A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

Suddenly, a dazzling light burst forth from Kira's eyes, and at the same time, his magical power surged forth like a tidal wave. Under his skillful control, it slowly condensed into a huge white magic circle in the void above his head. The magic circle looked extremely mysterious, quite different from the magic that ordinary people saw, and had a strange feeling of combining the ancient and the modern.

"Wow, what kind of magic is this? It looks amazing!!"

"This is a type I've never seen before..."

"Huh?? You've never even seen Erza before?"

"Of course, right? I'm not exactly a worldly person! If it were the old man, he might be able to tell..."

After Kira became the fourth chairman, in order to distinguish him from Makarov, all the mages began to refer to Makarov as "Old Man".

Upon hearing Erza's speculation, Kira remained unfazed, yet with a hint of smugness, and said, "That's impossible! Even the old man couldn't have figured it out!"

"Because this magic was created by myself, and I haven't shown it to anyone yet!"

When they heard that Kira created this magic, the others didn't show much surprise, perhaps because they were already used to it; Kira had always been an extraordinary person since childhood.

The magic circle began to work. Without anyone seeing the specifics, the previously sealed eclipse magic began to change: a wisp of magic began to flow out of the magic sphere, moving slowly but visibly. As this wisp of magic moved further and further away from the eclipse magic sphere, it grew larger and thicker, from a thin thread to a rope, from the thickness of a fist to the thickness of a head… until finally, the entire eclipse magic sphere disintegrated into a winding river, rushing towards a void node in the Protoss Realm.

Erza and the others held their breath, quietly observing the changes in the magical energy before them, not daring to make a sound to disturb it. In reality, their hearts were already churning with various emotions.

No one expected that Kira would possess such a wondrous skill in controlling magic.

Beneath the starry sky, the eclipse magic accumulated more and more, and the enormous magic formed an unparalleled, powerful pressure that was enough to destroy the unstable space of the Star Spirit Realm. This pressure continued to expand in all directions, gradually stretching the originally small, almost invisible spatial nodes to the size of a person.

"We're out! The spatial portal!" Kira exclaimed with delight, turning to Erza and the others.

Even Kira himself didn't expect the process of opening the parallel world portal to be so smooth. This magic was still in the theoretical stage before, and he had only created it recently. This was the first time he used it, but there were no side effects or accidents at all. If he told others that he didn't cheat, who would believe him?

"As expected, I am the protagonist, right?"

"This is the passage to a parallel world??" Loki stared curiously at the mass of black magic before him. "Is that the Protoss Realm of a parallel world? Will there be another me there??"

After Aslant and Edolas connected, many people knew that there were counterparts in the two worlds, but the Protoss did not. So when Loki heard that he could see another version of himself, he still found it very interesting.

"Probably..." Kira nodded with a smile, quite satisfied with Rocky's country bumpkin-like demeanor.

However, Kira's smile froze on his face the next moment, because, just as he hadn't expected, an accident happened.

The eclipse magic that was originally under his control suddenly went berserk, surging wildly into the spatial node as if it wanted to fill the bottomless pit opposite it.

"Oops!"

Kira was shocked. This unexpected turn of events was not what he had anticipated. He tried to guide the eclipse magic again, but the eclipse magic was like a raging torrent, rushing unrestrainedly toward the hole, while Kira's magic was like gasoline that was insoluble in water. No matter how hard he tried, he could not make the two mix together.

The only saving grace is that even though the eclipse magic went out of control, it didn't have a significant impact on the Celestial Spirit Realm or this world. At most, it would just cause a 'celestial chaos' in that world.

"Looks like that world isn't easy..."

Once all the eclipse magic had flowed into that spatial node, it vanished with a deafening roar, and the entire Celestial Realm returned to calm, without any further disturbance. The terrifying eclipse power had also disappeared completely, leaving not a trace of magic behind.

"What exactly happened, Kira? Did we fail?" Erza asked.

"What else could it be? It failed!" Kira glanced sideways, spread his hands helplessly, and said, "After all, this is my first time doing something like this. I have no experience, so it's not surprising that something unexpected happened."

"Huh?! Does that mean we can't go find Lucy?!"

"It seems...that's the case."

Seeing the regret and disappointment in Natsu, Happy, and the others' eyes, Kira could only comfort them, "Don't be too sad, everyone. Even if we can't go, it doesn't mean Lucy will be in trouble. I remember she always said that she's always been very lucky!"

