The Mission Wasn't Really Over Yet

"Edolas wasn't like this world, with its boundless Magic Power. As time passed, Magic Power in that world grew scarcer and scarcer, leaving Mages unable to cultivate Magic themselves. They could only use magical weapons containing Magic Crystals."

"If this continued, one day Edolas's Magic Power would be completely exhausted, turning it into a world without Magic!"

"To save it, the King activated a Super Magic to invade this world and extract its Magic Power, intending to create an eternal source of Magic Power! As you saw, it was the Anima from earlier."

"But the price of that was human lives. Using people from this world to create an eternal source of Magic Power was an incredibly cruel thing to do, and deeply unfair to this world!"

"What shamed me was that, as the Prince, I couldn't stop Father King's plan. So I came to this world through Anima. I would do everything in my power to stop Anima and keep Father King from continuing down the wrong path."

"As for why I look like him, the two parallel worlds correspond to each other. There are identical people with even the same names, but their personalities and other aspects tend to be opposites. For example, I looked into Jellal from this world and learned about the things he had done."

Yun Feiyang nodded. "So you're Jellal from another world, representing goodness, while the one from the Tower of Paradise represents evil."

"No, I'm only atoning for my sins!"

"Whatever. Is it actually effective for you to stop Anima like this?"

Jellal shook his head. "I can only stop it temporarily. Anima exists all over the world. To truly stop it, I have to go to Edolas. But the Royal Army Combat Unit is there, and with my strength alone, I simply can't do it."

"In other words, you need help. Join the Guild. Fairy Tail can be your backing!"

"Fairy Tail? Edolas has this Guild too. They're a very good group of people!"

"Really? Is there a me there?"

Jellal stared at him for a long while before shaking his head. "I've never seen you. But the world is so big. Maybe another you is somewhere out there!"

No, I'm a Transmigrator. I'm one of a kind. There can't possibly be another me in Edolas!

"So you've been running all over the world just to stop Anima?"

"Yes. This is the mission I came to this world for!"

"You really are persistent, but you're also pretty stupid!"

"Why..."

Jellal's stomach suddenly growled, making his handsome face flush red.

"Sorry, I haven't eaten anything all day!"

"No money?"

"Yes!"

Yun Feiyang burst out laughing. "Then you should join the Guild even more. You can make money while stopping Anima."

"That's an excellent suggestion. I also really want to see Fairy Tail in this world. Thank you very much for inviting me!"

"Then let's go. I'll take you out for a good meal first!"

"Thank you very much!"

Yun Feiyang slung an arm around his shoulders, and the two walked into the city arm in arm.

"I'm telling you, once you join the Guild, we're family. When they grow stronger, we'll accompany you back to Edolas and destroy Anima for good."

"Really?"

"Of course. Yun Someone never lies!"

Except to people he had fooled!

"Thank you. You really are a good person!"

"Oh, and please help me keep the matter of Edolas and Anima a secret."

"No problem, but the Guild Master has to know."

"That's fine. I'm mainly afraid of causing panic, and a war between the two worlds."

That made sense. If the Magic World learned that another world was harming this one, any one of the Ten Great could wipe out Edolas by going over there.

"But that appearance of yours isn't suitable for people to see."

"I understand. From now on, I'll use the alias Mistgun."

"Huh? Oh, that's great!"

Yun Feiyang brought Mistgun to Hemingway's manor.

"Mr. Hemingway, you saw the strange phenomenon just now. He isn't from the Dark Guild. He was protecting the city—you misunderstood him!"

"Also, he resolved the harmful Magic. No one will disappear again from now on, so you can rest easy!"

After hearing the explanation, Hemingway finally understood.

"So that's how it was! Thank you, thank you so much!"

"No need to thank us. Just treat us to a meal!"

"Of course, of course!"

"And about the mission..."

"I'll prepare the reward right away!"

Not bad. He might be a rich person, but he knew how to conduct himself!

After enjoying a lavish feast and receiving the money, Yun Feiyang finally left with Mistgun.

Actually, I wanted to stay the night here. Maybe some pretty maid would sneak into my room in the middle of the night or something.

But the owner hadn't offered, so he was too embarrassed to shamelessly stay. Yun Someone still had some dignity!

As a result, the two could only stay at an inn.

After watching the two leave, Hemingway's expression darkened!

He summoned a servant and ordered, "Pass this on. Don't do anything for the next two days. At least wait until they've left."

"Yes!"

The next morning, when Yun Feiyang went to the front desk to settle the bill, he happened to overhear people talking.

"Did you hear? Someone disappeared again yesterday!"

"I heard. This place isn't safe. People disappear every now and then. We should get out of here as soon as possible."

Yun Feiyang didn't pay it much mind. After settling the bill and meeting up with Mistgun, the two prepared to leave.

As they walked down the street, Yun Feiyang casually asked, "Didn't you stop Anima yesterday? Why are people still disappearing?"

"Someone else disappeared?"

"Yeah, I just heard people discussing it."

Mistgun concluded, "There's something strange going on here!"

"How so?"

"After arriving here, I initially thought it was because of Anima too. But after investigating, I found that far too many people had disappeared. However, I was busy stopping Anima and didn't investigate further. Now that you mention it..."

"Anima was indeed successfully stopped yesterday, so it's impossible for anyone to still be disappearing!"

Yun Feiyang understood. "Looks like my mission wasn't really over yet... No, if that's the case, Hemingway not only didn't question us, but settled the mission so readily. Was that unintentional, or was there something else behind it?"

"Maybe he didn't know someone disappeared yesterday either!"

"That makes sense! No matter what, I really can't ignore this. After all, I've already taken their money."

"What do you want to do? I'll cooperate with you!"

"Here's the plan... You investigate the homes of those who disappeared and collect something carrying their scent. I'll go back and get help."

"Alright!"

Thus, the two split up. Yun Feiyang flew at full speed toward Magnolia.

Meanwhile, in Hemingway's manor, he was flying into a rage.

"Didn't I tell you to lie low? Why did you go out to pick up goods again? Are you trying to get me killed?"

"Th-this... Boss, your order yesterday came too late. We couldn't just let them go, could we?"

"Damn it! Guard the goods closely. No shipments today. We'll wait until it's safe!"

"Yes!"