Fantasy in the world of crossover anime

"That's true, but is this really a good idea? They've always wanted to follow you."

"...That's precisely why I can't take them with me. Staying by my side, they'll never become independent mages. Young eagles must one day leave the nest to find their own sky," Laxus said softly. His tone was distant and serene, yet tinged with a hint of melancholy and reflection.

"Hehe, how thoughtful."

"Stop talking nonsense, what are you doing here? You're not so bored that you're here to see me off, are you?"

"Of course not, it's not time to leave yet, the Fantasia is about to begin." Li Xiaoxi didn't answer Laxus's question directly, but instead gave him a reminder.

“Fantasia… I’m no longer a member of Fairy Tail,” Laxus murmured.

"Even if you're not a Fairy Tail member, you can still participate in Fantasia, right? Since you're leaving anyway, it won't be a big deal if you're a little late. After all, I don't think you're that busy. Just think of it as me tricking you into going."

"..."

After a moment of silence, Laxus finally nodded.

As night fell, the Fantasia finally began. Fireworks of all colors bloomed in the sky above Magnolia, and all sorts of colorful carriages, groups of fairies dancing gracefully, and cheerful music filled the air. It was truly a dreamlike scene. The residents of Magnolia and many tourists from other places gathered in the streets to celebrate the harvest season. Members of the Fairy Tail guild performed their magic with great enthusiasm.

Kana used card magic to create magic bubbles that formed beautiful patterns in mid-air.

Lucy, Levy, and Pisco, dressed in cheerleader-like outfits, danced a lively dance that exuded a fiery passion.

On a float, a lotus flower bloomed, revealing Mira, who looked like a flower fairy. Suddenly, a golden light flashed, and Mira's place was taken by a huge red serpent, startling everyone around. Mira's sudden appearance terrified Yukino, who was standing nearby!

Elfman transformed into his Beast King form, sat atop the parade vehicle, and roared, creating a truly awe-inspiring scene.

Gray and Juvia dressed as a prince and princess and used magic to create an ice castle, just like a beautiful fairy tale about a prince and princess.

Erza conjured many swords that floated around her, and she held two swords in her hands as she performed a sword dance, radiating charm—the elegance befitting a fairy queen.

Natsu, at the very back of the group, looked up and spat out several flames, which formed the English letters 'Fairy Tail' in mid-air. His exquisite fire control ability drew applause from the crowd.

The entire city of Magnolia was immersed in a joyous atmosphere, with lights and magic illuminating the streets as if it were daytime. Cheers and applause continued unabated.

At this moment, Li Xiaoxi and Laxus sat on the roof of a house away from the hustle and bustle of the street, quietly watching the Fairy Tail members performing happily below.

"Aren't you going?" Laxus suddenly asked.

"No... If I go up there looking like this, I'm afraid I'll lose face and people will think this is Halloween instead of Fantasyland." Li Xiaoxi shook her head and chuckled self-deprecatingly.

"Yeah....."

The fantasy continued, and when Laxus saw Makarov appear at the end dressed in a comical cat costume, his expression gradually softened, revealing a look of nostalgia.

"...I just remembered...Back when I participated in Fantasia, I made a promise with the old man that we would find each other's hand gestures within Fantasia." Laxus looked down at his hands, which had unconsciously formed an "L" shape, and couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

Hearing Laxus's words, Li Xiaoxi smiled gently and said softly, "The gesture of finding each other? Yes, I saw it, Laxus."

"Ok?"

“There…” Li Xiaoxi pointed in the direction of Fairy Tail.

Laxus looked up and saw Makarov and the Fairy Tail members making the "L" sign, which means "I will always protect you." Laxus froze, staring at the scene.

A tear rolled down Laxus's cheek, and his voice trembled slightly as he said, "Grandpa..."

"Even if we can't see you, even if we're far away, we'll always be watching over you and protecting you. It seems you've truly received everyone's good wishes." Li Xiaoxi smiled with relief.

