Parting

"Buzz!"

Just ten days after the meeting, a violent spatial fluctuation suddenly occurred in the Hartefilia Mansion, and Lucy's family, who were enjoying breakfast, were all choked.

"Cough cough!"

After the foreign object was removed from her mouth, Lucy shouted at the top of her lungs, "Mommy... Mommy, look! A roast suckling pig fell from the sky!"

Upon hearing this, Leila and her husband, who had just recovered, coughed violently again.

"Cough cough!"

"Cough cough!"

"Little girl, who are you calling a roast suckling pig?"

Lucy, who was staring curiously at the roast suckling pig, immediately hid behind Jude after hearing this and sent a distress signal to Spetta to the side.

"Aunt Spetta, the roast suckling pig is angry! Come quick, save me!"

After receiving the lady's call, Spetta, who was standing on one side of the table, glanced at a roast suckling pig sitting on the pot, then shook his head helplessly at the panicked lady.

Upon seeing this, Lucy panicked instantly, and instinctively tightened her grip on her father's small hand.

Sensing the unusual sensation on his back, Jude, as the head of the family, asked, "Mr. Sordil, what's wrong?"

"What's wrong? Humph! Why don't you ask the beautiful Mrs. Leila and the intelligent Miss Grammy?"

Before Jude could speak, Leila, who had recovered, said, "Lord Sordil, you are also Celestial Spirit Mage, so you should know that the Spirit King's request cannot be refused, right?"

"Snort!"

"I didn't say you couldn't agree to his request, but you could at least have given me a heads-up!"

Seeing that Su had turned her head to the side, Leila whispered, "If I had reminded you, you would have just run away!"

"Only a fool wouldn't run!"

Upon hearing the reply from ahead, Lady Heartfilia asked softly, "You could hear me even when I was speaking so quietly?"

"Pshaw! What's so special about that!"

"No! Don't change the subject!"

Seeing that her feint had failed, Leila stood up and bowed in apology.

"We are sorry, we shouldn't have conspired to deceive you. We hope you can forgive us!"

"I have received your apology, but I still cannot forgive you, because your accomplices have not apologized yet!"

Upon hearing Old Suo's words, Jude immediately gave Spetta a wink, and then a series of hurried footsteps quickly disappeared from the restaurant.

A moment later, the footsteps that had disappeared reappeared, and this time there was an extra sound.

"Snort!"

Seeing the roast suckling pig snorting at her, Grammy hurriedly walked over and, like Leila before her, bowed respectfully to apologize.

"Okay, I forgive you this time, but I don't want this to happen again!"

Thank you for your understanding! (Duet)

"Mr. Sordil is gone, you should get up now!" (Jude)

Only after learning that the man had left did the two women dare to straighten up.

"Leila, what happened? Why is Mr. Sordil acting like this, and why did he suddenly barge into our house?"

After waving away the others in the restaurant, Leila and Grammy began to recount what had happened ten days earlier.

Somewhere within the Kingdom of Fiore, the secret stronghold of the Grimoire Heart

After enduring Aquarius's punishment, Old Suo returned to his previous busy yet mundane daily life. In fact, not only him, but several of his heroines lived similar lives, with a few being the most extreme examples. For instance, Erza had the most miserable life, Ultear the most boring, and Kagura the most arduous.

Half a year passed just like that. Most of the "most" remained the same, but the boring one broke through its own limits.

That's right, Ultear and successfully advanced to the next stage—learning magic and accumulating practical experience.

"Ultear, I've given you what you needed, but how far you go... that's up to you! (Hades)"

After the voice above faded, the Black-haired girl coldly said, "If there really is such a thing as a Great Magic World, I will definitely be able to become a part of it through my own efforts!"

"Hehe! You have guts, no wonder you're someone I've chosen!"

"Hades, I hope the Arc of Time is really as magical as you say, otherwise I'll drag you down to hell with me!"

"As long as you can fully master it, you can definitely become a time traveler, provided that we build Great Magic World together!"

"Hmph! If Old Suo hadn't already told me the truth, I probably would have really been fooled by you!"

After taking a few seconds to calm herself down, the Black-haired girl walked towards her room with the book in her hand.

According to the law of conservation of energy, when one type of energy increases, another type of energy decreases. Therefore, when Ultear obtained Lost Magic, a certain Spirit Magic was preparing to leave the magical world.

The cool, White Moonlight streamed through the spotless window into the room, casting long shadows of the two figures standing near the window.

"Capri, you've seen what's been going on lately. I'm afraid I'll have to give up my status as Celestial Spirit Mage!"

