chsdbacks Chapter 326 The Zhang Family
Chapter 326 The Zhang Family
Chapter 326 Going Home (Please Subscribe!)
"It really is Lucy as a child."
Outside the city, watching the blonde little girl being caught up by the servants, Moen was quite moved.
After Lucy joined Fairy Tail, she mentioned that she was once saved by a blonde bunny girl, who was a member of Fairy Tail.
The pink guild crest on Lucy's right hand is an imitation of the blonde bunny girl who saved her.
Moen knew at that time that little Lucy was saved by the future Lucy, so after his younger self sent Lucy away to find someone, Moen had the raven guide Lucy here.
Moen didn't tell Lucy who was in the runaway carriage; there was no need for her to know, as that would only add to her stress.
Without a doubt, Lucy would not stand idly by in this situation. If she saw someone in danger and could refrain from helping, she wouldn't be Lucy.
And things went as planned. Lucy rescued Little Lucy, then turned and left without a trace, leaving only a dashing silhouette and the conspicuous pink guild crest on the back of her hand.
Watching Lucy leave with the servants of the Heartfilia family, Moen finally felt relieved and departed. His magic surged, and his figure vanished. The next moment, he caught up with Moen and Erza, who were heading to the river. The final scene was about to unfold.
Moen hoped everything would go smoothly. He didn't want to use the [Illusory Demon Emperor Fist]. He hoped everything would actually happen, rather than being a mirage, a false memory he created.
By this time, the sky was gradually darkening, and the last trace of orange-red sunset struggled on the horizon before being swallowed by the deep blue night. The world outside the city seemed to be shrouded in a dark veil, and the riverbank outside the city became lively once again, with the gurgling sound of flowing water being particularly clear in the quiet night.
Little Moen led Erza to the riverbank outside the city, where they saw Natsu, Gray, Happy, and little Natsu lying on the ground.
When Happy saw Moen as a child, he was completely terrified. He stood on all fours, trying to pretend that he was just an ordinary blue cat. Moen's words kept echoing in his mind, and the desire to survive completely dominated Happy.
"like!"
The nervous Happy clearly wanted to meow, but he didn't correct himself at all and inexplicably let out a meow.
"Yes, yes, yes... Mo... Moen-ge!"
Next to Happy, Gray, a blond man with a bruised and swollen face, stared wide-eyed, so frightened that he began to stutter.
Clearly, this unexpected scene shattered his psychological defenses. Gray was filled with worry: could their makeshift disguise really fool Moen when he was a child?
But Gray reacted quickly. He understood as soon as he saw Erza and Lucy's condition. It would be really strange if they could be fooled!
However, this was actually a minor issue. The real problem was on the other side: Natsu, who was out of control, finally went berserk.
Natsu couldn't accept losing to Gray in a fight, since he and Gray were now evenly matched and neither could defeat the other.
Putting aside external factors, Natsu's strength is greater than Gray's, but Cygnus's Diamond Dust is stronger than Leo's. The gap between the two is narrowed by Celestial Spirit Magic.
The strength of the two has been constantly changing, from Gray being slightly stronger when they were young, to Natsu being stronger during their teenage years, and now they are evenly matched. They have been constantly chasing each other.
In this evenly matched situation, the two naturally begin to compete in every aspect, constantly vying with each other, both wanting to gain the upper hand once again. Therefore, even though he lost to his younger self, Natsu felt extremely ashamed and angry.
It's not that he's never lost before, nor that he can't accept failure, but it absolutely can't be now—it's just too embarrassing for him!
"Aaaaaah!"
Big Natsu screamed and went completely mad. He jumped down, grabbed Little Natsu by the collar, and unleashed a barrage of eighteen slaps!
Amidst the sound of slaps, young Natsu woke up with stars in his eyes, only to find himself surrounded by a giant pig's head. Both older Natsu and older Gray were bruised and swollen, unrecognizable as human beings. It's no wonder that this left such an unforgettable memory for young Natsu.
"Get up and keep fighting him! You haven't lost yet! Me!"
"How can I give up so easily! I'll fight Gray again! I'll beat him!"
Big Natsu was frantically slapping Little Natsu while shouting hysterically, which made Little Natsu, who had just been woken up by the slapping, shrink back in fear.
Natsu's eyes were filled with fear and confusion at the "monster" before him; he didn't know why this "monster" was treating him this way.
