The three walked side by side through a long, dark passage.
Reaching the end of the passage, the Guild Master stopped, took a deep breath, and then extended his hands, slowly pushing open the heavy iron door.
With a creak, the door slowly opened, revealing a relatively spacious but somewhat desolate room before the three.
The First Master, Mavis, gazed at the door, which was intricately carved with numerous magical symbols, and a slight smile of relief appeared on her lips: "It seems the protective measures here are quite excellent, Makarov, you've truly put in a lot of effort!"
Hearing Mavis's praise, Makarov scratched his head a bit awkwardly, a hint of emotion showing on his face.
He turned his head, looking solemnly at the door, while raising a hand and making strange, crisscrossing gestures in the air.
Accompanying his movements, a huge golden magic circle quietly appeared in front of the door.
Suddenly, a loud bang echoed, and the door burst open, a dazzling light surging out like a tide, instantly enveloping the three.
Although Zorn had witnessed similar scenes in the anime, he was still incredibly shocked when he experienced it firsthand.
"This is the highest secret our Guild has guarded until now—Lumen Histoire." Makarov's voice was low and serious, as if carrying a heavy sense of mission.
Zorn gazed at Mavis in the crystal, and the image of Zeref's madness after obtaining Fairy Heart couldn't help but surface in his mind, causing a hint of worry to well up within him, and his brows furrowed slightly.
Just then, the First Master seemed to sense Zorn's inner confusion; she slowly floated in front of Zorn and gently began to explain…
"This is the true essence of Fairy Tail, and also the ultimate secret deeply hidden within the Guild… Only the successive Guild Masters can know of it."
"In the past, when Precht revealed this to me, I was as stunned as you are now, beyond words." The Guild Master knew Zorn's feelings at this moment, because he too was speechless when he first witnessed it.
However, this matter is a secret and magic that every Fairy Tail Guild Master must know and protect to the end, so he said to Zorn with a solemn expression and a low voice:
"So, Zorn!!"
"You are the next Guild Master chosen by both me and the First Master!"
"And the Fourth Fairy Tail Guild Master!" The Third Guild Master, Makarov, finally declared with conviction, a smile in his eyes.
"The waves behind push the waves ahead, very good, Fourth Generation!" Mavis stood to the side, a joyful smile on her face.
She was very satisfied with this outcome, because each generation could surpass the previous one and become stronger; nothing was more gratifying than seeing such progress.
"Yes!" Zorn's reply was forceful, his voice loud and firm.
At this moment, he had made an incredibly important decision deep within his heart: no matter how great the difficulties and dangers, even if it cost him his life, he would swear to defend the Fairy Tail Guild to the death and protect Everyone's warm, sun-like smiles.
...
"What's wrong, Natsu?" Lucy asked, propping her head with one hand on the table, her face full of confusion.
She noticed that Natsu had been acting strangely for the past few days since he returned.
He often spaced out alone, staring blankly at the sky, sometimes not even responding when she called him a few times.
Not only that, he even became too lazy to do Guild quests.
What was even stranger was that Wendy and Gajeel were also like Natsu, as if they had all fallen into some kind of contemplation.
Lucy couldn't help but feel worried; she turned to look at Wendy and Gajeel, who were sitting nearby with equally unusual expressions, and softly asked, "What's wrong with you two? Everyone seems to be acting strange…"
Wendy was stunned by Lucy's question.
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