"Marco, I've finally succeeded!"
While Marco was searching for the Tower of Heaven and arranging the "National S-Class Exam Tournament," Mystogan suddenly returned to Fairy Tail and brought astonishing news.
"What have you succeeded in?" Marco couldn't help but widen his eyes.
Although he already had an answer in his heart, he still couldn't resist asking.
"Anima! The super-dimensional spatial magic!"
Mystogan excitedly placed his hands on Marco's shoulders and shook him vigorously, clearly showing how thrilled he was.
"You found a way to Edolas?"
Marco's gaze sharpened—it was indeed about this matter.
"That's right, I found the method. We can now use Anima to return to Edolas!" Mystogan spoke with certainty.
Though his face was hidden beneath his hat and mask, his excitement was palpable.
"Excellent, excellent!"
Marco also grew excited.
They had finally achieved it!
This meant their "Edolas Expedition Team" could officially begin formation.
An expedition to Edolas was certainly not something Fairy Tail could handle alone, as it involved conflicts between two worlds, with the entire Earth Land suffering the consequences.
To prevent massive casualties, the matter of "Anima" had already been reported to the "Magic Council."
Makarov had even held a seminar to study this magic together.
Naturally, the expedition couldn't proceed without involving everyone.
Although there was a "spy" from Edolas who could provide much intelligence about the Edolas Kingdom, Mystogan had been in the Earth Land world for several years and couldn't claim to be fully informed about the current situation there.
"I was still young when I came here, so I wasn't exposed to many things. I'm afraid I can't be of much help in terms of intelligence," Mystogan said, sounding somewhat apologetic.
"It's fine, that's understandable."
Marco patted Mystogan's shoulder, indicating that he shouldn't worry.
This was perfectly normal.
After all, the younger Mystogan couldn't have anticipated this day.
One couldn't expect a child to consider so much—it was already remarkable that he had come to Earth Land to stop "Anima" and worked tirelessly toward that goal day after day.
"What about the magic power issue?"
After the initial excitement, Marco quickly calmed down.
Being able to go was one thing, but whether they could use magic after arriving was another.
If they couldn't use magic, they couldn't rely solely on him to fight, could they?
With 'Ink Garment' converted from magic power, Marco would still have combat capabilities in the Edolas world even without magic.
However, the same couldn't be said for others.
"This... we're still working on a solution," Mystogan replied awkwardly.
He himself was unaffected since he relied on equipment for combat.
In Edolas, his fighting prowess would remain unchanged—he could still use his staff as usual.
"..."
Marco stared speechlessly at Mystogan.
Had they celebrated for nothing? Even if they formed an expedition team, they would just be walking into a trap.
"Ahem, actually, it wouldn't be a bad idea for the two of us to go and scout first." Mystogan clearly realized his own issue as well.
He coughed dryly twice before making a suggestion.
"Just the two of us?" Marco hesitated for a moment.
After all, their opponent was an entire world.
Although he was usually confident, he didn't believe he could take on an entire world, especially under such constrained circumstances.
Marco sensed the "energy" stored within his body—it wasn't particularly abundant, certainly not enough to support him in confronting an entire world.
"We're only going to gather information, not to engage in conflict with them."
Mystogan obviously didn't have the idea of ending everything with just the two of them either.
If Marco's strength could be fully utilized, they might have tried capturing the leader first to control the situation.
But under the current circumstances, it was better to forget about that.
They should just honestly gather intelligence first.
Most importantly, Mystogan still had some hesitation in his heart.
He was still uncertain about whether to oppose his father and the citizens of Edolas.
Mystogan certainly knew who was right and who was wrong—he had a clear understanding of major principles.
But after all, that was his father and the people of his homeland.
If the problem could be resolved without him taking direct action, he would prefer not to be involved personally.
Though somewhat contradictory, human nature is complex like this, and it's difficult for people to truly empathize with each other.
The painful cries of others might just sound like noise to someone else's ears.
Marco didn't particularly understand this perspective.
Was there really such a big difference between bringing outsiders to overthrow his father and personally participating in overthrowing his father? Bringing people there... wasn't that still participation?
Regarding this, Marco thought Mystogan might just be seeking peace of mind.
"Have you mastered that reverse Anima magic proficiently yet?"
Marco was somewhat tempted by Mystogan's proposal of a "two-person exploration."
Although the two of them probably couldn't solve any major problems, gathering information shouldn't be an issue.
If they really wanted to leave, ordinary people wouldn't be able to stop them.
Even just relying on "Ink Garment" and acting as a sculptor, Marco wasn't someone that just any random person could challenge.
But Marco was no longer alone like before, no longer carrying little responsibility like during his childhood.
Now Marco had too many matters to handle, with two top-priority issues: the "National S-Class Exam Tournament" and that mysterious "Tower of Heaven" matter.
If he followed Mystogan to another world and stayed for several years, things here would fall into complete chaos.
Although Marco wasn't arrogant enough to think the world couldn't function without him, it would still cause some impact, at least significantly affecting Fairy Tail and the Fiore Kingdom.
Moreover, Marco was very concerned about the follow-up to that "Tower of Heaven."
If not handled properly, it might truly lead to a major disaster.
"No problem, we can return whenever we want." Mystogan's answer made Marco breathe a sigh of relief.
If it was that convenient, then there was no problem going along to take a look.
"When are we going?"
Having made his decision, Marco asked straightforwardly.
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