Fantasy in the world of crossover anime

"What, did I say something wrong?"

"Finally over," Li Xiaoxi said, stretching as she stepped out of the tent. The two or three hours of interrogation had completely drained her already limited energy from her battle with Joseph. She felt utterly exhausted and just wanted to go back and get a good night's sleep to relieve both her physical and mental fatigue. Keep in mind, Li Xiaoxi hadn't rested for two days!

After greeting Makarov, Li Xiaoxi went home to rest alone. Not long after, Mirajane seemed to return home as well, but by then Li Xiaoxi was already asleep. Mirajane looked at the sleeping Li Xiaoxi, then furtively glanced around to make sure no one was watching. He then gently stroked Li Xiaoxi's face, and after about ten minutes, Mirajane's face was quite red. After withdrawing his hand, as if encouraging himself, he gave her a long pep talk, and finally kissed her on the lips before fleeing from her room as if running away.

The next day, when Li Xiaoxi and Mirajane arrived at the guild, they found that Lucy was not there. They were worried that something had happened, but they were relieved to learn that Natsu, Gray, and Erza had gone with them.

Fairy Tail's original guild has been destroyed, so there's no choice but to build a new one. Makarov originally wanted to ask Li Xiaoxi for advice, but while he's willing to let Li Xiaoxi destroy things, it would be a bit difficult for her to build them.

However, since the guild was completely destroyed, everyone in the guild is now helping to rebuild it. But when Li Xiaoxi asked Makarov where he got the blueprints, Makarov said it was a secret, leaving Li Xiaoxi speechless.

Li Xiaoxi originally wanted to help, but the rest of the guild stopped her. They hadn't been able to help during the battle with the Ghost, and if they let Li Xiaoxi do it now, the guild would be ashamed.

With no other option, Li Xiaoxi found a sunny spot to soak up the sun. What a beautiful day!

Chapter 253 Argument

On the eastern coast of Magnolia, the former residence of the Fairy Tail guild, the current Fairy Tail headquarters is made up of piled-up timber and a makeshift bar.

"Everyone, we're resuming accepting work requests today. This is just a temporary information desk, but please try to take on as many jobs as possible," Lisana said with a gentle smile at the group behind the makeshift counter.

"Oh!" Upon hearing Lisana's words, everyone present erupted in excitement, and a large crowd gathered in front of the quest board.

Looking at the lively scene before her, Lucy asked curiously, "What's that? You usually don't want to work and are always lazy and irresponsible."

"Speaking of which, Loki isn't here," Lucy muttered to herself after looking around.

Upon hearing Lucy's words, Mira smiled knowingly, put her hands on her hips, and said, "Oh dear, Lucy has finally fallen into Loki's clutches."

"No, that's not it!" Lucy retorted hastily, pulling out the Celestial Key in response to Mira's teasing words. "He helped me find the key, and I just wanted to thank him."

“Yes, when you see him, Xiaoxi and I will pass on your message, right, Xiaoxi?” Mira said to Li Xiaoxi.

"Well, speaking of which, Lucy, have the Celestials been angry with you? Did you lose your key?" Cana put down what she was doing and turned to Lucy to ask.

"Uh..." Lucy's face stiffened upon hearing Cana's question. She instinctively covered her butt with her hand, gave an awkward laugh, and then rested her forehead on the bar. "Of course, it's... more than just getting angry. Just thinking about it makes my butt ache."

"Shall I chill it for you?" Gray, who was passing by, said nonchalantly after hearing Lucy's words.

"That's a veiled form of sexual harassment."

“Lucy, let me see your red bottom!” Happy looked at Lucy expectantly.

"This is blatant sexual harassment!"

"Let's whip her a few more times, what kind of expression will she have!" Natsu laughed at Happy.

"Are you a devil?!" This time, Lucy really couldn't stay calm.

Bang! A barrel suddenly flew over and slammed Natsu to the ground. At the same time, a furious female voice rang in their ears: "Say that again!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Erza glaring angrily at Laxus. Laxus smiled sarcastically and said, "Since the opportunity is rare, I'll just say it directly: this guild doesn't need weaklings." Halfway through his sentence, Laxus turned his gaze to the two members of the Shadow Gear Squad. "You two are really pathetic, being looked down upon by a mere Spectre. By the way, I don't even know your names."

