Fairy Tail: Magic is not such an inconvenient thing.

If Erza comes from the future at the end of the same timeline, then at the beginning of this timeline, the "future me" in Erza's memory must have also met a "future Erza" in the past.

In other words, Erza believed that the future she had successfully changed was the path she had walked back to.

Aibo didn't think Erza had changed anything, and his previous advice was probably just a "futile effort".

Anyway, Aibo only promised to treat relationships carefully, but he never promised not to "have his cake and eat it too".

These two things are not contradictory! His love for humanity is very firm.

"What? Only 6 hours? We've been here for 2 hours already! Looks like we need to find everyone else as soon as possible! I remember the person who opened this book was... it should have been Natsu!"

"Don't worry, sister, have you forgotten? Natsu and Gray also have my spatial coordinates. I can help you find them. The only one without coordinates should be that blonde... wait? It seems she has them too? It seems my future self has marked everyone."

"Lucy? You always like to bully her, and you left a mark on her a long time ago."

Erza quickly covered her mouth:

"...Sorry, I seem to have said something I shouldn't have."

"Hehehe, it's nothing. I think I know why I like to bully this newbie..."

Abbot smiled mysteriously and shrugged:

"That makes things simple. I'll gather you all together when it's almost time. Now you can enjoy this time of memories."

Erza paused, then shook her head helplessly and smiled:

"As expected, no matter how tricky the problem is, it always becomes very simple in Abbott's hands... Thank you, Abbott, for helping me again."

"We're family! Saying that would be too formal, wouldn't it?"

Abbot tossed the spellbook in his hand:

"In fact, Erza gave me a very important gift, and I should thank you. Knowledge of time magic is hard to find..."

"Well, actually..."

Erza suddenly stopped and shook her head:

"Alright, I can't say any more. Aibo, use your telescope technique to see what Natsu and the others are doing."

"Huh? Telescope technique?"

"Huh!? Wait a minute, could it be that you haven't developed it yet, Aibo? It's clearly a ninjutsu from your novel... Oops! I've said too much again!"

Erza patted her forehead and covered her face with her hands, feeling like she had been doing stupid things all day.

Aibo's eyes lit up upon hearing this. The Telescope Technique—wasn't that just the Third Hokage's crystal ball?

Yes, yes, I can do that too, through the refraction of light…

"Haha, I see. I was completely stumped again. Thank you for the inspiration, Erza."

Aibo used light-attribute magic to create a "disc" in front of him, and then, high in the sky, used spatial magic and light-shape to create a "cursor" that could refract light, thus projecting a distant scene.

And just like that, the Technique of the Telescope of Light was completed!

"...Sometimes, I really envy your talent, Abbott."

"Huh? This magic was only possible because of Erza's reminder."

"Fine, whatever makes you happy. Let's see what Natsu and the others are up to."

"Let me adjust this a bit, this magic requires a little finesse... Let me see how to control the magnifying telescope..."

Because Ebo could sense Natsu and Gray's coordinates, he adjusted the angle of the cursor's reflection and quickly found the "four people and one cat" on the riverbank. Zooming in, he saw...

It turns out that Natsu and Gray were having a passionate brawl by the river, while on the riverbank, the disguised larger versions of Natsu and Gray were also having a passionate brawl, with Happy watching the four of them having a bromance.

"..."

Erza was exhausted.

"These two... idiots! What are they doing?"

"Haha, this is really interesting. Wait, let me see if I can turn this into a photo and save it. Photos are also an application of light, so theoretically I should be able to do it!"

"..."

Erza felt guilty.

[I'm doomed! I absolutely can't let anyone know that Abbott's spying genius "Telescope Magic" and his embarrassing secret-making machine "Snapshot Magic" were both inspired by me!!!]

No! This time travel is absolutely terrible!

Chapter 63 The Book of Time and Space

For the next few hours, Abbott experimented with new magic in Erza's company.

The Light Telescope magic only utilizes the simple principle of light refraction, so it cannot spy on women's bathhouses through houses like the Third Hokage could, but it is already very practical.

One very useful effect of this magic is that it makes it difficult for the person being seen through the "telescope" to realize that they are being spied on.

Unlike telepathic magic, this technique doesn't leave many traces of magic, making it difficult to detect and perfect for spying (not really).

Then there's the magic used to capture memorable moments: the photo card magic. It captures a segment of light and shadow and seals it into a card, which you can then take out and play whenever you want to see it.

Ebo compiled the footage of the two Natsu and two Gray fighting together into a card and gave it to Erza, since it would be more appropriate to show this interesting video in the future.

As the time for parting drew near, Aibo felt a little reluctant to leave Erza, who had matured considerably.

The adult Erza before him seemed to have resolved some inner conflict, appearing more cheerful and lively than her age, and looking at him with gentleness and doting affection.

She's like a real older sister.

As Aibo was reflecting on this, he suddenly felt enveloped in a soft embrace:

“Abbot… Although I’ve always considered myself as your older sister, I only realized now that you’ve never changed… From childhood to adulthood, the one who’s been taken care of… has always been me.”

"Ugh... Erza... I can't breathe..."

"Oh, I'm sorry."

After Erza released him, Ebo was a little dazed. The girls in the guild were so well-developed. It must be the world's blessing.

"Although I have a lot to say to you, now is clearly not the time. So, farewell, Abbot. To avoid a crisis of time paradox, you should not appear in front of them again."

"Alright... I'll see you off."

Ebo flew up and floated into the air. Erza and the others appeared in the afternoon, and five hours later it was night. It was dark, and it wasn't so easy to find him hiding in the sky.

