"Spare us!"
The moment these Lamys were spat out by Plutogrim, they threw themselves to the ground and knelt, constantly shouting and begging for mercy.
For a time, their noisy cries filled the air.
"Command: shut up."
Mirajane could not take it anymore and directly used control over the Lamys, forcing them to close their mouths.
The world instantly became quiet.
"This demon is a bit like a servant on the island. They're responsible for all kinds of tasks, mainly serving the demons."
Silver Fullbuster briefly introduced Lamy.
Of course, the ironclad facts had already proven that Lamy was not suited for this work, or at least not suited for the work of resurrection and modification.
"A base this large does indeed need some manpower to keep it running, but we're not planning to station people here long-term. We're only treating this place as a secret base." Marco spoke.
For the Underworld Island they now controlled, the existence of Lamy did not have much meaning.
After all, in the future, Silver would probably be the only one stationed here long-term.
There was no need for so many Lamys to serve them.
Underworld Island did not need human labor to help it move either.
Plutogrim could move on its own, and Silver Fullbuster did not need Lamy's service.
That made Lamy lose her purpose all at once.
"Then I'll Take her Over too."
Mirajane nodded and directly Took Over Lamy as well.
If they wanted to keep Lamy, she could use the Command Curse to make Lamy continue serving everyone on Underworld Island.
But since there was no need, they could not waste her either.
Even a mosquito leg was still meat!
Although Lamy was not strong and could not compare to the demons of the Nine Demon Gates, who knew when her ability might come in useful?
Lamy had no ability to resist and was directly Taken Over by Mirajane too.
"Now Tartaros is completely gone. With Tartaros dealt with as well, the Balam Alliance now exists in name only."
Seeing the last demon Taken Over by Mirajane, Gray could not help sighing.
The Balam Alliance, which had once made the entire magic world deeply wary, had now all been defeated by Fairy Tail.
'He is insanely strong...'
Silver also sighed with emotion.
With someone like Marco in the world, someone who, like Zeref and the Black Dragon, could suppress an entire era and would surely leave an influence far into the future, the people born in this era were undoubtedly fortunate.
Because Marco was clearly different from Zeref and the Black Dragon.
He would not go mad.
He would not harm the people around him.
He would not become humanity's enemy.
His existence would only inspire people like a lighthouse, warm them like the sun, and make them feel at ease!
...
After dealing with this last demon, Marco did not plan to stay here for long.
Underworld Island also needed to be moved somewhere else.
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
With Curse Power being supplied, Underworld Island began moving under Mirajane's control.
Plutogrim, which looked like a flat catfish, began swimming through the air.
It looked much easier now than it had earlier, because Mirajane was providing it with abundant Curse Power.
Of course, Plutogrim still could not be considered fast.
But considering that there was a fairly large building on its back, its movement speed could also be considered fast.
Fast and slow were always a matter of comparison.
Boom!!!
Plutogrim's body sank into the water.
Flying through the air was still a little too conspicuous. It was better to swim through the water. At the very least, that looked more reasonable.
From far away, people might even mistake Underworld Island for a large ship.
Most importantly, when swimming in the water, Plutogrim's speed was even faster than when flying.
Perhaps it really was better at swimming than dragging its massive body through the sky.
"Let it keep moving in this direction for now. I'm still inclined to keep Underworld Island near the Kingdom of Fiore. If it's too far away, it won't be convenient for everyone to come here. Mr. Silver, I'll leave this place in your care."
After setting the route and destination, Marco, Mirajane, and Gray prepared to leave Underworld Island.
"Rest assured, Master Marco. I will watch over Underworld Island and make sure no one breaks in."
Silver's expression was serious, and he agreed without hesitation.
He was willing to remain behind and guard Underworld Island.
Being saved and allowed to "live" had filled his heart with gratitude toward Marco and Mirajane.
Naturally, he was willing to guard the island for Fairy Tail.
Most importantly, Silver Fullbuster had learned about Deliora.
He knew Deliora had already been sealed away by Marco, only that Marco had not yet found the time to deal with it.
This father, who had been killed by Deliora and whose life had been completely destroyed by Deliora, now looked forward most to witnessing Deliora's death.
He would definitely contribute to that!
Silver had also learned that Deliora had been frozen by Gray's former master at the cost of her life.
Toward Ur, whom he had never met, Silver's heart was filled with respect.
She had also been a good person.
Gray was very lucky since the people he met had all been good people.
They were the ones who had guided Gray onto the right path.
If Gray had been saved by someone with evil intentions, it was frightening to imagine what he might have grown into.
A child filled with thoughts of revenge, whose view of the world had not yet matured, had very little chance of establishing proper values once he was maliciously guided.
"Gray, are you staying behind, or coming back with us?"
Seeing that Silver had no objections and that his emotions were normal, Marco looked toward Gray.
If Gray did not want to return so soon, he could stay behind.
In any case, this place was Fairy Tail's territory too.
There was no danger in the father and son staying here.
