A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

As Lucy's voice kept coming, Kira's mind suddenly went blank. He turned to look at Lucy, who was filled with envy: "Is she going to say that line 15 times??"

"Yes……"

How troublesome! It sounds so troublesome! This is being said 15 times in one go!! Even for very important things, we usually only say it three times at a time!

"Hey Kira! Are these Protoss Keys powerful?" Lucy licked her lips and asked curiously.

Girl, could you tone it down a bit? Your eyes are practically bulging out of their sockets...

Kira's lips twitched: "How would I know? I've never used these Protoss, nor have I read any books about them. How could I possibly know?! Besides, isn't your family the one with the great Protoss lineage?"

The Heartfilia family, the family Lucy's mother belongs to, has been a world-renowned family of Celestial Spirit Mages for four hundred years. Anna, Natsu's kindergarten teacher, is a mage from this family. Given that such a large family has survived from the Dragon Age to the present day, Kira has no doubt that their lineage possesses detailed records of all Celestial Spirits.

Lucy scratched her head awkwardly: "But I've never heard my mother mention anything about this..."

"That's strange... Could it be that your dad hid it away?" Kira squinted and speculated.

"My dad? I don't know..."

Kira remembers everything related to the Celestials, from Anna four hundred years ago to Layla now, and then from Layla to Lucy. All three of them share the surname Heartfilia, and their appearances suggest they are of the same lineage. What does this mean?

This means that Lucy's father, Jude, was actually a son-in-law who married into the family!

With his thoughts wandering, Kira couldn't help but ask, "Lucy, will Natsu also marry into your family in the future?"

Lucy's mind went blank for a moment after hearing those words. She stood there in silence for a long time before she came to her senses. Her cheeks flushed red, and she uttered a sound of embarrassment and confusion.

"...Huh?? What are you suddenly saying??"

The topic changed way too fast! Weren't we just talking about the Celestial Spirit Records? How come the next second we're asking Natsu whether he wants to marry into the family??

Would someone with Natsu's personality care whether he and his children would have the surname Dragoneul or Heartfilia in the future? Wait, wait... does it even matter if Natsu marries into the family or not? It's all the same to me... ugh! I'm still a young girl, how can I think about these things?!

Kira completely ignored the girl's shy pose of hands on hips, pouting, and stomping her feet. He turned his gaze to Natsu, who was being drawn to Lucy's antics, and said, "So you also think marrying into the family is better, right? After all, Natsu is an orphan..."

"I didn't think that at all!!" Lucy muttered softly, "What do you mean 'Natsu is an orphan anyway'? Aren't all the guild members his family?"

“You know in your heart that these two things are not the same thing.”

After a pause, Kira continued tentatively, "So, you want to marry into that family? But if you do that, there won't be a successor for the Heartfilia lineage, right? Would your deceased mother and your father, who works at the merchant guild, agree to that?"

Annoyed by Kira's words, Lucy blurted out in a roar, "Fine, I'll just have two kids with Natsu! One will be named Dragneel, and the other Heartfilia, right?!?"

Her voice was loud enough for many mages around to hear.

The mages who were talking, playing around, or eating suddenly stopped what they were doing and turned around in shock, wanting to see which girl had the courage to say such things in public.

When they saw that the person who spoke was from Fairy Tail, and was Lucy, the blonde mage who was very close to Natsu, everyone looked at her with an expression of "Oh, it's her, that's not surprising." They smiled and nodded at her before turning back to continue their conversation.

However, this time, the content of their conversation had clearly changed.

As soon as she said it, Lucy realized something was wrong, but it was too late. After she had finished speaking unconsciously, her delicate face turned bright red like a steamed crab in just two seconds, and even started to steam.

What am I even saying?!

And they were talking so loudly! It was absolutely embarrassing!

Lucy's composure crumbled instantly. At that moment, she felt as if the people around her, and the slightly mocking and teasing gazes directed at her, were roasting her over a fire.

Most importantly, she had already seen Natsu, Happy, and Lucy #1 coming this way out of the corner of her eye.

Natsu rushed forward, bringing his face close to Lucy's, and looked intently into her eyes: "Lucy, you..."