Both Jet and Troy lowered their heads. Although they were ambushed by Gajeel that night, they were easily defeated by him. It was an undeniable fact that even Levy could not be protected. Therefore, they were powerless to refute Laxus's disdain.

After mocking the two, Laxus turned to Lucy and said, "And you, the mastermind, young lady of the Celestial Spirits, because of you..."

Before Laxus could finish speaking, Li Xiaoxi interrupted him, "Laxus, everything is over now. It's irrelevant to investigate who was at fault. Besides, we won't hold you responsible for not participating in the war, so just keep quiet."

“Of course, this has nothing to do with me.” Laxus stood up from his chair, arms crossed. “Li Xiaoxi, I’m not like you. You’ll just keep cleaning up the messes of those good-for-nothings every time.”

"You bastard!" Faced with Laxus's sarcasm, Natsu finally couldn't take it anymore and threw a punch at Laxus. However, in the face of Natsu's fist, Laxus's body turned into a golden lightning bolt and flashed to the side before anyone could react.

"Laxus, you heartless bastard, you'll fight me to the death!" Na, whose attack had been dodged, glared at Laxus defiantly.

"Hahaha, what's the point of talking about a decisive battle when you can't even touch me? If I inherit the guild, all the weak will be wiped out, and all those who resist will be eliminated. I will create the strongest guild, the strongest guild in history that no one will look down on. Hahaha." After saying that, Laxus's body turned into a bolt of lightning and disappeared from everyone's sight.

Li Xiaoxi sighed helplessly. Laxus's love for the guild was indeed second to none, but his personality was just...

"You still want to inherit it? What nonsense are you spouting?" Lucy, unaware of Laxus's identity, said indignantly.

Li Xiaoxi shook her head and explained to Lucy, "That's not necessarily true. Laxus is the chairman's grandson. So there's a high chance that Laxus will become the new chairman after the chairman retires."

"How...how could this be?" Lucy lowered her head in worry as she heard about this for the first time. "But I don't want that kind of guy who treats his comrades like dirt to be the president."

"That's why there are rumors that the guild master is reluctant to retire. If we're talking about Fairy Tail right now, the only one who can rival Laxus for the guild master's position is probably Nozomi, right?" Mira said to Lucy.

Hearing Mira's words, Li Xiaoxi shook her head. "I'm still young, only fourteen years old. Besides, you all have some misunderstandings about Laxus."

"Huh? Why?"

Li Xiaoxi smiled gently and offered no explanation.

"That bastard." Natsu said through gritted teeth, looking in the direction Laxus had disappeared.

Erza shook her head. "That's enough. Getting involved with him is exhausting. By the way, how about we go on a mission? Let's call Natsu, Gray, and Lucy."

"Hmm?" Gray and Lucy both looked at Erza upon hearing her words.

"It seems like we've been together ever since the Iron Forest incident. Why don't we team up? There are four of us, plus Happy, that makes five."

"But can I be included?" Lucy asked, both happy and worried, after hearing Erza's words.

Natsu said to Lucy, "What do you mean 'including'? Without Lucy, it feels like something's missing. Besides, Lucy is very strong, especially when she uses Aquarius."

"Mm." Hearing Natsu's words, Lucy smiled shyly, nodded, and regained her confidence.

"Get to work now, go destroy the magic cult that's secretly operating in the castle town of Rubinas. Let's go."

"Be careful on the road!" Li Xiaoxi told the group who had just set off.

——————————————————————————————————

At night, Makarov sat on a high place, sighing as he looked at the guild under construction. He was getting old, and after this incident, he had considered retiring and enjoying life. However, he couldn't think of a suitable candidate to be the next guild leader. Gildarts hadn't returned yet, and he was a destroyer. Laxus had serious psychological problems and didn't get along well with the guild members. Mystogan was steady enough, but he wasn't sociable. As for Li Xiaoxi, although she was extremely suitable in terms of both personality and strength, she was only fourteen years old, too young. Mira was currently a girl in love, and Erza's personality was just...

While Makarov was still hesitating, Lisana's voice suddenly rang out, "President, you're in a place like this?"

