The Edolas Lisanna nodded, and as she spoke, revealed the guild stamp imprinted on her arm.
"It's not the same over there. We were always plagued by a lack of magic power, always running from pursuit, and that's why I came here. I just don't know if my sister and brother are all right."
With that, the Edolas Lisanna wore a lonely expression.
"They'll be fine."
Right then, however, Lisanna felt herself pulled into an embrace. That warmth was just like her sister's, and when she looked up, she saw Mira gazing at her with doting eyes, followed by Mira's gentle voice.
"It'll be all right, Lisanna. The Mira and Elfman over there will definitely be fine. Here, I'll be your sister."
"I'll be your brother, Lisanna. I'll definitely protect you. Protecting your little sister is what a real man does." At this, Elfman chimed in from the side as well.
"Thank you, Big Sis Mira, Brother Elfman." Looking at Mira and Elfman, the Edolas Lisanna smiled again.
"Nice to meet you, Lisanna." At this moment, Lisanna came over to greet her as well.
"Hello, Lisanna." Hearing Lisanna greet her, the Edolas one replied in kind.
Yet after the two stared at each other for a moment, they burst out laughing.
"Why does this feel so weird?"
"Yeah, it's like looking in a mirror."
"Hey, Lisanna, am I stronger than Gray on your side?" Natsu ran over at that, his eyes sparkling as he looked at the Edolas Lisanna.
"What?" Hearing Natsu's words, Gray rushed over from the side and said, "Lisanna, tell the truth, am I stronger than him?"
"What! It's definitely me!!"
"Don't daydream, it's me."
Watching the two start bickering, the Edolas Lisanna felt a bit awkward, but still answered politely.
"I don't know who's stronger between Natsu and Gray, but the two of them are very good friends."
"What!!" X2
The Edolas Lisanna's words made the two shout out in unison.
"How could I possibly be good friends with this exhibitionist?"
"I should be saying that, fire-breath!"
"Damn it! You wanna fight?!"
"Bring it on, who's scared of who?"
With that, Natsu and Gray started physically bickering right there.
"Eh, why are you two fighting?" Seeing them start a scuffle, the Edolas Lisanna grew a little worried.
"Don't worry, those two are usually like this." Xi Feng patted her shoulder and said lightly.
"That's right, that's right, Natsu and Gray are always like that." At that, Happy flew over to the Edolas Lisanna's side, closed his eyes, and nodded.
"An Exceed!" Looking at Happy appearing before her, the Edolas Lisanna's eyes were full of shock!
"Eh?" Hearing the Edolas Lisanna address him, Happy said in some confusion, "Happy's name is Happy, not an Exceed!!"
"Oh, oh, it's fine, I mistook you for someone else." Remembering this wasn't her original world, the Edolas Lisanna recovered herself.
"All right." At this moment, Makarov spoke up again. "For the rest of the time, let's have a party to celebrate the Edolas Lisanna joining us!!"
"Yeah!!"
"Long live the master!!"
As soon as Makarov finished speaking, the entire guild erupted in cheers.
At night, after the celebration, it was already dark.
Since the Edolas Lisanna didn't have a house here, she had no choice but to follow Mira and the others.
As for Mira and the others, they lived at Xi Feng's place. Because they had taken on quite a few jobs over the past few years, the pay was relatively high, and every time they accepted bandit-related quests, they would loot some valuables. Over time, Xi Feng had accumulated quite a bit of wealth, so he had moved into a larger house.
After changing houses, Mira brought Lisanna straight in to move with them, which had left Erza utterly depressed at the time.
So now, the people living in Xi Feng's house were Erza, Kinana, Wendy, Mira, Lisanna, the Edolas Lisanna, as well as Bisca and Levy.
As for Cana, she had mentioned wanting to come, but Gildarts found out and came bombing in, forcibly dragging Cana away while glaring fiercely at Xi Feng at the same time.
Having finished washing up, Xi Feng tossed and turned on his bed, wondering if Erza would keep her promise about what they'd agreed on today.
Thinking about it, Xi Feng felt a little flutter of excitement. Judging that the time was about right, he walked over to Erza's room.
Since Erza's room was right next to Xi Feng's, it only took a few steps to get there. Reaching the doorway, Xi Feng gave it a gentle push, and it opened.
Seeing this, Xi Feng was overjoyed and stepped inside without a single moment of hesitation.
