. As long as you don't give up your stubborn idea, I'll keep stopping you!"
Thinking about what Zeref had done, Mavis, still angry, pulled Zeref's cheek outwards again, then turned her head away, crossed her arms, and turned her back to Zeref, focusing her attention on August and Sasuke.
Jelf was left staring blankly at Mavis's retreating figure, subconsciously reaching out to touch his cheek, which still throbbed with pain.
Mebius is so soft-hearted even when she's angry; it's really worrying...
After giving Mebbs a deep look, Jelf also turned his gaze to the center of the field.