Chapter 479: All Characters Are Not
The Sirius Tree is the thickest, tallest and most luxuriant tree on Sirius Island. It is also the most important symbol of the island. It can be seen even from the sea several kilometers away from the island.
Under the direct sunlight, it appears extremely sacred, as if it is the purest nun in the world, who can purify the dirt on the human soul that looks at her from the inside out and from top to bottom with just a smile, attracting everyone's attention and making people yearn for it.
At this time, sitting on the Sirius tree was a girl who was as clean and pure as the tree.
The girl was not tall, only about 1.2 meters, and her appearance and figure made her look only twelve or thirteen years old, younger than Wendy.
She has lush long, light golden curly hair, a wing decoration on her head, a pair of emerald green eyes, a white dress, and a pair of white, smooth, delicate feet bare, showing her youthful vitality.
“La la la…”
As usual, Mavis got up early and climbed up the wolf tree. She came to her most comfortable position, humming an unknown tune and looking into the distance.
Her bare feet hung naturally, swaying back and forth in the air. Her singing was slow and soft, yet relaxed and joyful. All this seemed to indicate that she was in a good mood today.
Sky, sunshine, clouds, birds, rain...
Sea breeze, fish, sails, waves...
Land, trees, flowers, grass...
Such days are boring, but for her as a ghost, being able to feel the beating and warmth of life is already a precious enjoyment.
Suddenly, the girl's light-hearted tune came to an abrupt end. She turned her head and looked down. Her senses told her that someone was approaching.
"Is there someone coming?"
The unexpected visitor interrupted Mavis's singing. She couldn't help feeling puzzled. Her two thin eyebrows curved and frowned, and she tilted her head, revealing a cute look of confusion.
"Who would come here at this time?"
Mavis murmured, "Normally, only members of Fairy Tail can enter here, but they shouldn't be here now!"
Even though Mavis had become a ghost, her mind was still sharp, so she clearly remembered that Magnolia was supposed to be holding a harvest festival at this time, so the guild members would not come.
"If it's them, why are they here? It's not right to say it's an S-level assessment. It's still early, and it was held here last year. It shouldn't be here this year..."
Mavis loves to think and fantasize, and her brain has amazing computing power. In just a few seconds, dozens of possibilities flashed through her mind one by one, and were eliminated one by one.
To be safe, Mavis decided to hide first.
She lowered her head and hid behind a large group of branches and leaves. The lush branches and leaves became the best cover at this time, covering her petite ghost body tightly, leaving only eye-sized space for the hider to observe.
This is also one of the reasons why Mavis chose to sit here.
She was already familiar with the area within a ten-meter radius of this location. She knew whether the leaves were lush or sparse, whether the branches were thick or slender, how smooth the surface was, the intensity of light reflection, and even where there were bird droppings, holes, and insects... She knew everything clearly. As long as there was something wrong, she could immediately take advantage of the geographical location to gain an advantage.
Mavis was secretly proud in her hiding, because in the blink of an eye, she had gone over all the details of this spherical field in her mind, and found that she did not seem to live up to the title of "Fairy Military Strategist".
"Come on... let me see who's coming?"
The footsteps were getting closer and closer, which aroused Mavis's curiosity. A smile that had not appeared for a long time soon appeared on the girl's face, as if she was going on a long-lost adventure.
It's been a while since I last took an adventure! So let's give it a try!
Thinking of this, Mavis suddenly closed her eyes, cleared her mind, and shifted her perception to her ears.
"There are four of them! Slow, old, heavy, anxious, steady, deep, lazy, and casual..."
After observing the different intervals, frequencies and strengths of the steps, Mavis quickly drew a picture of the people in her mind, and finally came to the conclusion: "Three old men and one young man!"
Mavis opened her eyes.
She saw four people she was very familiar with. Her expressions were stunned at first, then disbelief and hesitation, and finally all turned into bright smiles.
"Is Mavis really here?"
Makarov looked at Kira, who was leading the way, and asked suspiciously, "Kira, are you taking the wrong path?"
"Absolutely! It's right in front of me."
"But we have been walking for 20 minutes and we can't see the first generation anymore. I can't walk any more."
Kira kindly reminded: "President, the first generation is now a ghost and has no shadow!"
“…”
"Be serious! I'm serious!!"
"It's only been 20 minutes and you can't walk anymore. Aren't you too weak, President?"
Kira pointed at the other two people beside him and said, "Look at Seniors Preshito and Volod. They are elders from your father's generation, more than 30 years older than you, and they don't even breathe hard after walking such a short distance!"
Makarov couldn't hold it in any longer. His old face flushed red. He almost jumped up and hit Kira's knee. "One of them uses magic to keep his body young and energetic, and the other drinks tea, plants trees and flowers every day to cultivate his body and mind. But I have to deal with a bunch of you brats who cause trouble every now and then. How can our physical fitness be the same?!"
"I get angry when I talk about this! Did you burn down the town of Kiltina the last time you went there? I heard it from Disper! How dare you team up to hide this from me! Do you know that this will..."
"Okay, okay... you have a point..."
Kira waved his hand perfunctorily. He felt that what Makarov said made sense. Looking at the increasingly pale and sparse Mediterranean Sea, he decided not to continue the topic of "whether he was weak or not" with him.
After all, we are all almost 90 years old, and we all know whether we are weak or not.
"What's your attitude, you little brat ?!"
Seeing Kira's casual look, Makarov became even angrier, and his blood pressure started to rise. Fortunately, he was now under the blessing of the special buff of Tenrou Island, so he would not faint from anger.
"Alright! Children please go easy on me once in a while, Sandaime."
A white figure floated down, and Mavis appeared on the scene. She looked at the four people in front of her with a gentle face and asked curiously, "Why are you all here at this time?"
The voice contained three parts of joy, three parts of surprise, three parts of curiosity, and a tiny bit of worry: there were two questions hidden in one sentence, one was asking the reason for being together, and the other was asking the reason for coming now.
Makarov hesitated for a few seconds, then said incoherently: "Because... because... well... Kira has something to tell you."
"Kira, do you want to talk to me?!"
Mavis looked at Kira, her innocent big eyes blinking, looking playful and cute, "What is it?"
“…”
Kira pointed his right index finger straight up and said without hesitation, "It's Preshito, he has something to tell you!"
Mavis looked at Preshito: "Are you going to say that Volod has something to tell me?"
"No, I just have something to tell you!"
After two seconds of silence, Preshito ignored Volod, who was standing motionless on the side of the road, pretending to be a tree, and looked directly into Mavis' eyes, "Let's sit down and talk!"
Ten minutes later, near the roots of the Sirius tree.
"I never thought that we would have such a day."
"I miss it so much... the first time we met, that was almost a hundred years ago, right? Now thinking about it, it feels like it happened yesterday..."
"Unfortunately, everyone is different now. You have become a ghost, we are all old, and Yuri is no longer here - but Makarov can barely take over."
“…”
"President, you should say 'It's my honor' now!"
“Shut up!!”
