A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

After explaining why she started her journey, Lucy changed her tone and began to recount the background of her presence here.

“I have recorded all the worlds I have passed through during this period. The world where the 'Nirvana' event first occurred, causing the light and darkness to reverse, I have marked as World No. 1.”

"Kira from World 3 told me about the concept of 'parallel worlds'."

"And now, this is World Number 7!"

The saying goes, "When in doubt, quantum mechanics cannot explain parallel universes." If the original manga is World Zero, the origin of everything, then fan fiction is a parallel universe. This has always been Kira's view.

So when he learned that he was in the Fairy Tail world, he always regarded his own world as a parallel world. After that, he was not surprised by the differences or additions between what he saw, heard, felt and learned and the original setting. Instead, he naturally accepted the different settings.

Therefore, at this moment, Kira easily accepted Lucy's explanation.

only……

Why is the world where good and evil are reversed number 1, but here it's number 7?

I'm the one who transmigrated! I'm the protagonist!! Shouldn't this world I'm in be World Number 1?

But then I thought, Lucy is the true protagonist of the original work and also the recorder of the parallel world, so giving her face and following the order of her records doesn't seem too hard to accept.

"Alright, the 7th it is!"

Why make it sound so forced?

Lucy in black blinked in confusion, silently complaining to herself.

Chapter 699 Lucy: I feel... I can never go back~

Midnight.

Inside the hotel where 'The Emperor's Shield' was staying.

Kira, Lucy from a parallel world, Zeref, and Augustus sat at a table in silence.

"That's how it is. So now Lucy One needs to find some clues about 'Nirvana'. You're the longest-lived person I know. Do you have any clues?"

Upon hearing Kira's question, Zeref and Augustus exchanged bewildered glances, staring incredulously at the figure before them—a woman dressed in a black cloak, identical to the Lucy Heartfilia they remembered—and marveling at her.

"It's unbelievable that something like 'parallel worlds' actually exists..."

"Uh, isn't it similar to Edolas and Elentina? You should know that, right?"

Zeref shook his head, rejecting Kira's guess: "It's different!"

"Edolas and Elentina are, in the end, just other worlds connected to Aslant and mirrored in nature, not 'parallel worlds.' The best evidence is..."

As he spoke, he looked at Lucy One: "You're using Celestial Spirit magic, aren't you?"

"Yes!"

Because Zeref from her own world is a like-minded partner, Lucy Number One doesn't feel much wariness or restraint towards Zeref in front of her; she feels just a sense of warmth, like a younger sister looking at her older brother-in-law.

"The key to the zodiac?"

"That's right!"

“That makes sense! The Zodiac Celestial Keys are unique, existing only in Aslant. Neither Edolas nor Elentina possess them; however, her world has another set. This means that World One, affected by 'Nirvana,' and our Aslant are parallel worlds…”

When Jelf started talking about this, his eyes lit up and he became very talkative, with the same pride he had when he was having a secret date with Mavis.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he started rambling on and on to Kira, while August, standing to the side, was very supportive, looking at his father, who looked like he could be his grandson, with an expression of admiration.

Kira and Lucy One: "..."

"This guy really knows how to give his father face in public..."

"Having lived so long, he must understand all the ways of the world... But I think he truly admires you!"

Whether August's worship was genuine or not, Kira didn't have time to listen to Zeref's nonsense. So he interrupted his explanation and asked directly, "Just tell me, is there any way?"

"No!"!

Jelf paused for a moment, then gave an awkward laugh: "I suppose in her world, my magical talent and magical theory are the same as mine! He researched for over a year but couldn't find a way to restore the world. How could someone like me, who hasn't experienced it firsthand, possibly know?"

"Besides, I'm really not familiar with either 'Nirvana' or the clan that created it..."

His words made perfect sense, leaving Lucy Number One with no other option: "Even so, I still want to conduct more investigations in this world to verify whether there are any discrepancies with the information I found before. Perhaps that is the key to restoring World Number One!"

This hope is slim, but it's the only thing Lucy One can do right now.

"What if you can't find it?"

"Then we'll have to head to the next world to continue our search!"

As the chief designer of 'Eclipse', Zeref knew exactly what kind of existence he had created, so he was slightly surprised by Lucy's statement.

"Speaking of which, you said you came to this world using the 'eclipse,' but I remember it only has the function of traveling through time, not traveling to parallel worlds."

"Could it be that my counterpart from World 1 made new modifications to the 'Eclipse Gate'?"

It's no wonder Jelf thought that way; after all, in his view, only he himself could make such a change to his own eclipse.

