Fairy Tail: You said you were just acting, are you serious?

Ron rolled his eyes and sighed.

"Fine, how about this?"

Ron grabbed Urutia's wrist with his other hand.

Urudia loosened her grip in surprise, and just like that, the situation reversed, and it was Ron's turn to pull her.

Under Rahar's astonished gaze, Ron stood up and said expressionlessly:

"Since you're so interested, why don't you come to my room? I feel safer there, how about it?"

hiss~!

Lahar gasped, his eyes widening in shock.

Urudia's forehead veins became increasingly prominent, but with Rahal present and unable to break free from Ron's grasp, he managed to suppress his anger.

She laughed shyly, covering her burning face, and replied smoothly:

"Okay, okay, then I won't stand on ceremony."

"Let's go."

Ron chuckled, then pulled Urudia toward the corridor of the living area.

Lahar, left standing there with his water glass in hand, stared dumbfounded at the two pulling and tugging at each other, then at their receding figures, his glasses almost slipping off his face.

What happened? This woman actually agreed to go with them?!

We just met, and things have progressed so quickly!

Rahar pushed up his glasses, feeling a tremendous shock in his heart, his worldview shattered.

Are teenage mages' private lives really this unrestrained these days?!

He even began to seriously consider that if he were to become a candidate for the Senate, he should propose strengthening moral education.

Along the way, Urudia tried to break free several times, but found that Ron's hand remained motionless.

Ron walked down the corridor to his room.

After he opened the door and waited for the two of them to go inside, he relaxed his grip.

Urudia then shook off Ron's hand, paused for a moment, and then walked towards the wooden door.

boom!

Urudia kicked the wooden door shut, then cast a spell on it, imprinting black runes onto the door, which then lit up.

Only after the soundproofing technique was used did Urutia finally remove his disguise.

She gave Ron a wary look, crossing her arms and staring at him.

"Why are you here?"

At this moment, her voice returned to normal, but her tone still carried anger.

Ron smiled at her angry gaze and leisurely sat down on his mattress.

"I got in through my own abilities, of course."

He then looked up at Urutia and said:

"This is exactly how you look. Now, let me formally greet you."

Long time no see, you ugly freak.

Chapter 103 A Brief Conversation

Upon hearing this long-lost title, Urutia was reminded of her embarrassing moment in the snow and bit her lower lip.

"You're the ugly one! Your whole family are ugly!"

She could no longer control her emotions and began to hurl insults at Ron.

Ron laughed heartlessly as he watched her furious expression.

He naturally didn't care about her scolding, after all, he was the one who teased her first.

Urudia then glared at him, took several deep breaths, and regained her previous cold demeanor.

Ron slightly suppressed his smile, straightened his back, and began to speak:

"Alright, let's get back to the point. Why did you go to such lengths to talk to me alone?"

Urudia frowned and began to warn Ron.

"I have a lot of questions I want to ask you, but time is limited, so let's keep it short."

I came to see you today to remind you that no matter how much you know, you should keep our affairs to yourself.

Whether it's my true identity or the fact that we knew each other before, it's all a secret between the two of us.

Don't tell anyone, especially not anyone in the council!

Ron shrugged and nodded casually.

"Don't worry, I'm just here on behalf of my guild for the assessment. I don't intend to expose you."

As for what you're up to by sneaking in here, I'm too lazy to get involved.

However…

He changed the subject, turned his head to look at Urutia, and continued:

"If you were still one of my comrades, and I were assigned to fight you, I would have no choice but to defeat those who are blocking my way and continue on my way."

Don't blame me then.

Upon hearing Ron's words, Urudia chuckled.

"That's no problem. After all, you just need to get into the top three. You can't change anything by yourself."

She did hope that Ron could eliminate the rest of the Oración Seis, which would reduce the competition for their guild.

"As long as you don't meddle in other people's business, we'll naturally keep to ourselves. Deal?"

"make a deal."

Ron and Urtia reached a brief agreement.

"Also, when you go back for dinner, please tell your friend with glasses not to talk nonsense. I just came in to sign an autograph; I don't have time to hear your story."

