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The camp instantly became half-empty.
Except for Noah, Irene, and Zeref, who were completely uninterested in Mavis's Super Magic, and Makarov, whose blood pressure was soaring, the young people all rushed out for the First Master's Super Magic inheritance.
"That's the First Master's tombstone."
"This… this is an outrage, August is truly something, how could he let the First Master run wild."
Makarov, whose blood pressure was rising, covered his face. He felt that Fairy Tail's few remaining "seriousness" was being personally destroyed by his guild's ancestor.
Noah's lips curled slightly as he looked in the direction Erza and the others had disappeared, "Old man, is there a possibility that this 'unconventional' way of doing things is actually the mainstream style of our Fairy Tail?"
Listening to Noah's subtle schadenfreude.
Makarov's lips twitched. This brat actually wanted to say that if the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked.
However, Makarov was indeed powerless to refute this point.
Among the original four members of Fairy Tail, Mavis had a girlish heart, Warrod was a king of deadpan humor, and Makarov's father, Yuri, was also a joker.
Among the four who founded the guild, only Precht was a serious person. No wonder he was the only one who ultimately supported Fairy Tail.
Makarov now felt some empathy for his teacher, but his situation was much better than Precht, who single-handedly supported the guild, as there were many reliable people among the guild's younger generation.
Twirling his beard, Makarov's mood had just improved when he heard an explosion from the distant forest. The clash of ice and fire Magic Power startled a large flock of birds.
Makarov's face immediately darkened again. He didn't even need to think to guess what had happened; it must have been Natsu and Gray fighting again.
Those two brats were using magic to cause destruction on Tenrou Island!
This was no longer an ordinary fight.
He must strike hard!
Makarov greatly respected the guild's sacred ground, and he would never allow anyone to cause destruction on this island. He quickly rushed in the direction where the birds had been startled.
It seemed Natsu and Gray were in for a scolding.
A hint of mischief, not easily detected, flashed in Noah's eyes, but he still had important matters to discuss privately with Zeref. Irene had just gone to prepare lunch, leaving only the two of them in the camp.
"Zeref, how much do you know about the origin of the Contradictory Curse?" Noah got straight to the point, telling Zeref that when he was sealing the curse in his body, a certain entity had tried to stop him.
After hearing Noah's words, the gentleness in Zeref's eyes quickly faded, and he said in a very solemn tone, "Noah, have you heard of the legend of the gods?"
Gods?
Noah immediately recalled what he had seen and heard on Caracole Island.
"Gods" and "Demons" from outside the world had engaged in a great war on Earth Land. In that war, the leaders of both sides, the "God Lord" and the "Demon King," both died in battle, and almost all of the gods and demons perished, showing the intensity of the war.
At the end of the war, the Eighteen Demon Fighting Gods, born from the fragments of the "Demon King," left Earth Land and retreated to their old lair, Black Abyss, attempting to accumulate strength and make a comeback.
However, the remaining gods were backstabbed by a fellow who had secretly devoured the Demon King's fragments, and were ultimately slaughtered.
This god, who wielded "Life Divine Power," after absorbing the power of his companions, then transformed the Demon King's fragments. While gaining stronger power, he also acquired an additional divine power: "Death."
From then on, the sole beneficiary of the great war between gods and demons appeared.
He was called—Ankhseram, the God of Life and Death.
"Zeref, could it be that your attempt to revive Natsu attracted Ankhseram's attention?"
"You actually know."
Zeref hadn't expected Noah to know the name of the God of Life and Death. The only people and their factions who knew of the gods' existence had completely disappeared 400 years ago.
That was the magic academy where Zeref once studied, and also the first group of innocent souls to die under the Contradictory Curse.
The complete annihilation of an ancient academy with vast knowledge led to the disappearance of many spells and records, including those concerning "Ankhseram the God."
Zeref felt deeply remorseful and his hatred for Ankhseram grew, yet he couldn't even break the curse Ankhseram had cast.
"The Contradictory Curse, also known as 'Ankhseram's Curse.'"
Hearing Zeref's voice, Noah could finally confirm that the entity that had tried to stop him from sealing the curse was Ankhseram, the God of Life and Death.
It sounded formidable, but Ankhseram was ultimately driven out of Earth Land by the Celestial Spirit King in his "peak form," summoned by the World Will.
Noah stroked his chin. He had first fought with the "Rampaging Demon King Remnant Soul" who had taken over Mira's body, and then engaged in a remote magical confrontation with Ankhseram.
The former couldn't withstand the Current Drive, and the latter couldn't shake the Magnetic Field Power of 250,000 horsepower.
The so-called "gods" and "demons" were nothing more than that.
Although one encounter did not represent the strongest power of gods and demons, Noah was full of confidence in defeating them. This was the self-assurance that the Magnetic Field Power brought him.
From the suffering Zeref endured, it was clear that Ankhseram was a petty fellow. Noah felt he should find time to visit the Celestial Spirit King and inquire about Ankhseram's abilities.
After all, he was a god said to control "life" and "death," so his abilities might be a bit tricky.
As for why not ask the World Will for information… that loli-con, let's just forget about her.
Seeing Noah's indifferent attitude toward the God of Life and Death, Zeref unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. He had genuinely worried that Noah couldn't handle Ankhseram, and then that hateful god would surely torment him even more.
Even after more than 400 years, Zeref still hadn't figured out why Ankhseram targeted him. Was it just because he wanted to revive Natsu?
It should be known that when Zeref first contracted the Contradictory Curse, he was still a child studying at a magic academy. At that time, Zeref didn't even have the ability to complete a specific plan to revive Natsu, let alone conduct further research.
What was the reason that made Ankhseram target a child who only had the empty wish of "resurrecting his younger brother"?
Zeref really couldn't understand.
Noah was even less likely to know.
If he had to explain it, Noah thought it might be that after experiencing the great war of the gods, Ankhseram, who had gathered both divine power and Magic Power, had his mind messed up by these two opposing forces.
"Let's put Ankhseram aside for now."
Noah waved his hand, "Anna, the Fire Dragon King, and I have all talked. Now it's just you, Zeref."
"Let's discuss a new plan to deal with Acnologia…"