Fortunately, there's Natsu. Knowing his personality, he certainly wouldn't stand idly by when his comrades ask for help...
Natsu did just that. "Loki, Hope, what are you doing? We're going to help Lucy!"
"Eek!" Happy stretched out his paw.
Hope crossed his arms and said with a mysterious look, "It's a real woman's 1v1 battle. What are you, a man and a tomcat, doing getting involved?"
"Soo~ Gasne!" Natsu suddenly realized.
Habi nodded repeatedly.
Seeing Natsu and Happy so easily persuaded by Hope and give up on helping her, Lucy felt a surge of frustration and her urge to complain exploded.
Why are all her companions such inexplicable and eccentric characters...?
"Hope, I'm actually here to help Lucy." Loki pushed up his sunglasses. He wasn't really here to watch pretty girls fight, and such things held no appeal for him right now.
During the time he was forced to remain in the human world, the number of female suitors who fought over the right to drink with him could have stretched for at least a street.
Beautiful women fighting? I've had enough of that.
Hearing Loki say that, Hope clicked her tongue. "Then why are you still standing here posing? Your contractor and savior is currently being pinned down by that green-haired guy and plotting something."
Loki smiled slightly, "With you here, how could Lucy really be in any danger?"
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Hope, give me some water."
He held out his hand to Hope and said seriously, "We need clean water, otherwise when that guy goes berserk, even I won't be able to handle it."
Hope raised an eyebrow, instantly understanding Loki's intention.
Pale blue magic gathered in the palm of the hand, and the water vapor in the air quickly condensed, forming a clear and transparent stream of water.
With a flick of his wrist, the water sphere traced a graceful arc and flew precisely towards Lucy. The moment the water splashed and the magic in the air made contact, golden starlight exploded.
The light was even more dazzling and brilliant than when Leo appeared earlier. The starlight rippled like water, and a roaring sound like the ocean waves filled the air.
The gates of the Protoss Realm were knocked on once again.
In the golden starlight, a graceful silhouette gradually emerged.
A slender figure, elegant curves, long, light blue hair cascading down to her waist like seaweed, fair skin shimmering like pearls under the starlight, and a fishtail appearing and disappearing in the starlight.
Aquarius Celestial Spirit, Aquarius, makes her debut.
However, this aesthetic was completely shattered in the next second.
"You two brats!"
Aquarius's eyes were filled with three parts annoyance and seven parts impatience. As soon as she appeared, she cursed, "If you have so much free time, go and date!"
"A small misunderstanding made me have to make the trip myself."
"Didn't you know I was on a date?!"
Aquarius slapped the fish tail in annoyance, and his furious roar echoed throughout the training ground.
The sound was so loud and powerful that Lucy and Brandish, who had just been pulling each other's hair and choking each other, were now terrified and clung to each other tightly.
The two were trembling.
They huddled together like two frightened little quails, barely daring to breathe.
Each of the twelve zodiac celestial spirits has the ability to open its own celestial gate and enter the human world, but Aquarius, being the celestial spirit of Aquarius, is a special case.
Whether she was summoned by a contractor or came alone, there was one necessary condition—water.
That's why Loki asked Hope for water.
Aquarius glared at Lucy and Brandish with hostility, and the two girls simultaneously shrank back and hugged each other tighter.
Seeing their cowardly appearance, Aquarius sighed and waved her hand, "Alright, alright, let go of them. I already know what happened between you."
Lucy and the Brandish people immediately let go and obediently knelt in front of Aquaria, like two schoolchildren who had made a mistake.
Aquarius hugged Lucy.
For Lucy, Aquarius has been by her side ever since her mother Leila passed away, and in Lucy's heart, Aquarius is already like a second mother.
Then Aquaria looked at Brandish and said, "Long time no see."
Brandish: "..."
Seeing the girl remain silent, Aquarius narrowed her eyes. "You brat! I'm greeting you! Give me some feedback!"
"I...I'm sorry, Master!"
Brandish blurted it out as if by reflex.
Her way of addressing Aquarius shocked Lucy, who was standing nearby, and she was completely taken aback by this sudden turn of events.
What did she hear?!
That Brandish actually called Aquaria "master"?!
Aquarius released Lucy, grabbed Brandish's chin with one hand, and said fiercely, "It's been so long, how come you've become such an awkward person? If you keep going like this, you won't be able to find a man, you know?"
Brandish stammered, "I...I understand."
Aquarius nodded. "Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I've heard you bark like a dog. Give us a couple of barks."
Brandish immediately complied: "Woof! Woof woof!"
Aquarius patted the girl's head with satisfaction, while Brandish looked happy after doing such a shameful thing.
Whoa whoa whoa!
It's about disciplining Prey!
