If Zeref truly started a war within the year, then with the Magic Power of those people, Acnologia would probably be drawn over very quickly.
Raizel had left himself some buffer time.
After all, if Acnologia did not show himself, finding him would still take some effort.
Elefseria lowered his head, closed his eyes, and murmured softly.
"Two years..."
His hand, yellowed and softened with age as it gripped his staff, bulged with veins.
Raizel silently waited for his answer.
Elefseria's closed eyes suddenly opened, and a cold gleam seemed to flash through them.
"Deal!"
Although he had lost his heart, he could still live for a very long time.
Two years was only the blink of an eye to him.
It was just that the long wait, combined with his hatred for dragons, made him suffer.
The corners of Elefseria's mouth lifted slightly, and a hint of teasing appeared on his aged face.
"Also, those side effects you mentioned... I know what causes them, and I also have a way to resolve them."
Raizel and Erza's expressions immediately became serious.
As someone who deeply loved food, Erza understood the pain of losing one's sense of taste very well.
If she could never taste anything again in this life, she felt she would definitely go mad.
On top of that, during her battle with Kyouka, she had briefly lost her five senses. That was also an important reason she could empathize with Irene.
Elefseria explained unhurriedly.
"This is a problem that appears in many Dragon Slayers who undergo dragonification. There are even cases where these side effects appear halfway through the process."
"Your choice was correct. The Law Dragon's Magic can indeed solve this issue. You may copy part of the contents of this book and take it back. As long as the person trains according to the method written here, it will work."
Elefseria pointed at the brown Dragon Slayer Magic book on the table.
He had self-studied Dragon Slayer Magic from that very book.
That's right.
The Dragon Slayer Magic book had simply been placed there so casually.
The last person to visit this place had been Gildarts.
Besides, most ordinary people would turn and run the moment they saw a dragon.
Gildarts's reaction when facing a dragon had also been rather interesting.
When Gildarts first saw Elefseria, he had rubbed his chin with great interest and said,
"Raizel told me the quest might involve dragons, but I haven't even accepted the quest and I'm already seeing one?"
That sentence had left a deep impression on Elefseria, and Raizel's name had been remembered along with it.
"Will it still work for someone who has already completely lost their sense of taste?"
"Of course. How long it takes depends on talent, but anyone capable of learning Dragon Slayer Magic cannot have poor talent."
Elefseria did not bring up conditions like signing a contract.
Having lived to his age, he had long since become an old fox.
Whether Raizel was deceiving him or acting sincerely was something he could tell at a glance.
Most importantly, he valued Raizel's confidence.
Raizel was the first person who had dared to say he would kill Acnologia.
On top of that, Ultear, Erza, and the others were clearly not weak.
Although they had not released their auras, the fact that none of them panicked when he appeared in dragon form just now was already enough to prove that.
If Raizel knew what Elefseria was thinking, he would only say one thing:
Natsu would dare too.
If angered enough, the whole guild would charge at you!
Even Macao and Wakaba, who usually muddled through their days, would never hesitate when the guild was in danger.
Although there was a high chance they would not have any room to show off.
As for Erza and the others, their thoughts were simple.
A dragon?
They had just seen two of them.
What was so unusual about that?
Raizel did not copy the book in the way Elefseria suggested.
Instead, he used Super Archive Magic to record the portion of Dragon Slayer Magic that Elefseria showed him.
Elefseria, on the other hand, became very interested in the Super Archive Magic Raizel used.
The Law Dragon's Magic was very similar to Super Archive Magic.
Or, to put it more precisely, Super Archive Magic was more like one part of Law Dragon Slayer Magic.
Very few people knew Super Archive Magic, but considering that Fairy Tail was the number-one Magic Guild in Ishgar, it was not strange for the guild to possess an extremely rare Magic.
Standing at the door, Raizel bid farewell to Elefseria.
"Then we'll take our leave for now. Within two years, we will accept the Hundred Years Quest. We'll come trouble you again when that time comes."
Elefseria lightly tapped the floor with his staff.
"Good. I won't see you off."
After watching the guild doors slowly close, Raizel turned to Ultear and the others.
"Lets head back to the guild!"
Raizel brought them to find Selene and Kurnugi, then teleported them back to the Council.
Selene once again refreshed her understanding of Raizel.
Not only was his combat strength impressive, he also practiced support Magic.
After learning that Raizel's group planned to return to Ishgar, Karulum specially arranged the fastest magic cruiser to send them back.
...
After several days of sailing, the moment they stepped onto the soil of Hargeon Port—
"The air of Ishgar... It has been a long time since I last felt it."
Selene's eyes carried a trace of nostalgia.
To Selene, this was her homeland.
Kurnugi curiously observed the people around him, because many of them were ordinary people, and he could not sense Magic Power from them.
Raizel patted his shoulder.
"Ninety percent of the people in Hargeon don't use Magic. Stop staring! Let's go."
The group returned to Magnolia by alternating between walking and teleportation.
This was Selene's request.
She wanted to see more.
"Your guild is rather brave. This is the region where the Dragon King Festival took place."
Crocus had been one of the main battlefields of the Dragon King Festival, but to Selene, the distance between Crocus and Magnolia was basically no distance at all.
Raizel shrugged.
"When our First Master founded the guild, she didn't know that. Besides, that's already in the past. Acnologia doesn't live here now."
According to Raizel's guess, Acnologia most likely lived somewhere in the north.
He might even have several residences.
Of course, that was only speculation.
...
Magnolia, Fairy Tail Guild Hall
The guild doors were often left open, so Raizel's group walked straight in.
"We're back!"
"Mira-nee, you're back! Welcome home!"
Lisanna and Yukino, who were working as waitresses, were extremely excited.
Selene and Kurnugi, who stood behind them, also attracted everyone's attention.
All because of their looks.
Especially the guild's old perverts.
Makarov, Macao, and Wakaba, who had been drinking, stared until their eyes went straight.
Kurnugi was completely ignored.
The Makarov trio gathered around Selene and started asking after her with exaggerated warmth.
Macao and Wakaba even received one punch each from Lucy because they said too many inappropriate lines.
Unfortunately, Selene had no interest in them.
She completely ignored their attempts to strike up a conversation.
Makarov's Magic Power was not bad, but his age was not much different from having one foot in the grave.
He might not die anytime soon, but his strength in this lifetime was probably already set, so she could not bring herself to feel much interest.
As for Macao and Wakaba's Magic Power, it was no different from that of ants.
If Selene had ignored normal communication, Raizel might have offered her some advice.
But with Makarov in this state, Raizel could only say: Well done!
The first thing Mira did after returning was not to greet everyone.
Instead, she picked up the stamp and prepared to give Selene and Kurnugi their guild marks.
At present, most guild master duties were already being carried out by her.
She was not that different from the actual guild master, except that she lacked the title.
Both of them chose pale gold.
Kurnugi chose to have his mark stamped on his right shoulder.
Selene chose to have hers stamped below her collarbone.
'Mm.'
'Very eye-catching.'