There was still enough time. From the air, Ebo watched as Erza found Lucy driving the carriage, and also found Gray, who was bruised and battered but full of energy, and Happy the rascal. Together they headed to the river to find Natsu.

As soon as they arrived at the riverbank, they saw the larger Natsu beating the smaller Natsu mercilessly, looking completely insane.

It seems to be because Natsu lost his duel with Gray.

Natsu is indeed a ruthless person; when he gets ruthless, he'll even hit himself.

Such a rare scene had to be recorded, so Aibo made a commemorative photo card, planning to use it a few years later.

Then we see Little Natsu use Dragon Slayer Magic to attack Big Natsu, but Big Natsu casually slaps him instead and injures himself.

Natsu is currently 12 to 13 years old, and his magic power is just over 2000. However, the Natsu who returned from the future has a magic power of around 10000, making him a reserve S-class. The difference in their physical constitution is also huge, and their strength is vastly different. It would be no different for the older Natsu to beat the younger Natsu than to beat a child.

Erza and the others couldn't stand it any longer, so they grabbed the large Natsu and ran away, as Natsu's time to stay was almost up.

Abo couldn't just leave the injured and bleeding Natsu alone, so he flew down from the sky.

"Natsu, you're injured."

"Abbot! Whoa!! A really scary monster just hit me! It was so scary! I've never seen anything so terrifying before!"

Even the larger Natsu was traumatized. Memories can transport people back to a vivid past, and what Natsu remembers so vividly is probably this very scene before him.

Aibo tried hard to hold back his laughter:

"They seem to have run far away. Let me help with the treatment first."

Natsu's neck was cut by his own Dragon Slayer Magic. Fortunately, it was just a cut, and Ebo stimulated his self-healing ability, which healed it. However, a noticeable scar was still left on his neck.

"Huh? Why can't the scars go away? Is it because of Dragon Slayer Magic?"

“A scar? Never mind, it’s okay. I usually wear a scarf so you can’t see it anyway. Thank you, Abbot.”

Abbot pondered for a moment. The magical elements in this world have a certain mutual restraint relationship. He had heard that ancient dragons were almost impossible to defeat with magic, probably because dragons had high resistance to other types of magic.

Dragon-type magic is only weak to other dragon-type magic, so the only way to attack dragons is with dragon magic, which is why dragon-slaying magic was created.

This was a conjecture by Abbott, and now it seems to make some sense.

Is it because Natsu's body has been evolving in the direction of a dragon that he is more susceptible to damage from Dragon Slayer Magic?

"Damn it! The more I think about it, the angrier I get! I'm going to find that monster and get my revenge!"

"It seems they've already left. You should have a chance to see them sometime."

"Really? He ran really fast. Oh well, I'll get my revenge when I grow up!"

Natsu left cursing; he was going to find Gray for revenge.

Ebo flew high into the sky again, arriving at the edge of the forest. There he saw Gray standing behind Natsu, who was bruised and battered, locking his joints. Happy was on Natsu's head, and Erza and Lucy each held one of Natsu's hands. The group looked solemn, as if they were performing some kind of mysterious ritual.

How strange. Let me take another look and secretly take a picture to record it.

Erza seemed to sense something, looked up at Ebo, smiled, waved her hand, and a flash of bright light appeared. The group disappeared from their spot as if they had never been there.

Aibo slowly floated down from the sky and picked up the book "Memories of Time" that had fallen to the ground. Surprisingly, this book hadn't been teleported back with them.

Wait, did I bring this book back to the guild?

Hmm... So Natsu and the others found the book I left in the guild and then returned to the present?

What would happen if I didn't put the book back in the guild?

Does leaving this book here mean it will disappear in the future?

Does that mean this book only existed for the last few years?

So where did this book come from? Who created it? And where will the book reappear after it disappears?

Aibo's mind was racing; he felt like he was starting to develop a brain.

This book of time-space magic is truly amazing; it's like a book that shouldn't exist, yet it's actually in my hands now…

So hungry…

Abbot looked at the book in his hand, itching to try it, and took a bite out of the magic book.

Instead of biting the book cover, he absorbed the spacetime power emanating from the book.

It's so delicious! I've never had such a good "Time Traveler's Box" before!

On the panel, the experience points for both spatial magic and time magic have increased slightly. This book is a great supplement!

But after taking a few bites, Abbot stopped, afraid that if he continued eating, he would "eat the book up" completely.

If the book's spacetime energy is insufficient, preventing Natsu and his friends from returning to the present through it, will the book still end up in his possession?

Could something like a spacetime correction force erase this part of my memory?

Forget it, let's play it safe.

Abo was a little unsure and decided to stop eating. He would use the book for research instead, as its research value far exceeded its edible value.

Wait a minute, I've taken such a big bite out of this book, could it cause Natsu and the others to return at the wrong time?!

No, no, the book Natsu used in the future should be the magic book I chewed up, so they should have returned to an earlier timeline.

Ah, no, my mind is itching, I don't want to think about it anymore!

Chapter 64 The President's Advice

After seeing Erza off from the future, Abbot felt a little lost.

I like big-breasted women.

I like Erza even more now that she's grown up.

I love Erza the most, especially the one wearing a catgirl outfit that's really big.

In order to grasp more happiness, I must work twice as hard!

Although Ebo felt he had worked very hard—he was only 9 years old, yet his magical power had already surpassed that of Cana, who inherited Gildarts's talent, caught up with the genius Mira, and was about to catch up with the truly overpowered Erza…