A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

Just before leaving, Natsu suddenly asked a question.

"It's highly likely that it's not going to happen!"

Kira patted Natsu's cherry-colored head, which was a head shorter than his own, and rubbed it vigorously before saying, "However, if you don't insist on using the entire dragon skeleton as decoration and just want a chair, then you can take some dragon skeletons back."

"When the workers are making the chairs, they can incorporate the dragon bones you brought with them. Maybe they can create a chair with the imposing presence of a dragon!!"

"Wow!! This sounds pretty good!"

Natsu instantly exclaimed with delight, as excited as a ten-year-old child.

However, the moment he turned around, his expression suddenly froze. After sniffing the air a few times, he quickly looked towards the deserted shadows.

This change startled the others, who all asked, "What's wrong, Natsu?"

"Someone's coming!"

"What?!"

"At a time like this?!"

Who is it?

"Maybe they're here to dig up graves like us?"

Wendy, on the other side, also noticed something and said warily, "No, this scent is familiar; it's someone we know!"

Hearing that the visitor was an acquaintance, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but then a hint of doubt arose: "We know each other... Could it be that the guild has sent someone again?"

Suddenly, from the depths of the shadows where Natsu's eyes were fixed, came the sound of footsteps, neither hurried nor slow, neither light nor heavy.

Since this cave is well-ventilated, it clearly has more than one entrance and exit. The direction from which the sound is coming is not from the direction Kira and the others came in, indicating that the people who came in entered from another cave entrance.

Tap tap... tap tap...

There was only one footstep, and the frequency of the footsteps was very regular. Occasionally, the person would step on the bones on the ground, making a crisp 'crackling' sound. The sound echoed in the empty Dragon Graveyard, firmly attracting everyone's attention.

To put on such a show in the middle of the night, if it's not a ghost story, then someone is just playing tricks!

As the footsteps drew closer, the magic and scent of the approaching being became clearer.

"No! This magic..."

Kira frowned, as if he had thought of something. His expression immediately changed, and he stepped forward to block the crowd. Just as he finished doing this and looked into the depths of the shadows, the newcomer emerged from the shadows.

The person who appeared before everyone was someone they knew all too well.

Red hair, blue clothes, handsome and elegant, with a face as beautiful as a fairy, a temperament as sacred as a god, and magic as heavy as a mountain and as vast as the sea.

The group was instantly shocked, staring blankly at the newcomer, then turning their gaze back to the figure blocking their way. The two were identical in appearance, demeanor, temperament, magic, and even scent.

The person who came looked exactly like Kira!

"Hey, hey, hey... Are you kidding me?!"

"This feels a bit ominous!"

Chapter 625 Future Kira

The scene before me seemed familiar.

The two Kiras appeared at the same time; this wasn't the first time they'd met.

When Dispel first appeared, they had the same shocked expressions they have now, and then their entire worldview was shaken by the news of Edolas' existence.

But over time they gradually accepted this arrangement.

Kira is Kira, and Despel is Despel. Although they look alike, smell alike, have similar personalities, and are both incredibly strong, one is a mage and the other is a swordsman. The former has magic power, while the latter does not, so there are still differences in their temperament and eyes.

Moreover, Dispel later intentionally or unintentionally changed his image, such as his clothing and hairstyle, so people could easily distinguish the two.

But the person who appears before everyone now clearly possesses magic!

Moreover, his demeanor, expression, and clothing were exactly the same as Kira's—the mockery in his eyes, the upturn at the corner of his mouth, the unruly attitude…

Without a doubt, it's not Dispel!

He is Kira!

"Two Kiras?!"

"What's going on?!"

"Could it be that there is another world similar to Edolas?"

Everyone looked at Kira, waiting for his answer.

"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?"

Kira turned his head slightly and rolled his eyes at everyone, then looked at himself opposite him: "Why don't you explain?"

"sure!"

Kira took a few steps forward, closing the distance between them. Just before Kira was about to call a halt, he stopped. "The explanation is simple: I come from the future!"

The air fell silent for several seconds, followed by everyone's bewildered gasps.

"Huh?!" ×N

Natsu and the others were stunned, their brains racing as they tried to understand what this person, who called himself 'Future Kira,' was saying.

"The future...Kira?!!"

"Has some new magic been discovered?"

