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Although it was their first meeting, Edolas Rob quickly became familiar with Makarov, as if they had been friends for many years.
In fact, in another world, they were indeed close old friends.
Listening to Makarov and Erza recount the story of Earth Land Rob, Rob was quite moved. "That's wonderful. To die upholding the ideal of protecting the weak—the other me is a truly admirable person."
Makarov also agreed. Rob's character was undoubtedly noble.
But why do good people not always receive good rewards? Old age makes people sentimental, so Noah immediately interjected. "Elder Rob, who were the past Guild Masters on your side?"
Hearing this, Rob's eyes lit up, and he happily began to talk about the Guild Masters before him.
Like Makarov, Rob was the Third Guild Master of Fairy Tail, and the Second Guild Master before him was Warrod, known as the "Battle Maniac."
Goodness, the old tree spirit who loves life and peace is a complete tough guy here. What a contrast!
"Your First Guild Master wouldn't happen to be Mavis, would she?"
Noah had seen a photo of the original four members and knew that their Mavis was a young girl, so he was very curious about what she was like in the other world.
Would she be a mature woman like Wendy, or a muscular girl?
Rob shook his head, interrupting Noah's increasingly outlandish guesses. "Our guild's First Guild Master was named Zera."
"However, the First Guild Master did have a friend named Mavis, who was once a member of the guild. Later, she retired after marrying her beloved, and it's said they lived very happily."
She didn't die young like Earth Land's Mavis and even had a happy family. That's wonderful!
Makarov was a bit emotional. It was Mavis's misfortune that led to the disintegration of the original four members, with some leaving, some staying, and some parting ways...
Perhaps some regrets could be made complete in another dimension.
While the elders were lamenting the unpredictability of fate, the younger generation chose to take direct action.
"Jet! Droy! Let's fight!"
Natsu issued a challenge. His targets were not the timid duo from his own world, but their parallel world counterparts who were considered the guild's "strongest candidates."
That's right, the weakest team "Shadow Gear" in Earth Land was Fairy Tail's strongest team in Edolas. Not only was Levy one of the guild's strongest, but Droy and Jet also had the strength of strongest candidates, second only to Guild Master Lucy and the Mechanical Maniac Levy.
Droy, with his solid muscles, and Jet, with his fierce expression, being followers of Big Sister Levy, accepted Natsu's challenge without hesitation.
The guild fell silent for a moment.
Earth Land's members wanted to see the level of the parallel world's guild.
And Edolas Fairy Tail also wanted to gauge the strength of their other selves.
But as the saying goes, friendship first, competition second.
Because Edolas mages have no Magic Power in their bodies, their magic is nothing more than using magical tools. Using true magic would be an unfair victory.
So, for fairness, Natsu proposed a hand-to-hand combat match.
The strongest candidate duo immediately agreed. Hand-to-hand combat was an essential skill for every mage in Edolas, and Droy and Jet were absolutely confident.
Their diligently honed hand-to-hand combat skills were not something that magic-dependent Earth Landers could achieve.
Moreover, the opponent even requested a two-on-one.
The advantage is ours!
At this point, the crowd had cleared enough space for a fight. The challenger Natsu was in position. Jet and Droy exchanged glances and took their fighting stances.
"Then please enlighten us, Natsu of Earth Land!"
"Hoo-yah!"
"A-da!"
One's punches were fierce, the other's leg techniques were excellent. The strongest candidate duo, with the momentum of a tiger descending a mountain and a dragon soaring into the sky, attacked Natsu with well-coordinated high and low strikes.
Three figures crossed paths.
Then, the tiger knelt, and the dragon crashed...
The scene immediately fell into silence.
Natsu looked back at Jet, who was sprawled on the ground, and Droy, who was kneeling with his head down, clutching his stomach. He scratched his head in confusion. "I haven't even tried yet. Why did you two fall down?"
At these words, although they knew Natsu wasn't provoking them, some people still couldn't sit still.
"You brat, how dare you hit my subordinates!"
As the boss of the strongest candidate duo, the Mechanical Maniac Levy, carrying a giant wrench half her height, walked toward Natsu with a furious expression.
"It's just a match—it's not that serious, Levy!"
Lady Cana nervously tried to persuade the enraged Mechanical Girl, but even holding her arm couldn't stop Levy's steps. Instead, Lady Cana herself was dragged along.
Sweating coldly, Lady Cana was helpless and could only desperately wink at the Drunken Cana not far from her for help. However, Drunken Cana seemed not to notice, leisurely hugging her bottle and drinking straight from it.
The alcohol in the parallel world is truly excellent. I definitely have to remember to sneak two bottles back when I leave.
Actually, Drunken Cana wasn't unaware of her other self. It was just that she always enjoyed a good show and never minded big trouble. Not adding fuel to the fire was already considered helping.
Moreover, purely in terms of hand-to-hand combat, even if Edolas's Levy was one of Fairy Tail's strongest, she might not necessarily be able to do anything to Natsu.
After all, Natsu had been personally trained by Noah.
However, the anticipated "Furious Levy VS Natsu" did not happen.
As a mechanic, Levy's intelligence was sharp. She could accept defeat and wouldn't fight Natsu just to get revenge for her two subordinates.
The reason for Mechanical Levy's anger was actually that Jet and Droy lost too badly.
"I've told you two idiots before—don't always think you're so amazing and look down on others."
"From now on, your training will be doubled!"
Jet and Droy's faces immediately fell when they heard about the increased training.
Levy narrowed her eyes, and an invisible pressure erupted. "What, did you not hear what I said?"
"Yes, Big Sister!"
The way Edolas's Jet and Droy were scolded by Levy was no different from how Erza scolded Natsu and Gray.
And the personalities of Mechanical Levy and Guild Master Lucy were quite similar.
Case closed! No wonder Natsu was beaten to his knees by Guild Master Lucy in one encounter, unable to resist at all. It turns out he was completely subdued by an aura similar to Erza's...
Seeing that there was no fight to be had, Natsu became bored. He decided to go out and wander around Border Town. He also wanted to experience what it felt like to take on jobs in another Fairy Tail.
Just as he stepped out the door, Natsu ran into a woman wearing revealing light armor and holding a long spear.
The cold gaze beneath her crimson hair and her familiar expressionless face sent a shiver down Natsu's spine, because Erza always wore such an expression whenever she was about to deal with him.
Wait, wasn't Erza in the guild?
Natsu immediately realized that the Erza in front of him was a local of Edolas. The personality differences between Lucy, Gray, Levy, and other parallel world counterparts gave Natsu a bold idea.
If I can't beat my own Erza, can't I beat someone else's Erza?
"Erza! I challenge you!"
Erza Knightwalker, the commander of the Second Magic War Division, heard this and looked at the pink-haired youth full of fighting spirit with a hint of surprise in her eyes, but she couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Has it come to this? Has poor Natsu finally gone insane from Lucy's bullying? I should mention it to Grandpa Rob later.
However, thinking that the usually timid Natsu dared to challenge her, out of respect for his suicidal courage, General Erza felt it was very necessary to respond.