"Ah, thank you, I definitely received it," Laxus replied, wiping away her tears.

"Do you still hold the same view on power as before?"

"What exactly is this thing called power?" Laxus asked, somewhat confused.

"Everyone has a different opinion on this."

"So what is your opinion?"

"My motto is simple: salvation. Only by saving others can I gain greater power," Li Xiaoxi said, looking at the stars in the sky.

"Save? Who else would you save? That's not just an excuse, is it!"

"Hehe, you can think of it that way then." Li Xiaoxi did not deny it.

Without a sound, Laxus had disappeared from Li Xiaoxi's side. Li Xiaoxi knew that Laxus had probably left Magnolia, and after this parting, she didn't know how long it would be before she could see him again.

"We'll meet again, Laxus..." Li Xiaoxi murmured to herself, her eyes somewhat unfocused.

"Hey, Xiaoxi, what are you doing here?" Li Xiaoxi was in a daze for a while when a low voice suddenly called out from below.

Li Xiaoxi looked down and saw Lucy, dressed in a cheerleader outfit, standing below, looking at him curiously.

"Isn't Xiaoxi going to participate in Fantasia?" Lucy asked in confusion.

Li Xiaoxi smiled gently, banishing the unnecessary thoughts from her mind!

Looking at the lively scene, Li Xiaoxi asked softly.

"Lucy, do you like Fairy Tail?"

"Hmm?" Lucy looked at Noel with a puzzled expression, then a smile gradually spread across her face. "Yes, I love it the most. Although I'm still a newbie—no, I'm a senior now—I'll strive to become a mage who's no less than everyone else. Fairy Tail is the best!"

Chapter 266 Mirajane (Part 1)

A week after the Harvest Festival, Magnolia finally returned to peace.

Upon hearing the news of Laxus's expulsion from the guild, as expected, the departure of Thor, one of the three giants, caused a major upheaval, affecting everyone considerably. Natsu, in particular, had been relentlessly pursuing Makarov since yesterday. In his words, he hadn't even defeated Laxus yet; how could he let Laxus leave like this? Ultimately, it was simply his resentment.

Makarov felt a great responsibility for Laxus's actions and, in a moment of impulsiveness, even wanted to resign as guild master. He then packed a large bag and prepared to leave Fairy Tail. Fortunately, everyone persuaded him, and with some words from Freed, Makarov finally calmed down and stayed in the guild. Natsu also finally gave up.

Erza kept asking about Mystogan after that, but because Mystogan himself was very reclusive and Makarov didn't know much about him, Erza's questioning stopped there.

"Erza is the winner!"

"As expected, Lucy is second."

"The third one is Julian, congratulations."

At dawn, a group of people started shouting and cheering in front of the task board announcing the results of the Fairy Girl Selection. As expected, Erza, dressed in Gothic Lolita fashion, undoubtedly won first place. The other girls also had their own rankings, while Mira... did not participate and did not have a ranking because she went out with Li Xiaoxi.

"Ugh, I haven't even earned enough to pay the rent yet," Lucy said dejectedly, grabbing her hair with her hands.

"Go to work," Natsu casually replied from the side.

"That's true... but what should I do?" Lucy slumped helplessly onto the table.

At that moment, Kana, who was drinking and feeling a bit tipsy, came over and said seemingly unintentionally, "Ah, I really want a boyfriend."

Hearing Kana's words, Lucy looked up and asked Kana in confusion, "What's wrong? Why are you saying this all of a sudden?"

"Men, oh men, after a while without a boyfriend, I kind of miss that body temperature..." Kana said casually.

"Eh~" Lucy's face turned red for some reason when she heard Kana's blunt words.

"Why are you blushing?" Cana asked, looking at Lucy's flushed face.

Lucy turned her head away in a flustered manner, her eyes darting around, and stammered, "That's not true..."

