Jellal slowly opened his eyes, his gaze ice-cold.
Judging by the signature magic of the mysterious stranger who had suddenly appeared and rescued Ultear from him, Jellal had a suspicion. He hurriedly sent people to investigate Galuna Island in detail.
The conclusion he drew from their findings seemed utterly inconceivable, but combined with his earlier suspicions, he had no choice but to believe it.
Those scattered clues were also enough to explain why Ultear had betrayed him. Someone who knew all his secrets now stood against him.
At the same time, Jellal learned that the man he considered a thorn in his side already knew everything about him.
Although his cover at the Magic Council remained intact, he was running out of time.
Long ago, that man in Fairy Tail had somehow tracked down information about the Tower of Heaven. Jellal even had a feeling that Blanc had known about the connection between Siegrain and Jellal all along.
Blanc's interference had nearly ruined his once-steady plan to use Etherion to activate the Tower of Heaven.
To eliminate this threat, he had taken the risk of provoking a war between Phantom Lord and Fairy Tail. Although Phantom Lord's chances of winning were close to zero, he had thought they could at least probe the depths of that man's abilities.
But he had never expected...
Jellal's eyes grew grave, his fists clenched tight.
Jose, that useless fool, had exhausted every trick he had and still failed to reveal the limits of Blanc's strength.
Through a little trick he had planted on Jose, he had recorded the entire battle from afar.
When Jellal first witnessed Blanc's terrifying strength, he trembled all over, his palms slick with cold sweat. Even at full power, he would struggle to match such overwhelming strength.
Yet after considering