A deafening sound exploded from deep within the royal palace. A surging blast wave, carrying rubble, spread across the area, blasting a huge crater in the ground.
The crimson figure burst through the dust, diving in pursuit at a speed nearly impossible for the naked eye to follow. The Ten Commandments Spear, converted to the Gravity Spear, appeared with a black halo and thrust toward Lily.
Clang!
Lily's expression changed. He hurriedly blocked with his greatsword, and the clash of metal sent out fierce sparks. His just-steadied figure couldn't withstand the force and was sent flying back again, crashing straight into the thick palace wall.
"Erza—"
An angry roar came from within the dust. The corners of Lily's mouth split to reveal sharp teeth. The magic greatsword he gripped tightly was covered in magic power, instantly growing to be six or seven meters long.
The powerful and heavy blade cut through the air as he attacked Knightwalker without holding back.
Although he didn't know why the woman had gone crazy... he had a vague feeling that if he didn't go all out—this woman would really kill him.
The soldiers, not understanding the situation, looked at each other. After a moment's hesitation, they also took out their weapons and aimed at Knightwalker, who had attacked first.
However, before they could get close to the center of the battlefield, Roland, who was following behind, just glanced at them, and an invisible pressure descended upon them.
In an instant, their mouths gaped open, their faces turning red as if they couldn't breathe, and like fish out of water, they all collapsed to the ground.
Just a slight release of his Reiatsu had an effect on these ordinary people comparable to Conqueror's Haki.
Retracting his gaze, Roland watched the battle between the person and the cat with great interest.
The outcome of the fight was, without a doubt, Knightwalker's victory.
If it were three days ago, with the magic power in Lily's body and his superhuman physical strength, the winner would have been uncertain.
"Are you going to look for King Faust?"
Releasing Sode no Shirayuki's Shikai, Knightwalker looked at the large black cat frozen in a block of ice and turned her head to ask.
Just now, that guy had said the king was holding an emergency meeting, so his location must be the conference hall. It wouldn't take much time to get there from here.
"Later."
Roland shook his head.
Now was not the time to take over this empire. After all, in a few hours, he would be returning to his original world.
After going back, he would have to spend some time creating the World-Crossing Gate.
"See you later, Byro!"
Roland waved his hand without turning back and walked leisurely out of the palace, showing no sense of crisis at all.
"..."
Looking at his departing figure, then at the frozen Lily beside him, Byro wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
It seemed he had found a good partner.
If he really let him become king—the Exceed, the queen who controlled the life and death of humans, would be nothing to fear by then!
Royal Capital Commercial District.
After leaving the palace, Roland and Knightwalker headed to the coffee shop they had booked in advance, waiting for the two sisters who were out shopping.
The originally lively coffee shop became much quieter after the two entered.
The gazes of the surrounding crowd were all on Knightwalker, and then they couldn't help but look at the handsome young man sitting across from her, their eyes filled with surprise, envy, curiosity...
Some even had obvious jealousy.
"So you're this famous in the Royal Capital?"
Roland put down his coffee cup. Noticing the conspicuous stares from all around, he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
"Do you need me to take care of it?"
Knightwalker looked up at the surroundings, her expression very calm, as if she were talking about a trivial matter.
"Do you... have some misunderstanding about me?"
Roland sighed helplessly.
Did he look like a cruel guy who would even kill civilians?
"...Sorry, I misunderstood."
Knightwalker was silent for a moment before she understood what he meant by "misunderstanding" and said with a strange expression.
There was no helping it. The impression Roland currently gave her was that of a demon who killed without batting an eye.
Even now, she remembered that floating island stained with blood.
"The expression on your face says you don't believe me at all... forget it."
Roland didn't dwell on this issue any longer. He turned his head to look at the street scene outside the window and slowly drank his coffee.
Looking at the bustling street, he also made plans for the future of this world and kingdom.
According to the information provided by Knightwalker, the aging Faust had long since swept away the other countries on the continent, so it would save a lot of trouble after he took over.
The only thing to consider was the future development path of this country.
"It's a little troubling..."
"Troubling?"
As his soft murmur fell, a familiar voice suddenly came from his ear.
Roland subconsciously turned his head to look. Mirajane, wearing a hood, had walked in at some point. Her delicate face was filled with curiosity, and she was about to sit beside him.
Lisanna, following behind her, was carrying four or five shopping bags. She skillfully sat down next to Knightwalker and gestured to the waiter to order two cups of coffee.
Because both of them were wearing hoods... their side became even more eye-catching for a moment.
