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

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

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

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

Ron laughed heartlessly at her exasperated expression.

He naturally didn't care about her insults, 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's smile faded slightly, he 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?"

Ultear frowned and began to warn Ron.

"I have a lot of questions for 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 relationship a secret.

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 representing my guild to participate in 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.

but......"

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

"If you are still one of my accomplices and I am assigned to fight you, I can only defeat those who are blocking my way and move on."

Don't blame me then.

Upon hearing Ron's words, Ultear chuckled.

"That's no problem. After all, as long as we get into the top three, it's fine. You can't change anything by yourself."

She did hope that Ron could take care of the other Oración Seis, so that their guild would have less competition.

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

"make a deal."

Ron and Ultear reached a brief agreement on this matter.

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

Ultear recalled the quirky 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 slightly.

"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 Ultear, making her tense.

Ron then took out a pre-signed autograph board from his backpack, and Ultear 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; Ron hadn't let go.

Ultear frowned and looked at Ron with a puzzled expression.

What is he planning to do now?

"One last question."

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

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

Urudia's pupils contracted slightly, then she lowered her head and fell silent.

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

"I already have a new goal."

Let's talk about this after I've achieved my goal.

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

Urudia silently tucked the autograph board 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 back to her room down the corridor.

Her so-called 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 return to Uru's side and call her "mother"?

Or is it that she can only believe in Hades' grand magical world and restart her second life?

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

She then closed her eyes in the room, began to take deep breaths, and stopped letting the answer affect her plans.

Ron, who was in the room, calmly lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

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 untie it.

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

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

"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-exclusive 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 assessment to begin.

Eric, 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, yawning as if he hadn't woken up yet, and the tense atmosphere around him couldn't affect him.

Ultear 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 councilors were already seated, their eyes filled with anticipation.

Today, all of their original forms have 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 have successfully stood on this arena."

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

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

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

After Speaker Crawford had had his fill, he concluded by saying:

"Now, I hereby declare the second phase of the first ERA Youth Mage Examination, the elimination rounds, officially begun!"