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Fairy Tail Fanfiction - Rewritten Part 5
After a day of fun and leisure in Border Town, Noah returned to the Royal Capital with Wendy, Carla, and the two little ones, Cheese and Shirayuki, the next day, preparing to go to the Exceed Kingdom.
Natsu originally wanted to go see the cat kingdom too, but cowardly Natsu said yesterday that he would show him a "big treasure" today, so he eagerly followed along.
Happy naturally followed Natsu. After knowing what the Exceed were like, he didn't like that title at all, and he was also very interested in little Natsu's "big treasure."
It's just that I wonder what kind of expression Natsu would have when he saw the luxurious custom car of his counterpart.
That's right, Edolas's Natsu not only wasn't motion sick, but he was also a vehicle fanatic. As soon as he got into a vehicle, the timid him immediately perked up.
The other companions who were interested in the Exceed Kingdom eventually gave up. It wasn't too late to visit those arrogant little cats after Noah had properly trained them.
Riding the wind, Noah brought the four little ones back to the Royal Capital from Border Town, a thousand miles away, in less than twenty minutes. This was even with Noah intentionally slowing down a bit; otherwise, he could have been faster.
Ultimately, magic cast from one's own Magic Power was simply more effective than independent magical tools.
In the palace, Faust, who was with Porlyusica, waved his hand dismissively at Noah, his youngest son who had returned after leaving.
"Erza has already sent me a message about the matter. Those Exceed have been high and mighty for too long; it's time they recognized their place."
"Noah, you boy, hurry up and go. Don't disturb me and your aunt's leisure."
And so, Noah, who hadn't even warmed his seat, was kicked out of the palace by his old father, looking utterly bewildered.
Looking at the closed gate, Noah's expression was resentful. "So, does love disappear...?"
"No, love just transferred to Mystogan."
"And you're a prince and a Mage. If you like performing so much, why don't you just become an actor?"
Carla looked speechlessly at Noah, who was feigning sadness. With her inner conflict resolved, she returned to her aloof and sharp-tongued self, unceremoniously mocking Noah.
Noah grumpily grabbed the white cat, and despite its struggles, furiously rubbed its head. "Hmph, a mere cat only needs to be cute. Why so talkative! Don't you know I'm trying to liven up the atmosphere!"
"Stinky Noah! Let go of me!"
As an aloof little cat, Carla couldn't tolerate anyone other than Wendy petting her like this. However, her flailing paws and claws couldn't shake Noah's iron grip in the slightest.
Looking at Noah bickering with his cat, Wendy, holding Cheese and Shirayuki, said somewhat helplessly, "Brother Noah, aren't we going to the Exceed Kingdom?"
"Oh! I almost forgot."
Remembering the important matter, Noah slapped his forehead, tucked Carla back into Wendy's arms, and with a gust of wind, sent Wendy, who was holding the two cats, soaring into the sky, while he himself ascended with the wind.
Watching the two figures in the sky grow smaller and smaller through the window, Porlyusica maintained her usual indifferent expression, though the weariness in her eyes had diminished significantly.
"Faust, when you were cultivating Noah, weren't you worried about accidents?" Porlyusica looked at her brother.
After all, creating a human born with Magic Power in Edolas was inherently going against the heavens.
There had been similar plans or experiments before, but at most, they resulted in a deformed monster with Magic Power and intelligence. So there were no successful cases before Noah's birth.
Faust understood what Porlyusica meant. "Actually, I never expected the 'Artificial Human' project to succeed in one go, but sister, do you know...?"
"In the artificial womb, there wasn't even the slightest hitch during Noah's cultivation process. Magic Power perfectly integrated into infant Noah's body, without any abnormalities or rejections."
"Noah was born smoothly, as if the heavens were giving him a green light all the way, as if the world wanted Noah to descend upon Edolas."
Now recalling Noah's birth process, Faust suddenly felt that perhaps the Edolas World, like himself back then, also saw Noah as hope.
But how could that be? How could a world have consciousness...?
Ten thousand meters above the Royal Palace.
A floating island named "Extalia" was surrounded by many other floating islands, like the moon encircled by stars. Legend had it that it was the dwelling place of "gods" and "angels," the kingdom of the Exceed.
But to put it bluntly, it was just the living place of a group of magical cats.
However, on this very day, the noble Exceed Kingdom welcomed an uninvited visitor—two humans referred to as an inferior species.
Seeing the two humans who suddenly appeared, and the two never-before-seen Exceed accompanying them, the guard cats of Extalia issued a warning.
"You two, this is Extalia, not a place where humans can come! I advise you to leave quickly."
Oh, really?
Looking at the guard cat in its small armor, so serious and proper, Noah found it somewhat amusing and tapped the guard cat's helmet.
"Little cat, you're quite cute. What's your name?"
"Human! You... you dare!"
Noah's action made the guard cat's fur stand on end.
Since childhood, it had been taught that humans were an inferior species and Exceed were a superior species to humans. It never expected its first encounter with a human in its cat life to be one of being teased.
What a rude human. Sure enough, Her Majesty the Exceed Queen was right to order Exceed to minimize contact with humans.
But he said I'm cute...
Just as the guard cat was hesitating about what to do next, a throng of cat soldiers surrounded them from behind.
And among this group of cat soldiers, who were just as cute as the guard cat, the leading cat had a face that Noah racked his brains to describe but couldn't find the words for.
If he had to use one word, it would probably be "indescribable."
Nichiya, the captain of the Exceed Kingdom's Royal Guard, seeing Noah and Wendy, as well as the two of their kind beside them, all looking at him with complicated expressions, proudly declared:
"Presumptuous humans, are you not awestruck by this captain's divinely handsome and awe-inspiring appearance!"
Who gave him that confidence anyway...?
It was Noah's first time seeing a cat that was not only ugly but uniquely ugly, unbelievably ugly. "Divinely handsome"... it was truly something that this cat named Nichiya could say.
Looking at the cat soldiers behind Nichiya, Noah was somewhat surprised by the speed of the Exceed Kingdom's army, but ultimately, he didn't take them seriously.
Noah's slightly teasing voice rang out. "Making such a big fuss, you wouldn't be here to invite us, would you?"
"Eh! How did you know?!"
Nichiya's eyes widened in surprise, then he said, "Her Majesty the Exceed Queen recently ordered me to be stationed nearby, saying that a white-haired human boy would come, and that I should invite him to see the Queen when he arrives."
White-haired boy, that would be me then.
Noah wasn't modest; after all, white hair was a rare hair color in Edolas, and there weren't many people like that.
It's just, how would the Exceed Queen know he was coming? And even have Nichiya waiting for him in advance?
Moreover, judging from the guard cat's attitude, its attitude toward humans wasn't as excessive as those cats who showed off in human kingdoms. The later Nichiya was the same.
Noah's lips curved slightly upward.
Things were starting to get interesting.