Rescue?

"Eleven, it's rare that you need my help. What is it?"

In a dark alley in Magnolia, a strange man, completely covered up, emerged from the darkness. Seeing Eleven sitting on a wooden barrel deep in thought, he pulled down his mask, revealing a smile.

Eleven had no intention of chatting with Mystogan. After briefly organizing his thoughts, he asked in a deep voice.

"You said before that Anima could absorb living people, you weren't lying to me, were you?"

Mystogan was visibly taken aback; he truly hadn't expected Eleven to ask such a question. Had Eleven finally become interested in Anima?

With a strange sense of excitement, Mystogan nodded vigorously.

After receiving a positive reply from Mystogan, Eleven suddenly raised his head, staring intently into Mystogan's eyes, his tone becoming somewhat agitated.

"Then let me ask you, what happens if someone gets sucked in? Is there any chance of them getting out?"

Mystogan frowned slightly, finally realizing something was wrong. He shook his head slightly. "Those who are sucked in are usually transformed into magic crystals. While it's not an immediate death, they basically have no chance of returning to this world. That's why I've been trying to stop Anima everywhere—to prevent more people from being harmed."

Mystogan had no idea why Eleven was asking such a question, but he had a bad feeling that Eleven was about to make headlines again.

Sure enough, Eleven astutely grasped the key point in Mystogan's words, his eyes suddenly lighting up. "You mean being turned into a magic crystal doesn't count as death, right? Then there must be a way to restore them to human form, right?"

Hearing this question, Mystogan's heart skipped a beat. He looked at Eleven with a grave expression and said in a deep voice, "Eleven, what happened? The magic crystals absorbed by Anima are Take Over by the kingdom over there. Putting aside whether there's a way to restore them, it's almost impossible to break into the Royal Army and guards, let alone in another world!"

"So, what exactly is the method for restoration?" Eleven ignored Mystogan's words and asked again.

"No, I can't..."

"Lisanna might have been sucked away by Anima!"

"That's... what?!"

Mystogan wanted to say something more, but Eleven's words left him speechless. Looking at Eleven's serious expression, Mystogan knew he wasn't joking.

He had also heard the tragic news about Lisanna. Although he didn't have much contact with the people in the guild, he genuinely loved the guild and was saddened for quite some time after hearing that a comrade had died.

"But Mira and the others said..." Mystogan was still somewhat incredulous.

"Yes, they said Lisanna was dead, but I saw in Mira's Memories the scene of Lisanna being absorbed by Anima." Eleven jumped off the barrel, walked up to Mystogan, and grabbed his shoulder.

"Mystogan, perhaps Lisanna isn't dead yet, but has been transformed into a magic crystal, just as you said. I must go save her!"

Seeing Eleven's serious expression, Mystogan was immediately conflicted, stammering, "But, this is just too... too dangerous. You have to understand, you're facing the only kingdom in that world, the power of an entire continent..."

"Mystogan! That's Lisanna! She's our partner!" Eleven suddenly interrupted Mystogan's shoulders noticeably tightening.

"Do you expect me to watch Lisanna be turned into magic crystals and die in her sleep? Even if there's only a sliver of hope, I'll try!"

Even if it means going against the entire world?

"That's right! Even if it means going against the entire world!"

Mystogan fell silent once again, and after a long while, he finally let out a helpless sigh.

"Okay, I understand. I'll go with you. Lisanna is my partner too."

Only at this moment did a smile appear on Eleven's lips. He knew that Mystogan would not disappoint him. He squeezed Mystogan's shoulder again before letting go with some excitement.

"So, what exactly is the method to restore the magic crystal?"

Mystogan rubbed his aching shoulder and said in a deep voice, "To destroy the structure of the magic crystal, we need to use magic of a higher level than ordinary magic to shatter it."

"A higher level of magic? Spiritual Power?"

"No, what you mean by 'more advanced'... well, never mind. For example, Dragon Slayer's magic power is actually one level higher."

Upon hearing this, Eleven almost burst out laughing, thinking it would require some difficult conditions.

"Dragon Slayers? Ha! Fairy Tail has plenty of those!"

As Eleven and Mystogan emerged from the alley, they saw Natsu carrying a bouquet of flowers, walking past with a gloomy expression, while Happy the little blue cat flew sadly behind Natsu, its tail drooping.

Judging from their expressions, they were clearly still grieving over Lisanna's departure.

"Natsu, perfect timing, I need your help with something." Eleven raised his hand and called out to Natsu.

"I'm busy, let's talk about it later." Natsu was unusually downcast, and even tried to walk around Eleven. Judging from the bouquet of flowers he was carrying, he was probably going somewhere to pay his respects to Lisanna.

However, Eleven was not about to let Natsu pass, and grabbed Natsu's wrist.

"What I need to talk to you about is related to Lisanna! Natsu, Lisanna might still be alive!"

Upon hearing this, Natsu's previously lifeless eyes gradually regained focus, as if a flame had been rekindled. He grabbed Eleven's wrist with his other hand, extremely excited.

"Really?! Eleven, Lisanna is there?"

"Well, explaining this would take a lot of time. Anyway, Natsu, I need your help to find Lisanna. Or rather, I need the help of the Dragon Slayers, so we need to find those guys too."

"Huh? Did the dragon kidnap Lisanna?"

"No, anyway, you go and find Erik first. I'll contact Laxus. As for Wendy... never mind, she's too young."

"Natsu, it's best not to tell the guild about this yet. After all, I don't know if we can succeed, so it's better not to give them any hope, especially Mira and Elfman..."

"Okay! I got it! I'll go get Erik right now!" Natsu nodded excitedly and dashed out, not knowing whether he'd even heard what Eleven said.

Eleven turned to look at Mystogan, who nodded at him seriously. Without hesitation, Eleven connected to Laxus's Telepathy channel.

"Hey, Laxus, turn into lightning and come back right now! I need your help with something urgent!"