Invite Ul

"Are you Makarov, one of the Ten Wizard Saints?"

Ul looked Makarov up and down. Only when she saw the glittering silver medal on the chest of his clown outfit, representing his identity as one of the Ten Great Wizard Saints, did she confirm who he was...

Ul had long heard of Makarov, one of the Ten Wizard Saints.

"Hello!"

Makarov looked Ul over, then revealed a kindly smile.

"What a promising talent! What if I could bring all three of them into the guild?"

Makarov's gaze kept shifting between Ul, Gray, and Lyon as he pondered inwardly.

"Ul, is this grandpa famous?"

Seeing the respectful look on Ul's face, Gray and Lyon asked curiously.

"Yes! This grandpa is a very powerful wizard."

Ul nodded, gently stroking Lyon and Gray's heads as she answered.

"A very powerful wizard? More powerful than Ul?"

Lyon froze for a moment and asked in confusion.

Although Deliora had ultimately been defeated by Ywen, in Lyon's eyes, as long as she could use that spell, Ul would certainly have been able to defeat Deliora as well. Unfortunately, Lyon did not know what price had to be paid to successfully cast the magic he had secretly learned from Ul's study—Iced Shell.

But that did not change the fact that, in Lyon's eyes, Ul was the strongest wizard! It was a disciple's admiration for his master, a child's admiration for a parent.

"Senior Makarov is a wizard countless times stronger than I am! He is one of the ten strongest wizards on this continent, chosen by the Magic Council as one of the Ten Great Wizard Saints!"

Hearing Lyon's question, Ul gently stroked his head and smiled.

"More, more powerful than Ul?!"

Gray and Lyon stared at Makarov in utter shock.

"Hehe, a wizard's strength is not determined solely by magical power. What matters more is conviction! Your master, Ul, is an exceptionally outstanding wizard, in no way inferior to me!"

Makarov looked at Gray and Lyon with a chuckle. He had long since stopped caring about empty titles like strength and rank.

Such magnanimity... no wonder he is one of the Ten Great Wizard Saints...

Ul looked at Makarov, who seemed like nothing more than a kind old man, and thought to herself.

This continent was far too vast. There were countless wizards stronger than her, while the town where Lyon and Gray lived was far too small, and the sky they could see was far too narrow!

If they continued staying here, it might affect Gray and Lyon's growth. Perhaps...

After thinking for a while, Ul made her decision. She looked at Makarov and pleaded, "Senior Makarov! Could you take these two children with you? They are both excellent children. If they keep staying here, it will only delay their growth! Only by going somewhere stronger, going west, can they find a place suited for them!"

"Is that all right?!"

Makarov was slightly stunned after hearing Ul's words.

"Please!"

Ul leaned forward slightly as she pleaded with Makarov.

"In that case..."

Makarov nodded with a deliberately solemn expression, though inwardly he was overjoyed. He had gained two more promising talents—this was wonderful news for him!

"We don't want to leave Ul!"

Gray, who had only just realized his true feelings and come to regard Ul as family, kept shaking his head, clearly unwilling to leave her.

"Silly children, haven't you always asked me why I haven't continued teaching you new magic?"

"The truth is, I no longer have any magic left to teach you..."

"The sky here is too small. You need a bigger sky, a broader stage!"

"Only by leaving with Senior Makarov can you learn stronger magic and become wizards who surpass me!"

Ul looked at the young Gray, and warmth appeared in her once-wounded, frozen heart.

"..."

Lyon fell silent after hearing Ul's words. In truth, he had begun learning magic under Ul earlier than Gray had, and he had also asked Ul sooner why she would not teach him new magic. If not for that, he would never have entered Ul's study on his own to search for magic to learn.

"If you don't want to be separated, then why not come together? Go to Fairy Tail!"

Ywen looked at Ul and Gray, who appeared as close as mother and son, and asked.

"As for me! I no longer intend to keep fighting as a wizard. My reason for fighting has already..."

After hearing Ywen's words, Ul gently stroked Gray's head in her arms, her expression filled with sorrow.

"You still have reasons to keep fighting, don't you?"

"Whether it's Gray or Lyon, they are both reasons for you to continue fighting, aren't they?"

"Otherwise, you wouldn't have risked your life to fight something as dangerous as Deliora, would you?"

Ywen directly interrupted Ul. He looked seriously at her, at Gray in her arms, and at the thoughtful Lyon, speaking to all three of them.

"..."

Ul's body trembled after hearing Ywen's words. Looking at Gray and Lyon, who had already come to see her as family, and recalling every moment she had shared with them, a trace of reluctance suddenly rose in her heart. She had already lost her daughter—was she going to keep losing people now? The question echoed in Ul's mind. At last, she seemed to make a decision. She pulled Gray tightly into her arms as tears flowed from her eyes.

"Yes! I have a reason to keep fighting again..."

Ul's voice trembled. She held Gray tightly as she sobbed, looking at Gray in her arms and Lyon beside her as she spoke.

"What a pair of stubborn master and disciple."

Ywen sighed as he watched Ul finally confront her feelings. Sure enough, Ul and Gray really were alike.

Was this what they meant by like family finding one another?

"Kid, you're pretty good at talking people around!"

Makarov glanced at Ul, who had faced her true feelings, then pulled Ywen aside and spoke in a low voice.

"What do you mean, talking people around? I simply understand Ul's feelings."

Ywen sighed. In truth, he too had been working tirelessly for the reasons he fought—Aileen, Erza, and Fairy Tail.

In fact, Ywen had always felt a sense of urgency. Unless something unexpected happened, even if the Zeref Empire did not clash with Fairy Tail in the future, he would still face Black Dragon Acnologia. Whether it was Natsu and the others who would join the guild in the future, or Aileen, they were all targets Acnologia would seek to hunt...

Ywen did not know whether the butterfly effect caused by his appearance would bring that hunt forward. That was why he needed to keep growing stronger, until he possessed enough power to protect everything he wanted to protect.

"So, have you made up your minds? Now that you have found a reason to keep fighting, do you want to come to Fairy Tail?"

Ywen walked over to Ul and asked.

"Yes! I've made up my mind..."

"Now that I have found a reason to keep fighting! Even if it is for these two, I must pull myself together. In that case, this unqualified mother and master will set a proper example for her children! Let's join Fairy Tail together and work hard to become stronger together!"

Ul revealed a refreshing smile as she spoke. She seemed to have returned to being the free and powerful Ice-Make wizard she once was!

Ice-Make Magic was magic of freedom. Once one's heart was locked away, one would cease to advance! And now, Ul had successfully cast off the chains binding her...

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