Chapter 453 Come, Come to Fairy Tail
After discussing the most important things, Rhodes asked the monsters to bring out a dozen people.

It was Eligore and his men.

“This is Eligor of the Iron Forest, and the new Iron Forest members he formed.” Rhodes handed the task list to Lahar, “I wonder if the bounty issued by the Council before still counts now.”

“This… should count.” Lahar said, “But I need to go back and ask for instructions, and the financial… remuneration of the Freshman Council may take about a month.”

The Council had issued more than just Eligore’s bounty missions in the past, and it would be wrong to go back on their word all of a sudden.

They just changed the top management, not completely re-established the business.

“Then please take them back together.” Rhodes was not worried that the other party would default on the debt, and he could afford to wait for a month.

I can start choosing a house when I return this time, and I have gained a lot.

I don’t know how the coalition forces compensate me… I can’t be working for nothing, right?

Anyway, Rhodes didn’t officially team up with them, and didn’t plan to share their remuneration. Luo had saved enough money now, and his mind was full of a happy life with a wife and children in the future.

Lahar said hello to President Robinlu who came over to check the situation, and then quickly left with his men.

He was going to join his men who were searching for Red Turban and Tailed White Eagle.

By the way, we also need to investigate the traces of battle in order to more accurately assess the combat effectiveness of Rhodes’ two dragons.

I didn’t expect Rhodes to be so powerful, but he had been hiding this… No!
Laharl suddenly woke up. It seemed like the incident in which Rod and Elfman were chased by two Demon Heart cadres happened just a few months ago…

He calculated carefully and it seemed like half a year.

If we could summon a dragon at that time, we would definitely not be in such a mess!

That is to say – he has only recently been able to do this.

The speed of his progress represents his potential, and the two dragons represent his current destructive power.

There is still a vacancy in the Ten Holy Mages. Could it be that he is already qualified for the title of Ten Holy Mages?

Lahar was shocked that he had the opportunity to witness the growth of one of the Ten Holy Mages, but he quickly rejected the idea.

Since Joseph and Gerard were stripped of their titles, the selection criteria for the Holy Ten have become much stricter than before. Magic power is a necessary condition, but it is no longer a decisive factor.

Assuming the magic power meets the requirements, character, reputation, contribution to the Ishgar continent, etc. become the evaluation criteria. It will be increasingly difficult for someone as young as him to become one of the Ten Saints.

“report!”

The subordinate’s voice interrupted Lahar’s thoughts and he asked, “What’s the matter?”

“Captain, I can’t find it.”

“What can’t you find?”

“Nirvana, I can’t find it. The wall created by the earth dragon is gone too.”

“How is it possible?” Lahar found it unbelievable.

Such a big city, even if it was burned by dragon flames, there can’t be no residue left, right?
But even if he went to see it in person, he only found a large area of ​​bare mountains.

If I hadn’t seen this place from afar yesterday, and if all the trees and other things had not been burned, I would not have been able to confirm that this was the place where Nirvana had stayed.

Did the coalition forces clean up the battlefield after destroying Nirvana?
Isn’t this too clean?

……

As soon as the people from the Council left, Natsu revived to full health: “Finally they left!”

Gray was a little more reserved and didn’t cheer with him, but Happy didn’t have so many concerns and just repeated: “Gone!”

But when he saw Xia Lulu’s eyes, he quickly stopped talking, looking very mature.

Lucy bent down and patted the cat’s head: “There is a leg~”

Happy took out the fish from his small bag and said, “Lucy, can you help me deliver the fish to Xia Lulu?”

“Hey~~~ But you got this fish from the Cat’s Inn, right?”

“But not at Xia Lulu’s house.”

“No, you should do this kind of thing by yourself. Boys should…” Lucy rejected Habby’s request and told Habby a bunch of love tips.

It’s obvious that she has never been in a relationship, she has only read romance novels.

Yiye crossed his hands in front of him, posing in what he thought was a handsome pose: “MEN – now that the business has been dealt with, the next thing is obviously…”

Three funny handsome guys repeated: “Obviously it is…”

One night he loudly suggested: “Banquet!”

