Just when Caesar thought he had dealt with the curse and had just taken back the Double Sky Shield, before Jellal had time to be happy, another black mist suddenly merged into Jellal's body.
Then, a stronger Death Hunt broke out, as if it was mocking the god Ankselram. Mocking Caesar's arrogance. A mere mortal actually dreamed of getting involved in the realm of God!
"It failed..." Caesar sighed and exited the take over state.
It was obvious that this so-called curse of the god Ankselram was not something that the god could simply abandon and ignore.
This bored god actually paid attention to the curse all the time and would silently strengthen it whenever there was any change.
"Well, now the way to deal with the curse is clear." Caesar sighed. "Either you die completely and you don't have to suffer the curse anymore."
Caesar's words made Jellal sigh slightly. If it were that simple, he wouldn't have wandered for so long, and Mavis wouldn't have been sealed.
"...Or, kill this damned guy and cut off the curse at its root!"
Caesar rubbed his hands together, and with his fists colliding forcefully, cracks appeared in the space around them.
Jellal looked at Caesar in front of him. He didn't expect Caesar to have such an idea.
The era of gods had ended long ago. Gods had not appeared before humans for a long time, and even the magic to kill gods was not as powerful as imagined.
What kind of confidence did this stranger in front of him have to actually want to kill a god? How does he kill God? Where is God?
This was totally confusing. Why was he so confident?
It had to be said that after wandering for so long, Jellal's lonely heart seemed to come alive after meeting Caesar.
"What's your name?" Jellal asked suddenly.
"Caesar, the Fairy Tail wizard." Caesar pulled open his lining, revealing the guild emblem on his chest. "What about you?"
Mavis was terrified when she heard this and wanted to stop it, but neither of the two men in front of her would listen.
"Zeref."
Zeref said calmly. "I am the ancestor of the black magician you know as Zeref."
"Oh." Caesar nodded.
Oh?!
At that moment, both Zeref and Mavis were stunned. Caesar's reaction was far too ordinary.
"Since you are Zeref, let me tell you first that I want the demons in your books. I want to increase Mira's strength."
Caesar looked at Jellal and sat cross-legged in front of him.
"It doesn't matter. If you have the ability, take it."
Seeing Caesar unafraid or shocked, Jellal sat cross-legged opposite him, curiosity in his eyes.
"But aren't you afraid of me?" Jellal asked.
"What's there to be afraid of?" Caesar looked at him calmly. "I understand what the curse of Ankselram is. Since you can trigger the Death Hunt, you're not a bad person. If you couldn't trigger it, believe me, I'd have pinned you to the ground and beaten you."
"So confident?"
"Very confident. After all, even when Acnologia wasn't as strong as he is now, I kicked him in the jaw and fractured it."
Caesar opened his right hand. The sound of space shaking rang out. "Now, if we all use our full strength, it'll be fifty-fifty. If I can reach a higher level, it'll be thirty-seventy."
"You have seven and he has three?" Jellal asked curiously.
"No." Caesar shook his head. "Three seconds. He's level seven."
Are you kidding? Did he really think infinite magic was just decoration?
During this time, Caesar had been working hard to upgrade his cards. Even for the card of the God of Destruction Beerus, Caesar had collected thirty fragments.
He just didn't believe that Acnologia was really that strong. Even star-level combat power couldn't be beyond reach.
After hearing Caesar's words, Jellal fell silent. Mavis was also silent.
They felt that Caesar was bragging, but they had no evidence.
...
On the other side, Fairy Tail.
Ultear found Ur, but Meredy didn't follow because she wanted to help Ultear cover her tracks.
"Ultear." Ur saw her daughter and hugged her tightly.
Ultear enjoyed her mother's embrace for a while but then realized it wasn't the time. She pushed Ur away, took out a note from her chest, and handed it to her.
"Demon Heart has already determined Jellal's approximate location. They'll search for him soon. This is our opportunity."
Ur checked the note before putting it away. She rubbed Ultear's head lovingly, causing her daughter to pout.
"That's fine. Get rid of Demon Heart as soon as possible. Ultear, come back too. We can finally be together as mother and daughter."
Ur also wanted to reunite with her daughter as soon as possible. Meeting her from time to time was no longer enough. She wanted to live with Ultear and fulfill her duties as a mother.
Instead of now, where they could only reunite occasionally and her daughter had to carry out spy missions.
"It's almost time. Just wait." Ultear said. "Demon Heart will definitely take action before the end of this year. Mom, let's celebrate the New Year together this time."
"Ah." Ur hugged her daughter again.
Ultear didn't dare to stay for long. She enjoyed her mother's warmth for a moment, then left in a hurry.
Ur then went to find Makarov with the information from Ultear.
Makarov looked at the note detailing the main members of Demon Heart, their identities, and their magic. He couldn't help but sigh after reading it.
"Second generation master, why did you end up like this?"
Makarov was puzzled as to why Precht had fallen into darkness. He felt heavy-hearted seeing that the elder he respected had fallen to such a state.
But this time, he wouldn't hesitate. If Precht really attacked Fairy Tail, then as the third and fifth master, Makarov would defeat him without mercy.
"Master, Ultear said it should be by the end of the year." Ur spoke, her eyes full of excitement at the thought of reuniting with her daughter.
Please believe that Ur was very excited at this moment. If someone tried to stop her from reuniting with Ultear, the anger and power she'd unleash would shock anyone who dared underestimate her.
"At the end of the year?" Makarov pondered for a moment. Then he looked at the area mentioned on Ultear's note and said, "Then this year's S-Class assessment will be held on Sirius Island!"
"Do you still need an S-Class assessment?" Ur asked in confusion.
"It's canceled this year, but the process still has to go through."