Chapter 72 - Powerful person approaching

"Can I see that phoenix stone?" Jellal asked Jin.

The two were walking on the valley outside of Velonica County. After Jin get the phoenix stone he immediately left Velonica. He was sure that Velonica wouldn't try to get the phoenix stone even if they found Eclair they wouldn't be able to put it together because the other half was in his possession. They wouldn't even think about Eclair's phoenix stone because they know that the other half was in his and couldn't take it back no matter what with their strength. Unless they have a power to take over the whole kingdom of Fiore. If they don't have that kind of power they wouldn't think about taking back to phoenix stones from Thousand Abyss. They know that Thousand Abyss could defeat the most powerful wizard in the continent.

So, Jin just left the Velonica county. He didn't do anything to the citizen of that county.

Jin just threw the phoenix at him in response.

Jellal caught the phoenix stone and he quickly observed it. He looked at what's really makes it special. He could feel a hint of magic energy inside it but that's it. He couldn't see anything special except that it was really hard.

He guess that it will reveal itself once the two phoenix stone were brought together into one. But... He heard that it will bring calamity once that happen.

He then threw Jin a glance. He wonder what Jin will do to this stone. Will he put it together to revive the legendary phoenix and attain immortality? No, he have the feeling that Jin wouldn't do that. He only did this for that girl named Eclair.

Jin looked at Jellal and said, "We will go to Fairy Tail after this."

Jellal looked at him and nodded his head. He expected this to happen. He know that Jin came from that guild and Ur have a daughter who is a member of that guild. Both of them have an attachment to that guild.

...

After a few days, Jin and Jellal met the rest of Thousand Abyss members.

"Ahh~ why would you leave your beautiful mother-in-law, Jin?" Ur complained to him.

"Ahh! I didn't leave you I just went away to settle some things." Jin rebutted her in a loud voice.

"I said that you should've let me come with you." Ur said to him as she pressed her forehead with her palm.

"So, where's the phoenix stone? I'm sure you wouldn't act like that if you haven't find the phoenix stone." Mercphobia suddenly said.

Jin looked at Mercphobia and sighed. "You should've let me enjoy things more." He then noticed that Eclair was looking at him intently.

"Jin, did you really find the other half of phoenix stone?" Caramile asked.

Jin looked at her before he turned to Eclair. He slowly opened his mouth and said, "I really find it. Jellal and I experience some hardship before we managed to find this."

Eclair and Momon thought that he really experience rough things before he find the phoenix stone.

"Eh...?" Ur was startled. After a few seconds she pointed her finger at Jin and said, "Y-You! You're bluffing once again! There's only a few people here in this continent that could give you a trouble!"

She then looked at Jellal and asked for confirmation.

Jellal nodded at her.

"W-what?! Even you Jellal would betray me! I can't believe this!" Jin said as he held his head with both of his hands.

...

"Okay, okay, I really find the phoenix stone." Jin said as he lifted his hand and opened his palm.

All of them looked at the blue stone on his palm and was sure that it was really the phoenix stone. They we're quite surprised that Jin managed to find the other half of phoenix stone in just a short amount of time.

Jin closed his palm and put it inside his pocket. He looked at Eclair and said, "You said that once the stone are put together it will bring calamity to the world, right?"

"Yeah. That's what I remember..." Eclair nodded at him.

"Then, I will keep this phoenix stone and you keep your own. No one would be able to take it under my protection." Jin said to her.

Eclair opened her eyes widely when she heard his words.

"Here it is! He's once again at it!" Ur said at the side as she watched the scene. But she felt something was off.

"What do you mean, Ur?" Caramile asked Ur.

Ur turned her head to Caramile. She looked at her from up to down. "You're still young, so be careful of Jin. That man have taken so many young girls below your age. It's not surprising if he take you too as your still under his strike zone. Be careful. I'm trying to warn you. You shouldn't leave Mercphobia's side if you don't want to fall under his arms."

Ur then looked at Eclair and muttered, "But... Something is wrong here. Eclair is not a young girl anymore. Don't tell me he change his taste!"

Caramile was dumbfounded. She couldn't understand what Ur was trying to say.

"Hey! Ur! I heard that!" Jin shouted at Ur.

"Someone's coming." Mercphobia suddenly said.

All of them turned their head and saw a tall muscular man with an orange slicked back hair. He was wearing a long black cloaks.

'Gildarts!' Jin exclaimed inside his mind.

"No, not that one. A powerful one is coming over here and I'm clearly familiar with this feeling." Mercphobia shook his head and said.

His words cause Jin to opened his eyes widely.