"You, you are…"
The moment the one-armed man with long dark-blue hair, dark skin, and a cloak revealed a sinister smile, Future Rogue froze in place.
Although he had never actually seen the man before, he vaguely remembered the man's magic power, which was as cold and terrifying as an abyss.
Immediately afterward, countless images flashed through Future Rogue's mind one after another…
Burning towns, corpses scattered across the ground, and the sole king standing atop a mountain of bones, roaring continuously!
His name was… Black Dragon King Acnologia!
"AH!!"
The moment Future Rogue remembered Acnologia's identity, he grabbed his head with both hands and let out a hysterical roar, his eyes bloodshot.
In an instant, fear, despair, pain, and all kinds of negative emotions filled Future Rogue's heart!
When this Dragon Slayer Mage who had returned from the future with the goal of destroying Acnologia encountered Acnologia once again, unfortunately, Future Rogue didn't even have the courage to attack him…
"Oh? Has your mind collapsed? I see. Have you and I met somewhere before?"
"The scent on you belongs to a First-Generation Dragon Slayer Mage. Could it be that the dragon who gave you your Dragon Slayer attribute was killed by me?"
Acnologia looked at Future Rogue, whose mentality had already collapsed, and the corners of his mouth curled upward.
He enjoyed seeing Dragon Slayer Mages fear him.
"No! No!"
"I can't die here! I haven't summoned the dragons yet! I need time! I need more time!"
Just as Acnologia looked at Future Rogue and felt pleased by the terrified expression on his face after seeing Acnologia's imposing figure, Future Rogue suddenly sat up from the ground.
His expression was somewhat dazed, and he continuously muttered to himself.
"Hmm?!"
Acnologia looked at Future Rogue's appearance and frowned, instantly feeling displeased.
"Run!"
Before Acnologia could think any further, Future Rogue suddenly transformed into a pitch-black shadow and ran toward the entrance of the Fairy Tail Guild.
"Heh heh, little mouse!"
Acnologia couldn't help but reveal a pleased smile when he saw that Future Rogue had no desire to attack him after seeing him, with his only instinct being to run away.
That's right. This was how it should be…
Whether they were the Dragon Slayer Mages of this world or the dragons themselves, upon seeing him—the man who had exterminated all the dragons that participated in the Dragon King Festival four hundred years ago, a Dragon Slayer Mage, and an ordinary human who bathed in dragon blood before being crowned king—they should have been terrified and fled!
At this moment, Acnologia's mood became pleasant once again…
"I did it! I escaped Acnologia! I won!"
As for Future Rogue, who had successfully passed by Acnologia's defenses, he was also incredibly excited.
He was about to pass through the entrance of the Fairy Tail Guild. He was about to be free.
"BANG!"
Just when Future Rogue thought he was about to regain his freedom, his body suddenly slammed into an invisible wall covering the entrance of the Fairy Tail Guild.
"What?!"
Future Rogue never could have imagined that there was actually an invisible transparent wall in front of the seemingly empty entrance of the Fairy Tail Guild.
"This is a barrier? And an extremely high-level barrier at that!"
Future Rogue gently touched the transparent wall before him, his expression becoming ugly.
The moment he sensed the barrier, despair appeared in his eyes, because he knew that he probably couldn't escape.
"Damn it! I was so close! Just a little bit more, and I could have escaped!"
"As long as you let me escape, sooner or later I'll summon the dragons, defeat Acnologia, and rule this world!"
"Why? Why did I have to encounter such a powerful barrier?!"
Future Rogue continuously pounded his fists against the barrier before him, letting out anguished cries.
His voice was filled with unwillingness and despair.
"Kid!"
Just as Future Rogue continued hammering the barrier until both his hands were covered in blood and badly mangled, a hoarse voice sounded behind him.
It was none other than Acnologia…
"Uh…"
Feeling the abyss-like aura behind him, Future Rogue collapsed to his knees.
He allowed the blood from his ruined hands to continuously drip onto the floor.
At this moment, Future Rogue no longer possessed the arrogance he had displayed when he had first arrived in the past, when he had looked down upon everything as though everything was already within his calculations.
All that remained was despair and fear.
"Kid, stop despairing here! The Fairy Tail Guild won't give you time to despair!"
Acnologia looked at Future Rogue kneeling on the ground.
