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

High in the nearby snow-capped mountains, the refugees, who had already given up hope, stared wide-eyed in astonishment at the town where the fire had died down.

"The demon... it's gone?"

They watched as Ron and Uru joined forces to freeze Deliora into an ice sculpture, which then vanished from everyone's sight after a flash of red light.

They looked around, but saw no sign of the demon.

"No way, could it be that those two mages destroyed it?"

Someone in the crowd raised this question.

The refugees looked at each other, their expressions gradually shifting from shock to joy, and they began to shout.

"Gone! The demon has finally vanished!"

"Thank you, mages! We can finally stop living in fear!"

Those who had escaped death embraced each other and wept, their joyful shouts echoing across the snow-capped mountains.

They all expressed their gratitude, for they had all survived the day.

At this moment, in the center of the ruins, Uru, who was hiding in a blind spot, also showed a shocked expression after watching Deliora disappear.

She could no longer sense Deliora's magic; it vanished from her sight in an instant, along with the ice covering its body.

She looked at Ron, who was still in the middle of the ruins; it seemed that all of this was his doing.

In search of answers, Uru emerged from the blind spot and ran toward Ron.

Ron glanced around and spotted Uru approaching him, then slowly walked towards Uru's direction.

"Uru!"

Just as they reunited, a boy's voice came from afar, causing Uru and Ron to look in that direction.

They saw Gray running towards them, followed by a white-haired boy.

"Leo?!"

Uru looked closely and saw that the white-haired boy was none other than Leo.

Gray and Leo arrived breathlessly in front of Uru and Ron, both looking on in surprise.

"Where's Deliora? Did that monster escape?"

Gray and Rio were on the snowy hill when they saw Deliora emit a red light from afar before she disappeared.

Uru and Gray exchanged a glance, then simultaneously turned their gazes to Ron.

Finally, amidst the puzzled looks of the three, Ron pulled out the shrunken Advanced Ball from his pocket.

"It didn't escape; it's been sealed inside by my artifact."

Uru took a deep breath, then shook his head with a sense of relief.

Having witnessed Ron's powerful magical weapons, she wouldn't be surprised if he pulled out any other amazing gadgets.

"Wh-what?!"

Leo's eyes widened, his expression one of shock.

Even though he witnessed Ron's exaggerated magic with Gray on the snowy hill, he still couldn't imagine that the little ball in Ron's hand had been sealed away by Deliora.

"Finally...it's over."

Gray's nightmare vanished, instantly relaxing his nerves and making his legs go weak.

"Wait, Gray!"

Leo was startled by what he saw and quickly reached out to support Gray so that he didn't fall on the snow.

Leo pulled Gray up by the arm and then properly supported him.

After Ron finished demonstrating, he put the ball away and then began to speak seriously:

"Although the seal on this magical item is tight enough, I will find a way to add more seals to it for safety reasons."

Uru nodded in agreement.

"That's right, we can find a few more top-tier sealing artifacts to seal it up layer by layer, so that it can never come out and harm people again."

After the two finished their discussion, Uru walked towards Gray and Rio.

"Leo, didn't I say I'd wait for us to come back from the cabin?"

Why did you come here?

Faced with Uru's questioning, Leo gave an awkward, silly smile and scratched his head.

"I came here thinking I could help, but I ended up just watching from the snowy hill with Gray and couldn't participate."

After hearing Leo's explanation, Uru didn't reply immediately, but turned to look at Gray.

"And you, were you just trying to challenge Deliora?"

Gray paused for a moment, then lowered his head in disappointment.

"That's right, I wanted to get revenge on Deliora, so I came here myself."

He looked guilty and dared not look Uru in the eye.

Unexpectedly, Uru reached out his hands to Gray and Leo and hugged them tightly.

Uru smiled gently, his eyes slightly red, and said:

"It's so good to see you all again."

Gray and Leo stood frozen in place, too afraid to move.

However, this hug caused Gray, who was filled with self-reproach, to slowly well up with tears, and he bit his lower lip tightly.

"I'm sorry, Uru, I'm so sorry!"

Gray finally couldn't hold back and began to wail, tears streaming down his face.

Leo, nestled in Uru's arms, couldn't help but shed a few tears, revealing a happy smile.

Ron stood to the side, watching the heartwarming scene unfold with satisfaction, and nodded slightly.

Just then, Leo lifted his head from Uru's arms, glanced back in the direction he had come from, and looked puzzled.

"Speaking of which, there was another person who was with us on the snow hill just now, why didn't she come over?"

Ron looked shocked when he heard Leo's words.

Uru was also taken aback for a moment, then released his two apprentices.

"Weren't there only two of you on the snow hill just now?"

Gray shook his head, testifying for Leo.

"No, there's another girl on the snow hill."

Leo nodded and began to explain.

"That's right. On my way here, a kind girl drove by in a magic mini 4WD and gave me a ride, which brought me here."

Later, when I saw you guys fly out of the rubble, she was the one who drove me there to find Gray. We were just watching from up there.

Ron frowned and interrupted first, immediately pressing Leo for answers.

"Was that girl wearing a black cloak and had short black hair?"

Leo looked at Ron in surprise and replied:

"She was indeed wearing a black cloak, but she never took the hood off, so it's unclear if she had black hair. Do you know her?"

She's a strange person; she didn't ask me why I wanted to see Deliora in the car, she kept asking about other things..."

"What do you want to ask?"

Leo glanced timidly at Uru and Gray beside him, which made them look at him with curiosity.

Finally, seeing how seriously Ron was asking, he took a deep breath and mustered the courage to speak.

"It's all about how Uru and we got along. I told her everything because she was so kind to give me a ride."

Ron gasped; the message he left behind had worked.

Urutia is here, and she's nearby?!

Ron then frowned, looking puzzled.

Now that she's come all this way, asked Leo about these things, and learned the whole truth, why doesn't she come along?

After all I've said, does she still not want to acknowledge Uru as her father?!