Offer blocks to the end times

"Huh? Everyone? Where is this?" Lucy, who had been kidnapped, exclaimed in surprise three times. Senju was also quite surprised, after all, the guild building was fine when they left, but now it had become a bonfire. Someone had set it on fire, and there was a group of people outside holding torches and shouting.

After thinking for a moment, Senju kindly told Lucy, "This is..."

This is the Yokai Tail guild's stronghold, but it looks like someone set it on fire when they left. It must be members of the Twilight Demons.

"What?! This is the guild?!" Lucy's eyes narrowed, then she saw some drawings scattered on the ground. She instinctively picked them up, then covered her mouth, tears welling up in her eyes. "This is too much! How dare they destroy everyone's home!"

Senju leaned closer to take a look and realized that it was a drawing of all the Fairy Tail members, some individual drawings, and some group drawings. Lucy carefully packed it up, then hugged it, and took out a golden key. "Open it, Aquarius Gate, Aquarius!"

Senju was somewhat speechless. Wouldn't it have been better to call her Aqua? After all, that mermaid also had blue hair. But since no one else appeared around, Senju asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

"No water!" Lucy looked around in a panic. "Without water, we can't hand over Aquaria, and we can't put out the fire!"

"Water, huh? Then summon water!" A rift opened in the sky, and a massive column of water poured down, extinguishing the fire and washing away the surrounding buildings. Lucy, meanwhile, was yelling from the water, "What's going on?!?!"

However, with the water, Lucy finally summoned Aquarius and successfully survived in the water. But when the water disappeared, she sat blankly on the ground staring at the huge pit in front of her, thinking, "The guild is gone, and the painting is gone too."

"What did you do?! So much water!" Lucy shouted angrily, grabbing Senju's collar as he floated over. Senju waved his hand, "It was an accident. And don't worry, it can be fixed here. Watch closely, my move, the one that can erase time, the Roar of the Final Dragon!"

The Thousand Hands' breath erased the timeline of destruction that had just passed over the buildings and land, and the buildings that had been completely reduced to rubble were restored. Lucy stared blankly, "That was... Dragon Slayer Magic?!"

"Well, that's about it. This is the magic of Hatirem, the dragon who controls the end of all things," Senju casually rambled on. Meanwhile, Aquarius, who hadn't seen Lucy for four years and had many questions in her mind, shouted and punched Lucy's head. "Lucy, who is this guy? And you haven't called me for over four years. You've gotten a lot bolder."

"Oh, I'm so sorry, I've been stuck on Tenrou Island all year and had no idea four years had passed. It was this gentleman who rescued us," Lucy explained excitedly, having been lectured by Aquarius. But then she glanced at Senju and asked, "Huh? By the way, why did you bring me here?"

"Ah, I'm the one who kidnapped you. I want to be the villain for once, and you're the hostage," Senju said casually from the side. "The others must be very anxious. But what should we do next? I'm not very familiar with this area. Can you give me some advice?"

"Huh?!" Lucy was completely dumbfounded. Had she been captured?! She'd just escaped a major battle, and now she'd been kidnapped by some unreliable person. "Why?!"

"If you want to take Lucy away, you'll have to ask me first," Aquarius said unhappily from the side, while Lucy cheered her on from the side. Senju felt speechless. "Um, hello, may I kidnap Lucy?"

"No way!" Although Senju asked earnestly, Aquarius resolutely refused, and at the same time threw a water jet at Senju. Senju helplessly waved his hand, and the water jet was completely frozen. "If you disagree, there's no need to get so agitated. I didn't intend to do anything. I just wanted to play around with everyone from Fairy Tail. It seems like a lot of fun."

“But, while it’s interesting, don’t take me hostage!” Lucy’s whip lashed out, but Senju caught it with a swift motion. “A whip, huh? Surprisingly, it’s not bad.”

With a casual flick of her wrist, Thousand Hands lengthened Lucy's whip, binding her up. Lucy, rolling and jumping on the ground, looked utterly devastated. "Why is it always me?!"