Looking at the "scene replica" in front of him, even Moen himself felt a headache coming on. If he hadn't already experienced all of this once, he really didn't know how much he would want to strangle Natsu right now. He could completely understand Erza's flushed face at this moment.
Erza was clearly furious at Natsu's actions, especially with Moen giving her a strange look. Hadn't they already warned Natsu and the others not to interact with anything from the past? This big Natsu was about to beat little Natsu to death!
Moen felt some sympathy for Erza, because Erza had genuinely given a warning, but there was nothing he could do; Natsu was sometimes truly uncontrollable.
At this moment, with his disheveled hair, ferocious face, bared teeth, bloodshot eyes, and dragon scales practically growing out of his rage, Natsu looked exactly like a demon ready to devour anyone he wanted. At least, Natsu truly saw him as a monster.
Moen watched from the sidelines as Little Natsu attacked Big Natsu, as Big Natsu was kicked away by Little Moen, as Big Natsu, driven by malice, chuckled and prepared to bully Little Moen, and as Erza, unable to bear it any longer, forcefully suppressed Big Natsu with a single punch.
"Natsu is really asking for a beating."
Moen couldn't help but complain in his heart.
"Natsu, that guy, not only bullied his younger self, but also set his sights on me when I was a child. He's really got some nerve."
Thinking to himself, Moen couldn't help but chuckle. Only Natsu could do something like this; no one else would ever do something so absurd.
"Smack!"
The black-haired Natsu collapsed to the ground, and Erza kicked him twice, silencing the "monster." The younger Natsu was so frightened that he immediately tried to run away. Erza had a firm grasp on the bloodline suppression aspect. Whether it was the older or younger Natsu, they could only be suppressed when they saw the berserk Erza.
Soon, Natsu was also sent away, and Erza, with a sour face, called everyone to gather.
After her scenes were over, Lucy, who had been standing quietly on the sidelines without saying a word, immediately started moving.
"When you leave later, don't forget what Brother Moen told us to say."
After everyone gathered around Natsu, who was shouting incessantly, Lucy whispered a reminder to Gray, which startled him.
Then, Gray remembered Moen's previous arrangements. Although he didn't quite understand them, since Moen had specifically mentioned them, he must have had his reasons. He just had to do as he was told.
"Understood, I'll go first."
Gray nodded, indicating he would do as he was told, and that he would lead the way; he remembered that Lucy had also been assigned a similar task.
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Upon hearing this, Happy's eyes widened immediately, and he looked thoughtful. He also had something to say to Moen!
The night was as dark as thick ink, completely enveloping the riverbank, with only faint starlight and the lights of distant towns providing some illumination.
Moen, who had been silently observing everything, was ready. He was highly focused, and his preparations for teleportation were complete. His [Illusory Demon Emperor Fist] was also ready to be unleashed. His fingertips were surrounded by a barely perceptible purple light. If something went wrong, he would really have to control his younger self.
"Go back, go back to your time."
As Little Moen waved goodbye to everyone, Gray and his group immediately sprang into action, and a cacophony of shouts erupted.
"Brother Moen! Be nice to me, teach me the Diamond Star Fist! I really want to learn! I just kept it to myself!"
Gray shouted first, his voice ringing out loudly on the silent riverbank.
"Moenge! I still want to be called Happy!"
Happy immediately followed, causing Lucy to stare at him with wide eyes, looking at him with a "What are you up to, you little cat?" expression. But she didn't forget to shout out her line: "Mount Mount! Please don't kill off Sherlock Holmes!"
"Mount! Catch!"
Erza seized the opportunity, raised her arm, and shouted at the same time. She threw "Memories of Time" at little Moen with precision. The book drew an arc in the air. This move was crucial and a key move to attract attention.
"What? What happened to Moen? Why are you stepping on me?!"
Natsu was being trampled on, his face pressed against the ground. He was completely bewildered and out of the loop. He tried to twist his body in vain to resist, but these bastards were all firmly pressing down on him. He couldn't move at all and could only shout weakly, his muffled voice coming up from the dirt.
Amidst the clamor of shouts, "Memories of Time" flew through the air and was thrown towards little Moen, who caught the book with a look of surprise, his eyes naturally drawn to it.
"Buzz!"
A violent and strange magical fluctuation was generated, the air rippled like water, time and space fluctuated violently, and the surrounding scenery began to distort and deform, with colors mixing and flowing together like an overturned palette of paints.
