Fantasy in the world of crossover anime

Natsu's strength was simply increased by Li Xiaoxi's use of her pure magical flames. However, Natsu needed time to digest each flame. Li Xiaoxi taught Gray using her ice cards, Erza used her sword cards, and Mirajane used her light and darkness cards. Juvia used her water cards... For a period of time, Li Xiaoxi's "Xiaoxi Cards" served as the magic teachers of Fairy Tail. Fairy Tail's overall strength increased at a visible rate. During this period, the guild didn't take on any missions, focusing instead on improving their own strength under the tutelage of Li Xiaoxi, one of the Ten Wizard Saints.

As the guild master of Fairy Tail, Makarov was overjoyed to see the strength of his guild members rapidly increasing. After all, in his eyes, all the members of Fairy Tail were his children, and as their parent, he had no reason not to be happy and pleased as his children grew stronger!

On this day, Li Xiaoxi was pondering matters concerning fusion magic when a bell that resounded throughout Magnolia reached her ears.

Upon hearing the bell, Li Xiaoxi was slightly taken aback, then seemed to realize something and smiled knowingly: "This bell...hehe, is that Gildarts? He's back. I miss him so much. It's been three years since he left."

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"Gildas?...I've never seen him before, who is he?" At this moment, Lucy, a newcomer to the guild, looked around at the guild members who had become excited after the bell rang and muttered to herself in confusion.

Hearing Lucy's mutterings, Mira laughed and explained, "She's the strongest mage in Fairy Tail besides Nozomi!"

"What? The strongest mage besides Nozomi!" Lucy asked in surprise.

Upon hearing Lucy's question, Erza, with a fanatical expression, exclaimed, "Three years ago, Hikari and Gildarts were evenly matched, but after a period of time, Hikari surpassed Gildarts and became the strongest mage in Fairy Tail!"

"Since he was evenly matched with Xiaoxi three years ago, just how dangerous is this person...? Well, it doesn't really matter. By the way, why is it so noisy?"

“It’s like a festival, Charlene,” Wendy said with interest.

"What a noisy guild..." Xia Lulu frowned, somewhat dissatisfied.

Mira said softly, "No wonder everyone is so excited; he hasn't been back for three years."

"Three years? What has he been doing?"

"Above S-rank missions, there are SS-rank missions, and above that, there are missions known as ten-year missions..."

"A ten-year mission?"

"It got its name because no one could complete it in ten years. Speaking of which, Xiao hope took on a century-long mission and disappeared for two years."

"A hundred-year mission? Does that mean a mission that no one has been able to complete in a hundred years? Xiao hope can complete such a huge mission!"

"Xiao hope is the first person to complete a 100-year mission!"

Just then, an announcement came over everyone's ears: "Magnolia has switched to Gildarts mode. All townspeople, please proceed to the designated location immediately."

"Seriously, this noise is a bit too much," Xia Lulu complained.

"Why?" Wendy asked, equally puzzled.

Lucy touched her chin: "What is the Magnolia Gildarts Mode?"

"Go out and see for yourself." A gentle, slightly hoarse voice came from outside. Lucy turned around and saw Li Xiaoxi, who had already walked a short distance away, wearing a faint smile. "It's something very interesting. It belongs only to Gildarts, and it's quite a unique sight in Magnolia."

Suddenly, the ground shook violently. Lucy, Wendy, and the others ran outside and saw that the entire town had been transformed. All the houses had become taller, and a passage had opened up in the middle, leading directly from Magnolia to the Fairy Tail guild.

"The city has split open!!!" Lucy exclaimed in horror.

Seeing Lucy's reaction, Li Xiaoxi laughed and said, "It's quite interesting, isn't it? Gildarts uses a magic called [Crush], which can turn anything he touches into powder. The problem is that it doesn't quite match his powerful strength. Gildarts is not good at controlling his strength. In addition, he often falls into a daze when he walks, and he might accidentally destroy houses and walk right over them. So, to prevent this from happening, Magnolia created the Gildarts Mode."

"This is incredibly stupid! They're going to renovate the whole town for this??"

"Wow, Xia Lulu is amazing!"

Chapter 288 Preparations Before Departure (Part Two)

While everyone was talking, a middle-aged man with dark red hair, wearing a black cloak, and looking somewhat disheveled walked into the guild.

