Two Joys Arrive Together

"What are you trying to do? Put down my child!" (Raki)

"It is a great honor for this child to be summoned by the Queen. I hope you will not make a mistake!"

After speaking, the guards turned and left, ignoring the couple behind them.

After offering his wife his chest to lean on, Raki withdrew his gaze from the street corner and whispered, "This matter cannot be left like this!"

Suppressing her sobs, Maru said worriedly, "My dear, please don't act rashly. They are acting on the Queen's orders!"

"Card!"

"Does being queen give you the right to act arbitrarily and lawlessly?"

"But..."

"Don't worry, although I will settle accounts with them, I won't be so impulsive as to storm the palace alone!"

Looking into the determined eyes beside her, Maru knew she could no longer stop him, so she could only pray silently for her husband and child.

"Wait for me here!" (Raki)

"My dear, where are you going?"

You'll find out soon enough!

After leaving those words, the white cat disappeared into the distant sky.

Exceedalia, deep within the royal palace

"Your Her Majesty the Queen, this is the last egg!" (Noya)

"Um!"

After nodding to the Commander the Royal Guard, Her Majesty the Queen turned her gaze to the Minister of State on one side.

"Can we begin?" (Shakart)

"Your Majesty, we have just confirmed with the Edolas Kingdom and are ready to begin operations at any time."

Just as the Queen was about to give the order to act, a commotion suddenly broke out outside the palace, and then a servant rushed in in a panic.

"Your Her Majesty the Queen, something terrible has happened!"

"Don't panic, speak slowly!" (Shakart)

Upon hearing the voice from above, the visitor composed himself and replied, "Your Her Majesty the Queen, just now, a group of people broke into the palace and demand an explanation from you!"

"How dare you trespass into the royal palace! (Noya)"

"Your Her Majesty the Queen, I will go and capture them immediately!" (Noya)

"Your Her Majesty the Queen, the people who have come are likely the children's parents. Let me go and comfort them!" (Nadi)

After glancing at her two subordinates, the Queen said, "In that case, Nadi, you go..."

"Boom!"

Before the Queen could finish speaking, the palace doors were smashed open from the outside.

"Guards! Stop them!" (Noya)

Upon hearing the order, the guards stationed around the perimeter immediately stepped forward and blocked the flow of people rushing in near the gate.

"I'll keep them calm here, Nadi, go and fetch the elders!"

"This..."

"That's an order!"

Seeing Her Majesty the Queen's cold and stern face, the black cat responded with a "yes" and then left the main hall through the side gate.

"Let us through. I have something to ask Her Majesty the Queen!"

"Let us pass through, we want to see the Queen!"

"Your Majesty, give us back our child!"

"Give us back our child!"

"Da da"

"Da da"

As the white figure slowly approached, the noisy entrance to the main hall instantly fell silent.

"Everyone, as members of Exceedalia, you should be prepared to sacrifice yourselves for it. (Shakart)"

"We can certainly sacrifice ourselves for Exceedalia, but our children are innocent. Why should we make them do such a thing?" (Raki)

"Yeah, if there's anything you want to do, come at us! Why sacrifice the children!" (Passerby A)

"That's right!" (Everyone)

"Although they haven't been born yet, they are, after all, members of Exceedalia, and naturally have the responsibility to fulfill their obligations to the country. (Shakart)"

"Card!"

"You are clearly treating human life like dirt!" (Raki)

"That's right! (Passerby A)"

"That's outrageous!" (Everyone)

"Damn it, what are you trying to do!" (Elder A)

Hearing the old man's sharp shout behind them, the crowd questioning the queen turned their heads 180 degrees.

"Elder... Elder?! (Raki)"

"What are you trying to do? Are you planning a rebellion?!" (Elder B)

After being overwhelmed by the elders' aura, everyone who had been red-faced and swollen all lowered their heads... well, except for the Raki couple.

"Elder, we have no intention of rebelling, we just... (Raki)"

"Hmph! Openly storming the palace and questioning the Queen—if you're capable of such things, what wouldn't you dare to do! (Elder One)"

After the elders extinguished their anger with their words, the parents, who had been united and full of confidence, instantly scattered into independent individuals and lost the courage to face everything.

"Your Majesty, please continue!" (Elder A)

Upon receiving the message, the Queen led the Royal Guard Commander back to Egg Mountain and directed the members guarding the formation to take action.

"Buzz!"

"No~~ (Maru)"

"Stop them! (Elder One)"

Upon hearing the elder's order, the waiting guards immediately stopped the white and blue duo.

"Let us go!"

"Let us go!"

"Do you want to become Fallen Angel?" (Elder A)

The words "Fallen Angel" struck like a thunderbolt, extinguishing the couple's courage and turning them into puppets at the mercy of others.