"Lucy!" Aquarius shouted from the side, looking furious, raising her water bottle upwards. "How dare you bully my Lucy! Water Shock!"

“Water is my friend,” Senju said, turning her arm to deflect the rushing water and flip the mermaid over. Then, with a wave of her hand, the Aquarius Key appeared in her palm. “Go back, Aquarius!”

"What?!" Aquarius and Lucy exclaimed simultaneously, because they noticed Aquarius was starting to dissipate. "Why can you use my key?!"

"Ah, I can use any magical item, without any conditions," Senju said, tossing the key around. Lucy looked completely devastated. Then, Senju released Lucy from her restraints and threw the key to her. "Just cooperate with me, and you can do whatever you want with the rest."

"But," Lucy, having retrieved the key, still looked utterly bewildered. Was this person a good guy or a bad guy?! Meanwhile, Senju was racking his brains trying to figure out how to make the game fun. Now that he had the prize—Lucy—the game seemed rather troublesome. "Lucy, do you have any good ideas for doing something naughty?"

"Huh?" Lucy looked completely dumbfounded after hearing Senju's words. What did she mean by a "good idea for doing something bad"? What she needed to do right now was, "Let me go!!" Lucy screamed inwardly. However, after Senju asked her again, she thought about it more seriously. "But before we get to the idea for doing something bad, there's a place I need to go to!"

Chapter 1635 Short of Money

Lucy

"Oh? Well, I'm bored anyway," Senju waved casually. Lucy glanced at Senju, then rubbed her forehead helplessly. Was this kidnapping or not?! But at least he saved the guild's building. "I have somewhere to go, but those people from the guild here won't come back, will they? And who are those people? I heard you say they're from the Twilight Demons, right? Who are they?"

"Ah, it's the new mage guild that replaced yours and appeared in this town. I don't know the specifics," Senju shook his head, then clapped his hands, and a doll slowly rose from the ground, transforming into Lucy's appearance. "Let her guard here."

"This is me?! Just like Gemini?" Lucy stared at the doll that looked exactly like herself, then watched as 'herself' struck a pose and started punching. "Oh, how cool!"

“This is a mirror image of me created by combining all your abilities. Only by defeating her can you enter the guild,” Senju shook his head slightly. Lucy didn’t seem strong, but after combining all her strengths, Senju felt that Natsu was no match for her. “Don’t worry, it’s just a trial mode. She won’t kill anyone.”

Senju waved her hand, looking at the speechless Lucy, "By the way, where are you going? Go now, and when they come back, you can watch the good show of Lucy fighting Fairy Tail."

"Uh..." Lucy was speechless for a moment, then patted 'herself' on the shoulder, "Then you stay here and keep watch until Natsu and the others come back!"

The two then headed toward the town. Senju casually asked Lucy why she wanted to visit her rented apartment, which she hadn't been back to for several years. Senju shook her head helplessly, "It's been four years. Your things must have been thrown out by the landlord."

"That's true, it's been four years after all, but my clothes, cosmetics, ah~ did the landlord throw them all away?!" As she spoke, Lucy went crazy. Senju looked at her exasperated state and suddenly remembered something, "If they were thrown away, that's fine, but what if your landlord asks for the rent for these past few years? By the way, how much is your rent per month?"

“Haha, 7 gold a month, 84 gold a year, and 336 million gold in four years,” Lucy was stunned. After a couple of dry laughs, she looked at Senju and said, “It’s been four years already, how could it still be there?! No!!”

Shouting, Lucy ran forward at top speed, with Senju following slowly behind. Many people along the way recognized Lucy. "Hey, isn't that little Lucy? Has Natsu and the others finally returned?"

As the group discussed their journey, the two arrived at a building. Lucy cautiously pushed open the door and seemed stunned. Senju, watching from behind, saw a plump woman adorned with gold and silver standing on the stairs behind the door. "Lucy's back?"

