The One Who Teaches Magic.While she and the others recuperate from their failed attack on Blue Skull, Mavis encounters Zeref alone in the forest. Oblivious to his identity as the infamous dark wizard, Mavis takes sympathy on him when she fathoms that he is cursed with black magic that kills everything around him against his will. After Mavis presents him a display of illusory animals in a show of friendship, Zeref agrees on a whim to assist her and her friends' fight against Blue Skull by teaching them magic. Over time, Yuri and Precht prove themselves naturally adept at using magic for combat, while Warrod discovers his talents are supportive and non-combative. As soon as the group feel confident in their abilities, Zeref departs and muses over the time he has cherished with Mavis, but concedes that he is also responsible for her eventual death.