Chapter 19: Starting a Conversation
Hearing Yumesaki's words, Erza couldn't help but blink in surprise. To be honest, it wasn't just Yumesaki; even she was quite curious about whether the timeline would change under their interference.
Because of this, the two of them walked around together, searching the villa while passing the time.
Not long after, the members of the Lamia Scale guild finally arrived at the rendezvous point.
A cold, white-haired man and a beautiful woman slowly walked in from the outside.
It was Lyon and Sherry.
To their surprise, it really was those two.
Yumesaki raised an eyebrow, glancing at Erza. Erza looked just as surprised; the plot had unexpectedly corrected itself.
"Senior?"
Gray saw Lyon and couldn't help but gape, his face washing over with intense shock. He never expected to see his own senior disciple here, under these circumstances.
"Gray." Lyon looked at his junior quite casually and spoke slowly, "It's been a long time, Gray."
"It really has been a while, Senior. I didn't expect you to actually join Lamia Scale."
"And you probably didn't expect me to join the subjugation force against the Oración Seis this time either, right?" Lyon let out a soft chuckle and said.
Gray nodded; he really hadn't expected it.
Sherry raised her head to look at Yumesaki and Erza, waving her hand with a blooming smile. "We meet again, you two."
Gray was stunned. He looked at Sherry, then at Yumesaki and Erza. "You guys know each other?"
Erza replied calmly, "We crossed paths once."
"Is that so?" Gray scratched his own head.
"Yes," Lyon nodded, staring at Yumesaki and Erza with a complicated expression. "Even though it was only a single encounter, it left a deep impression."
To this day, he still couldn't forget the events of Galuna Island. For him, it represented his foolish and unworthy past.
Right in the middle of their conversation, the members of Blue Pegasus finally arrived.
Yumesaki couldn't help but steal another glance at Erza.
In the original timeline, Ichiya from Blue Pegasus had fallen in love with Erza at first sight and launched a long-term, fiery pursuit—a pursuit so intense that even Erza found it difficult to handle. Because of that, whenever Erza saw Ichiya, she would always feel unsettled.
But this time, Erza seemed to have been prepared for a while, showing absolutely no signs of unease.
The first ones to appear from Blue Pegasus were Hibiki Lates, Ren Akatsuki, and Eve Tilm.
These three were all top-tier handsome guys, the kind whose good looks were almost overwhelming. Honestly, even though they were in the entertainment industry filled with handsome men and beautiful women, putting these three in the modeling world would easily place them at the very top. Unfortunately, all three were wizards, and members of the same guild to boot.
This also gave Blue Pegasus a massive amount of exposure.
Especially Hibiki Lates. He was a regular in the top rankings of the "Wizards I Want as a Boyfriend" list in the Weekly Sorcerer magazine. Many female wizards were drawn by his sweet looks and joined Blue Pegasus. Although he didn't have a girlfriend yet, the rumors surrounding him and women never stopped, earning him the nickname of the "teenage girl" killer.
Even Lucy became infatuated upon seeing Hibiki, her eyes briefly turning into hearts.
It was clear that the lethality of a handsome man against women was not to be underestimated.
However, in the next second, after Ichiya, the senior of the three, made his grand entrance, Lucy felt like she had received a heavy blow.
Because Ichiya's appearance was genuinely disastrous.
Not only was he short and stubby, but his facial expression was also downright creepy.
This made Lucy, who had just been admiring handsome men and beautiful women, desperately want to gouge her eyes out and wash them.
"This guy is way too ugly."
Hearing Lucy's commentary, Yumesaki almost burst out laughing.
Although Ichiya was a bit ugly, he was incredibly manly. If Yumesaki remembered correctly, towards the end of the story, Ichiya even established a romantic relationship with Lucy's ancestor, Anna Heartfilia.
If he told Lucy about this... just thinking about the mental image doubled Yumesaki's anticipation. What if he found an opportunity to leak this matter to Lucy?
Just as he was thinking about this...
"It has been a long time, Erza."
Ichiya was already holding a rose, appearing right in front of Erza. Dropping to one knee, he presented the flower to her.
Erza's expression didn't change at all. "Thank you for the rose, Ichiya. Unfortunately, I cannot accept it."
"Why?" Ichiya looked at Erza, completely bewildered.
Erza immediately grabbed Yumesaki, wrapping her arms around his right hand, and said, "Because I'm afraid my boyfriend will get angry."
Ichiya was stunned.
Erza had a boyfriend? When did this happen? Why didn't he know?
Although Ichiya's face was filled with astonishment, he didn't stubbornly continue his pursuit. "I see. You already have a boyfriend? Nice to meet you, I am Ichiya, the one who pursues Erza."
"I'm Yumesaki, Erza's boyfriend."
Yumesaki was obviously not Erza's boyfriend; the two hadn't even confirmed their relationship yet. But he knew Erza was clearly using him as a shield, so Yumesaki went with the flow and admitted it.