"Land, landlord!" Lucy was terrified. Senju felt like Mikoto had met the dormitory supervisor. After a moment of fear, Lucy put on a smiling face. "Yes, yes, I'm back."

“Being able to come back safely is the best thing,” the landlord nodded and said gently, then his expression turned serious. “But the rent is another matter. You haven’t been back for more than four years, so I’ll give you a discount. It will only cost 336 million gold in total. But you are not allowed to step into the house until the debt is paid off!”

When the landlord shouted this, Lucy looked like she'd been struck by lightning, clutching her head and yelling, "No!! Money! Why did I become penniless after just one trip?!"

"Hmm? Is this a lot of money?" Senju asked curiously from the side. "Fairy Tail is a big guild, after all, a few million... uh..."

Senju suddenly thought of how Fairy Tail was attacked by creditors in the past. "They have it tough too. It seems, Lucy, you'll have to raise this money yourself. By the way, how is the currency value calculated here?"

"Well, most commissions are worth hundreds of thousands of gold, and S-rank commissions are worth millions," Lucy explained to Senju about the prices of guild commissions, while winking at her repeatedly. Senju was stunned for a while before realizing that Lucy wanted her to commission a mission. In fact, she still didn't understand Senju's current 'persona' and thought Senju was joking with her.

“Well, I do have a good job here. Cooperate with me to put on a play, and I will give you enough pay afterwards,” Thousand Hands looked at the valuables in his storage ring, which seemed to be worth quite a bit of money. “However, there is a small problem. I need to exchange the treasures I carry with me for money.”

"Treasure? Where is it?" Lucy looked around blankly. Thousand Hands waved his hand to the side, and a pile of treasures as tall as a person appeared on the ground, including various gold bottles, necklaces, swords, gems and so on. "These are it, but I'm not familiar with this place, so I can't find anyone to exchange them for money."

“Leave it to me,” Lucy exclaimed happily. “There’s so much treasure, it must be worth at least several hundred million gold coins. I know a lot of people who have it.”

“Hmm, I’ll give you a 1% cut of these,” Senju said. Lucy was even happier, shouting excitedly. Then, with a wave of his hand, the pile of treasure disappeared. Lucy was stunned for a moment, then looked at the inconspicuous ring on Senju’s hand. “Could this be a storage magic item? He’s really rich.”

"Well, it's nothing valuable," Senju said, pulling something out of his pocket and tossing it to someone.

Lucy: "Take this and play with it."

"Oh, what a generous employer!" Lucy exclaimed happily, taking the ring and then looking at it with some confusion. "But how do I use it?"

"Just infuse it with magic power, and it will remember your unique magic power. When you want to change it, just extract the magic power from it," Senju casually pointed out, and Lucy happily put it on her wrist. "Lucky, this will be much more convenient from now on!"

"Alright, now that we've exchanged the treasure for money, we can get to work. Remember, your role is that of a hostage, so act convincingly," Senju said, trying to trick Lucy before she even realized what was going on, while also trying to get her to come up with some bad ideas. "What kind of trial do you think would be good for training Natsu and the others?"

"Training, huh? It really is still about fighting," Lucy nodded, recalling her past experiences, then asked with some confusion, "What's your relationship with Natsu and the others? Why are you putting on this show?"

"Well, consider this a thank you gift for taking care of Mikoto and Kuroko," Senju said after thinking for a moment, making up a reason on the spot. "However, Fairy Tail is too weak right now, it can't even defeat a dragon, it needs to be trained."

Chapter 1636 Transportation

“That’s true, but dragons are truly monstrous creatures. I never imagined anyone could fight one to that extent,” Lucy said, her face filled with recollection and amazement. Just a few tens of minutes ago, she had witnessed someone battling a black dragon, and her companions had almost been wiped out by the aftershocks. “I’m willing to cooperate to train my companions, but how exactly should we do it?”

"Um, that's what I wanted to ask you too, ideas, thoughts, concepts," Senju gestured from the side, "I have the skills, but as for a specific plan that can train people, uh, you're in charge of coming up with that!"

