Charisma

Lucy from Edolas came closer, her eyes scanning Earth-land Lucy's face as if she were looking in a mirror. She tilted her head, her lips slightly upturned, full of curiosity.

Lucy of Earth-land was startled, her body jerking back and her hands instinctively protecting her chest.

"Hey! Gemini, what are you doing out here?!"

"Huh? What Gemini?"

Edolas Lucy looked completely bewildered, hands on her hips, brows furrowed in a frown.

"Not Gemini? That's... a ghost."

Lucy jumped up like a startled rabbit, leaping into Natsu 'Natsu arms and clinging tightly to his neck.

Natsu staggered several steps, almost tripping over a stone, and barely managed to regain his balance. He supported Lucy's weight with both arms, his expression somewhat distorted.

"Lucy, you're so heavy."

"You idiot! Where am I heavier!"

Lucy slapped Natsu on the back of the head, her face turning bright red, whether from fright or anger was unclear.

Riyao stood aside, satisfied, and put the crystal ball away. The scene had been perfectly recorded and could be replayed repeatedly in the future.

After some explanation, Lucy of Earth-land finally understood, crossed her arms, raised her chin slightly, and looked somewhat dissatisfied.

"That Mystogan so unreliable, he didn't even mention something so important."

"It's getting late, let's find a place to rest."

Riyao put his hands in his pockets and looked up at the twilight that was gradually darkening on the horizon.

Riyao led the group to an impressive building with the Royal Army's army flag hanging at the entrance.

The door was tightly shut, but faint voices could be heard coming from inside.

Lucy and Lisanna of Edolas grabbed Riyao's arms at the same time, one pulling on his left and the other on his right, forcibly stopping him in his tracks.

"Hey, that's the Royal Army's garrison. Let's hurry."

Lucy lowered her voice and nervously glanced several times toward the gate of the camp.

Lisanna nodded in agreement, her expression even more tense than Lucy's, her fingers gripping Riyao's sleeve tightly.

"We're looking for the Royal Army's garrison. You guys wait here, I'll go buy some oranges."

Riyao broke free from their hands, patted his creased sleeves, and strode towards the gate of the compound, his steps as light as if he were going to visit a neighbor.

He kicked the door open, the door screeching against the hinges, followed by a chaotic thud of footsteps and the sounds of fists hitting flesh, then a agonizing scream.

"Hey, you can't do that!"

"Stop hitting him! Stop hitting him!"

"If you hit my superior, you can't hit me anymore."

Lisanna's lips twitched twice. What the heck was that last sentence?

After a while, roughly the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

Riyao came out, his clothes neat and tidy, not a single hair out of place. He clapped his hands casually, as if he had just washed them, and beckoned them in.

"Alright, I won them over with my personal charm."

Are you sure you're using personal charisma, not your fists?

"I've named my hands: my left fist is called Personality, and my right fist is called Charisma."

Earth-land Lucy sighed and muttered to herself, glancing out of the corner of her eye at the marks that Riyao's knuckles hadn't yet wiped clean.

Natsu strode in with a carefree air, his steps light as the wind, followed closely by the others.

Lisanna and Lucy's eyes lit up, they clenched their fists excitedly, and their mouths stretched to their ears in wide grins.

"As expected of my brother-in-law."

"As expected of a member of Fairy Tail."

After they finished speaking, they looked at each other and laughed arrogantly.

The encampment was in a mess. Royal Army soldiers lay sprawled on the ground, some curled up in a ball clutching their stomachs, some groaning in the corners, and some simply sprawled out asleep, their snores rising and falling.

Riyao crouched beside a vehicle that resembled a motorcycle, his eyes shining like searchlights. He reached out and touched the streamlined body, his fingertips gliding along the metal shell, making a slight friction sound.

"Wow, this is so cool! Hehe, I'll try to take it with me."

"This is the Royal Army's standard-issue magic-powered motorcycle; it's very practical."

Lisanna came closer, squatted down next to Riyao, and pressed a button on the handlebars, causing the dashboard to light up with a faint blue light.

She explained to Riyao the function of the motorcycle's control buttons. The magic motorcycle is powered by magic, similar to a regular motorcycle, except that the power source is different.

