A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

Few people know that this is a form of dark magic, or a form of dark magic that Zeref taught to Mavis.

Precht, also known as Hades, left Fairy Tail 48 years ago. While pursuing the origin of magic, he transformed it into the more powerful Devil's Law. Kira, on the other hand, secretly learned it and spent several years transforming it into Fairy Judgment, which does not require the consumption of life force.

Two spells of the same origin collided here and now, leaving both the participants and the onlookers stunned by the sight before them.

A powerful surge of magic spread for hundreds of miles, shaking the island and causing the sea to surge back; it reached the heavens, shattering the clouds and breaking the sun, stopping the wind and rain.

On the distant sea, the members of the Magic Council, who were watching the spectacle, were all dumbfounded. They had a premonition that everything that happened on Sirius Island today would cause a huge uproar in the entire magic world within a week.

After dealing with the demons and dark mages at the Tenrou Island camp, the guild members, who were resting and regrouping, all gazed at the commotion on the coast, worried about their comrades who were still fighting.

Somewhere on the island, Jelf paused and glanced sideways. Not far from him, an invisible white figure maintained a similar posture, quietly awaiting the outcome.

Those closest to the center of the battle were able to feel the power of the magic.

Of all these, Makarov was the most shocked: "These two spells are far superior to the 'law' I use!"

In just one day, Kira had given Makarov one surprise after another, making this old man realize that he really was getting old.

'When we get back, let's pass the chairmanship down... Gildarts is the best candidate...'

The two spells lasted for less than half a minute, but everyone watching the battle felt that half a minute felt longer than half an hour.

As the black-purple and platinum light gradually faded, the figures of an old man and a young man were revealed inside.

"How is Kira?" Natsu and Gray rushed to Makarov's side and asked anxiously.

Makarov remained silent. He was the most familiar with this move here, but in fact, he didn't know the situation either. However, judging from the appearance of the two men, they should not be dead.

Those who fall victim to the 'Fairy Law' will be severely injured even if they don't die, but Hades and Kira in front of us don't seem to be in any similar situation.

Makarov was puzzled: Had the effect of the 'law' changed after their alterations?

Thump!

Just then, Hades bent his knees and knelt down... making a sound as he knelt.

At this moment, his face was pale, and compared to before, all the muscles in his body had atrophied and were trembling slightly. He looked no different from an ordinary old man in the park, but his face was full of disbelief.

"Why... I'm being continuously regenerated because of my 'heart,' but you... why are you still standing here?"

Hades made a living connection between his body and the 'heart' of the warship. As long as the 'heart' doesn't break, he will have unlimited magic power and physical strength, as well as a lifespan beyond that of ordinary people.

Therefore, even though Kira's modified 'Fairy Judgment' is very powerful, it is still not enough to kill Hades in one blow.

But Kira doesn't have a 'heart,' so how did he manage to stop Hades's 'devil's law'?

“Have you forgotten? I can use two spells at the same time!” Kira looked at Hades on the ground and said slowly, “While using ‘Judgment,’ I also used another spell to counteract your ‘Law’!”

"You mean offset?! How is that possible..."

Kira chuckled, a hint of smugness flashing in his eyes: "Why not? You've clearly seen that move before!"

"You said I've seen it too..." Hades murmured blankly, recalling the entire process of his battle with Kira, but still couldn't find any clues.

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, his eyes widened instantly.

"Did you figure it out?" Kira smiled faintly. "That's right! It's the move you saw with your 'eyes,' the one I used to counter Zeref's 'Death Hunt'..."

Annihilation!

After hearing Kira's words, Hades fell silent for a long time, then cried, a mixture of laughter and tears, with three parts relief mixed with seven parts sorrow.

"What amazing facial expressions..."

Kira felt that the emotional shifts revealed on that old face in just three seconds were worthy of a vote for "Best Performer".

So he skillfully took out the image crystal and recorded this famous scene.

Makarov seized the opportunity to step forward. He first interrupted Kira's actions, then walked to Hades' side and used his persuasive magic to influence him.

Kira wasn't interested in this plot, so he turned and left. What concerned him more was the development on the other side—Grey was going to destroy the "END" book.

"This is... the Book of 'END'?"

Gray held the old, orange-covered book in his hands, his face serious. Natsu leaned closer to him, looking at it with equal curiosity: "What is the Book of 'END'?"

“My dad said that ‘END’ is the chairman of ‘Typhoon’s Gate’ and the strongest of all the demons created by Zeref!”

"The strongest? Stronger than that Maldo?"

"Probably, after all, he's someone even he respects as the president..."

"So what should we do now?"

"I promised my dad I would destroy it!"

Just as Gray raised his hand to attack him, Kira rushed forward and stopped him: "Wait! Gray!"

"Huh? What are you doing, Kira?" Gray frowned. "You're not... going to use it for some kind of research again, are you?"

Gray's concerns were not unfounded. Kira had done this kind of thing many times before: looting after battles. From Ralaba, to Ice Demon Lord Ace, to the Oración Seis, he had done it all. Sometimes he took people, and sometimes he took things.

In their understanding, Kira had always liked to study strange and unusual things, but as long as it wasn't against the guild, it wouldn't be a big deal even if he caused a huge commotion, so they didn't try to stop him—of course, even if they wanted to, they couldn't.

But this time is different. If Kira intends to take "END," Gray will not allow it.

"If you want to study demons, aren't there plenty on the island? And the strongest one is lying right there, why don't you just take it? I'm definitely going to destroy this 'END' book!"

What should we do? Should we just tell them that 'END' is Natsu? It doesn't seem like an impossible situation, but I don't know if they'd accept it...

