"too?" "!" "I believe this is our first time meeting." "Shall I introduce myself?" "I'm Samuel." "You're that Exceed Natsu and the others were talking about!" "That's right." "I'm usually referred to as "the brains of Legion"." "This is the clock part?" "It's bigger than I thought it'd be..." "If we don't find some way to get it out of here..." "Hey!" "Still got fight left in you?" "!" "No." "I've lost completely." "I manfully acknowledge my defeat." "So now will you tell us about Legion's goal?" "Yeah!" "Like what that clock is and the reason you're collecting the parts..." "We'd appreciate an explanation." "already!" "I might as well give in and tell you everything!" "I'll fill you in on who I am and what my aim is." "Let's begin!" "Why with a picture-story?" "Something Beyond Reckoning!" "was born in a town called Cedar." "They had knights there that protected the town and the church." "People depended on them." "The people in my family were knights for generation after generation. and had a happy childhood." "those peaceful days didn't last long." "a civil war flared up that split the town in half." "You have a surprisingly hard past..." "Then your family became embroiled in the battle too and suffered..." "No." "The battle was over after half a day and none of my kin were harmed." "too." "That was fast!" "Wasn't it more of just a fight than "civil war"?" "But now I'm getting to the main point!" "there was a beautiful girl who went to my school my first love." "that girl was missing!" "Missing?" "Then she was caught up in the battle..." "Did she lose her life that day...?" "That girl bore a slight resemblance to Lu-nyan." "It's so sad!" "huh?" "you know?" "So what happened to the girl?" "The next day..." "I found her and she was fine!" "What's that?" "! but it seems she was frightened by how happy that made her." "I'm not worthy of Dan-san's love." "too." "The pictures don't really seem to match the story..." "She obviously didn't like him." "and I shed tears for three days and nights." "I embarked on a sentimental journey." "I happened across various women." "huh?" "You weren't chasing the image of the first girl you fell in love with?" "that wasn't it at all!" "I'd be happy with any woman in the vicinity who caught my eye." "That offends me for some reason... there was a compelling reason why we couldn't be together." "Love and peace aren't permitted." "That's the fate of a knight who lives to fight." "the story and pictures don't match up." "I bet they all turned him down." "who drew these pictures?" "Hughes and Sugar Boy drew them based on my diary and photos." "so the truth is mixed in with something else." "I'm positive the drawings are a better representative of what really happened." "I became a Legionnaire." "I'm following Byro-sama's instructions to gather the parts of the clock." "The end!" "I explained who I am and what I'm after!" "And they all lived happily ever after!" "Um..." "What we want to know is what Legion is and what Legion is after!" "I can't talk about Legion's secrets!" "Byro-sama would punish me!" "Then what was that story of yours?" "!" "it turned out he has a humdrum past..." "I was talking about myself so you would get to know me better!" "Lu-nyan!" "Lu-nyan!" "Yeesh." "I've so had enough of him..." "Natsu-nii?" "There's no point in hanging out with the likes of him." "Lu-nyan!" "Get away from me!" "But we can't leave yet." "Let's get married!" "Never!" "Lu-nyan!" "We promised to rendezvous with the other members of the guild here." "come on!" "well." "Guess there's nothin' to do but wait." "help me!" "Huh?" "What happened to the other Legionnaire?" "You mean Coco!" "Maybe she got hurt again somewhere..." "More likely she escaped." "There's no need to worry about her." "She's the enemy." "But I think that girl is kind and sincere at heart." "That's the same as me!" "Stay away from me!" "Wait for me!" "I don't want to hurt her..." "Get away!" "Let's get married!" "Coco?" "!" "so you've got to carry out your mission!" "Sammy!" "Don't take it upon yourself to abbreviate my name." "It's Samuel." "I'll take care of him." "The rest of you find that clock part as soon as possible." "Panther Lily... older than me." "I suppose you're like a "big brother" figure to me." "You got no reason to call me your big brother!" "Don't be so cold." "don't you think..." "Nii-san?" "Sammy?" "!" "Lily's right!" "Let's hurry and dig up that part!" "alright... but you better not lose!" "you supported the humans and went through hell because of it." "It was based on faith." "I don't think it was a mistake." "It seems you're not favored by nature." "You should face things in a more clever manner." "Like me... and then act accordingly." "it appears that you and I..." "Sammy?" "!" "Now you're talking..." "Here I come!" "Brains aren't my only strong point!" "But I'll show you what I mean!" "What is this?" "!" "Ruins with weird faces..." "Tryin' to get away?" "!" "Stay here an' face me fair and square!" "Clashing with each other directly is what slow-witted beings so." "and results before fighting! We're trained to deal with every type of situation!" "What?" "!" "This is all working out according to my calculations." "I impress myself!" "you've fallen somewhere around here." "Sammy!" "Nii-san." "You won't be able to get me with the same trick twice!" "Gajeel and them are probably about to dig up that part any second now!" "You have no chance!" "I don't know about that." "These ruins are mined with various traps." "Traps?" "!" "What the hell?" "I don't see anything that could be part of a clock." "something's written on here." "I'm hungry." "Hey!" "Here." "Isn't this like the face of a clock?" "Then... it's indicating snack time?" "That's it!" "right?" "I