He swung his large hand and used his only arm to roughly grab Future Rogue by the neck.
Then, as though he were carrying a piece of garbage, he lifted Future Rogue up and walked toward the second floor of the Fairy Tail Guild…
"Acnologia… didn't kill me?!"
At this moment, Future Rogue was slightly stunned.
He couldn't understand why Acnologia hadn't attacked him.
Normally, after discovering that he was desperate, in pain, and also a Dragon Slayer Mage, shouldn't Acnologia have smashed his body apart with a single punch?!
Could it be… that Acnologia in this world wasn't as brutal as he remembered?!
After experiencing despair and fear, Future Rogue gradually calmed down…
Future Rogue admitted that fear had robbed him of his ability to think calmly just now.
Now that he had calmed down, he suddenly discovered a series of problems.
First, judging from the layout inside the Guild, he should still be inside the Fairy Tail Guild.
So why wasn't there a single person in this Fairy Tail Guild?!
Second, why had he encountered the Acnologia he feared inside an empty Fairy Tail Guild?!
As all these questions filled Future Rogue's mind, he suddenly thought of something.
His expression changed as he muttered in shock:
"Could it be that I've fallen victim to some kind of illusion that makes people recall the thing they fear most?!"
"Because I was once defeated by the Fairy Tail Guild, I still fear Fairy Tail deep down! But the current me is stronger than any Mage in the Fairy Tail Guild!"
"In other words, what I'm afraid of right now isn't any particular Mage within the Fairy Tail Guild, but the Mage Guild itself! That's why I appeared inside an empty Fairy Tail Guild…"
"At the same time, after witnessing Acnologia's overwhelming strength, I became desperate about this world! So, in the place I fear the most, I encountered the only Mage in this world capable of making me feel despair—Acnologia?!"
While being held in Acnologia's hand, Future Rogue continuously analyzed the situation in his mind.
Yes.
At this moment, Future Rogue had already determined that he hadn't actually encountered Acnologia.
Instead, he was trapped inside an illusion that made him feel despair…
"Hahaha, it's merely an illusion!"
For a moment, Future Rogue became confident once again, recovering his usual composure.
Just as Future Rogue was reassuring himself, Acnologia carried Future Rogue into the rest room on the third floor of the Fairy Tail Guild.
At this moment, inside the enormous rest room, Evan, Irene, Selene, August, and Ignia were sitting on the sofa, casually chatting about something.
"I brought the person you wanted."
Acnologia looked at Evan and the others relaxing on the sofa, the veins on his forehead bulging.
If he hadn't lost the game of rock-paper-scissors just now, how could he have been sent downstairs to catch this little mouse?!
Although, this little mouse's expression had indeed made him quite happy…
Sure enough, Dragon Slayer Mages should fear Lord Acnologia.
As for monsters like Evan, Irene, Selene, and Ignia, who were at the Dragon King level or had surpassed the Dragon King level, they were the abnormal ones!
Yes.
After spending so much time with Evan, Acnologia was almost losing his confidence as the Black Dragon King!
"Thud!"
At the same time, Future Rogue, who had already determined that this was an illusion, was thrown onto the carpet in front of everyone by Acnologia.
"You're the one who wanted to find me?!"
Evan adjusted the back of the sofa, moving himself from a half-reclined position into a seated one.
At the same time, Evan coldly asked Future Rogue.
"Heh heh, merely an illusion! Though I have to admit, it's incredibly realistic…"
However, Future Rogue firmly believed that Evan and the others before him were nothing more than illusions.
He sneered at Evan, his attitude extremely arrogant.
"Illusion?"
"Acnologia, tell this lunatic kid whether this is reality or an illusion!"
Evan looked toward Acnologia behind Future Rogue and spoke softly.
"Smack!"
After hearing Evan's words, Acnologia didn't say another word.
He simply gave Future Rogue a tremendous smack to the back of the head.
"Pfft…"
The instant Acnologia's hand collided with the back of Future Rogue's head, Future Rogue felt the entire world spinning.
If he hadn't still been able to feel the connection between his neck and body, he would have thought that Acnologia had already killed him!
At the same time, the instant Future Rogue's face made intimate contact with the floor of the Fairy Tail Guild, he finally calmed down…
Because Rogue's vision might deceive him, but the pain in his body wouldn't lie to him…
"This isn't an illusion!"