Ultear recalled the frivolous idea she had come up with to strike up a conversation with Ron, and for a moment she turned her face away, her cheeks flushing red.

"If you're going to put on a show, you have to go all the way."

"!!!"

After Ron finished speaking, he stood up, which startled Urudia, making her tense up.

Ron then pulled out a pre-signed autograph board from his backpack, and Urudia breathed a sigh of relief.

Now that she had achieved her goal, she quickly reached out, ready to grab the autograph board and leave, not wanting to stay in that bastard's room for even a second longer.

Just as she was about to leave with the autograph board, she realized she couldn't pull it away; Ron hadn't let go.

Urudia frowned and looked at Ron with a puzzled expression.

What is he planning to do now?

"One last question."

Ron looked directly into Urudia's eyes and slowly asked:

"Back then, since you already knew the truth, why didn't you come and acknowledge us?"

Urudia's pupils contracted slightly, then he lowered his head and fell silent.

After a moment of silence, she revealed a complex and sorrowful look in her eyes.

"I have new goals now."

Let's discuss this matter after I've achieved my goal.

Seeing her sad and confused expression, Ron didn't press her further and slowly loosened his grip.

Urutia silently tucked the autographed plaque into her bosom and turned to walk towards the door.

She raised her hand, removed the soundproofing on the door, opened the door, and walked out without looking back.

Click~

The door closed again, and Urudia clutched the autograph board tightly as she walked down the corridor back to her room.

Her new goal, of course, is to take revenge on Brian and those who ruined her childhood.

But after taking revenge, she felt lost and didn't know what to do.

Do I really still have the right to go back to Uru's side and call her "Mother"?

Or should she simply believe in Hades' grand magical world and start her second life?

She had been wavering between these two choices, so when faced with Ron's last question, she was momentarily confused.

She then closed her eyes in the room, took deep breaths, and decided not to let the answer affect her plans anymore.

Ron, who was in the room, calmly lowered his head and began to think.

Is she still running away?

Ron shook his head helplessly. It seemed that she still had a knot in her heart, and it would be useless to force her to change it.

Since she won't take the initiative to acknowledge us, let Uru go and find out for herself.

Ron smiled; now he couldn't let Chairman Makarov down.

"Forget it, why think so much? I'm not full yet."

He stretched, casually opened the door, and prepared to go back to eat the food on his table.

......

The next morning, at the ERA's private arena.

The sixteen finalists had already lined up in front of the arena in the center of the hall, each with a serious expression, waiting for the test to begin.

Eric of the Oración Seis stood in the crowd, his eyes filled with fighting spirit as he looked at Ron not far away.

He couldn't help but start thinking about how he should perform in the ring so that Ron would never forget him.

On the contrary, Ron had his hands in his suit pockets, yawned, and looked like he hadn't woken up yet. The tense atmosphere around him couldn't affect him at all.

Urudia waited with an icy expression, but her eyes kept glancing in Ron's direction.

Ron looked around. On the high platform in the front row, the judges were already seated, their eyes filled with anticipation.

Today, their true forms have all arrived at the arena; they are no longer the projections of their thoughts from yesterday.

Speaker Crawford Him sat in the center, looking down at the young mages below.

Seeing that the time was up, Speaker Crawford slowly stood up, his hands resting on his knees.

"Young mages! Having passed the first stage of the written test, you have proven your potential and strength, and successfully stood on this arena."

Even if you're eliminated on day one, it's okay. You can still stay here and still have a chance to be selected as judge candidates.

Ron watched as the Speaker on the platform began his long declaration again, yawned, and silently complained.

"Stop with all this nonsense, let's get started."

After having his fill at Speaker Crawford, he concluded by saying:

"Now, I hereby announce that the second stage of the first ERA Youth Mage Examination, the elimination rounds, has officially begun!"

Chapter 104 Battle against Kebra

Buzz!

As Speaker Crawford finished speaking, the magical light screen reappeared, this time displaying only the list for the first match.

[Match 1: Ron vs. Eric]

The magical light screen magnified the two names and made them occupy the entire screen, emphasizing the current battle situation.