Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

Looking at the desolate area, Fang Rui smacked his lips.

"The curse of contradiction: the more you respect life, the more energy of death you release and spread; conversely, if you do not respect life, you will not release or spread the energy of death."

"What a torturous curse."

“You seem to know quite a bit about this.” Upon hearing Fang Rui’s words, Jelf showed a slightly surprised expression.

Those who know of this curse are few and far between.

How did you come to know the person in front of you?

"I don't know much about it, it's just so-so!"

That's all he knew about the "curse of contradictions."

Jelf: "You must have come to see me."

Fang Rui: "You guessed right, I came here to find you."

Later, Fang Rui continued, "I am very curious about the knowledge you possess. If you are willing to hand it all over to me, I will help you break the curse of contradiction."

"Can you break the curse of contradiction?" Jelf asked rhetorically, his tone laced with skepticism.

“It should be possible.”

The clone's tone was uncertain. The contradictory curse was Ankhseram's black magic, and the clone felt that the main body should be able to break it if Ankhseram himself didn't intervene.

If Ankhseram were to intervene, he would need to personally take action to find out...

"Speaking of which, is Ankseram still alive?"

Jelf did not answer the question posed by the stranger, as he did not know the answer.

If he hadn't been cursed, he would have even thought that gods were just legends.

After all, the era in which gods existed was much longer than the era in which dragons were active.

More than four hundred years ago, the gods would punish him for his transgression.

This indicates that the gods still existed four hundred years ago.

As for now...

Who knows~

"Let the main body worry about it!" After hesitating for a while, the clone decided to pass the trouble to the main body.

Why should all the troublesome things be handled by clones?

The clone can also leave troublesome matters to the main body!

Let's start by causing trouble for the main body...

"Let's make a deal! If I can lift your curse, you'll give me all the knowledge you possess, how about it?"

"can."

Since I have nothing else to do, it's nice to have something to relieve boredom.

"So……"

"Let's first study how to limit the curse of contradictions and restrict the scope of its outbreak..."

"Otherwise, we might have to stay on Sirius Island for a very long time."

"Is this...Sirius Island?" Zeref asked in surprise.

A certain clone: ​​"…………" You really do go wherever you want!

"Enough with the small talk. Let the curse erupt a few times. To resolve it, we need to understand it first..."

Chapter 307 Gray, you are afraid...

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The dark waves, like the wind, swept across the withered grassland. After several washes, the once lush green grassland had turned into a sandy wasteland devoid of any vegetation.

The withered yellow grass blades were swept up by the breeze, swirling and rolling away on the sand, making a rustling sound as they rubbed against the sand.

"One more time..."

The thoughtful look faded, Fang Rui raised his head, met Jelf's gaze for a second or two, and made his request.

“No.” Zeref’s expression was numb, and his tone was helpless. “After releasing ‘Death Hunt’ dozens of times in a row, I have absolutely no respect for life when I see you now.”

"Hmm..." Upon hearing this, Fang Rui remained silent for a moment, then said with a rather cunning angle, "So, the 'curse of contradiction' is considered to be restricted... right?"

As he spoke, Fang Rui nodded solemnly, as if affirming his own statement, and clarified the thought process for Jelf: "...If you see me and have no respect for life, then...as long as you keep following me, the curse of contradiction will not erupt."

"Yes, perfect logic!"

"I think you're talking nonsense..." Jelf really wanted to grab Fang Rui's head and shake it hard a few times to shake all the water out of it.

"Haha... Just kidding!"

"However... this also gave me an idea. The condition for activating the 'Curse of Contradiction' is respect for life. In other words, it's when you genuinely feel that life is precious. So... if you can stay in a calm state and not feel sentimental, could you limit the 'Curse of Contradiction'?"

“Perhaps it could…” Zeref had tried similar methods before, but the results were mediocre. Perhaps it was because his nature hadn’t changed; he was kind… or perhaps sentimental?