Despite saying that, Kira also felt strange and didn't understand why the Eclipse Magic, which was originally under his control, would suddenly go berserk and surge so wildly toward the other world.

"Could it be that the world's rules prohibit anyone other than Lucy from traveling to parallel worlds?"

Gazing at the still bright and dazzling starry sky, like a pearly jade plate, Kira's eyes flashed with a hint of doubt. "Or perhaps, the eclipse magic has found a new target?"

Chapter 768 You've never been this good to me before!

World 7, Grand Magic Games Arena.

The news of the imminent arrival of the dragons made all the mages participating in the Grand Magic Games anxious. More than 90% of them had never seen a dragon and could not imagine how powerful the dragon race was.

But having only heard from the mages of Fairy Tail that they had barely managed to defeat one of them with the strength of an entire guild, everyone knew that the next enemy was not on the same level as the opponents they had encountered before.

This time, I might really die!

Lucy and Lucy #1 were holding hands and sitting shoulder to shoulder in a corner, waiting for the legendary 'Dragon King Festival' to arrive.

Kira's guild has told the story of the 'Dragon King Festival' countless times, each time in an exaggerated and absurd manner. But Lucy knows that Kira doesn't speak without reason. Even though his stories may contain exaggerated, funny, and melodramatic elements, the real history is definitely more dangerous than he describes!

Therefore, Lucy was very clear at this moment that what she and all the mages of the Kingdom of Fiore were facing was a world-class war, a war far exceeding the Tenrou Island battle two years ago!

"A three-way war between humans, dragons, and demons? I never imagined that Fairy Tail in this world would have experienced such a war..."

After listening to Lucy #7 recount the entire Battle of Sirius Island, Lucy #1 felt her heart pounding, her blood boiling, her breath quickening, her chest heaving, and her eyes gazing at the sky filled with a heartbreaking longing.

She has always loved adventure, listening to stories, and writing stories since she was a child, so she showed great interest in her experiences in the Seventh World and her two years in Fairy Tail.

Unfortunately, a few days is not enough to tell the story of more than two years of exciting adventures; and now, she is about to be drawn into an unknown war, without the Protoss Key.

Regardless of the world, Lucy was a Celestial Spirit Mage from the very first encounter with magic. The blood of a Celestial Spirit Mage flowed in her veins; in every respect, she was a born Celestial Spirit Mage!

In order to restore her world and save her companions, Lucy #1 had to temporarily abandon her key, her friends, and her only weapon. Now, unarmed, she has chosen to stay here and fight alongside everyone against an enemy powerful enough to destroy the world. One can imagine how much determination she has made!

"How about I give you half of the key for now? I can't summon so many Protoss spirits all by myself anyway..."

Because both of them were 'Lucy', Lucy #7 was surprisingly generous, lending out her Celestial Key, which she always considered a companion and never easily let anyone touch. "I don't think they'll mind!"

The "they" that Lucy refers to are naturally her Protoss companions, such as Loki and Talos.

However, faced with Lucy #7's unusual generosity, Lucy #1 smiled and shook her head: "No need, that's not right! Although we are the same entity, you are the one who made a contract with them, not me, so I am not qualified to use them!"

“We are the same, so you must have also sworn to use them well, protect them, and never easily transfer or abandon them, so I cannot accept it!”

Lucy was speechless: That's true, but you don't even have a key. It's hard for me to believe you'll survive the war afterward...

Although the two had only known each other for a few days, they were already close friends who knew each other well, and Lucy naturally didn't want to see anything happen to her.

"But……"

Just as Lucy was about to say something, she suddenly heard a jingling sound, and then a hand reached out from between the two of them from behind. The two of them were stunned at the same time. Then the hand opened again, and a string of exquisite and gorgeous keychains with several silver keys appeared in front of them.

Along with the set of keys came Kira's familiar voice: "Looks like you need help, magical girl!"

This string of silver-white keys consists of fifteen pieces, each with a unique design: a dragon, a fairy, a fox, a qilin, a whale, a pegasus... Each key has a faint metallic sheen, giving it a high-quality feel and seemingly containing endless mysteries.

If someone didn't know their value, they might mistake them for some kind of special craft, but in the eyes of the two Lucys, they were more precious than any craft or antique!

The sudden appearance of what appeared before them caused both Lucy to tremble simultaneously, their eyes then lighting up as they exclaimed in unison, unable to contain their emotions: "The Celestial Spirit Key?!"

"One, two, three... There are fifteen of them?!"