In an instant, Future Rogue clearly understood what had happened.
He looked around in horror as he realized that this enormous Fairy Tail Guild he was in wasn't some illusion at all.
"I am Evan Belserion. I heard you wanted to find me?!"
At this moment, after Future Rogue had calmed down, Evan looked at him and introduced himself once again.
"Evan Belserion?!"
When Future Rogue heard Evan's name, his pupils contracted slightly.
"So you're the Evan Belserion who ranks first among the Ten Wizard Saints…"
Future Rogue stared fixedly at Evan, seemingly intending to see through him.
Unfortunately, no matter how much Future Rogue examined Evan, he couldn't see through Evan's strength.
Evan was like a dense fog, enveloping both Future Rogue's eyes and his heart…
"Your name is Rogue, right? I wonder what exactly you wanted to see me about?"
Evan sat on the sofa and looked at Future Rogue as he asked softly.
"Hmm?!"
The moment Evan spoke, Future Rogue's pupils contracted, and his mind began racing.
"Heh…"
"Well, Senior Macao should have already told you, Senior Evan. I'm a Dragon Slayer Mage, and I'm also someone who admires you. I really wanted to meet the strongest Dragon Slayer Mage in this world, as well as the strongest Mage on the continent of Ishgar, and see what you're really like!"
Future Rogue lowered his posture considerably.
A smile remained on his face as he once again used the same theory he had previously used against Macao.
"Is that so? So you're my fanboy! Now that you've met me, is there anything you want to say to me?!"
Evan's lips curled into a disdainful smile after hearing Future Rogue's words.
There was a playful look in Evan's eyes as he stared at Future Rogue.
Of course Evan knew Rogue's identity.
Whether it was the name Rogue, the White Shadow Dragon magic power within his body, his half-white, half-black punk hairstyle, or the magic power belonging to the Eclipse Gate that lingered within Future Rogue's body…
All of these things told Evan that Rogue had come from the future.
At this moment, Evan merely wanted to tease Rogue properly and see how long he intended to keep pretending.
"No! I don't have anything to say to you!"
"More accurately, I discovered that I was too shallow! Only after meeting you did I realize that all the words I had prepared beforehand were completely useless, because your existence shines brighter than the sun and moon, while even the stars cannot compete with your brilliance! You are the greatest and most dazzling Mage of this era, without equal…"
"And it was precisely after meeting you that I made my decision! From this moment onward, I will work hard to cultivate my Dragon Slayer Magic, strive to master it as soon as possible, and then serve at your side!"
"But for now, I'm simply too weak. Please allow me to continue cultivating. Once I have grown strong enough, please allow me to serve at your side!"
Future Rogue knelt on one knee before Evan and delivered the words he had prepared for a long time with deep emotion.
"Haha, that speech was absolutely perfect! Surely, once I've finished speaking, anyone would be moved by my sincerity!"
At this moment, Future Rogue was extremely satisfied with his performance.
He believed that as long as Evan listened to his words, Evan would definitely be moved and take him on as his subordinate!
Heh heh. Once he stabilized Evan, he would endure for six years.
Once the royal family of the Kingdom of Fiore gathered enough magic power through the Grand Magic Games to activate the Eclipse Gate, everything would be reversed!
He would summon countless dragons into this world and become the sole king of the world of Earth-land!!
"…"
As Future Rogue's voice fell, the atmosphere instantly became extremely quiet.
Whether it was Evan, Acnologia, Irene, Selene, August, or Ignia, everyone looked at Future Rogue with strange expressions.
"Uh…"
When Future Rogue noticed that the atmosphere seemed somewhat off, his heart became nervous once again.
"What is going on?!"
"Why is everyone looking at me so strangely?!"
Cold sweat continuously appeared on Future Rogue's forehead.
He didn't understand what exactly he had done to make the Mages of the Fairy Tail Guild look at him with such expressions.
"Rogue Cheney…"
Just as Future Rogue looked confused, Evan softly called out Future Rogue's name.
"Hmm?!"
Future Rogue was slightly stunned when he heard Evan's words.
"Did I ever tell them what my surname was?!"
Future Rogue fell into deep thought.
"Since you want to become stronger so badly, I'll fulfill your wish!"
Just as Future Rogue was confused, Evan revealed an extremely strange smile.