The intense heat hit her head, nipping Lucy's carefully crafted excuses in the bud. Her mind went blank, wanting to say something to salvage her image, but she didn't know where to begin. She could only stammer and remain speechless.

"No...it's not what you heard!! What I meant was...that...this..."

Happy, with his tongue curled up, covered his mouth and chuckled, "They're having an affair~"

Lucy #1 was utterly shocked, her cheeks flushed, and she exclaimed in disbelief in a low voice, "In this world, I've actually gotten to this point with Natsu...?"

"Not yet... no, we haven't!!"

Lucy hurriedly waved her hands to explain, but no matter how she tried to cover it up, her words and voice sounded so weak and powerless that she had no choice but to change the subject.

"Oh...right, have you signed contracts with all the keys yet? How do you feel about their power? If you don't understand anything, feel free to ask me! Don't let my appearance fool you, I can use the Celestial Spirit Robe! Hahaha!..."

What a dramatic turn of events!!

Kira and Happy were both stunned, standing there dumbfounded, mouths agape, unable to utter a word.

Only Lucy #1 seemed to truly understand Lucy's feelings at that moment, so she didn't expose Lucy's clumsy rhetoric. Instead, she answered Lucy's question cooperatively, and because it seemed to be a topic she cared about, Lucy #1's face regained its radiance.

"The contract has been signed, and it can be summoned at any time!"

Chapter 770: Both the Source and the End, Lucy Eclipse Heartfilia

In a very inconspicuous corner of the Grand Magic Games venue.

"Open the gates of Andromeda!!"

With a familiar 'ding-dong' sound, a figure appeared in front of everyone.

She had long, wavy golden hair, skin as white as jade, and a pair of crystal-clear, flawless white wings on her back. Her hair reached her waist, her clothes fluttered, and her attire was as gorgeous as a princess. She held a beautiful, colorful magic wand, and her temperament was as elegant and noble as a fairy.

It is the celestial spirit of Andromeda!

The Andromeda celestial spirit is only about half the size of an adult woman's palm, so it looks incredibly delicate and petite, giving the impression of having stepped out of a fairy tale.

The female elf stood quietly on Lucy No. 1's hand. Although she was small in stature, her elegance was no less than that of any noble. She bowed slightly to Lucy No. 1 and said, "Good afternoon, my master!"

"This...this could be...a fairy?!"

Kira, Natsu, Happy, and the two Lucys were all stunned by the appearance of the little fairy in front of them.

In this world, the term "elf" refers to a fairy, and the name of their guild, "Fairy Tail," is derived from this creature.

Whether fairies have tails or not is a question no one knows, an eternal mystery, representing an eternal adventure. This is the origin of the name 'Fairy Tail'.

"Hey!! Lucy, look!! It's a real 'fairy'!!"

Natsu pulled Lucy and shook her vigorously, but his eyes shone brightly as he stared intently at the fairy, his lips curving into an uncontrollable smile of excitement.

"Really... really... Could it be that the legends about 'fairies' in this world actually originated from the celestial spirits of Andromeda?"

Lucy was no less shocked than Natsu. Although she had done her homework and studied some Celestials, most of what she knew came from old books available on the market, which were common and incomplete pirated books that had been copied countless times. Eighty percent of them were useless. So, this kind of elf-type Celestial was something she had never seen or heard of before.

Amidst her surprise, a hint of resentment rose on Lucy's face: "If only I had known, I should have bought more silver keys when I had more money!"

Kira caught the key phrase and immediately asked, "When did you become rich?"

They have money but don't pay it back, yet they're thinking of getting the silver key? Looks like I've been too lenient with these debtors!

Lucy quickly explained, "I was talking about the past, when I was still the young lady of the Heartfilia family, before I ran away from home and came to the guild!!"

As she spoke, Lucy's thoughts drifted into memories: "How I miss the days when I had no worries about food and clothing, slept in a big room with a big bed, had servants and a housekeeper, and treated the mountains as my backyard..."

Kira raised an eyebrow, glancing at the person and cat beside him who knew Lucy best: Is this guy looking for death? Daring to flaunt his wealth in front of me, Kira?!

Natsu: "..."

Happy: "..."