"I swear here and now that I will always protect your family, even if one day your descendants also walk the path of evil..."

"Yes! I'll need your help then, Capri!"

"Please rest assured, I will faithfully fulfill this contract!"

Hearing the answer from the person in front of her, Leila nodded in satisfaction and then closed the door.

"Heh! I didn't expect that even after Lord Sordil healed my body, I would still have to give up this identity!"

After sighing, the blonde beauty raised her head and gazed at the silver disc in the sky, silently bearing this reluctance and heartache.

The next morning, in the reception room

"Grammy, Spetta, Solydio, you are the people I trust and are closest to the most, so I intend to entrust Aquarius and the others to you. I hope you will treat them well!"

Upon hearing the lady's words, the six people standing on both sides were stunned for a moment.

"Hey, little girl, what do you mean by this? Are you trying to kick us out?" (Aquarius)

"Lady Leila, if you think my cooking is not good enough, please tell me and I will definitely correct it, but please don't do it this way! (Kaisa)"

Before Leila could explain, the mature and composed Capricorn said, "You know about Mrs. Leila's family situation, so why make things difficult for her?"

"But... (Aquarius)"

"I know I'm sorry for doing this, but I really have no other choice. Please forgive me!"

Seeing her master bowing in apology, the mermaid snorted coldly, then quietly played with the silver bottle in her hand. With the eldest sister's extinguishing of the fire, the shrimp obediently shut its mouth, and the inheritance ceremony officially began.

"Grammy, Aquarius has a bad temper, so I hope you can take care of her."

"Mrs. Leila, please rest assured, I will definitely live up to your expectations!"

She nodded to the Green-haired Beauty, then the blonde beauty fixed her gaze on the person in the middle.

"Aunt Spetta, you know Kaisa's personality best, therefore..."

"Mrs. Leila, I understand what you mean, please rest assured!"

Thank you for your help!

Before Leila could speak, Solydio, who was standing guard to the side, said, "Lady Leila, I will get along well with Capri!"

"Mr. Solydio, please don't be in a hurry. I have something else to discuss with you."

"Please speak!"

"Here's the thing, last night I made a contract with Capri. If Lucy also embarks on the path of magic in the future, Capri return to Lucy's side. So..."

"Lady Leila, Capri is your Celestial Spirit, and naturally, she is also Miss's Celestial Spirit. Even if you hadn't signed this contract, I would still return Lord Capri to Miss!"

"Mr. Solydio, thank you so much!"

"Madam, you're too kind!"

"Alright, I'm going to help Jude now. You all go ahead and get busy!"

"Yes!"

After he finished speaking, everyone left the hall.

When Grammy returned to her room, a hideous and terrifying face burst through the door and filled her pupils.

Ah~~

As she screamed, the Green-haired Beauty's feet involuntarily moved backward until she crashed into the wall behind her.

Just as her heart was pounding, two bursts of laughter, one loud and one soft, one male and one female, came from inside the room.

"Ha ha!"

"Ha ha!"

Upon hearing that familiar voice, the Green-haired Beauty stood up and said angrily, "Lord Sordil, could you please restrain your willfulness?"

Seeing Grammy's face turn red and white, the mischievous duo instantly realized they had gone too far, so the green-haired beauty hiding behind them decisively ran away.

"Brandish, you bastard!"

"Lord So... Dil!

The fragrant breeze blowing on his left cheek reminded Old Suo of his predicament, so he slowly turned his head and said awkwardly, "Well... I saw that you weren't in good spirits, so I wanted to help you feel better, but who would have thought things would turn out like this."

Upon hearing this, the frost on the Green-haired Beauty's face melted considerably.

"I'm sorry, I misunderstood you!"

"It's okay, as long as you get better!"

"Um!"

With the soothing nasal sound of Grammy appearing, the mine clearance operation was officially completed, and the little rascal who had just run away came out.

"Mom, are you alright?"

She stroked her daughter's soft, dark hair (uh... why do I feel like this word was created just for Grammy and her daughter?), and the beautiful woman smiled and said, "Brandish, Mom is fine, don't worry!"

"Oh!"

Just when the little girl thought the matter was over, the big beauty gently pinched her pink nose and said, "Brandish, I think Mom said before that a good child should dare to admit their mistakes, instead of running away and shifting the blame to others."

Upon hearing this, both Suo, who had a change of heart, and the innocent young girl lowered their heads.

"I'm sorry, Mom!"

"It's okay. If you know you're wrong and can correct it, you're still a good daughter!"

After speaking, the mother and daughter embraced each other tightly.