Somewhere in Edolas.
Two figures slowly descended onto a clearing in a forest.
One was a young man, and the other a young woman, both appearing to be no older than twenty.
The young woman had a delicate, beautiful face framed by pure white hair, and she wore a black outer coat.
The young man had silver hair, a strikingly handsome face, but only his left eye was visible—his right eye was covered by an eyepatch.
As soon as they landed, the white wings on their backs dissipated into countless specks of light and vanished.
"So… this is Edolas?" Mira murmured to herself, taking in the completely unfamiliar scenery before her.
On their way to Edolas, Noel had already explained several things to Mira, including the existence of [Anima], the true identity of Mystogan, and the fact that Edolas was an entirely different world—practically the polar opposite of Earthland.
But even after hearing about it, seeing it with her own eyes still filled her with amazement.
Unusual plants, strange terrains, animals she had never seen before, and even rivers flowing through the sky—this world shattered everything she thought she knew.
Standing beside her, Noel nodded. "Yes, this is Edolas—our world, Earthland's parallel counterpart. Mystogan mentioned that in this world, there exists another version of each of us."
"Does that mean there's a Fairy Tail in Edolas too?" Mira asked curiously.
"There should be," Noel replied with a slight sigh of regret.
"Too bad we don't have time to check it out. I'd really like to see it."
Then, his voice softened as he continued, "Anyway, our priority now is to reach the capital before the kingdom gets its hands on the magic crystal that our friends have been turned into. I think if there are any other survivors in Edolas, Mystogan would have told them to head for the capital as well. That way, we can regroup."
"That makes sense, but first, we need to figure out which direction the capital is," Mira nodded in agreement.
"And if it's far, we'll need some kind of transportation," Noel added. "Magic is hard to replenish here, so relying on Light Wings for the whole journey would be too draining."
At that moment, neither of them noticed a small bird perched on a nearby tree, carefully watching them.
Its tiny pupils gleamed with an eerie light.
Hundreds of miles away, inside the royal capital, Ophelia—wearing her signature white hat and with her eyes usually shut—suddenly opened them.
"This is… No way. This is really bad news."
"What did you discover, Ophelia?" Noticing Ophelia's sudden reaction, Edolas Noel asked nonchalantly from his seat.
After a brief hesitation, Ophelia still nodded and replied, "Lord Noel, I've detected two mages from Earthland. One male and one female."
"Is that so? Is there a Dragon Slayer among them?"
"No, but..."
"But what?"
"One of them... the male... is Earthland's Lord Noel."
Edolas Noel's body stiffened slightly, but he quickly returned to normal.
A faint, unreadable smile curled at the corners of his lips.
"Oh? So the 'me' from Earthland has arrived in this world? How interesting. If he's from Earthland, then his goal must be to infiltrate the capital and rescue Earthland's Fairy Tail, right? What an exciting reunion this will be. I hope he doesn't disappoint me."
Ophelia watched Edolas Noel's unchanged expression, her brows knitting slightly.
(There shouldn't be any problems, right? Lord Nord shouldn't be defeated by someone like him… Besides, Lord Nord's presence alone already brings too many unpredictable variables to this operation. Letting this man go up against Lord Nord might actually be the best course of action…)
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"Um… Excuse me, which direction is the capital? And where can I buy a fast mode of transportation?" Noel extended his hand and grabbed the shoulder of a passerby, asking softly.
"Huh? … A-AHHH! Lord Noel with silver hair?!"
The passerby turned around, staring at Noel for a few seconds.
Then, his face suddenly twisted in horror, as if he had seen a demon king.
With a speed that even Noel found impressive, he bolted away, shouting things like "Don't kill me!" and "Please spare me!" as he disappeared into the distance.
A gentle breeze swept by. Noel's hand remained awkwardly stretched out in midair, while a few unknown birds flew overhead, squawking: "Idiot! Idiot!"
"Pfft… Hahaha!"
Mira, who had been holding it in, finally couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.
Noel scratched his cheek. "Looks like… the 'me' in Edolas isn't very well-liked…"
"Hehe, yeah, that makes six now, Noel." Mira smiled.
Ever since arriving in Edolas, Noel had tried asking several passersby for directions to the capital and places where he could buy a means of transportation. However…
Every single person, upon seeing Noel, would react the same way—within seconds, they either bolted away in terror as if they had seen a ghost or dropped to the ground, trembling, only begging for mercy no matter what he asked.
"There's no helping it… Mira, I'll have to leave the questioning to you."
"Mm, leave it to me."
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"We've got all the information now. To reach the capital, we need to travel quite a long distance east. As for a means of transportation, it seems we can find something similar to the magic-powered vehicles of Earthland in the magic black market."
Mira quickly obtained the necessary intel from the townspeople with her warm and friendly smile.
"The black market, huh? Now that you mention it, I almost forgot that this world also runs on magic. That means…"
Three black lines appeared on Noel's forehead as he let out a sigh.
"In that case, Mira… I'll have to leave the task of buying our ride to you as well. If I go to a place like that, I bet everyone there will scatter in seconds…"
"Ara, ara…" Mira couldn't help but chuckle as she watched Noel leaning against the wall, utterly defeated, his whole being shrouded in the aura of frustration and resentment.
In Edolas, magic was a limited resource.
To monopolize it, the king had ordered the dissolution of all mage guilds and banned the sale of magic-related items in public markets.
However, since magic in this world served the same purpose as energy, smuggling was rampant.
The magic-powered four-wheeled vehicle Mira bought was one such smuggled magic artifact.
Perhaps because they were still far from the capital, the magic black market wasn't difficult to find.
Fortunately, the currency here was the same as in Earthland—otherwise, Noel and Mira might have been forced to play the role of bandits for the day.
"Uh… Mira, you're driving?" Noel looked at Mira, who had already taken the driver's seat, with an expression of disbelief.
"It's fine! I know how! I haven't driven one of these in a long time, so I just want to give it a try. Is that not okay?" Mira gazed at Noel with an adorably pitiful look.
"…Fine." Though he still doubted Mira's driving skills, Noel was ultimately powerless against her sparkling puppy-eyed attack.
He sighed in surrender and nodded.
"OK, here we go!"
The moment Noel sat down, Mira's expression shifted, and she stepped on the accelerator.
The magic-powered vehicle shot forward at a breakneck speed, leaving Noel clutching the seat in horror as they hurtled toward the capital at a speed that could make anyone cough up blood.
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