"Mm-hmm."
Meanwhile, the Beast King flew into a rage when he saw Xi Feng appear and swung his enormous fist straight at him.
"Interesting." Xi Feng smiled at the incoming fist. A claw-like gauntlet instantly appeared on his left hand.
"Projection-Boosted Gear!"
"Boost!"
After a mechanical voice rang out, Xi Feng threw a punch of his own, meeting the Beast King's fist head-on.
"Xi Feng, is Elfman going to be okay?" Lisanna and Mira looked at the unconscious Elfman, their faces full of worry.
"He's fine. He just used up his magic power," Xi Feng said, shaking his head.
"Thank goodness." Mira patted her chest, all her worries finally easing.
"Thank you, Xi Feng." As Lisanna watched in shock, Mira kissed Xi Feng on the lips.
Xi Feng froze. He hadn't expected Mira to do that. Although it wasn't like his kiss with Erza, it still made him very happy.
"D-don't... get the wrong idea. I just... I was just thanking you."
Hearing Mira stammer, Xi Feng merely smiled. He hadn't expected her to have a tsundere side. Lisanna, meanwhile, looked at her sister with a little envy.
"Whoooosh..."
But a huge black hole appeared in the sky, whipping up a fierce wind.
"What's that?!" Mira and Lisanna stared at the black hole in shock. Xi Feng was just as stunned, but then he spotted something falling out of it.
"Mira, Lisanna, take Elfman back first. I'll go have a look."
"Don't..." Seeing that Xi Feng intended to approach the black hole, Mira immediately grabbed him to stop him.
"It's all right. Be good." Xi Feng stroked Mira's head, his voice full of tenderness.
"Well... all right." Seeing that he was determined to go, Mira could only give in.
"Be careful."
"Yeah. You be careful on the way back, too." Xi Feng nodded, then turned and ran toward the black hole.
Chapter 25: Two Lisannas
"How is this possible?!" Xi Feng stared at the familiar face before him in utter shock.
When he reached the spot beneath the black hole, Xi Feng discovered that what had fallen out wasn't an object, but a person. And it was someone he knew very well: Lisanna.
"What's going on? Could it be...?" Looking at the unconscious Lisanna, then at the black hole overhead, Xi Feng began to form a vague guess.
Is she the Lisanna from Edolas? Looking at her peaceful face, Xi Feng felt confused. Didn't Edolas's Lisanna really die in the original story, with Lisanna taking her place? What's going on now?
"Could it be because of me?" Xi Feng murmured to himself.
"Cough, cough..." Just then, Edolas's Lisanna began coughing, then slowly opened her eyes.
Looking up at the towering trees, Edolas's Lisanna murmured, "Where am I? Didn't I fall off a cliff?"
"You're awake, Lisanna."
An unfamiliar voice sounded beside her. Lisanna turned and saw a very handsome young man looking at her with concern.
"Who are you? How do you know my name?"
Looking at Xi Feng, Edolas's Lisanna voiced her confusion.
Huh? She doesn't know me? Did the Edolas version of me never join Fairy Tail? Or is there no version of me there? Her words briefly caught Xi Feng off guard, but he soon answered, "Xi Feng. A Mage from Fairy Tail."
"Fairy Tail!" His words instantly perked Lisanna up. Grabbing his hand, she asked anxiously, "You're from Fairy Tail? Are my sister and brother all right?"
Looking at Edolas's Lisanna, Xi Feng smiled. She really was Lisanna, always thinking of others first. He stroked her head and said, "Lisanna, I don't know what you're talking about, but I think there's been a misunderstanding. The Fairy Tail I'm talking about might not be the same Fairy Tail you mean."
"What?" For a moment, Edolas's Lisanna couldn't make sense of his words.
"Never mind. Let's head back to the guild first. I'll explain on the way."
"Okay."
"What? The guilds here are officially recognized?"
On the way back to the guild, Xi Feng explained the situation to Edolas's Lisanna. She was no longer in Edolas, but in Earth Land. Learning that the guilds here were legal and that magic could be used freely left her even more astonished.
"Well, not all of them. There are some dark guilds that aren't recognized. All right, we're here."
At Xi Feng's words, Edolas's Lisanna looked up, and the Fairy Tail emblem came into view.
"All right, let's go in."
"Okay." Edolas's Lisanna nodded and followed Xi Feng.
