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Chapter 228: The Incident with Liss
Chapter 228: The Incident with Liss
Following the Council's previous request, the matters concerning the Black Magic Cult and the demons needed to be kept secret.
But at this moment, to hell with the Council.
At the very least, Liss's parents had the right to know what had happened to their daughter.
Mr. Yopa smoked two cigarettes in silence, placing the third in his mouth without lighting it.
With a hoarse voice, he asked, "How... how can we free Liss?"
Deep down, he wished Liss could stay by his side, even if only in spirit.
But he couldn't do that, in her current state, Liss must be suffering too, right?
And according to the Mages' explanation, Liss is now a very special soul, and one day she might be targeted by some demon or a Black Mage again...
In that case, Liss would suffer even more.
The best course of action now is to let Liss pass away peacefully.
Ailissa admired his quick decision, as a father, this was hard but inevitable:
"Two conditions for her release, first, mom and dad stay by her side. Second, tell her the truth, let her realize what has happened to her..."
Mr. Yopa dropped the unlit cigarette and walked upstairs heavily.
A few minutes later, everyone heard Mrs. Avi's sobs and the couple's argument.
After a long time, Mr. Yopa came back downstairs: "I apologize, will the rest of the matters be taken care of, can I ask everyone to witness?"
Witnessing is false, ensuring is true.
Liss has suffered enough, Mr. Yopa doesn't want any more mistakes at the end.
Everyone naturally didn't refuse.
Mrs. Avi was wiping Liss's face with a towel, as if she hadn't seen anyone come upstairs.
Mr. Yopa apologized for his wife's rudeness, but no one cared about it at this moment.
The couple held Liss's hand and spoke many words, finally falling into a long silence before deciding to continue.
"Liss, actually you have already..."
Mr. Yopa's voice trembled, Mrs. Avi was already sobbing.
"Yes, it turns out I have already died." Liss's face showed a look of sudden realization, her body emitting a faint glow.
"Liss..." Mrs. Avi covered her mouth, tears streaming down uncontrollably.
This was the first time in two months that Liss had spoken words beyond her usual lines.
"Mom, Dad, I'm sorry, Liss is a bad girl, didn't listen to Mom, ran away alone to play, so I was captured."
Liss's body gradually became more ethereal, her voice more ethereal.
"It's not Liss's fault, it's Mom, Mom didn't take good care of you!"
"It's Dad's fault, he didn't find you for so long."
"Mom, don't cry, Dad too, Liss loves you two the most, being your child... very happy."
Liss floated up from the bed, looked at her body, and with a smile said,
"Liss seems to be going to heaven, Mom and Dad must take good care of yourselves~ and, thank you for always taking care of me..."
"Liss!"
"Liss!"
Liss's soul transformed into a faint glow, flying out of the window, ascending sky, her 'I love you' scattered in the wind.
Mr. Yopa and Mrs. Avi chased to the balcony, but under the sunlight, that faint glow became hard to see.
Mrs. Avi knelt on the ground, sobbing softly, Mr. Yopa hugged her, tears rolling down his eyes.
...
The group stayed in Pippi Town for two more days, to avoid the parents from overexerting themselves with sorrow.
Until the couple arranged a funeral for Liss, promising to heed her words and take good care of themselves, the group finally left with reassurance.
Mr. Yopa mentioned the commission for gold, thanked them for their help, and vowed to punish those who had harmed Liss and the demons.
But no one was willing to accept.
'The task was to heal Miss Liss, and we failed to complete it.'
Ailissa said this, and the others had no objections.
"The mission is over, everyone. Let's head back to the guild."
"Sorry, Wendy, for dragging you into this and making you go through such a difficult time."
Wendy shook her head gently, "It's not Mr. Rhod's fault."
Fairy Tail and Cait Shelter were in different directions, so the group had to part ways after traveling together for a while.
Rhod offered to escort Wendy and Charle back.
But Charle refused, "Don't underestimate us. After all, we are qualified mages."
Happy looked a bit sad, "Charle..."
Charle glanced at Happy, "And you, tomcat, don't keep coming over."
"Love..." Happy hung his head dejectedly.
Wendy and Charle agreed to visit each other when they had the time and to help each other if needed. One group headed south, and the other southeast.
The distances were roughly the same, but the route back to Fairy Tail was a bit longer. In the end, Wendy and Charle arrived at Cait Shelter first.
The village was as peaceful as ever, and Wendy and Charle were warmly welcomed by everyone.
The sadness and fatigue from the mission were somewhat alleviated.
Until... Wendy started practicing her Dragon Slayer Secret Art: Galaxy again.
"Charle..."
Wendy fell to the ground, her eyes vacant, as if she had been dealt a heavy blow.
That night, Wendy cried all night long.
...
On the other side, the Fairy Tail team encountered a bit of trouble.
"Wendy... come back... ugh!"
Natsu, as expected, couldn't enjoy the convenience of transportation. Without Wendy's "Troia," he was back to his usual state.
But now, Ailissa, Rhod, and Happy were all in low spirits and didn't pay much attention to him.
They had traveled a long distance, and it was almost dark when the carriage stopped.
"It stopped!" Natsu perked up a bit, "Are we back in Magnolia?"
"Sorry!" the driver's voice called out, "There are people blocking the road ahead. It doesn't look good."
"Blocking the road?"
Ailissa and Rhod were puzzled. To avoid trouble, they had already hung the guild's flag outside the carriage. Who would dare to provoke Fairy Tail knowing their identity?
"Who is it?!" Natsu jumped out of the carriage first, hoping for a fight.
Rhod and Ailissa followed, and they saw about thirty people blocking the road, dressed in various outfits but all bearing the same emblem.
"Phantom Lord?"
The group was confused as to why Phantom Lord members were here, and the Phantom Lord members also looked uneasy.
"Hey, are you sure it's him?"
"It's definitely him, the Beast Tamer Rhod. We've had a lot of trouble with him."
"But why is the Fairy Queen with him?"
"It doesn't matter. There are only three of them, and they're all injured!"
Seeing the bandages on the three, the thirty men decided to move forward aggressively.
Rhod noticed two familiar faces in the crowd and confirmed that they were indeed there to cause trouble: "It's trouble I caused in the past. Looks like it's caught up with me."
Ailissa asked curiously, "You cause trouble too?"
"It was when Mirajane and I went to the capital... They actually set an ambush for us on the way, but we ended up teaching them a lesson."
Rhod guessed that they might have been recognized after being featured in a magazine.
Natsu cracked his knuckles, "So they're enemies? Can we beat them up?"
Ailissa and Rhod didn't object. They were already in a bad mood, so a fight would be a good outlet.
Liss was originally supposed to have a harsher ending, but I couldn't bear it. I'm not suited to write such stories.
(End of Chapter)
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