"You came here as soon as you got back."
"Aren't you going to rest?"
Ivan didn't look up, flipping through the book in his hand:
"Laxus' problem is solved, I can finally relax."
"Now I only have my own problem to solve."
Makarov sighed:
"Your strength is already very strong."
"There's no need to pursue even stronger Magic."
Upon hearing this, Ivan's expression darkened, and his voice was a little hoarse:
"Strong?"
"Where am I strong?"
"Strong in that I was easily defeated by Gildarts, or strong in how I fled in such a sorry state while being pursued on the way back with the magic crystal?!"
Ivan roared, his face dark, as if venting.
Is Illusion Magic strong? Of course, it is.
Otherwise, how did Ivan become an S-Class Magician, but his strength was limited....
He saw Laxus and felt as if he was looking at himself.
That feeling of despair when he was first told as a child that he couldn't inherit his father Makarov's Magic.
No one knew how he got through that time, how he accepted that fact, and no one knew how much effort he put into cultivating Illusion Magic to this level.
But reality is so ridiculous.
Since Gildarts appeared in the Guild, he knew he was wrong.
Some things cannot be changed.
Just like how Illusion Magic was easily crushed by the superior Crush Magic.
From that moment on, his mindset had become unbalanced, and he wanted to find Magic that could make him stronger again.
However, due to Laxus' physical condition, he temporarily put it aside because he didn't want Laxus to become the next him.
Now Laxus' problem was solved.
He had no more worries.
Becoming stronger was his only obsession now.
Looking at the ferocious-faced Ivan, Makarov opened his mouth to say something, but found that he had no standing to speak to Ivan.
Finally, Makarov looked at Ivan and could only let out a long sigh:
"Rest early."
Then he turned and left.
And Ivan, upon hearing Makarov's words, realized his gaffe, but didn't say anything. Instead, he adjusted his expression and continued to search for Magic books.
But his mind was not on the books in his hand.
A moment later.
Ivan sighed, then sat directly on the floor, leaning against the bookshelf in a daze.
He didn't know how much time had passed.
When Ivan came back to his senses, he was about to get up, but his gaze fell on a stack of books and notes at the bottom of the bookshelf.
Ivan reached out and took one out, looking at the name 'Precht' on the note.
Ivan knew this was the second Guild Master of Fairy Tail. He didn't have much impression, but according to his father Makarov, the second Guild Master 'Precht' was an extremely powerful and wise Magician.
He still remembered how his father Makarov often mocked himself when he was a child, saying he was not even one-tenth as strong as the second Guild Master 'Precht'.
However, when he was a child, he just took it as a joke.
He always believed that his father Makarov was the strongest.
Thinking about it now....
How could a person praised so highly by his father Makarov be weak....
However, Precht, like his father Makarov, practiced Light Magic. Since he learned as a child that he couldn't inherit Light Magic, he had put these books related to Light Magic on the bottom shelf of the bookshelf.
Ivan placed his hand on this notebook of Precht's, hesitated for a moment, then opened it.
What came into view were Precht's daily cultivation insights on Magic.
Although most of it was Light Magic, it still gave Ivan a lot of inspiration, and he benefited greatly until he reached the last few pages. Looking at the content of the notes, Ivan's pupils shrank sharply, and his breathing quickened.
"July 17, X735."
"The creation of Lumen Histoire is nearing completion. The user can possess almost infinite Magic power. It is enough as Fairy Tail's trump card. I can soon step down and hand over the burden to Makarov."
"Light Magic has reached a bottleneck. As my cultivation deepens, I find more and more common ground between Light Magic and Black Magic."
"Fairy Law was modified by Mavis based on Zeref's Black Magic 'Law'."
"Now this old man is the strongest Light Magician in the world."
"Perhaps...."
"I should go and find Zeref to explore the mysteries of light and darkness...."
Ivan's fingers traced the notes. Even the fact that Fairy Law was modified from Black Magic could not shock him. In his mind, there were only the four words 'Lumen Histoire', and he murmured in a low voice:
"Infinite Magic power...."
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