Chapter 49 Dark Magician
Chapter 49 Dark Magician
Since the nearby train station was destroyed while Erza and her group were chasing the Dark Guild, Chess and his party chose to return to Magnolia the next day in their magical four-wheeled vehicle.
During their journey, in the incredibly disorienting Croba Canyon, the group encountered a village transformed from monsters.
After all that trouble, by the time we got back to Magnolia, it was already nightfall with the bright moon rising.
"Another day full of adventure and strange encounters..."
After washing up, Lucy sat at her desk, holding a quill pen, reflecting on the events of the past two days.
The strongest squad, the dark guild, demons in Zeref's book, monster villages, and more.
"Although the process was very interesting, it also feels great to be able to stay comfortably in my own room like this sometimes."
As Lucy wielded her quill pen to write her novel, she thought contentedly to herself, "I really do need to balance work and rest."
The long journey had exhausted Natsume's seemingly inexhaustible energy, and he returned to the house in the forest outside the city with Happy early on.
Erza, dragging a car full of luggage, returned to the guild's girls' dormitory, saying she needed to tidy up properly.
I just don't know if by "tidying up" she means tidying up the room or rectifying the discipline of the girls' dormitory...
Lucy nodded emphatically, Erza's serious and earnest expression appearing before her eyes.
Yes, definitely the latter!
"And then there's Chesgo, whom I parted ways with at the river in the city. He should be asleep by now, right?"
When Lucy thought of the Dark Magician Girl's promise to warm Chesgo's bed before they parted, her face instantly turned bright red, and steam began to rise from her skin.
"Their relationship is really good..."
"Damn it, I really want to know more about Chess's scandals!"
Just as all sorts of strange images were flashing through Lucy's mind, she suddenly seemed to hear someone calling her name.
"Hey, Lucy!"
Unauthorized entry?
Natsu? Gray? Or Chesgo?!
Lucy almost reflexively clutched the manuscript on the table to her chest, then suddenly stood up and looked around.
Her experiences a few nights ago had turned her into a frightened bird.
After searching for a while, the empty house was quite quiet, with no trace of any pervert appearing.
"So it was just a hallucination caused by exhaustion..." Lucy sighed softly.
Suddenly, the floor beneath my feet trembled, and a humanoid muscular cow with horns on its head leaped out.
"Moo! I sense it, Lucy is in danger!"
Taurus, the sign of the zodiac, was in high spirits, his eyes, now transformed into hearts, landing precisely on Lucy.
Lucy was startled at first, then pulled out the Protoss Key and bared her serrated fangs at the perverted Protoss.
"You're the dangerous one, appearing out of nowhere!!"
"Mou~"
Amidst a burst of starlight, Talos, having finished his antics, was forcibly sent back to the Protoss realm.
"Seriously, neither of them is easy to deal with," Lucy sighed, rubbing her forehead.
"Lucy, can you hear me!"
Before Lucy could fully relax, that strange greeting came to her ears again.
This time, Lucy finally recognized the owner of the voice.
With a mix of doubt and trepidation, she walked to the window closest to the street outside and pushed open the window shutters.
Looking up, my gaze travels across the river shimmering with moonlight, and I see Chesgo sitting on the second floor of the house diagonally opposite, waving at me from the open window.
"It really is you!!"
Lucy's lips twitched, and she froze on the spot.
"Good evening, Lucy~"
The Dark Magician Girl's head popped out from the side, waving her arms cheerfully.
The sweet voice echoed through the quiet street, and Lucy's sharp eyes noticed that the lights in several houses nearby had come on.
"Okay, okay, stop yelling, it's too embarrassing!!"
The shame of being a social outcast is overwhelming.
Lucy slammed the window and door shut at lightning speed, then raced across the river bridge at a speed beyond her physical limits, arriving at Chase's house with a swagger.
"Seriously, Dark Magician Girl is cute, fine, but Chess, doing this so late at night, I can sue you for harassment!"
As soon as she entered, Lucy, her chest heaving with exhaustion, launched into a tirade of complaints and threats to express her dissatisfaction.
"Hahaha! I needed to talk to you, and since we lived nearby, I just called you directly."
Chess smiled and made Lucy a cup of hot tea.
"However, isn't that a bit too direct?"
Even so, Lucy politely accepted the tea and sat down opposite Chase.
"Lucy, being cute can't put food on the table. You should also scold me properly. I'm sorry to bother you so late."
The Dark Magician Girl sat upright on the sofa, her face tense, a stark contrast to her usual cute persona.
puff!
Lucy was taken aback by his serious expression and earnest tone, and she sprayed the tea she had just drunk all over Chase's face.
Is this still the Dark Magician Girl I know? Are you sure she hasn't been possessed by Valkyrie?!
Chase's daily face-to-face tea: 1/1
Seeing this, the Dark Magician Girl still smiled and maintained her upright posture.
But those beautiful big eyes kept twitching, as if they were conveying some kind of coded message.
Lucy instantly received the signal and glanced sideways towards the corner of the hall.
There, a cold-looking man in a deep purple magic robe stood with his arms crossed and his right hand holding a magic wand.
Just from that upright posture, you can tell that he is definitely a strong person.
"Wow, such a profound aura of demonic cultivation..."
Lucy didn't realize it until she looked.
The magical aura emanating from this man, whom I've never seen before, filled the entire room!
The same magic robe and wand as Dark Magician Girl, so that must be the master Dark Magician Girl mentioned before?!
"Judging from her demeanor alone, she doesn't seem like the type to get along with easily," Lucy thought to herself, feeling uneasy.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Chess stood up, walked over, and patted the Dark Mage on the shoulder with a smile.
"This is Lucy, whom I mentioned earlier. Although she's incredibly weak and looks rather silly, she's still one of my partners. Let's see if there's any room for improvement."
Back when they were in the guild, Dark Magician Girl had promised Lucy that she could introduce her master to help with guidance.
This was actually Chase's idea as well.
Putting aside whether Lucy can unleash her full potential after becoming stronger, he already had the idea of giving Lucy special training.
After all, Lucy in the original work was really pitiful; she was always the one who got abused.
The Dark Mage himself is a "sage" who has immersed himself in the cultivation of magic for countless years. Although Chase's current magic power is not enough to allow him to exert stronger power and reach the level of a "Dark Magic Priest" or "Five-Element Magician", his most fundamental understanding of magic is still there.
The paths of demons and the righteous lead to the same destination, though different.
Based on this, although the "magic" in the Fairy Tail world is different from that in the Yu-Gi-Oh! world, the knowledge possessed by the Dark Magician can still provide Lucy with a lot of useful help.
Chase had no doubt about it.
From a purely magical standpoint, the Dark Mage could be considered half his mentor, saving him from many detours when he first transmigrated.
Similarly, the other members of the guild had also received guidance to varying degrees, so they all respected the Dark Mage.
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