Chapter 310: First Encounter with Jellal
There are many things in this world that are hard to describe.
It’s like, even when you meet someone for the first time, you know that you will be entangled with that person for the rest of your life.
Jeref and Mavis belong to this category.
There is another situation where you meet someone for the first time, but you always feel that person is familiar.
That's how Jellal felt at the moment.
He leaned his back against a big tree, breathing heavily, his face covered with sweat from desperately fighting the "curse", and he looked like he had just been fished out of the water.
"I... am still rejected by this world..."
Suddenly, a strange magical power came from far away and caught Jellal's attention.
He turned his head to look at the source of the magic power. A young man with red hair and green clothes was walking towards him with a leisurely pace and a calm expression.
"This person is special!" This was Jellal's first reaction.
If you ask why, it is because this is the first time he has seen such eyes that seem to know everything about himself and are full of confidence; it is also the first time he has seen someone who, after witnessing the "Curse of Ankselram" with his own eyes, is not afraid or sympathetic, but eager to try and want to study it in detail.
He was very familiar with that look. It was the same look he had when he was studying solar eclipses and the R system.
Rarely, Jellal didn't stand up and move away from him.
"This magic power...you are the one who just made the move!"
Kira stopped not far away, sat cross-legged, and faced Zeref: "This place is called 'Tenrou Island', the 'holy place' of our guild, 'Fairy Tail'!"
Zeref was stunned at first, then his expression suddenly changed when he realized what was happening: "Wait! Are you saying that this island is under the jurisdiction of Fairy Tail?"
"That's right!" Kira nodded and continued, "The reason why this place is called the 'holy land' is mainly because this island is the birthplace and burial place of the first president, Mavis!"
"The place where Mavis was born and buried..."
Jellal murmured softly, and then as if he thought of something, his head began to hurt even more, and he struggled on the ground, covering his head.
Under normal circumstances, he would have started to drive people away by now, but this time, he rarely said anything like "get away from me".
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Kira Hopelet, and I'm a wizard from Fairy Tail!"
Kira seemed not to notice the dark magic stirring in Zeref's body, and said to himself, "Nice to meet you. It seems that your situation is not optimistic, Zeref!"
After a while, Jellal's condition improved slightly and his eyes regained calm.
"You really do know me!"
He looked at Kira with an interested look, "It's incredible. When it comes to you, I unconsciously forget the importance of life. Why is that?"
If you forget the importance of life, you will naturally no longer be affected by the curse.
Kira was somewhat surprised by these words: "So amazing? Could it be that my appearance is so handsome that it is infuriating to both humans and gods?"
Kira didn't answer directly, and Zeref naturally ignored his nonsense and asked, "You were the one who saved Natsu just now, right? Thank you so much!"
"You're welcome, he's my companion!"
Kira spoke calmly, and then said without any shame, "Although compared to me, he is not mature enough, his personality is a little impatient, his appearance is not handsome enough, and his IQ and EQ are also very low...but in the guild, he is a very reliable family member."
Zeref smiled softly: "Really? It seems like Natsu is growing up well..."
"Yes! So...my younger brother has received so much care from me. As the elder brother, are you going to express your gratitude? Let me make it clear first, if you give less than 100 million, it will be beneath your status!"
"You really know the relationship between me and Natsu!"
Hearing Kira's words, Zeref's eyes suddenly became sharp, "How strange, no one should know about this, but coming from you, I'm not surprised at all!"
Kira replied as a matter of course: "Of course, because in 'Fairy Tail', there are few things I don't know!"
This was obviously nonsense, but Jellal pretended not to hear it.
"You are the first person who can block the 'Curse of Anxelram'! Can you tell me how you did it?"
How did you do that? You just blocked it with magic!
Before, Zeref couldn't control himself, "Death Hunt" broke out, and Natsu and others were in danger.
Just when he was about to be hit, Kira used the magic of words to use "defense" to block the first wave of attacks. The purest huge magic power, combined with the most primitive power of words, turned into the most extreme defense barrier, preventing the death curse from swallowing him.
Then, the abundant magic power turned into "annihilation" again.
Using the characteristics of "absorption and transformation", it absorbs the magic particles in the air and the energy of dark magic to create a completely opposite substance, which grows under constant pressure and eventually forms a magic that can contend with the curse of death!
To be on the safe side, Kira also used the magic of "space teleportation" to take Natsu and others away from the battlefield to ensure that they would not be injured by the aftermath.
It turned out that this last move was in vain, because not only was the previous "defense" effective, but even "annihilation" was quite effective! This surprised and delighted Kira.
The power of word magic is stronger than he thought!
"Just block it like that! The legendary 'Curse of Anxelram' seems to be nothing more than this!"
After saying this, Kira felt that he was very cool, but he didn't know if Jellal felt the same way.
Zeref was indeed shocked by Kira's tone and remained silent for a moment.
In hundreds of years, he had never seen anyone more arrogant than Kira! Standing next to him, even Akunorolia, the world-destroying dragon king, could get a "modest trophy".
Jellal thought about it and finally decided not to say something like "How dare you say 'God's curse is nothing'" because Kira had indeed blocked the "Death Hunt", a curse that even he was helpless against!
"I have never seen the magic you just used. What kind of magic is that?"
Zeref's unique talent for magic and his extraordinary amount of time allowed him to study and create countless magics, but so far, he has not seen magic similar to the one Kira uses.
"Word magic! It's the magic I awakened myself!"
Kira had nothing to hide about this. After all, such things could be known with a little inquiry.
After hearing Kira's answer, Zeref fell into thought again.
From a very young age, he knew that he had a high talent in magic, so high that no one around him could match him. But perhaps for this reason, he never took it seriously and never had the idea of competing with others.
Even though Acnorolia's strength was incredibly strong , he felt in his heart that the other party's talent could not match his own.
But today, after meeting Kira, Jellal had the thought for the first time that "this person's talent in magic might be better than mine."
Ever since he was struck by the "Curse of Ankerthram" at a young age, Jellal has been caught in a contradiction. Whether it is his mind, body or magic, everything is full of contradictions and confusion.
He is also conflicted at this moment.
"This person is very strong, I must kill him! ...But this person is very strong, maybe he can completely destroy me!"
"Over the years, I have tried so many methods but to no avail. This means that Natsu is the only one in this world who can destroy me! ...But as I just saw, Natsu is not strong enough!"
"Natsu can't do it, so how can this person in front of me do it? Is he stronger than me, Acnorolia, or even Anxelram?"
'I think so! He is the only one who can counteract the curse. That kind of special magic is something I have never even touched upon!'
"Can his talent and strength kill me? Although this man named Kira is very mysterious and seems to know a lot of secrets, he doesn't look like a serious person..."
"It should be possible. Since this world can give birth to a Zeref and an Acnorolia, why can't it give birth to someone who is equal to us?"
'if……'
'but……'
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