Upon entering the guild, Gildarts, the middle-aged man, first shook his head and looked around the guild, a puzzled expression on his face. He frowned, then walked over to Mira and asked, "Little girl, I remember there's a guild called Fairy Tail around here?"

Mira replied with a smile, "This is the place, and I'm Mirajane."

"Mira?" Gildarts was taken aback at first, then looked surprised. "Oh, you've changed so much! Did you manage to defeat Erza and start dating Li Xiaoxi while I was away? It's true what they say, women in love always change."

With a thud, Li Xiaoxi, who had just walked nearby, stumbled and almost fell to the ground. After regaining her balance, she looked at Gildarts speechlessly: "Ahem, what are you saying, Gildarts...?"

Mira's face flushed red at Gildarts' words: "Gildarts! I'm going to get angry!"

"Haha, long time no see, Xiao hope. You and Mira are really shy. By the way, the guild looks completely new." Ignoring Li Xiao Xi, who was full of black lines, Gildarts looked around and exclaimed in amazement.

"Kildarts!"

Suddenly a shout rang out, and Gildarts looked in the direction of the sound and saw Natsu staring at him with great fighting spirit.

"Oh, Natsu, it's been a long time."

Natsu smirked, took a step forward, and charged towards Gildarts, throwing a punch: "I said I'd let you fight me! I've improved quite a bit under Nozomi's training lately!"

Gildarts smiled nonchalantly as he watched Natsu charge towards him. He slightly shifted his body and extended his right hand, expecting to catch Natsu. However, Natsu unexpectedly dodged Gildarts's attack. It seems Natsu's strength has improved considerably recently!

"Gildarts, I told you, I've been getting special training from Hii lately, and I've gotten a lot stronger," Natsu said excitedly after dodging Gildarts' attack.

"Oh, it seems your strength has really improved a lot!" Gildarts looked at Natsu, who had dodged his attack, and then stroked his stubble with a look of satisfaction.

"Next, it's my turn to attack!" Natsu hadn't finished speaking when he charged towards Gildarts again.

However, Gildarts easily deflected Natsu's attack and then slammed down with a chop, smashing the ground into a large crater once again.

"As expected... still incredibly strong!" Natsu exclaimed excitedly after being instantly defeated.

"Uncle hasn't changed at all."

"A man among men!"

Gildarts looked around and laughed, "There are still some unfamiliar faces. Things have really changed a lot."

“Kildas!” Makarov, who had been sitting at the bar, suddenly spoke up.

Gildarts turned around and said, "Oh, Chairman, it's been a long time." He then walked up to Makarov.

"How's work?"

“Hmm~” Gildarts scratched his head and burst into laughter: “Hahaha, no way, I can’t do it.”

"No way, Gildarts... he actually failed his mission?"

"how is this possible?"

"Even an older man can't do it?"

"Knowing when to stop, that's the mark of a true man..."

Upon hearing Gildarts's words, everyone began to discuss among themselves. Gildarts's strength was beyond doubt. Even though the guild had produced many outstanding talents in recent years, apart from Li Xiaoxi, probably no one else could defeat Gildarts.

"Xiao hope, I heard you completed a century-long mission! I'm starting to think you're a freak. You managed to complete a century-long mission in just two years!" Gildarts retorted as he watched Li Xiao Xi appear before him.

Only after truly completing the century-long mission did one realize just how terrifying it was. Gildarts never expected that Li Xiaoxi would actually complete the century-long mission in just two years. Gildarts genuinely meant Li Xiaoxi's comment that she was a pervert.

"You're no better, Gildarts, you're a pervert too!" Just as Li Xiaoxi was about to retort, Mirajane spoke for her. However, after seeing Gildarts's ambiguous gaze, Mirajane immediately hid behind Li Xiaoxi. Yukino and Wendy looked at Mirajane with envy; they also wanted to be as naturally close to Li Xiaoxi.

"Only Nozomi can complete that 100-year mission. Even the strongest mage in Fairy Tail can't complete it. What exactly is that 100-year mission?" Lucy asked in surprise.

Seemingly hearing Lucy's thoughts, Erza put on a discouraging expression and said to Lucy, "It's too early for you to do a 100-year mission. You should just give up."

"Huh? Do I look that excited?"

"I see, so it failed?" Upon hearing Gildarts's words, Makarov let out a sigh that was hard to tell whether it was relief or disappointment.

