Hope noticed that Natsu and Happy's bodies visibly stiffened when they saw Lisanna, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Lisanna was Natsu's best playmate after he joined the guild. She and Natsu had found Happy when he was still an egg and watched together as Happy hatched.
For this man and cat, the unfortunately deceased Lisanna was the regret of their lives.
Now, in another world, seeing another living Lisanna, it was normal for them to be moved.
Because she was Mirajane's younger sister, Hope took a few more looks at her.
This look allowed Hope to discover something was wrong.
This Lisanna's body actually emitted subtle magic power fluctuations. These fluctuations didn't come from a Magic Item but were faint fluctuations formed by magic power flowing within the body, just like a Mage from Aslant.
Hope called out to Natsu, "Natsu, Happy, I want to ask you something."
"What is it?"
"After our Lisanna died, was her body still there?"
What a rude question.
But Natsu knew Hope wasn't someone who lacked tact; there must be a reason for him asking this. He replied in a low voice, "From that mission to subjugate the Beast King, only Mirajane and Elfman returned. They said Lisanna's remains turned into light and disappeared..."
"In the end, everyone could only set up a cenotaph for her. I really miss her... Natsu." Recalling the sad event, Happy, a little cat who was usually so optimistic he wasn't even afraid of death, couldn't help but have teary eyes now.
So the Lisanna of Aslant had already... The members of Fairy Tail No. 2 around them felt terrible, and even the joy of Natsu soloing the Despair Emperor's personal guard was dispelled.
Edolas's Fairy Tail had successively experienced being wanted by two rulers, Faust and Hopeless. During their years of life as fugitives, they had lost many companions, so they could well understand Natsu and Happy's feelings at this moment.
Lisanna looked at the strange gaze cast by the unfamiliar companion named Hope, and her heart couldn't help but tighten.
Did he discover it?
But if she told the truth, what would happen to her sister and brother in Edolas? Their sister wasn't as lucky as her; she had truly died... Hearing her troubled inner thoughts, Hope thought about it and decided not to reveal what Lisanna was hiding, treating it as a surprise for Mirajane when the time came.
Changing the subject, Hope looked at the white-bearded old man. "Oh, I forgot about you. Isn't this Mystogan's bastard king of a father?"
"Eh? He's Mystogan's father?"
Natsu's low mood was immediately covered by curiosity. Remembering what he'd heard from Mystogan's revelations, he asked, "Then isn't this old man our Master's Edolas counterpart?"
"Aye, that's really hard to accept."
Happy stood on Natsu's shoulder, and both the man and the cat cast looks of disgust at Faust.
A Makarov without a bald head is soul-less!
And he has so much hair!
Seeing Wendy and Carla also looking at him curiously, Faust's face twitched. "Who is Mystogan? I don't have such a son."
"Of course you can say you don't. After all, he was personally abandoned by you, his father, since he was a child, wasn't he?"
Hope sneered. He had heard about this from Mystogan's inner thoughts when his gossip-seeking heart was piqued.
It was hard to imagine how deranged Faust's mental state was at the time. As the king of a human kingdom, he actually couldn't tolerate the existence of a child, and that child was his own biological son.
"Are you talking about Jellal?"
Faust finally realized who the Mystogan Hope spoke of was. "That rebellious son has prevented many magic power thefts by 'Anima' in your world over the years. If I had known, I should have strangled him with my own hands back then."
What a terrible father.
Hope originally thought that Ivan, the father who planned to dig out Laxus's dragon-slaying crystal to sell for money, was already the worst of the worst, but he didn't expect there to be an even greater 'expert'.
It made sense. The personalities of many people in this world were the exact opposite of their counterparts. As much as Makarov valued family, this Faust was just as heartless toward his relatives.
Hope didn't want to say another word to Faust. He took out a blank card. Such a 'top-tier' father naturally deserved the same treatment as Ivan.
With a flash of light, seeing a living person like Faust being casually tucked into a small card by Hope, everyone's eyes almost popped out.
Is this the 'Magic' of Aslant?
Compared to them, Edolas's 'Magic' which relied on tools was simply far inferior... Suddenly, the greatsword in Lilly's hand pointed directly at Hope. "Release His Majesty!"
Looking at the Magic Greatsword close at hand, Hope seemed to have no sense of crisis at all. He raised his head, his gaze passing the greatsword to meet Lilly's resolute eyes.
"What a loyal big cat."
"Panther Lily, for Faust's kindness in taking you in, the work you've done for him all these years should have already been enough to repay him, right?"
Lilly fell silent. He was once a member of Extalia and its strongest warrior, but he was exiled from his home by the Queen of the Exceeds for saving a human child.
It was Faust who took him in.
Although Lilly knew the other party valued his martial strength, he still felt gratitude toward Faust.
But just as Hope said, after so many years, that so-called kindness had long been exhausted.
Moreover, Faust had been planning behind his back to deal with the Kingdom of Exceeds. Although he was exiled, Extalia was his home no matter what.
Seeing the black cat slowly lower the greatsword, Hope smiled. "Mystogan—no, it should be Jellal—perhaps soon he will be able to thank you in person for saving his life."
"The Prince! He's back?!"
Lilly showed surprise. The child he had saved years ago, even at the cost of being exiled from his home, was precisely the Mystogan abandoned by Faust.
In fact, the reason Mystogan was able to go to Aslant was because Lilly helped, secretly sending him through when 'Anima' was opened.
Hope nodded. "Yes, and after Mystogan reached Aslant, he also helped a helpless and lonely child, just like you did."
Following Hope's gaze, Lilly saw Wendy holding Carla. It seemed to see again that small boy who had jumped into 'Anima' without looking back to stop his bastard father's mistakes.
Hope clapped his hands. "Alright everyone, get ready. Let's head to the Royal Capital. I really want to meet the other me."
"Then what about these people?"
Natsu's IQ rarely went online as he pointed at the Despair Emperor's army. "If we just leave so many people alone, wouldn't it be a lot of trouble if they become enemies again later?"
Hope smiled slightly and stepped forward.
Suddenly, a powerful aura erupted from him. That tyrannical power caused the floating island beneath their feet to shake violently.
"I give you two choices."
"Either die."
"Or abandon the darkness for the light and kneel at the feet of me, the 'Emperor of Hope'."
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