Fairy Tail: I'm Not the Most Terrifying Mage

Tonight, when Yefried suddenly fell seriously ill, Miko, who should have been most concerned about his condition, suddenly became absent-minded, like a puppet on a string, completely losing her sense of the outside world.

So—Miko had no way to respond to everyone. She was standing in the corner, looking like a puppet, completely dumbfounded.

“Alright, everyone, listen to me,” Gajeel said.

Everyone immediately focused their attention.

On the way back, Gajeel and Lucy, especially Sharuru, discussed that among them, Sharuru actually showed the highest intelligence and ability to analyze intelligence.

Then, they reached a consensus.

Gajiru briefly recounted the events that had transpired.

From the history of Dragon Slayers, the appearance of Acnologia, Miko's true identity, and the role Heramus played in the war between humans and dragons.

Finally, there's the prophecy of the Emerald Dragon Gilcornis—Heramus will destroy the world. While this statement might be seen as divisive, considering future Rogge's words, it's not a trivial matter that can be omitted.

Then, she brought up the future Lucy—the Eclipse Gate opened, and tens of thousands of dragons from four hundred years ago flew out, wiping them all out. Therefore, her opinion was that the Eclipse Gate absolutely must not be opened.

But seven years later, Rogge travels through time and recounts the specific process of the world's destruction in the future—

Jefried was cursed to death by the gods, and Miko, in her grief, awakened the larger Herames and decided to take revenge on the gods.

But she wasn't powerful enough, so she wanted to take the power from Acnologia and Zeref, which led her to incite all the natural demons to declare war on them.

Even so, he still couldn't defeat the two.

The battle between the three destroyed most of the world.

Realizing she couldn't defeat the two, Herames used magic to bewitch the future Rogue, causing him to travel back in time and open the Eclipse Gate at its most powerful state, transporting ten thousand dragons from four hundred years ago to the future. Rogue then deceived the Emerald Princess, saying that ten thousand dragons were about to attack the country and that the Eclipse Gate had to be used to attack the dragons in order to completely eliminate the threat.

The dragon race was wiped out by Acnologia. If they went to the future and saw their enemy, even if Rogue didn't control his dragon-taming magic, they would still go crazy and kill the strongest and most threatening dragon slayer mage—Acnologia.

In this way, Herames can focus on dealing with Zeref.

Perhaps—Heramus has a great chance of winning.

And she is the only one among the three who will not actively harm humans.

However, the world was still destroyed because of the war she started.

But can humans complain?

No, in that situation, humans only have three choices.

To stand idly by is tantamount to waiting for death. Hermes will declare war on the gods, and if we do not receive Hermes' protection, the entire world will be affected and destroyed when she attacks the gods without restraint.

Helping Acnologia and Zeref—are you an idiot?

Only by helping Heramus, defeating both of them, persisting down a dark path, gaining her mercy, and being allowed to protect the remnants of humanity during the battle, can humanity and she join forces to finally defeat the gods—this would be a timely act of kindness. Once her anger subsides and the demons return to normal, humanity—perhaps—can usher in a true golden age.

A world where there are no gods high above to guide destiny, and no threats from Acnologia and the evil Zeref—a completely clean world belonging to humanity!

"call--"

Throughout the lecture, everyone held their breath and forgot to breathe until Gajeel finished speaking, at which point they all breathed a sigh of relief.

“So—” Makarov said, “the key is Yefrit; from any perspective, he cannot die.”

“That’s right.” Lucy nodded and said, “And me, I’m a Celestial Spirit Mage, I can close the Eclipse Gate, Rogue.”

She had barely finished speaking when she saw Roger's stunned expression, so she quickly changed her words, saying, "That bewitched future Roger's next target is to kill me."

“Miss Lucy,” Stinger said, “please trust me and the current Roger.”

He pulled Roger forward a step and said, "We will protect you with our lives!"

“I will,” Roger said through gritted teeth. “No matter what happens to me in the future, right now—even if it costs me my life, I will never let him hurt Miss Lucy!”

Rogue truly hated his future self at this moment. He had already joined Fairy Tail, so why was he unwilling to trust his comrades and instead did things that hurt them?

“I will protect Lucy,” Natsu said in a low voice.

Everyone was speechless upon hearing this, after all, Lucy in the future had died in front of Natsu.

"Cough cough—" Yefrit coughed twice.

He said in a hoarse voice with a weak laugh, "What's with your expressions? Is this really that big of a deal?"

Upon hearing his voice, everyone, with somber expressions, looked up at him.

