【Beginning】
Gray had been so devoted to making the ice sculpture of Saruman for days. As he kept casting Ice-magic on and on, frost and snow gradually piled up in the abyss, turning the underground into a frozen place.
Gnome: Our savior, master Saruman is not that tall. And his eyes should be bigger too.
Gray: This is already the 106th one! Can’t you just take that? If it’s too tall, just chopped off a bit from the legs!
Gnome: Whoa! Master Saruman’s legs are chopped!
Suddenly, a familiar voice yelled, sounding energetic and furious. Gray instantly recognized the voice, reminding him of a chest with stone-hard armor, and he hid himself instinctively.
Gnome: Why are you hiding——
Erza: Gray, I know you’re here! Show yourself!
Gnome: Who are you? Don’t you dare to hurt our savior!
【End】
Gnome: Go! Protect our savior!
Erza: So many of them...
Erza sent several swords to attack the incoming gnomes, taking them down one by one. Then the gnomes made numerous ice shields to form an ice wall, preventing Erza from going any further.
Erza: The Ice-magic…I found you Gray! Get out before you regret it!
Gray came out of the ice wall for his own sake. The moment he saw the frowning Erza with two strangers in armors and a gnome hiding behind her, he knew that trouble had come to him again.