"Hmm, um..." Lucy racked her brains for a while, then gave up. "I can't think of any good ideas. When I think of training, all I see are scenes of Natsu fighting against all sorts of people, but there are only two of us. How can we train the whole guild?!"

"Well, never mind, let's go exchange some money first," Senju thought for a while but didn't have any good ideas. Mainly because he wasn't familiar with this area. With a clap of his hands, Senju summoned two Nightmare horses, which were black horses with flames on their four hooves. Looking at Lucy next to him, she was once again dumbfounded. "Demons?!"

"Don't worry about it. By the way, where's a better place to exchange money?" Thousand Hands asked Lucy from below as he mounted his horse. Lucy hesitated for a while before finally mounting her horse. "To a merchant guild. It's a bit far, but I know someone there!"

“It’s alright, the horse is fast,” Senju said casually, then noticed Lucy looking slightly embarrassed. “But, without a saddle and reins, how are we supposed to control it?”

"..." Thousand Hands was speechless for a moment. The nightmare he had summoned was too primitive. He clapped his hands lightly, "Equipment enhancement!"

Then the horses beneath them glowed, and then saddles, reins, and even horseshoes appeared. Lucy returned, pulled on the reins, and "Giddy up!" Instantly, Nightmare started running and then soared into the air, with Thousand Hands following behind.

"This... it can fly?!" Lucy looked extremely surprised. Senju next to her nodded, "Of course, this is Nightmare, after all. It's a magical beast, so it's normal for it to be able to fly."

"..." Lucy looked at Senju with an expression that said, "You make a good point, I can't argue with you." But being able to fly was a great experience, it felt much more stable than Happy holding onto her. She pulled the reins, the direction changed slightly, and then she shouted "Giddy up!" The two Nightmares turned into two streaks of light and disappeared.

While Senju was riding a horse and flying, on the other side of the sea, the Fairy Tail guild members were piloting an ice ship. However, halfway there, the magic that Senju had attached to the ship gradually disappeared, and the control system stopped. But they didn't notice it immediately.

After the group boarded the ship, they started drinking and eating to celebrate. Well, although I was worried about Lucy, judging from her appearance, she seemed to have a good relationship with the guild. Anyway, let's have a celebration first!

"Oh dear, I feel a little wet under my butt," the Third Hokage touched the chair beneath him, then wiped his hand with water. "What's going on?!"

"Natsu!" Happy shouted from the other side, "Natsu is sinking!"

Everyone looked over and realized that Natsu, who was lying on the deck, had melted a large chunk of ice. "Wait, something's not right... Ah, the wine glasses have melted too! What a waste of all that wine!"

They were having a lively time here, but the magic of the Thousand Hands didn't last long. Those cups and bottles were disposable, and the magic on them was dissipating. Suddenly, cracks appeared on the ice glasses, and they shattered. Then came the plates and bottles, and the same thing happened to the chairs and tables.

Of course, the most critical issue was that the ship was about to melt away; in fact, a layer of seawater had already melted away! After a period of chaos, they realized they were in dire straits, and then they each used their unique abilities.

"Ice-Shaping Magic: Turbo!"

"Plant magic!"

"Wooden Shaping Magic: Sail!"

"The water flow is accelerating!"

"3D Text - Frozen!"

"Add magic!" This was Wendy's final command, along with the others.

The magic flowed into Gray, causing him to reinforce the large ship. With the combined efforts of the group, the ice ship moved forward rapidly. Unfortunately, it was too late. The ice ship was melting continuously as it traveled at high speed, and it was uncertain whether it would ever reach the shore.

Regardless of the ship over there, the two of them arrived above a city after an hour's flight. By the way, it was already dark, but there were many lights below, making it feel like a modern metropolis. However, the lights here were all powered by magic.

"This is the commercial city of Akalifa. We're heading to the Love & Lucky Guild," Lucy said happily, looking down. She pulled on the reins, and Nightmare flew downwards, with Thousand Hands following behind. A commercial city, indeed, is quite prosperous.

