"I finally found you, Zeref."
Throwing August and Irene to the ground, Adam woke Zeref, who was napping.
Zeref slowly opened his eyes, a look of confusion appearing after he saw Adam. Then, seeing August and Irene collapsed on the ground, his expression froze.
"August, Irene?"
"Don't worry, they're just unconscious. Zeref, I can remove the Ankhseram God's curse from you."
Adam didn't waste time, stating it directly.
He only had twenty minutes left; no time for lengthy explanations.
Hearing Adam's words, Zeref didn't ask why August and Irene were there, but instead looked at Adam with a serious expression.
"Who are you? Do you know what you're saying?"
"I said I can remove the Ankhseram God's curse from you, but I need to read your memories to obtain all of your magic knowledge."
Adam stated the terms of the trade.
However, Zeref scoffed at this:
"Another one who overestimates himself, wanting to obtain my Black Magic."
Hearing that Adam wanted all of his magic knowledge, Zeref immediately categorized Adam as one of those Dark Mages who coveted his magic knowledge.
He had always detested such Dark Mages who regarded human lives as dirt.
He had always been the kind of person who loved life the most; it was only because he wanted to break the Ankhseram God's curse that he created so many Black Magic and demons, hoping they could kill him.
"Heavenly Punishment!"
Clapping his hands together, terrifying death magic instantly surged towards Adam. This was a Black Magic spell capable of instantly killing even the top Mages of this World.
Even individuals of August and Irene's caliber would be instantly killed if hit.
But Adam merely tapped his serpent staff, and the death magic was effortlessly dispelled.
As the serpent staff, a divine artifact of Ophiuchus capable of healing diseases and raising the dead, it naturally had a restraining effect on death energy.
"No wonder he could defeat August and Irene; he indeed has some power."
Seeing his Heavenly Punishment broken, Zeref frowned, about to unleash a more powerful Black Magic spell to deal with Adam.
However, before he could use the magic, an utterly irresistible punch had already landed on him.
"God Sealing Formation."
After knocking Zeref unconscious, Adam used the God Sealing Formation to seal all the magic and cursed power within Zeref, then did the same for August and Irene.
Finding Zeref had taken considerable time, and his remaining time for the day was running out.
It was clearly impossible to convince the stubborn Zeref to trust him with the little time he had left.
So, he simply knocked them out, sealed them, and brought them back to Fairy Tail, letting Mavis persuade them, and planning to return tomorrow to complete the trade.
"Apparition."
Taking the three sealed individuals, Adam vanished from his spot, reappearing in the main hall of the Fairy Tail guild.
At this time, the Fairy Tail hall, having just finished its daily brawl, was in a state of disarray. When Master Makarov saw Adam appear, a smile immediately spread across his face, as it meant another repair bill saved.
"Adam, you've come at a good time. And who are these three?"
Just as he was about to ask Adam to use repair magic on the guild's tables and chairs, he saw Zeref and the other two lying beside Adam.
Adam pointed to the three and introduced them:
"That's Zeref, the Dark Mage Precht was looking for on Tenrou Island, and also the First Master's husband. The one next to him is August, he's his and the First Master's son. And the one over there is Irene, Erza's biological mother."
"What!!!"
Hearing Adam's introduction, not only Master Makarov, but all the Fairy Tail Mages dropped their jaws, then collectively looked at the equally shocked Erza and Mavis's spirit.
They simply couldn't imagine that such a lovely First Master could be married to the most evil and terrifying Dark Mage, Zeref, and even have such a grown son.
And that Erza's biological mother was alive and so young and beautiful.
Mavis and Erza themselves were also very shocked.
Mavis was surprised to see Zeref again, and even more surprised that she had such a grown son, something she didn't even know herself.
Erza, on the other hand, never expected to have such a mother. Abandoned as a child, her parents had long ceased to exist in her heart.
Adam briefly explained the situation, then said to Mavis:
"Mavis, I can remove the curses from you and Zeref, and I can revive your body, but I want your and Zeref's magic memories, and the fairy heart beneath the guild."
"If it's truly as you say, Zeref and I can both agree to your terms."
Mavis listened and nodded without hesitation.
From what she had learned during this time, she had some trust in Adam, and she knew that Adam had been diligently researching magic to protect his World.
If her and Zeref's curses could be lifted, then giving Adam their magic knowledge and the fairy heart was nothing.
"Good, Natsu and Lucy, come here for a moment."
After receiving Mavis's affirmation, Adam called Natsu and Lucy over, taking out an Owl and handing it to Lucy.
"I'm giving you a mission. This Owl will lead you to someone named Anna Heartfilia. She is your ancestor from four hundred years ago, Lucy.
Find her, and you'll know where your dragons are, and your true origins.
Once you find her, tell her that I can deal with the Black Dragon Acnologia. She just needs to tell me the location of the time rift."
After saying this, Adam vanished from this World as his time ran out.
The fairy heart needed to be absorbed in conjunction with the magic of the time rift to gain not only infinite magic power but also the ability to control time.
And the location of the time rift was only known to Anna Heartfilia.
Anna Heartfilia was Lucy's ancestor from four hundred years ago, and also the Celestial Mage who taught Natsu and the other four cultural knowledge back then.
Four hundred years ago, she opened the Eclipse Gate, brought Natsu and the other four to the present, and then went alone to find a way to defeat the Black Dragon, thereby discovering the existence of the time rift.
He didn't have time to search for Anna now, so he entrusted this task to Natsu and Lucy. With the Owl leading the way, it shouldn't be a problem.
By coming back tomorrow, all matters could be resolved.
At that time, he would not only gain almost all the magic knowledge of this World but also once again enhance his magic power, while significantly increasing his understanding of the laws of time.
This way, even a one-on-one fight with Hades, King of the Underworld, would give him a few chances of winning.
If the potential drawn out by the Elder of Namek in the Dragon Ball World was strong enough, then Hades, King of the Underworld, would be nothing.