After counting them, Lucy was utterly shocked by Kira's wealth. She truly hadn't expected that Kira, who usually seemed like a shut-in and rarely left his house, would have accumulated so much valuable stock in his small warehouse.

"Kira?! You...where did you get these keys?!" Lucy turned around quickly, staring at Kira who had somehow appeared in her life and demanding an answer.

Ji rolled his eyes at her: "What kind of question is that? Of course I bought these keys! Do you think I could make them myself?"

Lucy was a little confused: "Wait... why didn't you take it out before?"

"Who would I sell them to? You're the only Celestial Spirit Mage I have around. Who else could use them? You think I'd let you use them? Do you even have the money? You still haven't paid back all the money you owed me for the keys on credit, have you? Besides, you already have the Zodiac Keys and several Silver Keys, don't you?! You can barely fit them all in one Celestial Spirit bag. Asking for so many more keys is just too greedy!! Can you even use them all?"

A barrage of questions left Lucy speechless, and she immediately retorted somewhat defiantly, "Well... well, I'm a Celestial Spirit Mage, so of course the more Celestial Spirit Keys the better..."

Kira looked at Lucy with a hint of mockery and disdain: "Tsk tsk tsk... I never would have guessed, Lucy, that you were such a fickle woman! You're simply... a disgrace to Celestial Spirit Mages!!"

"I'm not like that!!" This was the first time in her life that someone had called her a womanizer, and Lucy immediately turned red with anger. The worst part was that she couldn't refute it.

Lucy, number 1, stared blankly at the silver key extended in front of her, feeling both uneasy and nervous: "Kira, what is this...??"

"Don't misunderstand, it's not for you, it's just for temporary use!"

"Really?!" Lucy, number 1, beamed with joy.

Kira nodded and reiterated, "The Protoss Keys for each world are unique, so if you ever leave this world, you must return them to me. You can't take them with you, or it will cause chaos in the world!"

"For now, in order to enable you to protect yourself in the war to come, we'll leave these silver keys with you for the time being. Although these silver keys are not as good as the Zodiac Keys, they should be enough if you play it safe."

Lucy, watching from the side, felt a pang of envy: "He won't even charge the taxi fare?! And he's even using such a beautiful keychain?! What's wrong with Kira today?! I'm supposed to be Lucy from this world, I'm supposed to be his companion!! Why hasn't he ever been this nice to me?!"

What Lucy didn't know was that Kira had already put the cost of renting the Silver Key to Lucy #1 on her tab. Once Lucy #1 left this world, the Lucy of this world would receive another bill that would be enough to drive her crazy.

Everything that's free comes with a price tag!

Kira urged again, "While the dragons haven't arrived yet, hurry up and sign a contract with the Protoss and familiarize yourself with their power! Otherwise, when the war really starts, there won't be any time for you to dawdle."

"I see!!"

Looking at the large bunch of glittering, white, and heavy Celestial Spirit keys she held in her hands, Lucy #1 was overwhelmed with excitement, almost drooling.

Chapter 769 Lucy: To ensure Heartfilia has a successor, I have no choice but to...

Upon hearing Kira's voice, Lucy No. 1 immediately nodded in agreement, then took out the Andromeda Celestial Key from her keychain and signed the contract.

"I am the one who connects to the Protoss Realm, and I command you to answer my call and pass through the gate!"

"Open, Andromeda Gate!!"

Having had several experiences signing with Protoss, Lucy was quite adept at using the newly acquired Protoss Key, and even though she didn't say this passage often, she didn't find it awkward.

Watching Lucy #1's series of actions and incantations, Kira unconsciously compared her to a magical girl from his memory who started her story with "The key that hides mysterious power." He realized that the scene before him had very little atmosphere of signing a contract, and could be said to have been completely outclassed.

"Hey, Lucy!"

"what happened?"

"Is signing a contract with a Celestial Spirit Mage always this complicated?"

While both are summoned creatures, the mechanical magical beasts I created didn't have such a complicated signing process, and of course, there was no summoning process when using them either—this was something I designed to save users unnecessary time during battle—it's much more convenient than signing a Celestial Spirit.

trouble?

Kira's assessment of signing a contract with a Protoss left Lucy speechless. She didn't find it troublesome at all. Compared to having to get angry with herself from time to time or having to wait for specific times or conditions to use it, the mere contract signing ceremony was nothing.

If you want someone to become your partner and use their power to fight for you, isn't it normal to have a 'meeting ceremony' between you?

After all, who would go to great lengths to help a complete stranger?

"I am... Let it begin..."