"Hum!"
With a wave of his hand, Marco dispelled the Crystal Wall.
"Let's head into the guildhall. We can talk things over slowly, exchange information, and get to know each other better. In fact, we share a common enemy."
Marco strode forward, approaching the large treehouse guildhall.
As he walked, Lucy and the others instinctively made way for him, as if he were truly one of their own.
"Are we really going to trust him just like that?" Lucy asked belatedly, watching Marco take the lead and step into the guildhall.
"What else can we do?" Levy retorted irritably.
They were like fish on a chopping block, with their lives entirely in his hands.
Just look at that armor he was wearing—it was clearly a powerful magical artifact.
And the one beside him, carrying multiple magic staves on his back!
And they were clearly not ordinary staves. With such combat power, how could they possibly fight back?
"..."
Lucy fell silent, unusually refraining from arguing with Levy.
She resigned herself to fate and led everyone back into the guildhall, following Marco.
Marco couldn't help but feel amused by this "Edolas" version of Lucy and Levy.
In "Earth Land," they were close friends, but here, they were bitter rivals—somewhat like Erza and Mirajane.
Levy's personality had also become incredibly assertive.
Here, Levy held a crucial position because only she could repair and operate the miraculous machine capable of teleporting the entire guild.
"Is this the machine? The one that can perform long-distance teleportation?"
Marco approached the "teleportation machine," marveling at it.
To be honest, he was quite tempted—this was definitely an incredible treasure!
"That's right, this is it."
Levy stepped beside the machine, nervously shielding it with her body.
This was the very thing their "Fairy Tail" relied on for survival.
"Can you teach me how to build this machine?"
Marco looked at Levy and couldn't resist asking her.
The teleportation machine had immense utility—it was undoubtedly the ultimate means of transportation.
Although Marco could use Instant Movement as well, its range was short, and it could only carry a few people.
It was nowhere near as convenient as this machine, which could relocate the entire guildhall!
Honestly, Marco had been genuinely astonished earlier.
No wonder this "Fairy Tail" had managed to survive this long!
With this machine, they could easily flee whenever necessary.
It wasn't that the Royal Army was incompetent—it was just that "Fairy Tail" had an overpowered advantage!
Even so, Fairy Tail had suffered heavy losses.
Many members had died in battle, including their guild master—all to protect them.
Lucy and the others had stayed behind without hesitation to cover the retreat, allowing others to escape first—a tradition passed down through the guild.
"..."
Marco fell silent.
Although the members of Fairy Tail in this world were fundamentally different from the ones he knew—with completely different experiences and personalities—he couldn't help but feel moved by their plight.
This "Edolas" version of Fairy Tail was truly filled with loyal martyrs.
Their living conditions were extremely harsh.
By the way, Natsu hadn't died; he just happened to be absent.
While reflecting on this, Marco explained his and Mystogan's objective.
"To end Anima and overthrow the King of Edolas."
Hearing Marco's words, the Fairy Tail members exchanged glances.
With their magic power depleted, they could only flee constantly, completely incapable of fighting the Royal Army.
To them, Marco's proposal sounded like pure fantasy.
"We're just the advance team, here to gather intelligence. After we've assessed the situation, we'll organize an expeditionary force to confront the Royal Army and completely end that king's tyrannical rule."
Marco smiled as he explained.
He could tell these Fairy Tail members practically turned pale at the mention of the Royal Army—understandable, given how they'd been constantly routed.
"I see!"
Now the Fairy Tail members understood.
It seemed the Royal Army had finally met its match.
That wicked king would finally pay for his crimes!
"So I believe we can cooperate. You provide intelligence, and we'll avenge your fallen comrades by overthrowing the evil king. The new king will certainly treat you well."
Marco continued persuading the skeptical Fairy Tail members.
Actually, many already believed him, since Marco clearly had no reason to deceive them.
"Why are you so sure the new king will treat us well?" Lucy asked with confusion.
While she believed Marco's words, this last point puzzled her.
"Allow me to introduce him—this is the Prince of Edolas. He's been working hard to stop Anima in our world all along, and it's under his leadership that I came to this world."
Marco smiled as he revealed Mystogan's identity.
"WHAT?!"
The Fairy Tail members were shocked once more. The identity of Edolas's prince truly astonished them!
After all, this Edolas Kingdom was so strong , having reduced the Magic Guilds until only Fairy Tail remained.
The prince's identity naturally carried significant weight to them.
If this were Fiore Kingdom, its prince wouldn't command such respect—just as Princess Hisui's most notable label was actually "Marco's disciple."
"That's right. I am the Prince of Edolas Kingdom—Jellal." Mystogan no longer concealed his identity, directly removing his mask and taking off his hat to reveal his true appearance.
In this world, there was no need for him to hide anymore.
As for the matter of "succeeding the throne," Mystogan had nothing to deny.
He would naturally ascend to the kingship and govern the Edolas Kingdom properly.
He intended to completely eradicate Anima, which was also what Marco and the other people of Earth Land hoped to see.
They needed a king like Mystogan to restrain Edolas, preventing any recurrence of the Anima incident.
Mystogan's governance policy of "abandoning magic and strengthening the nation through technology" was, in fact, exactly what the people of Earth Land most desired to see.
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