This clumsy attempt at concealment naturally didn't escape Kana's notice. Kana narrowed her eyes, looking at Lucy with great amusement. She teased, "How many guys have you dated so far?"

"Three...three people, I guess."

"Okay, you're lying. Don't you want a boyfriend?"

"Well, I'd like to..." Lucy's gaze unconsciously drifted to a table to the side, where she saw Natsu excitedly describing the taste of flames. She couldn't help but sigh, "To be honest, I don't really know."

"How cute! Listen up, everyone, Lucy has never had a boyfriend before!" Cana suddenly turned around and, ignoring Lucy's embarrassed expression, shouted to the guild members. This naturally elicited a burst of good-natured laughter.

"Don't worry," Cana suddenly turned to Lucy and said seriously, "My card says that today is the day you meet your destined one."

"The one destined for you?" Lucy was slightly surprised, then glanced at Natsu unconsciously before shaking her head and patting her cheek.

Suddenly, Erza, dressed in a formal dress, ran past them. Lucy asked in surprise, "Erza, what's wrong? You're wearing a formal dress."

Upon hearing Lucy's question, Erza turned around and replied, "Next is makeup; we can't go on like this." With that nonsensical remark, she ran out, leaving a bewildered Lucy behind.

Then Gajeel, dressed in a suit and playing the guitar, flashed past, and Lucy couldn't help but frown: "How strange, the harvest festival is already over."

"Didn't you know? A reporter from the weekly magazine *Sorcerer* is coming to our guild for an interview today," Lisana explained with a smile after hearing Lucy's mutterings as she passed by with a drink. "They say they're doing a special issue on Fairy Tail."

"Eh!!" Upon hearing Lisana's explanation, Lucy couldn't help but exclaim, "How could this be... Weekly Sor?"

“Weekly Sorcerer? What’s that?” Li Xiaoxi asked as she walked over.

"Oh dear, Xiaoxi, you forgot? Weekly Sorcerer is a magic-focused magazine released every Wednesday, introducing new magic and popular guilds. Xiaoxi, when you became an S-class mage and one of the Ten Wizard Saints, you were interviewed twice, and you've been on the cover of the magazine a total of six times! You're the male with the most cover appearances in this magazine. Now you're the number one boyfriend that girls most want to date!" Mira explained, revealing all of Li Xiaoxi's past "achievements," but Xiaoxi felt that Mira's last sentence had a barb.

"Really? How come I didn't know? Hehe! By the way, how's Yukino's reading going?" Li Xiaoxi, as the person involved, didn't even know about these things. It seems she's been a bit negligent lately! Li Xiaoxi had no choice but to resort to this tactic when faced with Mirajane's smiling face.

"As for Yukino, she should have been reading in the library properly!" Mirajane knew that Li Xiaoxi had changed the subject, but she still gave Xiaoxi a speechless look.

"Interview? Special feature? Reporter? A fateful encounter... How could this be...? A reporter came and was completely captivated by my cuteness. Miss Lucy, I must include your adorable image in the illustrations! I'm finally in an illustration, and this reporter is my destiny... Miss Lucy, I want to interview you for the rest of my life, and if I get an interview fee... maybe I can pay my rent. Isn't that killing several birds with one stone? Could it be...? Hehehe. I can do it, I can do it."

Lost in her fantasy, Lucy muttered to herself as a dark aura began to emanate from her body, leaving Li Xiaoxi and Mira somewhat stunned.

"Hey, Lucy, calm down," Li Xiaoxi said, embarrassed.

“Natsu, Lucy is broken,” Happy said to Natsu.

"Did I eat something dirty?" Natsu muttered to himself thoughtfully.

"Is it because you can't bear the pressure of rent that you've become abnormal?" Gray chimed in.

Suddenly, Lucy said, "This can't go on," and rushed out like Erza.

"Requesting flowers," "Requesting tips," "Requesting favorites," or "Requesting monthly votes."

