A heavy atmosphere gradually spread around them.

After a long time, Gray finally spoke, breaking the silent atmosphere: "I said... who exactly are you?"

Gray stared intently at the other person’s face.

Gray was incredibly familiar with this face.

So familiar that he would never forget it.

Because the bloodline of this face flowed through his body.

Silver Fullbuster!

This name belonged to this face, and was also Gray’s own father!

The reason he would ask such a question, was because Gray’s father had already died.

Seventeen years ago, on that night dyed red with blood, he had lost his life right before Gray’s eyes.

And now, the figure standing before him had the same face as his father, and the same voice.

This was the reason Gray couldn’t confirm it.

Facing Gray’s words, Silver raised a mocking smile.

"Didn’t you guess it already?"

"I am your father!"

"That’s impossible!" Gray roared.

A large number of ice swords instantly enveloped Silver, and the chilling cold air even made specks of ice appear on the ruins around them.

Sensing the threat brought by the ice, Silver frowned slightly, and pink ice adhered to his hands.

Then he suddenly waved them, and the countless ice swords that attacked turned into shattered ice crystals.

"My father... can’t still be alive!" Gray, who had been lowering his head, slowly raised his head.

The veins that had bulged on his face due to anger were so clearly visible.

"Hehe... hahahaha!!" However, what responded to Gray was that grating laughter.

As if mocking Gray’s foolishness.

"As expected, the expression is the same as what I imagined, hahaha~"

Seeming to have laughed until he had no strength left, Silver finally stopped laughing.

And looked at Gray and spoke again: "I am indeed your father, but..."

He changed his tone: "That and I are two different things."

"What exactly do you mean by that, you bastard?"

Gray glared at Silver.

Silver slowly raised his arm, and his excited pupils met Gray’s.

"To you, I should be an even greater existence!"

Pink ice turned into countless sharp ice spikes and instantly shot out, heading straight for Gray’s forehead.

"Ice Make—Shield!"

A huge ice shield was created in front of Gray through Ice Make magic.

Boom————!!

Gray’s ice shield gradually shattered under the continuous impact of the ice spikes.

But as Gray increased his magic power output, the Ice Make magic shield was also constantly recovering.

In the end, those ice spikes that filled the sky finally ran out, and the ice shield in Gray’s hand also dissipated along with them.

Silver was clearly somewhat surprised that Gray was able to block his attack without injury, but he quickly returned to his original appearance.

And continued with his topic from just now.

"Let’s start with this body!" Silver raised his head.

"This body is just a tool, just a corpse that I happened to see."

Gray was stunned.

Silver’s smile became even more excited.

As if seeing Gray like this was an incredibly happy thing.

"Tartaros is still a guild made up entirely of demons, of course I am too, but if I manifest in the form of a demon, it will create some inconveniences."

"It just so happens that this body nearby wasn’t bad, so I occupied this body."

"However... perhaps it’s because of this body that we met each other in the dark."

Silver’s smile gradually became hideous.

As if endless resentment was pouring out from within him.

That voice also gradually became low: "Do you know how long I’ve waited in order to kill you with my own hands?"

"Ten years!! I was sealed by Ur for a full ten years!"

"Because of you! Because of Ur! You lowly humans actually sealed me for a full ten years!!"

"Do you know how I managed to get through it?!"

His low voice suddenly rose, even to the point of roaring madly.

And frantically venting his resentment.

"So the moment I was resurrected, I made up my mind that I must completely exterminate the Ur bloodline!"

"This is my Deliora’s ultimate goal!!"

He spread his arms, and standing at a high place, he looked down at Gray.

His eyes were filled with nothing but hatred!

And naked killing intent!.

"What’s with this ominous premonition... did something happen to Gray-sama?" Juvia stopped attacking.

And frowned slightly.

And her stopping gave Keyes some time to breathe.

Looking at Juvia in front of him, and listening to her murmur just now, he seemed to understand something.

"It seems that young Gray has a good relationship with you."

Seeming to have grasped Juvia’s weakness, Keyes returned to his previous confident appearance.

"Every story has a beginning, and it also has an end," he said softly.

"It’s the same for that young man, the day when Deliora took everything away, in the flames where his wishes couldn’t come true, that young man’s story began!"

"However... the story called Gray will be announced to be over today."

Clenching her fists tightly, Juvia glared at Keyes: "What exactly are you saying, you bastard!"

Keyes turned his gaze to the distance.

Seeming to be able to see through the obstruction of the layers of ruins, and see the ice and ice that were clashing with each other.

"I can see it!"

"The power of disaster will bring despair again, and that young man..."

"Will also make the same choice as his teacher!"

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"Deliora..." Gray slowly spoke.

"The one occupying Dad’s body is actually you..." Gray violently put his hands together.

"Although I don’t know why you’re still alive... but!"

The anger in his pupils was burning.

"This time, I will definitely shatter you completely!"

"Ice Make—Lancer!!"

The magic circle unfolded, and countless ice lances shot out from the magic circle.

"You want to shatter me with this?" However, Silver smiled slightly looking at this scene.

His arm waved horizontally, and a dense cold air that was enough to block vision emerged.

In just an instant, a pink ice wall rose from the ground.

And blocked all of Gray’s attacks.

Whoosh!

The suddenly transmitted sound surprised Silver somewhat.

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