“banquet!”

Six voices repeated along as Natsu, Gray, and Lucy all joined in.

Rod couldn’t help laughing when he saw Lucy twisting her body in strange positions.

This girl complains about other people’s weirdness every day, as if she is normal. But every time something weird happens, she is the one who gets the most excited.

Wendy really liked this lively scene, but she was too embarrassed to join in for the moment.

Ichiya seemed very satisfied with his influence, and pointed in the direction of Robinlu with great interest: “Everyone from the Cat Inn, come along!”

The villagers had gathered behind Robinlu without knowing when, but faced with the invitation for the whole night, the crowd remained silent.

The scene was a little awkward.

President Robinlu stepped forward and said in a deep voice: “Thank you all for defeating the Six Demon Generals and destroying Nirvana. Thank you very much. Then, I want to apologize to you all. In fact… we are the Nirbits who created Nirvana.”

Fearing that everyone present would have the same misunderstanding as Rhode did last night, he emphasized: “I am not a descendant of the Nirubits, but a Nirubit. I… am the one who created the magic of Nirvana 400 years ago.”

“what?!”

“400 years ago?”

“What are you talking about?”

Everyone found it difficult to digest Robinlu’s words for a moment. The old man did not look young, but he couldn’t be over four hundred years old, right?
“President!” Wendy reacted a little fiercely, as if she didn’t want Robinlu to continue speaking.

“I’m sorry, Wendy.” Robinlu said apologetically, “Just let me finish. My mission is over.”

Wendy stared at Robinlu, probably knowing that she couldn’t change the president’s mind, tears began to accumulate in her eyes.

“400 years ago…” Robinlu told everyone the story of Nirvana that he had told Rhodes and the others yesterday, but this time he explained the ending. “‘Darkness’ came to us, and the Nirubit tribe killed each other and the whole tribe was destroyed. In the end, I was the only one who survived… No, I can’t be considered alive in this state.”

“how is this possible?”

Everyone was puzzled, what did it mean to not be alive?

As if knowing what everyone was wondering about, Robinlu explained: “My body has long since perished. Now it should be said that I am in a state of soul, or something like a thought body…”

Wendy’s tears had already flowed down. She lowered her head, clenched her fists tightly, and her small body trembled uncontrollably.

“In order to atone for my sins, I have been guarding here for 400 years, waiting for someone who can destroy Nirvana to appear. Now Nirvana has finally been destroyed, and my… four hundred-year mission is complete. It’s almost time for me to disappear.”

Everyone was so surprised that they couldn’t close their mouths: “You have already…”

“You have managed to stay here for four hundred years relying only on the existence of a spirit-like being?”

“Then these villagers…”

“All the villagers here are just illusions I created. I’m sorry, Wendy, I lied to you.” Robin Lu looked at Wendy with gentle eyes:

“Seven years ago, that innocent boy entrusted you to me while you were sleeping, and when you woke up, he told you to go to a place called the ‘Guild’.

You were too weak and too lonely at that time, so I created an imaginary companion…”

“No, don’t say anymore!” Wendy’s tears fell to the ground one by one like beads that had broken off the string.

The others were so shocked that they were speechless. They actually created a guild just for Wendy…

These dozens of seemingly normal people were actually all phantoms, and they lasted for 7 years!
The most shocked people were Rhode, Mira, Gray and others who had stayed at the Cat Inn for more than one day. They had interacted with many people in the village, but they didn’t notice anything unusual!

In other words, each of these dozens of phantoms has his or her own independent “personality” and lives like normal people day after day. Even Wendy and Xia Lulu have been living with them day and night for several years and could not find any flaws.

Robin Lu’s eyes became gentler: “But you are a smart child, and a kind child. You discovered our abnormality some time ago, but you have been pretending that nothing happened, and you have been working hard to learn various ancient skills that you were not interested in…”

Wendy pursed her lips, trying hard not to cry out loud, and kept wiping her tears with her two little hands, but she could never finish wiping them.

