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"Eh? Gajeel?!"
Everyone in Natsu who entered the capital was shocked to the extreme by the prosperity of the capital, and they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts. When major towns in the outside world were devastated by war, the prosperity of the royal capital seemed extremely ironic.
At this moment, Lucy's sharp eyes caught a figure from behind, which looked particularly like Gajeel.
Although he is wearing a flawless white suit, no matter which angle you look at, you can definitely conclude that the person must be Gajeel! Lucy couldn't wait to pull Natsu and Wendy and chased the figure without hesitation.
The man in the white suit who looked exactly like Gajeel in front seemed to have noticed someone calling his name. However, what was unexpected was that his first reaction was not to turn around to confirm the situation, but to run away without hesitation.
Natsu and Lucy held onto Wendy tightly, trying their best to chase the man.
Unfortunately, there was an endless stream of pedestrians on the road, making their journey extremely difficult.
In the end, they could only watch helplessly as the man gradually disappeared into the crowd, as if he had evaporated without a trace.
"Lucy, are you really sure that the person just now was Gajeel?"
Wendy gasped and asked Lucy. She was out of breath from running all the way, and she didn't even have time to see the man's face clearly.
"I'm not 100% sure, but it feels so similar... maybe he is Gajeel in this world, right?"
Lucy racked her brains and tried to recall the scene just now, her tone filled with indescribable uncertainty. She silently considered the various possibilities, trying to find a logical interpretation.
"Forget it, don't worry about him, we'd better go find Happy first!"
Natsu shook his head and turned away resolutely. Lucy frowned and stared ahead, her face full of suspicion. After a moment of hesitation, she pulled Wendy and hurriedly chased after her.
And just now, when Lucy caught a glimpse of the man who looked very similar to Gajeel, he quickly flashed into a dark and deep alley like a ghost. After confirming that no one was following him, he breathed a sigh of relief and leaned against the cold wall to rest for a while.
"Oh, you and I look alike! Can you tell me where there are cats around here?"
Suddenly, a familiar voice came from the alley next to Ed Gajeel.
Ed Gajeel's nerves were tense for a moment, and he put on a highly alert posture as if facing a powerful enemy, staring at the figure in front of him with burning eyes.
However, just a second later, he was so stunned that he could hardly close his mouth.
"You...you are...me?"
Ed Gajeel never expected that there would be someone who looked exactly like him, it was like looking in the mirror! He stared at the other person in disbelief with his eyes wide open, as if he had seen an incredible vision. This sudden shock left him completely confused and confused.
"Nothing to be surprised about. I am you and you are me. It's normal to look the same!"
The person opposite said calmly, as if he was not surprised by all this. His tone was relaxed and natural, as if this was a normal thing.
Gajeel muttered nonchalantly. He was currently thinking about how to find a cat. After all, among the Dragon Slayers in the guild, he is the only one who doesn't have a cat of his own.
"Huh? This statement...could it be Otherworld? Otherworld peers?"
Ed Gajeel's reaction was quick, and it didn't take long for him to guess Gajeel's origin. He immediately stared at Gajeel excitedly, his eyes sparkling with anticipation.
"What is your purpose of coming here? Do you want to overthrow the regime of this kingdom? I can't wait any longer!"
Gajeel was very tired of this "self" who suddenly became extremely excited. He frowned, pushed Ed Gajeel aside unceremoniously, then turned around to leave, leaving behind a sentence: "I told you, I'm just looking for a cat! It's the kind of cat that can fly and talk." !"
"Although I don't know exactly what the 'cat' you are talking about is, but if it can fly and talk... then it should be a transcendent family."
Ed Gajeel's words were like thunder, exploding in Gajeel's mind. Gajeel, who was walking forward, suddenly stopped as if being stopped by an invisible force. He turned around, his face full of doubts and expectations, and asked with a slightly trembling voice: "The Transcendent?"
Ed Gajeel smiled slightly and nodded gently in affirmation.
Then, he carefully observed the surrounding environment from left to right, then lowered his voice and stared at Gajeel and suggested: "Why don't we change places? There are many people here and it is not a good place to talk about this kind of thing."
Gajeel stared at Ed Gajeel closely, as if trying to see a clue from his expression. After a long time, he finally nodded slowly, his heart full of curiosity and expectation. Later, he followed Ed Gajeel to a slightly old retro tavern.
As soon as Gajeel sat down, but before his butt was firmly seated, he couldn't wait to look at Ed. Gajeel's lips were slightly open, as if he had a thousand words to express. However, before he could speak, a glass of fragrant wine was gently pushed in front of him by Ed Gajeel.
"Don't be impatient yet, come on, let's have a glass of wine before we talk!" Ed Gajeel shook his glass and said with a smile to Gajeel.
Gajeel looked at Ed Gajeel depressedly, feeling speechless for a while, but he still picked up the wine glass and drank the wine in one gulp.
"You've sat down and drank. You should say something now!" Gajeel looked at Ed Gajeel with an unhappy expression. He didn't expect that the guy in front of him who looked exactly like him would be so showy.
"Hahaha, okay, okay. But before that, please allow me to tell you a little story." Ed Gajeel slowly poured himself another glass of wine, and then began to slowly tell Gajeel.
"This world was originally a world full of magic power, and people lived happily in this world.
But one day, a superior god appeared.
She said that the world was about to fall into the greatest crisis, that is, the depletion of magic power, and the whole world began to lose its magic power. exhausted!"
"At the beginning, the king did not listen to the so-called prophecy of God, but later, the magic power in this world became increasingly rare and began to dry up. The king began to believe it, and he went to seek what the god would do. "
Ed Gajeel slowly took a sip of wine to moisten his throat, looked at Gajeel who was attracted by his words, smiled slightly, and continued to talk.
"The god's method was to plunder the magic power from other worlds to replenish this world. The king believed it and did so. When he tasted the magic power again, the king began to go crazy and continued to extract magic power from that world again and again! "
"And it became more and more fierce. Until two days ago, the king planned to put all the magic power extracted before into it once and for all, and directly launched a big wave, but it seemed to be destroyed by people in that world!"
"After his desperate attempt failed, like a drowning man grabbing the last straw, he turned his attention to the existence known as the tribe of gods. He attempted to turn them all into magic crystals, and once again launched a ruthless attack on another world. Magic plunder!"
Gajeel's mind froze in an instant. He seemed to roughly understand what Ed Gajeel was talking about, but how did this relate to the Transcendent and the cat he dreamed of? Could it be...
Gajeel's heart moved, as if he had captured some key information. He raised his head suddenly and stared at Ed Gajeel.
Ed Gajeel raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing an imperceptible smile. He nodded slightly in agreement, then picked up the wine glass again, took a sip, and then spoke slowly.
"Yes, as you expected, that god is the queen of the Transcendent clan, and the cat you have been looking for is them. They are the only race in this world that can use magic!"
"So...what exactly do you want?"
Gajeel finally understood the hiding place of the cat he had longed for, but instead of feeling happy, he was replaced by a deep worry. From Ed Gajeel's words, he keenly sensed an ominous sign - those cats seemed to be facing the fate of turning into crystal!
"What do I want to do? Shouldn't you be clear about me in another world?!"
Ed Gajeel drank the last sip of wine, stood up and stretched out his elbows to look at Gajeel
Gajeel looked at Ed Gajeel with a grin, stood up and touched Ed Gajeel's elbow directly.
"Ah~ let's make a scene!"
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