A moment later, he asked, "Do you possess magic that allows people to remain calm?"

"You could call it magic!"

"In any case, let's give it a try first."

"If that doesn't work, we'll think of other ways."

Fang Rui didn't explain in detail, but instead urged Jelf to conduct the test.

Based on his observations, it was impossible to create a magical artifact to counteract the "curse of contradictions" in a short period of time, and directly removing the curse was beyond his capabilities...

The only way to limit it is by examining the characteristics of the "curse of contradiction".

“But…” Jelf hesitated for a moment, looking at Fang Rui’s face. He had no other thoughts in his mind, and was unusually calm…

Perhaps it was Fang Rui who urged him to trigger the "curse of contradictions" dozens of times in a row.

"When I see you, my heart is at peace."

"That sounds like you're calling me ugly!"

Fang Rui's lips twitched as he complained.

"Huh! What?" Not understanding what Fang Rui was saying, Jelf asked in confusion.

"It's nothing," Fang Rui replied perfunctorily, then changed the subject, "It's just some trivial stuff, not worth paying attention to. Your business is more important."

"Hmm, let me think about how to awaken your love for life."

“I can detect a hint of malice in your tone,” Jelf suddenly interjected.

"Your imagination," Fang Rui said, not admitting it.

"Let's leave Tenrou Island first! Go to a bustling town for a while, experience the beauty of life, and things should get back to normal... right?"

Fang Rui's alter ego sounded unsure of himself, and whether the plan would succeed was uncertain.

"A human town, huh..."

Human towns were not unfamiliar to him; after all, he had founded the Alvarez Empire located on the Western Continent, and he did not feel much emotion because of the prosperity of human towns.

"Where do you want to take me?"

"How about Magnolia Town?"

Upon hearing this, Jelf's expression darkened slightly, and his tone revealed a hint of surprise: "You know quite a lot!"

"Not much, just a tiny bit." One of the clones stretched out his right hand and gestured "just a tiny bit" with his index finger and thumb.

"Heh~ Is that so..." Jelf didn't believe Fang Rui's words.

But Magnolia town...

"No, let's go to another town."

Ultimately, Jelf did not choose to confront his inner sorrow.

"Speaking of which, Mavis's soul is on Tenrou Island. You can see her by stamping the 'Fairy Tail' guild crest."

Another blow to Jelf's heart.

Jelf remained expressionless: "The more you say that, the stronger my murderous intent towards you becomes."

"...Has it escalated to the point of murderous intent?! This is terrible~"

"Looks like... I can't joke around like that anymore~"

With that, the clone grabbed Zeref's left shoulder and said, "Let's wander through town by town! Let's treat it as a trip..."

As they spoke, the two vanished from their spot in an instant.

………………

While one of his clones and Zeref began their journey, Natsu and the others on Galna Island were already embroiled in a fierce battle...

They were able to stop it temporarily...

Natsu, the legendary most ferocious and evil demon, the adopted son of the Fire Dragon King Igneel, the younger brother of "Dark Magician" Zeref, the famous fire dragon of the Fiore Kingdom, and the one who will do a series of great things in the future...

That's enough to make two ordinary mages proud.

Gray and Leon fought near the temple. Their ice-shaped magic, one static and the other dynamic, each had its own strengths and weaknesses, but they would be excellent if they cooperated.

The remaining person was stopped by Lucy...

Erza knocked out all the ordinary people involved in the ritual, stopping it from continuing...

After all, demons are extremely dangerous, so it's best not to release them if possible.

Standing at the highest point of the temple ruins, Erza watched Gray fight with another stranger. Judging from the nature of the battle, the two should be acquaintances.

After thinking for a moment, Erza contacted Fang Rui via communicator: "Where are you?"

"Fishing at the rocky beach," Fang Rui's voice came through the communicator, along with the sound of waves crashing against the rocks.

Erza: "Be careful."