He reached out to shake hands with Ichiya, using the opportunity to copy Ichiya's magic.
Ichiya's magic was Perfume Magic.
By utilizing small bottles of perfume carried on his body, he could release various effects based on the different scents. For example, the yellow perfume evaporated into a fragrance that, once inhaled, rendered people unable to fight. The red perfume did the same, making opponents lose their will to battle. The green perfume, on the other hand, was capable of relieving pain.
Honestly, Yumesaki didn't really need this kind of magic, but adding one more method to his arsenal was still pretty good.
In the next moment, he found another excuse to shake hands with the other members of Blue Pegasus one by one, copying their magic as well.
Ren Akatsuki used Air Magic, allowing him to control the air at will. In addition, he could use Telepathy Magic to hold mental conversations with a designated target.
Eve Tilm was proficient in Snow Magic, giving him free control over snow.
Among them, the most unique was definitely Hibiki Lates's magic.
His magic was the ancient Archive magic, which was very much like the real-world internet. It could search for all kinds of knowledge. Its external form appeared as a thin screen and a thin keyboard bearing magic incantations. It could search and compress information to deliver to a target audience, and the screen could even be used for offense and defense.
This magic was extremely interesting.
It could use a mental connection to link oneself with the mind of a designated target, allowing the user to directly transmit any thoughts or information to that person. It could also implant a large amount of magical knowledge into the target's mind, enabling the opponent to learn a brand-new, high-level magic in an incredibly short period of time.
If this thing was used well, it could serve a massive function.
The main reason Yumesaki had come along for the Oración Seis subjugation was to target this specific magic.
After obtaining the magic, Yumesaki stepped to the side and began to study it.
Not long after, the Wizard Saint-level wizard from Lamia Scale, Jura, also arrived.
Finally, only the people from Cait Shelter were left.
"Does anyone here know the people from Cait Shelter?" Gray asked curiously.
"I'm not sure," Lyon shook his head, "but I heard Cait Shelter only sent one person here."
"One person?" Hearing this, Lucy couldn't help but widen her eyes. "For an important matter like the Oración Seis subjugation, the other guilds all sent their aces, yet Cait Shelter only sent one person. Just how strong is this person?"
When Yumesaki heard this, his expression turned strange.
The person sent by Cait Shelter was none other than the Sky Dragon Slayer who would later join Fairy Tail—Wendy.
It was worth mentioning that the reason Cait Shelter only sent one person wasn't because Wendy was incredibly powerful. Rather, it was because Cait Shelter only had a single wizard. And that was Wendy.
Aside from Wendy, everyone else in Cait Shelter was created by the Master using Illusion Magic.
In fact, even the Master of Cait Shelter wasn't a living human. He was a spirit from four hundred years ago, a member of the Nirvit tribe who had created the magical weapon Nirvana. After a war to protect it, he felt that the balance of the world had been destroyed. Activating the forbidden magic Nirvana, he intended to purify darkness into light, but it ended up wiping out his entire tribe and turning him into a spirit.
Later, in order to take care of Wendy, he used his powerful strength to create Cait Shelter. He could be considered an extraordinary figure of his generation.
Right after Lucy's comment, under everyone's watchful eyes, Wendy finally made her appearance.
"I'm sorry, everyone, I'm late... ah!"
Wendy came running in hastily from the outside, only to trip with a dull thud, falling flat on the level ground.
Lucy stood frozen. Just a second ago, she was still wondering what kind of powerhouse the wizard from Cait Shelter would be. The next second, this supposed powerhouse demonstrated a perfect faceplant right in front of her. Besides, wasn't this powerhouse a bit too small? Looking at her age, she was clearly still a child.
Erza walked over and helped Wendy up. As a future guildmate in Fairy Tail, she naturally couldn't let Wendy stay hurt. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine." Wendy hurriedly shook her head, showing a bright smile to Erza.
"Honestly, it's precisely because you act so hastily that people will look down on you, Wendy."
Suddenly, a voice echoed from outside.
Lucy was incredibly curious. Hadn't they said Cait Shelter only sent one person? Then what was the deal with this voice? She couldn't help but widen her eyes and look over at the entrance, only to see a white cat slowly walking in.
"Huh?"
Seeing this white cat, Lucy couldn't help but look at Happy, who was sitting on Natsu's shoulder. To put it simply, these two cats looked entirely too similar. Although their appearance and fur color were completely different, anyone looking at them would feel that the two must share some kind of connection. They were highly likely to be of the same race.
"Huh?"
It wasn't just Lucy; even Natsu, Gray, and Happy himself couldn't help but let out gasps of admiration upon seeing the white cat. They were too similar, absolutely too similar.
Happy even flew straight over to her. "You... you... you... you... my name is Happy, what's your name?"
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