"Location! (Raki)"

"What? (Elder B)"

"At least... at least let me know where they're headed!" (Raki)

"Do you know what you're doing?" (Elder A)

"Of course I know!" (Raki)

"Unauthorized access to classified information is a serious crime, you could... (Elder One)"

"Location! (Raki)"

Just as the elders were exchanging glances, a voice came from the center of the formation.

"Asland!"

"It's another world not far from us!"

After getting the answer he wanted, Raki said nothing and left the palace with his wife.

"Raki, Maru, you have caused chaos and spied on top secrets. I now order you to leave Exceedalia immediately and never return! (Elder B)"

Although the judgment behind them was loud, the couple did not react, because their world had been frozen a second earlier, at the moment when the light representing parting flickered.

"Mystogan, what do you think of Erza?"

Upon hearing the question from the person in front of him, an alluring pink hue appeared around the eyes of the masked boy.

"Um... um..."

"Oh, what's there to be embarrassed about!" (Great Owl: Heh! Aside from you shameless Old Fairy, I bet any normal teenager would be embarrassed, right?!)

Just as the masked boy was wondering how to deal with the Silver-haired pervert, the other man suddenly shivered, followed by four or five sneezes.

"Holy crap! What's going on?! (Old Suo)" (Great Owl: The situation is simple, both the Jealous Dragon and the Jealous Queen have launched a media attack on you at the same time... Uh, it seems I forgot to count a few people!?)

"Little Suo, where have you been slacking off again!"

After enduring the intracranial bombardment of the Lady's sonic bomb, the Slow Emperor finally discovered the cause of his sneezing.

"Um... Lady, is there something you need?" (PS: The Silver-haired pervert and the lady are using special circuits in their brains, so the Blue-haired boy on the other end can't hear them at all.)

"Hmph! Someone's about to die here, do you think that's alright?!"

"Holy crap! What's going on?!"

"Oh~ (Lady)"

"You still care about me, sir? (Lady)"

"Look at what you're saying! Even if I forgot how many heads I had, I would never forget you!"

"Stop your nonsense! Get to Portia Town right now, or you'll regret it! (Lady)"

"Hello... hello!"

Looking at the disconnected line, Old Suo (the Thought Body in his mind) lowered his head helplessly.

"Seriously!"

The moment the complaint ended, a picture suddenly flashed into the Silver-haired pervert's mind.

"Holy crap! Could it be that Hades, that idiot, is planning to attack Melt's hometown?!"

Thinking of this, Lazy God hurriedly withdrew from the spiritual world, preparing to bid farewell to the Blue-haired boy. Just then, a barely perceptible spatial tremor came from the air, and it was an extremely intense one at that.

"This is...? (Mystogan)"

The moment he sensed the fluctuation, the Blue-haired boy stood up abruptly.

"There's no mistake!" (Mystogan)

"This is the fluctuation of Anima! (Mystogan)"

Upon hearing this, the Lazy God, who had just opened his eyes, was completely dumbfounded.

"Big brother, this can't be any more ridiculous! (Old Suo's voice-over)" (PS: Great Owl: Hmph! Luckily I had the foresight to not tell you all the bad news, otherwise, you would have been the first time traveler to die of fright!)

"Sordil, we have to stop Anima right away, or it will cause irreparable damage!"

Summoned by external sound waves, Old Suo had been unconscious in his inner world, returned to his body.

"Maybe it's not that. Don't scare yourself!"

After reassuring himself, Old Suo put his hand on the Blue-haired boy's shoulder and then decisively activated the teleportation express.

Rubenkard suburbs

"Lord Vede, the men who went to gather intelligence have returned!"

"Have him come here quickly!"

"Yes!"

Not long after, the soldier who had just left led a merchant over.

"Greetings, Vede Vader!"

"Get up quickly and tell me what's going on inside!"

Upon hearing the order, the merchant did not hesitate and immediately recounted what he had discovered.

"So... Rubenkard is a ghost town right now?"

"Yes!"

"What exactly is going on?"

Just as Vede was biting his nails in deep thought, the Crimson on one side spoke up.

"Vede Vader, since the situation is unclear, I shall go and investigate!"

Seeing the serious Crimson, Vede knew that he could no longer stop her, but remembering the instructions given to him by the two before he set off, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and try the one in less than a billion chance.

"Miss Erza, everything is still unknown. Let my men scout ahead first. After all, we should use our best resources where they are most needed."

"Vede Vader, I know you mean well, but investigating the situation is my duty, how can I hand it over to someone else!"

After staring into each other's Crimson eyes for a few seconds, the person, as expected, finally gave in.

"Alright, then I'll trouble you. But for safety's sake, you should take my men with you!"

"Good!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the Crimson led a thin black line away from the jungle.