Erza nudged Kira with her elbow: "Hey, what kind of joke are you making now?!"

"Ouch... Be gentle! Don't you know the armor is very tough? And don't lump him in with me! I feel offended!"

"What's the difference? It's all you anyway, right?"

"He is him, and I am me!! Even if he really is me from the future, he is still not the same person as me now!"

"They're both Kira anyway..."

"It's just..."

Knowing that the person who suddenly appeared here was not an enemy, but Kira, who claimed to be from the future, the group's guard instantly dropped, and they began their usual banter.

Kira Future, being quite sensible, interrupted the argument about how to address him: "No need to argue! This is your world. Just call me Hopelight, the same way you call Dispel!"

Hopelight is Kira's surname, which is not commonly used, but it is perfect for distinguishing the two people's identities.

Kira pursed his lips: "Okay, Hopelight, you traveled here using the Eclipse?"

"That's right!"

Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Kira couldn't help but frown.

There's no reason for it!

With him here, along with a bunch of overpowered guild members and so many outside helpers, what major incident could possibly occur in the future? Why would he need to use the eclipse to travel through time and return to the present to deal with it?

Did Zeref and Acnologia join forces to destroy the world? Or did Giltina's dragon and the alchemists launch a full-scale attack?

"Why? Is there a problem with the future?"

Hoplet smiled, gave Kira a reassuring look, and said, "None of that! Don't worry, nothing serious will happen in the future! I was just doing this for the experiment!"

"..."

The air fell silent for a few seconds, then Kira let out a gasp that broke 120 decibels.

"What did you say?! An experiment?!"

Kira was genuinely shocked by the other party's answer. In his memory, he was not the kind of person who would casually travel through time for research experiments!

"You say there won't be any major problems in the future? I think you're the major problem!! No, I think there's something wrong with my future!!"

"Tell me quickly! What kind of experiment requires a solar eclipse? Or rather, what kind of experiment would go to such lengths as to use a solar eclipse..."

Halfway through his sentence, Kira suddenly realized something, his face turned grim, and then he let out a panicked exclamation, "Am I going to go bankrupt in the future?"

"I feel like this is the only situation I might use to activate the solar eclipse!!"

As expected of Kira!

The same thought popped into everyone's mind as they stared dumbfounded at Kira roaring into the sky. It was the first time they had ever seen Kira so panicked; even during his battle with Acnologia, he hadn't been this distraught!

For a moment, only Kira's painful cries echoed through the cave, fading away in anguish.

"No! No way! I absolutely don't want that kind of thing!!!"

"Oh right! Now that you're here, the future can be changed!"

"Thank you so much for making the special trip to tell me! I will absolutely not let that happen!!"

Finally, Hopelight seemed to have had enough, or perhaps she had enjoyed it enough, and spoke up to stop Kira's behavior: "Alright, stop howling. Bankruptcy is impossible!"

The wailing stopped abruptly.

"Why didn't you say so earlier! I've been yelling for so long, my voice is almost hoarse... You even messed up yourself! What kind of game is this... what kind of orphan play is this!"

Erza and the others instantly felt a deep respect for Kira: He truly lives up to his name! When he gets ruthless, he even curses himself…

After calming down, Kira was finally able to catch his breath, but looking at Hopelight in front of him, his face was quickly filled with doubt again: "If you didn't go bankrupt, then why did you use the solar eclipse? What kind of experiment is this?"

"Wait! Kira! What's an eclipse?"

Erza and the others were incredibly curious when they heard the two mention a new term in their conversation.

"Zeref's gadgets!"

"A door that can travel through time and space!"

Kira and Hopelight responded almost simultaneously, their answers concise and easy to understand, even for people of Natsu's and Happy's intelligence.

"Hiss!!" Everyone gasped in unison.

A portal to another time?! Zeref actually created such a device?! Terrifying!!

Kira briefly explained the function and mechanism of the Eclipse to the group, and took a bunch of dragon bones with him. After that, Kira led Erza and the others away from the Dragon Graveyard and back to their inn. Hopelight naturally accompanied them.

After spending most of the night in the deathly graveyard, the group was covered in a faint smell of death and strange residual magic. Ordinary people could not smell or feel it, but for Natsu and Wendy with their keen sense of smell, and Kira and others with their extraordinary magical perception, these smells and magic were as bright as lights in the darkness.