The man and the cat looked at each other, clearly understanding the meaning in Kira's eyes, but unsure how to respond.

These two poor bastards have never experienced the kind of life that Lucy described as belonging to the rich. Although it's not as exaggerated as Kira's, they are still somewhat envious.

At this moment, Lucy finally realized something was wrong, so she quickly changed the subject, forcing a smile and saying, "Of course, my life is great now! Although it's not as lavish as before, it's much freer and more exciting! Most importantly, I have everyone in the guild!!"

Kira shook his head. "I feel like what you're saying is very Versailles-esque..."

Just as the group was having their usual banter, the Andromeda Celestial Spirit that had just been summoned and was standing alone and beautiful on Lucy's hand suddenly emitted a strange magical power.

“?!” ×N

The unexpected turn of events immediately put Kira and the others on alert.

"Such dark magic!!"

"What's with this magic?"

"It feels kind of familiar..."

The group looked in shock at the Andromeda Celestial Spirit, who had previously seemed rather unremarkable, only to discover with surprise that her condition appeared to be quite different from when she first appeared.

Her original light golden hair was now smeared with black, and her pure and flawless face now had two purple eyeshadows. Her pupils had also changed from a jewel-like sky blue to a strange gold, making her look like a delinquent teenage girl.

Not only that, the Andromeda Celestial Spirit's gorgeous pleated dress has changed from pure white when she first came out of the Celestial Spirit Realm to pitch black now, her colorful magic wand has become strangely shaped, and her flat shoes have been replaced with black high heels.

If the Andromeda Celestial Spirit was Snow White just now, she is now the Shadow Queen, her temperament has changed drastically, her magic power has surged, and she is now far more dangerous than before.

"Lucy, is this normal?" Natsu, who was always sensitive to the nature of magic, quickly realized what the Andromeda Celestial Spirit's change meant, and immediately asked.

"No... I don't think so!"

Lucy, number 1, answered Natsu's question because she had already signed a contract with this Celestial Spirit, and she was obligated to provide an explanation and take responsibility for this sudden turn of events.

"What exactly is going on, Kira?"

Compared to Natsu's absolute trust in Lucy, Lucy and Happy immediately looked at Kira, because they knew Kira wouldn't tamper with the Celestial Key, so something must have gone wrong somewhere. Besides, if something really happened later, they'd need Kira to step in and keep things under control!

"The nature of this magic... could it be..."

Before Kira could finish his sentence, a series of tinkling sounds suddenly came from the void around Lucy #1, followed by the appearance of several Protoss portals with very familiar designs.

The group immediately tensed. The only one appearing at this time, not summoned by themselves, and having opened a portal from the Celestial Spirit Realm to Aslant without authorization, could only be the Celestial Spirit who had just signed a contract with Lucy Number 1. In other words, behind these newly opened doors were other Celestial Spirits, just like the Andromeda Celestial Spirit before them, whose magic and thoughts had become distorted.

The next moment, something astonishing happened: the door in front of them slowly opened, and then streams of dark magic emanated from it. As if summoned by some force, they crossed space through this gate connecting the two worlds to come here, and the target of this magic was none other than the current master of these Protoss, Number 1 Lucy.

"Look! The Andromeda celestial spirits are there too..."

Harpy's voice drew Kira and the others' attention. They saw that the Andromeda Celestial Spirit, who had been standing gracefully on Lucy No. 1 like a fairy, had its dark magic power detach on its own and, like the dark magic power coming from the Celestial Spirit Gates around it, began to gather on Lucy No. 1.

As this magic shifted, the Andromeda Celestial Spirits gradually returned to their original forms, transforming from the Shadow Queen back into Snow White. However, this was accompanied by a transformation in Lucy #1.

"Ughhhhh!!"

With a painful groan, the dark magic emanating from Lucy #1 grew stronger and stronger. At this moment, she was somewhat like Mira who had received the Demon Soul, except that this magic was even more uncontrollable.

"Lucy!! What's wrong with you?!"

Natsu, Lucy, and Happy were all shocked and looked at everything in front of them helplessly, not knowing what had happened. Only Kira remained calm.

"This magic is coming from the Protoss Realm. Could it be that something has happened there?"