"I'm sorry, I've embarrassed the guild."

"How could that be? As long as you return safely, that's all that matters." Makarov cheered up and said to Gildarts with a smile, "As far as I know, besides Little hope, you are the first person to return from this mission."

Gildarts chuckled, then turned and walked towards the guild wall, saying, "I want to rest for a bit. I'm going back now. I'm exhausted!"

With a bang, under everyone's gaze, Gildarts completely ignored the door on one side and went straight to make a hole in the wall.

Just as Gildarts was about to leave, Li Xiaoxi suddenly spoke up: "Gildarts, do you have some time recently? I'd like to discuss something with you!"

Gildarts didn't stop walking; only his cheerful voice rang out.

"Let me rest for a couple of days first, then I'll contact you! Oh, and Natsu, come over to my house later, I have a gift for you. I'll take my leave now."

"Oh dear, oh dear..." Mira smiled wryly.

"Please go out the door!!!"

"What could the gift be? I can't wait!" Natsu exclaimed excitedly. He imitated Gildarts, punching the wall with his flaming fist, creating a large hole in it, and walked out. "Happy, let's hurry up and go!"

"There's really nothing I can do," Li Xiaoxi said with a wry smile, shaking her head.

"By the way, Xiaoxi, what do you need to see Gildarts for?" Mirajane suddenly remembered that Li Xiaoxi needed to see Gildarts for something!

"It's nothing, just discussing whether he should stay and manage the guild after I leave."

"ah!!".

Chapter 289 Preparations Before Departure (Part 3)

"Brother Xiaoxi, you said you're leaving the guild? Where are you going? Wendy wants to go too!" Wendy reacted the most strongly when she heard Li Xiaoxi say she wanted to leave Fairy Tail. She spoke up before anyone else could react.

"It's Xiaoxi-sama, please let Yukino come along! Although Yukino's magic isn't as strong as Xiaoxi-sama's, Yukino can help Xiaoxi-sama a lot." Yukino didn't ask why Li Xiaoxi left the guild, and directly made the request to go along.

After hearing Li Xiaoxi say she was leaving, Makarov finally understood why Li Xiaoxi had been at the guild these past few days, having her magical spirit help the guild members improve their strength. It turned out that Xiaoxi was concerned about the guild's safety.

Makarov was extremely satisfied with Li Xiaoxi. Despite her young age, she possessed strength comparable to his own, and it was possible that she had already surpassed him. After the battle against the Oración Seis, the strength she revealed likely placed her fourth among the Ten Wizard Saints.

As a member of the Ten Wizard Saints for many years, Makarov was very clear about their power ranking. The top four Wizard Saints could be said to have transcended the realm of humanity; they were gods cloaked in human form.

Makarov couldn't quite gauge Li Xiaoxi's current strength, but based on his years of experience, he could roughly guess her level. If Li Xiaoxi could barely reach fourth place among the Ten Wizard Saints, then she had completely surpassed his fifth-place ranking.

Li Xiaoxi is perfectly capable of being the guild master of Fairy Tail, she's just a bit too young and inexperienced. Makarov would be very supportive if Li Xiaoxi were to leave the guild.

Mirajane's reaction was better. Li Xiaoxi's strength was now unfathomable; she was probably virtually unmatched on the continent. Besides, Li Xiaoxi and Mirajane were now boyfriend and girlfriend. If her boyfriend wanted to go out, wouldn't she, as his girlfriend, support him?

Looking at the crowd's intense reaction, Li Xiaoxi smiled and said, "I'm not leaving the guild. I just plan to take on another century-long quest. I don't know how long I'll be away from the guild this time."

"A century-long mission!! Isn't it said that century-long missions are extremely difficult? Even you need two years to complete one?" Lucy asked doubtfully after Li Xiaoxi told her that she was going to take on a century-long mission.

"Lucy, you've forgotten, only Hide can complete the century-long mission now. Even Gildarts turned back halfway!"

"Then why did you look for Gildarts and ask him to stay in the guild?" Cana's reaction was the most intense regarding Gildarts's situation.

“That’s right, Xiaoxi, our strength has improved quite a bit with your help, so why should Gildarts stay in the guild?” Gray said, taking off his clothes. With the help of Li Xiaoxi’s ice cards, Gray’s strength has increased significantly, but his habit of taking off his clothes has become even more uncontrollable.

