Chapter 240

【Ultear's pupils contracted instantly!】

【Indescribable anger surged into her heart, leaving her with no mind to even think about how Black Natsu knew about this.】

【She widened her eyes, staring fixedly at Black Natsu.】

【"That woman... is not my mother!!!"】

【"What amazing resentment," Black Natsu said.】

【"So, you don't understand anything at all. What's the point of asking these things?"】

【Ultear turned her head away and spoke in a low voice.】

【"Not necessarily. I don't know what happened between you and your mother, but Ur was indeed a great Black Mage."】

【"At the same time, as Gray's master, being able to sacrifice her own life to seal Gray's nightmare, Deliora, is an act that makes people very admirable."】

【Black Natsu responded.】

【"Stop talking big. Yes, that woman might indeed be as you said, but that was only for her disciple. What does it have to do with me?"】

【"For her, disciples are countless times better than me, her own biological daughter!"】

【Ultear gritted her teeth tightly, roaring angrily.】

【Black Natsu watched her quietly.】

【Then he shook his head slightly: "You... can't fool me."】

【"Let's make a deal! Ultear."】

【Seeming to not have reacted, Ultear raised her head, her gaze looking at Black Natsu.】

【"What?"】

【"A deal!" Black Natsu smiled.】

【Then he spoke: "The content of the deal is also very simple. I want the Tower of Heaven, and then I will help you resurrect Ur!"】

【"How is that possible?!!"】

【Black Natsu's words contained too much information; Ultear couldn't help but widen her eyes.】

【"Do you know what you are saying? Resurrection? Resurrecting the dead??"】

【"Strictly speaking, she is not considered dead," Black Natsu corrected.】

【"Ur's essence still exists; it is this ice."】

【"Iced Shell is a type of magic that turns oneself into ice. To put it bluntly, it is a transformation of life level. Therefore, it is not impossible to resurrect her."】

【After a pause, he added: "Of course, after resurrection, your mother's essence will change. For example, she will no longer be in the identity of a human, but rest assured, she will still be Ur, both in appearance and inside."】

【"So, how about it? Are you in?"】

【"Are you in?"】

【Black Natsu's words still echoed in Ultear's mind.】

【Watching the figure in front of her.】

【Ultear gritted her teeth, her face somewhat twisted!】

【"Are you kidding me!!"】

【She didn't even care about her injuries, forced herself to stand up, and roared at Black Natsu!】

【"I already said! That woman, I wish she were dead until not even a residue was left. How could I possibly want to resurrect her?!"】

【"Impossible! This is impossible!"】

【"Heh!" Black Natsu smiled disdainfully.】

【He spoke slowly: "I said, you can't fool me. I can see it."】

【"What you are thinking in your heart!"】

【Ultear stood frozen on the spot.】

【"Abandoned since childhood, leading to resentment in your heart—I can understand that."】

【"However, you have always wanted to return to before your mother abandoned you, right?"】

【"Stop being clever! There has never been any such thing," Ultear roared defiantly.】

【"Really?" Black Natsu turned his head, watching the flustered Ultear.】

【His inner guess was confirmed once again.】

"Did I hit the nail on the head, so now you're angry out of shame?"

【"I..." Ultear was speechless!】

【"You don't need to cover up in front of me; it has no meaning," Black Natsu said.】

【"After learning your information, I had a guess."】

【"The Arc of Time magic proves your determination to turn back time."】

【"I only learned that time magic to deal with that woman's ice, just to make that woman's ice ineffective!" Ultear clenched her fists and shouted with a voice that was almost a roar.】

【"Sigh... it doesn't matter if you deceive others, but don't deceive yourself along with them," Black Natsu shook his head helplessly.】

【"I said, covering up these things in front of me has no meaning."】

【"Because I don't care at all what you are thinking. My goal is very simple."】

【"The Tower of Heaven!"】

【Black Natsu's gaze met Ultear's.】

【"Although this seems a bit unreasonable, for me, I am determined to get the Tower of Heaven. If you don't agree, perhaps... I don't know what I will do!"】

【Buzz...】

【Invisible magic power began to expand continuously with Black Natsu as the center.】

【His clothes were blown up, and his cherry-colored bangs also fluttered at this moment.】

【Crack... crack crack...】

【In Ultear's sight, the sturdy ground all around was gradually shattering.】

【Invisible wind also began to echo in this underground space at this moment.】

【Unknowingly, the air all around was filled with Black Natsu's extreme magic power.】

【Almost suffocating!】

【"While I am still in the mood to negotiate terms with you! Ultear!"】

【Sweat secreted crazily.】

【Her body... began to tremble uncontrollably...】

【In Ultear's eyes, Black Natsu's face seemed to have disappeared completely.】

【In this dim underground space.】

【Only those golden pupils that lit up at some unknown time were staring at her with indifference.】

【She seemed to be able to see...】

【The dragon that seemed to be suppressing something!】

【No... is it a demon? Not right...】

【That seemed to be a... monster that even Ultear didn't know how to describe!】

【Plop...】

【The body she had been forcing herself to hold up went soft, and Ultear collapsed directly onto the ground.】