Earth-land Lucy leaned closer.

"Don't we have them in Earth-land too?"

"Oh, that... it keeps draining my magic, and the worst part is it drains a lot. The energy technology here is much better."

Riyao shrugged. "That thing isn't meant for humans to ride. This one is much better."

Lucy of Edolas carried out a lot of Magic Crystals from the warehouse, stacking them one by one on the ground. Wiping the sweat from her forehead, she looked at the pile of sparkling Magic Crystals and couldn't help but smile.

Natsu and Happy rummaged through everything, finding everything fascinating.

Natsu picked up a magical communicator and examined it from all angles.

Happy was lying on a magic item box, his little paws digging into the bottles and jars inside, constantly making "wow" and "oh" sounds of amazement.

Lucy, Wendy, Carla stood to the side, feeling out of place with them; all three had somewhat subtle expressions on their faces.

"We look like wicked bandits."

Lucy covered her face, her voice muffled, and a helpless eye peeked out from between her fingers.

Remove the "seems" part.

Carla responded with a sharp tongue, her wings folded to her chest, her chin slightly raised.

"Riyao and the others are just too energetic."

Wendy tried to smooth things over, waving her small hand in front of her, but her lips twitched slightly.

Riyao smoothly mounted the motorcycle with perfect posture, gripping the handlebars with both hands, back straight, one leg on the ground, and the other leg across the motorcycle. The movement was fluid and impeccably cool.

"Hehe... Uh, by the way, how do you ride a motorcycle?"

Everyone was speechless.

Riyao shrugged. "In my past life, I'd at most ridden an electric scooter, never a motorcycle."

Lucy from Edolas stepped forward to teach Riyao how to operate it, explaining it step by step, and Riyao listened attentively, nodding repeatedly.

"It's quite simple, just watch out."

Riyao twisted the handlebars, and the magic motorcycle shot forward, its front wheel bouncing off the ground.

The car sped off like a mad husky, carrying the Riyao, its engine roaring and a blue, magical tail flame shooting out from behind.

"Whoa... Natsu, want to give it a try?"

Riyao's voice drifted back from afar, carrying a hint of smugness and a touch of panic.

"No, no, I'd rather use Happy."

Natsu waved his hands repeatedly, shaking his head like a rattle-drum, and took several steps back.

"Hey Natsu, what do you take me for?"

Happy stood with his hands on his hips, puffing out his cheeks in dissatisfaction.

Riyao drifted, its rear end swinging half a circle sideways, the tires screeching as they cut across the ground, and blue sparks flew everywhere.

But it didn't stop properly, and the front of the car veered off course and crashed directly into Natsu.

Natsu was sent flying, tumbling twice in the air before crashing to the ground with a thud. He rolled several times before coming to a stop and lay there for a long time, unable to get up.

Riyao steadied the car, braced himself on one foot, looked down at Natsu lying on the ground, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"Look at you, why are you cosplaying as a speed bump? Seriously."

"Riyao, you bastard! You clearly didn't park it properly!"

Natsu roared in anger, got up from the ground, and dusted himself off.

Lucy and Lisanna of Edolas grinned from ear to ear at the mountain of loot piled up in front of them. They gave each other a high five, their eyes crinkling into slits with laughter.

"This is a huge profit, haha..."

Lisanna was hugging a Magic Crystal, her face almost touching it.

"I've already called Natsu over; I'll put him in his car and take him back."

Lucy grinned mischievously.

Happy heard two words that shouldn't be together, "Natsu" and "driving," and alarm bells went off in his little head, his two round ears standing up with a "whoosh."

"Natsu driving? That couldn't be more outrageous."

"Can't your Natsu drive?"

Lisanna tilted her head, looking completely confused.

"More than that, Natsu gets seasick and throws up all over the place whenever he rides any kind of transportation."

Happy spread out his two little paws, looking utterly dejected.

"Haha... Natsu can't drive, that's outrageous."

Lucy of Edolas laughed so hard she couldn't stand up straight, her shoulders shaking uncontrollably.

Both sides felt that the other's Natsu was outrageous.

Yes, and there's also Riyao.