Chapter 643: Mavis and Jeref have a showdown!
"Mavis... why are you..."
Why are you alive?
And you didn't tell me?
Jellal seemed to have lost his soul, staring blankly at the figure of the girl that occasionally appeared in his dreams. At this moment, this figure was no longer an illusory existence, not a thought body, not a ghost, but a living human body.
"Jeff...why are you here?"
Mavis also looked at the man who had influenced her life. Her bright big eyes revealed three parts of shock, three parts of panic, three parts of helplessness and one part of longing.
"I... huh?"
Just as Jellal was about to answer, he suddenly noticed that there was someone standing next to Mavis, someone who shouldn't be here, so he immediately stopped what he was about to say.
"Ougast?! Why are you here too?"
Auguste was silent: "..."
So you just saw me now? You were so focused, your reaction is too slow, right?! Forget it, my father must have been too surprised to see my mother resurrected, so he ignored me and acted like that. I can't blame him!
As a son, I must understand him!
The frown on his brows showed Jellal's dissatisfaction at the moment.
Although the Albares Empire has a consul, you should take over the management of the empire when I am not here, right? ! What are you doing here now? The key is that you actually appeared with Mavis, and stood so close to her...
After Mavis' death, his heart, which had remained calm for decades, suddenly began to ripple again.
Seeing that Auguste was silent, Jel felt even worse: "Answer me, Auguste! Why would you, as the 'Head of the Twelve Holy Shields', appear on the land of Ishgar?!"
Of course it’s to see my mother!!!
Auguste did not answer. His old face was instantly moved. He put more strength into his right hand that was tightly holding the magic wand and explained, "Your Majesty, I am here because..."
"Let me explain this, Jellal!"
Mavis suddenly stepped forward and stood in front of Auguste, her cold voice filled with courage and determination, "If you want to know the answer, follow me, I will tell you all the truth!!"
After saying that, the girl turned around and walked away without looking back.
In order to prevent Zeref from using magic at will to harm Magnolia as he does now, Mavis decides to take him out. Her destination is a big tree on the grassland outside the town.
Jellal looked confused, staring blankly at Mavis who was walking away, his heart filled with endless doubts: You come to tell me the truth? ? You have a secret that I don't know? !
Although he thought so in his mind, he finally kept his composure and did not ask directly. Since Mavis said she would tell him, of course he had to listen!
In addition, he does not have a strong personality, especially when facing Mavis, he speaks and acts more gently than usual.
So Zeref left Kira and Auguste behind and followed in the direction of Mavis.
The two did not walk side by side, but were staggered several steps forward and backward, but their steps were also neither fast nor slow, and they maintained a certain distance, showing a tacit understanding.
So Auguste and Kira, the old and the young, were left standing silently on the central street of Magnolia, enjoying the cool breeze.
call out--!
A gust of wind blew by, and in the silent scene, a string of black dots seemed to float above the two people's heads.
"That guy was totally obsessed."
"Hmm? Kirasan, what did you just say??"
"He couldn't even walk when he saw his wife, and he didn't even care about the suspicious behavior of his subordinates and the opponents he was fighting. He threw away all the work at hand just because of a girl's words. If he were in history, he would be a tyrant!!"
"Uh... His Majesty just doesn't care about these little things..."
Auguste weakly defended Jellal. Although this man did not handle the affairs of the empire but instead traveled around the world all day, could not recognize his own son and was average to his subordinates, he was a good emperor!
"A small matter? Can this be a small matter?"
Kira's voice unconsciously rose several dozen decibels. He did not agree with August's statement. "My right-hand man, the second most important person in the empire, showed up in broad daylight in the base camp of what might be a hostile force. This is still a small matter. What is a big matter?"
"Falling in love is the most important thing in the world, right?"
Augustus glanced sideways when he heard that. His originally dignified demeanor became awkward at this moment, and then he avoided Kira's shining gaze guiltily.
"Ahem...of course it's a big deal! They are my parents!"
How come things like parents’ love aren’t a big deal?
For Auguste, now that he has a mother and they have been getting along well for half a year, the only thing he needs is a father! If he doesn't take this opportunity to catch the man back, when will he wait?
“Understood, understood…”
Kira certainly knew what Auguste was thinking, and couldn't help but laugh at the little calculations in the mind of this octogenarian, but he could also understand it.
After working so hard for most of your life, can’t you enjoy some family time?
It is rare to have the opportunity to enjoy the company of your parents!
"Old man, would you like to come to my shop and sit for a while?"
Looking up at the sky, Kira estimated that it would take some time for the old lovers Mavis and Zeref to communicate and interact with each other. He didn't want to wait on the street, let alone go to the guild to clean up the mess, so he turned and walked towards his own Hope Hut.
Auguste was stunned at first, a little surprised by Kira's invitation, but he quickly calmed down, nodded, and followed him in.
"Okay."
On the hillside, under the big tree.
Mavis had her back to Jeref. The two of them were like a young couple who had a quarrel when they were in love. One wanted to be coaxed, while the other didn't know how, so they could only stand there quietly, letting the spring breeze blow on their faces, the shadows of the trees sway, and time pass by.
Along with the warm spring breeze, the shadows of the trees fell on the black and white clothes, like countless tentacles, constantly plucking the heartstrings of the two people.
Even though Mavis is known as the 'Fairy Military Strategist' and her calculation ability on the military battlefield is unmatched, emotions cannot be properly handled by calculation, because human emotions can never be calculated.
So no matter whether it was then or now, when facing Jeref, Mavis's performance is actually no different from that of an ordinary teenage girl, and is even simpler.
She didn't know what expression, mentality, and words she should use at this moment to face this former lover, this big devil who might want to destroy the world in the future.
So Mavis chose to start with a big bomb!
"Ougast is our child."
“Huh?!”
As expected, Jellal was stunned. His breathing stagnated, his eyes suddenly widened, his pupils shrank, and he looked at Mavis' back in disbelief, cold sweat breaking out on his forehead uncontrollably.
"What did you just say?"
"I said, Auguste is our child!"
Mavis repeated it again, her tone extremely desolate, "When I died, he was already in my belly. The child survived thanks to his powerful magic. Later, Preshito brought him to this world, but because of the special nature of his magic, he had no choice but to abandon him."
"Because he was born with extraordinary magical power, he has always known about this!"
"How could... such a thing..."
Jellal couldn't tell what he was feeling right now.
Guilt? Regret? Heartache?
The turbulent emotions affected the curse on him.
His head started to hurt!
"Why...for all these years, he never told me?"
Jellal forced himself to suppress his headache, endured the impact of strong emotions, and spoke with difficulty, "Are you blaming me?"
Mavis turned around and shook her head : "The child is very kind, so she won't blame us, the heartless parents, but that doesn't mean we are not wrong!"
"I only found out about this half a year ago. Because of this incident, I traveled to the Western Continent and brought him here."
Having said that, Jellal naturally had no objection to Mavis bringing Auguste to Magnolia.
"No wonder I felt that the child looked a lot like you when I first saw him. I thought it was just a coincidence at the time. Is that the case?"
"So...he is our child..."
"He was right next to me, but I had no idea..."
"I... am such an unfit father!"
