Riyao of Edolas

Riyao was on his way to Fairy Tail, and his Celestial Spirit form's Earth Surfing made him feel exceptionally good.

Natsu is the smartest kid. After being suppressed by Lucy, he lay on the ground, unwilling to get up, with a strange sense of enjoyment on his face.

Gray walked over and helped Natsu up, making him sit on the stool next to him. His movements were very careful, a stark contrast to the Gray usually took off his clothes at the drop of a hat.

Natsu, are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere?

Natsu rubbed the back of his head, looking aggrieved, while still making sure to speak to Gray.

"Gray, could you please take your clothes off? I feel so uncomfortable seeing you wearing so much; it makes me feel really uncomfortable."

The refined Macao watched them with their arms around each other's shoulders, smiling as he held his teacup.

"You two still have such a good relationship, I'm so envious."

Happy two steps back, bumped into someone, looked up, and was so frightened that his tail stood on end.

"Reedus?! He's way too skinny!"

The man before him Reedus, was as thin as a bamboo pole, with a fierce expression on his face. He was a completely different person from the burly giant he had been before.

Reedus leaned forward, his expression fierce, a cigarette dangling from his mouth, and exhaled a puff of smoke.

"Watch where you're going, kid! Don't blame me if you get stepped on, tui~"

He spat on the ground, turned around, and walked away cursing.

Happy was so frightened that he scrambled to Natsu's feet and hid behind his legs, trembling with fear.

A pair of large hands lifted him up, their movements as gentle as if they were holding a fragile object.

"Don't run around, you can easily get hurt."

Happy turned around, his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets; the whole cat froze.

"Laxus?!"

Happy couldn't believe that the person in front of him, wearing round-framed glasses, a neat shirt, and looking like a scholar, was Laxus, the Thunder God who had clamored to rule the guild during the Battle of Fairy Tail!

Natsu looked up sharply when he heard Happy call out the name, almost dropping the cup in his hand.

What the heck? This seemingly refined, gentle, and approachable blond man is Laxus!?

Natsu rushed forward, circled Laxus twice, and started tugging at him, pulling at his sleeves, pushing up his glasses, and even pinching his cheek.

Laxus wasn't angry at all; instead, she smiled gently and even straightened Natsu's scarf, which had been pulled askew.

"Natsu seems really energetic today, did something happy happen?"

Natsu slumped back down, burying his face in his hands, utterly dejected.

"This world is terrifying..."

Laxus sat down next to Natsu, adjusted his glasses, and looked at Natsu with concern.

"Hmm? Is Natsu having some kind of trouble outside? Why don't you tell me, and see if I can help?"

Happy blinked and tentatively raised his little paw.

"May I eat fish?"

"Fish, how about tilapia? I just bought some fresh ones," Laxus asked gently.

"I'll take any fish!"

Happy's eyes lit up, and he was practically drooling.

Laxus got up and went to the kitchen. Before long, he brought out a plate of braised fish, which was bright red and had a wonderful aroma.

He even carefully removed the fish bones before serving it to Happy.

Happy was so tempted that his mouth watered, and he pounced on it, taking big bites until his cheeks were bulging out.

"Thank you so much, Laxus! Your fish was delicious!"

"Don't be shy, I'm just glad you're enjoying your meal."

Laxus smiled, her eyes crinkling, and pushed up her glasses. Her gentle demeanor gave Natsu goosebumps.

Little Wendy mustered her courage and walked up to Big Wendy, tilting her head back and twisting the hem of her clothes with her fingers.

"Excuse me, may I ask what you usually eat?"

Big Wendy glanced down at her and frowned.

"You little rascal, you've already asked the question, haven't you? It's just ordinary food, nothing special. Why did you ask?"

Little Wendy returned to Carla's side, looking dejected, and squatted down, burying her head in her knees, her shoulders trembling slightly.

Carla patted her on the back and sighed.

Big Wendy scratched her head, completely clueless about what Little Wendy was up to, muttered "weird brat" and walked away.

On the other side, Levy and Lucy started fighting, a fierce battle ensued, one pulling hair and the other tearing clothes, just like Gray and Natsu from Earth-land.

"You stinky Lucy, are you deliberately picking a fight?!" Levy roared.

"You idiot Levy, you're the one deliberately picking a fight!" Lucy retorted.

Carla looked up at the sky and complained.

"This scene looks familiar, it's just that the people are wrong."

Lisanna stepped forward, pressed one hand against their heads, and slammed them together with a "bang." The two of them simultaneously covered their heads and squatted down, tears welling up in their eyes.

"Hey, you two, stop fighting! If you keep fighting, I'll throw you both out!"

Carla sighed and complained.

"Is this a combination of Mirajane and Erza? That volatile Lisanna is terrifying..."

Happy was happily eating fish when he suddenly felt a few drops of warm, sticky saliva dripping down his head.

Looking up, he met a pair of bright, sparkling eyes. A golden retriever was eyeing the fish on his plate intently, its tail wagging rapidly.

"Ah! A dog!"

Happy jumped three feet high in fright, almost knocking over the plate.

Mirajane walked over, bent down, picked up the golden retriever, and affectionately rubbed its head against it.

"Riyao, don't be naughty, you'll scare the guests."

The golden retriever barked and licked Mirajane's face. Mirajane giggled at the lick, showing no sign of anger.

Natsu, Happy, Wendy, and Carla were stunned once again.

All four heads turned to Mirajane, their expressions shifting from shock to confusion to disbelief.

What did Mira call that dog just now?

"... Riyao?"

Mirajane tilted her head, holding the golden retriever in her arms, and looked at their exaggerated reaction with a puzzled expression.

"Yes, two years ago Lisanna fell off a cliff, and it was this thing that led me to Lisanna, so I brought it back. I named it Riyao, is there a problem?"

The golden retriever wriggled in Mirajane's arms and glanced in Happy's direction, clearly still thinking about the plate of fish.

Natsu was the first to break down, clutching his stomach and laughing so hard he almost fell off his chair, tears streaming down his face.

"Haha... Riyao is a dog! Haha..."

The other three were also laughing so hard they couldn't stand up straight. Wendy was laughing so hard she was squatting on the ground, Carla was laughing so hard her wings were shaking, Happy was laughing so hard he spat out fish.

"Riyao is actually a dog here, hahaha..."

"And it's a gluttonous golden retriever! It's so similar, so very similar!"

"How is it similar? Our Riyao doesn't drool over it!"

"He's just like this dog when he's glued to Mira all day long."

The four of them burst into laughter and couldn't stop.

Earth-land's Riyao sneezed, rubbed his nose, and felt like someone was talking badly about him.

While the group was laughing so hard they were almost out of breath.

Bang~

The guild's door was suddenly kicked open, and a member stumbled in, his face filled with terror.

"Oh no! The Fairy Hunter are here!"