Gray's habit of taking off his clothes caused Juvia to have a lot of nosebleeds and had many inappropriate dreams while sleeping.

“Normally, these things wouldn’t have been a concern for me, but since I came back this time, I feel like a lot has happened. Whether it’s Joseph’s provocation, the R System, or even the Oración Seis, one of the three giants of the Dark Guilds, showing up. It’s not that I don’t trust your strength, but with Gildarts around, I feel more at ease leaving.”

"Xiao hope's considerations are not unreasonable. So, Xiao hope, when do you plan to accept the mission and leave?" Erza nodded in agreement after hearing Li Xiao Xi's explanation.

Gray turned his head away haughtily, then listened intently to what Li Xiaoxi was about to say.

"Brother Xiaoxi, Wendy wants to go too!" Wendy has just lost the president who has been with her for three years, and she doesn't want to leave Li Xiaoxi's side for even a moment.

"Lord Nozomi, please take Yukino with you!" Yukino repeated the same sentence.

Li Xiaoxi crouched down, looking at the two adorable little girls, and gently touched each of their faces with both hands. She said very tenderly, "Wendy, I'm sorry, I still can't take you with me this time. Just wait here for me to come back! You and everyone else in the guild will play with Wendy. I promise I'll be with Wendy when I get back this time."

After being persuaded by Li Xiaoxi, Wendy finally nodded.

"Yukino, you can be like Wendy, okay? Wait for me in the guild, okay? Next time I come back, I'll take you to find your sister!" Li Xiaoxi promised. "By the way, I got a few things from defeating the Oración Seis this time, things that are perfect for you. See if you like them."

After Li Xiaoxi finished speaking, she handed over the three Zodiac Gates Celestial Spirit Keys and one ordinary Celestial Spirit Key that she had obtained from Angel to Yukino.

Lucy looked at the Zodiac Gate keys in Yukino's hand with great envy. Yukino originally had two Zodiac Gate keys, and now with the three more given to her by Li Xiaoxi, she has five! It can be said that half of the Zodiac Gate keys are now in Yukino's hands.

Lucy possesses six of the twelve Zodiac Gates, meaning that only the Capricorn key is yet to appear. Furthermore, as a Celestial Spirit Mage, Fairy Tail now possesses all twelve Zodiac Gates.

However, after Yukino received Li Xiaoxi's key, she blinked her little eyes and an idea popped into her head, but she didn't pay attention because Li Xiaoxi was talking to other people.

This resulted in Li Xiaoxi always having a little tail following her when they were in the Western Continent. At the same time, Li Xiaoxi looked at this little tail and hated herself for not seeing Yukino's look back then.

Over the next two days, Li Xiaoxi and Gildarts had a good talk. Gildarts agreed with Li Xiaoxi's suggestion and said that he would not leave the guild until Li Xiaoxi or another top candidate returned.

After receiving Gildarts' reply, Li Xiaoxi began preparing for her journey to the Western Continent. There wasn't much to prepare; she only needed to bring the Celestial Spirit King's key. However, Mirajane, as Li Xiaoxi's girlfriend, forcibly burdened her with a considerable amount of things—a wide variety and a complete set.

Just as Mirajane was preparing for Li Xiaoxi, Yukino, who lived in Li Xiaoxi's house, was also planning her own scheme.

Chapter 290 The Last Night Before Leaving

The day before Mikami Hiroyu left the guild, Mikami Hiroyu and Mirajane's relationship finally made substantial progress. That very night, Mirajane climbed into Mikami Hiroyu's bed as usual.

Mirajane didn't think much of it after realizing that Hiroyuki Mikami had ignored her prank. Although she still went to Hiroyuki Mikami's bed afterward, she stopped playing pranks and just lay quietly beside him.

However, Mirajane was a little different last night. Mirajane knew that after leaving, it would be unknown how many years it would be before he returned. What if, during his mission, other beautiful girls saw how outstanding he was and developed feelings for him, even if Mirajane didn't immediately notice?

If she's not by Yu Shenhao's side then, will those philandering women have no choice but to target her boyfriend? No, that can't happen.

Although Mirajane trusts Mikami Hiroyu, it's not the theft itself that's worrisome, but the fact that someone might have designs on you!