"I was thinking about whether I should buy a house after I go back. After all, with Knightwalker and Levy, there aren't enough bedrooms in the rented house."
Roland said thoughtfully.
Currently, there were only two bedrooms in his house. Putting aside Little Doraemon and the Pokémon that would hatch in the future, just for Levy, Knightwalker, and Mirajane... there weren't enough rooms.
The bed in the room was also a bit too small.
Anyway, he had money now. It was more than enough to buy a piece of land and build a villa near the commercial street.
"Oh my, are you going to buy property?"
Mirajane was slightly stunned, cutely tapping her chin with her fingertip.
If she remembered correctly, Roland had joined the guild less than half a month ago.
A newcomer who had just joined, even if he took on missions day and night, it was impossible for him to have earned that much money, right?
"Also... why would the Knightwalker from my world live with you?"
Mirajane tilted her head in confusion.
"Well, that's not important."
As a maid, Knightwalker would definitely have to follow him, but it seemed this kind of thing was hard to explain.
Roland shook his head, then looked up at the two girls sitting across from him.
Knightwalker seemed not to have heard their conversation just now and was eating her strawberry cake on her own, a look of enjoyment inadvertently appearing on her face.
Sweets were super effective against Erza, no matter which world she was from.
"That's not right—why would brother-in-law live with Levy, and you too, sister?"
At that moment, Lisanna, who was lying on the table, suddenly widened her eyes. She had discovered that something was wrong and quickly looked up to ask.
Knightwalker also thought so.
Why was even Levy living with her brother-in-law!?
"About Levy... well, how much longer until we go back?"
Mirajane scratched her blushing cheek with her fingertip, her gaze guiltily averting to the side as she changed the subject.
I can't just say I became the third party in someone else's relationship and then successfully took over... No, Lisanna absolutely cannot know about that kind of thing!
"We arrived around six in the evening, so—we have about four hours left."
Roland felt the magic power in his body gradually dissipating and said softly.
"There's still some time... right, when we return to our original world, can we take Lisanna and Erza with us?"
Mirajane asked with some worry.
"Don't worry about that. We just have to shrink them and put them in the four-dimensional pocket. I did an experiment before."
Roland comforted her with a light laugh.
He had first thrown a wild rabbit into the four-dimensional pocket. Then, after arriving in Edolas, the rabbit in the pocket had not disappeared.
In other words, the system had defaulted it as his item.
"That's good..."
Besides Mirajane, Lisanna, who had been dissatisfied, also quietly breathed a sigh of relief, gently patting her chest.
...
After enjoying a leisurely afternoon tea, it was already three in the afternoon.
Inside the Royal Capital inn.
A gentle breeze blew into the room through the open window. Roland closed the small biography in his hand and propped his chin on his hand out of boredom.
Perhaps because it was their first time in the Royal Capital, or perhaps because she wanted to experience the atmosphere of shopping with the sister she hadn't seen in a long time, Mirajane and Lisanna had gone out again.
"Hah... I might as well go and finish today's two missions."
His fingers tapped rhythmically on the table. Roland called out the system panel again, but—
[Mission Two: A Parting Gift! (Complete)]
Bro... when did I complete this?
Looking at the mission description, Roland couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
When leaving Edolas, leave a deep impression on the residents of the Royal Capital? But I haven't done anything impressive, have I? Wait, could it be...
Roland suddenly thought of a possibility.
He remembered that in the coffee shop, because of Knightwalker, he had attracted the attention of many local residents.
You can complete a mission like that?
"Claim."
As his voice fell, memories of the Steal magic appeared in Roland's mind.
"A stealing magic related to luck. As long as your luck is high enough, you can steal the best things..."
Roland looked at Knightwalker, who was sitting on the sofa with her eyes closed in meditation. He tentatively extended his palm and softly chanted.
"Steal."
The next moment, Knightwalker's eyes snapped open, a look of hesitation on her face.
She felt like something on her body had disappeared.
Was it my imagination...
Looking at her clothes, which were all intact, Knightwalker frowned slightly.
At the same time, Roland, not far away, looked at the deep black fabric in his hand, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.
So Kazuma Satou's Steal magic can only steal underwear?
"Knightwalker, this is for you."
Looking at the soft fabric in his hand, Roland turned his head and called out, casually tossing it over.
My thing?
"..."
Reaching out to catch it, Knightwalker fell into silence for a moment after seeing the black fabric clearly.
There was no mistaking it—this thing was definitely hers.
"How did you get it?"
