A Fight to Settle It

Faced with the merciless backstabbing from the Earth-land trio, Queen Lucy felt her temples throbbing.

However, that's not all.

Seeing Wendy 'Lucy exasperated expression, and then glancing at Natsu and Happy beside her who both looked like they knew what I meant, Wendy quietly added, "I told you so."

"After all, Miss Lucy... is Miss Lucy, isn't she?"

This statement is like throwing another bundle of explosives into a volcano that is about to erupt.

"What do you mean 'I am me'?!" Queen Lucy finally lost her temper, hands on her hips, and shouted at Wendy, speechless.

"In your world, am I serving this guy tea and water?"

Wendy thought about it seriously for a moment, then honestly shook her head.

No, not at all.

Queen Lucy had just breathed a sigh of relief.

"But that's about right," Wendy continued.

Queen Lucy: "..."

I feel so tired.

Wendy seemed to think that wasn't enough, and dropped another bombshell.

"However, in our world, Brother Jiang Bai is Mira's boyfriend."

"Huh?"

This time, not only Queen Lucy, but everyone in the Edolas Guild was stunned.

Lisanna's eyes lit up instantly. She looked at Jiang Bai with surprise and even changed how she addressed him.

"Really? Brother Jiang Bai... no, I should call you brother-in-law now!"

Edolas Mirajane, who was the center of attention, blushed instantly, her gentle and serene face turning bright red, like a ripe apple.

She instinctively covered her face. Although she knew they were talking about another world, hearing that she was with "Jiang Bai" still made her so shy that she didn't know what to do.

Hateful...

My counterpart in another world moves way too fast!

Mirajane's heart was pounding.

If my counterpart in another world can be with Jiang Bai, then... can I also be with Jiang Bai in my own world...?

The thought had barely crossed his mind when Natsu's loud voice interrupted him.

"Of course it's true!" Natsu added proudly, as if it were his own achievement.

"Not only Mirajane, Erza is also Jiang Bai's girlfriend!"

"Boom--!"

If the previous sentence was a bomb, then this one is practically a nuclear explosion.

The blush on Edolas Mirajane's face faded instantly, replaced by a barely perceptible hint of tension.

As far as she knew, Jiang Bai in her world... and that Erza seemed to be quite close.

"Erza?"

"Is that Erza?!"

"It should be right... Fairy Hunter!"

The people of Edolas gasped in surprise, their gazes toward Jiang Bai shifting from gossip to awe, as if they were looking at a "warrior."

Good heavens, they actually dared to mess with Erza! What a formidable person they are!

Completely confused, Natsu asked in bewilderment, "What are you talking about?"

Queen Lucy first gave Jiang Bai a disdainful look, as if to say, "You womanizer!" before explaining to Natsu in an annoyed tone:

"Erza Knightwalker, known throughout the kingdom as the 'Fairy Hunter,' is the captain of the Royal Army's Second Magic Combat Unit and has always been responsible for hunting down our guild."

She paused, then added,

"What's strange is that although she always pushed us to the brink, she never really went all out."

"No way!" Natsu exclaimed in shock.

"Erza in this world is actually an enemy of Fairy Tail!"

"Fool!"

Jiang Bai slapped Natsu on the back of the head.

Didn't you hear the key point? 'Never used excessive force.'

Jiang Bai smiled.

It seems that even in parallel worlds, some things will ultimately remain unchanged.

Erza in this world is different from the one in the original work, probably because of the addition of Jiang Bai Warren.

"Alright, enough of this rambling!"

Queen Lucy flicked her long whip, making a crisp "snap" sound, forcefully drawing everyone's attention back to her.

"I don't care what world you're from, and I don't care how many girlfriends you have!"

Her eyes sharpened again, her fighting spirit soaring.

Let's see who's truly capable!

No sooner had she finished speaking than Queen Lucy moved!

With a flick of her wrist, the black whip, like a nimble snake, lashed out at Jiang Bai with a whooshing sound.

However, she clearly held back, only lashing out at the shoulders and arms—areas that wouldn't cause serious injury, at most just a sharp pain.

"Wow! Lucy is so bold! She actually attacked first!" Natsu exclaimed in surprise as he watched from the side.

Jiang Bai looked at the powerful and heavy whip and shook his head.

To be honest, he really didn't want to use his "Infinity" power to bully Lucy, the "newbie" of this world.

But this girl is too warm-hearted and too stubborn.

If we don't demonstrate some means to convince her, given her sharp tongue but soft heart, she might not necessarily obediently point out the direction to the capital.

There's nothing we can do.

Well then... Lucy.

Faced with the whistling whip, Jiang Bai didn't even bother to dodge.

He simply extended his hand casually.

To everyone's astonishment, he precisely grasped the end of the whip.

Then, apply a little force.

Queen Lucy felt an irresistible force coming from the whip, causing her to lose her balance. The whip slipped from her hand and was easily snatched away by Jiang Bai.

"You're quite strong."

Queen Lucy had barely uttered the thought when it crossed her mind, and hadn't even had a chance to offer a word of praise.

The next second, she felt her feet sink into the ground.

Unbeknownst to Jiang Bai, a bottomless black cavern had appeared out of thin air beneath her feet.

And directly above her head, in the same location, appeared an identical spatial cave.

"Ah--!"

Queen Lucy let out a short scream and fell uncontrollably.

Then, it fell out of the hole above again.

It will fall again.

It fell out again.

She was like a rag doll trapped in Infinity loop, constantly free-falling in the air, unable to find any leverage.

This comical yet bizarre scene left everyone present dumbfounded.

"This... this is the magic of that world?!" Levy's mouth dropped open, her face filled with disbelief.

Queen Lucy, trapped in Infinity loop, initially tried to struggle, but soon the weightlessness and dizziness from the constant falling made her feel nauseous.

"Stop... stop it!"

Her face turned deathly pale.

"I'm going to... I'm going to throw up!"

"I give up! I give up, okay?!"