"I, President Rob Lu, on behalf of the local guild alliance, express my profound gratitude to all of you!"
"Thank you all!"
As a president, President Rob Lu also offered his final thanks to Everyone, bowing slightly.
While the others were still relatively reserved and embarrassed to accept President Rob Lu's praise, there was one person who thoroughly enjoyed the moment.
"You're welcome, President Rob Lu. This battle wasn't completed very smoothly, but the camaraderie among partners still led us to victory!"
Ichiya was as flamboyant as when he first appeared, taking a few small steps and then a slide to rush in front of President Rob Lu, though his expression was a bit embarrassed.
However, his body danced with cheerful steps, twirling around, and at the end, he even struck what he considered a handsome pose.
"Men"
"As expected of our teacher~" The other three from Blue Pegasus also expressed their admiration for their teacher without reservation.
The dance performed by the Blue Pegasus members and the applause from the other three even led Lucy and Gray to quietly mock them.
Although it looked a bit funny, the atmosphere among Everyone became lively.
Natsu stared excitedly, seemingly enjoying such emotional expression.
So he laughed and raised his hand, suggesting: "In this situation, let's all have a party!"
"Aye!" Happy was also incredibly Happy, being the first to agree with Natsu's decision.
Subsequently, the other few people were also very tempted.
And the already lively Blue Pegasus members, in the middle, also started dancing very cheerfully, jumping back and forth from left to right, making Everyone laugh happily.
Wendy was also moved by this joyful dance, laughing happily beside the President.
"Yo, Everyone come join us!"
Following Ichiya's invitation, Natsu, who was already excited and wanted to try, was the first to jump up and follow. Then Gray, Lucy, and Happy also jumped up happily together.
However, unlike their joyful atmosphere, Everyone from Cait Shelter on the other side was filled with worry and sadness.
Zorn and Erza also had very solemn expressions at this moment.
Zorn had known for a long time, but Erza was the first to realize from their expressions that Everyone from Cait Shelter must be hiding something from them.
And it was something significant.
The dancing people also noticed this and stopped one after another, looking at the Cait Shelter members opposite them in surprise. They even turned to look at Zorn, seeing the same expressions of regret and sadness, and only then did they realize the problem.
Wendy, just as she was about to jump and follow, noticed the expressions of the President and Zorn and Erza opposite her, and looked at the President with a puzzled face.
"I am very sorry! For hiding things about the Nilbit Tribe from Everyone!"
The President sorted out his thoughts and slowly began to speak.
"President, I don't mind this at all!" Wendy said with a sigh of relief, looking at the President.
Wendy had initially been very sad seeing Everyone's expressions, thinking something serious had happened, but upon hearing the President's words, she subconsciously attributed the abnormal expressions of the President and Everyone to this matter, and automatically dismissed those bad thoughts from her mind.
The President also felt Wendy's emotions, and gently stroked Wendy's head, comforting her: "Wendy, don't be afraid, Grandpa will always be by your side!"
"Everyone, please listen patiently!"
"First, we are not descendants of the Nilbit Tribe; we are the Nilbit Tribe members ourselves!"
"No, to be precise, I alone am a Nilbit, the one who created Nirvana four hundred years ago."
When President Rob Lu said this, Everyone was startled, and Natsu stared at President Rob Lu with wide eyes.
"Ah~ No way"
"What did you say..?"
"Four hundred years ago?"
Everyone was incredibly shocked, and Wendy also seemed to understand something, standing still and staring blankly at the President.
President Rob Lu paused, those painful memories echoing in his mind. After a moment, he continued: "Four hundred years ago, to stop the spreading war, I created a magic that could reverse both good and evil—Nirvana."
"It once became the symbol of our country, but... this magic had a huge backlash..."
"However much darkness is converted into light, an equal amount of darkness will be stored within Nirvana. Energy must always be balanced; one cannot convert a person's entire personality into light to the extreme. There must be both light and darkness within a person's body to maintain balance."
"And all these dark energies, with nowhere to vent, were transferred to our Nilbit Tribe. On that day, darkness descended!"
"People began to slaughter each other, and finally, Everyone was annihilated!"
"Now even I exist in the form of a thought body, and my physical body perished in that darkness."
When President Rob Lu finished speaking, Wendy's body staggered, and her originally vacant eyes narrowed even further.
"To atone for this sin and destroy this Nirvana, I have guarded it for four hundred years. Now, this wish of mine, this undead being, has finally been realized!"
"How... how can I believe such a thing..." After listening to the President's words, Wendy closed her eyes, unwilling to believe this fact, but the President's body flickered at that moment.
Just as Everyone from Cait Shelter was about to disappear.
A golden magic circle suddenly rose from beneath Everyone's feet, and a bright aura suddenly emerged, maintaining the forms of those who were about to vanish.
Just as Wendy and Everyone were about to look at Zorn with hope, Zorn's words shattered their last hope.
"Sorry, Wendy, I can only do this much. For the remaining time, say a good farewell to Everyone!"
After hearing Zorn's words, Wendy turned to look at her Cait Shelter companions, who were gazing at her gently, her eyes filled with tears, and her lips trembling slightly as she said: "Everyone... don't disappear..."
Finally, Wendy cried and threw herself into Grandpa President's arms, holding him tightly.
"I'm so sorry for hiding it from you for so long, Wendy," Grandpa President said, gently stroking Wendy's head.
Wendy felt the warmth on her head, but she still couldn't believe that Grandpa President was a thought body.
She shook her head vigorously, not minding at all, but tears streamed down uncontrollably.
"Wendy, Carla, still crybabies like when you were little. Come, come into Auntie's arms..." One of the aunts from Cait Shelter, who had watched Wendy grow up, embraced both of them, carefully wiping the tears from Wendy's face: "Oh, my dear, look, you've cried so much you look like a little kitten, it's not pretty like this anymore!"
The aunt smiled and comforted Wendy, but her words didn't have a comforting effect.
"Wendy, I don't want to be pretty, I just... just want to be like before, Everyone please don't disappear... okay?" Wendy looked up, her eyes blurred with tears, pleading with Everyone in front of her.
"Wendy, you are always the cutest!"
"Yes."
Pascal and Naomi both said simultaneously: "Wendy is really beautiful!"
Everyone from Cait Shelter surrounded Wendy, each reaching out to touch her head. Undoubtedly, they all deeply loved Wendy in their hearts. Even if they were created illusions, their personalities were not, and the emotions they expressed were even less so; they were all living people.
"Wendy, Carla, we will not disappear, and love will not either. We will always be in your heart."
"Moreover, you two now have companions who can be with you, and we are very relieved!"
At this moment, Everyone's bodies began to emit rays of light. No matter how much Zorn increased his magical output, he couldn't hold them back.
"Grandpa President, Everyone..." Wendy and Carla watched all of this, already in tears.
"Everyone, thank you so much. I'm entrusting Wendy and Carla to you!"
When President Rob Lu finished speaking, the people behind him, in the act of waving goodbye, turned into light and dissipated into the air, carried by the wind, circling around Wendy and Carla, making their final farewell.
Finally flying up into the sky.
Wendy knelt on the ground, staring blankly into the air... her tears wouldn't stop.
Erza, however, silently walked to her side and embraced her: "The pain of parting with loved ones shall be soothed by companions!"
"Come, join Fairy Tail!"
Wendy looked up at Erza's gentle face, then at the expectant eyes of the Fairy Tail members behind her, thought of what Grandpa President had said, and with tears, she nodded slightly.
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