The next moment, an enormous amount of magic power enveloped Future Rogue…
"No, wait…"
Before Future Rogue could finish speaking, his figure disappeared from the hall of the Fairy Tail Guild.
"You're just letting this time traveler go?"
At the moment Future Rogue's figure disappeared from the third-floor rest room of the Fairy Tail Guild, Selene's voice suddenly rang out.
That's right.
At this moment, everyone in the rest room clearly knew Rogue's identity as a time traveler.
After all, the magic power originating from the Eclipse Gate within Rogue's body couldn't deceive Evan and the others' keen perception of magic power.
"It doesn't matter! He won't be able to turn the tables!"
Evan smiled lightly after hearing Selene's words.
"That is true!"
After Evan spoke, Selene and the others nodded one after another.
After all, Future Rogue's strength was simply too weak.
Even if Future Rogue cultivated for another hundred years, it would be difficult for him to reach the Dragon King level and catch up with Selene and the others, let alone Evan, who had long since surpassed the Dragon King level!
"However, we should still inform someone about Future Rogue."
"Let me think… Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I've talked with Senior Anna."
"I wonder if Senior Anna is still working hard to destroy Acnologia?"
After sending Future Rogue away, Evan suddenly remembered Anna Heartfilia, one of Lucy's ancestors and one of the founders of the Heartfilia family!
Evan hadn't encountered Anna for many years.
It was probably because after Evan had dealt with Acnologia, he discovered that Anna was no longer useful, so he stopped taking the initiative to contact her…
Heh heh. What partners who would cooperate to destroy Acnologia together? She was nothing more than a tool Evan used to help him find Natsu and the other children…
Ahem. Actually, the main reason was that Evan hadn't expected his strength to improve so quickly.
In just a few short years, he had surpassed Acnologia and become the strongest Dragon Slayer Mage of the current era!
As for Anna Heartfilia, if Evan wasn't mistaken, she should still be desperately working toward destroying Acnologia.
After all, Evan wasn't some kind of devil.
Even he had moments when he couldn't bear to watch someone suffer.
Therefore, Evan decided to tell Anna that she could finally rest.
There was no longer any need to destroy Acnologia, because Acnologia had already become a member of their Fairy Tail Guild in all but name.
On the other side…
"Ah!!"
Future Rogue let out a low growl.
He felt a wave of dizziness.
When he opened his eyes again, his figure had already appeared inside a tunnel.
"Where is this?!"
Future Rogue stood up from the ground and looked at the tunnel before him, falling into deep thought.
"Who are you?!"
Before Rogue could determine where he was, a voice sounded from the opposite side.
"Hmm?!"
Rogue looked toward the source of the voice and saw several Mages radiating terrifying magic power.
"You are?!"
Rogue's pupils contracted slightly as he looked at the people before him.
Then he immediately mobilized the magic power within his body and entered combat mode.
Of course Rogue recognized the Mages approaching him.
Those familiar faces were impossible for him to forget…
"I didn't expect to encounter the Spriggan 12 here!"
"I remember them. There's 'War Princess' Dimaria, 'Nation Crusher' Brandish, 'Winter General' Invel Yura… Speaking of which, they beat me pretty badly back then! But I probably wouldn't lose to them now…"
Rogue recognized the identities of the people who had arrived.
"Looks like Evan teleported me to the Western Continent…"
"To encounter the Spriggan 12 the moment I arrived on the Western Continent… I really don't know whether to call this good luck or bad luck!"
"Speaking of which, were Zeref's Spriggan 12 really this powerful at this point in time?"
"No! Rather, is the magic power of Zeref's Spriggan 12 really this powerful? Their magic power is actually even greater than mine right now?!"
Rogue looked at the familiar faces before him with tightly furrowed brows.
Future Rogue had naturally experienced the event in which Zeref led the Spriggan 12 in attacking the continent of Ishgar.
Unfortunately, even the powerful Spriggan 12 under Zeref's command had been unable to defeat Acnologia.
In the end, that battle had ended in tragedy, with only a few people surviving…
"Are you also a member of the Fairy Tail Guild?"
Just as Rogue was secretly on guard against the people before him, the several Mages radiating powerful magic power whom Rogue had identified as the Spriggan 12 had already walked up to him.
They looked at the Fairy Tail Guild emblem on the back of Rogue's hand and immediately froze.
"Hmm?!"