Now she was no longer able to stop the president from speaking.

“I’ve been worried about what would happen if one day you found out that we were all fake, what would happen if one day I couldn’t hold on and couldn’t take care of you anymore, what would happen if one day my mission was completed and I was going to disappear, what would happen…

You are so weak, even with Xia Lulu’s company, you will still feel embarrassed and lonely…”

Xia Lulu was also feeling bad. Although she always said that she only cared about Wendy, how could she not care about her companion who she had been with day and night for so many years?

However, as he spoke of this, some people in the crowd behind Robinlu had gradually become transparent and disappeared one by one.

Wendy couldn’t hold it in any longer. She raised her head, letting the tears flow down her cheeks, and shouted to Robinlu: “If you are so worried about me, then don’t say anything more! And don’t disappear! We are not fake! Magna, Beibel, Naochi…”

Wendy read out the names one by one that she would never forget, crying, “If you want to lie to me, just keep lying! As long as I believe, you are not fake! Don’t disappear! Don’t disappear! Please continue to lie to me!”

She tried helplessly to catch those who had disappeared, but she couldn’t catch them.

Mira, Lucy and Jerry covered their mouths involuntarily. When they heard Wendy’s screams, their tears rolled down their cheeks.

Even Erza, who always prided herself on being strong, was moved.

The villagers gave Wendy encouraging smiles and continued to disappear one by one.

Robin Lu glanced at Rhodes, as if to remind him not to forget the previous agreement.

Then he continued with his last words: “Wendy, since you went out a few times, you have grown into a strong child, a wizard who can stand on your own.

The most important thing is that you and Xia Lulu no longer need false companions, because the companions who are truly worth cherishing are right here, aren’t they? “

Wendy was stunned, still murmuring: “No, I don’t want this…”

In the past, she always yearned for life outside and liked the lively atmosphere of other guilds, but now, she just wanted to stay in the Cat Transformation Inn.

Robin Lu smiled and shook his head at her, as if to persuade her not to be willful anymore. His figure gradually became illusory: “Go, our history has ended, and your future has just begun.”

Before disappearing completely, Robin Lu looked at the people behind Wendy and said, “Everyone, Wendy and Xia Lulu, I’m in your care.”

Xia Lulu bit her lip and shouted, “President!”

Wendy cried, “President——!”

The blue emblem of the Cat’s Inn on Wendy’s right shoulder turned into star-like lights and eventually disappeared.

The regular guild, Cat’s Inn, which was not on the list of local guild alliances, disappeared.

“Ahhh-“

The huge changes that happened in the blink of an eye caught everyone off guard. The crying of the little girl and the sobbing of the little white cat were heartbreaking.

Mira walked forward, knelt on the ground, hugged Wendy in her arms, and let her cry as much as she wanted.

After a moment, Mira let go of her slightly: “President Robinlu has been working for four hundred years, let him have a good rest… and we are still here.” She pointed at Wendy’s heart, “Don’t you all still live here?”

Wendy’s cries gradually turned into sobs.

Erza knelt behind Wendy and put a hand on her shoulder: “The pain of losing a companion can be made up by a new companion. Come on, come to Fairy Tail!”

Mira repeated, “Come to Fairy Tail.”

Natsu, Gray, and Lucy all stepped forward and held out their hands to Wendy, “Come to Fairy Tail.”

Wendy tried to wipe her tears, but they couldn’t be wiped away completely.

But the president said that she was a strong child.

She sniffed and nodded vigorously: “Yeah.”

Rhode remembered the agreement he had made with President Robinlu – ‘If one day, the Cat Inn can no longer be maintained, Wendy and Xia Lulu… I’ll leave it to you.’

It turned out that the old man was thinking about this day at that time, and his intentions were good.

But why does such a thing require an agreement?

What happened today gave him too much of a shock, leaving him feeling a little at a loss as to what to do.

Rhodes sat cross-legged next to Xia Lulu and reached out to stroke the little white cat’s head.

Xia Lulu turned her head away with tears in her eyes, but did not push his hand away.

(End of this chapter)