A Dance of Dragons, Chaos Descends!

Boom!

A terrifying blast wave swept over everyone.

The Eclipse Gate, symbol of disaster, had closed, but... no one could bring themselves to rejoice.

They stared blankly at the thick fog before them. The old man's massive hand trembled, not daring to brush the fog aside and see what lay within.

There was no way Lucy and Yukino could have withstood such a terrifying attack!

"Lucy..."

The Fairy Tail members covered their mouths as tears streamed down their faces.

"Wait! Maybe they're still okay!"

Future Lucy spoke up. "If my past self had been hurt, shouldn't I have disappeared too?!"

Everyone froze upon hearing Future Lucy's words. Right! It had to be that way! Lucy was still alive!

Future Lucy's words became a lifeline that everyone desperately clung to.

"It hurts so much! Does that bastard Qian Guang only think of me when he's getting beaten up?! He could at least give me a heads-up!"

Dumb Dumb's voice rang out from within the fog, and that voice made the Fairy Tail members weep with joy.

Dumb Dumb was here! With Dumb Dumb here, Lucy and the others had to be fine!

The old man swept his huge hand through the air, scattering the fog before them. Only then did everyone see what was inside.

Lucy and Yukino were sitting on the ground, leaning against each other, their faces still filled with lingering fear.

In front of them, Dumb Dumb lay on his back with all four limbs in the air, still cursing Qian Guang nonstop.

"Lucy!"

"Little Lu!"

"Dumb Dumb is forever the best!"

"..."

Tears in their eyes, everyone who saw this rushed toward them.

Even Little Mir, who had apparently woken up at some point after sleeping, lay sprawled across Dumb Dumb's belly.

"Turtle Turtle, you're amazing! 乀(ˉεˉ乀)"