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Disappear?
The dragons would disappear?
Igneel, Grandine, Metalicana, Weisslogia, and Skiadrum would all disappear?
What kind of joke was that?
"Grandine..." Wendy said, her voice trembling involuntarily.
"Is that true?"
Natsu, Gajeel, Sting, Rogue, and the others likewise stared fixedly at the dragons who had raised them, trying to find even the slightest trace that they were joking.
Unfortunately, they were destined to be disappointed.
"That human was right. We really are about to disappear," Weisslogia said calmly.
"No, more accurately, we should have disappeared four hundred years ago."
"Four hundred years ago, Acnoella used Dragon Slayer Magic to extract our souls," Skiadrum said with a tranquil expression.
"That was why we could only seal all our remaining power inside your bodies, using this method to prolong our lives."
"Of course, the purpose of doing so was not merely to prolong our lives. It was also to prevent you from turning into dragons like Acnoella after using Dragon Slayer Magic. To that end, we had to create antibodies to stop your dragonification. Once that was done, only one final purpose remained." Metalicana looked toward Acnoella's corpse as he spoke.
"That was to defeat Acnoella."
"Back on Tenrou Island, we had originally decided to emerge from within your bodies, but unfortunately, we did not make it in time." Grandine's voice remained as gentle as ever.
"Fortunately, all of you were safe."
"After that, we kept waiting for an opportunity to defeat Acnoella, until now." Igneel turned his gaze toward Noah.
"However, it seems