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-- "I've been wonderin' this for a while, but."

Truth is, there's not much incentive to pry into other people's matters. A Man would do better to stay focused, remain in his personal affairs and abstain from snooping where his nose doesn't belong. And yet, there was something he wanted to ask. Not quite something that affected his day-to-day, but certainly something that would hold great significance, should it come true.

At least, for Laki's situation. And a guildmate was worth looking out for, if not outright cared for.

".. What's a marine doing here?"

It had not been too odd seeing one running around. Given the current situation running into them become a running them more often than not, especially after their little incident on Egghead. Nevertheless... his hand moved towards his sword.

Zoro narrows his visible eye on them. His body shifts ever so slightly, watching her warily preparing to move.

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      A quick lookoutside revealed that, right now, the weather had decided that snowwould be the best option to lay upon Magnolia. The cold, white substance had long begun to cover everything it was able to touch; it was a truly beautiful sight to take in but most people started to get tired of it now.

      Truth be told,it was a quite unusual occurrence for the town to live with majorlydropped temperatures and chaotic conditions for a long time as theirarea was known for their steady weather for that matter. Thus, it wasno miracle that people got exasperated or began to wonder whatexactly had caused this sudden alteration of circumstances.

      Freed wasable to comprehend the irritation – he wasn't opposed to winteryconditions at all but for him personally heat was, surprisingly,easier to deal with. Or perhaps, his layers of clothing had helpedhim get used to it better and up his pain barrier.

      Slowly, he turnedhis head back to have his cyan gaze rest on his guild mate. Not onlydid the frustration clearly swing in her voice, though it had leftits marks on her facial features as well. For now, there was not muchthey could do other than be patient, wait and live with the currentconditions.

     “It's unusual but I'm certain that this won't be goingon for a long time. I agree that it's not exactly enjoyable.“ Itwould be much easier to get accustomed to a longer-lasting period ofsnowfall, or rain. Having the weather furiously switch around like thisbecame exhausting after a while and could bear unforeseenconsequences a lot easier.

               Oh really? He doesn't plan on responding to her sarcastic-laced retort but his eyes narrow a tad bit. She had nerves, daring to give such a dry and almost mocking reaction. He would give her credit for that but it annoys him at the same time and he doesn't bother concealing it. Lips are tight and a glare is sent her way. "Gettin' cheeky now aren't we?"

    ❆ █  ▌▌ 𝕄𝕪  𝕚𝕔𝕖  𝕓𝕚𝕥𝕖𝕤   ( 𝒹𝑒𝑒𝓅 )  ࿐ᐤ         【𝑀𝐸𝑀𝐸𝒮】⇢  ᴬ ᶜ ᶜ ᵉ ᵖ ᵗ ᶤ ᶰ ᵍ

He never really met Zeref tho.

     At this point, I don’t think that matters:

      While HE, as a person, never has met Zeref, it is needed to remember that everything he was subjected to as a child was in Zeref’s name: his hometown was destroyed much like Erza’s was, he was enslaved along with thousands of children (and adults) to build the R-System that would allow the cult to bring Zeref back to life, he was told and retold multiple times that everything was in the name of Zeref, their god. And then, super important, Ultear comes in and casts a spell on him, putting him under her control --- and he spends eight years of his life as the new leader of the Tower whose only goal is to resurrect Zeref, a cause he would never have believed in IF THIS HADN’T HAPPENED and a goal he NEVER had wished to pursue. He hurt the ones he loved, tried to sacrifice his childhood sweetheart, killed many INCLUDING his childhood friend and... Zeref wasn’t even fucking dead?? It was all so Grimoire Heart could get a key??!!

Now Ultear is very much a victim in this too, I’ll defend this to my grave. She’s guiltier than Jellal from a technical point of view ( you could compare him to an imperius curse victim or... idk a good comparison for irl ) but she also is a victim! IMPORTANT!!

     It’s EXTREMELY important to put emphasis on the “all evil brought about by DARK GUILDS and Zeref” part because they KNOW that Zeref isn’t technically responsible for the choices of his followers. They want to stop dark guilds too. THEY hurt people too.

ALSO. IMPORTANT.

                    Jellal hasn’t met Zeref, but Ultear has.

     Not only that, but she’s also seen his power. She’s seen how powerful he can be. 

     If defeating Zeref is amongst their goals, it’s most likely because Ultear knows/thinks that he wasn’t on Tenrou when the island vanished. That, or they LATER learn that he’s alive and their goal shifts from “protecting from the remnants of Zeref (aka demons, dark guilds, idk” to actually defeating him.

     I hope this makes sense. AND THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO ANALYSE THIS.

btw:      I don’t think he’s really mad not to have defeated Zeref himself tbh. Jellal looked for justice, not vengeance. He’s probably just disappointed, but in the end... Zeref is defeated and won’t harm anyone again and THAT’s what’s important.

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