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It was the last day of the Edolas trip.
Everyone spent it in a pleasant atmosphere.
Happy times always pass quickly, and in a blink, it was time to say goodbye. It was still the same pub-like building where the two Fairy Tails gathered.
Even the usually strong Guild Master Lucy couldn't help but feel a sense of reluctance to part. She secretly wiped away a tear from the corner of her eye and said to the timid Lucy, "Come visit us sometime."
The timid Lucy nodded vigorously.
The Natsus on both sides, however, showed no sadness at parting. The timid Natsu and the reckless Natsu exchanged a fist bump and a smile. "Other me, I will definitely research a vehicle that Dragon Slayers won't get motion sickness from."
"Oh! As expected of me, just hearing it makes me fired up!"
Many others were also giving their final farewell messages.
The young Wendy, blushing, secretly asked the older Wendy for a mysterious recipe. The recipe's overall message was simple: drink more papaya milk.
The ladylike Cana's parents brought a lot of food and gave it to the drunkard Cana, feeling sorry for her being alone while also advising her to drink less and not wear such revealing clothes.
Also being nagged was the shirtless Gray. He was tearfully begged by the clothes-obsessed Gray to accept the crazy Juvia's pursuit.
And the crazy Juvia was also doing ideological work on the aloof Juvia, telling her to pay more attention to the clothes-obsessed Gray.
For their respective happiness, Earth Land's Juvia and Edolas's Gray even teamed up to deal with their counterparts, but the effect seemed to be less than satisfactory...
Rob personally came to see off the two "close friends" of his counterpart. Although they hadn't known each other for long, he already considered Makarov and Porlyusica as friends.
Makarov sighed, knowing that magic capable of crossing two parallel worlds couldn't be used casually. "After this parting, we don't know when we'll meet again."
The two old men sighed deeply.
The expressionless Porlyusica interjected, "I heard Mystogan say that Noah has already simplified Anima, and in the future, it can consume Lacrima to travel between the two worlds through a fixed Magic Circle."
"What? Noah didn't tell you?"
Makarov suddenly realized. He had wondered why he hadn't seen Faust on this day of parting. As a father, even if he was busy with state affairs, he should have squeezed out some time to see off Mystogan and Noah.
It turned out that Faust already knew Noah had sorted out Anima, and he would have plenty of time to visit his son in Earth Land in the future.
If that was the case, why bother with a tearful farewell?
Noah walked out of the guild holding the Dorma Anim, followed by Levy the Mechanic.
Ever since Noah learned that Levy the Mechanic had created a powerful magic device capable of space-shifting Border Town, he had commissioned this mechanical fanatic to help him modify the Dorma Anim.
To say "modify" was actually just installing the intelligent technology he had once obtained from Daphne into the Dorma Anim, making this weapon of war even more intelligent.
With his growing power, the Dorma Anim, Edolas's most powerful magic weapon, was no longer of any use to Noah.
The reason Noah still wanted to strengthen it was actually for Mystogan.
The battle with Jellal had rendered more than half of Mystogan's magic staves useless, and he hadn't found suitable new staves since, so Noah simply gave the Dorma Anim to his older brother.
In terms of controlling magical tools, Mystogan was undoubtedly a true genius; the Dorma Anim would be like adding wings to a tiger for him.
Noah clapped his hands at his noisy companions. "It looks like everyone has said their goodbyes. It's time for us to depart."
The Fairy Tail members from Earth Land instinctively moved closer to Noah, waving and smiling as they bid farewell to their counterparts.
"Farewell!"
"Our Edolas selves!"
"Goodbye!"
"Fairy Tail!"
Amidst the farewells, Noah activated Anima.
The reversing magic emitted a soft light, lifting the guests from Earth Land into the sky until a brilliant burst of light erupted, and they were no longer to be found in Edolas...
In Earth Land, on the Ishgar continent.
In the Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia Town.
The disappearance of Fairy Tail's Guild Master Makarov, four S-Class Mages, and numerous guild members was the topic everyone had been discussing this month.
Some said Fairy Tail had received a very important request, so much so that even Makarov had personally gone out.
Others believed that war might be approaching, and the missing Fairy Tail members had been conscripted by the authorities.
Still others thought that Fairy Tail was secretly engaged in unspeakable secrets.
All sorts of guesses abounded, but one thing was certain: the strongest magic guild in the Kingdom of Fiore had suddenly lost many members, including its Guild Master Makarov.
This naturally attracted the attention of some forces.
The Magic Council's unclear probing, the ambition of some guilds to seize this opportunity to move into Magnolia, and the ill intentions of certain Dark Guilds...
But in the end, these guys all retreated obediently.
Because they were horrified to discover that the one now presiding over "Fairy Tail" was an old man who had been on the Ten Wizard Saints list for seventy or eighty years.
Over one hundred and twenty years—that's enough for several generations to pass.
Warrod Sequen had lived too long, so long that even his origins were forgotten by most people, or rather, people nowadays didn't know his background at all.
So when this legendary Mage, who had been "on standby" even longer than Makarov, returned to the guild as a founder of Fairy Tail, it immediately caused a huge stir in the Magic World.
The Council, breaking its usual critical stance, lavishly praised Fairy Tail in the newspapers. Reading between the lines, there were only two words: groveling.
Those magic guilds that wanted to take advantage of the situation and seize territory withdrew from Magnolia overnight.
The Dark Guilds scurried back to the sewers.
The mayor, who had a good relationship with Fairy Tail, proudly delivered a speech: "Magnolia Has Only One Sun."
While Warrod's identity was shocking, the ordinary people of Magnolia were more interested in the Fairy Tail members who hadn't shown up for a month. They discussed this topic for hours every day after meals.
However, today, that topic was about to conclude.
In the city center, above the Fairy Tail area, a powerful beam of light fell directly onto the ground behind the guild.
The sudden huge commotion startled Warrod, who was watering flowers in the backyard, causing his hand to tremble.
"Have they finally returned?"
Looking at the figures appearing from the light, Warrod smiled. "Welcome home, children."