"Big Sis Wendy?"
Hearing this familiar name from his future self, the boy was slightly taken aback.
That was the name of the girl who took great care of him when he accidentally entered Edolas. But she wasn't a human with healing attribute magic. As a person of Edolas, she couldn't even release magic on her own.
"Not Big Sis Wendy from Edolas," Future Tike corrected with a smile. "She is Wendy of this Earthland, known as the 'Sky Sorceress,' capable of using Sky Magic with healing abilities. With her help, Mom's injuries have completely healed."
Hearing this news, Tike's eyes widened in pleasant surprise.
"Then Big Sis Wendy... ah no, Wendy of this world, where is she now? I want to thank her in person!"
"She stayed with Mom to rest," Future Tike answered. "To completely cure Mom's injuries, she also consumed a large amount of magic power and needs a good rest. I came here mainly to give you some instructions and check the situation here. I'll have to go pick her up later to find her... you'll know when the time comes."
"..."
Although Tike was curious about what they were looking for, he was now more concerned about another matter mentioned by his future self.
"What instructions? Is it important? Could it be news about Sorano and Siegrain?"
"Sorano didn't tell me specific details, only that they received help from a passing wizard, so it doesn't matter if we leave them be. Sorano will come to find Yukino soon. As for Siegrain, I remember Uncle Chill will write to tell me he found him not long after this. Oh, by the way, Uncle Chill will also invite you to... I won't spoil it."
Future Tike smiled mysteriously, deliberately keeping him in suspense and not finishing his sentence.
Tike was somewhat concerned but continued with the initial topic: "Besides these, is there anything else important?"
Future Tike coughed lightly, putting on a serious face.
"You are now a wizard of Fairy Tail too. I want to commission you to go to the Western Continent, Alakitasia, find Aunt Grammi, and tell her, 'It's time to fulfill the contract with Layla Heartfilia.' This is also what the 'future' me commissioned the 'present' me to do back then."
Listening from the side, Lucy was confused and couldn't help interrupting: "Wait, is there an agreement between my mother and Aunt Grammi? How come I've never heard of it?"
Future Tike looked at Lucy seriously.
"I don't know."
Lucy was dumbfounded and couldn't help complaining: "You don't even know what the agreement is, yet you let yourself... let your past self run to such a faraway place?"
Even for himself, this request was too hasty!
Future Tike spread his hands innocently, indicating his helplessness.
"The 'future' me didn't mention specifically what the agreement was back then either. I just felt that since he came specially to commission this matter, this agreement should be something particularly important... No, wait, he is me, which means he actually knew nothing about this agreement just like me back then?"
"..."
Tike was silent for a moment, then raised his question.
"So, is it really necessary for me to go? Although it sounds like the future me is very familiar with Aunt Grammi, the present me will definitely be meeting her for the first time. Will she really believe the words of a strange kid who suddenly pops up?"
Future Tike patted Tike's shoulder and answered very affirmatively: "Don't worry, she will definitely believe you. This is something I've personally experienced. I remember I had quite a happy time staying there, so you definitely won't suffer any loss going there; instead, you'll gain quite a lot."
Tike was still somewhat skeptical, but seeing his future self so certain, he agreed: "Alright, since you say so, I'll make the trip. However, I have to greet Mom Ur first and ask her if there's any way to get to the Western Continent."
Future Tike raised his eyebrows, seemingly thinking of something.
"That's another continent. It takes about ten days by boat. Can you withstand the bumps along the way?"
"By... by boat?!"
Tike's anti-motion sickness medicine had long lost its effect due to overuse, so at the mention of this, his face fell instantly, and he shook his head like a rattle drum.
"I'm not going!"
Watching Tike's face change instantly, Future Tike couldn't help laughing, then waved his hand to soothe him.
"Don't be nervous; of course, I considered the transportation problem. After so many years, my Space Magic can already sense other people's magic power for long-distance teleportation. I can teleport you there directly. As for Mom Ur and Alice, just leave a small note explaining the situation, and I'll deliver it for you conveniently."
Hearing this, Tike felt this method was feasible and nodded in agreement.
He looked around and found no writing tools like pen and paper in the tent. He simply tore off a piece of white tent fabric and bit his index finger without hesitation. Beads of bright red blood instantly welled up.
Just as Tike was about to write on the white cloth with his blood-dipped finger, Lucy suddenly reached out and grabbed his wrist, stopping his action with a dark expression.
"You're leaving a blood letter? No matter what content you write, it will look like you've been kidnapped! They'll definitely be scared to death seeing it!"
Future Erza also nodded in agreement.
"Lucy is right; leaving a message in blood is indeed inappropriate. How about this? I'll lend you a sword, and you can carve words directly on the wall outside the guild. It's conspicuous and convenient, what do you think?"
Saying this, Future Erza actually pulled out an exquisitely styled rapier from somewhere and handed it over.
The corner of Lucy's mouth twitched slightly as she complained again: "That's not much better!"
Future Tike remained silent, just silently producing pen and paper from somewhere and handing them to Tike.
"Here, use this."
Tike took the pen and paper, thought for a moment, and wrote seriously on the paper.
"Mom Ur, Alice, I'm going out for work. Might need some time before coming back. —Tike."
After writing, Tike folded the note and handed it to his future self.
Future Tike took the note, brushed his fingertips lightly over the paper, causing a ripple of pale blue magical halo. In the blink of an eye, the note disappeared.
"Done, the message has been delivered safely." The boy lowered his head slightly, looking at his past self. "Ready?"
"Ready!"
Future Tike smiled slightly and snapped his fingers.
Snap!
Just then, Tike suddenly remembered a very important thing.
"Wait! I still don't know what Aunt Grammi looks like!"
Before his voice fell, Tike's figure vanished from the spot under the effect of Space Magic, leaving only a faint spatial fluctuation.