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The Fairy Tail Guild Master is Lucy.
This news was like a thunderclap, striking Noah and the others, leaving them stunned and wide-eyed, frozen on the spot.
In their impression, the word "formidable" didn't seem to be an adjective that could describe Lucy, because even though Lucy loved thrilling adventures, she was actually quite timid.
But the Lucy of Edolas was precisely such a person.
That's right, the Fairy Tail here was also a group of troublemakers. If the Guild Master wasn't tough enough, how could she keep those unruly members in line?
However, it was still hard to imagine Lucy as a Guild Master...
Now even Noah was curious to find out more about the Fairy Tail in his own world.
So the post-meal break ended there. Except for Porlyusica, who chose to stay and reminisce with Faust, Noah and Makarov's group all planned to set off immediately to see the Fairy Tail guild of Edolas.
Of course, the dozens of people they brought along also had to come.
An unused military camp was where Lily temporarily housed the visitors from another world.
When Noah found them, Lily was arm-wrestling with Elfman, surrounded by a crowd of people cheering them on.
Some supported Elfman, while others rooted for Lily. Gajeel's voice was the loudest among them—it seemed he was truly determined to make Lily his partner.
It was impressive that Levy could still concentrate on reading in such an atmosphere. Of course, Noah also admired Jet and Droy, who were always staying near Levy.
Even though Levy had already rejected their confessions, why were Jet and Droy so persistent?
Even knowing that their goddess didn't have romantic feelings for them, they still maintained their devotion, unwavering in their adoration.
The so-called devotion that leads nowhere.
Fortunately, they were members of Fairy Tail, so even if they didn't end up with Levy, the three of them could still remain friends.
"Noah, you're back!"
Cheese, who was playing with the cats, saw Noah return and greeted him happily while holding Shirayuki.
Carla, on the other hand, acted indifferent, but her wagging tail betrayed her thoughts—she rarely separated from Wendy.
Lily and Elfman's arm-wrestling match was temporarily inconclusive. Seeing Noah and the others return, they simply stopped, agreeing to continue another time if the opportunity arose.
One human and one cat were being humble. Noah walked over to Lily, patted his shoulder, and said, "Lily, you've integrated into the atmosphere so quickly. Why don't you just join Fairy Tail?"
Lily gave Noah a look that said, "Are you serious?" He was, after all, a highly respected commander and general in the human kingdom. Why would he give up his current position when things were going so well?
"Don't worry, I'm just kidding."
Noah just mentioned it casually and didn't really expect Lily to agree. "I'm taking them to Border Town. Lily, do you want to come along?"
Lily, of course, knew what Border Town was: the base of the Second Magic War Division responsible for development affairs in the kingdom, and also where the Fairy Tail guild of this world was located.
Thinking of those violent individuals, Lily had a headache. He subtly glanced at the quiet Levy and whispered to Noah, "I won't go. I went to Border Town on official business last month and was almost captured by that mad mechanic to be experimented on for magic machines."
Good heavens, they're even researching magic machines now.
The Fairy Tail guild here has such talent.
Noah noticed that before Lily said that, he secretly glanced at Levy. Could it be that the "mad mechanic" he mentioned was the Edolas Levy?
First Lucy, then Levy—it's starting to get interesting.
Noah informed everyone about the visit to the Edolas Fairy Tail guild, and almost everyone couldn't contain their excitement.
Except for Gajeel. He had already learned from Lily that his counterpart here was a famous reporter and was currently in the capital, so he planned to meet his other self and wouldn't be traveling with the main group.
After counting heads, Noah borrowed military transport from Lily and set off for Border Town.
The scenery of Edolas was quite pleasant, so everyone didn't feel bored along the way, except for Natsu, who was motion sick...
Two hours later, the group successfully arrived at a small floating island connected to the kingdom. This movable floating island was Border Town. Besides the army stationed there, many ordinary residents also lived here.
With Noah and Mystogan, two princes, showing their faces, everyone entered Border Town without any obstacles.
Although it was called "Border," the town was surprisingly prosperous and lively.
There were merchants trading goods, and tourists who wanted to travel to other floating islands through Border Town to broaden their horizons.
Amidst the continuous flow of people, Noah quickly learned the direction of Fairy Tail from a local. Natsu, who was already impatient, turned and rushed out.
But the next second, Natsu collided with a pedestrian at the corner.
"Sorry, sorry, are you okay..."
Before he could finish his apology, Natsu froze.
The person he collided with was wearing revealing black clothing, black knee-high boots, and under her golden hair was a face Natsu knew extremely well.
Natsu scratched his head in confusion. "Lucy, how did you get ahead of me? And when did you change your clothes?"
However, in response to Natsu's string of questions, the black-clad Lucy appeared very impatient, a flash of anger crossing her face. She grabbed Natsu's ear and twisted it hard.
"Ow, ow, ow!"
Ignoring Natsu's cries of pain, the black-clad Lucy continued to apply pressure while saying with a grim face, "Natsu, it's this late and you still haven't reported to the guild! I've only been Guild Master for a few months, and how many times have you been late? Do you not respect me at all?"
Without giving the bewildered Natsu a chance to speak, the black-clad Lucy abruptly kneed Natsu in the stomach, then applied a wrist lock and armbar, locking his right wrist and elbow joint.
"Natsu, this is your punishment for being late!"
"Ow—ow—!"
Natsu, caught in the lock, let out a cry of pain. His bones groaned under the pressure of the joint lock, making cracking sounds.
This made the onlookers gasp in unison.
What a powerful joint lock! But this Lucy is way too violent, isn't she?
So everyone collectively turned to look at their own Lucy.
At this moment, Lucy was so astonished by the scene before her that her mouth hung open. Happy, on her shoulder, helped her close her jaw. "Whoa, whoa, Lucy, you're so amazing—you even beat Natsu to his knees."
"That's not me..."
Lucy's smile was strained. She took Happy off her shoulder and held him in her arms. She really hadn't expected her parallel world self to be so violent.
Beating Natsu to his knees at the slightest disagreement.
At this moment, the violent Lucy, who was stepping on Natsu's back, naturally noticed the people discussing her nearby. In her vigilance, she discovered that there was someone in the crowd who looked exactly like her.
But why does she look so weak?
"Excuse me, please make way, please make way."
Just as Noah was about to explain, a young man ran out from a nearby alley, frantically pushing through the crowd. Then he slid to a stop on his knees at Lucy's feet and bowed his head.
"I'm sorry, Lucy. I was looking for my car keys for a while, so I was late. Please be magnanimous and forgive me—I'll never do it again."
Everyone looked at the pink-haired young man bowing deeply to Lucy. He looked exactly like Natsu, as if carved from the same mold. Without a doubt, he was the Edolas Natsu.
Since there was already a short-tempered Lucy...
Then a timid Natsu was not unacceptable.
Acceptable? It was more like utterly fascinating!
Everyone was used to Natsu, who feared nothing but Erza. The Natsu of Edolas, however, had the opposite personality, which was incredibly novel.
The intense stares made the young man named Natsu Dragion feel a little scared. His instinctively dodging gaze inadvertently met the eyes of the violent Lucy outside the crowd.
Years of friendship made them instantly recognize each other.
Lucy Ashley: Natsu is over there, so who am I stepping on?
Natsu Dragion: She's Lucy, so who is the Lucy I'm bowing to?
Natsu, who took a beating for his parallel self: Speak up for me!