"Hmm?" Makarov looked down and saw Lisana's smiling face.

"They seem to have gotten into trouble again!"

"What!!!"

Lisana unfolded a document and showed it to Makarov. "It seems that Li Xiaoxi and the others have destroyed more than half of the town again at their work site. The council has already asked us to submit a report on the aftermath. Huh? What's wrong with you, Chairman?" Mira asked, looking at Makarov, who was weathered by the excessive blows.

"How am I supposed to retire?!" Makarov's roar echoed throughout Magnolia.

Chapter 254 Star Spirit

On the night Natsu and the others went out to work, the key that Gaia and Alaya gave to Li Xiaoxi suddenly burst out with a strong magical power. This magical power lasted for a while and then disappeared. However, Li Xiaoxi did not notice it because she had put the key in the Magic Book.

However, the next day, at the Fairy Tail guild...

Li Xiaoxi was a little surprised to hear that Loki was a Celestial Spirit. Although she had sensed a power in Loki that was different from that of a human, she had only recently returned and hadn't had much interaction with any Celestial Spirits, so she hadn't noticed it.

However, Natsu and Happy were quite surprised!

"Is it a Celestial? Loki?" Natsu and Happy exclaimed in surprise.

"Ah, that's how it is." Loki scratched the back of his head, looking embarrassed. After all, he had kept it a secret from the guild for so long.

Natsu looked Loki up and down, then asked curiously, "But you're neither a cow nor a horse."

“Natsu, isn’t the Balth you know also human-like?” Loki said with a smile.

Hearing Loki's words, Natsu shook his head. "No, that guy can also transform into a gorilla."

“That makes sense,” Loki agreed.

“Loki is a celestial spirit of the Lion King,” Lucy said to Natsu.

"A lion? A grown-up cat? How handsome!" Happy looked at Loki with great admiration after hearing Lucy's words.

“Yes,” Loki nodded with a smile.

"Yeah, right." Lucy couldn't help but say when she heard them twisting the truth.

"But Loki, are you alright?" Li Xiaoxi asked Loki. "You shouldn't have recovered yet, after all, three years of your life have passed."

"I can't say I'm fully recovered yet, but I wanted to say hello to everyone. And here's this for you." With that, Loki pulled a few tickets from his pocket.

"What is this?" Li Xiaoxi asked, puzzled, after taking it.

"I have plenty of tickets to the Paradise Hotel, and I don't need them."

"I've never stayed in such a luxurious hotel before!" Everyone exclaimed excitedly.

"I gave Mirajane one too, let's enjoy it together." Loki said with a smile before disappearing back into the Protoss Realm.

"What are you all dawdling for? Do you want to be left here?" Erza's voice suddenly reached everyone's ears. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Erza, who was already wearing a swimsuit and a lifebuoy, carrying a lot of luggage.

"I'm so impatient!"

Li Xiaoxi smiled gently at the noisy scene. Suddenly, Lucy, standing beside her, spoke to Li Xiaoxi, "Xiaoxi..."

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

"Li Xiaoxi, if, if because of my mistake, someone in the team gets injured or loses their life, I think I will be as heartbroken as Loki, but it won't be a problem, right? If we all work together, we can overcome any crisis, right?"

“You’re right,” Li Xiaoxi replied with a smile.

"Ah."

As a result, because Mirajane still had some small things to finish, Li Xiaoxi only told Lucy and the others to go first, and then he and Mirajane caught up together.

But when Li Xiaoxi and Mirajane arrived at the Paradise Hotel, there was no one there at all, as if the hotel had been robbed.

"Xiao hope, what happened? Where are Natsu and the others?"

"They should be fine. Let me wait a moment while I sense Natsu and the others' magical energy."

After speaking, Li Xiaoxi closed her eyes and used her senses to search for Natsu and the others' magical energy. Since Natsu's magical energy was that of a Fire Dragon Slayer Mage, it was very easy to identify, and Li Xiaoxi quickly found the path of the magical energy flowing down from Natsu and the others.

"Miraja, this way," Li Xiaoxi said, leading Miraja along the direction of the magic she sensed.