told you I've got more going for me than smarts alone!" "too!" "Gajeel..." "Be careful!" "We finally found it!" "It's a clock face!" "What are you doing?" "!" "This thing's made of iron." "Isn't there any other way you could've figured that out?" "Something's written on it." "Let's see if I can decipher it." "We don't got that kinda time!" "W-Wait!" "It says:" "Warning!" "The stone guardian won't abide by anyone trying to steal this!" "This is why I told you to wait!" "Careless blunderer!" "You're sayin' this is my fault?" "!" "Gajeel!" "This is no time to argue!" "It seems they've activated something." "But this is also according to my calculations." "You..." "That's why you separated me from Gajeel and the rest?" "!" "Nii-san." "so I had to keep you apart from them." "It looks like that red thing on its head is what controls the rock!" "Then that must be its weak point!" "Alright!" "Time for Shadow Gear to show off some teamwork!" "we have to get it to stand still!" "Solid Script!" "Oil!" "I'm up next!" "Chain Plant!" "And I'll finish it off!" "High Speed!" "Did you see?" "That's Shadow Gear's teamwork!" "Not too shabby." "Jet!" "Leave it to me!" "Are you okay?" "The oil is all sticky!" "Here it comes!" "Let's try this one more time!" "Jet!" "Crap!" "I can't use High Speed like this!" "Then I'll give it a try!" "I should've gone on a diet..." "It looks like I've got to do it..." "Get outta the way!" "you shouldn't use that tone..." "Nii-san!" "Are you an Exceed that was sent to Earthland too?" "Happy and Carla." "Then why are you an ally of Legion?" "both of whom are in the same circumstances?" "!" "I was found and raised by Zentopia." "too!" "More important to me than Exceeds or Edolas is repaying my obligation to Legion!" "Almost there!" "Gajeel!" "Gotta find a way to reach that head..." "Gajeel!" "Nii-san!" "And that thing is going to dispose of your friends!" "the plan is for me to leisurely collect that part." "Crap!" "My strength fails me when I got an empty stomach!" "That's right!" "If I eat this..." "What are you talking about?" "!" "Of course you can't eat that!" "Don't be so serious!" "I was kiddin'!" "not when you're involved!" "Run!" "That thing's trying to take the clock face back!" "If that's the case you take it!" "What are you gonna do?" "!" "Gajeel!" "What?" "!" "Secret Dragon Slayer Art!" "Karma Demon:" "Iron God Sword!" "I took care of this one!" "Now hurry up and finish him!" "I can't believe it..." "It's impossible!" "How can there be someone who doesn't match my calculations?" "!" "I don't know what to do when things don't go according to plans!" "Does not compute!" "Does not compute!" "you have to respond and cope with it." "Sammy." "Don't call me that!" "You're wide open!" "You're not a bad fighter." "Try me again sometime." "I'll fight whenever you want." "I lost." "Now I know that there are some people in the world whose actions I can't calculate." "You realized you're inexperienced." "Nii-san!" "I'll do more detailed calculations you musclebound cat!" "That's right!" "I have to make note of all the data from today's battle!" "Who you callin' musclebound?" "!" "huh?" "He called you "Nii-san"!" "I don't remember becoming his big brother!" "Nee-chan!" "The lake..." "Lisanna must have found something." "Lisanna." "you know?" "What does that mean?" "let's collect this piece and take it back to the guild." "Where did you throw that?" "!" "Huh?" "I can just take the part without any trouble." "You're Mary Hughes from Legion!" "weren't you?" "!" "That's right." "What could be easier than letting you find the part and then snatching it?" "I'm so smart!" "Even though it was Samuel's idea..." "You again?" "!" "Give the part back!" "Crap!" "the result will be the same." "you're the puppets of Mary Hughes." "I'm surprised they don't get tired of that." "I'm startin' to get hungry." "You're such a pest!" "It's so I can be bound to my soul mate!" "you said any girl would do!" "This may be a silly question... who's right over there?" "Um... but I like girls who are spunkier." "right?" "You insulted me like it's nothing!" "Princess?" "Lu-nyan!" "Wait for me!" "Virgo!" "What are you here for?" "!" "Come on!" "Lu-nyan!" "Let's get married!" "so I thought maybe I could be of service..." "Princess"?" "Then she's the princess of something?" "!" "I see!" "That's why she's so beautiful!" "Princess?" "there's nothing I really need you to do..." "Are you a maid?" "so I can have a good time with the one I love!" "but I could do a fun dance... you don't have to listen to what Dan says!" "That's a lovely dance!" "It reminds me of a traditional dance back in my hometown!" "That's the first time anyone has ever complimented me on this dance." "They've got the same taste?" "!" "right?" "so I'm going to disappear." "Call me anytime." "What did you come out for?" "!" "Dear me." "I came to see what the outcome was..." "That voice..." "Byro-sama!" "That stupid octopus!" "Coco." "Byro-sama!" "but he's kind of lost sight of the objective." "I happened to come across my soul mate on this holy ground..." "Divine retribution?" "Both of you leave and contemplate your lack of competence." "That's Uncle Jude's..." "Octopus Man!" "That clock hand is Lucy's!" "I'm gonna beat the crap outta you!" "you heard him!" "Fine." "Come and get me." "What the hell is with these people?" "Goin' on about holy grounds and stuff... huh?" "I just want 'em to start something with me!" "We'd be better off if everybody was as simple as you." "Is it just me or does that sound not so much like a compliment?" "I never said it was a compliment." "Next time:" "The Whereabouts of the Crusade!" "did I?" "!" "This is my retaliation for not having much to do lately." "but now I can't say anything..."