After hearing the words of the Mages before him, Rogue suddenly remembered that when he entered the Fairy Tail Guild, Macao had forcibly stamped the Fairy Tail Guild emblem onto the back of his hand.
"I…"
For a moment, Rogue's expression changed.
He still remembered that the Spriggan 12 and the Fairy Tail Guild had been mortal enemies.
At this moment, Rogue only wanted to explain his identity to the Mages before him.
"The emblem really isn't fake…"
"We're also Mages of the Fairy Tail Guild. How come we've never seen you before?"
Just as Rogue's mind raced as he wondered how he should explain his identity to the Spriggan 12 before him, those powerful Mages immediately revealed the Fairy Tail Guild emblems on their own bodies.
"What?!"
Rogue looked over.
The emblems on their bodies were exactly the same as the one on the back of his hand.
"Are you kidding me? The Spriggan 12 are actually also members of the Fairy Tail Guild?!"
"How much has Fairy Tail in this world been strengthened?!"
"Wait, speaking of which… could Acnologia just now also have been a member of the Fairy Tail Guild?!"
"Could this world actually belong to Fairy Tail?!"
When Rogue saw the Fairy Tail Guild emblems on Dimaria, Brandish, and Invel Yura, he froze completely.
"So in this world, there are no Spriggan 12 under Zeref. There are only Fairy Tail's Spriggan 12?!"
Rogue muttered to himself.
"Hey! Didn't you hear what I said? You're definitely suspicious!"
'Winter General' Invel Yura pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose and coldly spoke to Rogue.
"No! Actually, I'm a newly joined member of the Fairy Tail Guild. My name is Rogue… Cheney. I'm a Dragon Slayer Mage, and I'm also a fan of Senior Evan! Actually, Senior Evan thought I was too weak, so he sent me here to gain experience…"
Rogue told Invel Yura about his encounter with Evan and the others, omitting certain details.
Rogue didn't lie from beginning to end.
He had merely concealed some information.
"I see!"
After hearing Rogue's words, Invel Yura nodded lightly.
He didn't detect any flaws in Rogue's explanation, nor did he sense the presence of lies in his words.
"Phew…"
Seeing that Invel Yura believed him, Rogue slowly exhaled.
Then, as though they were old acquaintances, he spoke to Invel Yura:
"Your magic power is truly chilling! You must be one of the Fairy Tail Guild's powerful Mages!"
"Since I just joined the Fairy Tail Guild and have very little seniority, there are many things about the Guild that I don't know. Could you tell me a little about who the powerful members of our Fairy Tail Guild are?"
"At the same time, I hope you can tell me which Senior members of the Guild don't like being disturbed, so I don't accidentally offend any of them…"
"Hmm?!"
After hearing Rogue's words, Invel Yura narrowed his eyes.
He always felt that Rogue was up to no good.
Who asked about the strongest members and the organizational structure immediately after joining Fairy Tail?!
This was practically an enemy spy!
However, after briefly thinking about it, Invel Yura lightly shook his head.
This was because Invel believed in Evan's judgment.
He felt that there must be a deeper meaning behind Evan sending Rogue into the labyrinth and having Rogue encounter him…
"If we're talking about the powerful members of the Fairy Tail Guild, there are simply too many of them."
"But if we're talking about the one standing at the very top among all these powerful people, there's only one person."
"I think you've already met him."
"That person is Evan Belserion, the strongest Mage of the Fairy Tail Guild!"
Invel Yura began introducing the powerful members of the Fairy Tail Guild to Rogue.
"Evan is the strongest Mage in the Fairy Tail Guild?!"
At the same time, Rogue frowned after hearing Invel's words.
However, he didn't say anything.
Instead, he silently thought:
"Could it be that the Acnologia I encountered earlier was an illusion?"
"If that Acnologia was the real thing, then Evan could never possibly be the strongest Mage in the Fairy Tail Guild!"
"Could it be that Evan is actually stronger than that Acnologia?!"
As Rogue thought, Invel Yura continued speaking:
"Apart from Evan, there are several Mages in the Fairy Tail Guild who are only slightly weaker than Evan!"
"As for the strongest among them, that would naturally be 'Black Dragon King' Acnologia!"
"Next are 'Moon Dragon God' Selene, 'Fire God Dragon' Ignia, 'Wise Dragon' Irene Belserion, and 'Magic King' August!"
