Chapter 141

【Yuri Dreyar?】

【Sharing the same surname as Guild Master Makarov, he must be an elder or father of Guild Master Makarov.】

【Precht... the second guild master of Fairy Tail; Black Natsu knew this.】

【Warrod, the current fourth-ranked Wizard Saint, known in that era as one of the Four Kings of Ishgar.】

【Sure enough, the founders were all geniuses among geniuses.】

【However...】

【Black Natsu frowned slightly.】

【His keen senses could detect a faint gaze falling upon him.】

【But Black Natsu couldn't see any figure.】

【Doubt began to fill the depths of Black Natsu's heart, and he thought for a moment.】

【His gaze locked onto the area behind a large tree.】

【Black Natsu swore that he really detected a gaze coming from there.】

【But... he couldn't see anything?】

【Thinking of this, Black Natsu began to ponder, and after a moment of silence.】

【Until he noticed Mavis's gaze occasionally looking toward the side of the large tree, Black Natsu seemed to understand something.】

【Magic power began to surge gradually.】

【His black pupils also began to transform into a golden color.】

【Dragon Force, which was also the method to completely transform his body into a dragon.】

【The next moment, with the help of dragon vision, Black Natsu successfully saw the timid figure hiding behind the large tree.】

【It was a girl with twin tails wearing a pale yellow dress.】

【Seemingly having seen Black Natsu's gaze looking this way.】

【The girl named Zera was startled! She quickly hid behind the large tree.】

【"An illusion created unconsciously?"】

【Black Natsu muttered to himself.】

【A flash of realization also crossed his heart.】

Outside the Sky Screen.

Following Black Natsu's gaze, everyone clearly saw Zera's existence.

Natsu: "Eh? There was clearly nothing there before, right?"

Gray: "A person who appeared suddenly... what is this situation?"

Mavis: "That is Zera."

She took a deep breath: "I didn't expect that after so many years, I would still have the chance to see her, even though I cannot communicate with her."

Makarov: "Just now in the sky screen, Black Natsu mentioned an illusion created unconsciously... could it really be like that?"

Hades: "That is indeed the case; she is a person who... died on Tenrou Island many years ago."

Warrod: "It was just because Mavis had learned illusion magic back then, but deep down she couldn't believe the fact that Zera existed, so she passively activated the magic."

"Unconsciously creating an illusion named Zera."

Mavis: "Because it was an illusion that even the caster didn't acknowledge, others couldn't see it, but the moment the caster recognized it, the illusion would disappear."

Hades: "In the end... she was just a lonely person who couldn't accept the fact of loneliness, and created another personality."

Lucy: "This story... is like Wendy's, an illusory partner that appeared so that one wouldn't be lonely..."

Wendy: "Then, why doesn't the First Master use illusion magic now to summon Zera again?"

"Since you don't want to be separated, then just keep it going, why... choose to be like Guild Master Rob... like leaving behind those you cherish?"

Warrod: "There's no way, since it was an illusion with a personality created unconsciously."

"Then, the moment it is recognized, the illusion will cease to exist."

"Even if you recreate the same Zera, but... that will no longer be the previous Zera, but a new Zera!"

Inside the Fairy Tail guild, Mavis lowered her head.

She shook her head gently.

"Actually, it's okay!"

She smiled: "Zera has always been in my heart, and this point will absolutely never change."

【The moment he knew that Zera was an illusion created unconsciously, Black Natsu also seemed to understand something.】

【He tacitly did not point this out.】

【Instead, he went straight to the topic.】

【Being a teacher was not the first time for Black Natsu; he at least had some experience.】

【First, it started with the first lesson on the source of magic power and how to sense it.】

【In the forest at night.】

【A group of people sat cross-legged around the campfire.】

【One by one, they closed their eyes, working hard to meditate.】

【This was the first step to becoming a Black Mage, and also the biggest hurdle in determining whether a person was qualified to become a Black Mage.】

【Therefore, Black Natsu did not disturb them, but sat alone by the campfire.】

【Eating roasted meat and studying the book titled *Recalling Time*.】

【His brow furrowed accordingly.】

【The content of the book was inscribed in super-ancient characters.】

【Those were characters even older than the era of dragons where Black Natsu had previously been.】

【Therefore, even for Black Natsu, deciphering these super-ancient characters was very difficult.】

【This wasn't the main point; even with super-ancient characters, by comparing and deducing them with modern characters and the dragon-era characters that Black Natsu had mastered, they could be solved.】

【The most serious part was the missing sections, which relied purely on guesswork.】

【Even Black Natsu was having a headache.】

【"Hey! What is the teacher doing?"】

【Just at this moment, a figure quietly sneaked behind Black Natsu and suddenly patted him on the shoulder.】

【"Mavis??"】

【Looking at the figure behind him, the corners of Black Natsu's mouth couldn't stop twitching.】

【This First Master... isn't her playfulness a bit too much?】

【"Is this... *Recalling Time*?"】

【Before Black Natsu could speak, Mavis noticed the book in Black Natsu's hand.】

【"Do you recognize the characters on this?"】

【Black Natsu looked at Mavis in surprise.】

【Hearing this, Mavis nodded gently.】

【"These should be super-ancient characters, right? I once saw some annotations in a book, but I don't know many."】

【"Is that so?" Black Natsu nodded.】

【"I have to say, you are quite erudite."】

【Hearing this, Mavis scratched her head somewhat embarrassedly.】

【"Hehe, thanks for the compliment!"】

【"Alright, are you done meditating?" Black Natsu asked.】

【Speaking of this, Mavis felt somewhat helpless.】

【"No, I just felt a bit tired, so I'm resting for a while."】

【"This shouldn't be a problem, right?"】

【To this, Black Natsu did not refute.】

【"Magic cultivation is indeed not that fast; you have to slow down and take it step by step."】

Hades: "Bullshit!! This Black Natsu is talking bullshit!!"

"When he learned magic himself, wasn't it fast as hell every time?"

"Now he's saying you have to slow down??"

Brain: "But this sentence is indeed correct; magic is something you can't rush, otherwise the foundation of what you cultivate will be unstable."