Chapter 108

Perhaps it was because he had been beaten down by society.

Although Geral's personality had not changed too drastically, his attitude had clearly become much more humble.

However, this was also a very normal thing — in the past, Geral felt that he could see the end of the world at a single glance; from a young age his talent was extraordinary, and he could even copy and cast magic after just one look at it.

He stood unrivaled among his peers, surpassing one old-generation figure after another, and even led those old-tiers around by the nose.

Under such circumstances, it was no wonder that the previous Geral's personality and attitude had been so terrible.

"This name — I wonder if you've heard of it, Geral."

Lin Cheng leaned against Geral's blanket and pillow and said casually, "Ankseram."

Ankseram was the god who controlled life and death in the world of Fairy Tail.

Four hundred years ago, when Zeref was still in his childhood, because he researched the magic of 'life' and 'death' — and succeeded — he touched upon the authority of the god of life and death, Ankseram, and ultimately angered the god Ankseram.

Cursed by the god Ankseram, he spent four hundred years in a living death.

"Ankseram?"

Geral frowned slightly and said, "Of course I know that — the deity who holds authority over life and death."

Although Geral had been exceptionally proud and arrogant ever since being brainwashed, he never skipped anything that ought to be done; he never felt that because his talent was strong he didn't need to learn things, or to read things.

Therefore, regarding a niche god like Ankseram, who was rarely recorded, Geral still had some memory of him.

It was only some simple memories, though — anything more specific, he did not know.

The reason Geral could answer now was simply because his memory was extraordinary, almost photographic.

"Zeref, four hundred years ago, touched upon the authority of life and death."

"He created lives known as Demons, and also successfully used the R-System to resurrect the dead."

Watching Geral successfully become interested, Lin Cheng smiled and said, "In the end he also successfully angered the deity who holds authority over life and death — the god Ankseram."

"Cursed by the god, he endured endless torment through endless time."

"Of course, the one benefit he gained from this was possessing endless time."

Along with Lin Cheng's continuous narration, Geral's expression also grew increasingly grim.

Just as Konan had told him earlier at the Tower of Heaven — if everything Lin Cheng was saying now was true, and he wasn't deceiving him, didn't that precisely prove one thing?

That the voice in his head eight years ago, when he was being punished as a slave by the Heimoshu Sect, had a problem?

"Feeling like there's a pretty big problem with yourself?"

Looking at Geral's darkened expression, a smile appeared on Lin Cheng's face as he said, "Ultear — I imagine she's not exactly a stranger to you, Geral."

"If my intel on this side isn't wrong, Ultear's identity should be a member of the Demon's Heart."

"Eight years ago she went to the last island controlled by the Heimoshu Sect that had an R-System built on it."

"If all these things really happen to line up by coincidence, then they should connect."

"Oh right, Geral — what's your purpose in building the R-System to resurrect Zeref?"

Lin Cheng's bombshell after bombshell had thoroughly plunged Geral into a state of self-doubt.

That is, Geral's emotional value had already been completely squeezed dry by Lin Cheng back at the Tower of Heaven; otherwise, these revelations from Lin Cheng now would certainly have harvested quite a bit of emotional value.