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Between Carla's sharp tongue and his younger brother's laughter only adding fuel to the fire, Mystogan was so embarrassed he was on the verge of turning red.
Fortunately, the Guild Master of Cait Shelter, Roubaul, came to his rescue. "I suppose I should call you Mystogan now. I need your help with something."
For the elder who'd raised Wendy for six years, Mystogan naturally couldn't refuse. And as his biological brother, Noah wasn't about to stand by either.
Seeing the two brothers readily agree, Roubaul didn't beat around the bush:
"Two kilometers south of this mountain forest, there's a hidden cave where a dangerous Magic called Nirvana is sealed."
"The group that attacked us called themselves Oración Seis, and their target is Nirvana."
"I want to ask you to stop them. Nirvana can twist light and darkness, good and evil—it absolutely cannot fall into the wrong hands."
Ancient Super Magic, Nirvana, was a transformation Magic without any offensive capabilities, but its terrifying ability to swap "light" and "darkness" could throw the world into complete chaos.
If this Magic were used on humans, good people would turn evil, and evil people would, in turn, gain kind hearts.
Nirvana was sealed four hundred years ago when it was first created. Only the higher-ups in the Magic Council and Roubaul, who claimed to have guarded this Magic for generations, knew it even existed.
Listening to Roubaul's explanation, Noah looked at him with a puzzled expression. "Guild Master Roubaul, where do you think Oración Seis learned about Nirvana's existence in the first place? Could it be from the current higher-ups in the Magic Council?"
Before Roubaul could speak, Wendy raised her small hand. "I know! It's that person who looks exactly like Big Brother and even has the same name!"
Wendy recounted how Brain came to Cait Shelter just to ask her to save someone's life, and that person knew exactly where Nirvana was located.
Noah and Mystogan exchanged glances, both thinking of the same person—someone who should've been buried at the bottom of the sea, the former master of the Tower of Heaven.
Jellal.
Not only was he not dead, but Wendy had actually brought him back to life!
You have to understand—after Jellal sank into the sea, Noah, Erza, and Mystogan stayed on the island where they'd fought for a whole night and morning, but they didn't see anyone come to rescue Jellal.
Plus, within a day, Jellal should've drowned.
But this guy, against all odds, didn't die and even managed to cling to life until he was rescued and treated. Was this insane vitality not straight-up cheating?
Speaking of whoever treated Jellal—that was what surprised Noah the most.
Wendy was just an eleven-year-old girl, yet she'd managed to heal Jellal, who was practically on death's door, to a pretty decent extent in only ten minutes!
Terrifying!
The waters of this world ran way deeper than he thought. Some random little girl pops up out of nowhere and can wield crazy-powerful healing Magic that could practically bring people back from the dead and mend shattered bones.
"Wendy, you're amazing. You're the most promising Healing Mage I've ever seen."
Listening to Noah's praise, Wendy blushed shyly.
However, Carla stood there with her paws on her hips, saying proudly, "Wendy's healing Magic is called 'Sky,' and she's also a Sky Dragon Slayer."
"How about that? Wendy's really amazing, isn't she?"
At those words, two people fell silent.
Mystogan's expression turned complicated because Porlyusica used a healing Magical Tool called "Sky," and Wendy's healing Magic was also named "Sky."
This coincidence made him suddenly suspect whether Wendy might be an alternate version of his aunt from a parallel world. If that was true, that'd be seriously unlucky...
And the moment Wendy mentioned she was also a Dragon Slayer, Noah was already stunned.
In X777, his older brother picked up a little girl who'd lost her family, and that little girl could use Dragon Slayer Magic... With these three conditions lined up, Noah was ninety percent sure that this adorable and innocent little girl, just like Natsu and Gajeel, was the third time traveler from four hundred years ago.
Noah hoped he was overthinking it. He knelt down, looked at Wendy with a smile, and asked her one last question that could prove the time travel thing.
"Wendy, was your Dragon Slayer Magic taught to you by a Dragon?"
"Huh! Big Brother Noah, how did you know!"
Wendy was puzzled at first, then excitedly grabbed Noah's sleeve. "Big Brother Noah, do you know Grandeeney?"
Sky Grandeeney, the "foster mother" who taught Wendy Sky Dragon Slayer Magic, was supposedly a very gentle Dragon.
But unfortunately, Noah was hearing that name for the first time.
His guess was confirmed. Noah ruffled the girl's small head. The perceptive Wendy immediately understood and lowered her head, looking a little disappointed. She really missed Grandeeney...
Noah felt helpless about this. He could only call over Cheese and Snow, who were still waiting for his signal, hoping they could play with Wendy for a while and help her forget her sadness.
As for whether Wendy knew about her origins—Natsu and Gajeel, who were several years older than her, had zero memory of it, so there was no point expecting a five-year-old at the time to remember anything.
"Guild Master Roubaul, my brother and I are heading out now."
"Snow, I'm counting on you to protect everyone here. When I get back, I'll buy you two hundred pounds of nuts as snacks."
The white hamster being held in Wendy's hands squeaked and waved its tiny paws at Noah.
Although Snow was a peace-loving vegetarian rodent, if it was for protection, she wouldn't mind showing off the power of an S-Class Magical Beast.
It definitely wasn't for those two hundred pounds of nuts...
With the addition of Cheese and Snow, the innocent little girl quickly cheered up, pulling a reluctant Carla along to play some childish games.
Roubaul looked at the two retreating figures and murmured, "Devil Slayer Magic. I thought this Magic had been lost."
"It's good that the legacy's been preserved, unlike me..."
In the village-like Guild, the Cait Shelter members who were cleaning up and treating their companions—everyone except Wendy and Carla—all had this deep, weathered look in their eyes.
Like the eyes of someone ancient.
In less than a second, everyone returned to normal, continuing their work, either crying or laughing.