Now, Melkobia's magic power has returned to normal.
With his personal appearance and explanation, the town's residents now know that Ermina will no longer be submerged by the Water God Dragon's rampaging magic power, which used to draw in seawater and turn it into an underwater world.
Unable to continue living in the water, most of the residents still felt a bit of regret.
It wasn't that being human was bad.
It's just that being a free-spirited fish felt more like the world was their oyster.
But regret aside, the locals also understood that they were ultimately human; living as fish in the water was not a long-term solution, and now they were simply returning to normal.
However, Hope gave a suggestion to Melkobia and the Mayor of Ermina: why not join forces to create a real underwater paradise?
Controlling water was a breeze for Melkobia, and the little drinks for underwater breathing in Ermina could continue to shine, attracting tourists to boost the tourism industry and, in turn, promote the town's development.
A good thing with multiple benefits, it naturally came to pass.
However, building an underwater paradise is not something that can be done overnight; according to the local Construction Mages' estimates, it would take at least ten days to half a month to complete.
Since they couldn't play right away, they would continue the Hundred Year Quest.
The Water God Dragon is now Lucy's summoned beast and can be considered half one of their own, so naturally, fighting and killing was inappropriate, let alone sealing him.
Thus, Hope intended to go directly in search of the next of the Five Dragon Gods, the Moon God Dragon, Selene, whose whereabouts were clear, and incidentally see what was going on with Erientia.
Hope's proposal received unanimous approval from everyone.
"I'm fired up!" Natsu raised his fist high. "It's a shame I didn't get to fight Melkobia, but I definitely have to clash with the Moon God Dragon!"
"Aye!" Happy also joined in the excitement.
Lucy leaned her head on her hand and sighed, "Who on earth gave you two the courage..."
Erza also analyzed seriously: "Melkobia didn't even need a second move to beat Natsu; by that logic, it'll only be easier for the Moon God Dragon to deal with Natsu."
"But since we're going to another world..." Mira tilted her head, "We'll need to prepare the magic to cross worlds first, right?"
Gajeel looked at Hope, "Hope, hurry up and use your invincible power to cast 'Anima'!"
Levy interrupted him, "'Anima' requires coordinates, but we don't know the specific location of Erientia at all..."
Upon hearing this, Cana looked at Toka, who was accepting Faris's apology. Although her body had been forcibly taken, Toka could understand Faris's feelings; after all, it was also a cat from Erientia.
"Aye!" Happy suddenly leaned in front of Toka, blinking his big eyes, "Can I go with you? I also want to see what the Happy from the other world looks like!"
"You lustful tomcat..." Carla's eyes twitched.
"I am not lustful!" Happy said righteously, "I'm just full of curiosity about myself in the parallel world!"
"That is being lustful," Lilly added.
"Eh, even Lilly..."
Watching the cats mess around nearby, the silver-white kitten Toka spoke to everyone with a serious face: "My magic, 'Wings of Water', can return to Erientia, but there are too many of you. My magic power isn't enough to teleport everyone at once..."
"Simple, just let me do it." Hope stepped forward and picked up Toka, asking it to demonstrate 'Wings of Water' once.
Though confused, the cat did as told.
'Wings of Water' is a magic that can open a spatial tunnel, shaped like a circular portal formed by flowing water. It requires water to cast; it's not overly profound magic, but the learning difficulty is high enough.
But is Hope the kind of person who would learn magic the proper way?
Magic that Mages have cultivated through hard work is never as stable and solid as one cracked and mastered by the system.
Through the system and the magic crystals, Hope cracked 'Wings of Water' almost instantly, successfully mastering the magic. Speaking of which, it had been a long time since he'd come across a magic worth recording.
Hope couldn't even be bothered to glance at ordinary magic now; only magic with its own unique mechanics or sufficiently beautiful stats could pique his interest.
After bidding farewell to Melkobia and Karamiru, the group arrived at a deserted coastline.
Hope stood on a reef, drawing in seawater to activate 'Wings of Water'. Complex magic patterns flickered with silver-white light along with the water flow, and a spatial rift opened.
"Done." Hope withdrew his hand. "With the anchor point provided by Toka, I have accurately located Erientia. If there's nothing else, everyone can set off."
"Wooohooo~"
When it came to heading to a novel and unknown world, Natsu was naturally the first to charge ahead. His old rival Gray followed closely behind, and Juvia quickly kept up as well.
He chased him, she chased him...
The group entered the spatial tunnel one after another, but they had only advanced halfway when a massive surge of magic power suddenly struck, forcefully shattering the 'Wings of Water' and forcing them out of the spatial tunnel.
Fortunately, Hope gathered everyone in time, otherwise they might have been scattered and dropped in unknown places.
As soon as they landed, Natsu asked impatiently, "What just happened? Are we in Erientia?"
"No... the magic concentration here... is pitifully low." Faris shook her head. If only the magic in her hometown could become this sparse.
The others began to size up their surroundings.
This wasn't Erientia either. Where did this send them? Was it still Aslant?
Soon everyone noticed they were on an island floating in the Sky, and then looked at several other islands also suspended in the air nearby.
The air faintly emitted a certain familiar power fluctuation.
This unique environment made everyone simultaneously think of another world where magic was thin and the land was split into countless Sky islands.
"Wait!"
"Could this place be..."
"Edolas?!"
"..."
Mira explained to the bewildered Faris and Toka that this was another parallel world.
So this was the docking world for the "World Magic Transfer Plan." Faris curiously observed this place, where the magic situation was completely opposite to her hometown.
Although they didn't go directly to Erientia due to the accident, coming to Edolas wasn't a bad thing. They could stop by to see how their counterparts, whom they hadn't seen for nearly half a year, were doing.
Just as Hope was pulling a Gundam out of his Requip Space to use as temporary transportation, the magic power fluctuation that had shattered the spatial magic tunnel earlier appeared again.
Clearly sensing this magic power, Hope immediately frowned. "This is... such strong Dragon Force, and the power of despair... the shockwave formed by their collision could actually shatter the Wings of Water."
Since the God of Despair perished, only one person now possesses the power of despair, and that is Despair Emperor Hopless, who performs deeds of Hope with the power of despair.
In the world of Edolas, Hopless is uniquely powerful; no local could make him act to this extent.
So, who is my other self fighting?
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