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After walking for a long time, Joel and the others arrived at forest.
The birds were constantly singing, and the sunlight passed through the layers of leaves, leaving many light spots on the ground.
"Through this forest, we will be able to reach a town, and then we will be able to travel to Magnolia by train."
Joel took a look at the map in his hand and said to everyone.
"town?"
Hearing what Joel said, Mirajane's eyes revealed a strong sense of expectation.
The same goes for Lisanna and Elfman by her side.
They have lived in the village since they were young and have never been to any other towns, so they naturally long for it.
gargle, gurgle,
The sound of running water gradually became clear, and soon Joel and others passed by the river.
"Great, I finally saw the river!"
Seeing the river, Mirajane ran excitedly and washed her face.
Today's weather is still very hot. Even though she had received the Demon Soul, Mirajane had not yet been exposed to meditation training, so her physical fitness was still somewhat weak.
So it was uncomfortable to walk all the way in this kind of hot weather.
Mirajane was like this, not to mention Lisanna and Elfman, so after seeing Mirajane running to the river, they ran after her.
Joel, Ultear, and Erza stopped and waited for them.
However, at this moment, a person suddenly appeared in Joel's field of vision.
This person has black eyes and short black hair. He wears a black dress tied with a long white cloth. He also wears a necklace on his chest.
Seeing this person, suddenly, Joel was shocked and whispered
"Zeref..."
After hearing Joel's whisper, Ultear and Erza's eyes immediately turned to the person.
It seemed that he saw Joel and others as well, so Zeref stopped immediately.
"I didn't expect to encounter people here."
Zeref's expression was a little helpless, then he was about to take another road.
"Please don't come near me, I don't want to hurt you."
After speaking, Zeref walked to the side away from Joel and his group.
"Is this Zeref?"
Ultear looked at Zeref, somewhat stunned.
After seeing Zeref with her own eyes, she found that the opponent was completely different from the most ferocious black magician recorded in the books.
Compared to the darkness, crime, and cruelty recorded in the books, the Zeref who appeared before her seemed like a nice man.
And he also seemed afraid of something?
Unlike Joel, Ultear didn't know about the curse on Zeref, so she didn't know the reason Zeref was afraid was because he was afraid his curse would break out.
Here Joel looked at Zeref and was not surprised by Zeref's kindness and actions because he knew that Zeref was basically a nice person.
"Is he... a passing traveler?"
At this time she came back, Mirajane, who had washed her face, walked towards Joel and looked at Zeref with a was some confusion and she said.
After hearing these words, Zeref suddenly stopped and turned his attention to Mirajane.
"Has the demon been received by this girl?"
Zeref muttered, then shook his head slightly, and continued walking away from Joel and his group.
Maybe in the eyes of the world, demons are terrifying things, but in Zeref's eyes they are just creatures, most of them created casually.
Not to mention that this demon soul is not among the strongest demons he created.
So he was a little surprised and surprised, but he didn't care.
After Zeref left, Joel, Ultear, and Erza looked at each other
"Let's continue on our way. And don't tell anyone about Zeref. Wait until we return to the guild and tell the president, and he will take care of the matter."
Joel rubbed his eyebrows and said.
Joel didn't know whether he was lucky or unlucky enough to meet August and Zeref on the same day.
But after meeting Zeref and being seen by Erza and Ultear, he knew that he could not hide Zeref matter, and it was also appropriate to tell Makarov.
But he didn't want to reveal Zeref to everyone because if this matter was revealed, even if there wasn't a huge chaos on the Ishgar Continent, people would panic.
"Okay, we got it."
Erza and Ultear nodded and said.
They also knew very well what would happen if the news that Zeref was still alive was exposed.
As for Mirajane on the side, she stood there confused. She hasn't been exposed to world history yet, and she doesn't even know who Zeref is.
However, she knew from what Joel and the others had said just now, that this matter was not simple.
Later, after Lisanna and Elfman washed their faces, joel and the others continued on their way to town.
They soon arrived at a nearby town. Then go directly to the train station and take the train heading to Magnolia.