Fairy Tail: Magic is not such an inconvenient thing.

Chapter 61 Erza's Advice from the Future

Abo felt a chill run down his spine. What happened? He'd only mustered the courage to strike up a conversation for the first time, and he'd already lost so badly?

Besides, my real body is over there at the counter. How did you recognize me as Aibo at a glance?

"Hello, may I ask who you are...?"

"Hahaha, I-I'm here for sightseeing! Yes, that's right, I'm a tourist, I'm here to visit Fairy Tail!"

Such a lame excuse…

The blonde beauty tried to hide her hand, but Abbot still saw the guild emblem on the back of her hand.

Is she a member of the guild? Why haven't I seen her before? And she seems to know me…

【What should I do?! Erza told me not to reveal my identity, but I was immediately harassed by Ebo as soon as I walked in!?】

"What's your name, beautiful lady?"

"Huh? Ah! I, I'm called Lu, Lu, Lufei!"

This girl knows Erza? That's too suspicious… No, there's a mole! Abort the plan!

“So it’s Miss Lufie… I’m sorry for bothering you earlier. I just remembered I have some things to take care of. Since you want to visit the guild, let her accompany you.”

Abbot reached out and grabbed an Felyne from who-knows-where, shoved it into the suspicious bunny girl's arms, and then his spirit returned to its place and vanished quickly.

"Huh? It's a tiny Ailu!"

"Hello rabbit, meow! Do you know Elf meow?"

"I'm not a rabbit! You stupid Ailu!"

Meanwhile, Abbot himself hid and began to observe from the shadows.

Abo was so embarrassed by his terrible attempt to strike up a conversation that he decided he shouldn't approach girls so casually anymore...

A failed first time can leave a lifelong psychological scar, and it may take a lifetime to heal!

Damn it, blonde Lufie, I'll remember this grudge!

Abbott controlled his telepathic magic and began to intently eavesdrop on the suspicious girl's thoughts.

It turned out that this guy was thinking all sorts of weird things like, "Wow! Young Laxus!" "Oh! Young Marcao!" "Hey! Young Elfman!"

She knows all the guild members and thinks they are all very young.

Could she have traveled back from the future to the present?

[What to do, what to do? Where are Natsu and Gray? Those two idiots! Where did they go at a time like this... If I can't find them before Erza deciphers the spellbook, I'm going to get a beating!]

Natsu and Gray? Didn't they just go out to challenge Erza to a duel? And when did Erza learn to decipher spellbooks? That guy isn't good at that at all...

The more Albert listened to the blonde girl's inner thoughts, the more suspicious he became.

Wait, if she really did come back from the future, does that mean Erza came back with her? Erza has my mark on her...

Aibo closed his eyes and sensed the spatial coordinates he had set... Sure enough! There were two Erzas!

"Shh-"

Aibo disappeared from his spot and reappeared directly above one of Erza's coordinates the next second.

Then I saw... a giant Erza dressed in a white catgirl outfit, lying in a tent flipping through a magic book, her cat tail swaying behind her.

hiss--

Is this Erza as she grows up? She's become so beautiful, so womanly, and her figure is amazing...

But why wear a catgirl outfit? Does Erza want to become an Elfcat?

"Ah! No! I can't understand it at all!"

What should we do? Should we go find Abbott and Levy from this era? But how do we handle the time paradox? If we can't decipher this book, we'll never be able to go back!

Large Erza sighed and announced her surrender; Abbot had long known she wasn't cut out for reading.

So, did this group of people really travel from the future back to the present? Because of the magic book in Erza's hand?

At this moment, the allure of the spellbook in Erza's hand became immense; after all, it was a spellbook that could travel through time and space!

Because he lacked specific methods of applying his Level 1 Time Magic, Abbot hadn't studied it much, mainly because he didn't know how to study it. He had very little knowledge about Time Magic and couldn't find anything about it.

If this book really is related to time magic...

Ebo teleported again, appearing behind Erza the Elder:

"Sister Erza, I didn't know you liked being a catgirl~ But it's quite cute, it suits you very well."

"Alas!!!"

Erza shuddered violently, her cat tail standing on end, just like a cat with its fur standing on end.

"Ai...Aibo!? What happened to you, what happened to you..."

"Because I left a mark on my sister, I sensed that there was an extra mark belonging to Erza, so I rushed over to take a look. I didn't expect to find such an interesting scene... So, how old are you now, Erza?"

"Haha... As expected of Abbott..."

【We're doomed! Abbot found out!】

[Abo was definitely cuter when he was a child, less mischievous...]

Wait, could this be an opportunity? Since we've already been discovered, wouldn't it be a waste not to take advantage of it?

I must seize this opportunity to completely correct Abbott's flawed thinking!

Erza's thoughts were quick and rapid; she flashed to Eibo's side and shoved the spellbook into his hand:

"Abbot! You guessed right, I returned to the present from five years in the future thanks to this magic book called 'Memories of Time,' which I found in the guild library. You need to help us decipher it quickly! Otherwise, we won't be able to go back!"

