After Ur fully recovered, Ultear also broke into a smile, and the mother and daughter embraced each other. At this moment, all barriers vanished, and the mother and daughter were finally reunited.
"I'm sorry, Mama..."
Looking at her mother, Ultear's heart was filled with worry and guilt. She began to realize how hurtful her coldness and neglect toward her mother had been.
Hearing Ultear call her 'Mama,' Ur's eyes instantly reddened. "It was my fault. Back then..."
Ultear hurriedly said, "You don't need to say any of that. I don't want to hear it."
She was afraid of hearing an answer that would break her heart. Let the past experiences remain in the past.
Only through loss does one learn to cherish; she didn't want to lose her mother again.
Acnologia said with a smile, "You might as well listen. If your mother was willing to die for you, do you really think she was heartless enough to abandon you back then?"
Ultear was slightly startled. It was true; she could already see that her mother loved her deeply. How could she have abandoned her?
There were indeed many things that didn't add up. Could it be that she had misunderstood?
Seeing her daughter's confusion, Ur began to recount the past. When Ultear was young, her magic power was so immense that her body couldn't handle it, resulting in a persistent high fever.
Afterward, she sent Ultear to the Magic Development Bureau for treatment. To her surprise, the Bureau failed to cure her and even claimed that Ultear had died from the illness, leaving Ur in grief for a long time... Later, she met Gray and Lyon... Ur apologized in a low voice: "I'm sorry, daughter!"
That so-called Magic Development Bureau was a very authoritative institution at the time. No matter how hard she thought, she never imagined they were performing human experiments under the guise of saving lives.
However, it was indeed her own hand that had sent her daughter into that den of monsters.
"Mama!"
Ultear hugged Ur tightly, her heart both angry and happy. It turned out her mother truly had never abandoned her.
It was all because of that bastard Brain's deception that she and her mother were nearly separated by death, only being able to recognize each other now.
If that dog hadn't already been killed by the members of Fairy Tail, she would have personally smashed his head in!
Acnologia added for Ultear, saying, "In fact, Ultear learned the Arc of Time and sought to resurrect Zeref just to return to the past before you supposedly abandoned her, to change the outcome for you two."
Ultear was suddenly shocked: "How did you know?"
She had never told anyone about this, not even Master Hades. How could Acnologia know?
She suddenly said, "Did you attack me on purpose just now?"
Ur also realized it. Acnologia could clearly have saved her from the start, so why did he act as if he were powerless?
Could it be that everything he did was just to make the mother and daughter reconcile?
Acnologia laughed: "Not too stupid, then. Seeing your silent and awkward behavior earlier made me anxious for you, so I kindly gave you a little push."
He waved his hand: "No need to thank me!"
Following the principle of doing good without seeking reward, he didn't wait for them to say anything before his figure flickered and vanished.
He disliked troublesome gratitude the most; doing this was entirely to make up for the regrets he felt while watching the anime back then.
Ur and Ultear looked at each other, both showing a sense of relief.
Ur smiled and said, "Actually, he really is a very kind person. He was the one who saved me while I was frozen, allowing me the luck to live until now, and now he has helped us reconcile."
"If there's a chance, I must definitely thank him properly!"
Ultear nodded seriously. If it weren't for Acnologia, she didn't know how long it would have taken to reunite with her mother, and she might have committed many more mistakes in the meantime.
Fortunately, it wasn't too late.
Ur took Ultear's hand and said, "Come back to Fairy Tail with me now. Don't go back to that Dark Guild anymore."
Hearing this, Ultear hesitated slightly: "I need to return to Grimoire Heart for the time being. There is a partner there I can't leave behind. I want to try and bring her over to the side of the righteous guilds."
The one she couldn't abandon most was Meredy... Thinking of Meredy, her heart swelled with remorse and self-reproach. Back then, she was the one Hades sent to slaughter Meredy's town. Although she didn't do it personally, as the leader, she bore an inescapable responsibility.
So no matter what, she had to protect Meredy and take her away from Grimoire Heart.
Ur nodded; being able to think of one's companions was a good thing.
She said with a smile, "You already have the power of a Wizard Saint and your own plans; I won't interfere with you. I will go to Fairy Tail—it's a very warm guild. You can come find me there later."
Ultear reached out and hugged Ur tightly, her face full of reluctance: "Mama, I'll come find you very soon."
"Mhm!"
...Three days passed in a flash.
Acnologia had long since returned to the guild at lightning speed, only to be met with interrogations from his daughter and wife. Having no news for so long had worried them to death.
