Fairy Tail: The Three Sacred Magic

At this time, it was late, the noise of the arena had long faded, and the silence of the night was a little cold.

In the waiting room of the Empire, Mavis sat quietly on Hal's chair, revealing a trace of sadness between her eyebrows.

Suddenly, there was a gentle knock on the door.

"Come in..." Before she finished speaking, a familiar figure had already appeared in front of her.

"What's wrong? Still emo." Hal squatted down gently and looked at her with his unique tenderness and jokes.

"Hal?!" Mavis looked at him in shock, "Didn't you leave... to another future..."

Hal sighed, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, but there were some complicated emotions in his eyes: "I can't go, future Lucy... disappeared."

"Ah?" Mavis looked at him blankly, with a bit of silly doubt in her eyes.

"So, I can't help her, I can only come back to comfort you."

"Tsk~ you still have a conscience." Mavis' mood turned from cloudy to sunny, revealing a rare smile.

"Let's go, my great military advisor, I still need you to help me prepare for tomorrow's plan."

"Don't you have a cat minister?"

"That guy is too reckless, you are more reliable."

Mavis jumped to follow him, completely unaware of the apology that flashed in Hal's eyes.

"I'm sorry, Mavis, [I] still went to that future... but I can't tell you the whole truth. Lucy in the future is innocent, she shouldn't encounter such a future, nor such a strange past, this is my reason, I must save her!

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In the Fairy Tail Guild Tavern.

"First generation! Hal?" Makarov looked at them with drunken eyes, his mouth unclear.

"Hey, what's your tone? Only welcome the first generation, not me?"

"Smelly boy, you still know to come back!"

"Huh?"

"No matter how great you are, you are still a member of our Fairy Tail! I don't want to care about the Empire's affairs, but you must return to the guild every night! "

Hal was stunned. He didn't expect that the drunk Makarov could express himself so sincerely.

Looking at this old man over 90 years old, Hal felt a little emotional: "President Grandpa, I promise you.

But you are 90 years old, drink less!"

"What do you care about me!"

For a while, the laughter in the tavern echoed again.

On the second floor of the tavern.

Hal sat at the table, in front of him were Erza, Myston and Laxus with solemn expressions, and beside him were Natsu, Lucy and others.

"What's wrong? Everyone is not in high spirits." Hal spoke to break the silence.

"What happened in the afternoon? Why are there two Lucys?" Natsu asked in a low voice, with an unprecedented heaviness in his tone.

Hal looked at him in surprise, but still responded: "That's the future Lucy..."

"Future Lucy? What do you mean?" Natsu's voice was low and uneasy.

"This is part of my plan."

"Enough! "Natsu suddenly slammed the table and stood up, furious, "Why? Why didn't you tell me anything! Aren't we family?"

"Natsu, don't be impulsive!" Erza stopped him sternly, "Haru just doesn't want you to worry."

"Because you are still too weak." Haru's voice was calm, with an irrefutable firmness.

"What did you say? !" Natsu was furious, his fists clenched unconsciously, and his veins were exposed. This was the first time he was so angry at Haru.

The atmosphere in the room seemed to solidify in an instant, and the air was so heavy that it made people breathless.

Lucy and Happy seemed particularly uneasy, their eyes dodged, and they dared not speak.

Haru and Natsu looked at each other, and their eyes revealed an indestructible determination, without a trace of concession.

Time seemed to be stretched at this moment, and the silence of the two was as sharp as a blade.

Finally, Haru sighed softly, his voice still calm: "Don't worry about Lucy's future. I promise that she will be safe. "

Natsu's shoulders relaxed slightly, but the clouds on his face did not completely dissipate, and his lowered fists were still shaking.

He clenched his teeth, suppressed the complex emotions in his heart, and said in a cold voice: "Tomorrow, remember to go on stage. I will use my fire to prove my strength!"

He said it word by word with an irrefutable determination, then turned around abruptly, pushed open the door, and strode away.

Lucy and Happy looked at each other, their faces full of worry and confusion, but still followed.

Bang!

As the door closed, the room fell into silence again, and the depressing atmosphere did not dissipate for a long time.

Laxus frowned and finally said: "Aren't you going to explain it clearly?"

"Explain what?" Hal smiled lightly, with a hint of helplessness in his tone, "Children will grow up eventually, and Natsu just needs to experience this.He's already scared, afraid that he can't protect Lucy... Isn't that a good thing?"

"You..." Laxus shook his head.

Hal chuckled again, and there seemed to be some self-mockery in his laughter, maybe laughing at himself, maybe laughing at Natsu.