"Huh? Okay, fine, let me see... Stop shaking yourself. And why are you wearing a catgirl outfit? Aren't you going to consider changing into another outfit?"

"I was afraid that people would recognize me if I wore the armor! But it doesn't matter now. As for why I'm wearing this, it's probably because of the spacetime distortion. I can't access my personal space normally, so I can only take out these two sets of clothes."

"Oh, that's easy. I'll have Balgo bring you a Celestial Spirit World outfit... No one will recognize you."

As soon as Abbot took the magic book, he felt an unusual appetite.

"Abbot? What's wrong?"

"N-nothing, it's just that this book suddenly smells so good... Let me have Baluge bring you a few outfits..."

Aibo suppressed his inexplicable hunger, summoned Balgo, and prepared to begin studying the book of time-space magic.

But then, Erza suddenly grabbed Ebo's shoulders and stared at him seriously:

"Abbot, before that, there's something I need to make clear to you!"

"Wh-what?"

For some reason, Aibo felt inexplicably guilty.

“Abbott, I know you’ve been having some dangerous thoughts around this time. You want to explore more emotional possibilities, but you need to understand that it’s wrong!”

Oh no! My "stealing fragrance plan" has been discovered before it even began!?

"Love is pure and sacred! It is the mutual attraction of two sincere hearts! There should be no deception or betrayal!"

No? Could my future self really have gone so far and acted so cruelly? Even in my original plan, I never intended to deceive anyone's feelings…

"In short, you have to promise me that you will be extremely careful about relationships from now on! You absolutely cannot treat relationships like a game, understand?"

"Yes!"

Speak louder! I can't hear you!

"I understand!!"

Aibo sighed. He hadn't expected his "Fragrance Stealing Plan" to die before it even officially started. Oh well, there was nothing he could do. He'd already decided never to approach anyone again anyway, so he might as well give up...

"Great, very energetic! That's the kind of good Abbot your sister should have!"

【Great! This way, Ebony shouldn't be able to juggle multiple relationships anymore. You did it, Erza!】

Ok?

Make more sacks.

Is something wrong?

Weren't we talking about something else? Um... how about we start over?

I didn't agree to that!

Having multiple relationships at once, well done, future "me"!

Chapter 62 The Art of Light... Telescope

"Stop! What are you going to do to Abbott!?"

Erza was about to let go of Ebo when she was startled by the sudden appearance of the little girl.

The newcomer was none other than... Little Erza!

[I'm doomed! It's me!!!]

Elsa almost turned to stone on the spot.

Little Erza pulled Ebo over, looking warily at the "suspicious woman" dressed in a white catgirl outfit:

"Abbot, who is this catwoman? Her outfit is so strange!"

This is you, baby.

Abo hadn't expected Erza to appear so suddenly, but it seemed Erza didn't recognize him. He scratched his head and said:

"This is... my friend. She asked me to decipher this spellbook. Erza, what brings you here?"

"Oh, Abbot's friend, my apologies."

Erza didn't think much of it and nodded, saying:

"I'm looking for Natsu and Gray. I think I went a little too far during the sparring session. Thinking about it, Mira must have stolen my cake. I wronged them and wanted to apologize to them. Ebo, do you know where they are?"

Ebo could easily find Natsu and the others' coordinates with a simple search, but he didn't want to complicate things:

"I don't know, but Mira should be in the guild right now."

"Fine! I'll go settle the score with Mira first!"

Little Erza left in a flurry of activity.

Elsa, who had been frozen in place, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Wow, I was so energetic when I was a kid! I really miss those days."

"In my opinion, Erza has changed quite a bit. The current Erza would never wear a catwoman outfit."

"Nonsense! I've always loved cute clothes. I didn't wear them when I was little simply because they didn't fit into my size!"

"I see. Then I'll give you a catgirl outfit as a birthday present next time!"

"??? So that's why you gave me a catgirl outfit that year?"

"..." x2

The two of them suddenly fell silent, as if they had a subtle feeling that they would develop a brain if they thought about it carefully.

Erza felt she couldn't talk about the future anymore; who knew what strange consequences the time paradox might lead to?

Aibo also felt that he couldn't say too much, in case Erza found out that what he "agreed" to was not what he promised.

So, Erza began to silently choose new clothes, and Abbot began to interpret "Memories of Time".

"...I see...It's a magic spell with a rather complex principle, but it's quite easy to figure out how to use it...First, the person who opens this book will be transported to the first time and space they remember...The effect only lasts for...6 hours."

Six hours later, whoever opens this book will be transported back to their original time and space… What amazing magic!

Abbot deciphered how to use the spellbook in just over ten minutes, while Erza had just finished choosing and changing into her favorite Celestial Spirit outfit.

There was no doubt that Erza had returned from several years in the future, and Ebo was excited that such overpowered magic existed in this world.

Although he didn't know what Erza had misunderstood before, Ebo felt that the power of time and space was mysterious and unpredictable, and it wasn't so easy to change the past.