"Good." Achill nodded slightly. From Natsu's expression, he could tell that Natsu was utterly serious and determined!
Since he had decided to put his search for Zeref on hold and eliminate the immediate threat of Grimoire Heart first, Achill naturally had to go from battlefield to battlefield to help! Fortunately, just as he had said, Natsu's battlefield was the closest one to him!
Although it was only the closest in relative terms, and was actually still quite some distance away, he could easily pinpoint their location from the fluctuations of the powerful magic radiating through the air as they fought, even if they were outside his sensory range and he could not clearly perceive the details of their battle.
Once he had their location, his flying speed allowed him to arrive in the blink of an eye. After all, the straight-line distance from his previous position only barely exceeded the range of his full perception.
Although he had only just arrived, the situation was clear at a glance. A few words exchanged during their fight were enough for someone of his intelligence to work out that Natsu was in serious trouble: his opponent's magic was the natural enemy of his own!
Originally, he had planned to finish the fight quickly and hurry to the next battlefield. But he changed his mind at the last moment, suddenly recalling a famous saying from his previous life: give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; teach him to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. It came to mind because he knew things could not continue like this. Becoming Fairy Tail's full-time babysitter was the least of his concerns. More importantly, he could not possibly come to their rescue in time whenever Fairy Tail faced danger! As had