"Jellal had previously forbidden Erza from approaching this island and prohibited you from leaving as well, all to keep the information sealed away.
But this time, he had you capture Erza and me alive. That means construction of the Tower of Heaven has now been completed, right?
To use the R System to revive Zeref, the progenitor of black magic, requires an enormous amount of magic power and Magic Crystals as a conversion medium.
It seems Erza and I are the sacrifices Jellal selected."
Clap clap clap clap clap—!
As soon as Seiya finished speaking, Jellal appeared at the top of the Tower of Heaven and slowly descended.
Besides himself, the Three Ravens of the Skull Society's special guerrilla unit stood beside him.
"Seiya, after all these years, you're still the sharpest one among them.
Still, I never expected the inconspicuous you from back then to grow to this extent."
Like the others, Jellal had been captured as labor at the Tower of Heaven. He possessed a strong sense of justice and exceptional leadership abilities.
Erza, meanwhile, had excellent natural talent. When Grandpa Rob first met her, he had already declared that she would become an outstanding wizard in the future.
As for Seiya, to be honest, he had not been particularly noticeable back then. If there was anything remarkable about him, it was that he possessed a maturity far beyond his age, so he had always served as the "strategist" among his companions.
"Jellal, you bastard! You've been deceiving us all this time!"
Upon seeing Jellal, Hugh and Millianna finally understood that they had been fooled for years. Without a second thought, they launched their magic at him.
However, Hugh's Card Magic and Millianna's Binding Magic were intercepted by the Three Ravens beside Jellal before they could reach him.