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At that moment, a deep purple gold light flowed in Zeros's eyes, and an invisible wave emanated from his body. He gently raised his right hand, palm facing the waves, and silently recited in his heart:
"Stop!"
As if hearing Zeros's inner thoughts, the waves that were about to surge onto the dock and engulf it abruptly stopped, and the high-flying spray defied the laws of nature, showing no sign of falling back into the sea.
At the dock, the white-haired man raised his hand, and a huge wave stood frozen in front of him, as if he were holding it up in mid-air. This scene, which could only be seen in a camera, was now displayed in reality. This scene was as if it were eternal.
"time--"
"--countercurrent!"
Zeros silently repeated the same thought to himself.
The next instant, the still waves suddenly reversed direction, swept back several times, and finally fell back into the sea.
Although the waves had disappeared, the cruise ship that had been propelled by them still washed ashore and anchored on a beach.
Of course, those who were originally on the boat were also pushed ashore.
"Cough cough cough!!"
On the beach, the blonde girl coughed incessantly; she had choked several times as the seawater washed over her.
This blonde girl was Lucy, who had been tricked onto the ship by the fake fire dragon. After she finished coughing, she looked at a blue-haired mermaid-like woman holding a treasure bottle and said irritably, "Aquarius, why did you bring me along too?!"
However, the mermaid woman named Aquarius did not seem to listen to her. At this moment, her gaze was fixed on the dock, where only a white-haired man was standing.
That person.....
A strange light flashed in Aquarius's eyes.
The incredible scene that just unfolded on the waves was witnessed by many people, but most of them were fishermen from Harujon who heard the commotion and saw it from afar through their windows. They were mostly ordinary people who were simply amazed and didn't understand what had happened or whether it was man-made.
But Aquarius, the one who caused the wave, knew perfectly well that the magical scene just now was caused by the white-haired man standing on the dock.
"That power…" Aquarius frowned slightly.
At that moment, the white-haired man on the dock suddenly turned around, his gaze meeting Aquarius's. His eyes still shone with a deep purple gold light, and a slight wicked smile appeared on his lips.
Upon seeing this, Aquarius immediately averted her gaze. Although she had only made eye contact with this person for a moment, she felt as if she were about to be drawn in by the purple gold light.
"The Zodiac, the Aquarius Celestial Spirit, huh? No wonder it's one of only twelve golden keys in the world. Even though the summoner is so weak, it can still draw upon natural power far exceeding its own strength..." Zeros murmured, then lowered his head slightly. The purple gold light in his eyes instantly dissipated, returning to its clear and bright state.
"Hey! Are you even listening to me, Aquarius?!"
Seeing that the celestial spirit she had summoned was ignoring her as its master, Lucy immediately shouted at the top of her lungs.
"Tch..." Aquarius glanced over and let out a disdainful sound.
"You just said... tsk?" Lucy's face froze.
"I'm so sorry," Aquarius said, head held high, without any apology. "I didn't control it well just now, and the boat accidentally rushed over here."
"So you were targeting me from the start!!" Lucy's lips twitched uncontrollably.
"Also, don't summon me for a while. I'm going on vacation with my boyfriend for a week!" After saying that, Aquarius glanced at Lucy again, and emphasized once more with a strange tone, "It's with my boyfriend!"
"No need to repeat it twice!!" Lucy exclaimed in frustration.
Seeing Lucy's frantic state, Aquarius seemed to feel much better. A smile appeared on her lips, and then she vanished from the spot, returning to the Celestial Spirit World.
"Lucy, it seems you two don't get along very well!" Happy the cat said casually from the side.
"Anyway, the matter is finally resolved." Lucy couldn't help but feel a headache thinking about what happened every time she summoned Aquarius.
Just then, a voice that sounded somewhat familiar rang in her ears.
"Were you just mocked by your own Protoss?"
Upon hearing the voice, Lucy was startled and turned around, only to see Zeros appear beside her at some point.
"Zeros, what are you doing here!" Lucy exclaimed in surprise, but then she remembered what Zeros had just said, and an embarrassed expression appeared on her face. She gave an awkward smile and forced an explanation, "Haha, that Celestial Spirit was a bit naughty just now."
"So that's how it is."
Zeros didn't call out this absurd explanation, but simply nodded. Judging from Lucy's interaction with the Aquarius Celestial Spirit, she seemed somewhat different from some of the Celestial Spirit Mages he had encountered before...
Seeing that Zeros seemed to believe her, Lucy breathed a sigh of relief, but then she suddenly remembered something and shouted, "Where's Natsu!"
"Natsu is still on the ship!" Happy the cat said.
"Then let's hurry and save him!" Lucy said anxiously.
"I don't think he needs us to save him."
As Zeros said this, she walked towards the cruise ship.
Lucy followed, completely bewildered. She didn't understand what Zeros meant, but luckily Happy the cat spoke up, "I forgot to tell you, Natsu is a mage too!"
"Huh!" Lucy was taken aback. Natsu's behavior on the ship didn't seem like that of a mage at all. But what she was more curious about now was...
"Zeros, it seems you already knew Natsu could use magic," Lucy asked.
"You'll find out soon enough." Zeros glanced at Lucy and said with a playful tone, "Don't be surprised by Natsu's identity later."
"Natsu's identity?" Lucy was completely confused again; she understood less and less of what this man was saying.
The two people and the cat approached the cruise ship.
The once luxurious cruise ship was now in ruins due to the huge waves created by Aquia, and the commotion had attracted a large crowd.
"Damn it, what just happened!" A companion of the fake fire dragon on the cruise ship exclaimed. They still didn't know what had just happened. They were fine on the ship, but why did a wave suddenly rise on the calm sea and sweep their cruise ship ashore?
"Zeros, look, that's him!" Lucy spotted the fake dragon who had deceived her among the crowd at a glance. She exclaimed angrily, "He's a complete fraud! All that partying on the ship was fake. He abuses magic, cheats people, and traffics people. Is this what a Fairy Tail mage is like?! He's so disappointing!"
Lucy's tone was heavy, as if she had suffered a huge blow. The guild she had always loved and even dreamed of joining had turned out like this, which she couldn't accept for a while.
Hearing Lucy's angry words, Zeros gave her a strange look. Did this woman only know that she had been deceived, and not even consider that the fire dragon was fake?
However, seeing Lucy's heartbroken and sorrowful appearance, Zeros knew that she truly loved this guild. He chuckled softly and slowly said, "Trust me, Fairy Tail will not let you down!"
"Zeros!" Lucy looked at Zeros, tears still glistening in the corners of her eyes. For some reason, hearing Zeros's words, she instinctively wanted to believe him, but then she remembered what she had witnessed on the cruise ship...
Her heart clenched with anxiety, but in the end, she gently nodded, "Yes!"
"Natsu!"
Just then, the kitten Happy suddenly barked.
Lucy immediately looked in the direction Happy the cat was calling, and then she saw Natsu walking out step by step from the dilapidated cruise ship deck.
However, unlike the carefree smile that Natsu always wore during the day, Natsu's face was now incredibly gloomy.
He suddenly raised his head, his eyes burning with what seemed like flames, his gaze fixed directly on the fake fire dragon below, and said in a low voice:
"You said you're a mage from Fairy Tail, is that right!?"
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