### Chapter 69: Destroying the Moon
In the distance, Ultear observed everything here through her crystal ball.
"Deliora actually died..."
An indescribable feeling rose in Ultear's heart. She hated her mother; her mother had abandoned her.
She also loved her mother. Upon learning that her mother died sealing Deliora, she felt her mother was too foolish.
At the same time, she regretted endlessly that she didn't even see her one last time. So she learned Arc of Time to reverse her time and return to her childhood.
But this couldn't be achieved. According to Master Hades, only with the existence of Zeref and the Ultimate Magic World could it be done. For this, she didn't hesitate to stain her hands with blood.
"Hmph! Anyway, it's just a pile of ice blocks!"
As long as she found Zeref, she could open the Ultimate Magic World. The current death meant nothing.
Ultear turned and took a boat to leave Galuna Island.
At this time, seeing Deliora's death, everyone wept bitterly.
All these years they had struggled for this, to witness Deliora's death and avenge their dead relatives. Now, their wish was finally fulfilled.
They vented the emotions suppressed for who knows how many years.
Riku, Natsu, and the others didn't speak. Learning the purpose of these people resurrecting Deliora, it wasn't incomprehensible.
Gray was the same. If he really had the ability to kill Deliora, he would have done the same as Lyon.
"The monster is defeated. Does that mean we completed the S-Class mission?!"
Lucy suddenly thought of the mission. If this curse was caused by the demon, now that the demon was eliminated, didn't it mean the curse disappeared?
"That's right! Great! Completed the S-Class mission!"
"Aye!"
Natsu and Happy jumped up and down happily.
Riku looked at the happy group and smiled: "Although it's a bit of a killjoy to interrupt when you're happy, I have to tell you, the mission is not completed."
"Huh."
"?!!"
Hearing this, Natsu and the others were dumbfounded.
"Why... why... why? Wasn't the monster defeated?"
"Yeah?!"
Riku shook his head: "That monster has nothing to do with the curse. Here is the evidence."
Saying that, he looked at those who were slowly recovering from the joy of Deliora's death.
"What?"
Natsu and the others looked at those people, puzzled. What happened?
Smart Lucy reacted quickly: "That's right! They were closest to Deliora and were irradiated by the Moon Drip every day, but they didn't change at all."
"Ah!"
"Why?!"
"That's for you to consider. There's time on the way back, think about it properly."
After speaking, Riku turned and walked outside. Matters here were concluded, so it was time to return to the guild. Not seeing little Mira for a few days, he missed her a bit.
"Ehhh———?!"
"Thought we completed the mission!"
"Aye~~!"
Natsu and the others followed Riku to leave.
Gray looked at Lyon.
"What are you looking at."
Gray's gaze made Lyon feel very uncomfortable.
"You should also find a guild to join. There are companions and rivals there. You will definitely find a new goal."
"Tch! Stop nagging! Get lost!"
Although Lyon resented Gray's impulsiveness back then causing Ur's death, after seeing Deliora killed by Ur, Lyon let go of his resentment towards Gray.
The two were fellow disciples after all. No matter how much they fought, they were closer than outsiders.
Soon, the group returned to the village.
Except for Riku, everyone was a bit dejected. They hadn't discussed a result on the way.
At this time, under the illumination of the purple moonlight, all the villagers had turned into demon forms.
Happy: "Sure enough! The curse hasn't been lifted!"
"Gulp... Even knowing they were originally humans, seeing this appearance is still scary!"
Lucy looked at the numerous villagers turned into demons and couldn't help but swallow saliva.
"Mage Lords! When exactly are you going to destroy the moon——!!"
Seeing them appear, the village chief immediately ran over to urge them.
Riku smiled and said: "Don't worry, it's today, it's today."
"Hey... do you know what you are saying?"
Hearing Riku's words, Gray sweated. Destroying the moon, wasn't that a joke?
"Riku! Are you really going to destroy the moon!!"
Natsu, however, looked excited.
"Hmm... more or less. Mainly to lift the curse and complete the mission. Actually, it could have been solved yesterday, but I wanted to find out the specific cause to avoid treating the symptoms but not the root cause."
"Now that the cause is identified, we can proceed to solve it."
Riku took out a coin from his pocket.
"A coin?"
"Riku, you're not going to use a coin to shatter the moon, are you?!"
Seeing Riku take out a coin, everyone didn't know what Riku was going to do.
Ding!
Riku flicked the coin, aiming at the purple moon in the sky, electric arcs wrapping around his arm.
Swooosh————!!
An orange beam shot directly from Riku's hand. That was the light produced by the friction and burning of the coin and the atmosphere, piercing the sky like a meteor shooting into the universe.
BOOM—————!!
The purple moon in the sky exploded with a bang.
"Oohhhhhhh!!"
Seeing the moon explode, all the villagers cheered. The moon was destroyed, and they could finally return to their original state.
"You're lying, right———!!!"
Lucy and Gray were scared silly seeing this scene.
But soon, the purple moon disappeared, and a beam of warm white moonlight appeared.
"Eh?!!"
"The moon?!"
Everyone was confused seeing the moon.
At this time, the sky shattered continuously. Pieces of purple crystals fell from the sky, flashing purple light under the moonlight.
"What exactly is going on!!"
"What Riku shattered wasn't the moon, but the sky? The sky over the island was covered with a layer of purple crystals. Moonlight shone through the purple crystals onto the island, making it appear purple."
Lucy looked at the small broken purple crystals in her hand, guessing why the moonlight on this island was purple.
"But... they didn't return to their original state..."
Happy asked puzzledly. The villagers were still in demon forms.
Riku smiled and said: "No, they have returned to their original state. This is their original appearance."