But the moment she stepped inside, Edolas's Lisanna was stunned. The guild was lively and cheerful. Although Fairy Tail in Edolas was often lively and cheerful too, Lisanna knew it was all an act. Seeing this, she couldn't help envying the people of this world.
"Hey, Xi Feng, you're back?"
"Welcome back!"
When the guild members saw Xi Feng return, they all greeted him.
"Xi Feng, you're back. Come on, tell me-did you do something to upset Mira?"
Macao walked over and called out to Xi Feng.
"Huh? What are you talking about?" Xi Feng stared at him, completely baffled.
"Don't play dumb. Look at Mira now. Either she's lost her mind or you've upset her." Macao pointed at Mira behind the counter.
"What are you talking about...?" Xi Feng muttered, then turned to look at Mira. The next moment, he froze. Mira had abandoned her delinquent-girl look and now looked like a warm, friendly girl next door, with long white hair, her bangs brushed up over her head, and a red dress.
Behind Xi Feng, Edolas Lisanna also turned to look when she heard Macao's words. The next moment, tears began streaming down her face.
"Mira..."
What's going on? Lisanna didn't "die," and Mira hasn't lost her magic power. Why did this happen?
"What are you saying?" Hearing Xi Feng mutter something, Macao turned and asked.
"Nothing, nothing." Xi Feng shook his head repeatedly and hurriedly changed the subject. "What about Elfman?"
"There, look." Macao pointed at Elfman, who was hanging out with Natsu and the others. "Elfman's been shouting about being a man all day, too! I really don't know what happened on that job. Lisanna's the only one who came back normal. Huh? Lisanna, why are you crying?"
Macao had finally noticed Edolas Lisanna behind Xi Feng and asked her gently.
"Huh?" Hearing Macao, Xi Feng looked over too and saw Edolas's Lisanna crying uncontrollably. He immediately went over to comfort her. "What's wrong?"
"Xi Feng, what's going on? Why are my sister and brother here too?" Lisanna looked at him through her tears.
"About that... Here's what happened..."
Just as Xi Feng began explaining the situation to Edolas's Lisanna, a girl's gentle voice came from behind him.
"Xi Feng..."
"Hm?" Hearing the voice, Xi Feng immediately turned and saw Lisanna walking toward him.
"Oh, Lisanna... What?!" Macao greeted Lisanna as she approached, but a moment later, he realized something was wrong. He looked at Edolas Lisanna behind Xi Feng, then at the Lisanna in front of him. After rubbing his eyes and confirming that he wasn't seeing things, he froze in shock and shouted.
"Two Lisannas! What on earth is going on?!"
Hearing Macao's shout, everyone in the guild turned toward Xi Feng. A moment later, they were stunned too.
The two Lisannas stared at each other, their faces equally filled with shock.
Chapter 26: Edolas Lisanna
"Xi Feng, shouldn't you tell us what's going on?" Mira walked over and asked with a gentle expression.
"That's right. What's going on, big brother?" Erza looked just as puzzled. Mira's personality had changed after returning from her job, and now there were two Lisannas. It was far too much for her to take in.
"All right." Seeing everyone's puzzled looks, Xi Feng nodded and said, "As you can all see, this girl is Lisanna too. She's just from another world."
"Another world?!" Everyone exclaimed at Xi Feng's words.
"Yes." Xi Feng nodded and continued, "That's right. Our world is called Earth Land, and this Lisanna came from another world, which is called Earth Land."
"Xi Feng, are you saying there are people just like us in that other world?" Makarov, who had remained silent until then, finally spoke.
"Yes, more or less." Xi Feng nodded.
"Hmm." Makarov nodded, then said to Edolas's Lisanna, "Lisanna... It feels a little strange calling you that... Oh, never mind. Lisanna, you won't be able to return to Edolas anytime soon. Why don't you stay in our guild for now?"
"Hm?" Looking at the short Makarov before her, Edolas's Lisanna didn't know who he was and glanced at Xi Feng in confusion.
Seeing her puzzled look, Xi Feng knew what she was thinking and told her, "He's our guild master."
"Okay." Edolas's Lisanna nodded, then said to Makarov, "Thank you, Master. Even though I'm somewhere else now, there are still familiar things here. They've just changed a little."
"From the sound of it, you were in Fairy Tail over there too."
"Yes."
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