Fairy Tail: I don't want to be the president

Chapter 227 The cruel truth

The joy of victory was wiped out because of Wendy's words.

Wendy herself might have felt even more depressed than them. She was the first to discover this fact, and tears could not stop falling.

"What do you mean by dead a long time ago? Liz is the child that needs to be treated by the doctor this time, right?"

Natsu hadn't met Liz yet, but he found Wendy's words hard to believe.

Erza and Rod could not accept it even more, because they had clearly seen her before dark, together with Wendy.

Obviously, he is a very cute child, visible and touchable...

Wendy wiped her tears and insisted on explaining her discovery clearly:
“My Dragon Slayer Secret Technique, Galaxy, is a magic that can listen to the voice of dragon souls. Not only that, it can also help me perceive human souls.

I originally thought that Miss Liz's appearance might be caused by a problem with her soul, but after using Galaxy, I discovered...

The Miss Liz we saw was just her soul..."

The cruel truth struck everyone's heart like a heavy hammer. Such a cute and pitiful child was actually a ghost?
Rod thought Wendy wouldn't lie, but he found it hard to believe such a bizarre thing:

“No, the soul is something that cannot be seen or touched. It can only be seen, or made visible, with the help of special magic.

Wendy also said that she could detect people's souls with the help of the Milky Way, so why didn't we feel any magic from Liz? "

"Maybe it's because of the heart." Erza said in a heavy tone. She thought of what the grandfather who taught her what magic was said a long time ago.

"Everything starts with a believing heart. Divination, wishing, and faith can all become magic. It is a miracle that only those who 'believe' can feel."

Erza closed her eyes, freeing herself from that memory, and continued her speculation:
“Maybe before Liz escaped from the Black Magic Cult, she was already… But she didn’t know she was dead, she just wanted to go back to her parents.

This strong desire, and the fact that she didn’t know she was dead, kept her in her current state and stayed with her parents for so long.”

Wendy was sobbing so hard that she couldn't speak. Xia Lulu turned her back to wipe her tears. Tears were also welling up in Habib's eyes.

He was just a child who wanted to return to his parents.

Natsu was furious but didn't know who to vent his anger on. The Black Magic Cult had been wiped out and the devil had been defeated, but what about Liz?
"What is this? If this thing can really work a miracle, then let the child come back to life!"

"Stop talking nonsense, Natsu."

Erza lowered her eyes. She had seen with her own eyes that Grandpa Rob fell down to protect her. She had hoped countless times that Grandpa Rob could stand up again, but...

"Life is such a fragile thing. Once lost, it can never be recovered."

"Damn it!" Natsu slammed his fist on the ground. Anyone who heard this would feel sorry for Liz.

Rhodes remained silent. This mission was the most helpless one for him.

This is true in terms of combat, and also in terms of life.

The lack of combat power can be made up by companions, but how can the loss of life be restored?
Rather, all his efforts and cautious actions so far were to prevent such a thing from happening to himself and the people he cared about.

If we want to prevent something like what happened to Liz from happening, we probably have to kill all the Dark Guilds and the Black Magic Cult.

That's not something he can do alone.

You can try to kill every black magic cult you encounter.

Rhode sighed: "How can I tell Mr. Yopa this truth..."

Everyone had a sad look on their faces. They were already so upset after knowing the truth, so how sad would Liz's parents be?

It's just that things have to be faced. ...

The next morning, everyone came to the client's door in silence.

It was already late at night when they returned to the hotel yesterday, but several wounded soldiers who should have had a good rest did not sleep all night.

The same was true for Mr. Joppa. He and Mrs. Ivy stayed by their daughter's bed all night. In the morning, although they were sleepy, they still washed up early and prepared to go to the hotel to ask the magicians for a follow-up consultation.

But as soon as he opened the door, he saw the wizards standing in a row outside his house.

Mr. Joppa was startled for a moment, then he stepped out of the door, bowed and said:
"Thank you all for your help. Liz woke up early last night. This is the first time she woke up early after fainting! Please also take care of her follow-up treatment!"

Everyone looked at each other, feeling uncomfortable.

Erza asked, "What time did Liz wake up?"

Mr. Joppa said a time, and everyone calculated that it was almost the exact time when Caniber disappeared.

There is probably a connection between the two, but it is not important now.

Rhodes said solemnly: "Mr. Joppa, I want to talk to you alone about something. Please... come out for a moment."

The joy on Mr. Joppa's face gradually disappeared. He looked at the serious or sad expressions of several people and had bad guesses in his mind.

……

Rhodes carefully organized his words and told Mr. Joppa where they had been last night, revealing the cruel truth bit by bit.

Finally, Erza added the conjecture she had just perfected: "The magic circle drawn with blood that we saw on the altar that day should be her blood.

By that time the summoning ritual was probably halfway completed, the demon devoured Liz's flesh and blood, but her soul escaped.

Perhaps because of this, the devil was not awakened on the spot, but woke up after a period of time and continued to attack the seal.

According to what was said just now, every time Liz fainted, it was probably when the demon attacked the seal. Now that the demon has disappeared, she..."

Erza hesitated when speaking for a rare moment: "I won't be bothered by the devil again."

After the important words were said, everyone looked away, and no one dared to look into Mr. Joppa's eyes.

Mr. Joppa's lips moved but he could not speak. He felt in his pocket and took out a cigarette case and a matchbox.

Crack, crack... Because my hands were shaking, the match couldn't be lit after several attempts.

Natsu silently stretched out his finger to help him light it.

Mr. Joppa said nothing, squatting in the corner, puffing out cigarettes.

Wendy was the first to be unable to hold back. She went to Joppa and bowed deeply: "Mr. Joppa, I'm sorry!"

The long dark blue hair slid down from her shoulders, and the tears fell to the ground first.

Wendy sympathized with Liz's situation and blamed herself for being powerless.

Joppa raised his head and looked at Wendy with red and swollen eyes.

This is a very cute little girl. Joppa felt this way since the first time they met. He believed that when his daughter grows up to this age, she will be cuter than Wendy.

But now, there is nothing.

(End of this chapter)