Due to the rain on the day of the incident, Goodman didn't go out for business, but stayed home with his wife and children to rest and prepare some goods.
When he suddenly saw Rhode, he thought Rhode was visiting and, seeing the heavy rain outside, quickly invited him in to sit.
But Bayer looked up at the blue sky and said in surprise, "Dad, our house is gone."
Molly was more awake: "Honey, we seem to be outside."
The sky was blue, with ten suns hanging above, and looking back, there was a crystal as large as a mountain.
It seemed they had arrived in a strange place without knowing anything.
But Molly was not panicking.
Because familiar faces like Erza, Gray, Mira, and Rhode were standing in front of her.
A group of Fairy Tail members...
It must be these restless mages causing some kind of trouble.
It's well-known that when Fairy Tail starts causing trouble, firstly, there's no real danger to life, and secondly, any damage will be compensated for.
So Jasmine was very calm.
However, Goodman felt something was off, as Rhode was not the kind of person who would cause chaos without reason, right?
"Brother Goodman... this is a bit complicated."
Rhode took a piece of armor and a long spear from the fallen soldier and handed them to Goodman: "Hold this for now, and I'll explain slowly."
Listening to the descriptions from Wendy, Natsu, and Lucy, Rhode knew that Magnolia had been razed to the ground.
That is to say, all humans, buildings, plants, trees, birds, beasts, insects, and fish were absorbed by Anima and turned into Magic Crystals.
So he expected Wendy to easily kick out three ordinary people.
He just didn't expect them to be so calm in a strange environment.
With just three Dragon Slayer Mages, it would take quite a bit of time to destroy this mountain of Magic Crystals, and there might be enemy attacks during the process.
Therefore, as mages, they must do their best to protect the safety of ordinary people.
But with so many residents in Magnolia, they might not always be able to cover everyone, so leaving them some equipment was necessary.
At least it would give them some courage.
The guards on the island plus the ones below could put together over two hundred sets of weapons and armor, enough to arm a militia.
Rhode explained the current situation to Goodman, and the family of three listened with amazement.
This time, it amazingly wasn't Fairy Tail causing trouble!
Unbelievable.
This was almost more unbelievable than the existence of another world.
While they were talking, Wendy shattered another Magic Crystal, and this time, the Magic Crystal turned into Goodman's house.
Mrs. Molly exclaimed, "It really turned into a house!"
Little Bayer clapped his hands and shouted, "She turned into a house, amazing sister!"
Sister?
Wendy suddenly felt motivated, applying her Dragon Slayer Magic move by move to the Magic Crystals.
Goodman's neighbors were brought out one by one, sometimes people first, sometimes the house and people together.
They still didn't know what had happened, just came out to take a look because they discovered the rain had suddenly stopped.
Mira, Elfman, Erza, Gray, Lucy, and Carla stepped forward to explain to everyone.
Lisana didn't go.
Many people in town knew her, and she was afraid of startling people by suddenly appearing.
It would be better to slowly let everyone accept it after they returned.
Meanwhile, Natsu and Gajeel had also started working.
Gajeel casually punched a peak that looked pleasing to the eye: "Iron Dragon Staff!"
With a bang, the Magic Crystal shattered, and in the white light appeared Reby, Jet, and Troy.
Reby blinked, just like Goodman, not understanding the situation: "Gajeel? When did you return to the guild?"
Jet looked displeased: "Why are you coming so close all of a sudden?"
Troy, noticing Gajeel's right hand turning into an Iron Staff, asked directly, "Want to fight again?"
Though both of them had somewhat forgiven Gajeel for his past actions, they still didn't find him agreeable.
Gajeel couldn't be bothered to explain and waved his hand dismissively: "Don't get in the way. If you have questions, go down and ask them yourself."
"You, what's with this attit—"
"Iron Dragon Sword!" Gajeel completely ignored Jet and slashed a nearby Magic Crystal with a sword.
Another smaller Magic Crystal shattered, and Dabulin appeared in the white light—he had been drinking and chatting with the Lane Engine Squad.
"Dabulin?" Reby exclaimed in surprise, "What on earth is going on?"
Troy helped Dabulin up and was about to ask Gajeel: "Hey!"