Knightwalker took a deep breath, then looked up at him, her hand holding the fabric slowly tightening, indicating the turmoil in her heart.
"Ahem... I got a pretty good stealing magic from somewhere else, so I tried it on you." Roland coughed lightly, then continued, "Let me be clear, I didn't intentionally steal your underwear!"
"The value of the items stolen by this magic is all related to the user's luck. If you're lucky, you can steal the Ten Commandments Spear. If you're unlucky, it might be something like a strand of hair."
"...Is that so? Then it seems your luck isn't very good."
"No, I think stealing that kind of thing... is probably hitting the jackpot."
"..."
Knightwalker didn't reply. She took the black fabric, turned around, and walked into the bedroom, slamming the door shut.
Bang—
She's angry.
Hearing the loud sound from the wooden door, Roland thought silently.
...
For the next three hours, Knightwalker never came out of the room, not until Mirajane and Lisanna returned.
"In a moment, I'll shrink the two of you and put you in my pocket. It should only take about three or four minutes."
"Okay!"
Looking at the excited short-haired girl, Roland scanned her body with the Shrinking Light in his hand, along with Knightwalker beside her.
As the light shone, the two of them instantly shrank to the size of a grain. It was impossible to see them without looking closely.
He extended his index finger to let the two of them climb on. Then, under Mirajane's surprised gaze, Roland placed them into the four-dimensional pocket on his wrist.
"Let's go. It's time for me to leave this world too."
Taking advantage of the moment when no one was around, Roland leaned closer to Mirajane, bent down to kiss her neck, and said with a light laugh.
...
"Okay~"
A happy smile appeared on Mirajane's lips, and she gently hooked her arm around his.
It was time for this trip to the parallel world to end.
[Ticket expired. Commencing return trip!]
The system's notification sound quietly rang out. The lavishly decorated inn was now completely empty.
...
Earth Land.
Outside Magnolia.
The afterglow of dusk fell like a thin veil. The fiery clouds in the sky were piled up like cotton, slowly pushed by the wind.
At that moment, two figures appeared out of thin air on the road.
After steadying himself, Roland looked around and found that he was at the same spot where he had left.
The walls of Magnolia were not far away.
"Are we back?"
Looking at the familiar scenery, Mirajane blinked her beautiful eyes and murmured.
Right—Lisanna?
She took a deep breath and looked up at Roland beside her.
"Let them out. I'll help you restore them."
Roland ruffled her head, then used his fingertip to open the four-dimensional pocket, and two tiny figures climbed out.
As the accompanying Enlarging Light flashed, Lisanna and Knightwalker's figures slowly grew taller, finally returning to their original state.
"Enlarging and shrinking, your magic items are so similar to the Master's magic, brother-in-law!"
Lisanna first exclaimed, then looked up at the surrounding scenery.
Although it was nearing dusk, and although she had been gone for a year—she recognized where this was at a glance.
"It really brings back memories..."
Lisanna stood there in a daze, a hint of nostalgia in her eyes. Her lips moved slightly, emitting an almost inaudible whisper.
It's only been a year since I left.
Why are you being so sentimental!
Lowering her head to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, Lisanna put her hands behind her back, a bright and lively smile blossoming on her face.
"I'm back, sister, brother-in-law... um, and Knightwalker!"
"..."
Hearing her name, Knightwalker, who was observing her surroundings, clicked her tongue with disinterest.
"Since it's not closing time yet, how about we go to the guild first?"
Roland suggested.
It was just about dinnertime now, so there should be quite a few members in the guild. It was a good time to give them a surprise.
"Uh-huh, I want to say hi to everyone too!"
Lisanna nodded eagerly.
"Is the other me in the guild?"
At the mention of the Fairy guild, Knightwalker perked up and looked straight at Lisanna.
Ever since she learned that her parallel world self had joined the Fairy guild, she had wanted to meet the counterpart known as the Fairy Queen.
"Erza... should be there, right?"
Lisanna replied, a little unsure.
"Your hopes might be dashed. Erza went out on a mission three days ago. It will probably take her seven or eight days."
Mirajane said with a smile.
"But we can't rule out the possibility that she finished the mission early. After all, the Erza on this side is very strong."
Roland shouldered the backpack full of gifts, followed Lisanna who was leading the way, and added.
"Strong?"
"Yes, about on par with you."
The Fairy Tail guild.
The lively sounds were endless. Roland pushed open the main door with a slight smile and shouted loudly:
"Everyone, I've brought back gifts for you!"
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