Chapter 71

Akani Beach, Hugh and Wally are apologizing to Erza.

"Um...I'm very sorry...Erza..." Wally scratched his head and looked at Erza sheepishly.

"Yes, I'm sorry, little Ellu..." Millianna also drooped her head.

Erza smiled softly and shook her head at them: "I am the one who should apologize to you. I have never come to you in the past eight years. I am the one who is truly sorry!"

"But my sister was threatened by Jellal, so she didn't get close to protect our safety, right? I'm the one who should admit my mistake!"

Xio anxiously defended Erza, and in the end he also dropped his head, because he had actually always regarded Erza as his role model, but he was the one who didn't believe her the most.

"Yes, Erza, we are the ones who really should apologize. Together with Jellal, we have caused you so much harm."

Simon looked at the bandages wrapped around Erza's body, and heartache flashed in his eyes. He liked Erza, but he knew that this was a love that was destined to be unrequited, so he could only silently do something for Erza behind his back. .

"At this point, it's all pale to say anything. You are just bewitched by the evil Jellal, but I have never been able to take real measures..."

Erza lowered her head and turned to look at the sea, her eyes sparkling, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

"But... where did Jellal go?"

After a long silence, Simon asked about their second purpose today.

"He..." Erza fell into memories.

...

"Jellal!"

Erza ran to Jellal's side with the sword in hand and raised the sword high, but looking at Jellal who showed a gentle smile, she couldn't put her hand down.

"Alas... This bottle is a potion for rebirth of severed limbs made by Grandma Polyusica, and the other bottle is poison. I leave the specific choice to you!"

Raphael shook his head, put down a bottle of red healing potion and blue poison on the ground, stood up and left, driving Natsu Simon and the others back to Akani Beach. Only he and Mirajane stayed.

"Erza...do it! I don't blame you, it's all my fault."

Jellal looked at the girl in front of him with a gentle smile.

"Jellal...why..." Tears welled up in Erza's eyes. She just wanted to know why Jellal became like this.

"Who knows, maybe I really can't bear the torture, or maybe I want to get strength as soon as possible so that I can protect you!"

Jellal smiled softly and turned to look at the moon in the sky.

"But...I've obviously saved you!" Erza's tears finally flowed down. She was still blaming herself. She hated herself for not awakening her magic earlier.

Jellal raised his left hand with difficulty and gently wiped Erza's tears: "Yes, you saved me. I didn't save myself. I don't blame you."

Erza couldn't hold her sword again and dropped it to the ground, covering her face and crying.

"Raphael, is there really no way to save Jellal?" Mirajane also looked sadly at the two people in front of them under the moonlight, holding Raphael's hand and asked.

"He has been rescued, whether by Erza or by himself!" Raphael's words made Mirajane look at him in confusion. Raphael turned to Mirajane and smiled.

"Let's go, let's go back, we'll just leave the two of them here."

Raphael picked up Mirajane, leaving a small crater on the spot and disappeared.

Jellal saw Raphael leaving, and while Erza was still crying, he ate all the potions on the ground with difficulty.

With the sound of the medicine bottle falling to the ground, Erza stopped crying instantly and looked at Jellal who had regained his mobility. She quickly picked up the sword from the ground and pointed it at Jellal.

"Erza..."

Erza's eyes widened instantly because Jellal directly passed his body through the sword and hugged her.

"I'm sorry! Let me take another look at your beautiful crimson hair..."

Jellal lay on Erza's shoulder, gradually losing his breath.

"Jellal!!!"

Erza cried very sadly, all the emotions she had suppressed for eight years, including her feelings towards Jellal, turned into this one painful cry.

...

"He... went to find true freedom!" Erza lowered her head, and some crystal water drops seemed to fall from the corners of her eyes.

"What should we do in the future..." Millianna said sadly, lowering her head in melancholy.

"Yeah, we haven't left that island in eight years, and we don't know what to do at all..." Wally and Xio also lowered their heads and were confused about the future.

"If there's no place you want to go..." A voice came from behind them, and Xio and the others quickly looked back, it was Raphael.

"Come to Fairy Tail! Welcome!" Raphael looked at Quinn and the others with a smile.

"Ah! Can we...can?" Millianna looked at Raphael in disbelief.

"Yes, after all what we did..." Simon was equally eager and worried about Raphael's words.

