There was a strange, tense silence in the guild. Levy's face immediately flushed, and she wasn't the only one. Erza, too, was blushing. Lucy, suddenly the center of attention, quickly followed suit and sat down, mortified. It was an open secret in the guild, everyone knew, but no one ever talked about it.
After a few moments, everyone started moving again as if time had just resumed. The guild returned to its loud, boisterous self, as if the recent incident had been a collective hallucination.
Lucy whispered to Levy. "Is everyone in this guild a good actor?"
"Just be quiet, Lu," Levy whispered back. "Erza's face is completely red!"
Lucy looked up and saw that Erza's face was indeed flushed. "Oh my God... Erza can get that embarrassed?"
At that moment, Makarov called out, "Erza, come here."
"Yes, President!" Erza replied in a calm voice, surprising Lucy.
"You can get that calm so fast?!" Lucy grumbled.
"We still have to talk about the Hundred-Year Mission," Makarov began. "I've already discussed it with Duofa, and it's better not to involve anyone else."
"That's the right decision," Erza agreed.
"How boring! Isn't anything interesting happening?" Natsu groused.
Suddenly, the clouds above the city of Magnolia began to swirl strangely. Chen Fan looked up at the sky. 'The time has come... Happy and Natsu have failed.'
Because they had failed, there was nothing that could be done. Chen Fan wasn't in the guild, so he couldn't tell them. He held out his hands, ready to embrace the world of Edolas. He still remembered every smile and every frown on Lisanna's face.
When Chen Fan was being chased by Mira, Lisanna had helped him a lot. He considered Lisanna to be his little sister. In private, Lisanna would also call him "brother-in-law." It was their secret. Their relationship was that of a brother and a sister, nothing more, and they both knew it.
Chen Fan was not there when Lisanna got into trouble. He had tried to stop her, but unfortunately, Mashima Hiro does not have a clear concept of time. That had made it difficult for Chen Fan to manage his time.
Lisanna may have seemed quiet, but she was a wild little girl. Chen Fan smiled. 'It's time to bring her back.'
The sky grew darker, and a massive vortex formed over the city. The clouds tore open, and a strange, unearthly power permeated the air. Chen Fan could control what he touched, but he couldn't control this supernatural phenomenon.
The cloud vortex reached its peak, then a beam of light descended. Chen Fan did not resist. He only wanted to pass through it.
The light enveloped the entire city for five seconds. When the light disappeared, Chen Fan opened his eyes. The city had vanished, but he remained in the same spot.
"How could this be?!" Chen Fan was shocked. But he immediately understood. His 'superpower' and magic were not entirely compatible. The magic had turned the entire city into a magic crystal. He was like a virus, isolated by a 'firewall'.
That was not good news. The vortex in the sky was shrinking. The portal would soon disappear.
There was no other way. He had to go in! With a single stomp of his foot, Chen Fan shot toward the sky like a cannonball. However, the repulsion from the other dimension was stronger than he had expected. He couldn't get through.
Chen Fan stopped in front of the portal. Suddenly, Happy carrying Natsu, and Carla carrying Wendy, flew upward.
"Chen Fan! What are you doing?! Hurry up and get over here!" Natsu shouted.
"Brother Chen Fan, we're waiting for you over there!" Wendy also shouted.
Finally, they both passed through the portal. The clouds in the sky immediately dispersed.
"Uh...!" Chen Fan was stunned. He shouted angrily. "I haven't even gone in! Why did it close?! What am I going to do?!"
After venting his anger, he remembered. He was so stupid! There was still someone else. Mystogan was from that world. He must still be near the city.
Chen Fan cleared his throat and shouted. "Mystogan!"
The sound wave multiplied, filling the air like a crashing thunderbolt. The mountains outside the city trembled. "Ah...! I accidentally used too much power." Fortunately, the city was empty.
Chen Fan's effort was not in vain. Mystogan flew toward him. Chen Fan immediately approached him. Mystogan must have a way to get there.
"What's wrong? Why are you still here?" Mystogan asked.
Chen Fan's face was grim. "I don't want to be, but I... I can't get through."
Mystogan did not expect Chen Fan to be left behind. Usually, only 'Dragon Slayers' and people from that world could resist that power.
"I'm not from your world," Chen Fan explained. "Otherwise, I would already be there."
"Okay! Come with me. There should be another portal."
Chen Fan quickly followed him. Now all the members of Fairy Tail were in danger. Chen Fan could no longer trust the plot. His arrival had already changed everything.
Chen Fan and Mystogan arrived at a cave. There was a magic circle there. Chen Fan didn't understand magic very well, but he could analyze the magical elements.
Mystogan told Chen Fan to stand in the circle. He inserted his magic staff into the circle. His magic power flowed out, and the magic circle activated. The light grew more and more intense. But when the light disappeared, Chen Fan remained in the same spot.
"Eh...! Why is it like this?" Mystogan was shocked.
Chen Fan thought, and finally understood. His 'superpowered' body was too resistant to magic. They were simply not compatible. Mystogan's circle was a magical 'teleportation array'. Unfortunately, that was the exact reason Chen Fan couldn't get to Edolas.
"Never mind, Mystogan, open a portal to outer space. Give me the coordinates. I'll try to go in that way."
Mystogan was shocked. "That's impossible! You could get lost and never return."
Chen Fan waved his hand. "It's fine. Just open it. Edolas and space are very fragile right now. I can break through them."
Mystogan saw his determination, then opened the portal. Chen Fan gritted his teeth, exerting all of his power. "Open up for me!"
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