"You're putting me in a very difficult position." At some point, Xi Feng had appeared in front of Ur, blocking her path as he spoke calmly.
"What are you doing?! Get out of my way!" Ur hurriedly shouted at Xi Feng as he appeared before her.
"You must have felt it, right? There's a strange connection between us. Surely you've been wondering about it."
"Well..."
Ur froze at Xi Feng's words. She had indeed been wondering about that. After being resurrected, she had felt an inexplicable connection to the man before her.
"You know that resurrection goes against the natural laws of life, so there's a price to pay." Xi Feng walked up to Ur and tilted her chin up as he spoke calmly.
"And that price is that we share our lives. In other words, our lives are linked. If you die, I die too."
As for whether he really would die, Xi Feng did not know. All he knew was that their lives were indeed shared and bound together. He had realized it when he projected the Cup of the Underworld. In his understanding, when the cup resurrected someone, it should have used itself as a vessel and its original power to bring them back. Perhaps because the cup Xi Feng had projected was not a real physical object, it had instead used him as a medium, his body as the vessel, and his magic power and life force as the energy to resurrect Ur.
"Then... what should we do?"
Xi Feng's words left Ur at a loss, but then she understood. After all, if resurrection magic came without a price, would that not defy the heavens? Still, she found this price difficult to accept, because it meant the two of them would be bound together forever.
"Just stay put for now. Leave Deliora to me." Xi Feng smiled and spoke with complete ease.
"Stop joking! This is Deliora!" Seeing Xi Feng's confidence, Ur assumed he had never even heard of Deliora. Given how young he looked, she did not believe he could possibly be that powerful, either.
"Just watch."
Xi Feng looked at Deliora with absolute confidence. Unless something unexpected had happened, Iced Shell should have slowly stripped Deliora of his life over the past ten years. Even if he was not dead yet, Xi Feng was confident he could kill him.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, Deliora raised his hand high and swung it down at Xi Feng. Ur could not help shouting, "Get out of the way!"
But in the next instant, Ur froze. Deliora's entire body began trembling, occasional cracking sounds coming from within him. Then fine cracks spread across his body, until he finally shattered.
With a crash, Deliora broke apart like rubble, chunks falling from the air.
"What?! What happened?" Ur had never imagined Deliora would suddenly crumble into rubble, though she felt a weight lift from her heart.
"Deliora... is dead."
"The Iced Shell you used back then slowly stripped him of his life over these past ten years." Xi Feng walked over to Ur and explained quietly as he looked at her.
"So it's over?" Ur sighed, then said to Xi Feng, "Um... can the connection between us be broken? Being alive again and knowing Tia isn't dead is already enough for me, even if there may be some misunderstandings between us."
"Do you think that's possible?" Xi Feng shrugged as he looked at Ur. Though his coat covered most of her figure, it did not conceal everything. He had to admit, she did not look like someone who had given birth at all.
Shaking his head, Xi Feng continued, "Since you're alive again, make the most of it. Besides, if you die, I'll die too."
"Well... all right." Ur nodded, tacitly accepting his words, then asked, "Where are we? Why are you and Tia here?"
"This is Galuna Island. We came here on a mission..." Xi Feng then began explaining how everything had happened.
"You're saying Deliora was brought here because of Lyon?!"
After learning that her own pupil was responsible, Ur was shocked and furious. "That idiot Lyon! What was he thinking?!"
"You should go take a look. Gray and Lyon are probably fighting right now."
"Right." Ur nodded and turned to find Gray and Lyon.
"Wait..." But just as Ur took a few steps, Xi Feng suddenly stopped her.
"Hm?" Ur looked at him in confusion.
"Are you really going to see them dressed like that?"
Only after hearing Xi Feng's words did Ur remember that she was wearing nothing but a coat. Although it covered the important parts, it still offered fleeting glimpses of bare skin. More importantly, she had nothing on underneath.
"Ah! Don't look!" Ur cried out, clutching the coat as she crouched down.
"All right. Wait here while I find you some clothes." Xi Feng touched his cup, then took out a golden key and swept it through the air.
"Open, Gate of Virgo. Virgo."
A flash of golden light shone, and a cute girl appeared before Xi Feng. She had cherry-blossom-colored hair, blue eyes, chain bracelets on both wrists, and a maid's outfit.
"Master Xi Feng, are you finally going to discipline me? I'm ready." The moment Virgo appeared, she said something that nearly made Xi Feng choke, all with a perfectly serious expression.