With the strength of the two of them, as long as they did not encounter those at the very top of the world, there were really not many people who could do anything to them.
"I..."
Gray hesitated.
He did indeed want to spend more time with his father.
"Then stay. You can continue learning Ice Devil Slayer Magic while you're here. What we did earlier was only a crash course. If you want to truly master it, you'll need to work even harder."
Silver smiled as he spoke.
After almost experiencing another separation between life and death, this man had become more direct instead.
He hoped Gray would stay for a while longer, so that he could pass more of his experience with Ice Devil Slayer Magic on to him.
"All right. Then I'll stay for special training!"
Hearing his father's words, Gray immediately made up his mind.
He would stay for special training and thoroughly master Ice Devil Slayer Magic.
There were many factors supporting Gray's decision, and "special training" was undoubtedly an important reason.
After all, Natsu, Gajeel, Wendy, Sting, and Rogue had already begun their own special training, personally taught by their dragon fathers and dragon mother.
Clearly, although the five dragons had already witnessed Marco's strength, they had not completely abandoned the plan they had created five hundred years ago.
They had only placed that plan among their backup options.
If Marco and the five dragons failed to defeat the Black Dragon, then the world's final hope would have to be placed on these Dragon Slayers.
So naturally, they had to train them specially and raise their strength as much as possible.
Gray did not want Natsu to pull farther and farther ahead of him.
Because of that, his father's suggestion of special training fit perfectly with what he wanted.
He really did need his father to continue guiding him in Ice Devil Slayer Magic.
"All right. Then we'll go first."
Marco nodded and did not say anything more.
Buzz!!!
Marco and Mirajane disappeared, leaving Underworld Island.
...
The scene before them changed, and they had already returned directly to the guild.
"Send the news of Tartaros's destruction directly to the Magic Council in a moment. The pressure against the Balam Alliance can be increased further. They have already lost the main pillars supporting the entire alliance. Now they're just a pile of loose sand."
After arriving at the guild, Marco arranged the work.
Naturally, this task would be handled by Mirajane.
As one of the guild's "civil and martial pillars," this sort of administrative work was all handled by Mirajane.
"What if they don't believe it?"
Mirajane frowned slightly.
This was not a small matter!
"Then have them send people over. I'll take them to Underworld Island for a look."
Marco answered simply and clearly.
He could directly teleport those people onto the island.
That way, there was no need to worry about them finding the location of Underworld Island afterward.
"No problem."
With Marco's answer, Mirajane understood and immediately went to prepare.
Marco did not stay for long either.
He directly headed to the familiar location in the eastern forest, preparing to claim the rewards for this mission.
"Claim mission rewards."
Arriving inside the large pit, Marco first claimed the Blood of God.
He was no longer unfamiliar with this item, since he had already claimed one portion before.
Marco still did not plan to use this Blood of God immediately.
This thing was far too precious.
After so many years, he had only obtained two portions, while he had almost collected all the Gold Cloths.
"If the blood of this world's gods can be used too, that would be great. Find a god and kill one, and wouldn't I have as much Blood of God as I wanted?"
Marco could not help fantasizing.
At that point, he would be able to upgrade all the Cloths into God Cloths.
Whether he could wear that many or not did not matter. Just say whether having a pile of God Cloths would be cool enough.
[Ding! Blood of God exchange function has been unlocked.]
[Divine blood containing divinity may be exchanged within the system for Blood of God.]
Just as Marco was thinking about "killing gods," the Saint System immediately responded, directly opening a method to exchange for Blood of God.
"Good grief. What does that mean? This world really has gods?"
Marco opened his mouth, somewhat surprised.
Although Zeref and Mavis had both previously mentioned the so-called Curse of Ankhseram, and there were also folk legends about the so-called God Ankhseram, no one had ever seen that mysterious God Ankhseram.
There were no records of that god ever appearing in the world, and it had not even displayed any divine miracles.
The only evidence that "God Ankhseram" existed seemed to be the Curse of Ankhseram on Zeref and Mavis.
Marco had always thought that this God Ankhseram was probably something like the will of the world or the will of the planet, or perhaps even some kind of fundamental law or collective subconscious without any self-awareness.
But now that the Saint System had produced this function, everything became simple.
Since the divine blood of this world's gods could be exchanged for the system's official Blood of God, that proved "the gods of this world can bleed," and that "gods can be killed"!
That was far easier to deal with than abstract existences like the will of the world or the will of the planet.
With those kinds of things, one would not even know where to begin.
"Good news! The only problem is that I don't know where to find these gods. Say they don't interfere with the world, and yet they create things like the Curse of Ankhseram. Say they do involve themselves in worldly affairs, and yet their presence is absurdly low."
Marco shook his head and stopped thinking about it for now.
It was still not something he could touch at the moment.
After putting away the Blood of God, Marco claimed the other reward.
Buzz!!!
A pillar of golden light rose into the sky.
Stars glittered across the sky, and above iy, the star map of Cancer suddenly burst into radiance.
[Congratulations. Cancer Gold Cloth has been unlocked!]