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Watching Noah leave without the slightest hesitation, leaving only his back to him, the light in Zeref's eyes flickered as he fell into a daze.
"Making amends for the sins left behind in the past...?"
Thinking carefully about it, Zeref realized that he truly had left behind countless things that needed to be atoned for.
Over the span of four hundred years, many of the forbidden spells Zeref had developed had brought severe consequences to this world.
For example, the incident at the Tower of Paradise had been a tragedy caused by the forbidden magic Zeref left behind.
In truth, there had been far more incidents like that than just one.
Even Noah did not know.
The spacetime gate known as Eclipse had also been created by Zeref.
In other words, even if Zeref could not be called the chief culprit behind the appearance of ten thousand dragons, he was still inseparably connected to it.
Future Rogue's arrival.
The kingdom's princess being used.
The planning of the Grand Magic Games.
All of these had been indirectly caused by Zeref.
And beyond that, Zeref had also created quite a few demons.
Even now, those demons were likely still active in every corner of this world.
"Should I use the rest of my life to atone?" Zeref smiled bitterly.
Yet beneath that smile was a faint sense of release and salvation.
"Fine. After struggling meaninglessly for four hundred years, perhaps living a somewhat meaningful life would not be so bad..."
Without God's Curse, Zeref's lifespan would become limited.
How to erase the