Chapter 75 The Sin of the Witch, Ultear's Path to Redemption
Chapter 75 The Sin of the Witch, Ultear's Path to Redemption
The campfire flickered, and the village, bathed in the cold moonlight, was filled with a joyful and lively banquet atmosphere.
To express his gratitude to Chess and his group, the Demon Village Chief served them a variety of local delicacies and drinks.
Natsu quickly became friends with the creepy-looking demons, and his brutal eating habits, such as swallowing campfires whole, amazed the villagers.
Happy was equally satisfied, having tasted many kinds of seafood he had never eaten before, with a blissful expression on his face as if he were in paradise.
After talking with the simple and honest villagers, Lucy finally let go of her instinctive fear of demons and successfully integrated into the banquet.
As for Chase, Gray, and Leon, they were chased around by several "beautiful demon" villagers who offered them food.
Similarly, Uru and Ultear were also surrounded by many young demons.
How should I put it? It seems like the Fairy Tail world has an astonishingly high output of perverts, cough cough, I mean gentlemen, and they don't discriminate by species. You can run into a few of them anywhere!
Lucy glanced at the incredibly popular Uru and her mother, then at Nazhabi beside her.
The grilled meat in my hand suddenly didn't taste so good anymore...
Besides Chess and his group, the villagers also very generously received Yuka and his two companions who came to apologize, as well as a group of believers.
After learning that their loved ones had all been brutally murdered by Deliora, the villagers, who were also demons, expressed their deepest apologies.
Needless to say, Natsu, after a few flames entered his stomach, forgot all his grudges and laughed with Yuuka, Toby and Sherry, who were full of self-reproach.
Several forces, which should have been adversaries or allies, and different races, harmoniously participated in the same banquet.
The banquet lasted until late at night before gradually coming to an end.
Natsu and Lucy Happy, both exhausted from a long day, were fast asleep.
On the village's wooden stake wall, Chess found Urudia alone, enjoying the sea breeze.
"Mr. Chase?"
Upon hearing the commotion, Urudia hurriedly wiped the look of dejection off her face.
Knowing that his mother, Uru, had always loved him deeply was an incredibly happy thing.
But the thought of Gerald and Melty, the innocent people who suffered because of her madness, and the heart of the Dark Guild's demons overwhelmed her.
After realizing how terribly wrong she had been, Ultear really didn't know what to do to cleanse her hands of the many sins that had stained them.
—That is a crime that cannot be forgiven even at the cost of one's life!
Those who bear sin and darkness have no reason to live in this world, let alone have the right to stay by the side of the great mother.
Being able to spend such a joyful banquet together as tonight is already considered extremely selfish.
That's why Ultear would do something so unprecedented, imitating Uru taking off his clothes, casting shape magic alongside Uru, and witnessing the demon dancing with Uru...
All of this was simply to create as many memories as possible with my mother before we parted.
Ultear has made up her mind: she will persuade Geralt to return to the right path and confess the truth to Melty...
Go to hell and repent and atone for your sins to those souls who died tragically!
"It's quite unexpected, really. The council members actually have this kind of relationship with our guild."
Chess sighed and handed the Devil Beer, which was emitting a purple mist, to Ultear.
"Fate is a thing that can be really hard to fathom sometimes."
Urutia politely accepted the beer, but did not drink it.
Just a few days ago, sitting high in the courtroom, how could she have imagined that the rude man who should have been receiving a solemn trial but instead looked around the council branch like a tourist would be the benefactor who brought her redemption and rebirth?!
Urudia gathered her chaotic thoughts and glanced sideways at Chess, who was casually leaning against the railing.
"Mr. Chase, you came to see me not just because of a simple sigh, but surely?"
"If I'm not mistaken, the magic you used to restore the village to its original state was a type of lost magic, the Arc of Time, right?" Chase asked.
Upon hearing this, Urutia was visibly surprised for a moment, then nodded slightly.
"I didn't expect Mr. Chase to recognize this magic."
The Arc of Time was personally taught to her by Hades, the guild leader of the Demon Heart Guild.
Let alone young people like Chase, even among the older generation of mages, there aren't many who can see through it at a glance!
"I heard a little about this magic while traveling on the continent of Giltina."
Chase invoked the all-powerful adventures of the continent of Giltina, thus getting to the point, "I don't know if you've heard of another power hidden within humans, something called the Second Source of Magic?"
"A second source of magic?" Ultear frowned slightly.
As expected, there's still no research or development on a second source of magic in this timeline...
Chase noticed her confused expression.
As Ultear mentioned in the original work, this concept gradually developed and was perfected during the seven years that the main characters were sealed off on Tenrou Island.
The idea of becoming stronger through this "cheat" was prematurely thwarted.
However, let's leave the relevant concepts to Ultear first. With her talent and comprehension, she shouldn't have to wait seven years.
"It is said to be something that separates magic power from what magicians currently store, essentially a second container."
"I've never heard of such a thing before, Mr. Chase, you are truly knowledgeable..."
Urudia murmured a sigh, the disbelief on his face fleeting.
In the past, she would have been very interested in the second source of magic, but now, all she could think about was atonement.
This topic is now closed.
Chess turned his gaze from the night view of Karuna Island to Ultear: "This should be a joyous day for mother and daughter to reunite, but you seem quite sad?"
"How...how did you know?" Urutia seemed a little flustered.
Chess pointed to Ultear's cheek and said calmly, "Because your face is swollen."
"Huh? Ah!"
Reminded, Urutia belatedly realized that her left cheek was indeed burning with pain, and a huge, swollen bump had appeared.
It's a wound left from when I was hit by Natsu's fire dragon's iron fist in the underground ruins!
Ultear, who always maintained a dignified demeanor, couldn't quite keep her composure and hurriedly used magic to remove the image-ruining bag.
"Hahaha!"
The unexpected cuteness of their contrasting personalities made Chase burst out laughing.
Urudia felt her face getting even hotter...
Having returned to normal, she gazed at the night sky, and after a brief silence, suddenly asked in a somber voice:
"Mr. Chase, if—and I mean if—you committed a sin that even your life couldn't wash away, what would you do?"
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