Return to Fairy Tail

Kino's old acquaintances from One Piece had all been visited, more or less.

Every one of them was now an elderly old man.

At most... within ten years, they would all pass away one by one. Of course... except for Zoro and Tashigi.

Worth mentioning was that Hina was still single, and she and Smoker were still a pair of "bickering enemies."

After packing his bags, Kino planned to head to the Fairy Tail world.

He wanted to as well. Well, mainly because Erza and Mirajane wanted to return to their "hometown" for a look. From what Kino had brought back, most of their friends... had grown old too. They had not returned for nearly ten years. Who knew... how many were still alive, and how many had passed on?

If they did not go back for a visit now, there probably... would no longer be anyone they knew.

The Node Portal opened, and the group passed through it.

Kino had often brought the two women back in the past as well. For safety reasons, only Kino could open the Node Portal. The "Node Portal" on the Fairy Tail side was actually the Eclipse Gate of the Kingdom of Fiore, the magical gate from the Dragon King Festival arc that connected to the era of dragons four hundred years ago.

Later, with the help of Lucy's ancestor, the two of them had created the Node Portal.

Of course, it was still guarded by the Fiore Kingdom.

The once beautiful Princess Hisui E. Fiore had long since grown old.

The moment the Node Portal trembled, she was startled awake from her deathbed. A glimmer of divine light flashed through her confused eyes.

She slowly raised a hand and pushed herself to her feet.

The old king, Toma E. Fiore, had