At the same time, Esma, looking at Erza, said softly:
"Diamond rank".
Her words, of course, were heard by everyone standing nearby. Everyone, without exception, lost color on their faces, turning pale with fear.
"What are you doing here, two little fireflies?" asked Erza, looking down at Aleister and Arianna.
Alistair and Arianna, despite being Platinum-ranked beings, trembled under Erza's pressure, not daring to look her in the eye.
"What's going on, Alistair?" Arianna desperately asked Alistair through her Soul Force. "Where did this crazy woman come from?"
"How should I know?" shouted Alistair in response. "She shouldn't be here!"
Although Erza asked what the two beings of Light were doing here, she knew perfectly well why they were here. She enjoyed their desperation, recovering a little of her pride, which had been trampled on by two outsiders from this world.
Remembering this, Erza felt a sharp pain in her missing arm.