Gajeel continued to ignore them, kicking out with his right foot to transform into a black long spear: "Iron Dragon Spear!"
The spear tip pierced the magic crystal, and this time the cracked magic crystal, although not as large as Mira and Elfman's, was still larger than the three members of the Lane Engine Squad combined.
A huge chunk suddenly vanished from the mountain, even catching Gajeel off guard.
Upon closer inspection, after the white light dissipated, Jubia appeared.
Gajeel chuckled, as if happy for his former comrade: "Hehe~ This silly Rain Woman, not bad at all."
Jubia looked around blankly, quickly spotting a shirtless man at the foot of the mountain.
"Gray-sama~~~"
Without any prompting or urging, Jubia sped down the mountain like the wind.
After only a few steps, she suddenly turned back: "Gajeel-san? You're staying in the guild now?"
Even though she and Gajeel had long been comrades, Jubia still liked to use honorifics when addressing him.
"I..."
Gajeel paused respectfully, but just as he was about to speak, Jubia continued running down the mountain.
It seemed her brief pause was just to greet him.
A tic mark appeared on Gajeel's forehead, and he shouted angrily: "This silly Rain Woman! Didn't she notice the surroundings at all?!"
It's rare to have someone to talk to in the guild, so why does it have to be this silly woman!
"Iron Dragon Staff!" Gajeel could only vent his frustration on the magic crystal in front of him.
Upon reflection, if he saved everyone in the guild, would that be like beating up the entire guild?
Seeing his comrades being 'beaten' out one by one by Gajeel, Reby stopped those who wanted to ask questions:
"Let's not disturb Gajeel for now. He's doing something really important... let's go down and ask later."
Some, when they recovered and found themselves in unfamiliar surroundings where their Magic Power was unresponsive, felt uneasy.
But seeing the black-haired, red-haired, and white-haired figures at the foot of the mountain, their hearts settled down, and they quietly moved in their direction.
Natsu, having flown to the top of the mountain, was also busy. He picked the highest peak and asked Hapi to drop him.
"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!"
Bang! Crackle...
Cracks appeared all over the magic crystal at the peak, but it didn't shatter.
"What?!" Natsu felt a bit embarrassed, relieved only when he saw Gajeel wasn't paying attention.
However, Hapi was merciless: "Natsu, you suck."
"Shut up! It's your fault for dropping me in the wrong place!" Natsu yelled at Hapi, then charged headfirst into the magic crystal, "Fire Dragon's Sword Horn!"
Bang!
More cracks appeared on the mountain peak, but it still didn't shatter.
"Are you kidding?!" Natsu almost blushed, holding his breath and gathering as much Magic Power as possible, "Fire Dragon's... Blazing Flame!"
Boom!!!
A massive fireball crashed onto the mountain peak, making the entire mountain seem to shake.
The cracks on the magic crystal spread to Natsu's feet. Shortly thereafter, the peak vanished, and the entire mountain shrunk by a level!
"Whoa!" Natsu lost his footing and fell, but when he recognized the figure below, he immediately beamed, "Kildas!"
"Huh?" Kildas, like everyone else, had no idea what was happening, but seeing Natsu crashing toward him, he immediately thought Natsu wanted to challenge him again.
"Give it a rest, Natsu. I drank too much yesterday, and I'm a bit tired today."
Saying this, he casually raised his hand as usual, intending to brush Natsu off but suddenly sensed something was off.
And Natsu had already landed on him.
Bang!
Natsu knocked Kildas to the ground, straddling his chest.
"Ouch, ouch..." Kildas rubbed his painful occipital area.
What's going on? He couldn't even handle this kind of attack. Drinking too much shouldn't make it this bad, should it?
Natsu paused, pulled at Kildas's face a bit, and even sniffed him: "It's definitely Kildas, huh."
Kildas allowed Natsu to yank his face out of shape, puzzled why his Magic Power wasn't working.
At this moment, Hapi flew down: "Natsu, did you forget? You can't use magic here."
"I see!" Natsu realized, hitting his palm with his fist, staring eagerly at Kildas whom he was straddling, "So does this mean I can defeat Kildas now?!"