sovbooks Chapter 503 Two and a Half Years
Chapter 503 Two and a Half Years
Chapter 503 Two and a Half Years
Sirius Island.
Under a bright sun and clear blue sky, the sea breeze carried waves that washed over the coastline still bearing the marks of the horrific war.
In the center of the island, a tree more than ten meters tall stands tall.
Although it wasn't as exaggerated as it used to cover the entire island, it was easy to tell from its thick branches and broad canopy that this was the Sirius Tree that had been broken and then regenerated.
Centered on the little wolf tree, patches of greenery radiate outwards in all directions.
Newly sprouted plants and shrubs covered the ruins, and moss and vines grew in the gaps between the collapsed rocks and the broken cliffs. Strange-looking native creatures of Sirius Island roamed among them, full of vitality.
At some point, a huge white beam of light struck down from the sky, shattering the tranquility of the island's primeval forest.
The intricate magic array quietly began to rotate, and from the depths of the white light, figures emerged one after another.
It was Chase and his companions who had returned from the future!
It was indeed a time-space device developed by Edolas by combining the research of the entire continent, and it was supported by the vast and stable magical energy of the Eclipse Gate.
Therefore, the journey was not as troublesome or bumpy as imagined; in fact, it was almost entirely devoid of any experience.
Nevertheless, everyone, including Chase, inevitably showed a look of bewilderment.
—Just a second ago, Mingming was tearfully saying goodbye to her friends in the future world, but the next second she opened her eyes to find herself surrounded by the blue sea and sky of Tianlang Island.
"Is this... our world's Sirius Island?"
"This feeling is strangely inexplicable—"
As a refreshing breeze caressed their faces, the group gradually adjusted to the disorientation brought about by the time travel, and looked around at their surroundings with puzzled expressions.
A faint, warm energy continuously flowed into his body through the Fairy Tail crest on his body. It was certain that this was indeed Fairy Tail's sacred ground, but—
Wasn't the Sirius Tree in their world completely withered?
Having only been in the future world for a little over half a month, how could this place have recovered to this extent?!
"Chess, the characterization of Mr. Dark Magician should be correct, right?" Lucy asked Chess, frowning.
Before Chess could answer, Natsu stepped forward, sniffed his neck, and confidently laughed, "Hahaha, there's no mistake, we're really back!"
"Oh, poor Lucy. As a newly promoted S-class mage, she doesn't even have this much judgment," Happy added sarcastically.
Lucy immediately retorted, "What does this have to do with S-rank? Darcy's nose isn't as sensitive as yours!"
"We didn't determine it by smell~"
Under the astonished gazes of Lucy and her friends, Natsu and Happy simultaneously pointed to a nearby corner.
There, inside a simply built wooden hut, firefly-like creatures flew slowly through the air, their faint glow illuminating the familiar stone tombstone.
"Because this is where the first generation lived!" Natsu and Happy shouted in unison, their words tinged with undisguised pride.
Those guys like Beechas, Gildarts, and Erza were all among the first to discover this iconic "landmark."
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"That's obviously a newly built tombstone, isn't it!"
Lucy pointed at the tombstone, turned to the two big, clever men, and loudly complained, "And the point shouldn't be that when we left, Sirius Island was almost destroyed, how could it have become like this in just over half a month?!"
Spittle flew everywhere as he spoke at lightning speed, landing on Natsu and Happy's faces. The two brothers were struck dumb, their eyes wide open, frozen in place, with expressions of sudden realization.
That seems to make sense?
"Lucy, don't make things too hard for them."
Gray, shirtless, glanced at Natsu with disdain. "After all, he's an idiot who believes even the news that dragons have appeared in human towns."
That's why Lucy met Natsume in Hargeon and officially became a member of Fairy Tail.
"You bastard Gray, are you trying to start a fight again?!" Natsu headbutted Gray directly.
"Hehe, I never thought a fire dragon could be so naive." Gajeel, standing nearby, naturally wouldn't miss such a good opportunity to kick someone when they're down.
"I have a feeling that if it were Gajeel, he would probably do the same thing—" Levy tilted her head and chuckled softly.
