"Uh-huh! What a joy it was today! ”

"Right! Zela! ”

Stretching his arms and relaxing his whole body, Mebis still couldn't hide his excitement as he walked back to the hotel, and from time to time he would comment on today's event. Ｘ

Because what little ones love most is desserts and new things.

Whether it was the cake tasting at the beginning or the water show just now, it was very much to her liking.

But she was happy, and for the other companion, some experiences were not so good.

"Hmmm......"

Reluctantly answered, looking away as much as possible not to let the other party see her subtle expression, Zela only felt a faint pain in her stomach.

No wonder they say that girls have sweets in the other stomach when they eat, and she now knows it well.

Originally, this person usually doesn't like sweets very much, but today he accompanied Mebis to eat all the way......

The results are already predictable.

（…… I wonder if there's any magic that can help with digestion...... ）

While thinking about some bitter questions, Zela also slowed down again with the pace of the feather-eared girl, and admired the special flowers of the royal capital with a smile.

It's okay to go back so early, so it's better to walk slowly like this......

Perhaps, someone prefers such an atmosphere......

……

In this way, it was not until it was almost past dinner that they unconsciously returned to their original destination after going around half of the royal capital.

The hotel where the two stayed is a small shop with a bee sign, although it is not a famous place, but the environmental hygiene is good, and from the location of the room, you can see the royal palace in the center of the city, the night view of the Hua Lantern Palace Merukrias, which is also great value for money.

And now, the tired feather-eared girl had already heard the sound of steady breathing in her bed, and the brown-haired girl was also idle, looking in the direction of the palace and slowly sorting out her thoughts.

（…… That's right...... There it is...... ）

(Eclipse plan...... ）

Memories of the past began to come back to her mind, and she remembered that the gate that could travel through time was in the city.

(Dragon Slayer...... Jelf ...... And also...... ）

Counting the 'keys' she knew, her body tensed up involuntarily when it was her turn to be a certain name.

The book of Revelation records the destruction of the black dragon of one era after another.

Akunorolia.

Even if she tried to avoid it, Zela's instincts were still a warning.

As long as you continue to stay in this world, these will have to be faced sooner or later.

Perhaps, by the time she replaced Mebis as the original president of Fairy Tail, something had changed and was doomed.

(Strength...... Still not enough...... ）

The strongest black mage who has lived for hundreds of years and the demon dragon who can devour and destroy everything are insurmountable powerhouses for the current Zela.

And she doesn't dare to plug her hope on the children in the future, she has experienced two worlds and understands one thing very clearly, that is, every world is real, and it is unreliable to rely on the so-called plot and the aura of the protagonist.

Miracles don't happen all the time, you have to do it on your own!

Reaffirming this, the desire to protect everything now gave Zela more motivation than ever.

It was also at this time that she really had the will to lay out the future.

Because nearly a hundred years is not a short time.

It's just that the first thing to find a way to solve is this 'hundred-year' problem, don't become a group of old grandfathers and old ladies fighting at that time......

That's too ......

……

However, just when the brown-haired girl's idea had a rough framework, something happened that completely disrupted the plan she had just made, and the signpost of fate was confused again.

In May x690, the day before leaving the royal capital.

Mebis fell 'ill'.

……

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"Ahem...... Ahem......"

In the best inn in the royal capital of Crocas, a pale-faced maiden with feathered ears lay in the center of a large bed, occasionally coughing violently from her rapid breathing.

Next to his bedside, a middle-aged woman in some special costume was frowning, her hands constantly emitting a white light, and another girl in a wheelchair was also anxiously watching all this.

“…… Doctor, what's wrong with her? ”

When I played before, Mebis would cough twice from time to time, and both of them thought it was just a common cold, but they didn't expect it to be so serious all of a sudden.

After she collapsed suddenly, Zela immediately moved her out and brought in the best magician potion advisor in the royal capital.

It's just that the other party hasn't given a letter so far, which makes the brown-haired girl's heart more and more uneasy.

“…… Miss Zela, this friend of yours, has he used any magic in the past that shouldn't have been used? ”

“……！？”

The woman who looked up did not answer, but asked Zela a question.

If there's anything you shouldn't use...... It was only the light that had been forcibly unleashed against Lalabhai four years earlier.

For this reason, Mebis hadn't used magic for several years, and it was only recently that she was told that she was showing signs of recovery.

Isn't it a good thing that things that could not have been restored have improved?!

"Really......"

With an unsurprising look, the female doctor who put away the magic light sighed regretfully, and sorted out the words to say the name of the disease she had diagnosed.

The reason for the current appearance of Mebis is not as simple as a cold and fever.

It's a terminal illness that every magician fears.

Mana deficiency.

"How...... Probably ......"

The heartbeat seemed to stop in an instant.

The hands and feet also became numb.

This explanation was simply unacceptable to Zela.

“…… I did notice that your friend's body was conditioned, but the lost vitality could not be replenished by medicine, and she still has long-term symptoms of overwork, which may not have exploded so quickly......"

“……”

Biting her lip in silence, how could Zela not know what she was referring to.

War, guilds, and the feather-eared maidens have shared a lot for her.

(Why...... Didn't notice it sooner...... ）

His lips had been bitten out of blood, and his fingers were deeply in his palms.

“…… Doctor, is there a way to cure it? ”

Zela didn't know how she was feeling when she asked this.

All she knew was that there was even a glimmer of hope......

“……”

"Alas......"

"I'm sorry, but the mana deficiency is currently unsolvable in magical medicine."

"Best estimate...... There's still a month to go......"

“！！！”

Leaving the last words of diagnosis, the doctor also shook his head sadly, got up and left the place, leaving the room to the two girls.

A month later......

It was agreed with Yuri to return to the guild......

It is also the end of their journey......

I just didn't expect it......

It will become the end of life......

……

"Zela ......"

The weak voice fluctuated slightly.

Calling his friend's name.

"I want to go back...... Sirius Island ......"

"Is it okay......"

Even now, she still smiles.

"Hmmm......"

"I'll take you back ......"

"Go home ......"

Flowing down,