Hope and Loki, watching the show: Things have taken such an unexpected turn! They'd be happy to beat Natsu up even if it meant watching this up close!
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"Good boy, good boy"
Just as Brandish was happily enjoying Aquaria's touch, Aquaria suddenly changed her mind and slapped her away, saying, "But what you did is still unforgivable!"
"Thank you so much!" Despite having been slapped, Brandish seemed quite excited.
This must be what a masochist is like.
Hope couldn't help but look at Aquarius with new respect. Eight years ago, Brandish was only about ten years old. After being separated for so many years, they were able to maintain a conditioned reflex upon reunion.
What have these Aquarius celestial spirits done to other people's children...?
Doesn't the Celestial Spirit Realm have child protection laws?
Does that mean that humans who aren't contractors can do whatever they want?
Lucy stared blankly at the scene of Aquaria toying with Brandish, her mind a complete mess, and she was already struggling to keep up with their pace.
Is such a stimulating scene something she can watch?
Even though I'm an adult, I really feel like watching this kind of stuff can lead me astray...
Aquarius glared at Brandish, who was kneeling obediently in front of her, and said, "Your master is me, and my master is Lucy. Even with your not-so-bright brain, you should know what that means, right?"
It sounds incredibly humiliating to have someone else's man as your favorite owner.
Lucy leaned over Brandish, misunderstanding, and subconsciously explained, "We're not in that kind of relationship. Although Aquaria is in a contract with me, I've always considered her my best companion."
Meanwhile, Hope, Loki, Natsu, and Happy suddenly recalled the scene when Aquaria first appeared, where a fish had berated Lucy and Brandish until they trembled with fear.
So how could she have the nerve to say that Lucy was her master...? It's already a great favor from Lady Aquaria that she didn't train Lucy to be like Brandish.
Of course, it could also be because Lucy isn't a masochist.
While Hope and a few other spectators nearby were unleashing their吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for sarcastic or critical comments) spirits, Brandish completely ignored Aquaria's words and said in a very humble manner, "Even so, I still cannot forgive Leila Heartfilia for killing my mother."
Brantish's voice trembled slightly; her mother's death was a hurdle she could never overcome in her life.
Aquarius looked at the girl's slightly trembling shoulders, a complex look of heartache and helplessness flashing in her eyes. "But Lucy isn't her mother, Leila, and who told you that Leila was the murderer who killed Grammy?"
Brandish was taken aback.
Aquarius continued, "I had Leo find water so that I could have a medium to cross the Celestial Spirit Gate and come to the human world, all to clear up the misunderstanding between you two."
"Let's look at the truth of what happened back then."
Aquarius spread his arms, and starlight instantly engulfed the arena. In the blink of an eye, the environment changed drastically. The arena of the Imperial Palace disappeared, replaced by a black space shimmering with countless stars.
Lucy and Brandish were surprised to find that they had turned into mermaids and their clothes had been replaced with underwear made of seashells.
"Wow! Happy, what happened to you? You turned into a fish?" Natsu's voice broke the silence.
Happy looked at his own fish tail, then at Natsu's fish tail, drool dripping from the corner of his mouth. "Natsu, you smell so good, can I have a bite?"
Just like a fish swimming around in a dark space, Natsu's expression changed. "Happy, wake up! We've just become mermaids, not fish!"
"What's the difference? Mermaids are fish too!"
"Croak! Don't come any closer!"
The silent, dark space came alive with a touch of life as Natsu and Happy chased each other.
Loki watched the playful fight between the human and the cat with a smile. Aquarius's magic encompassed the three people and the cat watching the show from a distance, but because they were Celestials, Loki was unaffected.
He turned to look at Hope, who was also completely unchanged, and said, "You really are unaffected."
"Isn't this just common sense?"
Hope looked around. "Could this be the 'Memories of the Stars' recorded in the ancient magical books?"
Loki nodded. "That's right, this is the 'Star Memories,' a special magical space where the Celestials store their memories."
The reason why the Zodiac Zodiacs are able to become the best among the Celestial Spirits is that they can inherit part of the magic power of the corresponding Gold Celestial Spirit from the "Celestial Memory", which allows them to grow quickly to a level where they can stand on their own.
Another function of "Star Memories" is to fully present the past memories of the Protoss.
While Hope and Loki were chatting, Aquaria had already brought Lucy and Brandish to her "Star of Memory". She looked at the two girls and said, "You can treat this as a dream, but what you are about to see is something that actually happened in reality."
Then, the "Star of Memory" shone brightly.
Part of the memories belonging to the Aquarius Celestial Spirit were made available to Lucy and Brandish with Aquarius's authorization.
The first thing they saw had nothing to do with Leila and Glamour, but rather a stunningly beautiful blonde female Celestial Mage.
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