### Chapter 61: It Is Me
Deliora, one of the true Demons from the Books of Zeref.
Although Deliora appeared in this state as soon as it debuted in the anime, and only flashed by in memories, inferring from the strength of those Zeref's demons in Tartaros, this guy was obviously not simple either.
With that kind of strength, let alone Gray when he was young, even the current Gray was far from being Deliora's opponent.
What's more, members of Tartaros had a special technique: resurrection.
Even if killed, they could be resurrected before long. This point was the most troublesome.
He remembered in the anime, Laxus inhaled a large amount of Bane Particles from his opponent's self-destruction and almost died. If Laxus's Dragon Slayer Magic hadn't greatly improved his constitution, he would have died countless times already.
Gray's emotions stabilized after hearing Riku's words.
"Okay, let's wait here. Wait for the moon to come out!"
They needed to confirm what the other party intended to do by moving Deliora here from thousands of miles away.
"The moon!! It's daytime now, no way, no way, I'll be bored to death!! I want to solve the curse!"
Hearing they had to wait for the moon to appear, Natsu immediately refused.
"Whether it's the island's curse or Deliora, it's all related to the moon. Once the moon comes out tonight, we'll understand what's going on. If it's really caused by this thing, then we just need to take it off the island to complete the mission."
Gray looked at Riku. Although Riku gave them a chance to perform, Riku was the main person responsible for this mission. Riku was also an S-Class Mage, higher in status than them, so naturally, they had to listen to Riku's opinion.
"Since it's decided, then let's decide."
Riku found a flat place to lie down and sleep. Recently, he always felt a bit sleepy for some reason.
Natsu, Lucy, and Happy hadn't slept last night either, so they soon fell into a deep sleep.
Only Gray sat there in a daze, recalling bits and pieces of the past in his mind.
Time quietly passed.
RUMBLE!!
A roaring sound woke them up.
"What's that sound?"
"Is it night already?"
"Look at the ceiling!!"
At this moment, a hole slowly opened in the ceiling. A beam of purple moonlight penetrated the ceiling and struck Deliora directly below.
"Purple light, is that moonlight?!"
"What's going on?!"
"Let's go, let's find the source of the light."
"Okay!"
They ran quickly up the stairs. Just as they reached the first floor, they found the light shining down from an even higher level. So they ran up the stairs layer by layer until they reached the very top of the ruins.
"What's that?"
Reaching the top, they saw many people wearing robes, chanting incomprehensible spells, conducting a mysterious ritual.
As the ritual proceeded, purple moonlight from the sky was continuously gathered.
It shone through the hole above the ruins onto Deliora at the very bottom.
"These guys are really collecting moonlight!! Could they be planning to resurrect the demon below?!"
Lucy guessed.
"Impossible, Iced Shell won't melt!"
Gray immediately denied it. Iced Shell was the absolute sealing Magic that his master Ur used her own life to turn into eternal ice crystals, sealing the target object forever. It was absolutely impossible to melt.
Happy looked confused: "Then what exactly are they planning to do? They can't be doing this for no reason."
"What's there to be conflicted about? Just catch them all and give them a beating, then we'll know."
Natsu prepared to act. When encountering things he couldn't understand, solving them with fists was best.
"Wait! Someone's coming!"
Lucy stopped Natsu.
Soon, a person wearing a horned helmet led the three people from daytime over.
"Damn it, didn't sleep during the day, so sleepy now. In the end, didn't find the intruders."
Yuka said with a sleepy face.
"Intruders?"
The man wearing the horned helmet asked.
"It's a sad thing, Lord Reitei. During the day, we found intruders, but they seemed to have escaped. Couldn't show them our love."
The man in the horned helmet walked forward and asked a small figure who was supervising: "Zalty, how long until Deliora is resurrected?"
"Hehehe, soon. Once enough moon Magic Power is accumulated, Deliora could be resurrected at any time, if not tonight then tomorrow night."
Not far away, Lucy and the others heard their conversation: "They really plan to resurrect Deliora?!"
"This voice..." Gray recognized it, and his expression changed immediately.
Hearing this, the corners of the horned helmet man's mouth curled up slightly into a smile, his fists clenched tightly: "It's almost time! I've waited ten years for this day, and this day is finally coming."
"Next is the most important moment. I won't let any intruders mess around here. There should be no one on this island except for the village on the edge."
"Although I don't like bloody scenes, for my plan to proceed smoothly, go and destroy that village for me."
"Yes!!"
"Understood!"
"Oh oh!"
The three people seen during the day immediately set off upon hearing the order, preparing to go to that village and destroy it.
"What?"
"It clearly has nothing to do with the villagers. What should we do?"
CRACK———!!
A thunderclap resounded in the sky, and a lightning bolt fell from the heavens.
BOOM————!!
A large crater was instantly blasted into the ground.
"Waaaaah!"
The three were intercepted by the falling lightning.
Accompanying the lightning fall, a figure also appeared in front of the three people.
"Riku!!"
Lucy didn't expect Riku to make such a shiny entrance.
"Who are you?!"
"Weren't you looking for the intruder who injured that big mouse during the day? It is me!"
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