Beginning of Time

"Everyone has something they hold dear," Bolunte said. "That's what my wife told me. Perhaps what I hold dear is eliminating the darkness I can see. After all, darkness corrupted my father, killed my mother, and my grandparents."

"I don't deny cooperating with the Dark Guild, but sometimes enemies can become friends, and then you can eliminate them without hesitation once they've lost their value. It's just a pity that guy escaped too quickly; I only managed to kill two of his vice-guild leaders."

Bolunte looked down at the boy and said calmly, "I forgot to tell you, my wife's Menair..."

Chiba slowly opened his eyes wide, a look of disbelief on his face.

"Menair... Menair... she's your wife? But why did you pursue Tianna afterward?" Chiba said, his eyes bloodshot.

"Tianna was merely a tool for my cultivation, though I never actually possessed her. Seele was the same; my magic requires... young girls..." Bolunte continued, "But I'm not sure if I ever loved Menair. That girl was as meticulous as a machine, her life revolving solely around cultivation and researching magic. Perhaps, it was only after having my two daughters that I sensed some... humanity in her..."

"A tool for cultivation? Then is everyone around you a tool?" Chiba asked.

"Not bad." After a moment's thought, Bolunte.

"It's not much different from what I expected..." Chiba actually laughed.

"Now that we've finished talking, it's time to get going..." Bolunte placed his palm above his head, creating a magic circle.

"How much do you know about my eyes?" Chiba suddenly asked.

Bolunte frowned, but still answered him, "Not much, but I know the condition for summoning that giant of yours is your eyes, and that your eyes will change."

In fact, he didn't say everything. He couldn't sense anything when the giant was in its white state; he could only clearly sense things when it was in its black state.

"The power of your eyes is equally peculiar, no less so than the power within you. If the latter is the power of clear vision, the former is the power of latent potential."

"But... all of this will belong to me..."

"Aren't you curious why I came all this way, all alone, even though I knew you were trying to seduce me?" Chiba added.

Bolunte's brows furrowed, and his breathing became labored. "What do you mean?"

"What I mean is... if I'm not confident I can rescue Seele, how could I possibly come to rescue her alone?" Chiba grinned.

Bolunte's pupils contracted sharply.

Just as he was about to turn and flee, he clearly saw that Chiba's dark eyes turned scarlet, and three black Tomoe spun around, eventually forming a peculiar pattern.

Chiba's tattered skin and clothes slowly healed, his disheveled hair returned to its original state, and even his black cloak was restored. He slowly stood up, just as he had when he arrived.

The ability of the other Mangekyō Sharingan.

In the Beginning of Time!

This is a skill that can only be used once a day. Before using it, set a time point, and after a certain period of time, use it. Your status will then change to the state set at the time point!

This ability is similar to Ultear's Time Reversal, except that the latter has a one-month cooldown, while this one is not a cooldown but is refreshed and used at midnight.

As long as you're not instantly killed, you can recover to full health as long as you retain some eye power during the battle!

This is why he dared to come to the Bolunte residence alone!

"Whoosh!"

Bolunte's body shot out rapidly, sprinting away into the distance.

"You think you can escape?"

Chiba chuckled softly, then clasped his hands together.

"Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!"

The trees burst from the ground and rushed toward Bolunte with incredible speed, binding him and grabbing him.

A forced smile appeared on the latter's face, "I didn't expect you to have such a tactic; it was indeed my miscalculation."

Chiba said expressionlessly, "No one knows about this ability. I didn't even tell Mira and Feiyin. I know many people are investigating me, so I didn't tell anyone about this trick. It was all to create this situation."

"Was it prepared especially for me?"

"You overestimate yourself a bit," Chiba said calmly. "I just didn't expect you to be hiding your true strength."

"Hehe... Are you going to kill me?" Bolunte wasn't afraid at all and actually chuckled.

"Otherwise?" Chiba retorted.

"Killing me would be tantamount to killing the commander of the Magic Custody Force of the Magic Council. Although those old guys dislike me, they can't find anyone to replace me for the time being. Killing me would cause them a lot of trouble, and your guild might very well disband because of me."

"That's my business, no need for you to worry about it. Besides, you don't need to lie to me. Even if I kill this body, you won't die. I don't believe someone like you has no way out," Chiba said calmly.

Bolunte smiled.

"You're quite clever, lad. Indeed, I won't die completely. However, the death of this body would still have a significant impact on me. Bolunte, as the head of the Magic Council, might very well be dead." Bolunte smiled knowingly.

"No, you won't live much longer," Chiba suddenly said. "Because of fate."

"Heh... Did Weir tell you that word?" Bolunte gave a mocking smile. "She told me she was going to die, and before she died, she asked me to take care of Ailiya. Ridiculous... The full power of the Demon God Halphas is no less than mine, how could she not be able to protect herself?"

Chiba remained silent for a moment, then said, "This sounds more like a negotiation than a father and daughter who haven't seen each other for many years."

I do not acknowledge a daughter with demonic blood.

"Those sisters are really like... abandoned by the world..." Chiba inexplicably felt a sense of sadness for the girl with the eccentric mind.

"I've seen the scenes from world 784. The Demon God Halphas became one of the Demon Souls Mira Take Over. The Magic Council didn't have a president, and the Magic Custody Force only had captains. Bolunte never appeared, even when the dragons attacked the Kingdom of Fiore, the Tartaros destroyed the Magic Council, Zeref led his army to attack Ishgar..."

Chiba looked at the bound Bolunte with pity, his gaze seemingly piercing straight to the heart.

"In other words, it's highly likely that you died before that, perhaps in 783, perhaps in 782. Given your personality, you wouldn't have chosen to live in seclusion in the mountains; you would have only become more restless. It's highly likely... that you no longer existed at that time, or that you lost your magic and became an ordinary person."

Bolunte's expression began to contort, and he roared, "You're talking nonsense! I can't die! I have Soul Swap!"

"No one is immortal. Even the immortal Zeref will perish, let alone you?"