Those he knew who were at the pinnacle of the magical world now or in the future—Auguste, Irene, and others—were strong in the use of magic, not in its theory; Precht did have talent, perhaps a fraction of his own, but his strength wasn't quite there; as for Kira?

Too young! Too little experience!

Suddenly, a thought arose in Jelf's mind: "It's not that I think the world is small, it's just that I'm talented."

However, when Lucy heard Zeref's question, her expression suddenly became very awkward. Her eyes flashed, and she lightly scratched her cheek with her fingers: "Well..."

"What's wrong?" Jer suddenly felt a sense of unease.

Did I guess wrong?

"In fact, the 'eclipse' in my world was most likely tampered with as well."

Jelf was stunned.

Lucy One hesitated for a moment before saying, "Before I set off, no one noticed anything unusual about the 'Eclipse,' including Zeref from that world. Everyone assumed it was a portal to time travel. But when I walked out of the Eclipse portal, I arrived in another world, the one I call World Number 2!"

"When I realized this and wanted to return to World 1, it was too late!"

"Perhaps it is because of the chaotic intersection of many parallel worlds that World 1 is still continuously providing me with the magic power needed to open the Eclipse Gate, which is why I can keep opening the Eclipse Gate. But this is the limit of what I can do. Every time I open the Eclipse Gate, I go to a completely new parallel world and cannot return to World 1."

"I think it's very likely... I can never go back!!"

At this point, Lucy One suddenly thought of her companions who had fallen into darkness, and a wave of sorrow washed over her, followed by uncontrollable sobs and soft whimpers.

Kira remained silent for a long time before slowly saying, "So... the difference between Lucy from World 1 and Lucy from our world lies in her emotional control? She seems to cry quite easily..."

Lucy's crying stopped abruptly: "..."

Don't say things like that at times like this!

……

On the fourth day of the Grand Magic Games, the competition proceeded as scheduled.

As for Lucy One, who arrived unexpectedly, Kira forced her to stay because they couldn't find any information related to 'Nirvana' for the time being, and the guild members couldn't leave temporarily. However, Kira promised to take her to find relevant information after the competition.

Therefore...

The following day, at the venue for the second day of the meeting.

"There are two Lucys?!"

When the Fairy Tail mages saw that there were two Lucys around them, they were all stunned. Then, they curiously gathered around and touched and looked at the twin who looked like Lucy.

Their similar appearances reminded everyone of Lucy from Edolas.

"Could it be Edolas...?"

"Not!"

"Huh?! Then why..."

"So it is, and so it is, and so it is..."

"Oh, I see... Oh, I see... "

After a brief exchange...

“I told her that if Jelf didn’t know, then we could only ask Brian, after all, that guy did a lot of research to activate ‘Nirvana’.”

While Lucy One was playing with Lucy, Natsu, Happy, and the others, Kira explained to Makarov and the others why he had left her behind.

"But isn't it said that Brian from that world is also a good person? If he doesn't know, how could Brian from this world really know anything?"

"Even Zeref has no leads, so where are we supposed to get relevant information from?"

Although Makarov had no objection to Lucy One staying behind, and even welcomed it, he wasn't very optimistic about Kira's idea.

"If it's a parallel world, there will definitely be some differences!"

Kira understood Makarov's meaning, but Lucy One was still Lucy, a comrade, so he would help if he could. "Besides, if we calculate by time, it's already X786 here, and you left World One in X785. A year is enough time to change a lot of things. Maybe Brian will learn something during this time?"

"Besides, this is the only solution I can think of right now!"

Chapter 700 Kira's Conjecture and the Race on the Fourth Day

With 'Nirvana' destroyed and 'Cat's Abode' completely abandoned, Brian has the most information, and since he is currently at the Grand Magic Games, bringing Lucy Number One here is a good idea.

"So, what are your thoughts on the anomalies in World One?"

Kira looked at Makarov and Mavis beside him. With Prechtor absent, these two were the most knowledgeable people in the guild, and it was only natural that he needed to ask them for advice.

However, as expected, both of their answers were disappointing: "We have absolutely no clue..."

After thinking for a moment, Mavis asked in return, "Kira, what's your opinion?"

Her womanly intuition, coupled with her superior intellect, led her to believe that Kira should have the answer.

"Well..."

After confirming with Lucy One last night, Kira learned that before the 'Nirvana' incident, everything in World One was exactly the same as in this world. Even the 'Nirvana' recorded in that world was the same as in this world. So the difference was not due to the different worlds, but because 'Nirvana' had been tampered with!

Then there are a few unavoidable problems:

First, who would have such a motive?