Chapter 267 Mirajane (Part Two)

"Erza, I'm back!" Lucy greeted Erza, who was standing at the guild entrance. Seeing Erza still wearing her formal dress, Lucy suddenly remembered why she had gone out, and felt utterly helpless. "Oh no, I forgot to buy a magazine, and I didn't even go home, I came here instead."

Seeing Lucy's dejected look, Erza immediately understood what had happened and sighed as well.

Just then, a voice filled with excitement and high spirits burst through the doorway: "Oh, Fairy Queen! Oh no, it's the real Fairy Queen! Cool, cool, so cool! It really is the Fairy Queen herself! Cool!" Erza and Lucy turned around and saw a person with a camera hanging around their neck, gesturing wildly.

"Yes, who is it? This person is so excited." Seeing the person in front of her who was so excited that he was almost manic, Lucy couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

Just then, Mira walked over and explained to Lucy with a smile, "It's Jason, a reporter from the weekly magazine Sor."

Just as Mira was explaining to Lucy, Jason, the reporter on the other side, had already started taking pictures of Erza. However, Erza, who had changed back into her armor after her carefully chosen dress was rejected, seemed to have some complaints about it.

Watching Jason, who kept uttering the word 'cool' and jumping around in Fairy Tail, Lucy felt a little frustrated by the gap between her ideals and reality. However, Lucy still cheered herself up and tried to attract Jason's attention, but... it seemed that she was ignored by him.

After interviewing Erza, Jason ran over to Juvia and Gray, exclaiming, "Gray! It really is Gray himself!"

"Ah, who are you?" Gray asked, looking at Jason who was taking pictures back and forth.

“They’re a reporter from the magazine,” Jubian explained from the side.

"So you're Juvia, cool!!!" Jason shouted, then turned to Gray and asked, "Gray, why do you always take your clothes off?"

Hearing Jason's words, Gray couldn't sit still any longer. He stepped onto the table and retorted loudly, "What the hell? Don't make me sound like a pervert."

"Lord Gray, now..." Juvia, who was standing on the table, noticed that Gray had unknowingly thrown his pants somewhere and couldn't help but remind him.

"Ugh, I feel so hot. Should I take my clothes off too?" Lucy ran over again, trying to get Jason's attention, but her words were interrupted by an angry Natsu.

With a loud bang, Natsu overturned the table and shouted, "Which one of you is the reporter?"

"Natsu, Fire Dragon Natsu, you're the second person I want to see, cool!!" Seeing the enraged Natsu, Jason wasn't afraid at all; instead, he excitedly exclaimed from the side.

"Hey, why do you always portray me in such a negative light?" Natsu questioned, dissatisfied. Because of the weekly reports, people who didn't know Natsu would immediately think of destruction and rage when they heard about Fairy Tail's fire dragon. For a while, Natsu didn't even dare to mention his title when accepting missions. It would be a lie to say he didn't harbor any resentment.

"Yes!"

"What did I destroy? What did I destroy? What did I destroy?" Hearing Natsu's barrage of questions, the surrounding people's gazes turned strange. As Fairy Tail's number one destroyer, how dare he utter such seemingly innocent words? Was Natsu truly oblivious or just making excuses? That was a real question.

"Cool, cool, cool, oh no, it's the real person! He's so handsome!" Jason, who was initially excited, suddenly stopped and extended a trembling hand to Natsu, saying, "Please, please shake my hand."

"So annoying!!"

Natsu yelled and punched Jason, sending him flying. While still airborne, Jason muttered and took notes, "Damn, that was so cool! He's a true hero! This is the first time I've ever had such a cool handshake!"

After interviewing Natsu, Jason ran up to Elfman and asked, "Elfman, what does manhood mean to you? Answer me."

"I am a man!!"

"cool!!"

"Lane Engine Squad, is the love triangle between you real?"

"......"

"The answer was 'no comment,' oh no, that's awesome, cool~~"