Fairy's Chess Game

Chapter 323 Bathing and Night Talk

Lucy, who was forcibly pulled into the bathroom by "myself", panicked for a while, not knowing what happened.But she didn't struggle too much, she just complained in her heart that the clothes were not ready yet.

Speaking of which, Lucy didn't really mind taking a bath with other girls.In other words, in the hot spring baths in the girls' dormitory, it is normal to take a bath and play in the water together. Although Lucy doesn't live in the dormitory, she often goes to the hot springs on purpose.Lucy has always been confident about her figure.

It's just that it always feels a little weird to stuff two people in this small bathtub in my apartment...

Hesitating, Lucy was half a beat too late, but the other party took the lead in occupying the comfortable position she was most used to.

...Are you really worthy of being yourself?
Soak the body in warm water that is a little hot, and the curling water vapor diffuses.

"Do you... have something to tell me?" In the end it was Lucy who spoke first.

Future Lucy hugged her knees, stared blankly ahead with her chin in her hands, and remained silent.

Lucy was a little embarrassed. She could feel that the other party must have something to say to herself, but she couldn't help him keep silent.Although Lucy has a lively nature and is good at enlivening the atmosphere, it doesn't seem to have any effect on "myself".

"Come and help me wipe my back." Lucy turned around in the future, and then added, "I will help you right away."

"Hey..." Lucy sighed and nodded resignedly, "Okay, okay."

It seemed that the other party had made up his mind to take a good bath.

Girls always spend a lot of time washing and so on, and it was already early morning when the two Lucys walked out of the small bathroom.

Since they didn't prepare clothes in advance, and there were only two of them at home, the Lucys came out carelessly wrapped in a bath towel.

"Would you like something to drink?" Lucy asked habitually.Girls' dormitories usually don't go to rest and sleep directly at this time, but it's time for night talks, snacks and so on.

"Oh... I see." Lucy immediately realized - what are you asking?Don't you know what you like?

"Milk or black tea with milk." The two said Lucy's favorite in unison.

Lucy smiled tacitly.

"But... I'd better prepare wine for me." Future Lucy said suddenly, "I saw that there are good spirits at home."

"Hey..." Lucy's hands paused, "Is that for Kana?"

Because Kana often visits her apartment, Lucy specially prepared some drinks to entertain her.Unexpectedly, Lucy was targeted in the future.

Wait... In the future, I won't be influenced by that female alcoholic Kanna, so I will like to drink!

"Well, it must have something to do with Kanna." Lucy in the future seemed to see her thoughts, and went up to take a bottle of wine and opened it. "Just prepare your own tea, don't mind."

In desperation, Lucy had no choice but to make a cup of her own milk tea, and then brought a plate of small cakes that Elusa gave her today and walked over.

Future Lucy drank quietly, as if she were the only one here.

"Is there anything you want to say to me? You don't look like 'Lucy' at all!" Lucy asked again.

"En." Future Lucy responded softly this time.

Lucy cheered up instantly, and sat upright: "Okay, I'm listening! Actually, I also have a lot of things I want to ask you... the future or something..."

Lucy shook her head in the future: "It's meaningless. It's better to ask Karna to divination for you about the future. All the futures I have experienced are over. I have nothing in the future on this timeline like you Know."

"It's still somewhat of a reference, right?" Lucy was still not reconciled.

"You misunderstood." Future Lucy explained, "Although I am a person who came back from the 'future', the time I experienced has always been the short two months from June to July of this year. Around With the Dragon King Festival and the solar eclipse plan, no matter how many times you restart it, it’s just to prevent that disaster. So strictly speaking, I don’t know more than you.”

"Did you repeat the same time countless times?" Lucy was moved, "It feels... a bit cruel."

"Cruel..." Lucy in the future drank the wine in her glass, "Although I can't count how many times I have come back, this is the first time I have gone home since then, and it feels a little strange gone."

Lucy looked at herself with a depressed expression in front of her, and a heavy feeling came over her face. She couldn't imagine how much suffering this "self" had experienced.

In the future, Lucy ignored her reaction, and continued to say while drinking: "In order not to lose myself in countless reincarnations, I have been emphasizing the 'self' and the fact that I am Lucy! Because Every time there is a Lucy that exists, it bothered me at first."

"But I'm really Lucy, right? There's absolutely nothing wrong with that? To emphasize this, I firmly remember all my habits and hobbies—the food I like to eat, the drink I like to drink, the clothes I'm used to, Hairstyles and decorations, books I love to read...people I like!"

"Only in this way can I maintain the identity of Lucy! Lucy's favorite drinks are milk and milk tea, so my grandfather has always regarded them as his favorite..." She sighed faintly, "But human beings will change. Yes. The drink I really like is alcohol, especially spirits! I don’t know when it became like this. Although I don’t always get myself drunk like Karna, alcohol is my favorite drink for quite a long time Necessities to keep going."

