"Open, Gate of the Maiden." Since Natsu, Mirajane, and the others already knew, Shen Fei simply took Lucy and the others to a small grove not far from the guild, then used the Golden key of Virgo that he had created.
"Princess, you called for me." The Virgo spirit with short cherry-blossom-colored hair appeared in response. However, when she saw that Shen Fei had summoned her, she could not help but freeze. She immediately looked toward Lucy, since Lucy was the Celestial Spirit Mage contracted with her.
A Celestial Spirit Mage could not simply use a key after obtaining it. They needed to form a contract with the spirit before they could summon it. Such contracts came with many restrictions, such as times when the spirit could not be summoned. Celestial spirits had lives of their own and would not answer summons whenever and wherever they were called. They had days off as well. Virgo, for example, was an extremely dedicated spirit. She could be summoned from Monday through Saturday, while Sunday was her day off.
Of all Lucy's Golden Keys, Aquarius had the strictest contract requirements. Yet she was also the spirit who cared about Lucy the most, though that was not usually obvious. After all, she often swept Lucy up in her magic whenever she used it.
"I'm just testing a type of magic." Shen Fei immediately gave Virgo a rough explanation of the situation.
"There is such magic?" Even Virgo, despite being somewhat of an M, rarely looked so serious. With a second Golden key having appeared, she stated that she would return and seek the Spirit King's instructions.
"I don't need you to remain available at all times. I'm simply very interested in Star Dress. My goal is quite simple." Before Virgo returned to the Celestial