However, Acnologia had anticipated this, and after a series of explanations, he finally managed to smooth things over.
However, after Gray heard about it, he ran over to ask for news about Ur and Ultear.
Acnologia sat at the front desk, poured a glass of juice, and drank it in one gulp: "I left as soon as Ur and Ultear reconciled. As for where they went specifically, how should I know?"
Gray asked in confusion, "Don't they plan to come back?"
Hearing that Ultear was a member of a Dark Guild, he couldn't help but worry. Would Ur and Ultear go to that Grimoire Heart guild?
Acnologia shrugged: "Gray, you've already asked three times. I'm not omniscient."
Gray opened his mouth and said helplessly, "Alright then."
Strangely enough, he always had a feeling that Acnologia knew everything, and that all problems could find an answer or a solution with him.
Mirajane refilled his juice, her fair arms propped on the table as she asked curiously, "You said the Arc of Time magic can rewind time for the entire world—is that true?"
"There must be some kind of restriction, right?"
Lucy, who was nearby, also found it incredible. Magic involving time, especially rewinding it, was practically a god-like ability.
Seeing everyone crowding around curiously, Acnologia explained simply: "The Arc of Time cannot be used on living beings, but a massive-scale time reversal can. However, that kind of magic consumes an immense amount of magic power. Once the magic power is exhausted, it has to be supplemented with life force."
"Based on Ultear's situation, with her Wizard Saint-level magic power, consuming all her magic and life force would probably only rewind the world's time by one minute."
If there were no restrictions, it would be a literal regret pill—crossing into the past to make up for life's regrets, changing all the wrong choices, or even killing an enemy while they were still weak.
One of the Spriggan 12 of the Alvarez Empire, Dimaria Yesta, is said to be a descendant of Chronos, the God of Time, and her ability is to stop time.
If that so-called God of Time truly existed and could freely traverse the past and future, even Acnologia would find it troublesome or even impossible to contend with.
Erza nodded: "That makes sense. If there were truly no restrictions, such an ability would be invincible."
Lucy said enviously, "That's still super powerful magic. It feels even stronger than my Celestial Spirits."
Acnologia looked at her with disdain: "What do you mean'stronger than your Celestial Spirits'? It's purely because you're too weak. The Gemini, Gemini, can copy anyone you've encountered whose magic power is less than yours, even copying their abilities and thoughts. Do you know how broken that ability is?"
"If your magic power were strong enough, you could even copy dragons, Irene, or even me. In other words, with enough magic power, you could use anyone's magic in the world."
"And then there's Horologium, who can protect you in moments of absolute danger. That's practically a second life."
"Those Celestial Spirits are all very strong; it's just that you are dragging their potential down."
Mirajane was incredibly surprised: "That's possible? Is Celestial Spirit Magic really that strong?"
"Doesn't that make Lucy invincible?"
Erza was shocked. If Lucy could copy her mother and then use Enchantment Magic to boost her own magic power, who could possibly beat her?
Natsu said excitedly, "Then can't Lucy copy me? She could even use my Dragon Slaying Magic?"
Everyone was extremely envious. They hadn't felt that Celestial Spirit Magic was particularly powerful on Lucy before, but now that Acnologia had explained it, it seemed invincible.
"Doesn't that mean as long as I increase my magic power, I just need Gemini to copy powerful Mages?"
Lucy's eyes were also glowing as she listened. She hadn't realized that not only was she not the weakest, but she was actually the strongest. Why hadn't she thought of this before?
Acnologia couldn't help but look at Lucy like she was an idiot. He hadn't noticed she was this dim-witted before; he used to think Lucy was the Brains of Fairy Tail.
Seeing his expression, Lucy said angrily, "Why are you looking at me like that? Am I wrong?"
The others were also quite puzzled. Lucy was right; she just needed to increase her magic power and come into contact with more powerful Mages.
Acnologia was speechless: "How slow can you guys be? When facing a strong enemy, everyone can just transfer their magic power to Lucy, boosting her magic power to the extreme. What kind of powerhouse couldn't she copy then?"
"If you wait to increase your magic power bit by bit, how long will that take?"
Everyone had a sudden realization: "So it can be done like that!"
Doesn't that mean as long as everyone learns a method for Magic Transfer, Lucy would be invincible in a team battle?
"Lucy?"
"That's too powerful!"
"So Lucy was hiding her depth all along. She's the strongest one in our guild!"
Meeting everyone's shocked gazes, Lucy couldn't help but puff out her chest, her smile so wide she couldn't close her mouth. It turns out I'm the true girl of destiny!
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