As expected of Yefried, she is always relaxed in crucial moments, which reassures everyone.

“Natsu—” Yefrit looked at Natsu and said, “Don’t make that face.”

Natsu looked at him.

Yefrit said, "You're already consumed by anger; you're not calm enough. I remember... cough cough cough."

He started coughing as he spoke, and Natsu reached out his hands worriedly, but froze, unsure of what to do.

Mirajane quickly patted Yevlit's chest, and Emily brought him some water.

Yefrit took a breath and continued, "I told you before, when facing a treacherous enemy lurking in the shadows, unless you have absolute power to suppress them, reason and caution are the most important things."

"Look at yourself now—"

"You, in this state, cannot protect Lucy."

“The future Lucy is dead, but the present Lucy is by your side. Can’t you feel how worried and concerned she is about you? Faced with the threat lurking in the darkness, she was clearly terrified. She could only rely on everyone, on you—but Natsu, is this how you respond to Lucy’s expectations?”

“I—” Natsu suddenly came to his senses.

He turned his head to look, but he couldn't see anything through the mecha. However, Lucy's actions betrayed her feelings.

Lucy placed her hands on her chest, a gesture that reflected the heart palpitations, worry, and fear that a girl experiences.

"I'm sorry, Lucy." Natsu finally regained his composure and said earnestly, "Please believe me, I will protect you!"

“Of course I believe in you, always!” Lucy grabbed Natsu’s hand and said, “But for now, let’s give Yefrit all the time.”

"What did President Mavis say?" Yefrit asked.

“There’s a flaw, in what Rogge will say in the future,” Mavis said.

"where?"

“Jereff…” Mavis started to say something…

“That’s not a flaw,” Yefrit suddenly interrupted her.

Mavis was stunned. She looked at Yefried, thinking he should be the one who understood her best.

Yevlit said, "Who can say for sure what the future holds?"

Everyone fell silent.

Yefrit glanced at Miko, who was standing in the corner looking lost, and said, "Rogge's weakness is now—"

Despite his reluctance, Yefrit managed a smile and said, "If I don't want to die, I won't die. And—even if I do die, Miko will absolutely not destroy the world."

"Because the current situation is incorrect, everything Roger says about the future is a lie!"

Everyone was silent.

After a long silence, Lucy asked, "Yeflit, since that's the case, heal yourself right away. As long as you're alive, the worst outcome won't happen, and everything can be resolved."

“I need some time,” Yevlit said. “What everyone needs to do is stall as long as things get to this point, until I get back.”

"Come back?" Everyone was stunned. Where could Yefrit go now?

"Go ahead, I'll leave this side—don't leave anyone behind." With that, Yefrit closed her eyes, leaving behind her last words: "Go in peace, I'll take care of everything."

"Yefrit!" Mirajane exclaimed in surprise, and quickly reached out to feel Yefrit's breathing.

Gone!

She immediately pressed herself against Yefried's chest to listen to her heartbeat.

Gone too!

Yefrit's bodily functions have stopped working!

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Emily stood up with a 'whoosh'.

She walked outside with a cold expression.

"Emily?"

“Master said he would come back, and he will come back,” Emily said. “He said he would take care of everything and that everyone should rest assured, so everyone should rest assured!”

"Until Master returns, no matter what happens—our duty is to prevent things from getting worse!"

"All members of the Fairy Tail guild, proceed to the Royal Palace immediately for a meeting!" the messenger shouted from downstairs.

“Miss Miko, please keep an eye on him,” Mirajane said, then wiped away her tears, stood up bravely, and walked out.

Seeing this, everyone else followed suit and left the room one by one.

‘Kakaka’

Yefried's body suddenly cooled down rapidly, and a layer of frost quickly covered its surface.

"Gray?" Laxus looked at Gray in confusion.

“It wasn’t me.” Gray shook his head.

The crowd left.

Only Yefried remained, sealed in an ice coffin.

Suddenly, voices came from inside the room.

"Was that really necessary? You've scared everyone."

Yefried's voice is full of energy and health.

Two pale blue, transparent figures gradually solidified, eventually forming two Yefrits.

One of them, Yefrit on the left, said, "If you don't want to just stay like this in the future."

“Alright,” Yefrit on the right said, “I don’t want to. As expected, soul ascension and mechanical ascension are no good. Without the various hormones in the body, one cannot perceive anything or any emotions. Ascending to godhood like this is nothing to look forward to. It’s better to be dead.”

“As expected of me,” Yefrit on the left laughed.

Yefrit on the right looked at Miko and said, "I'm curious, how did you manage to control Miko?"