Meanwhile, Natsu and his group, whose whereabouts were currently unknown, had arrived at the bottom of the R System tower. Before they could even begin their plan, Li Xiaoxi and Mirajane appeared beside them.

While Natsu and his friends were in the air, Li Xiaoxi learned why the amusement park looked like it had been robbed. It turned out that while Natsu and his friends were playing at the amusement park, Erza's childhood friends appeared, repeatedly accusing Erza of betraying them and mentioning something about the R-System.

But after Li Xiaoxi arrived, one of the men who had accused them of betraying them, Simon, spoke up for Erza.

Simon saw that everyone had arrived and was now under the R system. He knew he wouldn't have another chance if he didn't speak now. So he turned to his companion, Xiu, and said, "Jell has been deceiving us all these years. Erza hasn't betrayed us." Then he said to Erza, "Now you can speak, Erza. Don't hold back any longer."

Erza looked at Simon with some surprise and said, "Simon...you...."

Xiu was somewhat confused and shouted at Simon, "What are you talking about? What do you mean Erza didn't betray us? It was Jellal who betrayed us! What's going on? Say something! Ah~~" Xiu's expression was somewhat crazy. Wally and Miliana were also looking at Simon, hoping to get an explanation from him.

Simon turned his gaze to Erza. Seeing the encouraging look in Simon's eyes, and then glancing at the somewhat bewildered Li Xiaoxi and Mirajane, Erza took a deep breath and finally began to speak: "More than ten years ago, a magic cult that believed in dark magic built a tower on an island called the Tower of Paradise, also known as the R System. This was to be built to activate forbidden magic that could resurrect the dead. That required a large number of sacrifices, and those sacrifices would serve as labor to amplify the necessary magical power. As a child, I was one of those sacrifices… Later, Jellal let me go. Jellal's goal was to resurrect Zeref. Jellal threatened me with the lives of everyone, so I had no choice but to leave alone."

"Zerf? Could it be..."

"Yes, you should all be very familiar with it by now."

“Not only that, but I’m afraid even Deliora is one of the demons in the Book of Zeref,” Erza continued. Upon hearing Deliora’s name, Gray’s body trembled slightly, and he clenched his fists, but quickly relaxed them.

“But according to Erza, it wasn’t you who betrayed her, but that person named Jellal,” Lucy said to Erza.

"No!" Xiu shouted.

"No, stop lying. You're trying to gain your companions' sympathy with that nonsense. Stop joking. That's not true at all. Gerald clearly told us that you betrayed us. Didn't my sister plant a bomb on our ship and escape alone? If Gerald hadn't found out, we would all have perished at sea. Gerald said that this is the end for those who haven't properly learned magic, and that my sister is so intoxicated by magical abilities that she wants to abandon our past." Xiu became more and more agitated as he spoke.

Xiu crawled to Simon's feet, grabbed Simon's trouser leg, and said with a sickly expression, "Simon, tell me what they're saying isn't true, right? Ah~~~"

“No, I’ve always believed Erza. What Erza said is true. I originally planned to lure all the powerful mages to Paradise Island first,” Simon glanced at Natsu Gray and the others, paused, looked at Li Xiaoxi, and continued, “But it seems that’s no longer possible.”

"Thank you for believing me, Simon," Erza said to Simon, somewhat excitedly.

"No, I don't believe it," Xiu said, and then ran outside.

"Shu!" Miliana and Wally called out, glancing at Simon. Simon nodded to them, and they followed.

Gray looked at Simon and said, "Aren't you going to chase after him? He might do something stupid." It seemed Gray harbored a lot of resentment towards Simon for ambushing him earlier.

“Don’t worry, Miriam and Wally will get him back,” Simon said to Gray.

"Alright, tell me your plan. Isn't your goal to knock that guy named Geralt flying?" Natsu said, clenching his fists. It has to be said that Natsu is quite sensitive in this regard.

Simon glanced at Erza, Erza glanced at Li Xiaoxi, and Li Xiaoxi nodded to Erza. Seeing Li Xiaoxi nod, Erza turned back and nodded to Simon.

"Alright then, here's the plan..."

However, Li Xiaoxi sensed a hostile gaze within this R system.

"Xiao hope, what's wrong?"