Jellal and Jellal

Riyao sauntered out of the manor's training ground, one hand on his lower back.

Mirajane, Erza, Wendy, and Carla were quite excited, walking ahead and chattering away.

Wendy's eyes lit up, and she excitedly gestured with her little fists.

"Sister Mira is amazing! Present Riyao in an instant with a whoosh and sent him flying with a single punch. The speed was so fast that it was impossible to see!"

Mirajane stood tall with her head held high, hands on her hips, chin slightly raised, her smug expression practically reaching for the sky.

"That's right, don't you know who I am? The strongest female mage in Fairy Tail!"

Erza was not having it, her eyebrows furrowed, and she took a step forward with one foot.

"Huh? I'm clearly the strongest female mage, okay? I'm the Titania!"

The two started bickering, exchanging words and getting more and more agitated, shouting that they should go back and have a fight, with the loser buying cake.

Carla sighed, rubbing her forehead, hugging her wings to her chest, looking utterly hopeless.

Riyao tapped his waist and deliberately let out a sound of pain. Wendy thoughtfully ran over and supported Riyao's arm.

"Brother Riyao, are you alright? Do you need me to treat you?"

"It's nothing, I was just pretending to be pitiful, but Mira got seduced by Erza. Humph, heartless."

Riyao pursed his lips and cast a resentful glance at Mirajane, but Mirajane was busy arguing with Erza and didn't notice at all.

Carla sighed again. None of them were serious; they were all unreliable.

Riyao infused the training ground with magic to reinforce it, and azure light flowed along the edge of the training ground, activating the training ground's spell to prevent the two from tearing their home apart in a fit of rage.

Erza excitedly pulled out her Edgeless Sword and, together with Mirajane in her new form, returned to the training ground.

The two fought fiercely, exchanging blows with ruthless ferocity. Each collision generated a shockwave that caused the reinforcement spells on the training ground to flicker continuously.

During the training session, Mirajane accidentally rushed out of the training field several times, his black-scaled figure flying out like a cannonball.

Riyao tapped Mirajane on the head, making a "thump" sound.

"You idiot, are you trying to destroy the house? I've been planting those herbs for half a month!"

Mirajane stuck out his tongue, put his hands behind his back, and drew circles on the ground with his toes.

"It was too fast, I couldn't keep up, hehe, I'll definitely be more careful next time."

Erza twisted her waist and stretched her arms, her body steaming, her face showing the satisfaction of a fierce battle.

"Mira, I want strawberry cake! I'm starving after playing for so long!"

Riyao flicked Erza's forehead, not hard, but enough to make her cover her head.

"Hey, Mira is mine, Erza, what do you want?"

"You stingy person."

Erza covered her forehead and muttered softly, but her eyes still couldn't help but drift towards the kitchen.

"Okay, okay, I'm happy today, so there's plenty of strawberry cake."

Mirajane smiled broadly, humming a little tune as she walked towards the kitchen, her steps light as if she were walking on clouds.

Riyao sighed helplessly, ruffling Mirajane's hair with one hand and Erza's hair with the other.

I thought to myself, they all have round heads, and they feel quite nice to touch.

Erza took a step back, grabbed Edgeless, and slapped away Riyao's hand with a "smack," her movements fluid and without hesitation.

Don't touch my head.

"You even called me stingy! It's a special edition strawberry cake from Mira, can't I even pat your head? Besides, I never resisted being patted on the head when I was little."

Riyao looked completely innocent.

Erza's face flushed red instantly, and she was so angry that she wanted to stab Riyao a few more times.

"You were taking advantage of me being little, pressing my head down and rubbing it wildly! I couldn't break free at all!"

Riyao darted behind Mirajane, peeking out mischievously from Mirajane's left shoulder to make a face, then retreating back out, only to peek out from Mirajane's right shoulder.

"Hehe, what's wrong with me rubbing it? I've even rubbed Grandpa's head before, are you more precious than Grandpa?"

Erza, wielding the Edgeless, chased after the Riyao, circling Mirajane twice, leaving Mirajane looking utterly helpless.

Carla shook her head and sighed.

"Sigh, it's hopeless, hopeless. Fairy Tail's future is bleak."

Wendy covered her mouth and chuckled, her shoulders shaking slightly, her eyes curving into crescents.

The group sat down under the Parasol Tree, and Mirajane went into the kitchen to get busy. The sounds of stirring the batter and the preheating of the magic oven came from the kitchen.

Soon, the rich, sweet aroma of strawberries filled the entire yard.

Riyao rested his chin on one hand, suddenly realizing something.

"Wait a minute, it's almost dinnertime, and you still want strawberry cake?"

Erza sat up straight with a serious expression, her eyes fixed on the strawberry cake, as if she were discussing something of vital importance to the guild's survival.

"That's dessert!"

Riyao shrugged, giving up on arguing with Erza about the timing of the cakes, and then, remembering something, turned to look at Wendy.

"By the way, Wendy, there's something I need to tell you."

Wendy tilted her head, blinked, and waited patiently for Riyao to continue.

Riyao considered his words and organized his thoughts, since the matter was a bit convoluted to explain.

"The Jellal you knew when you were a child is not the Jellal from the time you fought against the Oración Seis."

"What do you mean? Jellal isn't Jellal?"

Wendy's little head was blank; she didn't understand for a moment. Her brows furrowed into a small knot, and her fingers unconsciously twirled the hem of her clothes.

Erza seemed to have thought of something, and her expression changed slightly.

You mean Mystogan?

Riyao nodded, intending to explain the relationship between Earth-land and Edolas to them.

"Well, let me explain first. Our world is called Earth-land, and there's another world called Edolas. The two worlds are parallel worlds, containing the same people, but they are not exactly the same."

"The Jellal Erza has known since childhood is Jellal native of Earth-land, while the Jellal Wendy knows is from Edolas, who is Mystogan from the guild."

Wendy opened her mouth slightly, her expression shifting from confusion to shock, then from shock to an indescribable sense of loss, her fingers clenching the hem of her clothes.

"So, I saved the wrong person? Waaah..."

Riyao reached out and touched Wendy's head, gently rubbing it, his movements much gentler than usual.

"It's alright, it's not a big problem. It's not like we're harming Mystogan."

Wendy looked up, her eyes slightly red, but with a hint of expectation in them.

"Brother Riyao, I want to see Mystogan."

"Okay, I'll find a chance to catch him. That guy always appears and disappears like a ghost, but he's no match for me."

Riyao patted his chest.

"Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

Wendy blinked her big eyes.

Carla's lips twitched, and she looked at Wendy helplessly.

"Wendy's been corrupted. Before, she would have said no first, but now she asks if it's not good. Sigh, she's not far from completely falling into depravity."

Wendy blushed and quickly waved her hand.

"No, no, I didn't!"

Mirajane's voice came from the kitchen.

"The strawberry cake is ready!"

Erza sprang up from her chair instantly, the serious atmosphere vanishing in an instant. Her eyes gleamed as she rushed toward the kitchen, faster than when she was fighting.

Riyao watched Erza's retreating figure and shook his head.

"Alright, let's go eat some cakes first, before Erza eats them all. She's quite possessive of her food."