While battles run across Tenrou Island, Gray is doing nothing with Wendy & the cats. Well, he is guarding them with Ben's clone now, so he has something to do actually. But they just stay in their place, doing nothing.
After some time, however, two enemies finally appear. But one of them is unconscious and being carried by the other. They are Ultear and the unconscious Zeref who suddenly appear there as if they've intended to come here.
Ben's clone doesn't try to observe the situation first like the other clones. He immediately stands in the front with Gray to protect Wendy & the cats. There's no way he can just observe when Zeref appears there.
"You're Ultear, the one who made a ruckus in Magic Council with Jellal. So your guild's aim is Zeref, huh?" asks Ben.
"That's right, but I don't plan to become your enemy. I'm here to talk with Gray," says Ultear.
"Me?" asks Gray.
Ultear nods and then starts to talk to Gray about her identity. She is Gray's magic teacher Ur's daughter. Gray is very surprised because he thought Ur's daughter has died when she was a kid.
Ben's clone just watches as Ultear starts to say that she is an ally and doesn't hold a grudge against Gray for what happened to Ur. Then she talks about her plan with Zeref to create a world for Mages only and normal beings won't live there.
Of course, Gray doesn't like that idea at all but Ultear says that it's Ur's will. Then she says that to achieve that, they need to remove Hades because he will just use Zeref for his own gains. Ultear says that only Gray can defeat Hades using his Iced Shell because Hades is very strong.
Gray seems to believe Ultear's words and agrees to use Iced Shell on Hades. But then a laugh can be heard from Ben's clone, making everyone confuses. They don't know what's so funny that he starts to laugh.
"Hahaha, you want to defeat Hades using Iced Shell? What a stupid idea," says Ben's clone while laughing.
"What do you mean? Iced Shell is a very strong spell and it can surely stop Hades," says Ultear.
"I never say that it can't, I just say that it's a stupid idea to use such a spell. There's no need to use that spell, after all. My main body is currently fighting Hades and meh, he is just so so. It's just a matter of time before he gets defeated," says Ben's clone.
This conversation occurs while Ben still fights Hades in his Devil Force form. So Hades hasn't been defeated yet and the Dark Mages still think that Hades is omnipotent. Besides, only Ben's clones know the current situation of their main body's battle with Hades, so the Dark Mages still think that Hades is undefeated.
"You sure have high confidence. Well, if you can defeat him, then that's good. But if you can't then Iced Shell is the only option," says Ultear.
"You're right," says Gray.
Ben's clone laughs again and says, "Hahaha, come on, Gray. Don't play around with this girl again. We don't have time for this. I don't know why you follow along with this drama, but you need to stop now. Zeref is too dangerous so we can't have him here any longer."
Ultear is confused but Gray just sighs and says, "You don't need to say it you know. I just want to know what she is after, so I play along with her demands. But you're right, we can't play around for too long."
"What do you mean by that, Gray? You don't want to grant Ur's will?" asks Ultear with a surprised tone. She never thought that Gray isn't falling into her trap.
"Don't get me wrong. I respect Ur very much but I also have my own life. I will do what I want to do in my life just like what Ur asked me to do. Besides, I don't believe that Ur wants to create such a world," says Gray.
Ultear smiles and says, "It seems you've grown smarter now."
"Ben, please leave her to me. I know I'm being selfish, but I want to finish this myself. It's a personal business, after all," says Gray.
"Sure," says Ben as he suddenly teleports beside Zeref that has been laid down to lean on a tree by Ultear.
Ultear is surprised and wants to attack Ben's clone, but an ice wall blocks her. Ben's clone touches Zeref and teleports him to the opposite side of this island, far from everyone. Then Ben's clone teleports back beside Gray.
He grabs Gray's shoulder and then pulls Gray to get closer to Ultear. Before she can react, Ben's clone grabs Ultear's shoulder too and teleports both of them to coast. He can't let them fight here because Wendy & the cats are here.
Besides, there will be a big battle too in here, so he doesn't want Gray to get distracted and Ultear to get some help. The big battle that he means is a battle against Grimoire Heart's lesser members who are coming here.
Ben's clone has detected them just now, that's why he moved fast to remove Zeref & Ultear from here. Gray said he wanted to fight Ultear, so Ben's clone send him away too. He knows Gray has some business with Ultear, so it's better to leave her to Gray.
"Wendy, Bella, Carla, Happy, get ready. We have many guests coming our way," says Ben's clone.
"Guests?" asks Happy.
"He means enemies," says Carla.
Wendy gets ready to fight while Bella & Carla take their magic guns. Both of them always use the magic guns that Ben made to fight and they are quite good with the guns. Happy is the only one who doesn't have anything and doesn't know what to do.
Ben's clone sighs and asks Bella to lend a magic pistol to Happy. Bella nods and takes a magic pistol from her storage bag. It is just a prototype weapon that Ben made in the past, but it still has decent power and it's better than nothing.
Bella tries to explain how to use it but she just says a few words, making Happy confused. So Carla steps in and explains it to Happy. He understands it and tries to use the pistol by aiming randomly.
*BANG*
"ARGH!"
Surprisingly, Happy's shot coincidentally hits someone. It makes everyone surprised and then Happy gets smug. He tries to shoot randomly again but of course, it hits nothing.
Just when Happy gets depressed, many people come out of the woods. They are Grimoire Heart's lesser members that Ben's clone mentioned before. There are tens of them here and they surround the Fairy Tail Mages.
"Wendy, you can fight however you want. I will just watch from behind and only help you when it's necessary. This is important for your growth, so use this chance well," says Ben's clone.
"Yes, I will do my best. Carla, Bella, Happy, let's do this," says Wendy firmly.
The cats nod and then the battle starts. Wendy attacks one side while the cats attack the other side. Ben's clone keeps his guards up to prevent Wendy & the cats from getting into dangerous situations.
But his worry is for naught as the 4 of them can fight well. It's not an easy battle but not very hard either. Even the cats' gunshots can hurt & defeat the enemies. He also sees that Wendy has grown a lot stronger since they joined Fairy Tail.
It's not only her strength that grows but also her mind. Now she is more confident in battle although she is still shy & clumsy in daily life. Her battle sense has grown too and she has gotten more effective in her battle.
"Sky Dragon's Roar!" shouts Wendy as she shoots a big whirlwind attack from her mouth.
This roar attack hits the remaining Dark Mages that are preparing to attack her. But she moves first and prevents them from finishing their magic. With this, Wendy & the cats finally defeat all the Dark Mages that attacked them.
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