Bang!
The prison door swung open.
A crimson-haired girl, holding a long spear, slowly stepped into the prison, her gaze fixed on Lucy, who was kneeling on the ground.
"Erza?! Is everyone okay?" Lucy was stunned at first upon seeing the approaching Erza.
Then, she hurriedly asked the Erza from Edolas with concern.
"Ah, everyone is safe and sound," Erza nodded.
Hearing this, Lucy finally let out a sigh of relief.
The weight on her heart eased.
Even though she had been captured by the kingdom and was imprisoned, as long as everyone else was safe, that was the best outcome for her at the moment.
"That's great."
Seeing Lucy's reaction, Edolas Erza furrowed her brows, puzzled by Lucy's first instinct being to worry about others rather than her own predicament.
"You sure can still smile. Do you even realize the situation you're in?"
"Mm, you're right," Lucy replied awkwardly, realizing her own carelessness.
Then, in a soft voice, she added, "You look and sound exactly like the Erza I know… I let my guard down for a moment."
"The me from Earthland, huh?" Edolas Erza murmured to herself, momentarily lost in thought.
"You are a member of Fairy Tail in our world."
"What?" Upon hearing Lucy's words, Erza's usually emotionless face revealed a rare expression of surprise.
In this world, she was a hunter of Fairy Tail, known as the "Fairy Hunter," and considered an archenemy of the guild.
Now, hearing that her counterpart in Earthland was actually a member of Fairy Tail naturally shocked her.
Seemingly unaware of Erza's reaction, Lucy continued speaking to herself, "Strong, cool… Though not as approachable as Noel, which makes you a bit intimidating, you are deeply trusted by everyone. But you also love sweets and cute clothes. In that way, you're very much like a regular girl. And also…"
Before Lucy could finish, Erza expressionlessly reached out, grabbed Lucy by the hair, and dragged her forward without hesitation, completely ignoring her cry of pain.
"Stop talking. Sorry, but I am not the Erza you know."
Bang!
With a careless flick, Erza flung Lucy onto the ground after pulling her out of the prison.
"Please, help me. I just want to save my friends." Lucy looked up at her with pleading eyes.
"Maybe you really aren't the Erza I know, but I have a feeling… deep down, you are the same. You are not the kind of person who would laugh at someone else's misfortune."
Even now, Lucy held onto the hope that this Edolas Erza would help her—because, in this dire situation, only she had the power to save Natsu and the others.
"Shut up!" Erza snapped impatiently.
She thrust her spear, "Ten Commandments," forward, its tip hooking onto the silk restraints binding Lucy's hands.
With a swift motion, she lifted Lucy off the ground and dangled her high in the air, suspending her dozens of meters above the ground.
"Wait!"
"You will meet your end here," Erza stated coldly.
"Erza would never do something like this to someone who can't fight back! Erza is kind—she would never do this!" Lucy shut her eyes and shouted desperately.
A mocking smirk appeared on Erza's lips as she looked at Lucy with disdain.
"You really are an optimistic fool. I love reveling in others' misfortune. Just as my title, 'Fairy Hunter,' suggests, I have already killed countless Fairy Tail wizards."
Hearing such ruthless words from someone with Erza's face and voice, Lucy's eyes welled up with tears.
Overwhelmed by sorrow and anger, she screamed, "Don't use Erza's face—Erza's voice—to say such things!!!"
Perhaps momentarily puzzled by Lucy's reaction, a flicker of surprise flashed across Erza's face.
However, she quickly regained her cold demeanor and said indifferently, "Goodbye, Lucy."
With a sudden forceful motion, she retracted her Ten Commandments spear.
Losing her support, Lucy immediately began to plummet.
A wave of weightlessness overwhelmed her body, causing her to instinctively shut her eyes and scream.
Whoosh.
The sensation of free-falling vanished almost instantly.
Instead, a familiar and comforting warmth enveloped Lucy, as if she had fallen into a soft, welcoming bed.
"This situation… really reminds me of the first time we met."
A slightly husky yet gentle voice reached her ears, making Lucy freeze.
She slowly opened her eyes in disbelief, only to see a strikingly handsome face—one that carried an air of elegance—framed by an eyepatch over his left eye.
"No… Noel?" Lucy stared blankly at the face so close to hers, her voice laced with astonishment.
"Mm, it's me." Noel smiled, his soft blue eyes filled with warmth. "That was a close one. If I had been even a second later, things could've turned out really badly."
At that moment, Lucy finally snapped back to reality. "Noel, you didn't get turned into a magic crystal?"
"No." Noel shook his head, his wings of light fluttering twice as he ascended.
"Because of certain unique circumstances, the magic called [Anima] had no effect on me. Not just me—Mira and Gajeel are also fine."
"Right! Gajeel is a Dragon Slayer too… And Mira is safe as well? That's such a relief!"
Before Noel could respond, a voice suddenly called out from the sky.
"Lucy!"
"Happy? Carla?"
Noel and Lucy turned toward the voice and saw Happy and Carla speeding toward them through the air.
"Lucy… and—Noel? You're okay?" Carla's eyes widened in surprise as she took in the sight of Noel hovering in the sky, wings of light spread behind him.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Noel replied with a smile.
Lucy blinked in confusion, her gaze falling on the wings on their backs. "Huh? Your wings…?"
"Looks like it was a mental block all along," Noel mused.
"Such high energy… It's been a while since I've seen that."
Happy and Carla didn't respond directly; instead, they looked slightly embarrassed.
As they spoke, Noel and the others had already flown up to the floor where Edolas Erza stood.
Noel curiously observed her, murmuring to himself, "So this is the Erza of this world? She really does look exactly the same..."
"Lord Noel… no, wait—you must be the Noel from Earthland?" Seeing Noel's face, Edolas Erza was momentarily stunned.
Then, as she realized the truth, her expression grew increasingly serious.
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