"It's okay, you didn't do anything!" Gray's voice came from behind Raphael.

"Maybe the freedom there is different from the freedom you pursue..." Lucy also walked up to them and said with a smile.

"But it's a happy and warm place there!" Natsu extended his hand towards them in invitation.

"And I also want to be with you all the time!" Erza walked up to Raphael and the others and extended an invitation to Xio and the others.

Wally and Simon were stunned for a long time, and then they laughed happily.

This kind of guild... is really good! Quinn saw Erza's smile for the first time, and a smile appeared on his face.

[ Erza...you have become stronger! ]

A familiar voice seemed to ring in Erza's ears, and she quickly looked up towards the sea.

The gentle sea breeze blew her long hair, and her crimson hair looked particularly beautiful under the sunlight.

The beach at night looks particularly peaceful under the sea breeze.

"Is it really okay for us to live in the outside world?" Wally's voice sounded on the beach.

"We must find a way to survive!" Simon's voice also sounded on the beach.

"That's right, we can't trouble sister anymore!" Xio's voice sounded next.

It turned out that they planned to go to sea to find freedom by themselves, and did not want to trouble Erza anymore, because they knew that their identities would cause a lot of trouble to Erza and Fairy Tail.

"You guys!" A familiar voice made them freeze instantly.

Xio and the others turned their heads helplessly, it was Erza.

Xio clenched his fists, looked at Erza firmly, and mustered up the courage to say to Erza: "There's no point in persuading... persuading us, we've already decided!"

"We have always lived in the tower. This is also the first time we plan to go to the outside world. Although we don't understand anything and feel uneasy..."

Simon stood next to Xio, holding his hand and looking at Erza with the same determination: "But we have to see the world with our own eyes!"

"We no longer rely on anyone's strength to live, nor do we want to live for anyone. From now on, we live for ourselves and use our own strength to find what we want to do!"

Wally, Millianna, Xio and Simon looked at each other and said to Erza in unison: "This is our freedom!"

Erza looked at them who were determined and smiled: "I have received your faith! I believe that nothing can stop you!"

Erza instantly changed into a gorgeous knight armor and wore a cape with the Fairy Tail guild. She looked at Xio and the others seriously: "However, those who leave the Fairy Tail guild must abide by three rules. Listen to me!"

"First! Never leak information that is detrimental to Fairy Tail for the rest of your life!" Raphael walked out of the darkness wearing a tunic suit he made and stood on Erza's left side.

"Second! You are not allowed to contact past clients without authorization for personal gain!" Mirajane walked to Erza's right side wearing a gorgeous princess costume!

"Third! Even if the path you choose is different! But you must live strong at all times, and you must never despise your own life!"

Erza held the Fairy Tail flag high, raised her head and shouted loudly.

"Never forget your dearest friend in your life!" Erza looked at them with tears in her eyes and shouted out the final rule.

"Fairy Tail farewell party! Begin!"

Erza raised the flag and shouted loudly, while Raphael and Mirajane raised their right hands and made the Fairy Tail gesture to Quinn and the others, a seven pointing upward!

"Everyone! See you later!" Natsu continued to spray flames into the sky, forming gorgeous fireworks.

"And there are ice flowers!" Gray's magic turned the fireworks blooming in the sky into ice flowers!

"Then let me create a Celestial Spirit version of fireworks!" Lucy held up the key and summoned Celestial Spirit to release the starry sky fireworks!

"I feel sorry for you, but if that will hinder your progress, I will once again sincerely wish you this journey!"

Erza looked at them with tears in her eyes and a smile on her face that added to her beauty.

"No, little Ellu..." Millianna was already crying.

"If we were here, we would only stir up memories of your painful past." Wally said, also in tears.

"No, it won't. The painful memories will turn into the strength to move towards tomorrow, which will only allow us to move forward stronger!"

"Sister..." Xio covered her face and cried bitterly.

Simon didn't say anything, he just looked at Erza silently, as if he wanted to remember Erza well before leaving.

"Take care! I believe that as long as we are still in this world, we will have a chance to meet again!"

Erza held the flag high and smiled brightly at them.

"Yeah! Take care, sister, we will definitely meet again!" Xio shouted towards Erza.

"Definitely!" Simon looked at Erza blankly and made a promise in a low voice!

we have a deal!

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