"Ahem, ahem!" Xi Feng hurriedly coughed to stop Virgo. He glanced at Ur, and after seeing that she was not paying attention to him, he said, "Virgo, let's put the discipline aside for now. Can you find some clothes for Ur?"
"..." After hearing Xi Feng's request, Virgo looked at Ur, then nodded. "Of course, Master."
Chapter 46: The End (Please send flowers and add to favorites)
With Virgo's help, Ur changed into clothes from the Celestial Spirit World that fit her perfectly.
Xi Feng had to admit that Virgo truly was a professional maid. With a single glance, she could tell what suited Ur, choosing clothes that perfectly showed off her figure.
"What are you staring at? Come on!" Seeing Xi Feng's heated gaze fixed on her, Ur planted her hands on her hips and called out.
"Right." Xi Feng rubbed his nose awkwardly and followed behind Ur.
"You can't stop me! I'm going to surpass Ur!" Lyon shouted as he punched Gray in the face.
"You're being far too naive, Lyon!" Gray made no attempt to dodge, letting Lyon's fist strike his face while throwing a punch into Lyon's face in return.
Both were panting and covered in wounds, but after a brief pause, they grappled with each other again.
"Lyon! Gray!"
Just then, the two heard a familiar voice and froze. They turned their heads slightly, then stared in stunned silence.
"That's impossible!" Lyon shouted in shock, his face full of disbelief.
"Ur?!" Gray was equally stunned as he watched Ur run toward them.
Smack!
When Ur reached them, she slapped Lyon across the face, then shouted at him, "Lyon! Do you have any idea what you're doing?!"
"!!"
Lyon himself, Gray, Xi Feng-everyone present froze at the sight, except Virgo, who did not know what had happened.
"Ur..." Gray's voice trembled as he looked at the woman before him. "Is it really you, Ur?"
"Gray, you've grown so much."
At Gray's words, Ur turned to him with a smile.
"Waaah..." Ur's words made Gray burst into tears. "I'm sorry... I'm sorry... Ur..." he choked out.
"It's all right. What happened back then wasn't your fault." Ur pulled Gray into her arms and gently patted his back.
"This is impossible! Weren't you dead?! How are you still alive?! Waaah..." Lyon shouted too, but his cries soon dissolved into sobs. Although he had always talked about surpassing Ur, deep down, he had missed her terribly.
"I'm back, Lyon." Ur turned toward him with a smile.
"Ur, how did you...? What about Deliora?"
Wiping away his tears, Gray asked the questions weighing on his mind.
"It's a long story, but Xi Feng helped me." Ur looked at Xi Feng as he approached, then continued, "As for Deliora, he died during these past ten years."
"He's already dead?" Gray glanced at Xi Feng, feeling a little regretful that he had not witnessed the final moment.
"Gray! Xi Feng!"
"Big Brother Xi Feng!"
Just then, Natsu, Lucy, and Wendy came running over too. It seemed they had resolved things on their end as well.
"Big Brother Gray, I'll heal you right away." Seeing Gray covered in injuries, Wendy hurried to treat him. Natsu and Lucy looked completely bewildered when they saw Ur, but after Xi Feng explained, they learned that she was Gray's teacher. Even so, they were still astonished.
"So that means we've completed the S-Class Mission!"
"Awesome!"
"Now we have a chance to go up to the second floor!"
Upon learning that Deliora was dead, Natsu, Happy, and Lucy-the two humans and one cat-burst into cheers.
"You're being far too naive." Xi Feng's calm voice immediately cut through their excitement.
"The S-Class Mission isn't finished!"
"But isn't Deliora dead already? Doesn't that mean the curse on the village...?"
"The curse on the village has nothing to do with Deliora." Xi Feng interrupted before Lucy could finish.
"Moon Drop Magic affected the humans. Deliora's death doesn't mean that will change."
"No way..." Lucy said shakily.
"Then let's help them get back to normal!" Natsu said, brimming with enthusiasm.
"Aye!" Happy chimed in from the side.
"Big Brother Xi Feng, what should we do?" Wendy asked softly after finishing Gray's treatment.
"Lyon, do you know?" Ur turned to Lyon and asked directly.
"I don't know." Lyon shook his head, then continued, "When we came to this island three years ago, we didn't know there was a village here, and they never came looking for us. But we've also lived under the Moon Drop's light for these past three years. The rest is your guild's business."
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