Amidst the intense magical fluctuations, Erza and the others gradually distorted, became transparent, and disappeared. Several rose petals emitting a faint glow drifted down and were then swept into the magical vortex that shimmered with iridescent light.
Moen used very little of the Royal Magic Palace Rose. The rose petals were attached to his body, which only served a minor purpose of invisibility, but this way he could bring the petals back with him.
"Thump!"
The scene shifts, and the group is thrown out of thin air as if by an invisible force, reappearing in the warm, bright living room of the Moen family home, filled with the aroma of red tea. A soft wool carpet catches their slightly disheveled bodies.
"Get up, all of you!"
Natsu's roar was the first to ring out; he felt like he was being crushed.
This time, Natsu's words had an effect; everyone stopped stepping on him and started checking everything around them.
"No change."
Moen's voice rang out, giving everyone the answer they wanted.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief; no change was the best outcome.
Natsu also breathed a sigh of relief. He greedily inhaled the warm air in the room. He could finally catch his breath. These bastards really didn't treat him like a human being!
"? You're back?!"
Natsu got up from the ground, about to confront the group, when he was surprised to find that they had returned to Moen's house.
"Nothing has changed, but only in my home."
Moen then added something that made Erza, Lucy, Gray, and Happy's hearts jump again.
"Clatter".
With a soft sound, everyone looked at Moen.
Just then, Moen closed the book in his hand. It was a magic book with a four-leaf clover on the cover, and the sound of the book closing could be clearly heard in the quiet living room.
"Wait, wait, wait! Why is this book still here?!"
Lucy pointed at the book and exclaimed in surprise, her voice rising with astonishment. She had clearly seen Erza throw the book away!
"Could it be Harpy! Is it because he interrupted us!"
Lucy looked at Happy, who looked completely innocent. He didn't think it was his fault. What impact could his words have? He had only said that he still wanted to continue calling him Happy!
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Erza looked serious. She was already considering whether she needed to go back again, so that the current generation could stop the ones who went back last time!
As Erza pondered this, her mind began to race. Wouldn't this only make things worse? What if they failed again? How many versions of Erza from the future would be trying to stop each other at that point in time, X778? The end result would be like an endless, deadlocked loop!
"Since you ended up throwing it into my hands, it's bound to be here again."
Holding "Memories of Time" in his hand, Mo En didn't seem to think anything of it; the fact that the book was in his possession meant there was no problem.
"From now on... does that mean we won't need to use it anymore?"
Looking at the book, Harpy shuddered. He really didn't want to go through that again; he didn't want to die in the egg!
"I think so, anyway, we've passed this hurdle."
Moen smiled and sealed the book away again with the "Crystal Wall." One of his worries was finally resolved, and for at least six years, he wouldn't have to worry about anything happening to the book.
"Is it really over?"
Lucy still looked uneasy, her hands unconsciously twisting together; she wasn't sure if they had really succeeded.
However, she finally remembered and understood that the blonde bunny girl who saved her when she was a child, the member of "Fairy Tail," was actually her future self!
This realization thrilled her, and her cheeks flushed slightly. The hero who saved her when she was a child was actually her future self. How romantic! It was perfect material for a novel!
Logically, she should have remembered it when she put on that outfit, but the pressure was too great and she was too nervous.
"Let's go out and see the world. Hopefully, nothing has changed. You've actually done a perfect job."
Moen smiled and reassured the anxious group. He felt everything was fine, at least his memory was intact, and his past memories matched his current experience. He considered himself a successful director.
"Okay! Let's go out and take a look!"
Erza straightened her back, her eyes regaining their resolve. She took a deep breath and led the way out, followed by Lucy, Gray, Happy, and Natsu.
Moen walked last, unconcerned about the outcome.
At least for now, their timeline appears to be normal and unchanged.
As for whether everything he experienced in his childhood was the same as what he is experiencing now, and whether his future self was controlling it, Moen couldn't be sure. He was just instinctively replicating everything he remembered.
Since the concept of "going back to the past" already exists in this world, it's not surprising that there are multiple timelines. With "parallel worlds" and "going back to the past," the world of "Fairy Tail" is indeed quite complex, and these are elements that can easily create disasters.
Right now, even the troubles of the parallel world "Edras" haven't been resolved yet, so Moen doesn't even want to think about other timelines; they're just too far away.
Stepping out the door, Moen looked up at the starry night sky, temporarily suppressing her chaotic thoughts, and joined her companions. They were going to go to the city again.
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