Lying on the bed, Erza's face turned beet red the moment she heard the movement, and she immediately feigned sleep, though her breathing was very heavy.
Listening to those heavy breaths, Xi Feng simply smiled, knowing Erza was just pretending to sleep, and slowly felt his way over to the bedside.
Chapter 27: Dangerous, Cough Cough Cough (Requests for Flowers and Collections)
"Little Erza."
Climbing onto Erza's bed, Xi Feng couldn't help reaching out to gently stroke her scarlet-red long hair. It truly was a thick and soft mane of hair, its color so striking that truly only Erza could pull off its existence and its beauty.
"..."
Hearing Xi Feng call her name, Erza didn't speak; her breathing only grew heavier.
Xi Feng smiled, knowing Erza was just shy right now. Even though she didn't speak, it could be considered tacit consent.
Xi Feng wrapped his arms directly around Erza, pressing his whole body against hers. Erza's body instantly stiffened.
Both of his hands shifted to gently hold Erza's slender waist.
"Nn," Erza let out a shy cry, not daring to look at Xi Feng at all. And Xi Feng let out a soft call.
"Leave it all to me."
"Brother."
Erza perhaps wanted to stop all of this, but instead she met Xi Feng's gentle, comforting gaze. It was precisely because of this look that Erza found herself growing nearly dazed.
"Erza..." Xi Feng slowly soothed Erza. After all, this was her first time, and it was still far too stimulating for her.
"Leave it to your brother."
"Big Brother Xi Feng..." Erza's face was flushed red as she gazed dazedly at Xi Feng.
For a time, the entire room filled with a pink aura, and those shy sounds were enough to make the very moon hide away. It wasn't until three or four in the morning that the battle finally came to a halt.
The next morning, when they were eating breakfast, everyone looked at Xi Feng and Erza with bright red faces. Mira, in particular, looked at Xi Feng with lingering resentment, her gaze just like that of an abandoned person.
Seeing this, Xi Feng rubbed his nose awkwardly. It seemed he might have gone a bit crazy last night. Erza, meanwhile, kept her head down eating breakfast, her face red enough to drip blood.
After breakfast, the girls dragged Erza off to question her. Xi Feng vaguely overheard some of it from nearby: how did it feel? Did it hurt? Was it comfortable? Was Big Brother Xi Feng's big? This left Xi Feng completely speechless.
(What a dangerous chapter.)
Chapter 28: Plot Begins, Lucy Arrives (Requests for Flowers and Collections)
Year 784 of the Era.
Two years had passed, and Fairy Tail had now developed into the premier mage guild in the Fiore Kingdom. Prior to this, the Fairy Tail Guild boasted Gildarts, the S-Class strongest mage, alongside the newly minted S-Class mages Laxus and Xi Feng. Following that, Erza and Mirajane successively attained S-Class status at ages 15 and 16. Then there was the mysterious S-Class mage Mystogan who joined Fairy Tail, coupled with the rising fame of Salamander Natsu, Ice Mage Gray, and others. It was no exaggeration to say that the Fairy Tail Mage Guild was already the "strongest" guild!
This growth in strength naturally drew the targeting of the Magic Council. Moreover, the mages of Fairy Tail acted far too willfully. Yet despite being such a lax and ill-reputed guild, the mages within it possessed an immensely powerful bond!
Magic Council ERA
"Those idiots from Fairy Tail are causing trouble again! This time they practically half-destroyed the port!" a tall, muscular councilman said with some dissatisfaction.
"Good grief," a young blue-haired man spoke up at that moment, however. "I actually rather like those idiots."
"Ah, they certainly are a bunch of idiots," a thin, frail old man chimed in from the side. "But it's also true that they possess a great deal of talent and ability."
"Being caught between a rock and a hard place describes times like these."
"Just leave them be. Without those idiots, this world would become awfully dull."
"..."
Fairy Tail Guild
"Good morning!!"
Arriving at the guild, Xi Feng called out a greeting before walking up to the counter and telling Mira, "My dear little Mira, get me a cup of juice."
"Hi-hi, got it." Mira nodded, poured a glass of orange juice, and handed it to Xi Feng.
"The guild is a bit quiet today," Xi Feng said, looking around the guild after taking a sip of the juice.
"Mhm," Mira nodded, continuing with the task in her hands as she spoke. "Lisanna and the other two went on a job with Elfman. Erza is out too, and Natsu heard word of the Salamander and ran off to look."
"Is that so?"
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