(A couple of hours later – Onibas Town)
Onibas Town was your typical traveler's stop—not as big as Magnolia, but more on par with Shirotsume Town. Lucy and Allen had finally arrived. Their mission was to meet a client at the magic shop. It wasn't anything too complicated, but not just anyone could take on this kind of request.
Fortunately, if Allen had one thing in abundance, it was experience with magical artifacts.
"Hey, did you hear? Titania's in town!"
"No way—the famous Queen?!"
Allen stopped in his tracks after hearing those words.
'So, the Queen wasn't an actual queen… just a nickname.'
Just like with Lucy, Allen didn't need canon knowledge to understand that this "Titania" was someone important in this story.
"Titania... Titania... Oh! Titania!" Lucy exclaimed as she remembered where she'd heard the name. She grabbed Allen's arm and shook it. "Allen, Titania is—"
Rumble
Lucy's words were interrupted by tremors. Allen looked ahead with interest. These tremors were rhythmic—like footsteps. Lucy panicked, thinking it was a giant monster.
But no. It was worse.
"Oh... that's a solid entrance," Allen smiled slightly.
Just around the corner, the massive horn of a monster appeared—held effortlessly by a young and beautiful woman with scarlet hair blowing in the wind. Her dark eyes radiated discipline and strength—both toward others and herself. Her beauty was only matched by her power.
She walked with a calm but sharp gaze toward Lucy and Allen. On one hand, she casually carried a massive monster horn that weighed several tons—like it was nothing.
Lucy, standing behind Allen, went pale. Allen, on the other hand, found himself slightly hypnotized by the girl's appearance. Her skirt and armor combo gave her a regal, knightly look… very much like Artoria.
"..." Erza noticed Allen staring and stopped walking. This young man seemed ordinary—nothing special at first glance—but for some reason, he caught her attention. Why? She didn't know, but she couldn't ignore him. There was a magnetic presence about him.
There was a heavy silence as if, with one look, they could both sense the weight the other carried—and that sparked a silent connection.
Their eyes met in that shared silence. Not awkward. It's just strange… but impossible to ignore.
For a moment, everything else disappeared.
"..."
"..."
And so, Allen Walker and Erza Scarlet finally met.