"...I'll claim the mission reward first."
Roland speechlessly closed the mission panel and silently recited in his mind.
As his voice fell, he felt a slight weight at his waist. Looking down, a regular black tachi had appeared next to his white Resurrección tachi.
One sheath was black, and the other was white, giving off a strange sense of disharmony.
At the same time, memories of Sode no Shirayuki's Shikai, its true name, and combat techniques flooded into his mind, as if he had been using it for hundreds of years.
He had to admit, this method of pouring memories into his head was really convenient.
A thoughtful expression appeared on Roland's face.
He wondered if these memories could be given to Knightwalker. It would save him the time of teaching her how to use it.
[Impossible. This method is only applicable to the host!]
Alright then... looks like I have something to do tonight.
Roland sighed with some regret.
...
As noon approached, Lisanna had also finished saying her goodbyes to the Edolas Mirajane and Elfman, her delicate face covered in tears.
"...Goodbye. I'll be thinking of you over there."
Lisanna took a deep breath, her watery blue eyes filled with reluctance, but she forced a smile.
Although they weren't her real sister and brother, after spending a whole year together, she had long since come to see them as family.
"Don't be so sad. I'll have a chance to come back."
Looking at the short-haired girl with tear-stained cheeks, Roland comforted her.
Putting aside whether Grandma Porlyusica and Mystogan in the original world had a way to return, when the king of this side used the super-dimensional magic "Anima" to plunder magic power, he would have to come back again.
But... that magic called "Anima" was interesting.
Roland pinched his chin, his eyes flashing slightly.
If he had time in the next two days, he would go to the capital and get his hands on that parallel world-traveling magic first.
At that time—with his god-like power, wouldn't the entire world of Edolas be his backyard?
"You can really come back?"
Hearing his words, Lisanna's eyes widened in an instant, and she looked at her first-time brother-in-law with pleasant surprise.
"Otherwise, how do you think Mirajane and I got here?"
"Oh, right..." Lisanna nodded in realization, then asked with some confusion, "But, how did my sister and brother-in-law know... um, how did you know I was in the Edolas guild?"
Sister, brother-in-law?
Mirajane blinked her beautiful eyes, hearing this address from Lisanna for the first time.
Her relationship with Roland... has it been acknowledged by my sister?
"A guess."
Roland took a sip from his wine glass and replied naturally.
"Liar... I even called you brother-in-law!"
Hearing the extremely perfunctory answer, Lisanna puffed out her cheeks and muttered under her breath.
Never mind brother-in-law, even calling him darling would be useless—
Roland nonchalantly looked at the gradually livening guild. The scene, which was completely different from usual, had a unique flavor.
"It's lunchtime. Would you two like to try our food?"
An imposing Lucy walked over, holding two plates of what looked like fish dishes, and said with a raised eyebrow.
"I'll have one, please," Roland nodded.
"Then I'll have one too~"
Mirajane sat down beside him, a gentle smile on her face.
"...?" Placing the dish on the bar, Lucy leaned forward slightly and studied Mirajane carefully with a frown. "You're so much like the Mirajane on our side, in both appearance and personality!"
If one didn't look closely, it would be easy to confuse the two.
"I remember you saying, aren't the personalities of parallel world counterparts the opposite?"
"Why..."
Looking at the equally gentle Mirajane behind the bar, then at the Mirajane sitting next to Roland, Lucy was at a loss for words.
If it was really as he said, then that Mirajane's personality should be rough, right?
At this question, Lisanna, being her sister, also cast a curious gaze.
"About that, although it's a little embarrassing..."
Mirajane glanced at Roland beside her and couldn't help but scratch her slightly red cheek with her fingertip as she explained in a small voice.
This gentle personality of hers had only changed after Lisanna's death. Her standard personality was foul-tempered and hot-headed—she often got into fights with Erza at the drop of a hat.
In a sense, she was no different from a delinquent girl.
"So that's your original personality?"
Lucy sat boldly on the high stool, a strange expression on her face.
That Mirajane with the gentle, sunny smile becoming so aggressive... no, she couldn't imagine it at all.
"That sounds cute. Can you show me sometime, Mirajane?"
Quietly putting down his knife and fork, Roland turned the grilled flying fish and the plate it was on to ash, then turned his head and smiled.
This dish was worse than he had imagined. When he went back, he would pack some for Happy.
"`Brother-in-law, I advise you to drop that idea as soon as possible."
Recalling the memory in her mind, Lisanna took a deep breath and quickly advised against it.
Cute—that's clearly terrifying, right!
...
After a simple lunch, Roland, Mirajane, and Lisanna began to plan for the next two days.
Today, they would stay the night at Fairy Tail. Tomorrow, they would go to the nearest town to buy souvenirs...
The third day, which was also the last day—Knightwalker would lead the way to the capital, and they would find a way to get the details of the "Anima" magic.
"Are we really going to the capital? Won't it be a bit of a stretch with just the three of us?"
Lisanna looked at the planned map route and asked with a worried expression.
Even if her magic power was restored, she wouldn't be of much help. No matter how strong her sister and brother-in-law were, they couldn't fight for that long. It would be easy for them to be worn down by the Royal Army, right?
"Don't worry, Roland is much stronger than you think!" Mirajane shook her head and continued, "Compared to that topic, I'm more concerned about... Knightwalker."
The guild in the world of Edolas was strange. Besides a room for storing clothes and miscellaneous goods, there was only the treehouse guild itself.
Most of the sleeping arrangements were in a collective dormitory. Although there were single rooms, they were few in number.
Since the two sisters hadn't seen each other in a long time, they naturally had a lot to talk about... so the two of them would take one room.
As for Roland, it didn't matter; a single room or the dormitory were both acceptable.
That only left Knightwalker.
If she were to stay in the girls' dormitory, it would probably cause a great panic. Leaving her to stay in a room alone wasn't reassuring either... after all, she was the Fairy Hunter.
So—
"Don't bully Erza tonight, Roland!"
Mirajane looked at the bewildered Roland and said with a beaming smile.
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