Gray turned his head away, clicked his tongue softly, and a smile crept onto his lips.
"You're really scary."
Meanwhile, Mirajane and Elfman had also noticed the commotion and turned to look.
When they saw that face clearly, they were both stunned, as if struck by lightning.
Mirajane dropped what she was holding to the ground with a thud.
Elfman even forgot to breathe.
"Lisanna..."
Elfman's voice was trembling.
Lisanna lifted her head from Lu Chongwei's embrace, looked at them, tears still falling, but she forced a smile.
"Sister, brother..."
Mirajane swayed, and tears immediately streamed down her face.
But before she could even go over, Lucy couldn't help but ask.
" Lisanna, what exactly happened? Where have you been these past two years?"
Everyone else was looking at her too.
Everyone has figured out the answer.
Lisanna wiped away her tears, tried to calm her breathing, and then slowly began to speak.
"Two years ago, when my older brother and sister were on a mission, we encountered the Beast King."
Elfman's body jolted.
Mirajane bit her lip tightly.
Lisanna continued, "I was hit head-on by the Beast King back then, and I thought I was dead. But later I found out that my soul had been sucked into Edolas for some reason."
Lucy listened, completely bewildered.
"His soul was sucked into Edolas?"
Lisanna nodded.
"When I woke up, I found myself there. Even more coincidentally, there was another Lisanna on Edolas' side, but that Lisanna was no longer there... so they mistook me for the Lisanna from that other world."
Happy opened his eyes wide.
"Love, so you've stayed in Edolas?"
"Um."
Lisanna nodded gently.
"At first, I wanted to tell the truth, but... I saw the older sister and brother from that world."
She glanced at Mirajane and Elfman, then lowered her voice further.
"They also lost Lisanna."
"If I suddenly revealed that I'm not their real sister, they would definitely suffer another blow."
Lucy immediately understood, and her expression softened.
"So you just didn't say anything?"
I dare not say.
Lisanna lowered her head, and tears fell again.
"I know this is wrong, but I just can't bring myself to say it. I've been missing you all so much, and I really want to come back, but I can't find a way, so I have to stay here."
Gray frowned and asked, "How did Zhongwei recognize you?"
Everyone immediately looked at Lu Chongwei again.
Lu Chongwei spoke in a very flat tone.
"I sensed something was off when we first met. After confirming, I knew it was her."
Natsu looked at him with admiration.
" Zhongwei is Zhongwei; he can even recognize him."
Lucy, however, was more concerned with something else.
"So you kept it a secret from everyone afterward?"
Lisanna nodded, then looked at Lu Chongwei.
"After my Zhongwei recognized me, he didn't expose me right away. He kept my secret."
As she said this, her voice was filled with obvious gratitude.
"He stayed with me during those days, allowing me to spend the last few days with my sister and brother there."
Upon hearing this, Mirajane could no longer hold back her tears.
Elfman clenched his fists tightly, his shoulders trembling.
Lucy took a soft breath and looked at Lu Chongwei.
"So you knew all along..."
Lu Chongwei didn't say much, only replying with one sentence.
"She wants to come back on her own."
Lisanna turned to look at everyone, tears still on her face, but this time her smile was even more pronounced.
"I thought I would never see everyone again."
Happy flew over and grabbed her head.
"Love! Silly Lisanna! It's so good to be back!"
Natsu grinned and scratched his head.
"That's exactly what I mean, just come back!"
Erza out a soft breath, and the lines on her face finally softened.
"Now that you're back, make sure you see everyone you need to see first."
On their way back to Fairy Tail, before the party even entered the guild hall, a faint commotion could already be heard.
The moment the door was pushed open, everyone inside turned to look.
Macao, who was at the front, was stunned for a moment and almost dropped his wine glass.
"Wait a minute... am I drunk?"
Wakaba, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, suddenly widened his eyes, dropping the cigarette to the ground.
"That face... wait, no way?"
The two stared at the white-haired girl standing next to Lu Chongwei, their expressions shifting from stunned to shocked, and then from shocked to ecstatic.
" Lisanna!!!"
"It really is Lisanna!!!"
The two of them pounced on her like madmen, opening their arms to hug her.
Welcome back--
"Thank goodness, you're still alive!"
But they had only made it halfway when a tall figure blocked their way.
Elfman's face darkened, and he raised his fist.
"Who gave you permission to touch my sister!"
Bang! Bang!
With two punches, Macao and Wakaba were sent flying backward, crashing into the chairs behind them.
"Ouch!"
" Elfman, you bastard!"
There was a moment of silence in the guild, then a burst of laughter erupted.
Natsu slammed his fist on the table and burst into laughter.
"Hahaha! Serves you right!"
Gray crossed his arms, his face twitching.
"Those two guys are charging way too fast."
Lisanna stood at the door, looking at the familiar guild and the familiar faces, her eyes gradually reddening.
Mirajane stood beside her, without shouting like the others.
She just smiled.
The smile was gentle and warm, and her eyes glistened with tears.
She held Lisanna's hand with one hand, while gently pulling Lu Chongwei's hand with the other.
" Zhongwei "
Mirajane looked up at him, her voice gentle and soft.
"I feel so happy right now."
Lu Chongwei glanced at her sideways.
"This is just the beginning."
Mirajane blinked.
Lu Chongwei spoke calmly.
Don't worry, there's a long road ahead.
Mirajane paused for a moment, then smiled even more broadly, her eyes becoming even more moist.
At that moment, the little old man at the back of the guild jumped onto the table.
Makarov, with his hands behind his back, looked at Lisanna, his face softening considerably.
" Lisanna."
Lisanna looked over, her voice trembling.
"President..."
Makarov looked at her and spoke.
"No matter what you've been through, no matter where you've gone, this will always be your home."
This one sentence completely shattered Lisanna's last bit of bravado.
She covered her mouth, and tears immediately streamed down her face.
There was a moment of silence in the guild.
Immediately afterwards, someone shouted out.
Welcome back!
Then the second sentence, the third sentence, and the fourth sentence.
"Welcome back, Lisanna!!"
Welcome back!
Fairy Tail welcomes you back!