Then, Qian Shou looked at the commercial guild's storefront with its pink lights and red heart logo and muttered to himself, "Why does a commercial guild have to be so flashy?" However, the people around him were pointing and whispering about the Nightmare that had landed. With a wave of his hand, Qian Shou sent the two Nightmares away.

"Oh, so it's magic," everyone exclaimed in surprise as they dispersed. Lucy, however, entered the guild with practiced ease and went to a window to inquire, "I'm looking for someone named Jude Heartfilia. He should work here, right?"

"Huh?! Are you Mr. Jiude's daughter?!" The female clerk at the window was clearly familiar with Jiude, but wait, daughter?! Could it be that the acquaintance Lucy found was her father? Come to think of it, the anime did mention that Lucy's father was a big businessman, well, that doesn't really matter.

“Yes,” Lucy nodded, and the waiter over there became excited. “Just a moment, I’ll inform Mr. Jiude right away. I can’t believe you’re still alive! You never even come to visit your family often.”

"Well, haha, I've been trapped by magic for the past few years, and I just got free today," Lucy said with a dry laugh, scratching her head. The waiter's expression softened a bit, and then he activated a special magical item. Soon, Senju heard a series of hurried footsteps, followed by an excited gentleman running over from the side.

This was a gentleman in the normal sense, with short blond hair and a blond beard. When he saw Lucy, tears streamed down his face. He then came up and hugged Lucy, saying, "It's good that you're back, my daughter!"

Chapter 1637 Exchanging Money

Seeing the father and daughter reunited, Senju shed a few crocodile tears—no, tears of emotion. However, Lucy seemed a little unaccustomed to her father's enthusiasm. She was stunned for a while before she reacted and a warm smile appeared on her face. "Yes, I'm back."

However, the other girl who came out with Lucy's father caught Senju's attention. The technology here was really good; even dolls could turn into people. However, this technology was a bit ordinary for Senju; it was just a kind of enlightenment. If the magic was withdrawn, the girl would turn back into a doll.

Senju glanced at her but didn't pay much attention. After all, this was a magical world, so anything could happen. However, the girl looked at Lucy with a complicated expression. Was she someone she knew? As expected of the protagonist.

Looking at the heartwarming father and daughter over there, Senju shook her head and began to survey the interior of the Shangye Guild. The first floor was quite large, with many stalls and a board with numerous task lists posted on one side, mostly for purchasing certain goods. There were many different kinds of goods, and the prices varied slightly.

After watching for a while, Qian Shou had to admit that this trading method was still very convenient in this primitive world. If you wanted to trade something but didn't know how, you could come here to post a task. However, there was still a risk of losing the task.

After watching for a while, Lucy pulled her father over. "Father, let me introduce you. This is the gentleman who saved us. He's a Dragon Slayer Mage..."

Lucy was speaking when she suddenly paused, because she realized she didn't know the other person's name, even though they called her names very familiarly. She looked at Senju embarrassedly, "Um, may I ask, what's your name again?"

“Senju Zeazir,” Senju nodded to the two of them, casually giving himself a nonsensical name, “This time I went to the seabed to salvage treasure and acquired a large batch of shipwreck treasure. Since I happen to be acquainted with Miss Lucy, I brought it here to exchange for it.”

“Thank you so much for rescuing my daughter,” the father said, gripping Senju’s hand tightly, looking very excited. “I am Lucy’s father, Jude Heartfeltrea. I am truly grateful to you, Mr. Zeazir!”

"Oh," Senju's reaction to Mr. Jiude's excitement was quite calm. Just a handshake was enough for Senju to know that this man was extremely busy, practically burning his life out. Looking at the doll-like girl beside him, she asked, "And this is?"

“Ah, this is Miss Michelle Robster, she has been a great help to me,” Mr. Jude explained, and the doll-like girl bowed slightly to Senju. “Hello, I am Mr. Jude’s assistant. Thank you for rescuing Miss Lucy.”