Kira paused for a few seconds, carefully choosing his words: "Um... this is a very complicated matter to explain. Please stop and let me explain it to you slowly..."

"What exactly happened?"

Gray was taken aback. He had never seen Kira so hesitant before. Although he was eager to fulfill Silver's last wish, he didn't act for the time being because of his trust in Kira. He just looked at Kira suspiciously and asked, "Is there some important information again?"

Kira glanced at Natsu, pulled Gray aside, and whispered, "Anyway... 'END' is Natsu! If 'END' is destroyed now, Natsu will die too!"

"What did you say?!" Gray was stunned for a few seconds, then his expression changed drastically, his voice rose dozens of decibels, and he grabbed Kira's collar, shouting, "Are you kidding me?!"

"Calm down... calm down..."

After a long struggle, Gray finally calmed down a bit, but his face was so dark it was almost dripping with water. He growled in a low voice, "Hey! Kira! What's going on?! What else do you... know?! Tell me everything!"

"Hey……"

Kira sighed and recounted Natsu's origins in detail.

Natsu is Zeref's younger brother... Natsu died at the hands of a dragon... Zeref transformed Natsu into the demon 'END' in an attempt to revive him... Natsu was adopted by Igneel... A Dragon Slayer travels from 400 years in the past to July 7th, X777... Natsu arrives at 'Fairy Tail'...

After hearing Kira's words, Gray was completely stunned. There was just too much information, and it was beyond reason. He couldn't believe it for a moment, but he also knew that Kira wouldn't speak without reason, and that he was at least 80% sure about what he said.

"Then... what about the 'Gates of the Underworld'?"

"Now you know, right? From beginning to end, all the actions were carried out by Maldo, and had nothing to do with 'END,' which is Natsu! Now you should understand, right? All your enemies are actually dead!"

After saying this, Kira noticed that Gray's expression immediately improved. In fact, Gray had completely separated Natsu from 'END' at this point—or rather, from the 'END' that Silver spoke of.

"I understand! If 'END' really is Natsu, then judging from the timeline, he couldn't possibly have done something like that!"

“Well said! And that’s for Natsu…”

"Whether Natsu is human or a demon, he is my comrade, a member of the Fairy Tail family!"

Hmm... I've been waiting for you to say that!

Don't pretend, it's a showdown!

On the friendship line, I, Kira, am a true fan of Natsume and Ash! Nazhabi and Grerochi, they all have to step aside!

Chapter 353 Renovation

"I'm very pleased that you have such awareness!"

Kira smiled with satisfaction, nodded, and quickly took the Book of 'END' from Gray's hand and put it into his storage space.

"You... never mind!" Gray was caught off guard, and the book in his hand disappeared with a 'whoosh,' so he had no choice but to give up. "Shouldn't we tell Natsu about this? And the Chairman too!"

Judging from Kira's behavior, Gray guessed that the other party had known about this for quite some time, but had kept it a secret and had not let anyone else know. This was very different from Kira's usual big mouth!

"That's right! When you encounter trouble, you should go to your parents. That's how children should behave!"

Gray's expression darkened: "Who are you calling a child?! You're not that much older than me!"

"I definitely need to tell everyone about this, after all, we can't let Natsu's life continue to be controlled by that book and Zeref!"

"What does this have to do with Jelf?"

Seeing Gray's determined attitude, Kira had no choice but to repeat Zeref's story: "...Once Zeref dies, Natsu, as Etherias, will also die! So we must sever Natsu's connection with the book before that happens!"

Kira patted Gray on the shoulder: "Relax! Once we're safely back at the guild, I'll explain everything to everyone, and then we'll figure out a solution together! By the way, we'll probably need your evil-slaying power to help out then, after all... damn it!"

"What's wrong?" Gray was startled by Kira's sudden scream. He quickly looked around and, finding nothing amiss, asked, "What happened?"

Kira covered his face, which was contorted with rage, and cried, "It's over! I just made a very, very, very serious mistake! I never thought... that someone as cautious as me would make such a mistake one day! Damn it!"

"What exactly did you do?" Gray asked, completely bewildered. "You didn't do anything to the Book of 'END', did you?"

As he spoke, he quickly glanced at Natsu and saw that he was perfectly fine and having a great time playing with Happy, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

"I...I...I've made a fatal mistake!" Kira stretched out his arms to embrace the sky, his face falling. "Oh my god! Is this karma? Because I stopped Gildarts before, now I'm being punished?"

Seeing Kira's dramatic expression, Gray instinctively felt that the problem wasn't too serious: "Hey, don't make jokes like that again!"

To Gray's surprise, Kira panicked even more after hearing those words!

"It's over...it's over...I'm really done for! Should I just abandon them and run away? I feel like I'm going to be in real trouble if this keeps up!"

"What happened to Kira?"

Makarov appeared to have finished training Hades and approached with Natsu and Happy.

Gray's emotions were still somewhat complicated when facing Natsu. He just scratched his head helplessly and awkwardly and said, "It's nothing! Kira... it's normal for him to act abnormally."

Natsu and Happy exchanged a glance and said in unison, "That makes sense!"

Kira stopped, turned around and looked around, finding Hades still standing there, looking dejected as if he had lost all purpose in life. He asked, "Are you alright like that?"

Makarov understood Kira's meaning, closed his eyes and nodded, saying, "After all, he is a mentor who has taught me a lot. This time, please spare his life for my sake!"

Kira nodded indifferently: "You're the chairman, you're in charge!"

"The enemy has been completely defeated, and we have won this war!"