"Yes, I can prove that Zeref cannot be killed!"
Mavis raised her hand again.
Jellal looked at the little girl Mavis, narrowed his eyes, and revealed an angry expression.
"You're playing me!"
He simply did not believe that Fairy Tail's First Guild Master was still alive, much less that this little girl with not a trace of magic power was the First Guild Master.
So he thought they were just trying to deceive him.
What he did not know was that everything Jerry had said was true. The reason he could not sense the immense magic power within Mavis was because Jerry had cast a Super Shielding Charm on her.
"If you don't believe us, forget it. In any case, we won't be playing your Paradise Game. I think we should leave first and come back to collect your bodies after the Magic Council's Etherion has blasted this place into rubble."
Jerry waved his hand, and he really did lead all the mages back aboard the large wooden ship, preparing to move away from the area first.
"What do we do now? Attack them?"
Ikaruga slowly drew the katana at her waist, assuming a stance ready to attack.
But Jellal raised a hand to stop her.
"No. With Jerry there, if they are determined to leave, we can't stop them. We have to find a way to make them stay and fight willingly. We need to seize an opportunity to kill Jerry directly, or snatch Erza away for the sacrifice while he is occupied."
"To tell you the truth, the Magic Council's Etherion cannot destroy the Tower of Heaven. It will only provide the Tower of Heaven with the magic power needed to revive Zeref. Deliberately exposing the Tower of Heaven to the Magic Council was all part of my