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Magnolia.
From the "Yuri Transfer Incident," seven days had passed in the blink of an eye.
During these seven days, Weston had continuously used the Super Archive to search for various space-related magics, as well as records in magical history related to Edolas.
At the same time, he would also set aside some time every day for close-combat training, preparing for the upcoming trip to Edolas.
On the other side, Edolas-Yuri had also integrated into the life of "Fairy Tail."
At present, he was temporarily living in Yuri's house.
Inside the guild.
The Wizards gathered around Edolas-Yuri and played the "Fairy Tail Kill" game developed by Weston.
It was both a way to pass the time and an opportunity to deepen their understanding of one another.
"I already said it, I'm not interested in money."
"What I truly long for is freedom!"
Through seven days of interaction, everyone discovered that Edolas-Yuri's personality was indeed worlds apart from Yuri's. Aside from the difference in "etiquette" he displayed on the first day, the two also differed clearly in many other aspects.
For example, Earthland's Yuri was a money grubber, while Edolas-Yuri scoffed at wealth, power, and status.
Whenever everyone asked him about how extravagant a prince's life was, he would always respond with disdain or numerous complaints.
"This guy may act very polite, but the way he talks is even more punchable than Yuri!"
"I know, he's probably that kind of rich person from the rumors who 'doesn't understand the hardships of common folk'..."
"As a prince, whether it's where he lives, what he wears, or what he eats, it should all be the best in the entire country, right?"
"Just the material enjoyment alone is something other people couldn't even envy in a lifetime!"
"I really don't know what he has to complain about..."
One after another, the Wizards criticized Edolas-Yuri for "being blessed but not knowing it."
Hearing this, Edolas-Yuri sighed, tossed the cards in his hand onto the table, and said,
"That's because you haven't experienced real prince life, that's why you think this way!"
"Do you know how I've lived through the past twenty-plus years?"
"In order to interact with nobles, I had to learn how to taste fine food and wine, appreciate calligraphy, paintings, and antiques, and refine my swordsmanship and riding and archery..."
"In order to become a qualified ruler of a country, I had to learn how to manage the military, develop the economy, balance politics, and win over the people..."
"From the age of three, every day was either spent studying, or on the way to studying, basically with no time of my own."
"Dull, monotonous!"
"Every breath of air felt as if it was filled with the rotten stench of human moral decay!"
"So if possible, I actually hope you can solve this 'transfer' matter a bit more slowly, so that I can stay here for a longer while."
Hearing this, the Wizards of Fairy Tail all fell silent.
"Sounds like it wasn't easy for you either..."
"No, I still think it's way better than my current life!"
"I think that kind of life doesn't sound very interesting at all..."
As Edolas-Yuri said, they had never experienced a life "filled with the rotten stench of human moral decay," so it wasn't appropriate to judge too much.
But these people had always placed "family," "companions," "guild," "freedom," and "adventure" first in their hearts. After hearing Edolas-Yuri's account, they also knew that kind of life was not something they would like.
For a moment, several people felt a faint sense of pity for Edolas-Yuri's life experiences.
However, pity was pity, and it wouldn't make them stop moving forward with "solving the transfer."
After all, the Yuri in front of them could at most be considered a friend, while their true companion was still trapped in another world.
"Don't worry."
"Weston is a genius in magic. He'll definitely be able to research a method that allows free travel between the two worlds!"
"When the time comes, if you get tired of being king, you're welcome to come over to our side for a vacation anytime!"
Hearing this, Edolas-Yuri couldn't help but feel deeply moved. "Your guild... Fairy Tail... although this tavern is dirty, messy, and filled everywhere with the smell of alcohol and smoke, everyone is wonderful people. Being with you makes me feel very comfortable."
As he said this, he couldn't help but turn his head toward a corner of the guild, quietly admiring Rita, with a faint smile gently lifting the corner of his mouth.
"Especially Rita!"
"If my fiancée were someone as gentle and kind as her, I wouldn't have had to deliberately flee my engagement and run away."
"...Huh??"
Hearing this, everyone exchanged looks, eyebrows flying as their gazes communicated nonstop.
"Hey, hey, hey!"
"What are you trying to do?!"
"Even if you're Yuri's counterpart, if you dare do anything out of line, especially... if you dare set your sights on Rita, we won't let you off!"
During these days, Precht had deliberately stopped his magical research and didn't go to work, spending all day watching Edolas-Yuri's movements to prevent him from doing anything that would embarrass Yuri.
However, from start to finish, Edolas-Yuri had only been living leisurely as a civilian in Magnolia, which allowed Precht to relax quite a bit.
At this moment, hearing Edolas-Yuri say such things, Precht's heart instantly jumped to his throat.
This is bad!
This blond brat wouldn't be planning to commit a cuckolding act, would he?
Precht's face darkened as he immediately felt his responsibility was enormous.
With Yuri not here, as his best brother, he had to guard the home for him!!
"Ah, everyone's here?"
Just as Precht's imagination was running wild, Weston's voice came from the second floor.
Looking up, Weston was yawning, lazily walking down the stairs.
"There's something I need to inform you all about. Elefseria has already replied to me and taught me the spatial magic to open a path to Edolas."
What?!
Edolas-Yuri's face immediately collapsed, his whole body slumping onto the tabletop as if all strength had been drained from him. "So my good days are finally coming to an end?"
In contrast to his reaction, the members of Fairy Tail all excitedly stood up.
"So that means we can finally go bring Yuri back?!"
"I knew there was nothing the guild master couldn't handle!!"
"This is really great..."
Among everyone, Rita was the happiest.
Her boyfriend had been taken to another world and lost contact for seven days with no news. For someone in the midst of a passionate relationship, that was pure torment.
Now that she heard Weston finally had a way to reach the other world, the weight hanging in her heart finally dropped.
For a moment, she couldn't help but cry tears of joy.
"Guild Master, you must bring Yuri back safely!!"
"That goes without saying!"
Weston gave her a reassuring look, his tone incomparably firm.
"Yuri is an indispensable companion of our guild. Even if it means becoming enemies with the entire Edolas, we will bring him back!"
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