Chapter 141 Wielding the Sword to Slay Hatred, the Gentle Erza
Chapter 141 Wielding the Sword to Slay Hatred, the Gentle Erza
Chapter 141 Wielding the Sword to Slay Hatred, the Gentle Erza
The capture of the three crows, coupled with Zekrein's sudden disappearance, made Ultear realize immediately that...
Something must have happened at the Tower of Paradise.
"It's all my fault, I let things get to this point—"
Looking at the horrific battlefield, Urudia's tone was filled with self-reproach.
After the mother and daughter were reunited, she realized how wrong she had been. Her first thought was to try her best to persuade Gerald to turn back and not continue down the wrong path.
Using force to suppress is a last resort, a method that is only used when all other options have been exhausted.
Unexpectedly, Gerald would be so crazy as to send the Three Ravens to assassinate Chase!
This led to a situation that should have been resolved by her, the "culprit," but instead involved her benefactor, Mr. Chase, and Fairy Tail.
Fortunately, things didn't turn out the worst, otherwise she would have added another unforgivable sin to her list. "Miss Ultear, you have nothing to do with this incident, do you?" Lucy was a little confused.
From her perspective, both Urudia and Gerald are indeed members of the council.
But that's all. There's no need to take all the blame on yourself because of this.
"That's right, you're a good person, you dark-skinned guy!" Natsu's neck was still locked by Gray, but his head was sticking out from inside.
"...It's Ultearana!" Lucy covered her face in embarrassment.
"Although I'm annoyed by this fireball idiot, he's right, so there's no need to blame yourself too much," Gray chimed in.
Because of his relationship with Uru, he felt a natural affinity for Urutia, like a younger brother to an older sister.
As he spoke, he pressed the slipper against Natsu's face with all his might, while simultaneously increasing the pressure on his hand.
On the distant coast, the water surges.
Juvia's menacing head surfaced, glaring hostilely at Ultear: "Rival in love!!"
Wait, what's she doing here?
A perverted stalker, oh well, never mind then.
Seeing how much Fairy Tail members trusted her, Ultear trembled involuntarily, burying her head deep in her chest, her guilt growing ever stronger.
"Actually, the person who brainwashed Jellal with Zeref's remnant soul back then, causing all the tragedies that followed in the Tower of Paradise, pondered for a few seconds. With her eyes dim and lifeless, she made up her mind to face the sins she had committed. She looked up at Erza and said, 'It's me.'"
Erza, who had just calmed down after releasing her emotions, suddenly widened her eyes: "What did you say?!"
Simon and the others also revealed their barely concealed fury.
The hot-tempered Hugh immediately exploded, angrily demanding, "You mean, you're the one who orchestrated all of this, keeping us locked up here for eight years, making Erza suffer so much pain?!"
"Wait, Miss Ultear, why are you doing this?" Lucy covered her mouth in horror.
"Impossible! There must be some misunderstanding!"
Gray instantly lost all interest in continuing his fight with Natsu, pointing at Jellal lying on the ground, "This guy is clearly the mastermind behind the Tower of Paradise!"
"There's no misunderstanding. I secretly guided Geralt to do that."
Urudia shook her head slightly, her gaze firm and resolute, and told the victims present the whole truth without any concealment.
Halfway through his sentence, Hugh lost his composure and charged forward, filled with murderous intent, wanting to tear his enemy to pieces.
Gray sensed the killing intent and quickly stepped forward to stop Hugh, protecting Ultear behind him.
Having learned the whole story, he simply couldn't understand why Ultear would do such a harmful thing.
However, one thing is certain: Urutia is currently in a state of complete remorse, wanting to atone for her sins with her death.
Despite having no reason to stop him, Gray simply couldn't bear to stand by and watch as his master, Uru, had finally found his daughter, only to have her beaten to death on the spot!
"Get out of my way!"
Xiu roared angrily, desperately suppressing the urge to start a fight.
The other party, after all, is from Fairy Tail, and is Erza's ally who rescued Mr. Chess.
Simon, Wally, and Miriam clenched their fists tightly, their teeth clenched.
Although they weren't as impulsive as Hugh, the raging anger in their eyes was clearly visible, and they were on the verge of exploding.
"Enough, Gray! This is Erza and the others' own business; we have no right to interfere!"
Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Chase, who had remained silent the whole time, finally spoke up.
The sudden burst of terrifying magical power suppressed the entire area, calming both sides down considerably.
Gray paused for a moment, stood there for a few seconds, and then moved aside with difficulty.
His black hair covered his lowered face, making it impossible to tell what his expression was like.
Lucy's lips moved, clearly wanting to say something, but the words wouldn't come out in a coherent sentence.
Chesgo is right; in this matter, they, as "outsiders," have absolutely no reason to interfere.
Unburdened, Hugh strode forward, steadily closing in on Urutia.
However, a figure beat him to it and arrived in front of Urutia.
Erza's face, still streaked with tears, was filled with rage, and her eyes were terrifyingly gloomy.
The longsword, gripped tightly in his hand, gleamed with a cold, icy light.
"Let's get started."
Urudia had no intention of resisting; she closed her eyes and calmly accepted her impending death.
She knew that doing so would not absolve her of the many sins she had committed, nor was she trying to escape.
However, facing these people whom he had hurt, he simply couldn't bring himself to say, "Please let me live so I can atone for my sins."
The debt owed to Melty and the other victims can only be repaid in the next life. The moment the tears slid down from her tightly closed eyes, a flash of cold light streaked across the air, drawing a sharp straight line.
The entire room fell silent.
A few strands of hair slowly drifted down, landing on the magic crystal on the ground, only to be carried away by the sea breeze to a distant place.
Ultear, who hadn't yet met her death, suddenly opened her eyes: "Why, why—"
"That's enough."
Erza's expression remained cold as the longsword in her hand vanished in the form of light.
She could clearly sense the pain and regret that Urutia was showing.
That kind of resolve to atone with death cannot be faked.
How could a fairy queen who would never kill her enemies possibly take the life of someone who sincerely repents because of hatred?
Although it would be quite agonizing in the short term, Erza firmly believed that only by doing this would she not regret it later.
As Mira said before, no one understands the preciousness of life better than the gentle Erza.
Urudia touched her severed bangs and stood there, stunned and at a loss.
"Wait! Erza, my sister!"
Just as the clueless Hugh was about to speak, Erza gently pulled him into her arms: "Let's stop here, Hugh."
thump~
The crisp sound of a head hitting hard armor rang out.
Hugh finally calmed down—from a physics perspective.
"Aha, ahahaha—."
Lucy clutched her chest and let out a heavy sigh of relief.
Nazgray and Harpy's tense nerves also relaxed.
Miran smiled and leaned close to Chase, whispering, "You're so cunning, Chase. You knew this would happen, so you deliberately singled out Erza, didn't you?"
"Who knows?" Chase spread his hands, feigning ignorance.
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