Most of the bottle of wine was quickly drunk, but Lucy felt uncomfortable in her heart. She couldn't imagine what she had experienced on the other side, but she really felt the sadness and heavy emotions.

Lucy smiled in the future: "Don't worry, Lucy. In fact, all I want to say is that I am not Lucy anymore, I am not you. Now that my mission is over, I can also be in the same place as you." In time, it means that we are already two people... Or, as early as the moment I became a chess player and traveled through time for the first time, I was no longer Lucy Heartfilia. Aquilia, Balug, Talos, Leo, Aries... I lost all the keys, how can I be Lucy if I am not a star magician? Natsu, Erza , Gray, Wendy, Woz, Mirajane... How can I be considered a member of Fairy Tail after losing all my companions? I knew from the beginning that I was no longer Lucy."

"So don't worry, I won't bother Lucy and interfere with your own life anymore, I will leave here, leave Fairy Tail, leave Magnolia... I will live in seclusion here, and witness this brand new future with my own eyes... "

Future Lucy's words were interrupted, and the cup in her hand fell to the ground.Because Lucy suddenly rushed over and hugged her tightly.

"Don't, don't say such things again, don't show such a sad expression...don't leave, it doesn't matter whether you are me or not! Fairy Tail will always be our home, don't be alone anymore!" Lu Xi sobbed, "I know best, Lucy Heartfilia is the person who is most afraid of being alone."

Future Lucy was stunned, and then hugged her: "It always feels weird, the feeling of being hugged by myself..."

"Everyone, everyone in Fairy Tail will welcome us. You and I should know this best, right?" Lucy continued to persuade, not daring to let go, as if she was afraid that the other party would disappear in an instant.

"Yeah, I know it very well. But..." She looked at the back of her hand, the smooth and delicate skin was blank.

"No but!" Lucy said firmly, "Lucy uses Fairy Tail mages! The guild's coat of arms will be there!"

Future Lucy took a deep breath and made up her mind: "The future, the future of Fairy Tail, I also want to witness it! After all, no one knows what will happen next."

Only then did Lucy let go of her arms: "I think there may be one person who may know something about the future. If it's Woz..."

"Yeah, he must know something, right?" Future Lucy also nodded in agreement.

After settling some concerns, Lucy finally became active, and recommended the small cake on the plate to the opposite side, saying, "Speaking of Senior Woz, what about others? It seems that I haven't seen him appear recently. He has Didn't you come back with everyone?"

"He said he would stay in Crocus with Mirajane for a while..."

Lucy nodded with a gossip look: "Huh? Could it be that the two of them have finally confirmed their relationship!"

Originally, she wanted to share the fun of gossip with Lucy in the future, but Lucy saw the complicated expression on the other person's face, calm but sad, and smiled bitterly.

"Huh!" Lucy was even more surprised, "No, no way! You...I...will fall in love with Senior Woz! Although I don't deny that Senior is handsome and reliable, but...Huh??? "

Because it is about "self", Lucy has no interest in gossip at all, and the whole person is messy.

"It's not a strange thing, is it?" The future Lucy who had her mind exposed was very calm, "If it were you, you can also imagine that in countless reincarnations, every time you go back and forth, there will always be He is the first one who understands you, accepts your words, and trusts you unconditionally; he always helps you, teaches you, encourages you, and saves you until the last moment! In order for you to live and continue walking, he will not hesitate to fight Die... again and again!"

"Even if I don't take the initiative to contact him later, I can always find my existence in the first place and come to help me..." Future Lucy lowered her head, tears dripping on the carpet, "Such a man , Isn't such an experience tempting you?"

Lucy was silent, recalling the appearance of Senior Woz in her heart-it seems that this is really his style!Although he is a bit messy like the others in Fairy Tail, he is extremely reliable!
"So, have you ever tried to confess your love to Senior Woz?" Lucy asked.

The other party's expression became more and more bitter: "How is it possible? Of course it can't be done! Woz and I are not from the same world... No matter what timeline we are in, Mirajane will always be by his side! Fighting side by side with Woz, sharing all the joys and pains, living together, fighting together, dying together... There is no room for meddling."

"Besides, the two of them are also the ones who helped me the most. Every time they would fight to the death to protect me, what qualifications do I have to face them!"

In the future, Lucy drank the last drop of wine helplessly, and murmured in a drunken way: "I also want to help him once."

Saying that, she fell into a deep sleep.

The night talk also made Lucy feel physically and mentally exhausted. After all, she was "myself". She somewhat felt the same way, so she didn't bother to move. She lay down on the thick carpet like the opposite person, and closed her eyes.

The next morning, Future Lucy was gone.

(End of this chapter)