The breathing behind the mask abruptly stopped.
Blanc stepped closer, his voice clearly audible in the empty space:
"I'm pretty curious. Lyon and the others want to defeat Deliora for revenge. What about you?"
"As Ur's daughter, why did you come here under a false identity and try to revive Deliora?"
"Council Member-Ultear!"
Ultear's pupils contracted sharply, her heart pounding. She had no idea how her identity had been exposed.
Silence fell the moment he spoke. Everyone nearby turned to stare fixedly at Ultear.
The fight a short distance away had already ended. Both combatants had calmed down and reached a tenuous reconciliation.
Gray had been looking sorrowfully at his fellow student.
Lyon lay on the ground, sobbing and pounding the floor, mumbling, "Will I never surpass Ur now...?"
Blanc's words struck them like lightning. They whipped their heads around, identical expressions of shock on their faces.
"Ur's... daughter?"
After freezing for a long while, Ultear finally suppressed her shock. With her identity completely exposed, she knew there was no point in keeping up the disguise. A ripple of magic passed over her, dispelling the spell.
She returned to the form of a stunning black-haired woman, tall and voluptuous.
She had straight bangs and wore a sexy white outfit, with a bright yellow sash tied around her waist. Every movement exuded mature charm.
"Ah, she transformed! Is she really a Council Member? Doesn't that mean we're in serious trouble for holding her prisoner?!" Lucy looked utterly bewildered, her thoughts in complete disarray. "Wait, Blanc, how did you know who she was?"
"This woman is Gray's master's daughter?" Natsu scratched his head in confusion.
Ultear forcibly suppressed her shock and managed a false smile:
"Forest Blanc of Fairy Tail. You certainly live up to your reputation."
"I'd like to know the