【"Huff... huff..."】

【Her chest was heaving continuously, and she slowly lowered her head.】

【"Can you really do it? Resurrect Ur?"】

【The magic power like a tide all around retreated crazily.】

【A smile appeared on Black Natsu's face.】

【"Of course. After all, Ur's life form still exists; it just needs to undergo a transformation."】

【"Using life construction technology. Of course, after completion, Ur will no longer be a human, but a demon, just like... Seilah, whom you saw before."】

【"A demon?"】

【"I ask you, to you, why is a person a person?" Black Natsu asked.】

【Ultear frowned slightly: "I... don't know."】

【"Because of memory," Black Natsu said.】

【"Memory proves a person's existence and proves that she is that unique person."】

【"Therefore, in my opinion, no matter what a person's life form is, as long as this memory exists, she is still the person you know."】

【"Whether human or demon, it doesn't matter."】

【"So, have you made a decision?"】

【Facing Black Natsu's inquiry again, Ultear did not escape this time.】

【She nodded slightly: "Although I don't know what you are going to do, you are right. Everything I have done so far has been for that woman."】

【She raised her head, her gaze fixed on Black Natsu: "If possible, I... I want to ask her myself why she abandoned me back then."】

【"So... I agree to your deal."】

Ur: "Sure enough, she agreed. So, was that just tsundere behavior before?"

Ultear: "No, at that time, I was indeed blinded by hatred, so it's not strange that I would say such things."

Speaking of this, she paused and looked at the sky screen.

"Just like what Black Natsu said just now, the me in that world must have been angry from embarrassment because I was hit in the heart."

Meredy: "However, no matter what, Tia's heart has always wanted to return to before she was abandoned."

Ur: "Sigh... it was all my fault back then. If I hadn't sent Tia to that kind of place..."

Ultear: "It's okay, Mom. Actually, I was quite angry at first, but after knowing everything, I let it go long ago."

"When all is said and done, the culprit behind all this is always that bastard Brain!"

Ur: "Well said! By the way, why hasn't that bastard Brain been resurrected yet?"

"I can't wait to chop that bastard into eighteen pieces!"

Brain: "..."

"I suddenly feel that not being resurrected is actually a good thing."

"After all, watching the sky screen like this, from a certain perspective, can be considered quite good..."

【Inside the sky screen footage.】

【Having obtained the answer he wanted, Black Natsu smiled and then reached out his hand toward Ultear.】

【Although somewhat surprised, Ultear still reached out her hand and shook Black Natsu's.】

【With Black Natsu's pull, Ultear was pulled up.】

【"What do you plan to do?"】

【She asked.】

【"First, we still have to melt these ice and collect them,"】

【Black Natsu said, looking at the ice sealing Deliora not far away.】

【"Still have to melt it?" Ultear was somewhat surprised.】

【It wasn't because she doubted that Black Natsu would kill Ur completely after melting the ice.】

【After all, since Black Natsu said so, it proved he had the confidence in this regard.】

【The key was Deliora, who was sealed in that ice.】

【After all, it was the undead demon that once ravaged the Ishgar continent.】

【If unsealed, it might become a big problem.】

【Ultear's original appearance here was to revive Deliora and then try to see if she could control it.】

【If she could, then it would be a big help to her nominal boss, Jellal.】

【If not, then she would just leave directly.】

【As for that so-called Zero Emperor, Lyon? The guy who wanted to unseal Deliora and kill it to prove he had surpassed Ur?】

【Ultear had never believed that this guy could beat Deliora.】

【At best, he was just a clown.】

【But now, since she had decided to help Black Natsu control the Tower of Heaven... it was destined that she would betray Jellal.】

【No, in fact, it couldn't be called betrayal, because from beginning to end, Ultear was the real mastermind behind the scenes, and Jellal was just a guy being used by Ultear.】

【Therefore, whether Deliora could be unsealed to increase combat power was no longer important.】

【For this reason, if possible, there was really no need to let such a trouble revive.】

【To this, Black Natsu also shook his head.】

【"That doesn't matter. I don't want to carry such a big lump of ice back. Besides, since I want to revive Ur, no matter what, I need to separate Ur and Deliora."】

【"Since I have to do this step anyway, I might as well let it out now and then kill it."】

【Ultear's eyelids twitched.】

【That was Deliora!】

【Before it was sealed, it was a terrifying monster that caused countless families to be broken and people to be displaced by its own power.】

【It had destroyed no less than ten towns.】

【And yet, its life and death were decided so easily?】

【However, on second thought, the person who said this was Black Natsu.】

【With the strength he just displayed that made even her feel despair, it probably wasn't strange that he could do this, right?】

【Nodding slightly, Ultear said: "Then, shouldn't we talk about the deal you mentioned—what exactly is it?"】

【"What do you want me to help with?"】

【Black Natsu, hearing this, didn't hesitate and immediately raised his doubts.】

【"First, it's the location of the Tower of Heaven."】

【"Then, it's all the information and principles regarding the Tower of Heaven."】