"Ugh, ugh! If you dare say another word, I'll tear your mouth apart!" The hot-tempered Gajeel turned and angrily berated Lucy.
Lucy was shocked and stood on one leg, leaning against the wall for support: "Wow, Darcy didn't say anything!!"
In the blink of an eye, the atmosphere at the scene became lively, as expected, but everyone was already used to it.
Mavis walked a few steps barefoot, her eyes slightly narrowed, as if sensing the incredibly familiar energy fluctuations of Sirius Island in the air.
"The world of magic has many things that defy common sense. After all, this is an island where the Sirius Jade once existed. It's not uncommon for the Sirius Tree and even Sirius Island to have recovered to this extent in such a short time, but—"
After confirming that this was indeed the island where she had grown up, Mavis looked up at the sky and sighed softly, indirectly answering Lucy's question.
"The environment is not right."
Bahamut, in his handsome male form, looked around and continued, "I haven't detected any obvious human presence here."
As Chase's little brother, it naturally traveled through time with him.
Dragons typically have a very keen sense of smell or perception, so once it learned the whole story, it immediately noticed the unusual nature of the island.
Although the time they spent together was very short, Bahamut probably learned what the human guild "Fairy Tail" was all about.
If there are no obvious differences between the two worlds, then after Chess and the others disappeared, Fairy Tail here will definitely launch a crazy investigation, even digging up the entire island!
At this time, there were no similar traces on Sirius Island, or rather, they were not obvious.
Bahamut's words immediately silenced everyone, even the noisy Natsu and the others quieted down.
They all thought of the Sirius Group's fate in the future world.
"Chase, what's going on?" Makarov asked Chase, whose expression was slightly serious.
"This is a bit of a problem," Chase sighed heavily.
He also noticed the anomaly on Sirius Island and was equally puzzled, so he had been communicating with the Dark Mage in the Card Space.
First of all, it can be confirmed that the coordinates of Esland in the Dark Magician Record are completely correct, and it is virtually impossible for him to have traveled to a confused and unknown world. This can be corroborated by the first generation's perception.
Secondly, the large-scale hyperspace device Anima does not have the ability to cross timelines; it is essentially a type of space jump magic.
With the location and magic working perfectly, the only variable involving time becomes clear: the Gate of Eclipse!
To prevent anyone from making the same naive mistake as the Emerald Princess, the time-traveling function of the Eclipse Gate was completely erased during the renovation process.
Chase speculates that this situation still occurs because it is influenced by the future world itself after the opening of the eclipse gate.
According to the original plot, after the Grand Magic Games comes the "Celestial Spirit Rebellion" arc—the Celestial Spirit King falls into chaos, and led by the Zodiac, whose personality has changed drastically, the Celestial Spirits unilaterally tear up the bond contract with the Celestial Spirit Mages in pursuit of complete freedom.
The reason for this series of changes is that the Eclipse Gate disrupted the original spacetime trajectory of the future world, which in turn affected the Protoss Realm, where the flow of time was not synchronized!
Based on this judgment, their journey back from the future world may seem fleeting, but the reality is perhaps far more complicated than imagined!
"Time is something you really shouldn't touch lightly."
After listening to Chase's analysis, Makarov frowned even more deeply.
The deed is done and irreversible, so he's not worried that the "Dark Seven Years" of the future will also occur here. After all, with Laxus around, Mystogan can come over from Edolas at any time.
The key point right now is to figure out exactly how much time has passed since they "disappeared".
Just as everyone was focused on returning to Magnolia as soon as possible to confirm their location, Natsu's exclamation suddenly rang out from the original's "new home" (he had only heard half of it before dragging Happy along to excitedly run off on an adventure): "Hahaha! Look, I found some treasure!"
Natsu, looking excited, proudly held up a communication crystal the size of his head, engraved with the Fairy Tail crest.
Sunlight streamed down, illuminating the crystal ball and making it sparkle. Numbers were still flashing on it, allowing everyone who had instantly set the current time to breathe a sigh of relief.
X787年6月7日上午11点52分。
Fortunately, only two and a half years have passed since they accidentally traveled to the future world!