Sitting opposite a huge star-colored crystal, gently playing the harp and singing a soothing tune, "Lyra" Lila came here again as usual.
Since a long time ago, even without a contract, it has become her habit to provide weekly music therapy for this sleeping princess.
"Huh huh~ huh...ah? What's wrong? Miss Baruge."
After the song ended, Lila opened her eyes and saw the star spirit in maid costume standing in front of the crystal, and couldn't help asking a strange question.
"Well……"
"I feel like...Miss Mabis's hand moved a little bit just now."
"——Really?! Let Lila come and see!"
Jumping up from the ground happily, the Lyra star dressed as a village girl thought that her performance finally had an effect.
Unfortunately, after staring for a long time, the fairy girl in front of him did not change at all.
"...Oh~ It didn't move at all..."
Almost pressing her face against the crystal, Lila let out a disappointed sigh.
"Ah...well...maybe I saw it wrong."
Tilting his head, Baluge attributed this 'illusion' to his own inexplicable restlessness.
From the beginning, she had been feeling uneasy, as if something important was leaving her.
Putting her hands on her chest to calm down, the cherry-haired maid closed her eyes and prayed seriously.
In the corners that the world has not noticed, everything related to black magic is disappearing.
As the will of the god Anxelam was completely eliminated in the white pillar of light, all the black negative legacies he gave birth to came to an end.
I don’t know if it was Zela’s illusion, but when Zeref finally disappeared, she seemed to hear a ‘thank you’.
Perhaps, this young man, who had been tortured by the immortal curse for four hundred years, finally found himself at the last moment and was freed...
…
"This is……!?"
Seeing "Pluto" who suddenly knelt down in front of her, his body beginning to decompose into black particles, Irene withdrew her antler scepter in surprise.
Something bad seemed to have happened to this demon king who made her feel a little troublesome.
Of course, this is only for "devils".
Because not far from her, the demon woman named Kuanghua, who had been fighting with Erza just now, was in the same situation.
After that, the same report came from Urrutia soon.
All the "demons" seemed to have lost some support and returned to their original state.
Although everyone in the coalition is temporarily confused, judging from the results, this chaotic battle of light and darkness should have come to an end.
The only possibility is that the owner who created this warm golden grassland did something.
With this kind of speculation, there were people who struck friendship and bumped fists during this battle, some who expressed emotion that it was finally over, and some who were happy that everyone was safe.
However, when the people in the other trial field were expressing their joy, Erza here found that her mother's expression was a little unnatural.
As if she had received some kind of message, Irene's expression kept changing and became silent.
After looking at the sad figure, Erza opened her mouth, but took back the words she wanted to ask.
Looking at the blooming crystal flower in the distance, mother and daughter just stood quietly, without speaking for a long time.
Holding his body in pain, the cherry-haired fire dragon boy suddenly twitched and fell to the ground after the white beam of light gradually disappeared.
Surrounding Natsu, the members of Fairy Tail were all frightened by this scene, but they didn't know what to do.
"hateful!"
An anxious punch hit the ground, and veins surged on Gildas's forehead, which was in tatters.
With great difficulty, they defeated the "Holy Ten", known as the number one in the mainland, with concerted efforts. Before they had time to enjoy the fruits of victory, their important companion was suffering from unknown reasons.
"Uhhhhhhhhh!!!"
Struggling and rubbing his face against the ground, black energy slowly emerged from Natsu's body, as if something was being peeled off from his body.
And just when he was about to reach his limit, scale-like patterns appeared on his face.
"Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh--!!!
Bending his body on the ground, Natsu felt as if his body was about to burst apart when the last trace of black energy finally disappeared from his back.
"……Um?"
The shouting stopped abruptly.
"...Natsu?!"
Squatting down, Lucy shouted worriedly from the side.
"……complex……"
"complex?"
"resurrection!!!!"
"Ugh——!"
She was caught off guard and hit her chin by the jumping boy. This time it was Lucy's turn to fall to the ground with tears in her eyes.
"...Really! Don't scare us!!!"
"a ha ha ha!!"
A lot of chatter gathered around the laughing young man, and everyone's expressions finally softened.
Seeing Natsu becoming more energetic again, Gildarts also let out a heavy breath.
But as the team leader, he still needs to confirm.
"Natsu, what happened just now? Is it really okay?"
"Um……"
He folded his hands and looked around. The boy who was questioned also had a distressed look on his face and didn't know how to express it.
He felt that his body had never been better, as if he was reborn.
And probably because he was in too much pain and had auditory hallucinations, he seemed to hear someone's voice that Igunilu was talking to.
After sniffing the air, Natsu put aside his doubts.
Well, if there is no smell of daddy, it must be an auditory hallucination.
Quickly putting his physical problems behind him, the optimistic boy once again shouted for everyone to find Gray and Erza quickly, and then go back to find someone for the answer...
At the top of the restored "Sirius Tree", white particles are floating toward the sky from the center of the Crystal Flower.
Looking up at the real starry sky, it was clear that her body was about to disappear, but there was no fear on Zera's face.
Although she had no intention of hooking up with her originally, the girl smiled helplessly.
At first, I was planning to wait until the time was right, then activate the "cradle" to eliminate all black magic and leave this world.
If we calculate the time, there should be another eight years.
Some nasty god has messed everything up.
But now, it may be a good ending to leave the new future to those young people to choose for themselves.
Right? Mavis.
With a sigh in her heart, Zera turned around in relief.
Behind her, a golden phantom slowly formed, it was the figure she was familiar with.
But at this moment, the feather-eared girl with her face downcast no longer has the bright smile of the past, and looks extremely sad. (To be continued)