"Of course, His Majesty Zeref is also incredibly powerful. He is completely on the level of the Dragon Kings and is in no way inferior to them."
"It's just that His Majesty Zeref isn't particularly skilled at combat. His Majesty is a scholar…"
"What?!"
As Invel Yura's voice fell, Rogue's expression immediately changed.
"So that Acnologia really was the real thing! That's right… that extremely cold and terrifying magic power that one can never forget absolutely belongs to Acnologia…"
"If that's the case, then Evan Belserion really is stronger than Acnologia?! What kind of monster is he?! How can there possibly be an existence stronger than Acnologia in this world?!"
"And 'Moon Dragon God' Selene and 'Fire God Dragon' Ignia! Could these two guys be the God Dragons Macao mentioned earlier, the ones whose strength is no weaker than Acnologia's and who are entrenched in the Northern Continent, Guiltina?! Why did you betray your own continent and join Fairy Tail?!"
"And finally… how did even Zeref, as well as the Empire's two strongest members under the Alvarez Empire, 'Scarlet Despair' Irene Belserion and 'Magic King' August, end up joining the Fairy Tail Guild?!"
"No, wait… speaking of which, I've been keeping my head down this whole time, so I didn't get a good look at the people sitting beside Evan."
"Aren't they Irene and August?! Then the remaining two must be Ignia and Selene?!"
"This Fairy Tail Guild is way too powerful! You've got to be kidding me! This is completely a cheat-coded version!"
At this moment, Future Rogue's face was filled with horror after hearing Invel Yura's words.
He didn't even know what to say.
The Fairy Tail Guild of this world could no longer be called a super-enhanced version.
This was a version with an invincibility cheat activated!
At this moment, Fairy Tail in Future Rogue's eyes seemed like the source of all evil, an endless abyss, a black hole that swallowed up all evil without end…
"Gulp~"
Thinking of this, Future Rogue couldn't help swallowing hard.
"Heh heh, speaking of which, Senior of the Guild, what are we doing here?"
After thinking briefly, Future Rogue seemed to remember something and asked Invel Yura.
"As for the other powerful members besides those I've mentioned, our Fairy Tail Guild also has a number of S-Class Mages, including Erza Belserion, Laxus Dreyar…"
Invel Yura was continuing to tell Future Rogue about the powerful members of the Fairy Tail Guild when he heard Rogue's question.
His expression froze.
Then he looked at Rogue and asked:
"Hmm? You don't know why we're here?"
"Could it be that Lord Evan didn't tell you anything before sending you here?"
"Heh heh, I don't even know where this place is…"
Future Rogue couldn't help smiling bitterly after hearing Invel Yura's words.
"This is the world's largest labyrinth, the Dracula Grand Labyrinth, formed from the body of the Earth God Dragon Dogramag!"
"We're currently competing with other Mage Guilds for someone's heart!"
Invel Yura briefly explained the mission of their Fairy Tail Guild to Future Rogue.
"Oh?"
Future Rogue was stunned when he heard this.
"I'm currently inside the body of the Earth God Dragon Dogramag?"
"This God Dragon is just allowing us to move around inside his body? Isn't he going to attack us?"
Future Rogue looked at Invel Yura and asked.
"Hahaha…"
"Of course not! Earth God Dragon Dogramag is already in a half-dead state. Even if he comes back to life, he won't attack us…"
Invel Yura laughed as he answered Future Rogue.
"Why?"
Future Rogue asked Invel Yura in confusion.
"Because…"
"Every God Dragon that dared to oppose our Fairy Tail Guild has already been wiped out!"
Invel Yura paused after hearing Future Rogue's question.
Then his face turned pale, and he spoke to Future Rogue in a cold voice.
"How terrifying!"
"Fairy Tail in this world is terrifying!"
"Not only did they pull Acnologia and Zeref into the Guild, they even forced the God Dragons to make a choice…"
Future Rogue's face turned ashen, cold sweat pouring down his body after hearing Invel Yura's words.
"The past is too dangerous! I want to go back to the future…"
For a moment, Future Rogue suddenly began to miss his cruel future.
After all, no matter how cruel the future was, there was only one Acnologia.
But the past had a cheat-coded Fairy Tail.
Even a normal person wouldn't need to think twice about which one to choose!